Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Chief Bender | Stat | Bret Saberhagen |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Seasons | 16 |
| 91.9 | Career VAL | 108.0 |
| 16.4 (1913) | Peak-season VAL | 15.4 (1989) |
| Inducted 1953 | Hall of Fame | — |
| — | Cy Young Awards | 2× |
| — | Gold Gloves | 1× |
| — | All-Star Selections | 3× |
| — | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 1 |
| — | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 6 |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.
| Chief Bender | Stat | Bret Saberhagen |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 509 | Games | 403 |
| Batting | ||
| 243 | Hits | 23 |
| 6 | Home runs | 0 |
| 116 | RBI | 1 |
| 102 | Runs | 13 |
| 20 | Stolen bases | 0 |
| 75 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 13 |
| .212 | Batting avg | .121 |
|---|
| .266 | On-base % | .177 |
|---|
| .280 | Slugging % | .142 |
|---|
| 71 | OPS+ | -11 |
|---|
| Pitching | ||
|---|---|---|
| 212 | Wins | 167 |
| 127 | Losses | 117 |
| 34 | Saves | 1 |
| 3017.0 | Innings pitched | 2562.2 |
| 1,711 | Strikeouts (pitching) | 1,715 |
| 2.46 | ERA | 3.34 |
| 1.11 | WHIP | 1.14 |
| 113 | ERA+ | 124 |
| Age | Chief Bender | Bret Saberhagen |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 6.4 | — |
| 20 | 3.6 | 5.6 |
| 21 | 1.6 | 11 |
| 22 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| 23 | 7.5 | 11.9 |
| 24 | 4.2 | 6.4 |
| 25 | 9.9 | 15.4 |
| 26 | 12.5 | 4.9 |
| 27 | 9.7 | 9 |
| 28 | 6.7 | 2.9 |
| 29 | 16.4 | 6.6 |
| 30 | 4.3 | 11.6 |
| 31 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | 0 | — |
| 33 | 4.2 | — |
| 34 | — | 6.6 |
| 35 | — | 7.6 |