Michael Saunders
PosLF
B/TL/R
Born1986-11-19
Age (2026)39
Barrel%
396.7
xwOBA
240.278
Avg EV
1085.9
Whiff%
570.103
Chase%
570.304
Speed
5027.5
Contract
No contract data on file. Pre-MLB players and minor-league free agents do not yet have salary projections — entries are added at first 40-man roster placement.
Career Projections (MLE)
All seasons translated to park-neutral MLB-equivalent (MLE) and combined per year. 2026 = actual YTD + projected ROS + total. 2027+ via Advanced Marcel + aging curve.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 19 | A | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | 416 | 374 | 77 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 131 | 2 | 22 | 7 | .206 | .274 | .289 | .563 | .083 | .302 | 31 | 8 | .251 | 50 | -23 | +2 | +0 | -4 | +12 | -1.5 |
| 2007 | 20 | A+ | 2 teams | 567 | 504 | 125 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 182 | 8 | 29 | 11 | .248 | .321 | .387 | .708 | .139 | .359 | 32 | 8 | .307 | 93 | -5 | +1 | +0 | -6 | +16 | 0.7 |
| 2008 | 21 | AA | 2 teams | 394 | 357 | 84 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 125 | 4 | 12 | 8 | .235 | .293 | .389 | .682 | .154 | .332 | 32 | 6 | .295 | 84 | -7 | -1 | +0 | -4 | +11 | -0.1 |
| 2009 | 22 | AAA | 2 teams | 411 | 377 | 94 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 102 | 3 | 10 | 4 | .249 | .300 | .390 | .689 | .141 | .315 | 25 | 6 | .296 | 85 | -7 | +0 | +4 | -4 | +12 | 0.4 |
| 2010 | 23 | MLB | 3 teams | 451 | 399 | 81 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 46 | 113 | 1 | 11 | 3 | .203 | .287 | .336 | .623 | .133 | .250 | 25 | 10 | .274 | 68 | -16 | +1 | -2 | -5 | +13 | -1.0 |
| 2011 | 24 | AAA | 3 teams | 535 | 471 | 94 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 53 | 169 | 2 | 17 | 5 | .200 | .283 | .297 | .581 | .098 | .291 | 32 | 10 | .259 | 57 | -26 | +1 | +5 | +2 | +15 | -0.3 |
| 2012 | 25 | MLB | Seattle Mariners | 553 | 507 | 134 | 33 | 4 | 24 | 43 | 132 | 1 | 21 | 4 | .264 | .323 | .487 | .810 | .223 | .312 | 24 | 8 | .346 | 123 | +14 | +3 | -7 | +2 | +16 | 2.8 |
| 2013 | 26 | MLB | 2 teams | 484 | 418 | 99 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 56 | 119 | 2 | 13 | 5 | .237 | .330 | .404 | .734 | .167 | .294 | 25 | 12 | .316 | 100 | -0 | +1 | -4 | +2 | +14 | 1.2 |
| 2014 | 27 | MLB | 2 teams | 334 | 291 | 78 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 78 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .268 | .351 | .426 | .777 | .158 | .335 | 23 | 11 | .330 | 110 | +4 | -1 | +1 | -4 | +9 | 0.9 |
| 2015 | 28 | MLB | 2 teams | 69 | 62 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .177 | .261 | .210 | .471 | .032 | .275 | 32 | 10 | .234 | 37 | -5 | +0 | +2 | -1 | +2 | -0.2 |
| 2016 | 29 | MLB | Toronto Blue Jays | 558 | 490 | 119 | 26 | 3 | 25 | 59 | 157 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .243 | .330 | .461 | .792 | .218 | .302 | 28 | 11 | .338 | 117 | +11 | -1 | -6 | -6 | +16 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 30 | MLB | 2 teams | 390 | 367 | 79 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 93 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .215 | .262 | .346 | .608 | .131 | .267 | 24 | 5 | .262 | 58 | -18 | -0 | -2 | -4 | +11 | -1.4 |
| 2018 | 31 | AAA | Charlotte Knights | 154 | 141 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .128 | .201 | .184 | .386 | .057 | .170 | 26 | 8 | .188 | 2 | -17 | +0 | +0 | -2 | +4 | -1.4 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 5316 | 4758 | 1093 | 209 | 44 | 135 | 463 | 1463 | 30 | 143 | 55 | .230 | .302 | .377 | .679 | .148 | .300 | 28 | 9 | .295 | 84 | -97 | +7 | -10 | -34 | +151 | 1.6 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 582 | 134 | 26 | 5 | 17 | 57 | 179 | 4 | 17 | 7 | .230 | .304 | .380 | .683 | .149 | .300 | 28 | 9 | .295 | 84 | -12 | +1 | -1 | -4 | +18 | 0.2 | ||
Historical Stats — Raw (Per Stint)
Actual MLB + MiLB stats as they happened, one row per stint at each level. Use this to see what really got recorded; the table above shows MLB-equivalent translations + projections.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 19 | A | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | 416 | 359 | 86 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 103 | 2 | 22 | 7 | .240 | .333 | .345 | .678 | .106 | .319 | 25 | 12 | .305 | 92 | -4 | +2 | — | — | +12 | 1.0 |
| 2007 | 20 | AA | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | 60 | 52 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .288 | .373 | .442 | .815 | .154 | .452 | 33 | 12 | .357 | 132 | +2 | +0 | — | — | +2 | 0.4 |
| 2007 | 20 | A+ | High Desert Mavericks | 507 | 431 | 129 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 60 | 116 | 8 | 27 | 10 | .299 | .395 | .473 | .868 | .174 | .378 | 23 | 12 | .381 | 150 | +29 | +1 | — | — | +14 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | 21 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | 105 | 95 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .242 | .308 | .400 | .708 | .158 | .323 | 29 | 9 | .313 | 98 | -0 | -1 | — | — | +3 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 21 | AA | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | 289 | 248 | 72 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 66 | 4 | 11 | 6 | .290 | .376 | .484 | .860 | .194 | .366 | 23 | 10 | .372 | 143 | +14 | -0 | — | — | +8 | 2.2 |
| 2009 | 22 | MLB | Seattle Mariners | 129 | 122 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .221 | .258 | .279 | .537 | .057 | .329 | 31 | 5 | .241 | 43 | -8 | +0 | +4 | -4 | +4 | -0.5 |
| 2009 | 22 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | 282 | 248 | 77 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 48 | 3 | 6 | 3 | .310 | .380 | .544 | .925 | .234 | .339 | 17 | 9 | .396 | 161 | +20 | +0 | — | — | +8 | 2.8 |
| 2010 | 23 | MLB | Seattle Mariners | 327 | 289 | 61 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 84 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .211 | .296 | .367 | .663 | .156 | .260 | 26 | 11 | .297 | 85 | -5 | +0 | -2 | -5 | +9 | -0.4 |
| 2010 | 23 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | 93 | 80 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .200 | .297 | .212 | .509 | .012 | .250 | 18 | 12 | .242 | 44 | -6 | +1 | — | — | +3 | -0.3 |
| 2010 | 23 | INTL | Cardenales de Lara | 31 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .192 | .323 | .231 | .553 | .038 | .238 | 16 | 13 | .272 | 66 | -1 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.0 |
| 2011 | 24 | MLB | Seattle Mariners | 179 | 161 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 56 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .149 | .208 | .217 | .425 | .068 | .212 | 31 | 7 | .192 | 5 | -19 | +0 | +5 | +2 | +5 | -0.7 |
| 2011 | 24 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | 291 | 236 | 68 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 71 | 2 | 10 | 3 | .288 | .417 | .449 | .866 | .161 | .384 | 24 | 17 | .386 | 154 | +18 | +1 | — | — | +8 | 2.7 |
| 2011 | 24 | INTL | Cardenales de Lara | 65 | 54 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .148 | .292 | .259 | .552 | .111 | .184 | 23 | 17 | .265 | 61 | -3 | +0 | — | — | +2 | -0.1 |
| 2012 | 25 | MLB | Seattle Mariners | 553 | 507 | 125 | 31 | 3 | 19 | 43 | 132 | 1 | 21 | 4 | .247 | .307 | .432 | .739 | .185 | .297 | 24 | 8 | .326 | 107 | +5 | +3 | -7 | +2 | +16 | 1.8 |
| 2013 | 26 | MLB | Seattle Mariners | 468 | 406 | 96 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 118 | 1 | 13 | 5 | .236 | .328 | .397 | .724 | .160 | .298 | 25 | 12 | .321 | 104 | +2 | +1 | -4 | +2 | +13 | 1.4 |
| 2013 | 26 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .400 | .455 | .855 | .273 | .182 | 6 | 19 | .358 | 132 | +1 | +0 | — | — | +0 | 0.1 |
| 2014 | 27 | MLB | Seattle Mariners | 263 | 231 | 63 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .273 | .346 | .450 | .797 | .177 | .327 | 22 | 10 | .345 | 123 | +7 | -1 | +1 | -4 | +7 | 1.0 |
| 2014 | 27 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | 71 | 55 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .327 | .479 | .473 | .952 | .145 | .436 | 21 | 23 | .429 | 187 | +7 | +0 | — | — | +2 | 0.9 |
| 2015 | 28 | MLB | Toronto Blue Jays | 36 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .306 | .194 | .499 | .000 | .286 | 28 | 14 | .248 | 48 | -2 | +0 | +2 | -1 | +1 | -0.0 |
| 2015 | 28 | A+ | Dunedin Blue Jays | 33 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .303 | .333 | .636 | .100 | .318 | 24 | 9 | .290 | 80 | -1 | +0 | — | — | +1 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 29 | MLB | Toronto Blue Jays | 558 | 490 | 124 | 32 | 3 | 24 | 59 | 157 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .253 | .339 | .478 | .817 | .224 | .321 | 28 | 11 | .358 | 132 | +20 | -1 | -6 | -6 | +16 | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 30 | MLB | Toronto Blue Jays | 234 | 218 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .202 | .256 | .344 | .600 | .142 | .242 | 24 | 6 | .269 | 64 | -10 | -0 | -2 | -4 | +7 | -0.9 |
| 2017 | 30 | AAA | Buffalo Bisons | 156 | 146 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .274 | .321 | .404 | .725 | .130 | .333 | 19 | 6 | .323 | 106 | +1 | +0 | — | — | +4 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 31 | AAA | Charlotte Knights | 154 | 133 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .158 | .273 | .248 | .521 | .090 | .194 | 21 | 14 | .248 | 48 | -9 | +0 | — | — | +4 | -0.4 |
| ▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB Career | — | 2747 | 2455 | 570 | 123 | 19 | 81 | 255 | 711 | 8 | 55 | 23 | .232 | .306 | .397 | .703 | .165 | .291 | 26 | 9 | .311 | 96 | -11 | +2 | -10 | -18 | +78 | 4.1 | ||