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Kirk Saarloos  

Kirk Saarloos  

|Head Coach - Texas Christian (NCAA-1) [2024]

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Proper Name
Kirk Craig Saarloos
High Level
MLB (2002-2008)
Positions
P (277)
Ht / Wt
6-0 / 180
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
age
44.310
place
Long Beach,California
High School
Valley Christian (Cerritos,CA)
colleges
Cal State Fullerton (Fullerton,CA),
Signing Bonus
$ 455,000
draft posit
P
MLB Debut
repertoire
[2008] ... 4-Seam Fastball (86.1) [33.2%] ... Sinker (85.8) [22.8%] ... Cutter (84.0) [15.9%] ... Curveball (78.2) [13.3%] ... Changeup (82.2) [9.7%] ... Slider (80.4) [3.8%] ... Fastball (83.8) [1.3%]
MLB Teams
HOU [4] OAK [4] CIN [1] CLE [1]
TBC#
20151
mlbam id
424164
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleerawhipw-lggssviphso
Career MLB [2002-2008]5.021.5329-30165732509.0592251
Strikeouts
44
Walks
69
Hittable
45
SO/BB
60
vsPower
45
Hitting
7
Durability
61
Team
.538
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year pitch type pitches pitch% pa ab   r   h 2b 3b hr bb so avg obp slg ops xavg xobp xslg xops avgDiff obpDiff slgDiff opsDiff babip iso exit vel launch speed spin
2008 Total 401 100.00 118 112 102 37 4 0 2 4 12 .330 .350 .420 .770 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.330 0.350 0.420 0.770 .354 .089 0.0 0 84.0 0
2008 4-Seam Fastball 130 33.25 40 38 34 11 1 0 0 2 4 .289 .325 .316 .641 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.289 0.325 0.316 0.641 .324 .026 0.0 0 86.1 0
2008 Sinker 89 22.76 25 23 23 9 2 0 0 0 2 .391 .375 .478 .853 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.391 0.375 0.478 0.853 .409 .087 0.0 0 85.8 0
2008 Cutter 62 15.86 14 14 14 3 0 0 1 0 0 .214 .214 .429 .643 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.214 0.214 0.429 0.643 .154 .214 0.0 0 84.0 0
2008 Curveball 52 13.30 10 10 8 3 0 0 0 0 2 .300 .300 .300 .600 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.300 0.300 0.300 0.600 .375 .000 0.0 0 78.2 0
2008 Changeup 38 9.72 18 18 15 8 1 0 0 0 3 .444 .444 .500 .944 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.444 0.444 0.500 0.944 .533 .056 0.0 0 82.2 0
2008 Slider 15 3.84 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 80.4 0
2008 Fastball 5 1.28 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 .000 .000 0.0 0 83.8 0
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