Michael Saunders
Michael Edward Saunders
 
 
Born: November 19, 1986 in Victoria, CAN
26 years old
Bats: L Throws: R Ht: 6'4" Wt: 210
(legend)
 Fielding Ratings(?)
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Notes:
- Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 2004 - (Round 11)
- High School: Lambrick Park (Victoria, CA)

Comparison

Comparison
Center Fielders
  
All Positions
 
#
Player
  
1 Carlos Beltran
1998 - 2013
CF
66.4
 
59.7
7.7
0.0
1.0
2 Andruw Jones
1996 - 2012
CF
62.7
 
39.2
24.1
0.0
0.5
3 Johnny Damon
1995 - 2012
CF
56.3
 
55.6
-3.2
0.0
-3.8
4 Torii Hunter
1997 - 2013
CF
48.4
 
41.7
7.9
0.0
1.3
5 Curtis Granderson
2004 - 2013
CF
34.2
 
31.5
5.2
0.0
2.5
6 Vernon Wells
1999 - 2013
CF
29.6
 
31.6
-0.2
0.0
1.8
7 Coco Crisp
2002 - 2013
CF
26.7
 
21.9
5.9
0.0
1.1
8 Shane Victorino
2003 - 2013
CF
26.0
 
20.0
6.0
0.0
-0.1
9 Josh Hamilton
2007 - 2013
CF
24.6
 
25.3
-2.0
0.0
-1.3
10 Mark Kotsay
1997 - 2013
CF
22.7
 
18.1
3.0
0.0
-1.6
11 David DeJesus
2003 - 2013
CF
22.3
 
22.2
-1.3
0.0
-1.4
12 Andrew McCutchen
2009 - 2013
CF
22.1
 
23.1
0.1
0.0
1.0
13 Michael Bourn
2006 - 2013
CF
21.1
 
13.4
8.8
0.0
1.1
14 Matt Kemp
2006 - 2013
CF
19.3
 
25.3
-5.5
0.0
0.5
15 Juan Pierre
2000 - 2013
CF
17.7
 
19.0
-2.3
0.0
-1.0
16 Denard Span
2008 - 2013
CF
17.4
 
13.1
4.7
0.0
0.4
17 Adam Jones
2006 - 2013
CF
17.3
 
18.8
0.3
0.0
1.9
18 Marlon Byrd
2002 - 2013
CF
17.2
 
16.4
1.1
0.0
0.2
19 Jacoby Ellsbury
2007 - 2013
CF
17.2
 
15.0
3.0
0.0
0.9
20 Austin Jackson
2010 - 2013
CF
16.5
 
12.0
5.7
0.0
1.2
21 Angel Pagan
2006 - 2013
CF
15.6
 
13.3
2.2
0.0
-0.1
22 Franklin Gutierrez
2005 - 2013
CF
15.6
 
7.9
7.8
0.0
0.1
23 B.J. Upton
2004 - 2013
CF
14.7
 
20.1
-3.2
0.0
2.2
24 Chris Young
2006 - 2013
CF
14.5
 
10.4
5.4
0.0
1.3
25 Carlos Gomez
2007 - 2013
CF
12.8
 
5.8
7.8
0.0
0.8
26 Cody Ross
2003 - 2013
CF
12.1
 
9.7
0.2
0.0
-2.3
27 Dexter Fowler
2008 - 2013
CF
10.2
 
12.4
-1.4
0.0
0.9
28 Colby Rasmus
2009 - 2013
CF
9.6
 
8.7
2.1
0.0
1.1
29 Rick Ankiel
1999 - 2013
CF
8.6
PEDi
 
5.0
0.2
3.6
0.1
30 Peter Bourjos
2010 - 2013
CF
8.4
 
5.0
4.2
0.0
0.7
31 Cameron Maybin
2007 - 2013
CF
8.1
 
5.7
3.0
0.0
0.6
32 Drew Stubbs
2009 - 2013
CF
7.2
 
6.7
1.2
0.0
0.7
33 Nyjer Morgan
2007 - 2012
CF
7.2
 
4.7
2.3
0.0
-0.3
34 Andres Torres
2002 - 2013
CF
7.2
 
5.3
1.7
0.0
-0.3
35 Jon Jay
2010 - 2013
CF
7.2
 
7.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
36 Tony Gwynn
2006 - 2012
CF
6.8
 
1.5
5.1
0.0
-0.3
37 Nate McLouth
2005 - 2013
CF
6.7
 
12.7
-6.2
0.0
-0.2
38 Rajai Davis
2006 - 2013
CF
6.7
 
6.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
39 Lorenzo Cain
2010 - 2013
CF
5.8
 
3.3
2.7
0.0
0.3
40 Gregor Blanco
2008 - 2013
CF
5.6
 
3.8
1.0
0.0
-0.8
41 Craig Gentry
2009 - 2013
CF
5.2
 
1.8
3.9
-0.1
0.4
42 Michael Brantley
2009 - 2013
CF
5.1
 
5.7
-0.4
0.0
0.1
43 Endy Chavez
2001 - 2013
CF
4.9
 
0.4
3.4
0.0
-1.1
44 Alejandro De Aza
2007 - 2013
CF
4.9
 
5.7
-0.7
0.0
0.1
45 Ben Revere
2010 - 2013
CF
3.7
 
3.3
0.4
0.0
0.0
46 Justin Ruggiano
2007 - 2013
CF
3.4
 
2.3
0.7
0.0
-0.4
47 Justin Maxwell
2007 - 2013
CF
3.4
 
2.1
1.0
0.0
-0.2
48 Jarrod Dyson
2010 - 2013
CF
3.2
 
2.1
1.3
0.0
0.2
49 John Mayberry
2009 - 2013
CF
2.4
 
2.9
-1.5
0.0
-1.0
50 Julio Borbon
2009 - 2013
CF
2.3
 
1.8
0.6
0.0
0.0
 
  Michael Saunders
2009 - 2013
CF
1.7
 
2.8
-1.3
0.0
-0.2
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