John
Saari
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 205
 
Born: December 8, 1998 in Usa
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2017 18 SEA AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 9 9 5 5 5
2018 19 SEA AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 9 5 5 5
2019 20 ATL NL     4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 9 5 5 5
2020 21 ATL NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 9 9 9 5 5 5
2021 22 ATL NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 6
2022 23 ATL NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 9 9 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2017 18 AA   45 140 28 38 6 1 4 26 4 3 33 30 .271 .410 .414 .825 25.8  
    A   10 9 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 .111 .529 .111 .641 2.5  
2018 19 AAA   36 127 19 32 2 0 2 16 4 4 24 23 .252 .371 .315 .686 16.8  
    AA   93 344 59 97 12 1 6 37 7 1 69 51 .282 .402 .375 .777 58.0  
2019 20 AA   139 496 84 145 25 4 20 92 16 9 109 85 .292 .420 .480 .900 102.3  
2020 21 ATL NL 15 40 5 12 3 0 0 3 2 2 5 11 .300 .378 .375 .753 5.5 1.0
    AA   105 375 67 105 12 1 13 62 11 12 96 71 .280 .427 .421 .848 72.8  
2021 22 ATL NL 148 521 63 109 18 0 10 41 14 6 63 125 .209 .298 .301 .599 48.8 3.6
2022 23 ATL NL 106 342 37 66 18 1 4 40 8 9 41 81 .193 .282 .287 .568 28.2 0.3
3 Years Sim 269 903 105 187 39 1 14 84 24 17 109 217 .207 .295 .299 .594 82.4 4.9
1 Years AAA 36 127 19 32 2 0 2 16 4 4 24 23 .252 .368 .315 .683 16.8  
4 Years AA 382 1355 238 385 55 7 43 217 38 25 307 237 .284 .418 .430 .848 258.9  
1 Years A 10 9 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 .111 .529 .111 .641 2.5  
6 Years Minors 428 1491 262 418 57 7 45 233 42 29 339 262 .280 .415 .419 .833 278.2  
162 Game Average 543 63 112 23 0 8 50 14 10 65 130 .207 .295 .299 .594 49.6  
Career Highs 148 521 63 109 18 1 10 41 14 9 63 125 .300 .378 .375 .753 48.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   775 84 157 33 1 11 69 22 14 92 191 .203 .289 .290 .579 68.1
vs LH   128 21 30 6 0 3 15 2 3 17 26 .234 .333 .352 .685 14.9
Home 137 455 48 98 24 1 6 43 7 9 49 109 .215 .296 .312 .608 41.2
Away 132 448 57 89 15 0 8 41 17 8 60 108 .199 .295 .286 .581 41.8
RISP   152 0 36 6 1 6 67 0 0 23 29 .237 .341 .408 .749 22.2
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2
Close/Late   66 8 9 2 0 1 9 0 0 8 15 .136 .240 .212 .452 3.1
Mar/Apr 44 150 19 31 5 0 4 16 3 5 15 46 .207 .283 .320 .603 13.0
May 54 182 17 37 9 1 1 19 6 2 26 44 .203 .300 .280 .580 17.3
June 35 110 10 28 2 0 1 7 4 1 13 23 .255 .344 .300 .644 12.3
July 37 124 13 15 2 0 3 9 2 1 16 24 .121 .221 .210 .431 5.8
August 41 155 23 40 11 0 2 15 5 3 14 31 .258 .320 .368 .687 18.0
Sep/Oct 58 182 23 36 10 0 3 18 4 5 25 49 .198 .301 .302 .604 16.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2020 21 ATL NL 2B 14 12 101.0 16 36 2 3 .963 4.63   0.3
2021 22 ATL NL 2B 148 146 1209.7 262 431 9 89 .987 5.16   3.5
    3B 2 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
2022 23 ATL NL 2B 85 82 720.0 137 251 11 43 .972 4.85   1.5
    SS 16 14 119.0 25 45 3 12 .959 5.29   0.9
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  2B 247 240 2030.7 415 718 22 135 .981 5.02   5.3
  SS 16 14 119.0 25 45 3 12 .959 5.29   0.9
  3B 3 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
Career Totals   266 254 2153.7 441 763 25 147 .980 5.03   6.2
Career Highs   150 146 1212.7 263 431 14 89 .987 5.15    
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  4. Rodney Choy Foo (970)
  5. Norman Spencer (962)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Seattle in 2017
Injured on 7/20/2017 with a Inflamed Medial Collateral Ligament, out for 2-3 weeks
Injured on 7/25/2018 with a Inflamed Achilles Tendon, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 6/1/2019 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days
Traded from Seattle to Atlanta on 7/20/2019 (Going to ATL: P Jeff Casner, 3B John Saari, LF Toshikuni Go, P Matthew Vanzant, P Wayne Thibeault. Going to SEA: P Robert Vestal, 3B Waldo Bennett, 2B Manuel Santora, P Glenn Draper)
Injured on 5/9/2020 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5 weeks
Had first career hit on 9/11/2020, off Lawrence Ballew (SDN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/10/2021, off Dustin Conroy (PHI)