What years did Scott Sauerbeck play?

Scott Sauerbeck played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2006.

Was Scott Sauerbeck a pitcher?

Yes. Scott Sauerbeck pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 389 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Scott Sauerbeck hit?

Scott Sauerbeck hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Scott Sauerbeck play for?

Scott Sauerbeck played for 4 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (1999–2003), the Boston Red Sox (2003), the Cleveland Indians (2005–2006), and the Oakland Athletics (2006).

What were Scott Sauerbeck's career stats?

In 471 games, Scott Sauerbeck went 20-17 with a 3.82 ERA, 389 strikeouts, 386.1 innings pitched, and 5 saves.

What was Scott Sauerbeck's salary?

Scott Sauerbeck's last recorded salary was $1,200,000, in 2006. His highest recorded salary was $1,566,667, in 2003, and his lowest was $200,000, in 1999. The Salary History table lists each season from 1999 to 2006.

What position did Scott Sauerbeck play?

Scott Sauerbeck played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Scott Sauerbeck and how much did he weigh?

Scott Sauerbeck was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 190 pounds.

What was Scott Sauerbeck's career ERA?

Scott Sauerbeck finished with a 3.82 career ERA, going 20-17 with 389 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Scott Sauerbeck have?

Scott Sauerbeck recorded 389 career strikeouts.

Is Scott Sauerbeck in the Hall of Fame?

No. Scott Sauerbeck has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Scott Sauerbeck

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2006)

Scott Sauerbeck was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2006 for 4 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 8 seasons. Across 471 career appearances, he went 20-17 with a 3.82 ERA and 389 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3332.4.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 20–17

ERA 3.82

WHIP 1.52

SO 389

Pitcher PIV 3332.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 190 lb
Born: 11/9/1971 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
Died: 2/18/2025 in Palmetto, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1999-04-05
Last Game: 2006-09-23

Full name: Scott William Sauerbeck

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Career Pitching Statistics

Scott Sauerbeck — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
20	17	471	0	0	0	5	386.1	344	164	31	243	389	3.82	3332.4

Career ERA 3.82 vs. league average 4.48 across their career seasons — 14.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Scott Sauerbeck Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1999	PIT	NL	4	1	65	2	67.2	53	15	38	55	2.00	4.71 (+58%)	317.9
2000	PIT	NL	5	4	75	1	75.2	76	34	61	83	4.04	4.77 (+15%)	1313.7
2001	PIT	NL	2	2	70	2	62.2	61	39	40	79	5.60	4.42 (-27%)	1665.0
2002	PIT	NL	5	4	78	0	62.2	50	16	27	70	2.30	4.28 (+46%)	2189.6
2003	PIT	NL	3	4	53	0	40.0	30	18	25	32	4.05	4.40 (+8%)	-606.8
2003	BOS	AL	0	1	26	0	16.2	17	12	18	18	6.48	4.40 (-47%)	-504.9
2005	CLE	AL	1	0	58	0	35.2	35	16	16	35	4.04	4.29 (+6%)	83.8
2006	CLE	AL	0	1	24	0	13.0	9	9	9	11	6.23	4.53 (-38%)	-401.5
2006	OAK	AL	0	0	22	0	12.1	13	5	9	6	3.65	4.53 (+19%)	-724.5
Career · 9 seasons			20	17	471	5	386.1	344	164	243	389	3.82	—	3,332

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Scott Sauerbeck — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
472	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .427 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .763 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Scott Sauerbeck Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1999	PIT	NL	65	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	PIT	NL	75	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	PIT	NL	70	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	PIT	NL	79	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	PIT	NL	53	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	BOS	AL	26	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	CLE	AL	58	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	CLE	AL	24	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	OAK	AL	22	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			472	7	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Scott Sauerbeck — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Scott Sauerbeck — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2003	ALCS	BOS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Scott Sauerbeck — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	0.1	1	0	1	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Scott Sauerbeck — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2003	ALCS	BOS	0	0	1	0	0	0.1	1	0	1	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Scott Sauerbeck — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	247	3	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	225	4	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Scott Sauerbeck — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	246	206.1	175	80	119	206	3.49
Away	225	180.0	169	84	124	183	4.20

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Scott Sauerbeck — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2006-09-23	OAK	LAA	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0
2006-09-18	OAK	CLE	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
2006-09-11	OAK	MIN	—	0.1	0	2	0	0	0
2006-09-06	OAK	TEX	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2006-09-02	OAK	BAL	—	1.1	1	1	1	0	0
2006-08-27	OAK	TEX	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0
2006-08-21	OAK	TOR	—	0.0	0	1	1	1	0
2006-08-18	OAK	KCR	—	0.1	3	1	0	0	0
2006-08-15	OAK	SEA	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1
2006-07-25	OAK	BOS	—	0.0	0	1	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Scott Sauerbeck — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	471	0	24	55	2	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Scott Sauerbeck — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1999	PIT	P	65	4	8	0	1
2000	PIT	P	75	5	10	0	2
2001	PIT	P	70	1	5	1	0
2002	PIT	P	78	2	12	0	2
2003	PIT	P	53	3	10	0	2
2003	BOS	P	26	1	2	1	0
2005	CLE	P	58	6	3	0	0
2006	CLE	P	24	1	3	0	0
2006	OAK	P	22	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Scott Sauerbeck Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	472

Salary History

Scott Sauerbeck's recorded salaries total $4,935,001 over 7 seasons, 1999 to 2006. Sauerbeck's career, 1999 to 2006, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Scott Sauerbeck — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	CLE	AL	$1,200,000
2005	CLE	AL	$500,000
2003	PIT	NL	$1,566,667
2002	PIT	NL	$766,667
2001	PIT	NL	$416,667
2000	PIT	NL	$285,000
1999	PIT	NL	$200,000
Total recorded salary			$4,935,001

College History

Scott Sauerbeck — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Miami University of Ohio	Oxford	OH	1991, 1992, 1993, 1994

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Scott Sauerbeck: the record in brief

April 5, 1999 and September 23, 2006 bracket Scott Sauerbeck's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Pittsburgh Pirates (1999 to 2003), the Boston Red Sox (2003), the Cleveland Indians (2005 through 2006), and the Oakland Athletics (2006). Born on November 9, 1971, in Cincinnati, OH, USA, Sauerbeck is listed as a pitcher and batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 3 inches and 190 pounds. Sauerbeck died on February 18, 2025, in Palmetto, FL, USA. The given name on file is Scott William Sauerbeck.

Sauerbeck pitched in 471 games, starting 0, and finished with a 20-17 record and 3.82 ERA. The same table counts 389 strikeouts. The leagues Sauerbeck pitched in allowed 4.48 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 14.8% better than average. Sauerbeck won 5 games in 2000, the most of any season listed. 1999 was Sauerbeck's sharpest full season, a 2.00 ERA against the league's 4.71.

Frequently Asked Questions about Scott Sauerbeck

What years did Scott Sauerbeck play?: Scott Sauerbeck played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2006.
Was Scott Sauerbeck a pitcher?: Yes. Scott Sauerbeck pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 389 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Scott Sauerbeck hit?: Scott Sauerbeck hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Scott Sauerbeck play for?: Scott Sauerbeck played for 4 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (1999–2003), the Boston Red Sox (2003), the Cleveland Indians (2005–2006), and the Oakland Athletics (2006).
What were Scott Sauerbeck's career stats?: In 471 games, Scott Sauerbeck went 20-17 with a 3.82 ERA, 389 strikeouts, 386.1 innings pitched, and 5 saves.
How much did Scott Sauerbeck earn in his career?: Scott Sauerbeck's recorded salaries total $4,935,001 over 7 seasons, 1999 to 2006. Sauerbeck's career, 1999 to 2006, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Scott Sauerbeck's salary?: Scott Sauerbeck's last recorded salary was $1,200,000, in 2006. His highest recorded salary was $1,566,667, in 2003, and his lowest was $200,000, in 1999. The Salary History table lists each season from 1999 to 2006.
What position did Scott Sauerbeck play?: Scott Sauerbeck played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Scott Sauerbeck and how much did he weigh?: Scott Sauerbeck was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Scott Sauerbeck's career ERA?: Scott Sauerbeck finished with a 3.82 career ERA, going 20-17 with 389 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Scott Sauerbeck have?: Scott Sauerbeck recorded 389 career strikeouts.
Is Scott Sauerbeck in the Hall of Fame?: No. Scott Sauerbeck has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.