Gene Richards vs Steve Sax

Gene RichardsSteve Sax

Gene Richards and Steve Sax compared on their MLB careers: Gene Richards played 8 seasons, 1977 to 1984, Steve Sax 14 seasons, 1981 to 1994. Gene Richards has .290 batting average to Steve Sax's .281. Steve Sax won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Gene Richards and Steve Sax career totals
1,026GP1,769
3,549AB6,940
502R913
1,028H1,949
26HR54
255RBI550
247SB444
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.7

Where each stands all time

Gene Richards and Steve Sax all-time places
Gene RichardsAll-time rankSteve Sax
240th (247)Stolen bases54th (444)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Gene Richards: 0 championships; none on file
  • Steve Sax: 2 championships; NL Rookie of the Year, NL Silver Slugger

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Gene Richards and Steve Sax season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1977.2905321981.27729
2nd1978.3084451982.282447
3rd1979.2794411983.281541
4th1980.3014411984.243135
5th1981.2883421985.279142
6th1982.2863281986.332656
7th1983.2753221987.280646
8th1984.252041988.277557
9th————1989.315563
10th————1990.260442
11th————1991.3041056
12th————1992.236447
13th————1993.23518
14th————1994.25001

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI