Lance Johnson vs Steve Sax

Lance JohnsonSteve Sax

Lance Johnson and Steve Sax compared on their MLB careers: Lance Johnson played 14 seasons, 1987 to 2000, Steve Sax 14 seasons, 1981 to 1994. Lance Johnson has .291 batting average to Steve Sax's .281. Lance Johnson won 1 title, Steve Sax won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Lance Johnson and Steve Sax career totals
1,448GP1,769
5,379AB6,940
767R913
1,565H1,949
34HR54
486RBI550
327SB444
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.7

How do they compare in the postseason?

Lance Johnson and Steve Sax postseason
11GP26
35AB87
3R11
7H24
1HR0
7RBI4
3SB7
0.2AVG0.3
0.2OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.3
0.6OPS0.6

Where each stands all time

Lance Johnson and Steve Sax all-time places
Lance JohnsonAll-time rankSteve Sax
137th (327)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

  • Lance Johnson: 1 championship; 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.

Lance Johnson 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.
1st1987.220071981.27729
2nd1988.185061982.282447
3rd1989.3000161983.281541
4th1990.2851511984.243135
5th1991.2740491985.279142
6th1992.2793471986.332656
7th1993.3110471987.280646
8th1994.2773541988.277557
9th1995.30610571989.315563
10th1996.3339691990.260442
11th1997.3075391991.3041056
12th1998.2802211992.236447
13th1999.2601211993.23518
14th2000.300021994.25001

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI