Chris Sabo stats
Bio
- Age
- 64 yearsJan 19, 1962
- Height
- 6' 0"
- NL Rookie of the Year
- 1988
Chris Sabo played 9 MLB seasons, 1988 to 1996.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 911
- AB
- 3,354
- R
- 494
- H
- 898
- HR
- 116
- RBI
- 426
- SB
- 120
- AVG
- .268
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | CIN | 137 | 538 | 74 | 146 | 11 | 44 | 46 | .271 |
| 1989 | CIN | 82 | 304 | 40 | 79 | 6 | 29 | 14 | .260 |
| 1990 | CIN | 148 | 567 | 95 | 153 | 25 | 71 | 25 | .270 |
| 1991 | CIN | 153 | 582 | 91 | 175 | 26 | 88 | 19 | .301 |
| 1992 | CIN | 96 | 344 | 42 | 84 | 12 | 43 | 4 | .244 |
| 1993 | CIN | 148 | 552 | 86 | 143 | 21 | 82 | 6 | .259 |
| 1994 | BAL | 68 | 258 | 41 | 66 | 11 | 42 | 1 | .256 |
| 1995 |  CHW/STL | 25 | 84 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 3 | .238 |
| 1996 | CIN | 54 | 125 | 15 | 32 | 3 | 16 | 2 | .256 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 10
- AB
- 38
- R
- 3
- H
- 14
- HR
- 3
- RBI
- 8
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .368
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,714
- TB
- 1,494
- XBH
- 347
- HBP
- 32
- IBB
- 22
- GIDP
- 70
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | CIN | 582 | 223 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | CIN | 336 | 120 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | CIN | 636 | 270 | 65 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | CIN | 640 | 294 | 64 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | CIN | 382 | 145 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | CIN | 611 | 243 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | BAL | 288 | 120 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | CHW/STL | 94 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | CIN | 145 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 15.1
- RC
- 488.4
- RC/27
- 5.00
- ISOP
- .178
- SECA
- .281
- BB/K
- 0.60
- AB/HR
- 28.9
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | CIN | 4.8 | 71.9 | 4.5 | .143 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 48.9 | 0 |
| 1989 | CIN | 0.1 | 38.8 | 4.3 | .135 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 50.7 | 0 |
| 1990 | CIN | 4.0 | 94.5 | 5.9 | .206 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 22.7 | 0 |
| 1991 | CIN | 4.7 | 101.8 | 6.3 | .204 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 22.4 | 0 |
| 1992 | CIN | 0.8 | 41 | 3.9 | .177 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 28.7 | 0 |
| 1993 | CIN | 1.2 | 76.5 | 4.8 | .181 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 26.3 | 0 |
| 1994 | BAL | -0.4 | 36.9 | 4.8 | .209 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 23.5 | 0 |
| 1995 | CHW/STL | -0.6 | 9.1 | 3.5 | .107 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 84 | 0 |
| 1996 | CIN | 0.5 | 18.1 | 5 | .144 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 41.7 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO
Bio
- Age
- 64 yearsJan 19, 1962
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1988
- Birthplace
- Detroit, MI
- College
- Michigan
- NL Rookie of the Year
- 1988
What were Chris Sabo's career stats?
Chris Sabo played 9 seasons for the Reds and the Orioles. He was a career .268 hitter with 898 hits, 116 home runs and 426 RBI. His best season was 1991: a .301 batting average, 26 home runs and 88 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
9 seasons, 1 postseason, 1988 to 1996
Chris Sabo finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Championships
- 1990 World Series with the Cincinnati Reds
Awards
Season top 10 finishes
- Stolen Bases: 1988 (5th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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