Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 1991
Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 1991
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,490
- AB
- 4,850
- R
- 549
- H
- 1,317
- HR
- 15
- RBI
- 389
- SB
- 55
- AVG
- .272
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | CHC | 13 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .261 |
| 1992 | CHC | 74 | 255 | 24 | 64 | 1 | 19 | 2 | .251 |
| 1993 | CHC | 105 | 344 | 35 | 97 | 0 | 28 | 1 | .282 |
| 1994 | CHC | 96 | 291 | 26 | 83 | 0 | 24 | 2 | .285 |
| 1995 | CHC | 114 | 428 | 57 | 119 | 3 | 27 | 6 | .278 |
| 1996 | CHC | 95 | 289 | 28 | 61 | 1 | 12 | 7 | .211 |
| 1997 |  CHC/NYY | 135 | 343 | 35 | 94 | 2 | 27 | 4 | .274 |
| 1998 | SF | 109 | 316 | 44 | 90 | 2 | 30 | 0 | .285 |
| 1999 | KC | 134 | 479 | 66 | 141 | 2 | 56 | 11 | .294 |
| 2000 | KC | 143 | 509 | 68 | 139 | 1 | 38 | 7 | .273 |
| 2001 |  KC/ATL | 149 | 544 | 56 | 153 | 0 | 37 | 11 | .281 |
| 2002 | BOS | 107 | 357 | 46 | 102 | 1 | 38 | 2 | .286 |
| 2003 |  NYM/SEA | 102 | 344 | 33 | 86 | 0 | 23 | 2 | .250 |
| 2004 | TB | 91 | 285 | 23 | 70 | 2 | 26 | 0 | .246 |
| 2005 | NYY | 23 | 43 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .279 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 13
- AB
- 41
- R
- 3
- H
- 10
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 2
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .244
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,246
- TB
- 1,619
- XBH
- 240
- HBP
- 40
- IBB
- 29
- GIDP
- 136
- P/PA
- 0.67
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | CHC | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | CHC | 275 | 87 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | CHC | 373 | 112 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | CHC | 323 | 98 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | CHC | 453 | 154 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | CHC | 324 | 73 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | CHC/NYY | 370 | 121 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | SF | 339 | 114 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | KC | 518 | 177 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | KC | 555 | 164 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | KC/ATL | 579 | 183 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| 2002 | BOS | 386 | 123 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3.1 |
| 2003 | NYM/SEA | 369 | 98 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.4 |
| 2004 | TB | 307 | 96 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.9 |
| 2005 | NYY | 48 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.9 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 18.3
- RC
- 475.1
- RC/27
- 3.40
- ISOP
- .062
- SECA
- .114
- BB/K
- 0.45
- AB/HR
- 323.3
- GO/FO
- 1.20
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | CHC | 0.2 | 2.8 | 4.4 | .000 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | CHC | 1.5 | 23.4 | 3.1 | .090 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 255 | 0 |
| 1993 | CHC | 2.2 | 34.6 | 3.5 | .044 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | CHC | 1.1 | 32.1 | 3.8 | .052 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | CHC | 0.7 | 44.1 | 3.6 | .082 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 142.7 | 0 |
| 1996 | CHC | 0.2 | 19.8 | 2.2 | .042 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 289 | 0 |
| 1997 | CHC/NYY | 0.1 | 34.3 | 3.4 | .079 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 171.5 | 0 |
| 1998 | SF | 1.8 | 34.8 | 3.9 | .076 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 158 | 0 |
| 1999 | KC | 3.3 | 56.1 | 4.1 | .075 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 239.5 | 0 |
| 2000 | KC | 2.0 | 49 | 3.3 | .049 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 509 | 0 |
| 2001 | KC/ATL | 3.2 | 51.6 | 3.2 | .055 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | BOS | 1.2 | 37.9 | 3.7 | .059 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 357 | 0 |
| 2003 | NYM/SEA | -0.1 | 25.5 | 2.5 | .035 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | TB | 1.4 | 25.6 | 3 | .091 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 142.5 | 1.1 |
| 2005 | NYY | -0.5 | 3.5 | 2.7 | .023 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0 | 2.2 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Rey Sanchez's career stats?
Rey Sanchez played 15 seasons for the Cubs, the Giants, the Royals, the Red Sox, the Rays and the Yankees. He was a career .272 hitter with 1,317 hits, 15 home runs and 389 RBI. His best season was 1999: a .294 batting average, 2 home runs and 56 RBI.
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