Richie Sexson stats
First Baseman · #39
Bio
- Height
- 6' 8"
- Debut
- 1997
- Draft
- 1993Rd 24, Pk 671
Bio
- Height
- 6' 8"
- Debut
- 1997
- Draft
- 1993Rd 24, Pk 671
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,367
- AB
- 4,928
- R
- 748
- H
- 1,286
- HR
- 306
- RBI
- 943
- SB
- 14
- AVG
- .261
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | CLE | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| 1998 | CLE | 49 | 174 | 28 | 54 | 11 | 35 | 1 | .310 |
| 1999 | CLE | 134 | 479 | 72 | 122 | 31 | 116 | 3 | .255 |
| 2000 |  MIL/CLE | 148 | 537 | 89 | 146 | 30 | 91 | 2 | .272 |
| 2001 | MIL | 158 | 598 | 94 | 162 | 45 | 125 | 2 | .271 |
| 2002 | MIL | 157 | 570 | 86 | 159 | 29 | 102 | 0 | .279 |
| 2003 | MIL | 162 | 606 | 97 | 165 | 45 | 124 | 2 | .272 |
| 2004 | ARI | 23 | 90 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 23 | 0 | .233 |
| 2005 | SEA | 156 | 558 | 99 | 147 | 39 | 121 | 1 | .263 |
| 2006 | SEA | 158 | 591 | 75 | 156 | 34 | 107 | 1 | .264 |
| 2007 | SEA | 121 | 434 | 58 | 89 | 21 | 63 | 1 | .205 |
| 2008 |  SEA/NYY | 96 | 280 | 29 | 62 | 12 | 36 | 1 | .221 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 9
- AB
- 14
- R
- 1
- H
- 1
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 1
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .071
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,604
- TB
- 2,498
- XBH
- 583
- HBP
- 52
- IBB
- 31
- GIDP
- 144
- P/PA
- 2.52
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | CLE | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | CLE | 183 | 103 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | CLE | 525 | 246 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | MIL/CLE | 607 | 268 | 61 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIL | 667 | 327 | 72 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIL | 652 | 287 | 68 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 3.8 |
| 2003 | MIL | 718 | 332 | 75 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 4.0 |
| 2004 | ARI | 104 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.9 |
| 2005 | SEA | 656 | 302 | 76 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | SEA | 663 | 298 | 74 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 4.0 |
| 2007 | SEA | 491 | 173 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 3.7 |
| 2008 | SEA/NYY | 327 | 107 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.1 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 15.5
- RC
- 829.8
- RC/27
- 5.80
- ISOP
- .246
- SECA
- .365
- BB/K
- 0.45
- AB/HR
- 16.1
- GO/FO
- 0.80
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | CLE | -0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | CLE | 1.0 | 33 | 7.2 | .282 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 15.8 | 0 |
| 1999 | CLE | -0.1 | 70 | 4.9 | .259 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 15.5 | 0 |
| 2000 | MIL/CLE | 1.8 | 92.4 | 6.1 | .227 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 17.9 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIL | 2.5 | 104 | 6.1 | .276 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 13.3 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIL | 2.9 | 101 | 6.3 | .225 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 19.7 | 0 |
| 2003 | MIL | 3.0 | 121.6 | 7 | .276 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 13.5 | 0 |
| 2004 | ARI | 0.3 | 17.2 | 6.5 | .344 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 10 | 1 |
| 2005 | SEA | 3.5 | 108.9 | 6.9 | .278 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 14.3 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | SEA | 2.3 | 96.9 | 5.7 | .240 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 17.4 | 0.8 |
| 2007 | SEA | -1.4 | 50.4 | 3.8 | .194 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 20.7 | 0.9 |
| 2008 | SEA/NYY | -0.2 | 34.7 | 4.1 | .161 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 23.3 | 1 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Richie Sexson's career stats?
Richie Sexson played 12 seasons for the Guardians, the Brewers, the Diamondbacks and the Mariners. He was a career .261 hitter with 1,286 hits, 306 home runs and 943 RBI. His best season was 1998: a .310 batting average, 11 home runs and 35 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1997 to 2008
Richie Sexson finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.
All-time career rank
- 159th in home runs (306)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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