Ryne Sandberg stats

Last played for the Chicago Cubs, 1997

Second Baseman · #23

Age 67 · 6' 2"

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Ryne Sandberg played 16 MLB seasons, 1981 to 1997.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,164
AB
8,385
R
1,318
H
2,386
HR
282
RBI
1,061
SB
344
AVG
.285

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.

Standard by season
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.
1981PHI13621000.167
1982CHC15663510317275432.271
1983CHC1586339416584837.261
1984CHC156636114200198432.314
1985CHC153609113186268354.305
1986CHC15462768178147634.284
1987CHC13252381154165921.294
1988CHC15561877163196925.264
1989CHC157606104176307615.290
1990CHC1556151161884010025.306
1991CHC1585851041702610022.291
1992CHC158612100186268717.304
1993CHC117456671419459.309
1994CHC5722336535242.238
1996CHC15055485135259212.244
1997CHC1354475411812647.264

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
10
AB
39
R
9
H
15
HR
1
RBI
6
SB
3
AVG
.385

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
9,282
TB
3,787
XBH
761
HBP
34
IBB
59
GIDP
139
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.

Expanded by season
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.
1981PHI6100000
1982CHC687236454370
1983CHC699222373380
1984CHC700331743370
1985CHC6733076315100
1986CHC6822584706110
1987CHC5872314324110
1988CHC6792595013140
1989CHC672301604890
1990CHC675344731880
1991CHC684284602490
1992CHC6873126614130
1993CHC5031882921120
1994CHC24787191060
1996CHC621246577490
1997CHC480180382350

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
64.9
RC
1,326.8
RC/27
5.60
ISOP
.167
SECA
.286
BB/K
0.60
AB/HR
29.7
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
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.
1981PHI-0.100.1.0000000
1982CHC2.976.24.2.1010.20.490.70
1983CHC3.575.54.1.0900.20.779.10
1984CHC8.4122.47.2.2060.30.533.50
1985CHC5.5115.36.9.1990.40.623.40
1986CHC3.287.24.9.1280.20.644.80
1987CHC2.287.86.2.1470.30.832.70
1988CHC4.483.24.6.1550.30.632.50
1989CHC6.0106.96.5.2060.30.720.20
1990CHC6.9121.17.3.2540.40.615.40
1991CHC6.8111.46.8.1950.41.022.50
1992CHC7.6114.26.8.2060.30.923.50
1993CHC3.267.65.4.1030.20.650.70
1994CHC0.825.73.9.1520.30.644.60
1996CHC2.9784.8.2000.30.522.20
1997CHC0.755.44.4.1390.20.337.30

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
67 yearsSep 18, 1959
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1981
Birthplace
Spokane, WA
NL MVP
1984
NL Gold Glove
9x
NL Silver Slugger
7x

What were Ryne Sandberg's career stats?

Ryne Sandberg played 16 seasons for the Phillies and the Cubs. He was a career .285 hitter with 2,386 hits, 282 home runs and 1,061 RBI. His best season was 1984: a .314 batting average, 19 home runs and 84 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1981 to 1997

Ryne Sandberg finished top 10 in a stat 9 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 198th in home runs (282)
  • 128th in hits (2,386)
  • 226th in rbi (1,061)
  • 116th in stolen bases (344)

Among the 10,544 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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