Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1996
- Draft
- 1993Rd 37, Pk 1
- College
- Evansville
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1996
- Draft
- 1993Rd 37, Pk 1
- College
- Evansville
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 427
- AB
- 1,109
- R
- 136
- H
- 245
- HR
- 47
- RBI
- 140
- SB
- 2
- AVG
- .221
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | KC | 51 | 143 | 20 | 29 | 6 | 19 | 1 | .203 |
| 1997 | KC | 13 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .211 |
| 1998 | KC | 74 | 216 | 21 | 49 | 8 | 31 | 1 | .227 |
| 1999 | KC | 23 | 60 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .233 |
| 2000 | ATH | 52 | 126 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 19 | 0 | .214 |
| 2001 |  ATH/KC/COL | 39 | 85 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .200 |
| 2002 | LAA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | BAL | 64 | 160 | 25 | 40 | 11 | 20 | 0 | .250 |
| 2006 |  PHI/NYY | 78 | 189 | 12 | 41 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .217 |
| 2007 | TOR | 16 | 45 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .178 |
| 2008 | CLE | 15 | 46 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .261 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 1
- AB
- 0
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .000
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 1,245
- TB
- 435
- XBH
- 96
- HBP
- 47
- IBB
- 1
- GIDP
- 26
- P/PA
- 1.44
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | KC | 160 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | KC | 39 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | KC | 247 | 83 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | KC | 75 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | ATH | 144 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | ATH/KC/COL | 96 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | LAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | BAL | 174 | 76 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | PHI/NYY | 206 | 68 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | TOR | 49 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | CLE | 54 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.9 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 1.1
- RC
- 125.5
- RC/27
- 3.70
- ISOP
- .171
- SECA
- .235
- BB/K
- 0.22
- AB/HR
- 23.6
- GO/FO
- 0.70
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | KC | -0.1 | 13.5 | 3.1 | .140 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 23.8 | 0 |
| 1997 | KC | -0.1 | 2.5 | 2.2 | .132 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 38 | 0 |
| 1998 | KC | 0.4 | 26.3 | 4 | .157 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 27 | 0 |
| 1999 | KC | 0.4 | 11.7 | 6.5 | .283 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | ATH | 0.5 | 16.4 | 4.3 | .214 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | ATH/KC/COL | -0.2 | 7.9 | 2.9 | .165 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 28.3 | 0 |
| 2002 | LAA | 0.1 | -0.1 | -2.9 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | BAL | 0.7 | 22.3 | 4.8 | .225 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 14.5 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | PHI/NYY | -0.4 | 16.4 | 2.8 | .143 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 37.8 | 0.9 |
| 2007 | TOR | -0.1 | 3.1 | 2.2 | .133 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 45 | 0.5 |
| 2008 | CLE | -0.1 | 5.7 | 4.2 | .087 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.5 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Sal Fasano's career stats?
Sal Fasano played 11 seasons for the Royals, the Athletics, the Angels, the Orioles, the Blue Jays and the Guardians. He was a career .221 hitter with 245 hits, 47 home runs and 140 RBI. His best season was 2008: a .261 batting average, 0 home runs and 6 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 1 postseason, 1996 to 2008
Championships
- 2002 World Series with the Los Angeles Angels
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