Steve Sax stats

Last played for the Athletics, 1994

Second Baseman · #6

Age 66 · 5' 11"

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Steve Sax played 14 MLB seasons, 1981 to 1994.

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Career regular season

GP
1,769
AB
6,940
R
913
H
1,949
HR
54
RBI
550
SB
444
AVG
.281

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.
1981LAD311191533295.277
1982LAD1506388818044749.282
1983LAD1556239417554156.281
1984LAD1455697013813534.243
1985LAD1364886213614227.279
1986LAD1576339121065640.332
1987LAD1576108417164637.280
1988LAD1606327017555742.277
1989NYY1586518820556343.315
1990NYY1556157016044243.260
1991NYY15865285198105631.304
1992CHW1435677413444730.236
1993CHW571192028187.235
1994ATH72426010.250

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

Career Postseason

GP
26
AB
87
R
11
H
24
HR
0
RBI
4
SB
7
AVG
.276

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
7,632
TB
2,483
XBH
379
HBP
24
IBB
47
GIDP
146
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.
1981LAD1274140100
1982LAD6992293421100
1983LAD692218281380
1984LAD6221732913120
1985LAD55115513312150
1986LAD7042795335120
1987LAD6632253535130
1988LAD6872172816110
1989NYY7172523412190
1990NYY6802003043130
1991NYY7072705032150
1992CHW6301803424170
1993CHW1293660010
1994ATH24810000

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
22.9
RC
856.1
RC/27
4.30
ISOP
.077
SECA
.195
BB/K
0.95
AB/HR
128.5
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.
1981LAD0.611.93.4.0670.10.559.50
1982LAD3.280.34.4.0770.20.9159.50
1983LAD1.577.34.2.0690.20.8124.60
1984LAD1.050.82.9.0620.20.95690
1985LAD1.057.34.0390.21.34880
1986LAD4.6109.36.4.1090.21.0105.50
1987LAD0.576.84.4.0890.20.7101.70
1988LAD1.874.74.1.0660.20.9126.40
1989NYY4.192.35.0720.21.2130.20
1990NYY1.2693.8.0650.21.1153.80
1991NYY4.093.35.1.1100.21.165.20
1992CHW-0.251.22.9.0810.21.0141.80
1993CHW-0.410.52.9.0670.21.31190
1994ATH0.01.92.9.0830.1000

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

Bio

Age
66 yearsJan 29, 1960
Height
5' 11"
Debut
1981
Birthplace
Sacramento, CA
NL Rookie of the Year
1982
NL Silver Slugger
1986

What were Steve Sax's career stats?

Steve Sax played 14 seasons for the Dodgers, the Yankees, the White Sox and the Athletics. He was a career .281 hitter with 1,949 hits, 54 home runs and 550 RBI. His best season was 1986: a .332 batting average, 6 home runs and 56 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1981 to 1994

Steve Sax finished top 10 in a stat 10 times.

Championships ×2

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 54th in stolen bases (444)

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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