Ryne Sandberg Stats

Ryne Sandberg was born on Friday, September 18, 1959, in Spokane, Washington. Sandberg was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 2, 1981, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ryne Sandberg baseball stats page.

Baseball Almanac Top Quote

"He (Ryne Sandberg) has the most consistent approach to the game I've ever seen. He's similar to (Al) Kaline. You could watch Kaline play for five years and look back and say 'I've never seen him mess up a play or make a mistake.' I know we use the word consistent a lot, but in Sandberg's case it applies." - Manager Jim Frey (Quoted on Hall of Fame Website)

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Ryne Sandberg Autograph on a 1992 Fleer Ultra Baseball Card (#181)

Ryne Sandberg Autograph on a 1992 Fleer Ultra Baseball Card (#181)

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Birth Name:   Ryne Dee Sandberg
Nickname:   Gabby or Ryno
Born On:   09-18-1959  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Spokane, Washington
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   North Central High School (Spokane, WA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   09-02-1981 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-28-1997
Draft:   1978 : 20th Round (511th) / Signing Bonus = $25,000

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Ryne Sandberg Pitching Stats

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Ryne Sandberg Hitting Stats

1981 22 Phillies 13 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167
1982 23 Cubs 156 635 103 172 33 5 7 0 54 36 3 90 7 5 4 7 .271 .312 .372
1983 24 Cubs 158 633 94 165 25 4 8 1 48 51 3 79 7 5 3 8 .261 .316 .351
1984 25 Cubs 156 636 114 200 36 19 19 0 84 52 3 101 5 4 3 7 .314 .367 .520
1985 26 Cubs 153 609 113 186 31 6 26 0 83 57 5 97 2 4 1 10 .305 .364 .504
1986 27 Cubs 154 627 68 178 28 5 14 0 76 46 6 79 3 6 0 11 .284 .330 .411
1987 28 Cubs 132 523 81 154 25 2 16 0 59 59 4 79 1 2 2 11 .294 .367 .442
1988 29 Cubs 155 618 77 163 23 8 19 0 69 54 3 91 1 5 1 14 .264 .322 .419
1989 30 Cubs 157 606 104 176 25 5 30 0 76 59 8 85 1 2 4 9 .290 .356 .497
1990 31 Cubs 155 615 116 188 30 3 40 0 100 50 8 84 0 9 1 8 .306 .354 .559
1991 32 Cubs 158 585 104 170 32 2 26 1 100 87 4 89 1 9 2 9 .291 .379 .485
1992 33 Cubs 158 612 100 186 32 8 26 1 87 68 4 73 0 6 1 13 .304 .371 .510
1993 34 Cubs 117 456 67 141 20 0 9 0 45 37 1 62 2 6 2 12 .309 .359 .412
1994 35 Cubs 57 223 36 53 9 5 5 0 24 23 0 40 0 0 1 6 .238 .312 .390
1996 37 Cubs 150 554 85 135 28 4 25 2 92 54 4 116 1 5 7 9 .244 .316 .444
1997 38 Cubs 135 447 54 118 26 0 12 0 64 28 3 94 0 3 2 5 .264 .308 .403
16 Years 2,164 8,385 1,318 2,386 403 76 282 5 1,061 761 59 1,260 31 71 34 139 .285 .344 .452

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Ryne Sandberg Fielding Stats

1981 Phillies 2B 1 0 12 3 3.0 3 1 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.75
1981 Phillies SS 5 0 48 11 2.2 11 6 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.19
1982 Cubs 2B 24 24 615 153 6.4 152 57 95 1 9 n/a n/a n/a .993 6.67
1982 Cubs 3B 133 131 3,516 368 2.8 357 79 278 11 19 n/a n/a n/a .970 2.74
1983 Cubs 2B 157 153 447 914 5.8 901 330 571 13 126 n/a n/a n/a .986 54.42
1983 Cubs SS 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1984 Cubs 2B 156 156 4,089 870 5.6 864 314 550 6 102 n/a n/a n/a .993 5.71
1985 Cubs 2B 153 152 4,002 865 5.7 853 353 500 12 99 n/a n/a n/a .986 5.75
1985 Cubs SS 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1986 Cubs 2B 153 153 39 806 5.3 801 309 492 5 86 n/a n/a n/a .994 554.54
1987 Cubs 2B 131 130 3,402 679 5.2 669 294 375 10 84 n/a n/a n/a .985 5.31
1988 Cubs 2B 153 151 4,071 824 5.4 813 291 522 11 79 n/a n/a n/a .987 5.39
1989 Cubs 2B 155 154 4,023 766 4.9 760 294 466 6 80 n/a n/a n/a .992 5.10
1990 Cubs 2B 154 152 423 755 4.9 747 278 469 8 81 n/a n/a n/a .989 47.68
1991 Cubs 2B 157 154 432 786 5.0 782 267 515 4 66 n/a n/a n/a .995 48.88
1992 Cubs 2B 157 157 24,411 830 5.3 822 283 539 8 94 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.91
1993 Cubs 2B 115 114 2,967 563 4.9 556 209 347 7 76 n/a n/a n/a .988 5.06
1994 Cubs 2B 57 56 1,467 302 5.3 298 96 202 4 35 n/a n/a n/a .987 5.48
1996 Cubs 2B 146 144 3,702 655 4.5 649 228 421 6 82 n/a n/a n/a .991 4.73
1997 Cubs 2B 126 115 2,973 508 4.0 500 203 297 8 58 n/a n/a n/a .984 4.54
2B Totals 1,995 1,965 57,075 10,279 5.2 10,170 3,807 6,363 109 1,158 n/a n/a n/a .989 4.81
3B Totals 133 131 3,516 368 2.8 357 79 278 11 19 n/a n/a n/a .970 2.74
SS Totals 7 0 54 13 1.9 13 6 7 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.50
16 Years 2,135 2,096 60,645 10,660 5.0 10,540 3,892 6,648 120 1,177 n/a n/a n/a .989 4.69

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Ryne Sandberg Miscellaneous Stats

1981 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 7 n/a 0.0 6.0 0.0 - - -
1982 Cubs 32 12 .727 1 0 n/a 90.7 7.1 11.8 - - -
1983 Cubs 37 11 .771 4 0 n/a 79.1 8.0 13.2 - - -
1984 Cubs 32 7 .821 0 0 n/a 33.5 6.3 7.6 - - -
1985 Cubs 54 11 .831 1 0 n/a 23.4 6.3 7.3 - - -
1986 Cubs 34 11 .756 1 0 n/a 44.8 7.9 8.3 - - -
1987 Cubs 21 2 .913 2 0 n/a 32.7 6.6 8.9 - - -
1988 Cubs 25 10 .714 3 0 n/a 32.5 6.8 9.0 - - -
1989 Cubs 15 5 .750 2 1 n/a 20.2 7.1 8.0 - - -
1990 Cubs 25 7 .781 2 0 n/a 15.4 7.3 6.2 - - -
1991 Cubs 22 8 .733 3 0 n/a 22.5 6.6 5.9 - - -
1992 Cubs 17 6 .739 1 0 n/a 23.5 8.4 7.0 - - -
1993 Cubs 9 2 .818 3 0 n/a 50.7 7.4 10.1 - - -
1994 Cubs 2 3 .400 0 0 n/a 44.6 5.6 9.3 - - -
1996 Cubs 12 8 .600 5 0 n/a 22.2 4.8 6.0 - - -
1997 Cubs 7 4 .636 10 0 1 37.3 4.8 7.0 - - -
16 Years 344 107 .763 38 8 1 29.7 6.7 7.9 - - -

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Ryne Sandberg Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1981 Philadelphia Phillies 37 $32,500.00 - -
1982 Chicago Cubs 23 $35,200.00 - -
1983 Chicago Cubs 23 $125,000.00 - -
1984 Chicago Cubs 23 $325,000.00 Stats -
1985 Chicago Cubs 23 $505,000.00 Stats -
1986 Chicago Cubs 23 $665,000.00 Stats -
1987 Chicago Cubs 23 $760,000.00 Stats -
1988 Chicago Cubs 23 $840,000.00 Stats -
1989 Chicago Cubs 23 $950,000.00 Stats -
1990 Chicago Cubs 23 $1,550,000.00 Stats -
1991 Chicago Cubs 23 $1,750,000.00 Stats -
1992 Chicago Cubs 23 $2,150,000.00 Stats -
1993 Chicago Cubs 23 $5,975,000.00 Stats -
1994 Chicago Cubs 23 $5,975,000.00 - n/a
1996 Chicago Cubs 23 $2,300,000.00 - -
1997 Chicago Cubs 23 $3,250,000.00 - -

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Did you know that when Ryne Sandberg hit a National League leading forty home runs in 1990 (Top 25), he was the first second baseman to top the senior circuit since Rogers Hornsby hit 39 homers in 1925 (Top 25)? [Home Run Champions]

Did you know Ryno was only the third second baseman in baseball history to hit 40-or-more homers in a season, joining Major League record holders Rogers Hornsby and Davey Johnson, who each hit 42 home runs (1922 and 1973 respectively)? [Doubles Records]

Ryne Sandberg Hall of Fame Plaque

Ryne Sandberg | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 2005 (HOF)

Ryne Sandberg "was one of the most gifted second baseman in baseball, playing his position with steady confidence and making his defensive play look easy and smooth." How smooth? Nine consecutive Gold Glove Awards, the most ever won by any second baseman consecutively! The quote is from Baseball's Top 10: Ranking the Best Major League Players by Position (Robert Kuenster, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 03/26/2015, Page 30), where Ryno was ranked the ninth greatest second baseman ever!

When Ryne Sandberg hung up his cleats, he had the highest career fielding percentage (.989) at second base, the record for most consecutive errorless games (123) at second base, and he had hit more home runs than other second baseman in baseball history!