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.
"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)
Ryne SandbergRyne Sandberg Autograph on a 1992 Fleer Ultra Baseball Card (#181) |
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Ryne SandbergRyne Sandberg Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Ryne SandbergRyne Sandberg Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
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 |
Ryne SandbergRyne Sandberg Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Ryne SandbergRyne Sandberg Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
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 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
16 Years | 344 | 107 | .763 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 29.7 | 6.7 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
Ryne SandbergRyne Sandberg Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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 | - | - |
Ryne Sandberg Stats by Baseball Almanac |
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 | 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!