Steve Sax Stats

Steve Sax was born on Friday, January 29, 1960, in Sacramento, California. Sax was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 18, 1981, with the Los Angeles Dodgers. 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 Steve Sax baseball stats page.

"We tell him (Steve Sax), 'Hey, slow down. After you touch home plate there is no other base to run to.'" - Outfielder Rick Monday (1982)

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Steve Sax

Steve Sax Autograph on a 1987 Topps (#596)

Steve Sax Autograph on a 1987 Topps (#596)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Stephen Louis Sax
Nickname:   Steve
Born On:   01-29-1960
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Sacramento, California
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   08-18-1981 (Age 21)
Last Game:   05-08-1994
Draft:   1978 : 9th Round (229th)
Steve Sax

Steve Sax Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Steve Sax

Steve Sax Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1981 Dodgers 31 119 15 33 2 0 2 0 9 7 1 14 1 0 0 0 .277 .317 .345
1982 Dodgers 150 638 88 180 23 7 4 0 47 49 1 53 10 0 2 10 .282 .335 .359
1983 Dodgers 155 623 94 175 18 5 5 0 41 58 3 73 8 2 1 8 .281 .342 .350
1984 Dodgers 145 569 70 138 24 4 1 0 35 47 3 53 2 3 1 12 .243 .300 .304
1985 Dodgers 136 488 62 136 8 4 1 0 42 54 12 43 3 3 3 15 .279 .352 .318
1986 Dodgers 157 633 91 210 43 4 6 1 56 59 5 58 6 3 3 12 .332 .390 .441
1987 Dodgers 157 610 84 171 22 7 6 0 46 44 5 61 5 1 3 13 .280 .331 .369
1988 Dodgers 160 632 70 175 19 4 5 0 57 45 6 51 7 2 1 11 .277 .325 .343
1989 Yankees 158 651 88 205 26 3 5 0 63 52 2 44 8 5 1 19 .315 .364 .387
1990 Yankees 155 615 70 160 24 2 4 0 42 49 3 46 6 6 4 13 .260 .316 .325
1991 Yankees 158 652 85 198 38 2 10 0 56 41 2 38 5 6 3 15 .304 .345 .414
1992 White Sox 143 567 74 134 26 4 4 1 47 43 4 42 12 6 2 17 .236 .290 .317
1993 White Sox 57 119 20 28 5 0 1 0 8 8 0 6 2 0 0 1 .235 .283 .303
1994 Athletics 7 24 2 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
14 Years 1,769 6,940 913 1,949 278 47 54 2 550 556 47 584 75 37 24 146 .281 .335 .358
Steve Sax

Steve Sax Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1981 Dodgers 2B 29 - - 161 5.6 157 64 93 4 22 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1982 Dodgers 2B 149 - - 818 5.5 799 347 452 19 83 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1983 Dodgers 2B 152 - - 760 5.0 730 331 399 30 74 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 -
1984 Dodgers 2B 141 - - 789 5.6 768 318 450 21 99 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1985 Dodgers 2B 135 - - 709 5.3 687 330 357 22 84 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1985 Dodgers 3B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1986 Dodgers 2B 154 - - 815 5.3 799 367 432 16 71 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1987 Dodgers 2B 152 - - 776 5.1 762 342 420 14 92 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1987 Dodgers 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1987 Dodgers LF 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1988 Dodgers 2B 158 - - 719 4.6 705 276 429 14 69 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1989 Yankees 2B 158 - - 782 4.9 772 312 460 10 117 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1990 Yankees 2B 154 - - 759 4.9 749 292 457 10 102 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1991 Yankees 2B 149 - - 724 4.9 717 274 443 7 107 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1991 Yankees 3B 5 - - 17 3.4 14 3 11 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .824 0.00 -
1992 White Sox 2B 141 - - 715 5.1 695 305 390 20 75 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1993 White Sox 2B 1 - - 3 3.0 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1993 White Sox OF 32 - - 39 1.2 39 39 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1994 Athletics 2B 6 - - 36 6.0 36 16 20 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
2B Totals 1,679 0 0 8,566 5.1 8,379 3,574 4,805 187 998 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 --
OF Totals 32 0 0 39 1.2 39 39 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
3B Totals 7 0 0 18 2.6 15 3 12 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 0.00 --
LF Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
14 Years 1,745 - 0 8,624 4.9 8,434 3,617 4,817 190 998 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 --
Steve Sax

Steve Sax Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1981 Dodgers 5 7 .417 - - n/a 59.5 8.5 13.2 - - -
1982 Dodgers 49 19 .721 - - n/a 159.5 12.0 13.6 - - -
1983 Dodgers 56 30 .651 - - n/a 124.6 8.5 15.2 - - -
1984 Dodgers 34 19 .642 - - n/a 569.0 10.7 16.3 - - -
1985 Dodgers 27 11 .711 - - n/a 488.0 11.3 11.6 - - -
1986 Dodgers 40 17 .702 - - n/a 105.5 10.9 11.3 - - -
1987 Dodgers 37 11 .771 - - n/a 101.7 10.0 13.3 - - -
1988 Dodgers 42 12 .778 - - n/a 126.4 12.4 11.1 - - -
1989 Yankees 43 17 .717 - - 0 130.2 14.8 10.3 - - -
1990 Yankees 43 9 .827 - - 0 153.8 13.4 14.6 - - -
1991 Yankees 31 11 .738 - - 4 65.2 17.2 11.6 - - -
1992 White Sox 30 12 .714 - - 1 141.8 13.5 12.1 - - -
1993 White Sox 7 3 .700 - - 21 119.0 19.8 14.9 - - -
1994 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 12.0 24.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
14 Years 444 178 .714 - - 26 128.5 11.9 12.6 - - -
Steve Sax

Steve Sax Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1981 Los Angeles Dodgers 52 Undetermined - Stats
1982 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 Undetermined Stats -
1983 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 Undetermined Stats -
1984 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 Undetermined - -
1985 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 $465,000.00 - -
1986 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 $584,624.00 Stats -
1987 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 $736,834.00 - -
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 $838,182.00 - Stats
1989 New York Yankees 6 $1,150,000.00 Stats -
1990 New York Yankees 6 $950,000.00 Stats -
1991 New York Yankees 6 $1,650,001.00 - -
1992 Chicago White Sox 7 $3,575,000.00 - -
1993 Chicago White Sox 7 $1,975,000.00 - -
1994 Oakland Athletics 6 $109,000.00 - n/a


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