Steve Sax
Stephen Louis Sax
Born: January 29, 1960
Sacramento, CA USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
Career: 1981-1994
Draft: Round 9 (1978 June Amateur Draft, Los Angeles Dodgers)
School: Marshall HS (West Sacramento, CA)
Minor League Statistics
Steve Sax compiled a career batting average of .281 with 54 home runs and 550 RBI in his 1769-game career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics. He began playing during the 1981 season and last took the field during the 1994 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 31 | 127 | 119 | 15 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | .277 | .317 | .345 | .662 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1982 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 150 | 699 | 638 | 88 | 180 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 49 | 19 | 49 | 53 | .282 | .335 | .359 | .694 | 229 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 155 | 692 | 623 | 94 | 175 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 56 | 30 | 58 | 73 | .281 | .342 | .350 | .692 | 218 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| 1984 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 145 | 622 | 569 | 70 | 138 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 47 | 53 | .243 | .300 | .304 | .604 | 173 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 1985 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 136 | 551 | 488 | 62 | 136 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 54 | 43 | .279 | .352 | .318 | .670 | 155 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 1986 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 157 | 704 | 633 | 91 | 210 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 40 | 17 | 59 | 58 | .332 | .390 | .441 | .830 | 279 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 1987 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 157 | 663 | 610 | 84 | 171 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 37 | 11 | 44 | 61 | .280 | .331 | .369 | .700 | 225 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 160 | 687 | 632 | 70 | 175 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 42 | 12 | 45 | 51 | .277 | .325 | .343 | .668 | 217 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 1989 | AL | New York Yankees | 158 | 717 | 651 | 88 | 205 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 43 | 17 | 52 | 44 | .315 | .364 | .387 | .751 | 252 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 1990 | AL | New York Yankees | 155 | 680 | 615 | 70 | 160 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 43 | 9 | 49 | 46 | .260 | .316 | .325 | .641 | 200 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 1991 | AL | New York Yankees | 158 | 707 | 652 | 85 | 198 | 38 | 2 | 10 | 56 | 31 | 11 | 41 | 38 | .304 | .345 | .414 | .759 | 270 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 1992 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 143 | 630 | 567 | 74 | 134 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 30 | 12 | 43 | 42 | .236 | .290 | .317 | .607 | 180 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
| 1993 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 57 | 129 | 119 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | .235 | .283 | .303 | .586 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 7 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .333 | .583 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1769 | 7632 | 6940 | 913 | 1949 | 278 | 47 | 54 | 550 | 444 | 178 | 556 | 584 | .281 | .335 | .358 | .692 | 2483 | 146 | 24 | 75 | 37 | 47 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | 29 | 28 | 251.0 | 64 | 93 | 4 | 22 | .975 | 5.629 | 5.414 |
| 1982 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | 149 | 145 | 1334.0 | 347 | 452 | 19 | 83 | .977 | 5.391 | 5.362 |
| 1983 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | 152 | 151 | 1336.3 | 331 | 399 | 30 | 74 | .961 | 4.916 | 4.803 |
| 1984 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | 141 | 140 | 1226.3 | 318 | 450 | 21 | 99 | .973 | 5.636 | 5.447 |
| 1985 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | 135 | 132 | 1169.3 | 330 | 357 | 22 | 84 | .969 | 5.288 | 5.089 |
| 1985 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 1.000 |
| 1986 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | 154 | 154 | 1366.3 | 367 | 432 | 16 | 71 | .980 | 5.263 | 5.188 |
| 1987 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | 152 | 151 | 1309.3 | 342 | 420 | 14 | 92 | .982 | 5.238 | 5.013 |
| 1987 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1987 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | 158 | 156 | 1336.3 | 276 | 429 | 14 | 69 | .981 | 4.748 | 4.462 |
| 1989 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 158 | 158 | 1351.7 | 312 | 460 | 10 | 117 | .987 | 5.140 | 4.886 |
| 1990 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 154 | 154 | 1355.7 | 292 | 457 | 10 | 102 | .987 | 4.972 | 4.864 |
| 1991 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 149 | 148 | 1305.3 | 274 | 443 | 7 | 107 | .990 | 4.944 | 4.812 |
| 1991 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 2.930 | 2.800 |
| 1992 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 141 | 141 | 1251.3 | 305 | 390 | 20 | 75 | .972 | 4.999 | 4.929 |
| 1993 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 32 | 26 | 209.0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.679 | 1.219 |
| 1993 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27.000 | 3.000 |
| 1994 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 2B | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 6.480 | 6.000 |
| Totals | 1719 | 1695 | 14904.0 | 3617 | 4817 | 190 | 998 | .978 | 5.093 | 4.906 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NWDIV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 4 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .294 | .250 | .544 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 6 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .300 | .333 | .450 | .783 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 7 | 34 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .267 | .353 | .267 | .620 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 5 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .364 | .300 | .664 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 95 | 87 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | .276 | .337 | .310 | .647 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NWDIV | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1983 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 2B | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.824 | 5.500 |
| 1985 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 2B | 6 | 6 | 51.3 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.435 | 5.167 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 2B | 7 | 7 | 65.0 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 4.708 | 4.857 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 2B | 5 | 5 | 44.3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.263 | 4.200 |
| Totals | 25 | 22 | 197.3 | 43 | 66 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 4.971 | 4.360 |
Awards
1982 - NL Rookie of the Year
1986 - NL TSN All-Star 2B
1986 - NL Silver Slugger 2B
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
