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Steve Sax 2026 Season · ATH

Career: .281/.335/.358, 54 HR, 1949 H in 1769 games.

Awards: Jackie Robinson NL Rookie of the Year (1982).

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Steve Sax

2B · ATH

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-6.1Career NUT

+3.1 to Weak

Career

.281AVG54HR550RBI1949H913R444SB

R/R · 5' 11", 185 lb · b. Jan 29, 1960 · Sacramento, CA · Draft 1978 (9th Rd, #229)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1981	21	LAD	-0.2	31	127	119	15	33	2	0	2	9	7	0	1	14	5	7	0	1	0	.277	.317	.345	.068	.662	.301
1982	22	LAD	-0.4	150	699	638	88	180	23	7	4	47	49	2	1	53	49	19	0	10	10	.282	.335	.359	.077	.694	.303
1983	23	LAD	-0.5	155	692	623	94	175	18	5	5	41	58	1	3	73	56	30	2	8	8	.281	.342	.350	.069	.692	.311
1984	24	LAD	-2.2	145	622	569	70	138	24	4	1	35	47	1	3	53	34	19	3	2	12	.243	.300	.304	.061	.604	.264
1985	25	LAD	-1.1	136	551	488	62	136	8	4	1	42	54	3	12	43	27	11	3	3	15	.279	.352	.318	.039	.670	.302
1986	26	LAD	+2.5	157	704	633	91	210	43	4	6	56	59	3	5	58	40	17	3	6	12	.332	.390	.441	.109	.831	.357
1987	27	LAD	-1.1	157	663	610	84	171	22	7	6	46	44	3	5	61	37	11	1	5	13	.280	.331	.369	.089	.700	.303
1988	28	LAD	-0.9	160	687	632	70	175	19	4	5	57	45	1	6	51	42	12	2	7	11	.277	.325	.343	.066	.668	.294
1989	29	NYY	+1.4	158	717	651	88	205	26	3	5	63	52	1	2	44	43	17	5	8	19	.315	.364	.387	.072	.751	.329
1990	30	NYY	-1.7	155	680	615	70	160	24	2	4	42	49	4	3	46	43	9	6	6	13	.260	.316	.325	.065	.641	.273
1991	31	NYY	+1.1	158	707	652	85	198	38	2	10	56	41	3	2	38	31	11	6	5	15	.304	.345	.414	.110	.759	.308
1992	32	CWS	-2.5	143	630	567	74	134	26	4	4	47	43	2	4	42	30	12	6	12	17	.236	.290	.317	.081	.607	.247
1993	33	CWS	-0.7	57	129	119	20	28	5	0	1	8	8	0	0	6	7	3	0	2	1	.235	.283	.303	.068	.586	.241
1994	34	OAK	—	7	24	24	2	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.333	.083	.583	.273
Career	—	14 yrs	-6.1	1769	7632	6940	913	1949	278	47	54	550	556	24	47	584	444	178	37	75	146	.281	.335	.358	.077	.693	.299

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

Power

Contact

Discipline

What's driving Sax's career NUT of -6.1

Slice size = share of total NUT. Power = HR + XBH · Contact = Singles · Discipline = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

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NUT by Season

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Awards

1981World Series Championship

1982Jackie Robinson NL Rookie of the Year · NL All-Star

1983NL All-Star

1986NL Player of the Month · NL All-Star · NL Silver Slugger

1988World Series Championship

1989AL All-Star

1990AL All-Star

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	IBB	SO	SB	CS	SF	SH	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	OPS	BAbip
1994	34	AA	7	28	22	5	7	2	0	0	1	5	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.318	.464	.409	.091	.873	.350

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