Lenn Sakata
1977–1987 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Athletics
564G
.230AVG
.286OBP
.330SLG
More career statistics
296H
25HR
109RBI
30SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 564 | 1,423 | 1,289 | 163 | 296 | 46 | 4 | 25 | 109 | 97 | 158 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 425 | .230 | .286 | .330 | .616 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1982-04-21 to 1982-05-04
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1981-09-20 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1981-10-01 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1981-09-06 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 291 | 690 | 148 | 13 | 58 | 52 | 77 | .240 | .290 | .341 |
| Away | 273 | 733 | 148 | 12 | 51 | 45 | 81 | .220 | .263 | .319 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 64 | 176 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | .226 | .273 | .296 |
| May | 88 | 240 | 53 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 20 | .249 | .300 | .333 |
| June | 96 | 228 | 44 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 29 | .213 | .259 | .319 |
| July | 76 | 176 | 30 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 17 | .186 | .227 | .286 |
| August | 112 | 290 | 59 | 6 | 29 | 15 | 38 | .220 | .255 | .328 |
| September | 115 | 280 | 65 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 30 | .259 | .314 | .351 |
| October | 13 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .300 | .364 | .633 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 53 | 142 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 20 | .208 | .254 | .269 |
| boston-red-sox | 52 | 120 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 20 | .252 | .283 | .357 |
| detroit-tigers | 48 | 131 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 13 | .220 | .282 | .373 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 47 | 110 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | .228 | .282 | .327 |
| cleveland-guardians | 45 | 110 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | .270 | .327 | .420 |
| kansas-city-royals | 45 | 116 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | .214 | .284 | .272 |
| chicago-white-sox | 42 | 109 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | .069 | .110 | .127 |
| athletics | 42 | 103 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | .250 | .291 | .370 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 53 | 154 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .162 | – | – |
| 1978 | Milwaukee Brewers | 30 | 78 | 15 | – | 3 | 1 | .192 | – | – |
| 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | 14 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .500 | – | – |
| 1980 |  Baltimore Orioles | 43 | 83 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .193 | – | – |
| 1981 | Baltimore Orioles | 61 | 150 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 4 | .227 | – | – |
| 1982 | Baltimore Orioles | 135 | 343 | 89 | 6 | 31 | 7 | .259 | – | – |
| 1983 | Baltimore Orioles | 66 | 134 | 34 | 3 | 12 | 8 | .254 | – | – |
| 1984 | Baltimore Orioles | 81 | 157 | 30 | 3 | 11 | 4 | .191 | – | – |
| 1985 | Baltimore Orioles | 55 | 97 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 3 | .227 | – | – |
| 1986 |  Athletics | 17 | 34 | 12 | – | 5 | – | .353 | – | – |
| 1987 |  New York Yankees | 19 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 4 | – | .267 | – | – |