Ryne Sandberg
1981–1997 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies
2,164G
.285AVG
.344OBP
.452SLG
More career statistics
2,386H
282HR
1,061RBI
344SB
6Rare feats
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,164 | 9,282 | 8,385 | 1,318 | 2,386 | 403 | 76 | 282 | 1,061 | 761 | 1,260 | 344 | 107 | 34 | 71 | 3,787 | .285 | .344 | .452 | .796 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1984-04-24 to 1984-05-16
32longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1988-05-21 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1984-06-23 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1986-04-20 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1098 | 4682 | 1258 | 164 | 607 | 411 | 613 | .300 | .356 | .491 |
| Away | 1066 | 4600 | 1128 | 118 | 454 | 350 | 647 | .269 | .321 | .412 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 281 | 1226 | 254 | 27 | 112 | 99 | 172 | .230 | .288 | .365 |
| May | 386 | 1665 | 448 | 54 | 193 | 134 | 238 | .298 | .350 | .474 |
| June | 368 | 1578 | 429 | 58 | 206 | 124 | 201 | .300 | .350 | .499 |
| July | 351 | 1511 | 381 | 37 | 152 | 114 | 187 | .277 | .328 | .422 |
| August | 385 | 1698 | 456 | 57 | 195 | 142 | 235 | .298 | .352 | .463 |
| September | 364 | 1493 | 388 | 45 | 187 | 134 | 210 | .290 | .350 | .457 |
| October | 29 | 111 | 30 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 17 | .312 | .396 | .562 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| montreal-expos | 232 | 972 | 238 | 29 | 91 | 87 | 145 | .272 | .334 | .439 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 226 | 965 | 240 | 35 | 122 | 92 | 95 | .280 | .344 | .473 |
| new-york-mets | 226 | 978 | 248 | 27 | 122 | 76 | 141 | .279 | .331 | .428 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 224 | 973 | 260 | 33 | 121 | 81 | 127 | .297 | .350 | .482 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 217 | 937 | 253 | 30 | 99 | 60 | 121 | .291 | .334 | .475 |
| cincinnati-reds | 167 | 723 | 194 | 16 | 78 | 61 | 110 | .296 | .353 | .444 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 163 | 703 | 169 | 19 | 71 | 57 | 113 | .265 | .321 | .414 |
| san-francisco-giants | 158 | 686 | 208 | 20 | 68 | 55 | 81 | .335 | .383 | .490 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 13 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Chicago Cubs | 156 | 635 | 172 | 7 | 54 | 32 | .271 | – | – |
| 1983 | Chicago Cubs | 158 | 633 | 165 | 8 | 48 | 37 | .261 | – | – |
| 1984 | Chicago Cubs | 156 | 636 | 200 | 19 | 84 | 32 | .314 | – | – |
| 1985 | Chicago Cubs | 153 | 609 | 186 | 26 | 83 | 54 | .305 | – | – |
| 1986 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 627 | 178 | 14 | 76 | 34 | .284 | – | – |
| 1987 | Chicago Cubs | 132 | 523 | 154 | 16 | 59 | 21 | .294 | – | – |
| 1988 | Chicago Cubs | 155 | 618 | 163 | 19 | 69 | 25 | .264 | – | – |
| 1989 | Chicago Cubs | 157 | 606 | 176 | 30 | 76 | 15 | .290 | – | – |
| 1990 | Chicago Cubs | 155 | 615 | 188 | 40 | 100 | 25 | .306 | – | – |
| 1991 | Chicago Cubs | 158 | 585 | 170 | 26 | 100 | 22 | .291 | – | – |
| 1992 | Chicago Cubs | 158 | 612 | 186 | 26 | 87 | 17 | .304 | – | – |
| 1993 | Chicago Cubs | 117 | 456 | 141 | 9 | 45 | 9 | .309 | – | – |
| 1994 | Chicago Cubs | 57 | 223 | 53 | 5 | 24 | 2 | .238 | – | – |
| 1996 | Chicago Cubs | 150 | 554 | 135 | 25 | 92 | 12 | .244 | – | – |
| 1997 | Chicago Cubs | 135 | 447 | 118 | 12 | 64 | 7 | .264 | – | – |