Sammy Sosa
1989–2007 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, NLS, Texas Rangers
2,354G
.273AVG
.344OBP
.534SLG
More career statistics
2,408H
609HR
1,667RBI
234SB
20Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,354 | 9,896 | 8,813 | 1,475 | 2,408 | 379 | 45 | 609 | 1,667 | 929 | 2,306 | 234 | 107 | 59 | 78 | 4,704 | .273 | .344 | .534 | .878 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1999-05-26 to 1999-06-15
32longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Two Homers in an Inning | 1996-05-16 | 1 in 3,109 games | box score ↗ |
| 74 | Six for Six | 1993-07-02 | 1 in 2,457 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1993-07-02 | 1 in 1,644 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1184 | 4897 | 1199 | 321 | 853 | 490 | 1098 | .277 | .345 | .555 |
| Away | 1170 | 4999 | 1209 | 288 | 814 | 439 | 1208 | .270 | .330 | .513 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 4 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .357 | .550 | .429 |
| April | 365 | 1570 | 366 | 76 | 217 | 162 | 359 | .265 | .336 | .494 |
| May | 402 | 1730 | 446 | 108 | 299 | 165 | 414 | .290 | .353 | .557 |
| June | 422 | 1778 | 441 | 108 | 304 | 131 | 406 | .273 | .322 | .533 |
| July | 413 | 1734 | 421 | 108 | 307 | 164 | 387 | .272 | .337 | .537 |
| August | 392 | 1661 | 412 | 127 | 317 | 157 | 397 | .279 | .343 | .583 |
| September | 331 | 1310 | 290 | 74 | 202 | 133 | 321 | .250 | .323 | .473 |
| October | 25 | 93 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 20 | .329 | .409 | .707 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 168 | 741 | 186 | 53 | 123 | 72 | 168 | .281 | .348 | .558 |
| houston-astros | 163 | 721 | 159 | 42 | 104 | 53 | 195 | .241 | .294 | .473 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 157 | 684 | 170 | 38 | 122 | 75 | 137 | .283 | .358 | .524 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 153 | 646 | 137 | 40 | 106 | 77 | 142 | .245 | .331 | .482 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 120 | 534 | 140 | 44 | 93 | 69 | 120 | .305 | .391 | .660 |
| colorado-rockies | 113 | 502 | 147 | 45 | 120 | 47 | 88 | .329 | .386 | .714 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 109 | 472 | 124 | 29 | 80 | 40 | 105 | .292 | .347 | .541 |
| san-francisco-giants | 108 | 475 | 120 | 29 | 81 | 58 | 109 | .293 | .375 | .563 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers | 58 | 183 | 47 | 4 | 13 | 7 | .257 | – | – |
| 1990 |  Chicago White Sox | 153 | 532 | 124 | 15 | 70 | 32 | .233 | – | – |
| 1991 | Chicago White Sox | 116 | 316 | 64 | 10 | 33 | 13 | .203 | – | – |
| 1992 |  Chicago Cubs | 67 | 262 | 68 | 8 | 25 | 15 | .260 | – | – |
| 1993 | Chicago Cubs | 159 | 598 | 156 | 33 | 93 | 36 | .261 | – | – |
| 1994 | Chicago Cubs | 105 | 426 | 128 | 25 | 70 | 22 | .300 | – | – |
| 1995 | Chicago Cubs | 144 | 564 | 151 | 36 | 119 | 34 | .268 | – | – |
| 1996 | Chicago Cubs | 124 | 498 | 136 | 40 | 100 | 18 | .273 | – | – |
| 1997 | Chicago Cubs | 162 | 642 | 161 | 36 | 119 | 22 | .251 | – | – |
| 1998 | Chicago Cubs | 159 | 643 | 198 | 66 | 158 | 18 | .308 | – | – |
| 1999 | Chicago Cubs | 162 | 625 | 180 | 63 | 141 | 7 | .288 | – | – |
| 2000 | Chicago Cubs | 156 | 604 | 193 | 50 | 138 | 7 | .320 | – | – |
| 2001 | Chicago Cubs | 160 | 577 | 189 | 64 | 160 | – | .328 | – | – |
| 2002 | Chicago Cubs | 150 | 556 | 160 | 49 | 108 | 2 | .288 | – | – |
| 2003 | Chicago Cubs | 137 | 517 | 144 | 40 | 103 | – | .279 | – | – |
| 2004 | Chicago Cubs | 126 | 478 | 121 | 35 | 80 | – | .253 | – | – |
| 2005 |  Baltimore Orioles | 102 | 380 | 84 | 14 | 45 | 1 | .221 | – | – |
| 2007 |  Texas Rangers | 114 | 412 | 104 | 21 | 92 | – | .252 | – | – |