Steve Sax
1981–1994 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS, New York Yankees, Athletics
1,769G
.281AVG
.335OBP
.358SLG
More career statistics
1,949H
54HR
550RBI
444SB
12Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,769 | 7,632 | 6,940 | 913 | 1,949 | 278 | 47 | 54 | 550 | 556 | 584 | 444 | 178 | 24 | 37 | 2,483 | .281 | .335 | .358 | .693 |
Streaks
25longest hitting streak · 1986-09-01 to 1986-09-27
39longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1983-09-23 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1986-09-28 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1984-05-18 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 893 | 3750 | 942 | 25 | 256 | 282 | 272 | .276 | .326 | .348 |
| Away | 876 | 3882 | 1007 | 29 | 294 | 274 | 312 | .285 | .330 | .367 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 213 | 915 | 221 | 7 | 75 | 83 | 63 | .274 | .332 | .345 |
| May | 293 | 1269 | 320 | 11 | 86 | 102 | 101 | .278 | .333 | .372 |
| June | 293 | 1290 | 331 | 7 | 97 | 99 | 103 | .282 | .333 | .347 |
| July | 292 | 1242 | 319 | 11 | 93 | 81 | 94 | .281 | .322 | .366 |
| August | 340 | 1474 | 366 | 4 | 91 | 92 | 127 | .269 | .311 | .329 |
| September | 300 | 1298 | 353 | 12 | 98 | 84 | 86 | .298 | .337 | .383 |
| October | 38 | 144 | 39 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 10 | .307 | .375 | .409 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| atlanta-braves | 123 | 552 | 150 | 2 | 44 | 45 | 49 | .299 | .353 | .347 |
| houston-astros | 120 | 521 | 141 | 3 | 44 | 43 | 47 | .299 | .353 | .388 |
| san-francisco-giants | 116 | 466 | 121 | 4 | 36 | 49 | 37 | .298 | .365 | .374 |
| cincinnati-reds | 116 | 520 | 117 | 4 | 31 | 32 | 36 | .245 | .287 | .305 |
| san-diego-padres | 110 | 463 | 106 | 2 | 31 | 34 | 38 | .251 | .302 | .329 |
| chicago-cubs | 91 | 412 | 119 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 29 | .307 | .337 | .387 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 87 | 386 | 106 | 2 | 31 | 27 | 38 | .301 | .345 | .384 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 85 | 369 | 107 | 3 | 23 | 28 | 26 | .318 | .366 | .424 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 31 | 119 | 33 | 2 | 9 | 5 | .277 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 150 | 638 | 180 | 4 | 47 | 49 | .282 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 155 | 623 | 175 | 5 | 41 | 56 | .281 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 145 | 569 | 138 | 1 | 35 | 34 | .243 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 136 | 488 | 136 | 1 | 42 | 27 | .279 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 157 | 633 | 210 | 6 | 56 | 40 | .332 | – | – | |
| 1987 | 157 | 610 | 171 | 6 | 46 | 37 | .280 | – | – | |
| 1988 | 160 | 632 | 175 | 5 | 57 | 42 | .277 | – | – | |
| 1989 | 158 | 651 | 205 | 5 | 63 | 43 | .315 | – | – | |
| 1990 | 155 | 615 | 160 | 4 | 42 | 43 | .260 | – | – | |
| 1991 | 158 | 652 | 198 | 10 | 56 | 31 | .304 | – | – | |
| 1992 | 143 | 567 | 134 | 4 | 47 | 30 | .236 | – | – | |
| 1993 | 57 | 119 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 7 | .235 | – | – | |
| 1994 | 7 | 24 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .250 | – | – |