Steve Sax

2B · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1981–1994 BORN: SACRAMENTO, USA
ROY 1982 All-Star ×5 Silver Slugger 1986
Career
1949 H · 54 HR · 550 RBI · 444 SB
.281 AVG · .692 OPS · 1769 G
1994 Season
.250 AVG · 0 HR · 1 RBI · 0 SB
.250 OBP · .333 SLG · .583 OPS
The Game Network

Where History Is Kept. This page is part of a living baseball archive.

About This Archive →

Steve Sax was a second baseman in MLB. Across 1769 career games, with a .281 batting average and 54 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

Deep Data

Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting
← Scroll for more →
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1981 LAD 31 119 15 33 2 0 2 9 5 7 14 .277 .317 .345 .662
1982 LAD 150 638 88 180 23 7 4 47 49 49 53 .282 .335 .359 .694
1983 LAD 155 623 94 175 18 5 5 41 56 58 73 .281 .342 .350 .692
1984 LAD 145 569 70 138 24 4 1 35 34 47 53 .243 .300 .304 .604
1985 LAD 136 488 62 136 8 4 1 42 27 54 43 .279 .352 .318 .670
1986 LAD 157 633 91 210 43 4 6 56 40 59 58 .332 .390 .441 .830
1987 LAD 157 610 84 171 22 7 6 46 37 44 61 .280 .331 .369 .700
1988 LAD 160 632 70 175 19 4 5 57 42 45 51 .277 .325 .343 .668
1989 NYY 158 651 88 205 26 3 5 63 43 52 44 .315 .364 .387 .751
1990 NYY 155 615 70 160 24 2 4 42 43 49 46 .260 .316 .325 .641
1991 NYY 158 652 85 198 38 2 10 56 31 41 38 .304 .345 .414 .759
1992 CWS 143 567 74 134 26 4 4 47 30 43 42 .236 .290 .317 .607
1993 CWS 57 119 20 28 5 0 1 8 7 8 6 .235 .283 .303 .586
1994 OAK 7 24 2 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .250 .333 .583
Career Totals 1769 6940 913 1949 278 47 54 550 444 556 584 .281 .335 .358 .692
Awards & Achievements
  • Player of the Month (1): 1986
  • Rookie of the Year (1): 1982
  • Silver Slugger (1): 1986
  • TSN All-Star (1): 1986
All-Star Selections

1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990

Salary & Contract
Year Salary
1985$465,000
1986$584,624
1988$838,182
1989$1,150,000
1990$950,000
1991$1,650,001
1992$3,575,000
1993$1,975,000
1994$109,000
1994$3,475,000
1995$3,475,000

Career Total: $18,246,807 (11 seasons)

Average: $1,658,801

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

The Game Network

Where History Is Kept. This page is part of a living baseball archive.

About This Archive →
Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.