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Steve Sax

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: January 29, 1960 in Sacramento, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 9th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from James Marshall HS (West Sacramento, CA).

High School: James Marshall HS (West Sacramento, CA)

Last Game: May 8, 1994 (Age 34-099d)
vs. CAL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Agents: Tom Reich • Previously: Jerry Kapstein

Full Name: Stephen Louis Sax

Nicknames: Saxie

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Relatives: Brother of Dave Sax

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.7

6940

1949

.281

913

RBI

550

444

OBP

.335

SLG

.358

OPS

.693

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1978	18	-1.6	Lethbridge	PION	Rk	LAD	39	150	131	24	43	6	3	0	21	0	2	16	20	.328	.405	.420	.825	55		1	2	0
1979	19	-2.0	Clinton	MIDW	A	LAD	115	455	386	64	112	15	2	2	52	25	8	57	30	.290	.380	.355	.735	137		3	2	7
1980	20	-1.4	Vero Beach	FLOR	A	LAD	139	602	530	78	150	18	8	3	61	33	10	51	26	.283	.349	.364	.713	193		5	11	5
1981	21	-1.6	San Antonio	TL	AA	LAD	115	536	485	94	168	23	3	8	52	34	8	40	32	.346	.400	.456	.856	221		5	4	2	2
1981	21	-7.4	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	31	127	119	15	33	2	0	2	9	5	7	7	14	.277	.318	.345	.662	41	0	0	1	0	1
1982	22	-6.5	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	150	699	638	88	180	23	7	4	47	49	19	49	53	.282	.335	.359	.694	229	10	2	10	0	1
1983	23	-5.5	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	155	692	623	94	175	18	5	5	41	56	30	58	73	.281	.342	.350	.692	218	8	1	8	2	3
1984	24	-4.5	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	145	622	569	70	138	24	4	1	35	34	19	47	53	.243	.300	.304	.604	173	12	1	2	3	3
1985	25	-3.7	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	136	551	488	62	136	8	4	1	42	27	11	54	43	.279	.352	.318	.670	155	15	3	3	3	12
1986	26	-2.5	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	157	704	633	91	210	43	4	6	56	40	17	59	58	.332	.390	.441	.831	279	12	3	6	3	5
1987	27	-1.2	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	157	663	610	84	171	22	7	6	46	37	11	44	61	.280	.331	.369	.700	225	13	3	5	1	5
1988	28	-0.1	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	160	687	632	70	175	19	4	5	57	42	12	45	51	.277	.325	.343	.668	217	11	1	7	2	6
1989	29	0.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	158	717	651	88	205	26	3	5	63	43	17	52	44	.315	.364	.387	.751	252	19	1	8	5	2
1990	30	1.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	155	680	615	70	160	24	2	4	42	43	9	49	46	.260	.316	.325	.641	200	13	4	6	6	3
1991	31	2.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	158	707	652	85	198	38	2	10	56	31	11	41	38	.304	.345	.414	.759	270	15	3	5	6	2
1992	32	3.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	143	630	567	74	134	26	4	4	47	30	12	43	42	.236	.290	.318	.607	180	17	2	12	6	4
1993	33	4.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	57	129	119	20	28	5	0	1	8	7	3	8	6	.235	.284	.303	.586	36	1	0	2	0	0
1994	34	10.1	Birmingham	SOUL	AA	CHW	7	28	22	5	7	2	0	0	1	0	0	5	2	.318	.464	.409	.873	9	2	1	0	0	0
1994	34	4.9	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	7	24	24	2	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.333	.583	8	0	0	0	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		1769	7632	6940	913	1949	278	47	54	550	444	178	556	584	.281	.335	.358	.693	2483	146	24	75	37	47
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		415	1771	1554	265	480	64	16	13	187	92	28	169	110	.309	.379	.396	.775	615		15	19	14	2
All Levels (17 Seasons)							2184	9403	8494	1178	2429	342	63	67	737	536	206	725	694	.286	.343	.365	.708	3098	148	39	94	51	49

AA (2 seasons)					Minors		122	564	507	99	175	25	3	8	53	34	8	45	34	.345	.404	.454	.857	230		6	4	2	2
A (2 seasons)					Minors		254	1057	916	142	262	33	10	5	113	58	18	108	56	.286	.362	.360	.722	330		8	13	12
Rk (1 season)					Minors		39	150	131	24	43	6	3	0	21	0	2	16	20	.328	.405	.420	.825	55		1	2	0