Deion Sanders Minor League Statistics & History

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Deion Sanders

Deion Luwynn Sanders (Neon Deion or Prime Time)

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 9, 1967 in Fort Myers, Florida, US
High School: North Fort Myers HS (North Fort Myers, FL)
School: Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)

Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 6th round of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from North Fort Myers HS (North Fort Myers, FL) and the New York Yankees in the 30th round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL).

Prospect Ratings by Baseball America:
Pre-1990: Rated #53 Prospect

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	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
1988	20	3 Teams	3 Lgs	Rk-A-AAA	NYY	28	126	116	15	33	7	2	0	8	14	3	4	17	.284	.323	.379	.702	44	1	3	2	1	0
1988	20	Yankees	GULF	Rk	NYY	17	79	75	7	21	4	2	0	6	11	2	2	10	.280	.304	.387	.690	29		1	0	1	0
1988	20	Fort Lauderdale	FLOR	A	NYY	6	23	21	5	9	2	0	0	2	2	0	1	3	.429	.455	.524	.978	11	1	0	1	0	0
1988	20	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	5	24	20	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	.150	.261	.200	.461	4		2	1	0	0
1989	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	NYY	103	427	378	66	106	14	9	6	36	33	12	33	68	.280	.348	.413	.761	156		8	5	3	2
1989	21	Albany-Colonie	EL	AA	NYY	33	138	119	28	34	2	2	1	6	17	5	11	20	.286	.380	.361	.741	43		7	1	0	1
1989	21	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	70	289	259	38	72	12	7	5	30	16	7	22	48	.278	.333	.436	.770	113		1	4	3	1
1990	22	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	22	105	84	21	27	7	1	2	10	9	1	17	15	.321	.442	.500	.942	42		2	1	1	0
1991	23	Richmond	IL	AAA	ATL	29	141	130	20	34	6	3	5	16	12	4	10	28	.262	.312	.469	.781	61	2	0	0	1	0

1995	27	Chattanooga	SOUL	AA	CIN	2	7	7	1	4	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	.571	.571	1.000	1.571	7	0	0	0	0	0

2000	32	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	25	121	105	13	21	1	1	3	7	10	4	14	9	.200	.292	.314	.606	33	2	0	1	1	0
2001	33	2 Teams	1 Lg	AAA	TOR,CIN	44	198	181	27	61	11	6	2	15	11	7	9	16	.337	.381	.497	.879	90	2	4	4	0	0
2001	33	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	19	81	74	12	34	4	5	1	9	6	3	2	4	.459	.494	.689	1.183	51	0	3	2	0	0
2001	33	Louisville,Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR,CIN	44	198	181	27	61	11	6	2	15	11	7	9	16	.337	.381	.497	.879	90	2	4	4	0	0
2001	33	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	25	117	107	15	27	7	1	1	6	5	4	7	12	.252	.304	.364	.669	39	2	1	2	0	0
7 Seasons						253	1125	1001	163	286	46	22	19	94	90	31	87	154	.286	.351	.433	.783	433	7	17	13	7	2
AAA (6 seasons)				AAA		195	878	779	122	218	38	18	17	78	59	24	73	120	.280	.346	.440	.786	343	6	9	11	6	1
AA (2 seasons)				AA		35	145	126	29	38	2	2	2	8	18	5	11	21	.302	.389	.397	.786	50	0	7	1	0	1
A (1 season)				A		6	23	21	5	9	2	0	0	2	2	0	1	3	.429	.455	.524	.978	11	1	0	1	0	0
Rk (1 season)				Rk		17	79	75	7	21	4	2	0	6	11	2	2	10	.280	.304	.387	.690	29		1	0	1	0

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1988	20	3 Teams	3 Lgs	Rk-A-AAA	NYY	OF	28	73	68	3	2	0	.973	2.54
1988	20	Yankees	GULF	Rk	NYY	OF	17	36	33	1	2	0	.944	2.00
1988	20	Fort Lauderdale	FLOR	A	NYY	OF	6	24	22	2	0	0	1.000	4.00
1988	20	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	OF	5	13	13	0	0	0	1.000	2.60
1989	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	NYY	OF	102	251	244	3	4	0	.984	2.42
1989	21	Albany-Colonie	EL	AA	NYY	OF	33	82	79	3	0	0	1.000	2.48
1989	21	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	OF	69	169	165	0	4	0	.976	2.39
1990	22	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	OF	22	50	49	1	0	0	1.000	2.27
1991	23	Richmond	IL	AAA	ATL	OF	29	75	73	1	1	1	.987	2.55

1995	27	Chattanooga	SOUL	AA	CIN	OF	1	4	3	1	0	1	1.000	4.00
1995	27	Chattanooga	SOUL	AA	CIN	CF	1							0.00

2000	32	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	OF	25	53	49	3	1	1	.981	2.08
2000	32	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	CF	2							0.00
2000	32	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	LF	23							0.00
2001	33	2 Teams	1 Lg	AAA	TOR,CIN	CF	7							0.00
2001	33	2 Teams	1 Lg	AAA	CIN,TOR	LF	23							0.00
2001	33	2 Teams	1 Lg	AAA	CIN,TOR	OF	32	55	53	1	1	0	.982	1.69
2001	33	2 Teams	1 Lg	AAA	TOR,CIN	RF	2							0.00
2001	33	Louisville, Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR,CIN	OF	32	55	53	1	1	0	.982	1.69
2001	33	Louisville, Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR,CIN	RF	2							0.00
2001	33	Louisville, Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR,CIN	CF	7							0.00
2001	33	Louisville, Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR,CIN	LF	23							0.00
2001	33	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	OF	13	18	17	1	0	0	1.000	1.38
2001	33	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	LF	13							0.00
2001	33	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	OF	19	37	36	0	1	0	.973	1.89
2001	33	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	RF	2							0.00
2001	33	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	CF	7							0.00
2001	33	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	LF	10							0.00
7 Seasons							239	561	539	13	9	3	.984	2.31
OF (7 seasons)						OF	239	561	539	13	9	3	.984	2.31
CF (3 seasons)						CF	10							0.00
LF (2 seasons)						LF	46							0.00
RF (1 season)						RF	2							0.00

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1988	20	GCL Yankees	Gulf Coast League	Rk	NYY
1988	20	Fort Lauderdale Yankees	Florida State League	A	NYY
1988	20	Columbus Clippers	International League	AAA	NYY
1989	21	Columbus Clippers	International League	AAA	NYY
1989	21	Albany-Colonie Yankees	Eastern League	AA	NYY
1989	21	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1989-05-31	1989-09-06
1990	22	Columbus Clippers	International League	AAA	NYY
1990	22	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1990-04-14	1990-07-29
1991	23	Richmond Braves	International League	AAA	ATL
1991	23	Atlanta Braves	National League	MLB	ATL	1	1991-04-10	1991-10-06
1992	24	Atlanta Braves	National League	MLB	ATL	1	1992-04-07	1992-10-02
1993	25	Atlanta Braves	National League	MLB	ATL	1	1993-04-06	1993-10-02
1994	26	Atlanta Braves	National League	MLB	ATL	1	1994-04-04	1994-05-28
1994	26	Cincinnati Reds	National League	MLB	CIN	2	1994-05-30	1994-08-11
1995	27	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	AA	CIN
1995	27	Cincinnati Reds	National League	MLB	CIN	1	1995-04-26	1995-07-19
1995	27	San Francisco Giants	National League	MLB	SFG	2	1995-07-24	1995-09-24
1996	28	Did Not Play
1997	29	Cincinnati Reds	National League	MLB	CIN	1	1997-04-01	1997-09-04
1998	30	Did Not Play
1999	31	Did Not Play
2000	32	Louisville RiverBats	International League	AAA	CIN
2001	33	Louisville RiverBats	International League	AAA	CIN	1
2001	33	Cincinnati Reds	National League	MLB	CIN	1	2001-05-01	2001-06-14
2001	33	Syracuse SkyChiefs	International League	AAA	TOR	2

Sabr ID: bd12bb65

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