Dave Sax
David John Sax
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 22, 1958 in Sacramento, CA
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1978. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1982
Final Game: April 26, 1987
Relatives: Brother of Steve Sax
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1982 23 LAD NL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1983 24 LAD NL 7 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1985 26 BOS AL 22 43 36 2 11 3 0 0 6 0 1 3 3 .306 .350 .389 .739 100 14 0 0 3 1 0 2/79
1986 27 BOS AL 4 11 11 1 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .455 .455 .818 1.273 237 9 0 0 0 0 0 /23
1987 28 BOS AL 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
5 Seasons 37 67 60 3 16 4 0 1 8 0 1 3 5 .267 .297 .383 .680 83 23 0 0 3 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 293 263 13 70 18 0 4 35 0 4 13 22 .267 .297 .383 .680 83 101 0 0 13 4 0
BOS (3 yrs) 28 57 50 3 16 4 0 1 7 0 1 3 5 .320 .352 .460 .812 117 23 0 0 3 1 0
LAD (2 yrs) 9 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 28 57 50 3 16 4 0 1 7 0 1 3 5 .320 .352 .460 .812 117 23 0 0 3 1 0
NL (2 yrs) 9 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1982 23 LAD NL 2 2 0 0.0 93 .000 .000 .263 .000 .326 .000 .382 .000 .708 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1983 24 LAD NL 8 8 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .262 .000 .330 .000 .388 .000 .718 -100 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1985 26 BOS AL 43 30 5 4.5 102 .324 .306 .266 .350 .332 .389 .413 .739 .745 100 .487 0.2 0.0 .615 .139 .083
1986 27 BOS AL 11 6 4 17.8 101 .444 .455 .263 .455 .331 .818 .410 1.273 .741 237 .921 2.0 0.2 1.500 .364 .364 .0
1987 28 BOS AL 3 3 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .269 .000 .337 .000 .431 .000 .768 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
5 Seasons 67 49 9 4.9 101 .273 .267 .265 .297 .332 .383 .409 .680 .741 83 .534 -1.4 -0.2 .556 .150 .117 .0
162 Game Avg. 293 215 39 4.9 101 .273 .267 .265 .297 .332 .383 .409 .680 .741 83 .534 -1.4 -0.2 .556 .150 .117
BOS (3 yrs) 57 39 9 6.2 102 .333 .320 .265 .352 .332 .460 .413 .812 .745 117 .629 1.3 0.1 .714 .180 .140 .0
LAD (2 yrs) 10 10 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .262 .000 .329 .000 .387 .000 .716 -100 .000 -2.7 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
AL (3 yrs) 57 39 9 6.2 102 .333 .320 .265 .352 .332 .460 .413 .812 .745 117 .629 1.3 0.1 .714 .180 .140 .0
NL (2 yrs) 10 10 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .262 .000 .329 .000 .387 .000 .716 -100 .000 -2.7 -0.3 .000 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1982 23 LAD NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.00 100%
1983 24 LAD NL 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8.0 1.67 100%
1985 26 BOS AL 43 0.0% 7.0% 7.0% 7.0% 27% 1.00 12.0 6.0 1.27 79%
1986 27 BOS AL 11 9.1% 9.1% 0.0% 18.2% 40% 11.0 11.0 11.0 0.25 82%
1987 28 BOS AL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 0.00 67%
5 Seasons 67 1.5% 7.5% 4.5% 7.5% 31% 1.67 12.0 60.0 7.5 1.00 82%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1982 23 LAD NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 24 LAD NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 26 BOS AL 0 0 14% 24 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 25% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1986 27 BOS AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 28 BOS AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 0 0 11% 25 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 25% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1982 23 LAD NL 2 100% 0 1 0 0 0 6.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1983 24 LAD NL 8 13% 0 4 0 0 1 0.86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 6 1 17% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1985 26 BOS AL 43 51% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 9 0 0% 9 6 67% 32 6 19% 1 1 100% 4 2 50% 0
1986 27 BOS AL 11 73% 5 1 0 0 0 1.82 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 4 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1987 28 BOS AL 3 33% 0 1 0 0 0 0.98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 67 51% 16 7 0 0 1 1.75 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 100% 12 0 0% 11 7 64% 43 7 16% 3 2 67% 4 2 50% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1982 23 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 24 9 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 25 9 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 26 31 53 46 2 11 3 0 0 7 0 1 3 3 .239 .280 .304 .584 59 14 0 0 3 1 0
1986 27 35 64 57 3 16 4 0 1 8 0 1 3 4 .281 .311 .404 .715 93 23 0 0 3 1 0
1987 28 37 67 60 3 16 4 0 1 8 0 1 3 5 .267 .297 .383 .680 83 23 0 0 3 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1982 23 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1983 24 7 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
1985 26 22 40 36 2 11 3 0 0 6 0 3 3 .306 .350 .389 .739 5 22
1986 27 4 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 4 4
1987 28 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
5 Seasons 37 64 60 3 11 3 0 0 8 0 3 5 .183 .219 .233 .452 9 37
162 Game Avg. 162 280 263 13 48 13 0 0 35 0 13 22 .183 .219 .233 .452 39 37

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