Rey Sánchez

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: October 5, 1967 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 13th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft.

High School: Live Oak HS (Morgan Hill, CA)

Debut: September 8, 1991 (Age 23-338d, 13,660th in MLB history)
vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 8, 2005 (Age 37-246d)
vs. MIL 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1992 season

Agents: Scott Boras

Full Name: Rey Francisco Sanchez

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.6

AB

4850

H

1317

HR

BA

.272

R

549

RBI

389

SB

OBP

.308

SLG

.334

OPS

.642

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1986	18	TEX-min	Rk	52	217	169	27	49	3	1	0	23	10	10	41	18	.290	.435	.320	.754		54		3	3	1	0		RGS · GULF
1987	19	TEX-min	A	50	187	160	19	35	1	2	1	10	6	3	22	17	.219	.321	.269	.589		43		2	3	0	0		GST · SALL
1988	20	TEX-min	A	128	462	418	60	128	6	5	0	38	29	11	35	24	.306	.364	.344	.709		144	14	5	1	3	4		POE · FLOR
1989	21	TEX-min	AAA	134	495	464	38	104	10	4	1	39	4	4	21	50	.224	.259	.269	.529		125		2	5	3	0		OKC · AA
1990			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
1991	23	CHC-min	AAA	126	474	417	60	121	16	5	2	46	13	7	37	27	.290	.356	.367	.723		153	11	7	11	2	2		IWA · AA
1991	23	CHC	NL	13	27	23	1	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	3	.261	.370	.261	.631	78	6	0	0	0	0	0	6/4
1992	24	CHC-min	AAA	20	81	76	12	26	3	0	0	3	6	3	4	1	.342	.375	.382	.757		29	3	0	1	0	0		IWA · AA
1992	24	CHC	NL	74	275	255	24	64	14	3	1	19	2	1	10	17	.251	.285	.341	.626	75	87	7	3	5	2	1	6/4
1993	25	CHC	NL	105	373	344	35	97	11	2	0	28	1	1	15	22	.282	.316	.326	.642	75	112	8	3	9	2	7	6
1994	26	CHC	NL	96	323	291	26	83	13	1	0	24	2	5	20	29	.285	.345	.337	.682	80	98	9	7	4	1	4	465
1995	27	CHC	NL	114	453	428	57	119	22	2	3	27	6	4	14	48	.278	.301	.360	.661	76	154	9	1	8	2	2	*4/6
1996	28	CHC-min	AAA	3	13	12	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	.167	.231	.167	.397		2	0	0	0	0	0		IWA · AA
1996	28	CHC	NL	95	324	289	28	61	9	0	1	12	7	1	22	42	.211	.272	.253	.525	39	73	6	3	8	2	6	6
1997	29	TOT	MLB	135	370	343	35	94	21	0	2	27	4	6	16	47	.274	.307	.353	.660	72	121	8	1	9	1	2	46/5
1997	29	CHC	NL	97	220	205	14	51	9	0	1	12	4	2	11	26	.249	.287	.307	.594	55	63	7	0	4	0	2	64/5
1997	29	NYY	AL	38	150	138	21	43	12	0	1	15	0	4	5	21	.312	.338	.420	.758	97	58	1	1	5	1	0	4/6
1998	30	SFG	NL	109	339	316	44	90	14	2	2	30	0	0	16	47	.285	.325	.361	.686	85	114	11	4	1	2	0	64
1999	31	KCR	AL	134	518	479	66	141	18	6	2	56	11	5	22	48	.294	.329	.370	.698	78	177	14	4	10	3	2	*6
2000	32	KCR	AL	143	555	509	68	139	18	2	1	38	7	3	28	55	.273	.314	.322	.637	61	164	17	4	11	3	0	*6
2001	33	TOT	MLB	149	579	544	56	153	18	6	0	37	11	1	15	49	.281	.300	.336	.637	64	183	20	2	13	5	1	*6
2001	33	KCR	AL	100	416	390	46	118	14	5	0	28	9	1	11	34	.303	.322	.364	.686	77	142	11	2	9	4	0	6
2001	33	ATL	NL	49	163	154	10	35	4	1	0	9	2	0	4	15	.227	.245	.266	.512	31	41	9	0	4	1	1	6
2002	34	BOS	AL	107	386	357	46	102	12	3	1	38	2	2	17	31	.286	.318	.345	.662	75	123	9	2	5	5	1	46
2003	35	NYM-min	AA	3	12	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.111	.200	.111	.311		1	3	0	2	0	0		BNG · EL
2003	35	TOT	MLB	102	369	344	33	86	8	2	0	23	2	1	16	39	.250	.285	.285	.570	53	98	10	2	4	3	3	64
2003	35	NYM	NL	56	183	174	11	36	3	1	0	12	1	1	8	18	.207	.240	.236	.476	27	41	7	0	0	1	2	64
2003	35	SEA	AL	46	186	170	22	50	5	1	0	11	1	0	8	21	.294	.330	.335	.665	81	57	3	2	4	2	1	6
2004	36	TBD	AL	91	307	285	23	70	14	3	2	26	0	1	12	28	.246	.281	.337	.617	63	96	6	3	4	3	0	4/6
2005	37	NYY	AL	23	48	43	7	12	1	0	0	2	0	1	2	3	.279	.326	.302	.628	71	13	2	1	2	0	0	6/4D5
15 Yrs				1490	5246	4850	549	1317	193	32	15	389	55	32	229	508	.272	.308	.334	.642	69	1619	136	40	93	34	29
162 Game Avg.				162	570	527	60	143	21	3	2	42	6	3	25	55	.272	.308	.334	.642	69	176	15	4	10	4	3
				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
CHC (7 yrs)				594	1995	1835	185	481	78	8	6	124	22	14	96	187	.262	.304	.323	.627	68	593	46	17	38	9	22
KCR (3 yrs)				377	1489	1378	180	398	50	13	3	122	27	9	61	137	.289	.321	.351	.672	71	483	42	10	30	10	2
NYY (2 yrs)				61	198	181	28	55	13	0	1	17	0	5	7	24	.304	.335	.392	.727	91	71	3	2	7	1	0
TBD (1 yr)				91	307	285	23	70	14	3	2	26	0	1	12	28	.246	.281	.337	.617	63	96	6	3	4	3	0
NYM (1 yr)				56	183	174	11	36	3	1	0	12	1	1	8	18	.207	.240	.236	.476	27	41	7	0	0	1	2
SFG (1 yr)				109	339	316	44	90	14	2	2	30	0	0	16	47	.285	.325	.361	.686	85	114	11	4	1	2	0
ATL (1 yr)				49	163	154	10	35	4	1	0	9	2	0	4	15	.227	.245	.266	.512	31	41	9	0	4	1	1
BOS (1 yr)				107	386	357	46	102	12	3	1	38	2	2	17	31	.286	.318	.345	.662	75	123	9	2	5	5	1
SEA (1 yr)				46	186	170	22	50	5	1	0	11	1	0	8	21	.294	.330	.335	.665	81	57	3	2	4	2	1

NL (10 yrs)				808	2680	2479	250	642	99	12	8	175	25	15	124	267	.259	.298	.318	.617	65	789	73	21	43	13	25
AL (8 yrs)				682	2566	2371	299	675	94	20	7	214	30	17	105	241	.285	.318	.350	.668	73	830	63	19	50	21	4

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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