Chris
Sabo
 
Nickname: Spuds
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: January 19, 1962 in Usa, MI, DETROIT
 
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1988 26 SEA AL 97 252 34 66 26 1 4 39 2 2 12 38 .262 .297 .421 .718 28.9 5.7
1989 27 SEA AL 46 131 20 32 10 1 2 16 2 0 11 22 .244 .301 .382 .682 16.0 3.0
1991 29 MIN AL 5 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154 .154 .154 .308 -0.4 0.0
1992 30 MIN AL 24 66 10 23 7 0 3 14 1 2 3 5 .348 .386 .591 .977 12.6 3.3
1993 31 CAR NL 121 256 35 66 24 7 1 26 2 2 24 36 .258 .328 .418 .745 34.8 7.2
1994 32 CAR NL 118 182 24 38 13 0 6 24 1 1 6 46 .209 .240 .379 .619 16.4 1.1
1995 33 CAR NL 73 134 15 33 8 3 2 13 2 0 10 28 .246 .304 .396 .700 16.4 2.4
1996 34 CAR NL 84 151 12 31 8 2 0 15 2 1 7 45 .205 .239 .285 .524 9.6 0.0
1997 35 LAD NL 108 182 19 37 10 1 5 24 1 0 9 53 .203 .240 .352 .591 13.9 0.3
9 Years Sim 676 1367 169 328 106 15 23 171 13 8 82 275 .240 .286 .390 .676 148.4 23.0
162 Game Average 327 40 78 25 3 5 40 3 1 19 65 .240 .286 .390 .676 35.6  
Career Highs 121 256 35 66 26 7 6 39 2 2 24 53 .348 .386 .591 .977 34.8  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1988 26 SEA AL 3B 37 22 223.0 19 59 6 2 .929 3.15   0.7
    SS 27 7 97.3 9 31 2 5 .952 3.70   0.4
1989 27 SEA AL 3B 30 25 230.0 24 45 6 5 .920 2.70   0.4
    2B 5 5 46.0 9 19 3 3 .903 5.48   0.1
    SS 6 2 26.0 3 9 0 1 1.000 4.15   0.1
1991 29 MIN AL SS 3 2 19.0 5 8 2 1 .867 6.16   0.1
    3B 1 1 9.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.1
1992 30 MIN AL 2B 7 2 34.3 9 8 1 1 .944 4.46   0.1
    3B 2 1 11.0 1 2 0 1 1.000 2.45   0.0
    SS 2 1 10.0 1 6 0 3 1.000 6.30   0.1
1993 31 CAR NL 3B 44 27 262.3 18 59 4 5 .951 2.64   0.7
    2B 38 25 241.3 51 97 4 17 .974 5.52   1.5
    SS 16 4 61.0 3 15 2 1 .900 2.66   0.1
1994 32 CAR NL SS 56 7 168.3 20 78 3 11 .970 5.24   1.0
    3B 28 16 166.7 9 36 5 3 .900 2.43   0.2
    2B 4 1 16.0 3 5 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.1
1995 33 CAR NL SS 30 9 123.7 24 57 3 12 .964 5.90   0.3
    2B 9 9 70.0 19 33 0 7 1.000 6.69   0.4
    3B 11 4 51.0 4 15 0 2 1.000 3.35   0.3
    1B 5 5 42.0 41 5 1 4 .979 9.86   0.1
1996 34 CAR NL 2B 45 20 220.3 37 76 1 19 .991 4.62   0.6
    SS 22 11 112.3 17 45 2 8 .969 4.97   0.5
    3B 8 1 23.0 1 6 0 2 1.000 2.74   0.1
1997 35 LAD NL 3B 36 34 274.7 15 55 3 6 .959 2.29   1.0
    SS 1 0 5.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  3B 197 131 1250.7 91 280 24 26 .939 2.67   3.4
  2B 109 62 629.0 128 238 9 48 .976 5.24   2.8
  SS 163 43 622.7 82 250 14 42 .960 4.80   2.5
  1B 5 5 42.0 41 5 1 4 .979 9.86   0.1
  LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   475 241 2546.3 342 773 48 120 .959 3.94   8.7
Career Highs   98 56 564.7 88 171 10 29 .984 6.22    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1993 31 CAR NL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Career Post-Season Batting 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 27th overall pick, by Seattle in 1988
Had first career hit on 4/2/1988, off Mike Flanagan (BAL)
Hit first career homerun on 5/9/1988, off Mike Flanagan (BAL)
Traded from Seattle to Minnesota on 7/31/1989 (Going to MIN: P Charlie Mitchell, 3B Chris Sabo. Going to SEA: C Traded Player-Trade)
Injured on 6/29/1990 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 3 days
Injured on 7/12/1990 with a Torn Thigh Muscle, out for full season
Traded from Minnesota to Carolina on 1/31/1993 (Going to CAR: 3B Chris Sabo. Going to MIN: 3B EXP Player18)
1/31/1994: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,195,000 through salary arbitration
1/31/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,195,000 through salary arbitration
1/31/1996: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,195,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 2/11/1997 to a 2-year deal worth $702,001 per year
Released by Los Angeles on 6/1/1998