How Lenn Sakata's Assists Compares to Similar Players

Lenn Sakata totaled 1,192 career Assists, well above the league average of 312.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Assists season came in 1982, posting 299, well above the league average of 51.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1979 at 13, well below the league average of 53.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Assists total went from 87 in 1985 to 39 in 1986 and 30 in 1987, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Assists profile — ranging from 13 to 299 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Lenn Sakata Lifetime Assists

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Lenn Sakata Assists Per Season

Lenn Sakata's Assists for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 2B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Lenn Sakata Assists per season line chart

Lenn Sakata Assists by Team

Lenn Sakata's career Assists totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lenn Sakata career Assists by team bar chart

Lenn Sakata Cumulative Assists — Career Progression

A running total of Lenn Sakata's career Assists, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Lenn Sakata Assists year-over-year waterfall chart

Lenn Sakata Assists Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Lenn Sakata's seasonal Assists alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Lenn Sakata Assists distribution box chart versus comparable players

Lenn Sakata Assists — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Lenn Sakata's MLB career with Assists alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Lenn Sakata Assists season-by-season breakdown table