How Lenn Sakata's Games Played as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Lenn Sakata totaled 547 career Games Played as Fielder, well above the league average of 350.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Played as Fielder season came in 1982, posting 139, well above the league average of 54.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1979 at 4, well below the league average of 55.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Played as Fielder total went from 50 in 1985 to 16 in 1986 and 18 in 1987, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Played as Fielder profile — ranging from 4 to 139 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Lenn Sakata Lifetime Games Played as Fielder

Stats similar to Games Played as Fielder for Lenn Sakata
Lenn Sakata
Games Played as Fielder
Career547
Season Avg.49.73
162 Game Avg.162
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Lenn Sakata Games Played as Fielder Per Season

Lenn Sakata's Games Played as Fielder 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 Games Played as Fielder per season line chart

Lenn Sakata Games Played as Fielder by Team

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

Lenn Sakata Cumulative Games Played as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Lenn Sakata's career Games Played as Fielder, 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 Games Played as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Lenn Sakata Games Played as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Lenn Sakata's seasonal Games Played as Fielder 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 Games Played as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Lenn Sakata Games Played as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Lenn Sakata's MLB career with Games Played as Fielder 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 Games Played as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table