How Steve Sax's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

Steve Sax totaled 44,712 career Played Outs, well above the league average of 6,890.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Played Outs season came in 1986, posting 4,099, well above the league average of 1,082.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1993 at 630, well below the league average of 1,019.2 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 4,045 in 1991 to 3,754 in 1992 and 630 in 1993, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 630 to 4,099 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Steve Sax Lifetime Played Outs

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Steve Sax Played Outs Per Season

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

Steve Sax Played Outs by Team

Steve Sax's career Played Outs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Steve Sax career Played Outs by team bar chart

Steve Sax Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

A running total of Steve Sax's career Played Outs, 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.
Steve Sax Played Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

Steve Sax Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Steve Sax's seasonal Played Outs 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.
Steve Sax Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Steve Sax Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Steve Sax's MLB career with Played Outs 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.
Steve Sax Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table