Ian Happ vs. Steve Sax — Career Comparison

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Adjusted for the eras they played in, Steve Sax holds a real edge over Ian Happ in this comparison. Steve Sax led in contact rate (K%+ 196 vs 90), batting average (AVG+ 115 vs 101), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 108 vs 107). Ian Happ held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 121 vs 41). The edge belongs to Steve Sax.

Hitting Stats for Ian Happ and Steve Sax

Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1139
153.61
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1769
139.07
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
4449
600
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7632
600
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
3845
518.54
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6940
545.6
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.807
0.807
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
950
128.12
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1949
153.22
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
544
73.36
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1570
123.43
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
29.27
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
21.86
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.16
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
3.69
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
23.33
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
54
4.25
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
54.75
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
379
29.8
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
625.01
84.29
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
861.21
67.71
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1718
231.69
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2483
195.2
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1524
205.53
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2529
198.82
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
567
76.47
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
913
71.78
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
557
75.12
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
550
43.24
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
951
128.25
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1409
110.77
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
606.52
81.8
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922.02
72.49
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.59
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.89
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
540
72.83
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
556
43.71
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.24
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
3.69
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
1175
158.46
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
45.91
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
3.79
3.79
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.07
13.07
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.67
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
5.9
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.37
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
2.91
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
9.44
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
146
11.48
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
70
9.44
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
34.91
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.37
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
13.99
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
95
12.81
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
48.9
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.68
73.68
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
71.38
71.38

Fielding Stats for Ian Happ and Steve Sax

Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
1.16
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1719
1.04
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
1.02
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1695
1.02
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
25902
27
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44712
27
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
8634
9
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14904
9
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
1861
1.94
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3617
2.18
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
0.21
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4817
2.91
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.02
Steve Sax
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
0.11
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
2086
2.17
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8624
5.21
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
2066
2.15
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8434
5.09
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Steve Sax
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.8
97.8
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.863
1.863
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.906
4.906
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.01
88.01
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.04
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
0.6
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0