Steve Sax vs. Jon Shave — Career Comparison

Steve Sax
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueSecond BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Jon Shave
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Steve Sax and Jon Shave are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Sax posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.339 vs .326) and home run production (54 career HR at a higher rate). Jon Shave had the advantage in batting average (.288 vs .281). By the career numbers, Steve Sax had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Steve Sax and Jon Shave

Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1769
139.07
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
266.29
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7632
600
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
178
600
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6940
545.6
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
160
539.33
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jon Shave
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1949
153.22
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
155.06
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1570
123.43
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
36
121.35
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
21.86
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.34
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
3.69
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.25
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.37
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
379
29.8
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
33.71
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jon Shave
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
861.21
67.71
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
18.34
61.81
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2483
195.2
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
195.51
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2529
198.82
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
56
188.76
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Jon Shave
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Jon Shave
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
913
71.78
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
20
67.42
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
550
43.24
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
70.79
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1409
110.77
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
134.83
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.02
72.49
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
20.35
68.59
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
1.89
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.74
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
556
43.71
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
8
26.97
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
3.69
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PAverified
584
45.91
Jon Shave
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
117.98
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.07
13.07
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
5.09
5.09
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
5.9
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.22
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
2.91
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.74
Steve Sax
Career
Per 600 PA
146
11.48
Jon Shave
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
34.91
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.11
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
13.99
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.85
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
48.9
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
8
26.97
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.38
71.38
Jon Shave
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Steve Sax and Jon Shave

Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jon Shave
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1719
1.04
Jon Shave
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.56
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1695
1.02
Jon Shave
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.84
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44712
27
Jon Shave
Career
Per 9 Innings
1283
27
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14904
9
Jon Shave
Career
Per 9 Innings
427.2
9
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3617
2.18
Jon Shave
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
2.13
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4817
2.91
Jon Shave
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.53
Steve Sax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.11
Jon Shave
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8624
5.21
Jon Shave
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
4.82
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8434
5.09
Jon Shave
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
4.65
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.8
97.8
Jon Shave
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
96.51
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.906
4.906
Jon Shave
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.987
2.987
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Jon Shave
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Steve Sax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998
0.6
Jon Shave
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.72
Steve Sax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Shave
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Shave
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Shave
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Shave
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0