Lenn Sakata Stats

Lenn Sakata was born on Tuesday, June 8, 1954, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Sakata was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 21, 1977, with the Milwaukee Brewers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Lenn Sakata baseball stats page.

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"... standing next to a taller teammate, like the elongaged Jim Palmer, (Lenn) Sakata's overdeveloped chest and shoulders give him the appearance of a midget wrestler." Author Daniel Okrent in Nine Innings: The Anatomy of a Baseball Game (1985)

Lenn Sakata

Lenn Sakata Autograph on a 1984 Topps (#578)

Lenn Sakata Autograph on a 1984 Topps (#578)

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Birth Name:   Lenn Haruki Sakata
Nickname:   None
Born On:   06-08-1954  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Honolulu, Hawaii
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Kalani High School (Honolulu, HI)
College:   Gonzaga University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09   Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   07-21-1977 (Age 23)
Last Game:   06-28-1987
Draft:   1975 : 1st Round (10th)

Lenn Sakata

Lenn Sakata Pitching Stats

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Lenn Sakata

Lenn Sakata Hitting Stats

1977 23 Brewers 53 154 13 25 2 0 2 0 12 9 0 22 6 0 0 1 .162 .209 .214
1978 24 Brewers 30 78 8 15 4 0 0 0 3 8 1 11 0 0 0 3 .192 .267 .244
1979 25 Brewers 4 14 1 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .643
1980 26 Orioles 43 83 12 16 3 2 1 0 9 6 0 10 0 1 0 3 .193 .244 .313
1981 27 Orioles 61 150 19 34 4 0 5 1 15 11 0 18 1 1 1 5 .227 .282 .353
1982 28 Orioles 136 343 40 89 18 1 6 0 31 30 2 39 8 4 4 7 .259 .323 .370
1983 29 Orioles 66 134 23 34 7 0 3 0 12 16 0 17 1 0 1 4 .254 .338 .373
1984 30 Orioles 81 157 23 30 1 0 3 0 11 6 2 15 5 0 0 4 .191 .221 .255
1985 31 Orioles 55 97 15 22 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 15 1 0 1 3 .227 .279 .351
1986 32 Athletics 17 34 4 12 2 0 0 0 5 3 0 6 0 1 0 1 .353 .395 .412
1987 33 Yankees 19 45 5 12 0 1 2 0 4 2 0 4 0 0 1 2 .267 .313 .444
11 Years 565 1,289 163 296 46 4 25 1 109 97 5 158 22 7 8 33 .230 .286 .330

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Lenn Sakata Fielding Stats

1977 Brewers 2B 53 50 1,260 265 5.0 261 102 159 4 43 n/a n/a n/a .985 5.59
1978 Brewers 2B 29 24 624 119 4.1 116 50 66 3 12 n/a n/a n/a .975 5.02
1979 Brewers 2B 4 4 105 23 5.8 23 10 13 0 5 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.91
1980 Orioles 2B 34 20 606 129 3.8 127 55 72 2 18 n/a n/a n/a .984 5.66
1980 Orioles SS 4 0 18 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50
1981 Orioles 2B 20 9 303 73 3.7 72 30 42 1 10 n/a n/a n/a .986 6.42
1981 Orioles SS 42 32 855 164 3.9 158 52 106 6 23 n/a n/a n/a .963 4.99
1982 Orioles 2B 83 44 1,428 257 3.1 251 106 145 6 34 n/a n/a n/a .977 4.75
1982 Orioles SS 56 50 1,278 240 4.3 230 76 154 10 27 n/a n/a n/a .958 4.86
1983 Orioles 2B 60 36 1,092 203 3.4 201 84 117 2 36 n/a n/a n/a .990 4.97
1983 Orioles C 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0.00
1984 Orioles 2B 76 38 1,224 244 3.2 241 80 161 3 33 n/a n/a n/a .988 5.32
1984 Orioles LF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1985 Orioles 2B 50 22 792 151 3.0 145 58 87 6 18 n/a n/a n/a .960 4.94
1986 Athletics 2B 16 10 288 61 3.8 60 21 39 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .984 5.63
1987 Yankees 2B 6 2 69 12 2.0 12 5 7 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.70
1987 Yankees 3B 12 12 258 28 2.3 26 3 23 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.72
2B Totals 431 259 7,791 1,537 3.6 1,509 601 908 28 216 n/a n/a n/a .982 5.23
SS Totals 102 82 2,151 405 4.0 389 128 261 16 50 n/a n/a n/a .960 4.88
3B Totals 12 12 258 28 2.3 26 3 23 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.72
C Totals 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0.00
LF Totals 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
11 Years 547 353 10,206 1,970 3.6 1,924 732 1,192 46 267 0 0 1 .977 5.09

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Lenn Sakata Miscellaneous Stats

1977 Brewers 1 3 .250 0 1 0 77.0 7.0 12.8 - - -
1978 Brewers 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 0.0 7.1 26.0 - - -
1979 Brewers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 14.0 14.0 - - -
1980 Orioles 2 1 .667 6 4 1 83.0 8.3 9.2 - - -
1981 Orioles 4 0 1.000 1 7 0 30.0 8.3 10.0 - - -
1982 Orioles 7 4 .636 11 6 0 57.2 8.8 11.1 - - -
1983 Orioles 8 4 .667 3 12 1 44.7 7.9 11.2 - - -
1984 Orioles 4 1 .800 5 15 0 52.3 10.5 14.3 - - -
1985 Orioles 3 2 .600 1 14 1 32.3 6.5 16.2 - - -
1986 Athletics 0 1 .000 0 1 1 0.0 5.7 6.8 - - -
1987 Yankees 0 1 .000 1 1 0 22.5 11.3 11.3 - - -
11 Years 30 17 .638 28 62 4 51.6 8.2 11.8 - - -

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Lenn Sakata Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1977 Milwaukee Brewers 21 $19,000.00 - -
1978 Milwaukee Brewers 2 $21,000.00 - -
1979 Milwaukee Brewers 2 $21,000.00 - -
1980 Baltimore Orioles 12 Undetermined - -
1981 Baltimore Orioles 12 Undetermined - -
1982 Baltimore Orioles 12 Undetermined - -
1983 Baltimore Orioles 12 Undetermined - Stats
1984 Baltimore Orioles 12 Undetermined - -
1985 Baltimore Orioles 12 Undetermined - -
1986 Oakland Athletics 17 $75,000.00 - -
1987 New York Yankees 11 $125,000.00 - -

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