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.
"... 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) |
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Lenn SakataLenn Sakata Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Lenn SakataLenn Sakata Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 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 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 11 Years | 565 | 1,289 | 163 | 296 | 46 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 109 | 97 | 5 | 158 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 33 | .230 | .286 | .330 | ||
Lenn SakataLenn Sakata Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 | |
Lenn SakataLenn Sakata Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 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 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 11 Years | 30 | 17 | .638 | 28 | 62 | 4 | 51.6 | 8.2 | 11.8 | - | - | - |
Lenn SakataLenn Sakata Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 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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