What years did Mike Sadek play?

Mike Sadek played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1981.

Was Mike Sadek a pitcher?

No. Mike Sadek was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Mike Sadek hit?

Mike Sadek hit 5 career home runs with 184 hits.

Mike Sadek

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1973-1981)

AVG .226

HR 5

RBI 74

H 184

OPS .609

PIV -1,501

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 165 lb
Born: 5/30/1946 in Minneapolis, MN, USA
Died: 1/20/2021 in San Andreas, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1973-04-13
Last Game: 1981-06-10

Full name: Michael George Sadek

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
383	813	88	184	30	4	5	74	6	108	97	.226	.317	.292	.609	-1,501

Career AVG .226 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 13.0% below league average.

Career OBP .317 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .292 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 23.6% below league average.

Career OPS .609 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 13.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1973	SFN	NL	39	66	6	11	1	1	0	4	1	11	8	.167	.256 (-35%)	.325 (-13%)	.378 (-44%)	.703 (-30%)	-293.8
1975	SFN	NL	42	106	14	25	5	2	0	9	1	14	14	.236	.257 (-8%)	.327 (-2%)	.374 (-14%)	.701 (-8%)	-130.8
1976	SFN	NL	55	93	8	19	2	0	0	7	0	11	10	.204	.255 (-20%)	.320 (-8%)	.360 (-37%)	.681 (-24%)	-291.1
1977	SFN	NL	61	126	12	29	7	0	1	15	2	12	5	.230	.264 (-13%)	.329 (-10%)	.401 (-23%)	.730 (-17%)	-327.7
1978	SFN	NL	40	109	15	26	3	0	2	9	1	10	11	.239	.257 (-8%)	.323 (-6%)	.378 (-15%)	.702 (-11%)	-173.4
1979	SFN	NL	63	126	14	30	5	0	1	11	1	15	24	.238	.265 (-10%)	.329 (-2%)	.397 (-24%)	.727 (-14%)	-252.6
1980	SFN	NL	64	151	14	38	4	1	1	16	0	27	18	.252	.264 (-5%)	.326 (+11%)	.387 (-20%)	.714 (-6%)	-31.8
1981	SFN	NL	19	36	5	6	3	0	0	3	0	8	7	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			383	813	88	184	30	4	5	74	6	108	97	.226	—	—	—	—	-1,501

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	202	408	59	87	3	35	.213
Away	181	405	29	97	2	39	.240

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1981-06-10	SFG	CHC	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1981-06-09	SFG	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1981-05-31	SFG	HOU	W	3	0	1	1	2	1	0
1981-05-30	SFG	HOU	L	4	1	1	1	0	1	1
1981-05-22	SFG	HOU	W	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
1981-05-20	SFG	NYN	L	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
1981-05-19	SFG	NYN	W	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1981-05-18	SFG	NYN	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1981-05-17	SFG	WSN	W	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1981-05-16	SFG	WSN	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	356	240	1544	140	26	14
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1973	SFN	C	35	23	146	7	3	1
1975	SFN	C	38	33	207	10	1	3
1976	SFN	C	51	27	191	11	3	0
1977	SFN	C	57	32	227	32	2	3
1978	SFN	C	37	32	182	15	5	2
1979	SFN	C	60	34	246	21	2	2
1979	SFN	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1980	SFN	C	59	47	266	29	8	1
1981	SFN	C	19	12	79	15	2	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	357
Right Field	1

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis	MN	1966, 1967

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Sadek

What years did Mike Sadek play?: Mike Sadek played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1981.
Was Mike Sadek a pitcher?: No. Mike Sadek was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Mike Sadek hit?: Mike Sadek hit 5 career home runs with 184 hits.