What years did Rey Sanchez play?

Rey Sanchez played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2005.

Was Rey Sanchez a pitcher?

No. Rey Sanchez was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Rey Sanchez hit?

Rey Sanchez hit 15 career home runs with 1317 hits.

Rey Sanchez

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1991-2005)

AVG .272

HR 15

RBI 389

H 1,317

OPS .642

PIV -12,250

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 180 lb
Born: 10/5/1967 in Rio Piedras, P.R.
MLB Debut: 1991-09-08
Last Game: 2005-06-08

Full name: Rey Francisco Sanchez

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,490	4,850	549	1,317	193	32	15	389	55	229	508	.272	.308	.334	.642	-12,250

Career AVG .272 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .308 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 8.0% below league average.

Career SLG .334 vs. league average .418 across their career seasons — 20.1% below league average.

Career OPS .642 vs. league average .752 across their career seasons — 14.7% 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
1991	CHN	NL	13	23	1	6	0	0	0	2	0	4	3	.261	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	CHN	NL	74	255	24	64	14	3	1	19	2	10	17	.251	.255 (-2%)	.322 (-12%)	.377 (-10%)	.699 (-10%)	-471.7
1993	CHN	NL	105	344	35	97	11	2	0	28	1	15	22	.282	.265 (+6%)	.332 (-5%)	.403 (-19%)	.735 (-13%)	-699.2
1994	CHN	NL	96	291	26	83	13	1	0	24	2	20	29	.285	.269 (+6%)	.338 (+2%)	.424 (-21%)	.763 (-11%)	-441.9
1995	CHN	NL	114	428	57	119	22	2	3	27	6	14	48	.278	.266 (+4%)	.337 (-11%)	.417 (-14%)	.755 (-12%)	-941.6
1996	CHN	NL	95	289	28	61	9	0	1	12	7	22	42	.211	.269 (-22%)	.340 (-20%)	.426 (-41%)	.767 (-32%)	-1511.8
1997	CHN	NL	97	205	14	51	9	0	1	12	4	11	26	.249	.266 (-7%)	.336 (-15%)	.419 (-27%)	.756 (-21%)	-718.4
1997	NYA	AL	38	138	21	43	12	0	1	15	0	5	21	.312	.266 (+17%)	.336 (avg)	.419 (avg)	.756 (avg)	-718.4
1998	SFN	NL	109	316	44	90	14	2	2	30	0	16	47	.285	.266 (+7%)	.335 (-3%)	.420 (-14%)	.755 (-9%)	-473.2
1999	KCA	AL	134	479	66	141	18	6	2	56	11	22	48	.294	.271 (+9%)	.344 (-5%)	.433 (-15%)	.778 (-10%)	-859.2
2000	KCA	AL	143	509	68	139	18	2	1	38	7	28	55	.273	.270 (+1%)	.344 (-9%)	.437 (-26%)	.782 (-19%)	-1582.6
2001	KCA	AL	100	390	46	118	14	5	0	28	9	11	34	.303	.263 (+15%)	.332 (-3%)	.426 (-15%)	.758 (-10%)	-657.4
2001	ATL	NL	49	154	10	35	4	1	0	9	2	4	15	.227	.263 (-14%)	.332 (-26%)	.426 (-38%)	.758 (-33%)	-657.4
2002	BOS	AL	107	357	46	102	12	3	1	38	2	17	31	.286	.261 (+9%)	.331 (-4%)	.416 (-17%)	.747 (-11%)	-693.4
2003	NYN	NL	56	174	11	36	3	1	0	12	1	8	18	.207	.264 (-22%)	.332 (-28%)	.422 (-44%)	.754 (-37%)	-1062.1
2003	SEA	AL	46	170	22	50	5	1	0	11	1	8	21	.294	.264 (+11%)	.332 (-1%)	.422 (-21%)	.754 (-12%)	-1062.1
2004	TBA	AL	91	285	23	70	14	3	2	26	0	12	28	.246	.266 (-8%)	.335 (-16%)	.427 (-21%)	.762 (-19%)	-958.1
2005	NYA	AL	23	43	7	12	1	0	0	2	0	2	3	.279	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 18 seasons			1,490	4,850	549	1,317	193	32	15	389	55	229	508	.272	—	—	—	—	-13,508

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
13	41	3	10	3	0	0	2	1	8	.244

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2001	NLCS	ATL	5	17	1	5	1	1	0	4	.294
2001	NLDS1	ATL	3	9	1	2	1	0	0	2	.222
1997	ALDS1	NYA	5	15	1	3	1	1	1	2	.200

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	734	2319	267	632	8	194	.273
Away	755	2531	282	685	7	195	.271

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
2005-06-08	NYY	MIL	W	4	0	2	1	1
2005-06-05	NYY	MIN	L	2	0	0	0	0
2005-06-04	NYY	MIN	W	3	0	0	0	0
2005-05-29	NYY	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	0
2005-05-28	NYY	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	0
2005-05-24	NYY	DET	W	1	0	1	0	0
2005-05-22	NYY	NYN	W	4	1	1	0	1
2005-05-21	NYY	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0
2005-05-14	NYY	OAK	W	1	0	0	1	0
2005-05-11	NYY	SEA	W	5	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	480	424	801	1320	27	268
3B	19	8	6	32	2	2
SS	984	851	1496	2865	83	651

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1991	CHN	2B	2	1	1	8	0	0
1991	CHN	SS	10	7	10	17	0	1
1992	CHN	2B	4	2	5	4	0	0
1992	CHN	SS	68	67	143	198	9	52
1993	CHN	SS	98	82	158	316	15	60
1994	CHN	2B	50	47	109	164	2	26
1994	CHN	3B	17	8	6	32	2	2
1994	CHN	SS	30	17	37	82	5	24
1995	CHN	2B	111	101	194	342	7	58
1995	CHN	SS	4	2	1	9	0	2
1996	CHN	SS	92	90	151	307	11	55
1997	CHN	2B	32	28	51	72	1	16
1997	CHN	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1997	CHN	SS	63	24	49	85	5	12
1997	NYA	2B	37	36	63	101	4	21
1997	NYA	SS	6	1	3	9	0	1
1998	SFN	2B	36	19	36	76	1	18
1998	SFN	SS	76	52	106	185	7	33
1999	KCA	SS	134	131	242	452	13	111
2000	KCA	SS	143	140	224	446	4	106
2001	KCA	SS	100	97	155	333	3	99
2001	ATL	SS	48	45	62	146	3	31
2002	BOS	2B	100	97	151	272	4	61
2002	BOS	SS	10	7	9	26	1	3
2003	NYN	2B	12	6	16	23	2	8
2003	NYN	SS	42	40	57	116	2	23
2003	SEA	SS	46	44	77	109	4	33
2004	TBA	2B	87	80	157	234	5	55
2004	TBA	SS	4	2	5	15	0	1
2005	NYA	2B	9	7	18	24	1	5
2005	NYA	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2005	NYA	SS	10	3	7	14	1	4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	480
Third Base	19
Shortstop	983
Designated Hitter	2

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2005	NYA	AL	$600,000
2004	TBA	AL	$1,000,000
2003	NYN	NL	$1,300,000
2002	BOS	AL	$700,000
2001	KCA	AL	$2,300,000
2000	KCA	AL	$2,300,000
1999	KCA	AL	$1,200,000
1998	SFN	NL	$500,000
1997	CHN	NL	$1,287,500
1996	CHN	NL	$1,200,000
1995	CHN	NL	$675,000
1994	CHN	NL	$225,000
1993	CHN	NL	$180,000
Total Career Earnings			$13,467,500

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rey Sanchez

What years did Rey Sanchez play?: Rey Sanchez played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2005.
Was Rey Sanchez a pitcher?: No. Rey Sanchez was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Rey Sanchez hit?: Rey Sanchez hit 15 career home runs with 1317 hits.