What years did Ryne Sandberg play?

Ryne Sandberg played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1997.

Was Ryne Sandberg a pitcher?

No. Ryne Sandberg was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Ryne Sandberg hit?

Ryne Sandberg hit 282 career home runs with 2386 hits.

Is Ryne Sandberg in the Hall of Fame?

Yes. Ryne Sandberg was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.

Ryne Sandberg

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1981-1997)

⭐ Hall of Fame 2005

AVG .285

HR 282

RBI 1,061

H 2,386

OPS .795

PIV 17,776

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 175 lb
Born: 9/18/1959 in Spokane, WA, USA
Died: 7/28/2025 in Lake Bluff, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1981-09-02
Last Game: 1997-09-28
Hall of Fame: Inducted 2005 (BBWAA)
Awards: 10× All-Star · MVP · 9× Gold Glove · 7× Silver Slugger

Full name: Ryne Dee Sandberg

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,164	8,385	1,318	2,386	403	76	282	1,061	344	761	1,260	.285	.344	.452	.795	17,776

Career AVG .285 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — +9.3% above league average.

Career OBP .344 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — +5.2% above league average.

Career SLG .452 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — +14.4% above league average.

Career OPS .795 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — +10.2% above 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
1981	PHI	NL	13	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	CHN	NL	156	635	103	172	33	5	7	54	32	36	90	.271	.261 (+4%)	.324 (-4%)	.388 (-4%)	.712 (-4%)	-484.1
1983	CHN	NL	158	633	94	165	25	4	8	48	37	51	79	.261	.260 (avg)	.324 (-3%)	.389 (-10%)	.714 (-7%)	-638.0
1984	CHN	NL	156	636	114	200	36	19	19	84	32	52	101	.314	.259 (+21%)	.322 (+14%)	.384 (+35%)	.707 (+25%)	3029.1
1985	CHN	NL	153	609	113	186	31	6	26	83	54	57	97	.305	.257 (+19%)	.323 (+13%)	.390 (+29%)	.714 (+21%)	2571.7
1986	CHN	NL	154	627	68	178	28	5	14	76	34	46	79	.284	.257 (+10%)	.325 (+1%)	.395 (+4%)	.720 (+3%)	260.1
1987	CHN	NL	132	523	81	154	25	2	16	59	21	59	79	.294	.262 (+12%)	.331 (+11%)	.415 (+6%)	.746 (+8%)	1011.2
1988	CHN	NL	155	618	77	163	23	8	19	69	25	54	91	.264	.254 (+4%)	.317 (+1%)	.377 (+11%)	.695 (+6%)	692.2
1989	CHN	NL	157	606	104	176	25	5	30	76	15	59	85	.290	.254 (+14%)	.319 (+11%)	.375 (+32%)	.694 (+23%)	2697.0
1990	CHN	NL	155	615	116	188	30	3	40	100	25	50	84	.306	.257 (+19%)	.324 (+9%)	.385 (+45%)	.710 (+29%)	3284.5
1991	CHN	NL	158	585	104	170	32	2	26	100	22	87	89	.291	.255 (+14%)	.323 (+17%)	.384 (+26%)	.708 (+22%)	2763.0
1992	CHN	NL	158	612	100	186	32	8	26	87	17	68	73	.304	.255 (+19%)	.322 (+15%)	.377 (+35%)	.699 (+26%)	3105.4
1993	CHN	NL	117	456	67	141	20	0	9	45	9	37	62	.309	.265 (+17%)	.332 (+8%)	.403 (+2%)	.735 (+5%)	473.0
1994	CHN	NL	57	223	36	53	9	5	5	24	2	23	40	.238	.269 (-12%)	.338 (-8%)	.424 (-8%)	.763 (-8%)	-313.3
1996	CHN	NL	150	554	85	135	28	4	25	92	12	54	116	.244	.269 (-10%)	.340 (-7%)	.426 (+4%)	.767 (-1%)	-173.9
1997	CHN	NL	135	447	54	118	26	0	12	64	7	28	94	.264	.266 (-1%)	.336 (-8%)	.419 (-4%)	.756 (-6%)	-501.8
Career · 16 seasons			2,164	8,385	1,318	2,386	403	76	282	1,061	344	761	1,260	.285	—	—	—	—	17,776

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
10	39	9	15	5	1	1	6	6	6	.385

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1989	NLCS	CHN	5	20	6	8	3	1	1	4	3	4	.400
1984	NLCS	CHN	5	19	3	7	2	0	0	2	3	2	.368

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	1098	4198	726	1258	164	607	.300
Away	1066	4187	592	1128	118	454	.269

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1997-09-28	CHC	STL	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997-09-27	CHC	STL	L	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
1997-09-26	CHC	STL	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997-09-25	CHC	HOU	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997-09-24	CHC	HOU	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997-09-23	CHC	HOU	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1997-09-21	CHC	PHI	W	3	0	2	1	0	1	0	0
1997-09-20	CHC	PHI	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1997-09-19	CHC	PHI	L	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	0
1997-09-17	CHC	STL	L	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	1995	1965	3807	6363	109	1158
3B	133	131	79	278	11	19
SS	7	0	6	7	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1981	PHI	2B	1	0	1	2	0	1
1981	PHI	SS	5	0	6	5	0	0
1982	CHN	2B	24	24	57	95	1	9
1982	CHN	3B	133	131	79	278	11	19
1983	CHN	2B	157	153	330	571	13	126
1983	CHN	SS	1	0	0	1	0	0
1984	CHN	2B	156	156	314	550	6	102
1985	CHN	2B	153	152	353	500	12	99
1985	CHN	SS	1	0	0	1	0	0
1986	CHN	2B	153	153	309	492	5	86
1987	CHN	2B	131	130	294	375	10	84
1988	CHN	2B	153	151	291	522	11	79
1989	CHN	2B	155	154	294	466	6	80
1990	CHN	2B	154	152	278	469	8	81
1991	CHN	2B	157	154	267	515	4	66
1992	CHN	2B	157	157	283	539	8	94
1993	CHN	2B	115	114	209	347	7	76
1994	CHN	2B	57	56	96	202	4	35
1996	CHN	2B	146	144	228	421	6	82
1997	CHN	2B	126	115	203	297	8	58

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	1994
Third Base	133
Shortstop	7
Designated Hitter	1

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1992	Player of the Week	Week of 1992-09-19
1992	Silver Slugger	2B
1992	TSN All-Star	2B
1991	Gold Glove	2B
1991	Silver Slugger	2B
1991	TSN All-Star	2B
1990	Gold Glove	2B
1990	Player of the Month	June
1990	Player of the Week	Week of 1990-05-05
1990	Silver Slugger	2B
1990	TSN All-Star	2B
1989	Gold Glove	2B
1989	Player of the Week	Week of 1989-08-12
1989	Silver Slugger	2B
1989	TSN All-Star	2B
1988	Gold Glove	2B
1988	Silver Slugger	2B
1988	TSN All-Star	2B
1987	Gold Glove	2B
1986	Gold Glove	2B
1986	Player of the Week	Week of 1986-05-30
1985	Gold Glove	2B
1985	Player of the Week	Week of 1985-06-28
1985	Silver Slugger	2B
1984	Gold Glove	2B
1984	Most Valuable Player
1984	Player of the Month	June
1984	Player of the Week	Week of 1984-05-11
1984	Player of the Week	Week of 1984-06-22
1984	Silver Slugger	2B
1984	TSN All-Star	2B
1984	TSN Major League Player of the Year
1984	TSN Player of the Year
1983	Gold Glove	2B

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1997	CHN	NL	$3,250,000
1996	CHN	NL	$2,300,000
1994	CHN	NL	$5,975,000
1993	CHN	NL	$5,975,000
1992	CHN	NL	$2,150,000
1990	CHN	NL	$1,550,000
1989	CHN	NL	$950,000
1988	CHN	NL	$840,000
1987	CHN	NL	$760,000
1986	CHN	NL	$665,000
1985	CHN	NL	$505,000
Total Career Earnings			$24,920,000

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1992	Most Valuable Player	NL	12th	12.0	336	0
1991	Most Valuable Player	NL	17th	2.0	336	0
1990	Most Valuable Player	NL	4th	151.0	336	0
1989	Most Valuable Player	NL	4th	157.0	336	0
1985	Most Valuable Player	NL	13th	14.0	336	0
1984	Most Valuable Player	NL	1st	326.0	336	22
1982	Rookie of the Year	NL	6th	9.0	120	1

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ryne Sandberg

What years did Ryne Sandberg play?: Ryne Sandberg played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1997.
Was Ryne Sandberg a pitcher?: No. Ryne Sandberg was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Ryne Sandberg hit?: Ryne Sandberg hit 282 career home runs with 2386 hits.
Is Ryne Sandberg in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Ryne Sandberg was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.