Pablo Sandoval
Born: 8/11/1986 in Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 2008-08-14 | Final Game: 2021-07-29
Bats: B | Throws: R | Height: 5'10" | Weight: 268 lbs
Full name: Pablo Emilio Sandoval
Biography
Pablo Sandoval, born in 1986, had a notable career as a position player in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2021. Over the course of 1,380 games, he established himself as a reliable offensive force, amassing 1,279 hits and 153 home runs, while driving in 639 runs with a career batting average of .278. Known for his powerful swing and ability to perform in clutch situations, Sandoval became particularly renowned for his postseason heroics, earning accolades as the World Series MVP during his time with the San Francisco Giants.
Sandoval’s journey through baseball featured two All-Star selections, underscoring his status as one of the game's prominent players during his era. While he was not known for speed on the basepaths, managing only 12 stolen bases, his contributions to his teams were felt predominantly through his offensive output and fielding capabilities. Sandoval played a significant role in the Giants' success during the early 2010s, contributing to their championship runs and cementing his legacy in baseball history.
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1380 | 4609 | 548 | 1279 | 262 | 21 | 153 | 639 | 12 | 357 | 757 | 0.278 | 0.330 | 0.443 | 0.773 | 5353.8 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | SFG | NL | 41 | 145 | 24 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0.345 | 268.1 |
| 2009 | SFG | NL | 153 | 572 | 79 | 189 | 44 | 5 | 25 | 90 | 5 | 52 | 83 | 0.330 | 3010.5 |
| 2010 | SFG | NL | 152 | 563 | 61 | 151 | 34 | 3 | 13 | 63 | 3 | 47 | 81 | 0.268 | -25.0 |
| 2011 | SFG | NL | 117 | 426 | 55 | 134 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 70 | 2 | 32 | 63 | 0.315 | 1985.6 |
| 2012 | SFG | NL | 108 | 396 | 59 | 112 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 63 | 1 | 38 | 59 | 0.283 | 629.5 |
| 2013 | SFG | NL | 141 | 525 | 52 | 146 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 79 | 0 | 47 | 79 | 0.278 | 670.1 |
| 2014 | SFG | NL | 157 | 588 | 68 | 164 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 73 | 0 | 39 | 85 | 0.279 | 582.1 |
| 2015 | BOS | AL | 126 | 470 | 43 | 115 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 25 | 73 | 0.245 | -831.1 |
| 2016 | BOS | AL | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | BOS | AL | 32 | 99 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 0.212 | -305.6 |
| 2017 | SFG | NL | 47 | 160 | 17 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 0.225 | -305.6 |
| 2018 | SFG | NL | 92 | 230 | 22 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 19 | 52 | 0.248 | -16.8 |
| 2019 | SFG | NL | 108 | 272 | 42 | 73 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 41 | 1 | 18 | 67 | 0.268 | 340.4 |
| 2020 | ATL | NL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | SFG | NL | 33 | 82 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 0.220 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | ATL | NL | 69 | 73 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 0.178 | -118.0 |
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | SFG | NL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - |
| 2019 | SFG | NL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 157 | 21 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 24 | 0.338 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NLCS | ATL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
| 2014 | WS | SFN | 7 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0.429 |
| 2014 | NLCS | SFN | 5 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.400 |
| 2014 | NLDS1 | SFN | 4 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.211 |
| 2014 | NLWC | SFN | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.500 |
| 2012 | NLDS2 | SFN | 5 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.333 |
| 2012 | WS | SFN | 4 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0.500 |
| 2012 | NLCS | SFN | 7 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0.310 |
| 2010 | NLCS | SFN | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.250 |
| 2010 | WS | SFN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| 2010 | NLDS2 | SFN | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.167 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 129 | 101 | 823 | 51 | 8 | 70 |
| 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 3B | 1050 | 1012 | 632 | 1763 | 106 | 141 |
| C | 14 | 12 | 97 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | SFN | C | 11 | 9 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | SFN | 1B | 17 | 13 | 100 | 12 | 1 | 7 |
| 2008 | SFN | 3B | 12 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | SFN | C | 3 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | SFN | 1B | 26 | 24 | 181 | 10 | 3 | 10 |
| 2009 | SFN | 3B | 120 | 120 | 70 | 195 | 11 | 13 |
| 2010 | SFN | 1B | 11 | 10 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 | SFN | 3B | 143 | 136 | 93 | 228 | 13 | 23 |
| 2011 | SFN | 1B | 6 | 6 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | SFN | 3B | 106 | 102 | 71 | 214 | 10 | 16 |
| 2012 | SFN | 1B | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | SFN | 3B | 102 | 101 | 63 | 207 | 13 | 13 |
| 2013 | SFN | 3B | 137 | 137 | 77 | 206 | 18 | 14 |
| 2014 | SFN | 3B | 151 | 151 | 89 | 282 | 11 | 27 |
| 2015 | BOS | 3B | 123 | 122 | 78 | 200 | 15 | 19 |
| 2016 | BOS | 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | BOS | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | BOS | 3B | 29 | 25 | 10 | 43 | 5 | 2 |
| 2017 | SFN | 1B | 9 | 6 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2017 | SFN | 3B | 38 | 37 | 23 | 50 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | SFN | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | SFN | 1B | 24 | 20 | 191 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 2018 | SFN | 2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | SFN | 3B | 36 | 29 | 14 | 55 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | SFN | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | SFN | 1B | 23 | 15 | 106 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 2019 | SFN | 3B | 45 | 36 | 39 | 62 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | ATL | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | SFN | 1B | 8 | 5 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | SFN | 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | ATL | 1B | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | ATL | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 2 |
| Catcher | 14 |
| First Base | 129 |
| Second Base | 3 |
| Third Base | 1050 |
| Designated Hitter | 39 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Babe Ruth Award | P |
| 2012 | Babe Ruth Award | |
| 2012 | This Year in Baseball Postseason MVP | MLB.com GIBBY |
| 2012 | World Series MVP | |
| 2011 | Player of the Week | Week of 2011-09-18 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | BOS | AL | $17,600,000 |
| 2015 | BOS | AL | $17,600,000 |
| 2014 | SFN | NL | $8,250,000 |
| 2013 | SFN | NL | $5,700,000 |
| 2012 | SFN | NL | $3,200,000 |
| 2011 | SFN | NL | $500,000 |
| 2010 | SFN | NL | $465,000 |
| 2009 | SFN | NL | $401,750 |
| Total Career Earnings | $53,716,750 | ||
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 17th | 7.0 | 448 | 0 |
| 2009 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 7th | 89.0 | 448 | 0 |