What years did Dave Sax play?

Dave Sax played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1987.

Was Dave Sax a pitcher?

No. Dave Sax was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Dave Sax hit?

Dave Sax hit 1 career home runs with 16 hits.

Dave Sax

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1982-1987)

AVG .267

HR 1

RBI 8

H 16

OPS .680

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 185 lb
Born: 9/22/1958 in Sacramento, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1982-09-01
Last Game: 1987-04-26

Full name: David John Sax

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
37	60	3	16	4	0	1	8	0	3	5	.267	.297	.383	.680	0

Career AVG .267 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .297 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 8.9% below league average.

Career SLG .383 vs. league average .396 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .680 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — 5.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1982	LAN	NL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	LAN	NL	7	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	BOS	AL	22	36	2	11	3	0	6	3	3	.306	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	BOS	AL	4	11	1	5	1	1	1	0	1	.455	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	BOS	AL	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			37	60	3	16	4	1	8	3	5	.267	—	—	—	—	0

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	20	32	0	9	0	6	.281
Away	17	28	3	7	1	2	.250

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1987-04-26	BOS	TEX	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987-04-17	BOS	TOR	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1986-10-04	BOS	NYY	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
1986-09-26	BOS	TOR	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986-09-21	BOS	TOR	W	3	1	2	0	1	1	0	0
1986-09-16	BOS	MIL	W	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
1985-10-04	BOS	MIL	L	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0
1985-09-25	BOS	TOR	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1985-09-02	BOS	TEX	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1985-08-31	BOS	MIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	1	4	0	0	0
C	24	14	96	1	2	1
OF	5	0	1	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1982	LAN	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1983	LAN	C	4	1	11	0	1	0
1985	BOS	C	16	11	66	0	1	0
1985	BOS	OF	4	0	0	0	0	0
1986	BOS	1B	1	1	4	0	0	0
1986	BOS	C	2	2	10	1	0	0
1987	BOS	C	2	0	9	0	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	24
First Base	1
Left Field	3
Right Field	2

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Sax

What years did Dave Sax play?: Dave Sax played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1987.
Was Dave Sax a pitcher?: No. Dave Sax was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Dave Sax hit?: Dave Sax hit 1 career home runs with 16 hits.