NAME : Sammy Sosa
NICKNAME :
ORIGIN : Dominican Republic
BIRTHDAY : 11/12/1968
AGE : 36
HEIGHT : 6"1
WEIGHT : 225
POSITION : Rightfield
BATS : Right
THROWS : Right
CONTRACT : $11,480,000 through 2006
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
LOYALTY : Loyal
TEAM LEADER : None at all
CONSISTENCY : Normal
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : GREAT
INJURY RATING : Durable
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Rightfield : A (Fielding Pct. : .982)
Outfield Arm : C
OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
(Rated by an average league scout)
Speed : C
Stealing Ability : B
Sacrifice Bunt : C
Bunt for Hit : B
Hitter Type : Pull Hitter
Getting Hits : 6 (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 8, Talent Good)
Hitting Doubles : 5 (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Average)
Hitting Homeruns : 13 (VS. RHP : 13, VS. LHP : 14, Talent Brilliant)
Getting BB's : 10 (VS. RHP : 8, VS. LHP : 16, Talent Brilliant)
Avoiding Strikeouts : 2 (VS. RHP : 2, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Fair)
BATTING STATS :
Category AVG HR RBI AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG
Overall .269 10 21 104 28 2 1 27 2 0 23 33 .403 .596
vs RHP .266 8 18 79 21 1 1 20 1 0 15 21 .385 .608
vs LHP .280 2 3 25 7 1 0 7 1 0 8 12 .455 .560
At Home .209 1 3 43 9 1 1 11 1 0 8 16 .340 .349
Away .311 9 18 61 19 1 0 16 1 0 15 17 .447 .770
R.I.S.P. .286 1 9 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 .476 .500
Pinch Hitting .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Close/Late .750 3 7 8 6 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 .867 1.875
This Week .500 4 10 16 8 0 0 8 1 0 3 3 .579 1.250
Last Week .143 1 2 21 3 1 0 3 0 0 5 5 .296 .333
Apr/Mar .269 10 21 104 28 2 1 27 2 0 23 33 .403 .596
May .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
CAREER STATS :
YEAR AVG HR RBI G AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG TEAMS
1989 .257 4 13 58 183 47 8 0 27 7 5 11 47 .298 .366 CHA,TEX
1990 .233 15 70 153 532 124 26 10 72 32 16 33 150 .277 .404 CHA
1991 .203 10 33 116 316 64 10 1 39 13 6 14 98 .236 .335 CHA
1992 .260 8 25 67 262 68 7 2 41 15 7 19 63 .309 .393 CHN
1993 .261 33 93 159 598 156 25 5 92 36 11 38 135 .305 .485 CHN
1994 .300 25 70 105 426 128 17 6 59 22 13 25 92 .339 .545 CHN
1995 .268 36 119 144 564 151 17 3 89 34 7 58 134 .336 .500 CHN
1996 .273 40 100 124 498 136 21 2 84 18 5 34 134 .319 .564 CHN
1997 .251 36 119 162 642 161 31 4 90 22 12 45 174 .299 .480 CHN
1998 .308 66 158 159 643 198 20 0 134 18 9 73 171 .378 .647 CHN
1999 .288 63 141 162 625 180 24 2 114 7 8 78 171 .366 .635 CHN
2000 .320 50 138 156 604 193 38 1 106 7 4 91 168 .408 .634 CHN
2001 .328 64 160 160 577 189 34 5 146 0 2 116 153 .440 .737 CHN
2002 .288 49 108 150 556 160 19 2 122 2 0 103 144 .399 .594 CHN
2003 .290 53 121 161 572 166 28 7 134 14 5 117 142 .411 .642 CHN,NL
2004 .294 58 129 162 579 170 29 7 115 8 6 97 153 .395 .668 CHN,NL
Total AB : 8281
Total AVG : .280
Total Hits: 2319
Total HR : 620
Total RBI : 1618
Total Runs: 1491
Total SB : 257
PLAYER HISTORY Had 500th career homerun on 3/31/2003, off Randy Johnson (ARI)... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2003, hitting .343 with 14 HR, 33 RBI... Had 2000th career hit on 5/13/2003, off Kyle Peterson (MIL)... Hit 3 homeruns against New York (N), driving in 6 runs on 6/18/2003... Was selected to the 2003 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 5/29/2004... Hit 3 homeruns against Pittsburgh, driving in 6 runs on 5/30/2004... Was selected to the 2004 Allstar game... Had 600th career homerun on 8/22/2004, off Arthur Rhodes (FLO)... |