Ryne Sandberg

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Ryne Sandberg

1981–1997 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'1", 175 lb · b. 1959 Spokane, WA

Also in Double-A · High-A

Career 2,164 G · 2,386 H · 282 HR · 1,061 RBI · .285 AVG

Seasons leading his league

20

11 best in baseball 9 league only

78 Top-5 finishes

8 Title seasons

8 Categories led

1984 Best season

Spanning 1983–1992, peaking at 5 titles in 1984.

Clubs 200 Hit Seasons

Team records #3 Cubs career R #4 Cubs career H #4 Cubs career SB #5 Cubs career HR #7 Cubs career RBI

Led in Second Base Assists for 3 straight seasons (1990–1992) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

149th League titles 20
139th Best in baseball 11
113th Top-5 finishes 78

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

5th Second Base Fielding Percentage .989
9th Second Base Assists 6,363
20th Second Base Double Plays 1,158
24th Second Base Putouts 3,807
57th Second Base Range Factor 5.10
118th Stolen Bases 344
124th Runs 1,318
124th Total Bases 3,787
130th Hits 2,386
197th Doubles 403
199th Home Runs 282
260th Runs Batted In 1,061
309th Walks 761
317th Triples 76
461st Slugging Percentage .452

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Second Base Assists	7	1st	3 yrs (1990–1992)	1983 571 1984 550 1986 492 1988 522 1991 515 1992 539 1990 NL 469 1985 #2 1989 #3 1996 #3
Second Base Fielding Percentage	4	1st	2 yrs (1983–1984)	1984 .993 1986 .994 1991 .995 1983 NL .986 1988 #2 1989 #2 1990 #3 1992 #3 1996 #2
Runs	3	1st	2 yrs (1989–1990)	1984 NL 114 1989 NL 104 1990 NL 116 1991 #3
Second Base Range Factor	2	1st	2 yrs (1983–1984)	1983 NL 5.74 1984 NL 5.54 1985 #2 1986 #3 1987 #2 1988 #3 1992 #3
Total Bases	1	1st	—	1990 344 1984 #2 1992 #2
Triples	1	1st	—	1984 19
Second Base Double Plays	1	1st	—	1983 NL 126 1984 #2 1990 #3 1992 #2
Home Runs	1	1st	—	1990 NL 40
Third Base Fielding Percentage	—	#2	—	1982 #2
Doubles	—	#3	—	1984 #3
Second Base Putouts	—	#3	—	1985 #3
Slugging Percentage	—	#2	—	1984 #3 1990 #2
On-Base Plus Slug.	—	#3	—	1984 #3
Hits	—	#2	—	1984 #2 1992 #3

Title Seasons

8 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1992	1	2B A 539
1991	2	2B A 515 2B FPCT .995
1990	4	HR 40 R 116 2B A 469 TB 344
1989	1	R 104
1988	1	2B A 522
1986	2	2B A 492 2B FPCT .994
1984	5	R 114 2B A 550 3B 19 2B FPCT .993 2B RF 5.54
1983	4	2B A 571 2B DP 126 2B FPCT .986 2B RF 5.74

Batting

led the league 16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1981	PHI	NL	13	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167	.167	.167	.333
1982	CHN	NL	156	635	103	172	33	5	7	54	36	90	32	.271	.312	.372	.684
1983	CHN	NL	158	633	94	165	25	4	8	48	51	79	37	.261	.317	.351	.667
1984	CHN	NL	156	636	114	200	36	19	19	84	52	101	32	.315	.367	.520	.887
1985	CHN	NL	153	609	113	186	31	6	26	83	57	97	54	.305	.364	.504	.868
1986	CHN	NL	154	627	68	178	28	5	14	76	46	79	34	.284	.330	.412	.741
1987	CHN	NL	132	523	81	154	25	2	16	59	59	79	21	.295	.367	.442	.809
1988	CHN	NL	155	618	77	163	23	8	19	69	54	91	25	.264	.322	.419	.741
1989	CHN	NL	157	606	104	176	25	5	30	76	59	85	15	.290	.356	.497	.853
1990	CHN	NL	155	615	116	188	30	3	40	100	50	84	25	.306	.354	.559	.913
1991	CHN	NL	158	585	104	170	32	2	26	100	87	89	22	.291	.379	.486	.865
1992	CHN	NL	158	612	100	186	32	8	26	87	68	73	17	.304	.371	.510	.881
1993	CHN	NL	117	456	67	141	20	0	9	45	37	62	9	.309	.359	.412	.772
1994	CHN	NL	57	223	36	53	9	5	5	24	23	40	2	.238	.312	.390	.702
1996	CHN	NL	150	554	85	135	28	4	25	92	54	116	12	.244	.316	.444	.760
1997	CHN	NL	135	447	54	118	26	0	12	64	28	94	7	.264	.308	.403	.711
Career	—	—	2,164	8,385	1,318	2,386	403	76	282	1,061	761	1,260	344	.285	.344	.452	.796

Fielding

3 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1981	PHI	NL	SS	5	0	16.0	6	5	0	0	11	1.000	2.20
			2B	1	0	4.0	1	2	0	1	3	1.000	3.00
1982	CHN	NL	3B	133	131	1172.1	79	278	11	19	368	.970	2.68
			2B	24	24	205.0	57	95	1	9	153	.994	6.33
1983	CHN	NL	2B	157	153	1348.1	330	571	13	126	914	.986	5.74
			SS	1	0	1.0	0	1	0	0	1	1.000	1.00
1984	CHN	NL	2B	156	156	1362.2	314	550	6	102	870	.993	5.54
1985	CHN	NL	2B	153	152	1334.1	353	500	12	99	865	.986	5.58
			SS	1	0	1.0	0	1	0	0	1	1.000	1.00
1986	CHN	NL	2B	153	153	1370.0	309	492	5	86	806	.994	5.24
1987	CHN	NL	2B	131	130	1134.1	294	375	10	84	679	.985	5.11
1988	CHN	NL	2B	153	151	1357.1	291	522	11	79	824	.987	5.31
1989	CHN	NL	2B	155	154	1341.1	294	466	6	80	766	.992	4.90
1990	CHN	NL	2B	154	152	1316.0	278	469	8	81	755	.989	4.85
1991	CHN	NL	2B	157	154	1374.2	267	515	4	66	786	.995	4.98
1992	CHN	NL	2B	157	157	1379.1	283	539	8	94	830	.990	5.24
1993	CHN	NL	2B	115	114	989.0	209	347	7	76	563	.988	4.84
1994	CHN	NL	2B	57	56	489.2	96	202	4	35	302	.987	5.23
1996	CHN	NL	2B	146	144	1234.0	228	421	6	82	655	.991	4.45
1997	CHN	NL	2B	126	115	991.2	203	297	8	58	508	.984	3.97
Career	—	—	2B	1,995	1,965	17231.2	3,807	6,363	109	1,158	10,279	.989	5.10
	—	—	3B	133	131	1172.1	79	278	11	19	368	.970	2.68
	—	—	SS	7	0	18.0	6	7	0	0	13	1.000	1.86