Sammy Sosa
Retired
Sammy Sosa
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Slammin' Sammy
Birthdate:
Nov. 12, 1968 (58 y, 9 m, 18 d)
Nationality:
Dominican
Position:
RF
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'0"/220
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1998 None (MLB)
All-Star 2004 None (MLB)
2002 None (MLB)
2001 None (MLB)
2000 None (MLB)
1999 None (MLB)
1998 None (MLB)
1995 None (MLB)
Silver Slugger 2002 - CF None (MLB)
2001 - CF None (MLB)
2000 - CF None (MLB)
1999 - CF None (MLB)
1998 - CF None (MLB)
1995 - CF None (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 28 28.3 26.3
Grey Ink 146 182.7 151.3
HoF Standard 54 48.3 45.6
WAR 51.2 58.8 59.0
WAR7 38.9 36.2 38.2
JAWS 45.1 47.5 48.6
Similar Players (RF)
Player Score
Reggie Jackson R 861
Jim Thome R 859
Mike Schmidt R 854
Eddie Mathews R 830
Ernie Banks R 824
Willie Stargell R 817
Ken Griffey Jr. R 817
Gary Sheffield R 815
Mickey Mantle R 812
Fred McGriff R 810
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1995 142 4
1997 161 2
1998 159 2
1999 162 1
2000 156 7
2001 160 3
Year PA Rank
1995 627 5
1997 689 5
1998 717 4
1999 706 6
2000 697 5
2001 699 5
Year AB Rank
1995 564 3
1995 564 3
1997 642 2
1997 642 2
1998 643 7
1998 643 7
1999 625 6
1999 625 6
Year Hits Rank
1998 198 5
2000 193 7
2001 189 8
Year K Rank
1990 150 4
1993 135 2
1994 92 7
1995 134 2
1996 134 4
1997 174 1
1998 171 1
1999 171 1
2000 168 2
2001 153 5
2002 144 7
2003 143 5
Year TB Rank
1993 290 9
1994 232 10
1995 282 8
1997 308 10
1998 416 1
1999 397 1
2000 383 2
2001 425 1
2002 330 5
Year 3B Rank
1990 10 2
1994 6 6
Year HR Rank
1993 33 9
1994 25 9
1995 36 2
1996 40 5
1997 36 7
1998 66 2
1999 63 2
2000 50 1
2001 64 2
2002 49 1
2003 40 6
Year SB Rank
1990 32 7
1995 34 7
Year RBI Rank
1995 119 2
1997 119 6
1998 158 1
1999 141 3
2000 138 2
2001 160 1
2002 108 9
Year R Rank
1998 134 1
1999 114 8
2001 146 1
2002 122 1
Year BB Rank
2001 116 2
2002 103 7
Year IBB Rank
1995 11 6
1998 14 3
2000 19 4
2001 37 1
2002 15 9
Year SF Rank
2001 12 2
Year XBH Rank
1993 63 9
1997 71 6
1998 86 3
1999 89 1
2000 89 2
2001 103 3
Year Avg Rank
2001 0.328 8
Year OBP Rank
2001 0.437 3
Year SLG Rank
1996 0.564 8
1998 0.647 2
1999 0.635 3
2000 0.634 6
2001 0.737 2
2002 0.594 4
2003 0.553 8
Year ISO Rank
1993 0.224 10
1995 0.232 8
1996 0.291 6
1998 0.339 2
1999 0.347 2
2000 0.315 6
2001 0.409 2
2002 0.306 3
2003 0.275 6
Year OPS Rank
1998 1.024 4
1999 1.002 6
2000 1.040 5
2001 1.174 2
2002 0.993 6
Year G Rank
1993 159 5
1995 144 1
1997 162 1
1998 159 9
1999 162 1
2001 160 8
Year WAR Rank
1998 6.9 4
1999 5.4 8
2000 5.8 10
2001 8.1 3
2002 6.0 5