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Sammy Sosa played 18 major-league seasons (1989-2007) as a OF (2,203). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 18 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 21 | TEX|CHA | 58 | 183 | 27 | 47 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 47 | .257 | .669 | 88 |
| 1990 | 22 | CHA | 153 | 532 | 72 | 124 | 15 | 70 | 32 | 33 | 150 | .233 | .687 | 91 |
| 1991 | 23 | CHA | 116 | 316 | 39 | 64 | 10 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 98 | .203 | .576 | 58 |
| 1992 | 24 | CHN | 67 | 262 | 41 | 68 | 8 | 25 | 15 | 19 | 63 | .260 | .710 | 107 |
| 1993 | 25 | CHN | 159 | 598 | 92 | 156 | 33 | 93 | 36 | 38 | 135 | .261 | .794 | 116 |
| 1994 | 26 | CHN | 105 | 426 | 59 | 128 | 25 | 70 | 22 | 25 | 92 | .300 | .884 | 133 |
| 1995 | 27 | CHN | 144 | 564 | 89 | 151 | 36 | 119 | 34 | 58 | 134 | .268 | .840 | 125 |
| 1996 | 28 | CHN | 124 | 498 | 84 | 136 | 40 | 100 | 18 | 34 | 134 | .273 | .888 | 136 |
| 1997 | 29 | CHN | 162 | 642 | 90 | 161 | 36 | 119 | 22 | 45 | 174 | .251 | .779 | 107 |
| 1998 | 30 | CHN | 159 | 643 | 134 | 198 | 66 | 158 | 18 | 73 | 171 | .308 | 1.024 | 172 |
| 1999 | 31 | CHN | 162 | 625 | 114 | 180 | 63 | 141 | 7 | 78 | 171 | .288 | 1.002 | 155 |
| 2000 | 32 | CHN | 156 | 604 | 106 | 193 | 50 | 138 | 7 | 91 | 168 | .320 | 1.040 | 166 |
| 2001 | 33 | CHN | 160 | 577 | 146 | 189 | 64 | 160 | 0 | 116 | 153 | .328 | 1.174 | 205 |
| 2002 | 34 | CHN | 150 | 556 | 122 | 160 | 49 | 108 | 2 | 103 | 144 | .288 | .993 | 165 |
| 2003 | 35 | CHN | 137 | 517 | 99 | 144 | 40 | 103 | 0 | 62 | 143 | .279 | .911 | 141 |
| 2004 | 36 | CHN | 126 | 478 | 69 | 121 | 35 | 80 | 0 | 56 | 133 | .253 | .849 | 122 |
| 2005 | 37 | BAL | 102 | 380 | 39 | 84 | 14 | 45 | 1 | 39 | 84 | .221 | .671 | 78 |
| 2007 | 39 | TEX | 114 | 412 | 53 | 104 | 21 | 92 | 0 | 34 | 112 | .252 | .779 | 103 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | OF | 52 | 46 | 94 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | OF | 152 | 137 | 315 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| 1991 | OF | 111 | 76 | 214 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | OF | 67 | 65 | 145 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 1993 | OF | 158 | 153 | 344 | 17 | 9 | 4 |
| 1994 | OF | 105 | 105 | 248 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 1995 | OF | 143 | 142 | 320 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| 1996 | OF | 124 | 124 | 253 | 15 | 10 | 1 |
| 1997 | OF | 161 | 161 | 325 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| 1998 | OF | 159 | 159 | 334 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| 1999 | OF | 162 | 162 | 399 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 2000 | OF | 156 | 156 | 318 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 2001 | OF | 160 | 160 | 326 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | OF | 150 | 150 | 284 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 2003 | OF | 137 | 136 | 212 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2004 | OF | 124 | 124 | 238 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 2005 | OF | 66 | 66 | 121 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2007 | OF | 16 | 16 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
Sammy Sosa won: Silver Slugger 1995 (NL), TSN All-Star 1995 (NL), MVP 1998 (NL), Silver Slugger 1998 (NL), TSN All-Star 1998 (NL), Hank Aaron Award 1999 (NL), Silver Slugger 1999 (NL), TSN All-Star 1999 (NL), Silver Slugger 2000 (NL), TSN All-Star 2000 (NL), Silver Slugger 2001 (NL), TSN All-Star 2001 (NL), Silver Slugger 2002 (NL), TSN All-Star 2002 (NL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (9 ballot finishes, 1 win). Full year pages: 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 8 | 81 / 392 | 0 |
| 1996 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 15 | 12 / 392 | 0 |
| 1997 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 19 | 5 / 392 | 0 |
| 1998 | Most Valuable Player (winner) | NL | 1 | 438 / 448 | 30 |
| 1999 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 9 | 87 / 448 | 0 |
| 2000 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 10 | 71 / 448 | 0 |
| 2001 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 2 | 278 / 448 | 2 |
| 2002 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 9 | 63 / 448 | 0 |
| 2003 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 8 | 53 / 448 | 0 |
Sammy Sosa ranks on 4 all-time single-season position leaderboards (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #15 | right fielders | 2001 | 205 OPS+ |
| #99 | right fielders | 1998 | 172 OPS+ |
| #136 | right fielders | 2000 | 166 OPS+ |
| #143 | right fielders | 2002 | 165 OPS+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.