Rob Sasser
Robert Doffell Sasser
Born: March 9, 1975
Philadelphia, PA US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, CF, LF, OF, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 205
Draft: Round 10 (1993 June Amateur Draft, Atlanta Braves)
Draft: Round 1 (1996 Rule V (3A phase), California Angels)
School: Oakland HS (CA)
N/A
Career: 1993-2006
Major League Statistics
Rob Sasser compiled a career batting average of .258 with 98 home runs and 543 RBI in his 1169-game career with the Braves, Idaho Falls Braves, Danville Braves, Eugene Emeralds, Macon Braves, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Charlotte Rangers, Tulsa Drillers, Jacksonville Suns, Toledo Mud Hens, Ottawa Lynx, Indianapolis Indians, Bowie Baysox, Omaha Royals and Birmingham Barons. He began playing during the 1993 season and last took the field during the 2006 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | R | GULF | Braves | 33 | 125 | 113 | 19 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 25 | .239 | .296 | .274 | .570 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | R | PION | Idaho Falls Braves | 58 | 240 | 219 | 32 | 50 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 58 | .228 | .292 | .352 | .643 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1995 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 57 | 244 | 216 | 40 | 58 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 23 | 51 | .269 | .344 | .444 | .789 | 96 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1995 | R | APPY | Danville Braves | 12 | 52 | 47 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | .319 | .365 | .404 | .770 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | A | SALL3 | Macon Braves | 135 | 544 | 465 | 64 | 122 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 64 | 38 | 8 | 65 | 108 | .262 | .355 | .402 | .757 | 187 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 1997 | A | MIDW | Cedar Rapids Kernels | 134 | 577 | 497 | 103 | 135 | 26 | 5 | 17 | 77 | 37 | 13 | 69 | 92 | .272 | .367 | .447 | .814 | 222 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1998 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 111 | 485 | 417 | 57 | 117 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 62 | 18 | 12 | 60 | 98 | .281 | .372 | .408 | .780 | 170 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Charlotte Rangers | 4 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .308 | .438 | .462 | .899 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 117 | 487 | 424 | 60 | 120 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 61 | 9 | 5 | 57 | 101 | .283 | .370 | .427 | .796 | 181 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1999 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 5 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .263 | .300 | .368 | .668 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 137 | 544 | 487 | 77 | 131 | 29 | 1 | 25 | 63 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 106 | .269 | .340 | .487 | .827 | 237 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 52 | 205 | 181 | 20 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 41 | .232 | .317 | .365 | .682 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 72 | 207 | 185 | 19 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 30 | .227 | .306 | .324 | .630 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | 12 | 44 | 40 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .225 | .295 | .400 | .695 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 53 | 192 | 175 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 30 | .189 | .230 | .269 | .499 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | 17 | 62 | 61 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .279 | .290 | .410 | .700 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 121 | 479 | 418 | 58 | 101 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 11 | 6 | 51 | 80 | .242 | .324 | .385 | .709 | 161 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 39 | 142 | 120 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 32 | .233 | .338 | .350 | .688 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 1169 | 4665 | 4097 | 605 | 1056 | 246 | 27 | 98 | 543 | 178 | 58 | 486 | 887 | .258 | .339 | .403 | .741 | 1650 | 80 | 35 | 9 | 38 | 20 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | R | GULF | Braves | 3B | 33 | 15 | 61 | 10 | 2 | .884 | 2.303 |
| 1994 | R | PION | Idaho Falls Braves | 3B | 56 | 34 | 113 | 20 | 12 | .880 | 2.625 |
| 1994 | R | PION | Idaho Falls Braves | SS | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1995 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | SS | 54 | 71 | 164 | 29 | 21 | .890 | 4.352 |
| 1995 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 3B | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 2.500 |
| 1995 | R | APPY | Danville Braves | 3B | 11 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | .852 | 2.091 |
| 1996 | A | SALL3 | Macon Braves | 1B | 28 | 169 | 19 | 4 | 21 | .979 | 6.714 |
| 1996 | A | SALL3 | Macon Braves | 3B | 110 | 63 | 233 | 45 | 23 | .868 | 2.691 |
| 1996 | A | SALL3 | Macon Braves | SS | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .923 | 2.182 |
| 1996 | A | SALL3 | Macon Braves | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1997 | A | MIDW | Cedar Rapids Kernels | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1997 | A | MIDW | Cedar Rapids Kernels | 3B | 133 | 104 | 303 | 28 | 22 | .936 | 3.060 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Charlotte Rangers | 3B | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.667 |
| 1998 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 3B | 110 | 66 | 229 | 26 | 25 | .919 | 2.682 |
| 1998 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 2B | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 |
| 1999 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | LF | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | OF | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 1999 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 3B | 109 | 82 | 276 | 35 | 27 | .911 | 3.284 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | SS | 5 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.400 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | OF | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | CF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 1B | 17 | 132 | 21 | 2 | 19 | .987 | 9.000 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 3B | 112 | 72 | 211 | 24 | 21 | .922 | 2.527 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 3B | 41 | 29 | 75 | 17 | 4 | .860 | 2.537 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 3B | 58 | 30 | 109 | 11 | 7 | .927 | 2.397 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 2B | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 3B | 8 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 4 | .909 | 2.500 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | LF | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | OF | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | OF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | 1B | 3 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.333 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | 3B | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | LF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 1B | 29 | 210 | 14 | 2 | 22 | .991 | 7.724 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 2B | 16 | 25 | 27 | 1 | 8 | .981 | 3.250 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | 3B | 10 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.400 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | 1B | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 13.000 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | SS | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 2004 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 3B | 55 | 29 | 83 | 14 | 12 | .889 | 2.036 |
| 2004 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 1B | 31 | 269 | 22 | 3 | 18 | .990 | 9.387 |
| 2004 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | OF | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.714 |
| 2006 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 1B | 31 | 263 | 16 | 3 | 27 | .989 | 9.000 |
| 2006 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | LF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 2006 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | OF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 2006 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 1147 | 1797 | 2094 | 284 | 307 | .932 | 3.392 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | R | Gulf Coast League | Braves | ATL | ||
| 1994 | R | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Braves | ATL | ||
| 1995 | R | Appalachian League | Danville Braves | ATL | ||
| 1995 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Eugene Emeralds | ATL | ||
| 1996 | A | South Atlantic League | Macon Braves | ATL | ||
| 1997 | A | Midwest League | Cedar Rapids Kernels | ANA | ||
| 1998 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Charlotte Rangers | TEX | ||
| 1998 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Drillers | TEX | ||
| 1999 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Drillers | TEX | ||
| 1999 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | DET | ||
| 2000 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 2001 | AAA | International League | Ottawa Lynx | MON | ||
| 2002 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | MIL | ||
| 2003 | AA | Eastern League | Bowie Baysox | BAL | ||
| 2003 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 2003 | AAA | International League | Ottawa Lynx | BAL | ||
| 2004 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | April 8, 2004 | September 6, 2004 |
| 2006 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | April 7, 2006 | June 10, 2006 |
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