Andy Sheets

Andy Mark Sheets (born November 19, 1971) is an American former professional baseball player. Sheets played for the Seattle Mariners (1996–1997), San Diego Padres (1998), Anaheim Angels (1999), Boston Red Sox (2000) and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2001–2002). And also, he played for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2003–2004), and Hanshin Tigers (2005–2007), of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Andy Sheets
Shortstop
Born: (1971-11-19) November 19, 1971 (age 53) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: April 22, 1996, for the Seattle Mariners
NPB: March 28, 2003, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Last appearance
MLB: September 25, 2002, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
NPB: October 14, 2007, for the Hanshin Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.216
Home runs	19
Runs batted in	113
NPB statistics
Batting average	.289
Home runs	95
Runs batted in	374
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Seattle Mariners (1996–1997) San Diego Padres (1998) Anaheim Angels (1999) Boston Red Sox (2000) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2001–2002) Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2003–2004) Hanshin Tigers (2005–2007)

He is the cousin of pitcher Ben Sheets.^[1]

Playing career

A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sheets attended Tulane University and Louisiana State University. In 1991, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[2] He was selected by the Mariners in the 4th round of the 1992 MLB Draft.

Sheets helped the Mariners win the 1997 American League Western Division and the Padres win the 1998 National League Pennant. In 7 seasons, he played in 356 games and had 960 at bats, 118 runs, 207 hits, 38 doubles, 3 triples, 19 home runs, 113 runs batted in, 16 stolen bases, 76 walks, a .216 batting average, a .271 on-base percentage, a .321 slugging percentage, 308 total bases, 23 sacrifice hits, 12 sacrifice flies, and 3 intentional walks.

Career Stats

Year	Age	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1996	24	Seattle Mariners	AL	47	110	18	21	8	0	0	9	2	41	.191	.262	.264	.526
1997	25	Seattle Mariners	AL	32	89	18	22	3	0	4	9	2	34	.247	.299	.416	.715
1998	26	San Diego Padres	NL	88	194	31	47	5	3	7	29	7	62	.242	.318	.407	.725
1999	27	Anaheim Angels	AL	87	244	22	48	10	0	3	29	1	59	.197	.236	.275	.510
2000	28	Boston Red Sox	AL	12	21	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	.095	.095	.095	.190
2001	29	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL	49	153	10	30	8	0	1	14	2	35	.196	.251	.268	.519
2002	30	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL	41	149	18	37	4	0	4	22	2	41	.248	.301	.356	.656
		Total		356	960	118	207	38	3	19	113	16	275