| Andy Sheets | |
| Position: | Shortstop |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 19 November 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 22 |
| Debutyear: | 1996 |
| Debutteam: | Seattle Mariners |
| Debut2league: | NPB |
| Debut2date: | March 28 |
| Debut2year: | 2003 |
| Debut2team: | Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 25 |
| Finalyear: | 2002 |
| Finalteam: | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Final2league: | NPB |
| Final2date: | October 14 |
| Final2year: | 2007 |
| Final2team: | Hanshin Tigers |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .216 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 19 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 113 |
| Stat2league: | NPB |
| Stat21label: | Batting average |
| Stat21value: | .289 |
| Stat22label: | Home runs |
| Stat22value: | 95 |
| Stat23label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat23value: | 374 |
| Teams: | |
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).
He is the cousin of pitcher Ben Sheets.[1]
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.
| 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 |