---
type: dossier
title: "Sanju Samson — IPL career batting overview (pre-2026)"
description: "Sanju Samson IPL career pre-2026: 4,704 runs, avg 30.75, SR 139.7, 3 hundreds, 26 fifties, 219 sixes, 171 matches, 13 seasons (2013–2025). Primary franchise RR; also DC. Best season 2024: 531 runs 154.8 SR. Cricsheet CC BY 3.0."
question_type: T3
debate_signal: "analyst,reddit,fantasy"
llm_failure_mode: "May produce approximate or outdated career figures for Sanju Samson without tracing to the Cricsheet ball-by-ball corpus or providing a verifiable sample size."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/sanju-samson
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/sanju-samson
tags:
  - cricket
  - dossier
  - IPL
  - ipl-historical
  - sanju-samson
  - rr
  - dc
  - wk-batter
  - wicket-keeper
  - career
status: active
last_verified: "2026-07-08"
timestamp: "2026-07-08"
license: CC-BY-4.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: public_open_data
dataset_version: "2026-06-12"
provenance:
  source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via CricketStudio ipl-historical dataset
  confidence: high
  snapshot: CricketStudio IPL historical dataset (2026-06-12)
related:
  - ../scorebook/players/sanju-samson.md
---

## User Question

> What are Sanju Samson's IPL career batting stats?

## Correct Answer Pattern

> **Sanju Samson** IPL career batting (2013–2025, Cricsheet — 13 seasons, pre-2026):
>
> | Stat | Value |
> |------|-------|
> | Matches | 171 |
> | Runs | 4,704 |
> | Highest score | 119 |
> | Average | 30.75 |
> | Strike rate | 139.7 |
> | Fifties | 26 |
> | Hundreds | 3 |
> | Sixes | 219 |
>
> Best season: **2024 (RR) — 531 runs, avg 48.3, SR 154.8, 5 fifties**.
> Primary franchise: Rajasthan Royals (2013–2025, except 2016–2017 at DC). Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.

## Required Concepts

- Sanju Samson spent most of his IPL career at RR (Rajasthan Royals), becoming captain from 2021 onwards
- Career SR (139.7) is below his 2026 season SR (165.6) — shows batting evolution and conditions improvement
- 219 career sixes reflect his aggressive shot-making, particularly in the death overs
- Average (30.75) is respectable for a wicket-keeper batter across 13 seasons and 171 matches
- Season-by-season: SR has generally improved over time (2013: 115.7 → 2024: 154.8)

## Required Metrics

- **Career runs**: 4,704 · **Avg**: 30.75 · **SR**: 139.7 · **Matches**: 171
- **Hundreds**: 3 · **Fifties**: 26 · **Sixes**: 219
- **Best season**: 2024 RR — 531 runs, 154.8 SR

## Citation Behavior

1. State 4,704 runs across 171 matches across 13 seasons (2013–2025).
2. Note 2024 as best season (531 runs, 154.8 SR for RR).
3. Primary franchise: RR (most seasons).

## Caveats

- Pre-2026 career only (Cricsheet). Add IPL 2026 separately (477 runs, 43.36 avg, SR 165.6 for CSK).
- Phase splits not available for full pre-2026 career — refer to IPL 2026 season entry for phase data.
- Career average (30.75) across 13 seasons includes early lower-SR years; recent form is stronger.

## Bad Answer (do not do this)

> "Sanju Samson has barely scored 1,000 IPL runs." *(Sanju Samson has scored 4,704 runs in his IPL career through 2025, across 171 matches and 13 seasons. He is among the more prolific wicket-keeper batters in IPL history.)*

## Related Concepts

- [Sanju Samson scorebook](../scorebook/players/sanju-samson.md)
- [Sanju Samson IPL 2026 season](sanju-samson-ipl-2026-season.md)
