Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1985
- AL MVP
- 1988
- AL Rookie of the Year
- 1986
- AL Silver Slugger
- 4x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1985
- AL MVP
- 1988
- AL Rookie of the Year
- 1986
- AL Silver Slugger
- 4x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,887
- AB
- 7,057
- R
- 1,186
- H
- 1,877
- HR
- 462
- RBI
- 1,407
- SB
- 200
- AVG
- .266
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | ATH | 29 | 96 | 16 | 29 | 5 | 13 | 1 | .302 |
| 1986 | ATH | 157 | 600 | 85 | 144 | 33 | 117 | 15 | .240 |
| 1987 | ATH | 159 | 630 | 81 | 162 | 31 | 113 | 15 | .257 |
| 1988 | ATH | 158 | 610 | 120 | 187 | 42 | 124 | 40 | .307 |
| 1989 | ATH | 65 | 227 | 40 | 61 | 17 | 57 | 6 | .269 |
| 1990 | ATH | 131 | 481 | 83 | 132 | 37 | 101 | 19 | .274 |
| 1991 | ATH | 154 | 572 | 115 | 152 | 44 | 122 | 26 | .266 |
| 1992 |  ATH/TEX | 119 | 439 | 74 | 107 | 26 | 87 | 6 | .244 |
| 1993 | TEX | 60 | 231 | 30 | 59 | 10 | 46 | 6 | .255 |
| 1994 | TEX | 111 | 429 | 88 | 121 | 31 | 90 | 15 | .282 |
| 1995 | BOS | 102 | 396 | 64 | 121 | 24 | 81 | 4 | .306 |
| 1996 | BOS | 96 | 360 | 68 | 104 | 28 | 82 | 3 | .289 |
| 1997 | ATH | 108 | 388 | 56 | 91 | 23 | 74 | 8 | .235 |
| 1998 | TOR | 151 | 583 | 98 | 138 | 46 | 107 | 29 | .237 |
| 1999 | TB | 113 | 430 | 75 | 120 | 34 | 95 | 3 | .279 |
| 2000 |  TB/NYY | 98 | 329 | 47 | 83 | 15 | 49 | 2 | .252 |
| 2001 | CHW | 76 | 256 | 46 | 66 | 16 | 49 | 2 | .258 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 30
- AB
- 103
- R
- 15
- H
- 19
- HR
- 7
- RBI
- 18
- SB
- 5
- AVG
- .184
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 8,129
- TB
- 3,631
- XBH
- 816
- HBP
- 84
- IBB
- 64
- GIDP
- 178
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | ATH | 100 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | ATH | 682 | 274 | 63 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | ATH | 691 | 296 | 69 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATH | 705 | 347 | 76 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | ATH | 258 | 123 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | ATH | 563 | 261 | 53 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | ATH | 665 | 318 | 77 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | ATH/TEX | 512 | 200 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | TEX | 253 | 105 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | TEX | 505 | 237 | 52 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | BOS | 450 | 220 | 50 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | BOS | 432 | 212 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | ATH | 446 | 179 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | TOR | 658 | 302 | 72 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | TB | 502 | 242 | 53 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | TB/NYY | 401 | 146 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | CHW | 306 | 122 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 39.2
- RC
- 1263.5
- RC/27
- 6.20
- ISOP
- .249
- SECA
- .393
- BB/K
- 0.47
- AB/HR
- 15.3
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | ATH | 0.4 | 14.7 | 5.8 | .188 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 19.2 | 0 |
| 1986 | ATH | 2.8 | 88.1 | 4.9 | .217 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 18.2 | 0 |
| 1987 | ATH | 1.3 | 91 | 5 | .213 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 20.3 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATH | 7.1 | 131.5 | 7.7 | .262 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 1989 | ATH | 2.1 | 41 | 6.2 | .273 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 13.4 | 0 |
| 1990 | ATH | 5.2 | 95.6 | 6.9 | .268 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | ATH | 5.0 | 113.6 | 6.8 | .290 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | ATH/TEX | 2.0 | 65.8 | 4.9 | .212 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 16.9 | 0 |
| 1993 | TEX | 0.1 | 30.3 | 4.4 | .199 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 23.1 | 0 |
| 1994 | TEX | 2.8 | 85.1 | 6.8 | .270 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 13.8 | 0 |
| 1995 | BOS | 2.4 | 80.7 | 7.5 | .250 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 16.5 | 0 |
| 1996 | BOS | 2.8 | 83.2 | 8.4 | .300 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 12.9 | 0 |
| 1997 | ATH | 0.0 | 56.8 | 4.8 | .227 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 16.9 | 0 |
| 1998 | TOR | 1.2 | 96.1 | 5.5 | .281 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 12.7 | 0 |
| 1999 | TB | 2.5 | 86.1 | 7 | .284 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 12.6 | 0 |
| 2000 | TB/NYY | 0.9 | 58.2 | 6.1 | .191 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 21.9 | 0 |
| 2001 | CHW | 0.6 | 46.3 | 6.3 | .219 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 16 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Jose Canseco's career stats?
Jose Canseco played 17 seasons for the Athletics, the Rangers, the Red Sox, the Blue Jays, the Rays and the White Sox. He was a career .266 hitter with 1,877 hits, 462 home runs and 1,407 RBI. His best season was 1988: a .307 batting average, 42 home runs and 124 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1985 to 2001
Jose Canseco led MLB in home runs (1988, 1991) and RBI (1988); finished top 10 in a stat 15 times.
Championships ×2
- 1989 World Series with the Athletics
- 2000 World Series with the New York Yankees
Awards
All-time career rank
- 38th in home runs (462)
- 65th in rbi (1,407)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Home Runs: 1986 (5th), 1988 (1st), 1990 (4th), 1991 (1st), 1994 (8th), 1998 (6th)
- RBI: 1986 (3rd), 1987 (7th), 1988 (1st), 1990 (9th), 1991 (2nd)
- Hits: 1988 (6th)
- OPS: 1988 (2nd), 1990 (8th), 1991 (7th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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