Jose Canseco stats

Last played for the Chicago White Sox, 2001

Designated Hitter · #31

Age 62 · 6' 4"

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Jose Canseco played 17 MLB seasons, 1985 to 2001.

Stats

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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.

Standard by season
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.
1985ATH299616295131.302
1986ATH157600851443311715.240
1987ATH159630811623111315.257
1988ATH1586101201874212440.307
1989ATH65227406117576.269
1990ATH131481831323710119.274
1991ATH1545721151524412226.266
1992ATH/TEX1194397410726876.244
1993TEX60231305910466.255
1994TEX11142988121319015.282
1995BOS1023966412124814.306
1996BOS963606810428823.289
1997ATH108388569123748.235
1998TOR151583981384610729.237
1999TB1134307512034953.279
2000TB/NYY98329478315492.252
2001CHW76256466616492.258

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

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.

Expanded by season
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.
1985ATH1004780010
1986ATH6822746381120
1987ATH6912966922160
1988ATH705347761010150
1989ATH258123272440
1990ATH563261535890
1991ATH6653187798160
1992ATH/TEX5122004162160
1993TEX253105253260
1994TEX5052375258200
1995BOS450220507490
1996BOS432212516370
1997ATH4461794231150
1998TOR658302726570
1999TB5022425373140
2000TB/NYY401146334270
2001CHW306122241140

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
39.2
RC
1,263.5
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.

Advanced by season
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.
1985ATH0.414.75.8.1880.20.119.20
1986ATH2.888.14.9.2170.30.418.20
1987ATH1.3915.2130.30.320.30
1988ATH7.1131.57.7.2620.40.614.50
1989ATH2.1416.2.2730.40.313.40
1990ATH5.295.66.9.2680.40.5130
1991ATH5.0113.66.8.2900.50.5130
1992ATH/TEX2.065.84.9.2120.40.516.90
1993TEX0.130.34.4.1990.30.323.10
1994TEX2.885.16.8.2700.40.613.80
1995BOS2.480.77.5.2500.40.516.50
1996BOS2.883.28.4.3000.50.812.90
1997ATH0.056.84.8.2270.40.416.90
1998TOR1.296.15.5.2810.40.412.70
1999TB2.586.17.2840.40.412.60
2000TB/NYY0.958.26.1.1910.40.621.90
2001CHW0.646.36.3.2190.40.6160

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
62 yearsJul 2, 1964
Height
6' 4"
Debut
1985
Birthplace
Havana, Cuba
AL MVP
1988
AL Rookie of the Year
1986
AL Silver Slugger
4x

Brother of Ozzie Canseco · All MLB brothers

Latest performance

Jose Canseco

Oct 06 · @ MIN · L 6-5

AB
1
R
0
H
0
HR
0
RBI
0
BB
0
SO
0
AVG
.258
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Sat, Oct 06atMINL 6-510000
Fri, Oct 05atMINW 7-430000
Wed, Oct 03atNYYL 2-141211
Tue, Oct 02atNYYL 6-430000
Mon, Oct 01atNYYL 8-140000
Sun, Sep 30atKCW 5-230102

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

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 38th in home runs (462)
  • 65th in rbi (1,407)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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