Leo Cardenas stats

Last played for the Texas Rangers, 1975

Age 87

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Leo Cardenas played 16 MLB seasons, 1960 to 1975.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,941
AB
6,707
R
662
H
1,725
HR
118
RBI
689
SB
39
AVG
.257

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.
1960CIN4814213331120.232
1961CIN7419823615241.308
1962CIN1535897717310602.294
1963CIN158565421337483.235
1964CIN163597611509694.251
1965CIN1565576516011571.287
1966CIN1605685914520819.255
1967CIN10837930972214.256
1968CIN137452451067412.235
1969MIN1605786716210705.280
1970MIN1605886714511652.247
1971MIN1535545914618753.264
1972LAA150551251236421.223
1973CLE721959420121.215
1974TEX3492525071.272
1975TEX551021524150.235

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

Career Postseason

GP
9
AB
27
R
1
H
5
HR
0
RBI
1
SB
0
AVG
.185

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
7,402
TB
2,462
XBH
452
HBP
28
IBB
122
GIDP
0
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.
1960CIN1534670000
1961CIN21696240100
1962CIN647242455400
1963CIN601184334600
1964CIN6522134321000
1965CIN6262404712500
1966CIN6242384911800
1967CIN4181231921600
1968CIN4991442221800
1969MIN6652243841200
1970MIN649220494200
1971MIN624233471500
1972LAA602156192400
1973CLE2124640000
1974TEX952830100
1975TEX1192930000

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
23.7
RC
804.2
RC/27
4.20
ISOP
.110
SECA
.186
BB/K
0.46
AB/HR
56.8
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.
1960CIN-0.312.22.9.0920.10.21420
1961CIN1.034.66.7.1770.30.439.60
1962CIN3.984.55.2.1170.20.458.90
1963CIN1.249.13.0900.10.280.70
1964CIN1.466.53.9.1060.20.466.30
1965CIN3.988.45.8.1440.20.650.60
1966CIN1.777.44.8.1640.30.528.40
1967CIN0.141.23.8.0690.20.4189.50
1968CIN-0.144.83.4.0840.20.464.60
1969MIN4.685.45.3.1070.20.757.80
1970MIN2.668.24.1280.20.453.50
1971MIN2.979.75.1570.20.730.80
1972LAA0.943.22.6.0600.10.591.80
1973CLE-1.310.71.8.0210.10.300
1974TEX0.68.23.3.0330.10.100
1975TEX0.6113.7.0490.21.21020

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

Bio

Age
87 yearsDec 17, 1938
Debut
1960
NL Gold Glove
1965

What were Leo Cardenas's career stats?

Leo Cardenas played 16 seasons for the Reds, the Twins, the Angels, the Guardians and the Rangers. He was a career .257 hitter with 1,725 hits, 118 home runs and 689 RBI. His best season was 1961: a .308 batting average, 5 home runs and 24 RBI.

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16 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1960 to 1975

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