Melky Cabrera stats

Last played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2019

Right Fielder · #53

Age 42 · 5' 10"

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Melky Cabrera played 15 MLB seasons, 2005 to 2019.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,887
AB
6,878
R
895
H
1,962
HR
144
RBI
854
SB
101
AVG
.285

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.
2005NYY61914000.211
2006NYY1304607512975012.280
2007NYY1505456614987313.273
2008NYY129414421038379.249
2009NYY15448566133136810.274
2010ATL147458501174427.255
2011KC155658102201188720.305
2012SF11345984159116013.346
2013TOR8834439963302.279
2014TOR1395688117116736.301
2015CHW1586297017212773.273
2016CHW1515917017514862.296
2017CHW/KC1566207817717851.285
2018CLE7825028706391.280
2019PIT133378431067472.280

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

Career Postseason

GP
25
AB
83
R
8
H
17
HR
1
RBI
7
SB
0
AVG
.205

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
7,527
TB
2,867
XBH
572
HBP
27
IBB
41
GIDP
181
P/PA
3.67

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.
2005NYY19400002.6
2006NYY524180352393.7
2007NYY6122134050143.7
2008NYY4531412135113.7
2009NYY5402024244153.9
2010ATL5091623411183.8
2011KC7063096713123.6
2012SF501237460483.5
2013TOR372124200073.7
2014TOR6212605433193.7
2015CHW6832485022183.8
2016CHW6462696102173.7
2017CHW/KC6662624921193.6
2018CLE2781052330103.7
2019PIT3971513013143.5

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
18.4
RC
939.9
RC/27
4.80
ISOP
.132
SECA
.215
BB/K
0.57
AB/HR
47.8
GO/FO
1.00

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.
2005NYY-0.50.61.0000000.7
2006NYY2.767.25.2.1110.21.065.71.1
2007NYY1.270.44.4.1170.20.668.11.1
2008NYY0.241.93.4.0920.20.551.80.9
2009NYY0.967.34.8.1420.20.737.31
2010ATL-0.553.44.0980.20.7114.51
2011KC4.1101.65.6.1640.20.436.60.9
2012SF4.689.27.5.1700.30.641.71.1
2013TOR-0.139.24.0810.10.5114.70.9
2014TOR3.1875.5.1570.20.635.51
2015CHW1.4764.2.1210.20.552.40.9
2016CHW2.689.75.5.1590.20.742.20.8
2017CHW/KC-0.180.24.6.1370.20.536.51
2018CLE0.033.44.6.1400.20.541.70.9
2019PIT-1.243.44.1.1190.20.4540.9

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

Bio

Age
42 yearsAug 11, 1984
Height
5' 10"
Debut
2005
Birthplace
Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic

Latest performance

Melky Cabrera

Sep 29 · vs CIN · L 3-1

AB
4
R
0
H
2
HR
0
RBI
0
BB
0
SO
0
AVG
.280

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Sun, Sep 29vsCINL 3-140200
Sat, Sep 28vsCINL 4-2 F/1200000
Fri, Sep 27vsCINW 6-510000
Thu, Sep 26vsCHCW 9-551301
Wed, Sep 25vsCHCW 4-210000
Sun, Sep 22atMILL 4-311000

What were Melky Cabrera's career stats?

Melky Cabrera played 15 seasons for the Yankees, the Braves, the Royals, the Giants, the Blue Jays, the White Sox, the Guardians and the Pirates. He was a career .285 hitter with 1,962 hits, 144 home runs and 854 RBI. His best season was 2012: a .346 batting average, 11 home runs and 60 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2005 to 2019

Melky Cabrera led MLB in batting average (2012); finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Championships ×2

Season top 10 finishes

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

More on Melky Cabrera

Playoff series

Melky Cabrera played 16 games across 5 MLB postseasons in 6 series — 0 won, 6 lost.

Melky Cabrera's line in each playoff series
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.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.
2018HOULost 0-3310100
2010SFLost 1-2310001
2009LAALost 0-229200
2009PHILost 1-126100
2007CLELost 1-3416312
2006DETLost 0-223000

What the columns mean: AB · H · HR · RBI

Melky Cabrera’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.