Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 2005
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 2005
Stats
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | NYY | 6 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| 2006 | NYY | 130 | 460 | 75 | 129 | 7 | 50 | 12 | .280 |
| 2007 | NYY | 150 | 545 | 66 | 149 | 8 | 73 | 13 | .273 |
| 2008 | NYY | 129 | 414 | 42 | 103 | 8 | 37 | 9 | .249 |
| 2009 | NYY | 154 | 485 | 66 | 133 | 13 | 68 | 10 | .274 |
| 2010 | ATL | 147 | 458 | 50 | 117 | 4 | 42 | 7 | .255 |
| 2011 | KC | 155 | 658 | 102 | 201 | 18 | 87 | 20 | .305 |
| 2012 | SF | 113 | 459 | 84 | 159 | 11 | 60 | 13 | .346 |
| 2013 | TOR | 88 | 344 | 39 | 96 | 3 | 30 | 2 | .279 |
| 2014 | TOR | 139 | 568 | 81 | 171 | 16 | 73 | 6 | .301 |
| 2015 | CHW | 158 | 629 | 70 | 172 | 12 | 77 | 3 | .273 |
| 2016 | CHW | 151 | 591 | 70 | 175 | 14 | 86 | 2 | .296 |
| 2017 |  CHW/KC | 156 | 620 | 78 | 177 | 17 | 85 | 1 | .285 |
| 2018 | CLE | 78 | 250 | 28 | 70 | 6 | 39 | 1 | .280 |
| 2019 | PIT | 133 | 378 | 43 | 106 | 7 | 47 | 2 | .280 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | NYY | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2006 | NYY | 524 | 180 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | NYY | 612 | 213 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 3.7 |
| 2008 | NYY | 453 | 141 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3.7 |
| 2009 | NYY | 540 | 202 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.9 |
| 2010 | ATL | 509 | 162 | 34 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3.8 |
| 2011 | KC | 706 | 309 | 67 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3.6 |
| 2012 | SF | 501 | 237 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3.5 |
| 2013 | TOR | 372 | 124 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.7 |
| 2014 | TOR | 621 | 260 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3.7 |
| 2015 | CHW | 683 | 248 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 3.8 |
| 2016 | CHW | 646 | 269 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 3.7 |
| 2017 | CHW/KC | 666 | 262 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 3.6 |
| 2018 | CLE | 278 | 105 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3.6 |
| 2019 | PIT | 397 | 151 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3.5 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | NYY | -0.5 | 0.6 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | NYY | 2.7 | 67.2 | 5.2 | .111 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 65.7 | 1.1 |
| 2007 | NYY | 1.2 | 70.4 | 4.4 | .117 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 68.1 | 1.1 |
| 2008 | NYY | 0.2 | 41.9 | 3.4 | .092 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 51.8 | 0.9 |
| 2009 | NYY | 0.9 | 67.3 | 4.8 | .142 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 37.3 | 1 |
| 2010 | ATL | -0.5 | 53.4 | 4 | .098 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 114.5 | 1 |
| 2011 | KC | 4.1 | 101.6 | 5.6 | .164 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 36.6 | 0.9 |
| 2012 | SF | 4.6 | 89.2 | 7.5 | .170 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 41.7 | 1.1 |
| 2013 | TOR | -0.1 | 39.2 | 4 | .081 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 114.7 | 0.9 |
| 2014 | TOR | 3.1 | 87 | 5.5 | .157 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 35.5 | 1 |
| 2015 | CHW | 1.4 | 76 | 4.2 | .121 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 52.4 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | CHW | 2.6 | 89.7 | 5.5 | .159 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 42.2 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | CHW/KC | -0.1 | 80.2 | 4.6 | .137 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 36.5 | 1 |
| 2018 | CLE | 0.0 | 33.4 | 4.6 | .140 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 41.7 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | PIT | -1.2 | 43.4 | 4.1 | .119 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 54 | 0.9 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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
- 2009 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 2012 World Series with the San Francisco Giants
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 2012 (1st)
- Hits: 2011 (5th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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