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Michael Cuddyer
Michael Brent Cuddyer

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 202 lb.

Debut September 23, 2001

Born March 27, 1979 in Norfolk, VA

Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed August 19, 1997. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2001 22 MIN AL   8   18    1    4   2  0   0    1   1  0   2   6  .222  .300  .333   66    6   0   0   0   0   1
 2002 23 MIN AL  41  112   12   29   7  0   4   13   2  0   8  30  .259  .311  .429   95   48   1   1   0   1   3
 2003 24 MIN AL  35  102   14   25   1  3   4    8   1  1  12  19  .245  .325  .431   97   44   0   0   0   0   6
 2004 25 MIN AL 115  339   49   89  22  1  12   45   5  5  37  74  .263  .339  .440   99  149   2   1   2   3   8
 2005 26 MIN AL 126  422   55  111  25  3  12   42   3  4  41  93  .263  .330  .422   97  178   1   3   5   3  19
 2006 27 MIN AL 150  557  102  158  41  5  24  109   6  0  62 130  .284  .362  .504  124  281   0   6   5  10  11
 2007 28 MIN AL 144  547   87  151  28  5  16   81   5  0  64 107  .276  .356  .433  111  237   0   5   1   7  19
 2008 29 MIN AL  62  234   30   59  12  4   3   35   5  1  21  37  .252  .324  .376   91   88   0   0   4   4   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      681 2331  350  626 138 21  75  334  28 11 247 496  .269  .344  .442  106 1031   4  16  17  28  74
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        555   83  149  33  5  18   79   7  3  59 118  .269  .344  .442  106  245   1   4   4   7  18
 Career High    150  557  102  158  41  5  24  109   6  5  64 130  .284  .362  .504  124  281   2   6   5  10  19
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2001 22 MIN AL   20   15    2   3.6   109| .222  .270| .300  .337| .333  .433| .633  .770|  66  .346  -0.8  -0.1 100%
 2002 23 MIN AL  123   88   15   4.6   105| .259  .264| .311  .332| .429  .425| .740  .757|  95  .462  -1.0  -0.1 100%
 2003 24 MIN AL  114   84   13   4.1   108| .245  .269| .325  .335| .431  .430| .756  .766|  97  .412  -1.1  -0.1  50%
 2004 25 MIN AL  382  266   50   5.0   112| .263  .274| .339  .342| .440  .440| .779  .782|  99  .487  -0.6  -0.1  50%
 2005 26 MIN AL  470  338   54   4.3   107| .263  .270| .330  .334| .422  .429| .752  .763|  97  .436  -1.6  -0.1  42%
 2006 27 MIN AL  635  416  105   6.7   109| .284  .273| .362  .337| .504  .434| .866  .771| 124  .614  20.9   1.9 100%
 2007 28 MIN AL  623  420   85   5.4   103| .276  .266| .356  .333| .433  .416| .789  .749| 111  .531  10.2   1.0 100%
 2008 29 MIN AL  259  183   28   4.1    99| .252  .261| .324  .328| .376  .406| .700  .734|  91  .424  -3.0  -0.3  83%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      2626 1810  352   5.2   107| .269  .269| .344  .335| .442  .426| .786  .761| 106  .513  23.0   2.1  71%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2001 22 MIN AL 1B 5 37 2 1 4 .975 .992 7.80 8.26 8.78 9.38 5 40.0 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 DH 1 2002 23 MIN AL RF 25 47 1 1 0 .980 .982 1.92 1.82 2.61 2.12 20 165.3 3B 10 5 10 0 2 1.000 .949 1.50 2.40 2.37 2.68 4 57.0 1B 6 28 5 0 0 1.000 .994 5.50 8.02 7.82 9.33 5 38.0 DH 3 2003 24 MIN AL OF 18 24 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.39 2.08 1.61 2.35 16 140.0 RF 17 24 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.47 1.79 1.62 2.11 16 139.0 3B 7 2 7 0 0 1.000 .957 1.29 2.34 1.56 2.67 5 52.0 1B 5 30 1 1 2 .969 .994 6.20 8.28 10.33 9.53 3 27.0 DH 2 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.40 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 2004 25 MIN AL 2B 48 54 113 3 17 .982 .982 3.48 4.35 4.59 4.95 40 327.3 3B 43 33 51 7 6 .923 .951 1.95 2.34 2.24 2.64 36 338.0 OF 15 16 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.07 2.05 1.71 2.30 8 84.0 1B 10 34 2 0 3 1.000 .994 3.60 8.01 9.26 9.31 2 35.0 RF 8 13 0 0 0 1.000 .985 1.62 1.93 2.39 2.22 5 49.0 LF 7 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.43 1.73 0.77 2.03 3 35.0 DH 4 2005 26 MIN AL 3B 95 57 188 15 14 .942 .957 2.58 2.49 2.70 2.76 92 816.0 RF 20 35 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.75 1.83 1.98 2.12 18 159.0 2B 11 12 18 0 7 1.000 .984 2.73 4.48 4.91 4.96 6 55.0 1B 8 36 1 0 8 1.000 .995 4.62 8.11 10.09 9.60 3 33.0 2006 27 MIN AL OF 143 244 11 5 2 .981 .986 1.78 1.99 1.87 2.30 137 1229.3 RF 142 244 11 5 2 .981 .984 1.80 1.85 1.87 2.20 137 1227.3 1B 6 48 3 0 4 1.000 .994 8.50 7.98 8.83 9.50 6 52.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 DH 1 2007 28 MIN AL RF 140 256 19 4 2 .986 .985 1.96 1.77 2.02 2.08 140 1224.3 1B 4 30 4 0 4 1.000 .994 8.50 7.92 7.85 9.37 4 39.0 2008 29 MIN AL RF 58 123 6 1 4 .992 .984 2.22 1.82 2.31 2.13 57 501.7 1B 2 22 1 1 5 .958 .996 11.50 8.25 11.50 9.35 2 18.0 CF 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 4.00 2.40 4.50 2.70 1 8.0 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2001 22 MIN AL 1B 5 37 2 1 4 .975 .992 7.80 8.26 8.78 9.38 5 40.0 2002 23 MIN AL 1B 6 28 5 0 0 1.000 .994 5.50 8.02 7.82 9.33 5 38.0 2003 24 MIN AL 1B 5 30 1 1 2 .969 .994 6.20 8.28 10.33 9.53 3 27.0 2004 25 MIN AL 1B 10 34 2 0 3 1.000 .994 3.60 8.01 9.26 9.31 2 35.0 2005 26 MIN AL 1B 8 36 1 0 8 1.000 .995 4.62 8.11 10.09 9.60 3 33.0 2006 27 MIN AL 1B 6 48 3 0 4 1.000 .994 8.50 7.98 8.83 9.50 6 52.0 2007 28 MIN AL 1B 4 30 4 0 4 1.000 .994 8.50 7.92 7.85 9.37 4 39.0 2008 29 MIN AL 1B 2 22 1 1 5 .958 .996 11.50 8.25 11.50 9.35 2 18.0 2003 24 MIN AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.40 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 2004 25 MIN AL 2B 48 54 113 3 17 .982 .982 3.48 4.35 4.59 4.95 40 327.3 2005 26 MIN AL 2B 11 12 18 0 7 1.000 .984 2.73 4.48 4.91 4.96 6 55.0 2001 22 MIN AL 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 2002 23 MIN AL 3B 10 5 10 0 2 1.000 .949 1.50 2.40 2.37 2.68 4 57.0 2003 24 MIN AL 3B 7 2 7 0 0 1.000 .957 1.29 2.34 1.56 2.67 5 52.0 2004 25 MIN AL 3B 43 33 51 7 6 .923 .951 1.95 2.34 2.24 2.64 36 338.0 2005 26 MIN AL 3B 95 57 188 15 14 .942 .957 2.58 2.49 2.70 2.76 92 816.0 2008 29 MIN AL CF 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 4.00 2.40 4.50 2.70 1 8.0 2001 22 MIN AL DH 1 2002 23 MIN AL DH 3 2003 24 MIN AL DH 2 2004 25 MIN AL DH 4 2006 27 MIN AL DH 1 2008 29 MIN AL DH 1 2003 24 MIN AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 2004 25 MIN AL LF 7 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.43 1.73 0.77 2.03 3 35.0 2006 27 MIN AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 2002 23 MIN AL OF 25 48 1 1 0 .980 .986 1.96 2.05 2.68 2.35 20 164.3 2003 24 MIN AL OF 18 24 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.39 2.08 1.61 2.35 16 140.0 2004 25 MIN AL OF 15 16 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.07 2.05 1.71 2.30 8 84.0 2005 26 MIN AL OF 20 35 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.75 2.05 1.98 2.30 18 159.0 2006 27 MIN AL OF 143 244 11 5 2 .981 .986 1.78 1.99 1.87 2.30 137 1229.3 2007 28 MIN AL OF 140 256 19 4 2 .986 .987 1.96 2.00 2.02 2.30 140 1224.3 2002 23 MIN AL RF 25 47 1 1 0 .980 .982 1.92 1.82 2.61 2.12 20 165.3 2003 24 MIN AL RF 17 24 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.47 1.79 1.62 2.11 16 139.0 2004 25 MIN AL RF 8 13 0 0 0 1.000 .985 1.62 1.93 2.39 2.22 5 49.0 2005 26 MIN AL RF 20 35 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.75 1.83 1.98 2.12 18 159.0 2006 27 MIN AL RF 142 244 11 5 2 .981 .984 1.80 1.85 1.87 2.20 137 1227.3 2007 28 MIN AL RF 140 256 19 4 2 .986 .985 1.96 1.77 2.02 2.08 140 1224.3 2008 29 MIN AL RF 58 123 6 1 4 .992 .984 2.22 1.82 2.31 2.13 57 501.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total RF* 410 742 38 11 8 .986 .984 1.90 1.81 2.03 2.14 393 3465.7 OF* 361 623 32 10 4 .985 .986 1.81 2.01 1.96 2.31 339 3001.0 9 1 410# 3B* 157 97 256 22 22 .941 .955 2.25 2.44 2.51 2.72 137 1266.0 2B* 60 66 131 3 24 .985 .982 3.28 4.38 4.63 4.95 46 383.3 1B* 46 265 19 3 30 .990 .994 6.17 8.08 9.06 9.42 30 282.0 DH 12 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 9 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.33 1.73 0.71 2.04 3 38.0 CF* 1 3 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 4.00 2.40 4.50 2.70 1 8.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 624 1051 438 38 80 .975 .980 2.39 2.79 2.72 3.02 552 4932
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2002   ALDS  MIN OAK     W   5  13   1   5  1  0  0   1   3   3  .385  .500  .462   0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  MIN ANA     L   3   5   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   1  .200  .333  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
 2003   ALDS  MIN NYY     L   1   4   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   3  .250  .250  .250   0  0   0   0   0 
 2004   ALDS  MIN NYY     L   4  15   1   7  0  0  0   2   0   3  .467  .467  .467   0  2   0   0   0 
 2006   ALDS  MIN OAK     L   3  12   2   3  0  1  1   1   0   2  .250  .250  .667   0  0             
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Div Series       1-3  13  44   4  16  1  1  1   5   3  11  .364  .404  .500   0  2   0   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   1-4  16  49   4  17  1  1  1   5   4  12  .347  .396  .469   0  2   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Doubles
2006 AL-41-9

Triples
2008 AL-4-6

Strikeouts
2006 AL-130-9

Extra-Base Hits
2006 AL-70-10

Grounded into Double Plays
2005 AL-19-9

Gray Ink: Batting - 3 (1992) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 10.0 (1621) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 7.0 (1276) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 3, 1997: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed August 19, 1997.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2003Minnesota Twins$302,500
2004Minnesota Twins$307,500
2005Minnesota Twins$347,500
2006Minnesota Twins$1,300,000
2007Minnesota Twins$3,575,000
Career (may be incomplete)$5,832,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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