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Miguel Cabrera
Jose Miguel Torres Cabrera
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 18, 1983 in Maracay, Venezuela
Signed by the Florida Marlins as an amateur free agent in 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 20, 2003
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2003 20 FLA NL 87 346 314 39 84 21 3 12 62 0 2 25 84 .268 .325 .468 .793 106 147 12 2 4 1 3 75 MVP-27,RoY-5
2004 21 FLA NL 160 685 603 101 177 31 1 33 112 5 2 68 148 .294 .366 .512 .879 130 309 20 6 0 8 5 *97/D AS,MVP-22
2005 22 FLA NL 158 685 613 106 198 43 2 33 116 1 0 64 125 .323 .385 .561 .947 151 344 20 2 0 6 12 *75 AS,MVP-5,SS
2006 23 FLA NL 158 676 576 112 195 50 2 26 114 9 6 86 108 .339 .430 .568 .998 159 327 18 10 0 4 27 *5/D AS,MVP-5,SS
2007 24 FLA NL 157 680 588 91 188 38 2 34 119 2 1 79 127 .320 .401 .565 .965 150 332 17 5 1 7 23 *5/D AS,MVP-15
2008 25 DET AL 160 684 616 85 180 36 2 37 127 1 0 56 126 .292 .349 .537 .887 130 331 16 3 0 9 6 *35/D MVP-13
2009 26 DET AL 76 314 284 48 94 16 0 16 47 1 2 29 45 .331 .395 .556 .951 145 158 12 1 0 0 4 *3/D
7 Seasons 956 4070 3594 582 1116 235 12 191 697 19 13 407 763 .311 .382 .542 .924 141 1948 115 29 5 35 80
162 Game Avg. 162 690 609 99 189 40 2 32 118 3 2 69 129 .311 .382 .542 .924 141 330 19 5 1 6 14
FLA (5 yrs) 720 3072 2694 449 842 183 10 138 523 17 11 322 592 .313 .388 .542 .929 143 1459 87 25 5 26 70
DET (2 yrs) 236 998 900 133 274 52 2 53 174 2 2 85 171 .304 .364 .543 .907 135 489 28 4 0 9 10
NL (5 yrs) 720 3072 2694 449 842 183 10 138 523 17 11 322 592 .313 .388 .542 .929 143 1459 87 25 5 26 70
AL (2 yrs) 236 998 900 133 274 52 2 53 174 2 2 85 171 .304 .364 .543 .907 135 489 28 4 0 9 10

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2003 20 FLA NL NLDS SFG W 4 16 14 1 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 .286 .333 .429 .762 6 0 0 1 0 0
2003 20 FLA NL NLCS CHC W 7 33 30 9 10 0 0 3 6 0 0 2 6 .333 .394 .633 1.027 19 1 1 0 0 0
2003 20 FLA NL WS NYY W 6 25 24 1 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 7 .167 .200 .292 .492 7 1 0 0 0 0
1 Season (3 Series) 17 74 68 11 18 2 0 4 12 0 0 4 19 .265 .315 .471 .786 32 2 1 1 0 0
1 NLDS 4 16 14 1 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 .286 .333 .429 .762 6 0 0 1 0 0
1 NLCS 7 33 30 9 10 0 0 3 6 0 0 2 6 .333 .394 .633 1.027 19 1 1 0 0 0
1 WS 6 25 24 1 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 7 .167 .200 .292 .492 7 1 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2003 FLA NL 20 LF 55 55 481.0 107 99 5 3 1 .972 -4.7 -11.7 -5.7 -5.6 -0.1 1 1.95 1.89 .979 1.91 1.54 MVP-27,RoY-5
2003 FLA NL 20 OF 55 55 481.0 107 99 5 3 1 .972 -4.7 -11.7 -5.7 -5.6 -0.1 1 1.95 1.89 .984 2.17 1.85 MVP-27,RoY-5
2003 FLA NL 20 3B 34 30 275.0 71 17 53 1 2 .986 1.6 7.0 1.6 1.9 -0.3 0 2.29 2.06 .954 2.74 2.36 MVP-27,RoY-5
2004 FLA NL 21 OF 158 158 1360.0 284 262 13 9 1 .968 -9.5 -8.4 -10.5 -5.5 -5.0 1 1.82 1.74 .982 2.16 1.85 AS,MVP-22
2004 FLA NL 21 RF 100 100 856.0 184 170 7 7 1 .962 -9.4 -13.2 -7.4 -2.2 -5.2 -2 1.86 1.77 .980 2.09 1.71 AS,MVP-22
2004 FLA NL 21 LF 59 58 504.0 100 92 6 2 0 .980 -0.1 -0.2 -3.1 -3.3 0.2 3 1.75 1.66 .980 1.85 1.48 AS,MVP-22
2004 FLA NL 21 DH 1 AS,MVP-22
2005 FLA NL 22 LF 134 128 1105.2 205 188 12 5 3 .976 -11.3 -12.3 -16.3 -3.2 -13.1 5 1.63 1.49 .984 1.94 1.52 AS,MVP-5,SS
2005 FLA NL 22 OF 134 128 1105.2 205 188 12 5 3 .976 -11.3 -12.3 -16.3 -3.2 -13.1 5 1.63 1.49 .984 2.19 1.86 AS,MVP-5,SS
2005 FLA NL 22 3B 30 29 238.0 69 21 46 2 5 .971 -1.3 -6.6 -1.3 -2.6 1.3 0 2.53 2.23 .958 2.77 2.39 AS,MVP-5,SS
2006 FLA NL 23 3B 157 157 1334.0 397 114 266 17 31 .957 -5.8 -5.2 -5.8 -6.1 0.3 0 2.56 2.42 .954 2.69 2.37 AS,MVP-5,SS
2006 FLA NL 23 DH 1 AS,MVP-5,SS
2007 FLA NL 24 3B 154 153 1310.2 389 100 266 23 33 .941 -10.7 -9.8 -11.7 -9.1 -2.6 1 2.51 2.38 .955 2.68 2.25 AS,MVP-15
2007 FLA NL 24 DH 3 AS,MVP-15
2008 DET AL 25 1B 143 139 1204.0 1199 1117 73 9 116 .992 1.1 1.1 1.1 -2.0 3.1 0 8.90 8.32 .994 7.47 6.99 MVP-13
2008 DET AL 25 3B 14 14 116.0 50 15 30 5 4 .900 -3.0 -31.0 -3.0 -0.9 -2.1 0 3.49 3.21 .960 2.74 2.37 MVP-13
2008 DET AL 25 DH 6 MVP-13
2009 DET AL 26 1B 70 70 589.1 631 570 57 4 66 .994 9.58 8.96 .994 9.21 8.20
2009 DET AL 26 DH 5
5 Seasons 3B 389 383 3273.2 976 267 661 48 75 .951 -19.2 -7.0 -20.2 -16.8 -3.4 1 2.55 2.39 .955 2.70 2.32
3 Seasons OF 347 341 2946.2 596 549 30 17 5 .971 -25.5 -10.4 -32.5 -14.3 -18.2 7 1.77 1.67 .983 2.17 1.85
3 Seasons LF 248 241 2090.2 412 379 23 10 4 .976 -16.1 -9.2 -25.1 -12.1 -13.0 9 1.73 1.62 .982 1.91 1.51
2 Seasons 1B 213 209 1793.1 1830 1687 130 13 182 .993 1.1 0.7 1.1 -2.0 3.1 0 9.12 8.53 .994 8.04 7.39
1 Season RF 100 100 856.0 184 170 7 7 1 .962 -9.4 -13.2 -7.4 -2.2 -5.2 -2 1.86 1.77 .980 2.09 1.71
5 Seasons DH 16
7 Seasons TOT 950 933 8013.2 3402 2503 821 78 262 .977 -43.6 -6.5 -51.6 -33.1 -18.5 7 1 3.73 3.50 .958 3.62 3.18
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2004 *
2005 *
2006 *
2007 *

Silver Sluggers
2005-NL-OF
2006-NL-3B
All multiple winners

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
2003-NL-27-1%
2004-NL-22-1%
2005-NL-5-33%
2006-NL-5-38%
2007-NL-15-4%
2008-AL-13-4%
0.81 Career Shares (286th)

Batting Average s c a p y
2005 NL--.323--3rd
2006 NL--.339--2nd
2007 NL--.320--8th
2009 AL--.331--5th
Active--.311--10th
Career--.311--105th

On-Base% s c a p y
2006 NL--.430--3rd
2007 NL--.401--8th
2009 AL--.395--9th
Active--.382--20th
Career--.382--157th

Slugging % s c a p y
2005 NL--.561--7th
2006 NL--.568--6th
2007 NL--.565--8th
2008 AL--.537--7th
Active--.542--13th
Career--.542--35th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
2005 NL--.947--6th
2006 NL--.998--4th
2007 NL--.965--9th
2008 AL--.887--9th
2009 AL--.951--9th
Active--.924--14th
Career--.924--45th

Games Played s c a p y
2004 NL--160--5th
2006 NL--158--10th
2008 AL--160--5th

At Bats s c a p y
2005 NL--613--7th

Runs Scored s c a p y
2005 NL--106--6th

Hits s c a p y
2005 NL--198--2nd
2006 NL--195--7th
2007 NL--188--9th
2009 AL--94--8th

Total Bases s c a p y
2004 NL--309--10th
2005 NL--344--3rd
2006 NL--327--10th
2007 NL--332--5th
2008 AL--331--1st
2009 AL--158--6th

Doubles s c a p y
2005 NL--43--5th
2006 NL--50--3rd

Home Runs s c a p y
2005 NL--33--9th
2007 NL--34--5th
2008 AL--37--1st

Runs Batted In s c a p y
2004 NL--112--5th
2005 NL--116--4th
2006 NL--114--9th
2007 NL--119--3rd
2008 AL--127--3rd

Strikeouts s c a p y
2004 NL--148--7th
2005 NL--125--10th

Singles s c a p y
2005 NL--120--9th
2009 AL--62--9th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
2005 NL--151--4th
2006 NL--159--4th
2007 NL--150--5th
2009 AL--145--8th
Active--141--12th
Career--141--73rd

Runs Created s c a p y
2005 NL--129--4th
2006 NL--139--4th
2007 NL--132--6th
2008 AL--114--8th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2005 NL--46--5th
2006 NL--57--3rd
2007 NL--46--7th
2009 AL--19--8th
Active--222--22nd
Career--222--214th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2005 NL--4.4--5th
2006 NL--5.2--3rd
2007 NL--4.2--7th
2009 AL--1.7--8th
Active--20.7--22nd
Career--20.7--245th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
2005 NL--78--4th
2006 NL--78--8th
2008 AL--75--5th

Times On Base s c a p y
2005 NL--264--7th
2006 NL--291--2nd
2007 NL--272--5th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
2005 NL--.707--8th
2006 NL--.743--4th
2007 NL--.712--8th
Active--.670--22nd
Career--.670--131st

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2004 NL--8--7th
2008 AL--9--3rd

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
2005 NL--12--10th
2006 NL--27--4th
2007 NL--23--3rd
Active--80--24th
Career--80--171st

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2004 NL--20--9th
2005 NL--20--4th
2006 NL--18--9th
2009 AL--12--6th

AB per HR s c a p y
2007 NL--17.294--9th
2008 AL--16.649--8th
Active--18.817--26th
Career--18.817--86th

Youngest s c a p y
2003 NL--born 1983-04-18--3rd
2004 NL--born 1983-04-18--3rd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 4 (441), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 79 (295), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 68 (267), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 29 (294), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Mark Teixeira (915)
  2. Richard Hidalgo (900)
  3. Bob Horner (885)
  4. Vernon Wells (880)
  5. Matt Holliday (880)
  6. Jim Ray Hart (874)
  7. David Wright (873)
  8. Jason Bay (871)
  9. Preston Wilson (871)
  10. Glenallen Hill (870)
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  1. Ken Griffey (957)
  2. Hank Aaron (931) *
  3. Orlando Cepeda (927) *
  4. Frank Robinson (920) *
  5. Hal Trosky (901)
  6. Mickey Mantle (891) *
  7. Andruw Jones (888)
  8. Al Kaline (887) *
  9. Ruben Sierra (879)
  10. Albert Pujols (875)
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  1. Hank Aaron (964) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Hank Aaron (959) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Hank Aaron (961) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Hank Aaron (953) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Ken Griffey (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

July 2, 1999: Signed by the Florida Marlins as an amateur free agent.

December 4, 2007: Traded by the Florida Marlins with Dontrelle Willis to the Detroit Tigers for Dallas Trahern (minors), Burke Badenhop, Eulogio De La Cruz, Cameron Maybin, Andrew Miller and Mike Rabelo.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2003Florida Marlins$165,574
2004Florida Marlins$320,000
2005Florida Marlins$370,000
2006Florida Marlins$472,000
2007Florida Marlins$7,400,000
2008Detroit Tigers$11,300,000
Career (may be incomplete)$20,027,574
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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