Jorge Cantu
Jorge Luis (Guzman) Cantu
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: January 30, 1982 in McAllen, TX
High School: Reynosa (Reynosa, MX)
Signed by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as an amateur free agent in 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 17, 2004
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Standard Batting

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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
2004 22 TBD AL 50 185 173 25 52 20 1 2 17 0 0 9 44 .301 .341 .462 .803 111 80 5 2 0 1 0 45/D6
2005 23 TBD AL 150 630 598 73 171 40 1 28 117 1 0 19 83 .286 .311 .497 .808 112 297 24 6 0 7 1 45D MVP-27
2006 24 TBD AL 107 448 413 40 103 18 2 14 62 1 1 26 91 .249 .295 .404 .699 80 167 16 3 0 6 2 4/D
2007 25 TOT MLB 52 133 115 12 29 9 0 1 13 0 0 12 26 .252 .331 .357 .687 79 41 6 3 0 3 0 3/D45
2007 25 TBD AL 25 65 58 4 12 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 16 .207 .277 .224 .501 36 13 3 1 0 1 0 /3D4
2007 25 CIN NL 27 68 57 8 17 8 0 1 9 0 0 7 10 .298 .382 .491 .874 121 28 3 2 0 2 0 3/45
2008 26 FLA NL 155 685 628 92 174 41 0 29 95 6 2 40 111 .277 .327 .481 .808 108 302 15 10 0 7 6 *53
2009 27 FLA NL 149 643 585 67 169 42 0 16 100 3 1 47 81 .289 .345 .443 .788 105 259 15 6 0 5 4 *35/D
6 Seasons 663 2724 2512 309 698 170 4 90 404 11 4 153 436 .278 .323 .456 .780 102 1146 81 30 0 29 13
162 Game Avg. 162 666 614 76 171 42 1 22 99 3 1 37 107 .278 .323 .456 .780 102 280 20 7 0 7 3
TBD (4 yrs) 332 1328 1242 142 338 79 4 44 200 2 1 59 234 .272 .308 .448 .756 97 557 48 12 0 15 3
FLA (2 yrs) 304 1328 1213 159 343 83 0 45 195 9 3 87 192 .283 .336 .462 .798 107 561 30 16 0 12 10
CIN (1 yr) 27 68 57 8 17 8 0 1 9 0 0 7 10 .298 .382 .491 .874 121 28 3 2 0 2 0
AL (4 yrs) 332 1328 1242 142 338 79 4 44 200 2 1 59 234 .272 .308 .448 .756 97 557 48 12 0 15 3
NL (3 yrs) 331 1396 1270 167 360 91 0 46 204 9 3 94 202 .283 .338 .464 .802 107 589 33 18 0 14 10

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2004 22 TBD AL 185 127 26 5.5 106 .391 .301 .266 .341 .333 .462 .427 .803 .760 111 .526 3.2 0.3 .722 .214 .162 .0
2005 23 TBD AL 630 458 84 4.9 104 .289 .286 .267 .311 .330 .497 .423 .808 .753 112 .500 8.5 0.8 .716 .244 .211 1.9
2006 24 TBD AL 448 333 46 3.7 110 .283 .249 .274 .295 .339 .404 .436 .699 .775 80 .346 -13.3 -1.2 .599 .218 .155 1.9
2007 25 TOT MLB 133 95 14 4.0 110 .308 .252 .273 .331 .342 .357 .432 .687 .773 79 .388 -2.7 -0.3 .609 .209 .104 .0
2007 25 TBD AL 65 50 3 1.6 105 .279 .207 .269 .277 .336 .224 .420 .501 .756 36 .109 -5.3 -0.5 .388 .103 .017
2007 25 CIN NL 68 45 11 6.6 115 .333 .298 .278 .382 .348 .491 .444 .874 .791 121 .616 2.6 0.2 .860 .316 .193 .0
2008 26 FLA NL 685 478 97 5.4 109 .293 .277 .268 .327 .340 .481 .428 .808 .769 108 .548 6.4 0.6 .756 .274 .204 9.9
2009 27 FLA NL 643 437 88 5.4 108 .310 .289 .268 .345 .342 .443 .426 .788 .767 105 .553 4.5 0.4 .727 .238 .154 5.1
6 Seasons 2724 1928 355 4.9 108 .302 .278 .269 .323 .337 .456 .428 .780 .765 102 .496 6.5 0.6 .704 .242 .178 19.6
162 Game Avg. 666 471 87 4.9 108 .302 .278 .269 .323 .337 .456 .428 .780 .765 102 .496 2 0 .704 .242 .178 5
TBD (4 yrs) 1328 968 159 4.4 106 .300 .272 .269 .308 .333 .448 .428 .756 .761 97 .435 -6.9 -0.6 .660 .225 .176 3.8
FLA (2 yrs) 1328 915 185 5.4 109 .302 .283 .268 .336 .341 .462 .427 .798 .768 107 .550 10.9 1.0 .742 .256 .180 15.0
CIN (1 yr) 68 45 11 6.6 115 .333 .298 .278 .382 .348 .491 .444 .874 .791 121 .616 2.6 0.2 .860 .316 .193 .0
AL (4 yrs) 1328 968 159 4.4 106 .300 .272 .269 .308 .333 .448 .428 .756 .761 97 .435 -6.9 -0.6 .660 .225 .176 3.8
NL (3 yrs) 1396 960 196 5.5 109 .303 .283 .269 .338 .341 .464 .428 .802 .769 107 .554 13.4 1.3 .747 .259 .180 15.1

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2004 22 TBD AL 185 1.1% 23.8% 4.9% 12.4% 44% 4.89 3.9 86.5 10.2 0.76 1.22 69% 25% 2.9% 8%
2005 23 TBD AL 630 4.4% 13.2% 3.0% 11.0% 40% 4.37 7.2 21.4 5.1 0.67 1.16 78% 21% 9.6% 6%
2006 24 TBD AL 448 3.1% 20.3% 5.8% 7.6% 33% 3.50 4.5 29.5 6.7 0.73 0.96 70% 20% 8.0% 8%
2007 25 TOT MLB 133 0.8% 19.6% 9.0% 7.5% 35% 2.17 4.4 115.0 8.8 0.84 1.33 68% 21% 2.2% 10%
2007 25 TBD AL 65 0.0% 24.6% 7.7% 1.5% 8% 3.20 3.6 14.5 0.95 1.69 66% 16% 0.0% 9%
2007 25 CIN NL 68 1.5% 14.7% 10.3% 13.2% 53% 1.43 5.7 57.0 6.3 0.75 1.06 71% 24% 4.0% 11%
2008 26 FLA NL 685 4.2% 16.2% 5.8% 10.2% 40% 2.78 5.7 21.7 6.6 0.52 0.62 72% 22% 10.2% 17%
2009 27 FLA NL 643 2.5% 12.6% 7.3% 9.0% 34% 1.72 7.2 36.6 5.9 0.58 0.72 77% 22% 5.9% 16%
6 Seasons 2724 3.3% 16.0% 5.6% 9.7% 38% 2.85 5.8 27.9 6.2 0.63 0.87 74% 22% 7.9% 12%
MLB Averages 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 2.02 4.9 32.9 7.8 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13%

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2004 22 TBD AL 3 0 38% 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 67% 12 6 6 1 0 1 8 1 7
2005 23 TBD AL 8 1 27% 216 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 12 44% 28 18 8 8 2 5 14 4 9
2006 24 TBD AL 3 0 22% 157 1 1 50% 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 40% 16 14 2 8 4 4 11 3 8
2007 25 TOT MLB 0 0 26% 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 30% 3 2 1 2 2 0 5 2 2
2007 25 TBD AL 0 0 22% 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25% 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 1
2007 25 CIN NL 0 0 28% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 33% 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 1
2008 26 FLA NL 7 0 32% 214 6 2 75% 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 22 31% 22 21 1 9 5 4 21 10 11
2009 27 FLA NL 10 0 25% 271 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 17 22% 38 33 5 8 3 4 19 13 5
6 Seasons 31 1 28% 992 11 4 73% 10 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 15 67 36% 119 94 23 36 16 18 78 33 42
MLB Averages 31% 72% 39%

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2004 22 TBD AL 185 29% 52 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 36 5 14% 18 5 28% 116 15 13% 10 3 30% 12 3 25% 0
2005 23 TBD AL 631 26% 171 5 0 2 0 0 0 2.40 28 0 17 22 6 16 12 0 3 0 0% 135 24 18% 67 21 31% 422 92 22% 50 28 56% 42 24 57% 0
2006 24 TBD AL 448 27% 103 10 0 2 0 0 0 0.65 14 1 11 8 6 7 7 0 0 0 87 16 18% 46 21 46% 281 53 19% 27 18 67% 25 9 36% 0
2007 25 TOT MLB 133 59% 29 1 0 18 6 0 2 1.03 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 27 6 22% 17 7 41% 85 12 14% 9 5 56% 5 5 100% 0
2007 25 TBD AL 65 68% 12 0 0 7 1 0 0 0.54 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 27% 8 4 50% 34 4 12% 4 2 50% 5 5 100% 0
2007 25 CIN NL 68 51% 17 1 0 11 5 0 2 1.34 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16 3 19% 9 3 33% 51 8 16% 5 3 60% 0 0 0
2008 26 FLA NL 685 24% 174 10 0 2 1 0 0 1.62 29 1 18 21 8 18 11 0 0 0 134 15 11% 64 17 27% 440 67 15% 39 19 49% 58 16 28% 0
2009 27 FLA NL 643 25% 169 10 0 5 3 0 1 2.54 16 0 17 11 5 8 8 0 0 0 133 15 11% 62 20 32% 513 91 18% 41 25 61% 44 18 41% 0
6 Seasons 2725 27% 698 41 0 29 10 0 3 1.40 90 2 70 64 26 49 41 0 3 0 0% 552 81 15% 274 91 33% 1857 330 18% 176 98 56% 186 75 40% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 32% 14% 51% 43%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2004 22 TBD AL 185 694 3.75 468 67% 23% 19% 30% 28% 77% 0% 52% 75% 33% 2% 4 0 7% 13 5 8% 15 11 20% 0 0 0
2005 23 TBD AL 631 2073 3.29 1447 70% 19% 17% 28% 36% 81% 1% 56% 79% 32% 2% 12 1 9% 54 38 4% 27 18 5% 0 0 1
2006 24 TBD AL 448 1652 3.69 1096 66% 22% 18% 30% 30% 78% 1% 52% 77% 29% 4% 16 1 12% 54 30 6% 28 17 10% 0 0 0
2007 25 TOT MLB 133 502 3.77 306 61% 26% 17% 27% 30% 74% 0% 45% 77% 23% 8% 10 0 21% 28 15 8% 11 8 12% 0 0 0
2007 25 TBD AL 65 256 3.94 152 59% 27% 19% 26% 28% 73% 0% 43% 74% 18% 11% 7 0 28% 18 9 9% 6 5 6% 0 0 0
2007 25 CIN NL 68 246 3.62 154 63% 25% 14% 29% 32% 75% 0% 47% 81% 28% 4% 3 0 15% 10 6 7% 5 3 20% 0 0 0
2008 26 FLA NL 685 2585 3.77 1681 65% 23% 15% 31% 31% 77% 2% 50% 80% 26% 6% 38 3 18% 120 67 8% 55 40 14% 0 0 0
2009 27 FLA NL 643 2540 3.95 1568 62% 27% 12% 29% 32% 73% 1% 45% 84% 19% 5% 34 5 19% 120 62 10% 62 45 19% 0 0 0
6 Seasons 2725 10046 3.69 6566 65% 23% 16% 29% 32% 77% 1% 50% 80% 27% 4% 114 10 14% 389 217 7% 198 139 13% 0 0 1
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2004 22 50 185 173 25 52 20 1 2 17 0 0 9 44 .301 .341 .462 .803 111 80 5 2 0 1 0
2005 23 200 815 771 98 223 60 2 30 134 1 0 28 127 .289 .318 .489 .807 112 377 29 8 0 8 1
2006 24 307 1263 1184 138 326 78 4 44 196 2 1 54 218 .275 .310 .459 .769 100 544 45 11 0 14 3
2007 25 359 1396 1299 150 355 87 4 45 209 2 1 66 244 .273 .312 .450 .762 98 585 51 14 0 17 3
2008 26 514 2081 1927 242 529 128 4 74 304 8 3 106 355 .275 .317 .460 .777 102 887 66 24 0 24 9
2009 27 663 2724 2512 309 698 170 4 90 404 11 4 153 436 .278 .323 .456 .780 102 1146 81 30 0 29 13

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2004 22 50 184 172 25 51 20 1 2 17 0 9 44 .297 .337 .459 .796 26 50
2005 23 150 621 590 73 163 38 1 27 117 1 18 83 .276 .301 .481 .782 84 150
2006 24 107 440 407 39 97 17 2 13 60 1 24 91 .238 .282 .386 .668 44 107
2007 25 52 133 115 11 29 9 0 1 12 0 12 26 .252 .331 .357 .687 13 52
2008 26 155 680 624 88 170 40 0 28 91 6 39 111 .272 .322 .471 .793 93 155
2009 27 149 638 581 64 165 41 0 16 96 3 46 81 .284 .340 .437 .777 85 149
6 Seasons 663 2696 2489 300 675 165 4 87 393 11 148 436 .271 .316 .446 .762 345 663
162 Game Avg. 162 659 608 73 165 40 1 21 96 3 36 107 .271 .316 .446 .762 84 663

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
2005-AL-27-0%
0.00 Career Shares (1684th)

At Bats s c a p y
2008 NL--628--3rd

Doubles s c a p y
2005 AL--40--8th
2008 NL--41--10th
2009 NL--42--5th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
2005 AL--117--7th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2005 AL--24--3rd

Outs Made s c a p y
2008 NL--478--7th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 11 (1315), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 9 (1174), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1679), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Sean Berry (955)
  2. Ryan Zimmerman (950)
  3. Garrett Atkins (943)
  4. Chad Tracy (943)
  5. Ray Jablonski (937)
  6. Xavier Nady (937)
  7. Kevin Mench (933)
  8. Jeff Francoeur (932)
  9. Juan Rivera (926)
  10. Ty Wigginton (924)
Similar Batters through 27 
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  1. Tony Perez (951) *
  2. Bill Melton (943)
  3. Dave Nilsson (941)
  4. Ken Boyer (939)
  5. Torii Hunter (936)
  6. Tim Wallach (936)
  7. Bobby Bonilla (935)
  8. Fernando Tatis (934)
  9. Ellis Burks (931)
  10. Brook Jacoby (929)
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Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Jim Tabor (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Edwin Encarnacion (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Mike Sweeney (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Fernando Tatis (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Tony Perez (951) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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