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Jorge Cantú    \Hor-hay Can-too\

Jorge Luis (Guzman) Cantu

Positions: Third Baseman, First Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 205 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 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): Marlins/DevilRays/Padres/Rangers/Reds 2004-2011
2013 Contract Status: Free Agent (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 6.119, Free Agent: 2013 [*], Agents: Wasserman Media Group, previously: Steve Canter [*]
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Fine Details  · Last updated May 16, 2013 5:17AM
All-Time Rank (among batters): #1719. Sam Mele… #1720. Larry McLean… #1721. Lou Criger… #1722. JORGE CANTU… #1723. Gerald Perry… #1724. Adam Lind… #1725. Bobby Crosby… 

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 150 631 598 73 171 40 1 28 117 1 0 19 83 .286 .311 .497 .808 113 297 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 /D34
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
2010 28 TOT MLB 127 515 472 50 121 29 1 11 56 0 0 29 95 .256 .304 .392 .695 84 185 15 6 1 7 1 53/D4
2010 28 FLA NL 97 410 374 41 98 25 0 10 54 0 0 23 76 .262 .310 .409 .719 90 153 11 6 0 7 1 53/D
2010 28 TEX AL 30 105 98 9 23 4 1 1 2 0 0 6 19 .235 .279 .327 .605 59 32 4 0 1 0 0 3/54
2011 29 SDP NL 57 155 144 8 28 4 0 3 16 0 0 7 28 .194 .232 .285 .517 46 41 6 1 0 3 1 35/4
8 Yrs 847 3395 3128 367 847 203 5 104 476 11 4 189 559 .271 .316 .439 .755 97 1372 102 37 1 39 15
162 Game Avg. 162 649 598 70 162 39 1 20 91 2 1 36 107 .271 .316 .439 .755 97 262 20 7 0 7 3
TBD (4 yrs) 332 1329 1242 142 338 79 4 44 200 2 1 59 234 .272 .308 .448 .756 98 557 48 12 0 15 3
FLA (3 yrs) 401 1738 1587 200 441 108 0 55 249 9 3 110 268 .278 .330 .450 .780 103 714 41 22 0 19 11
TEX (1 yr) 30 105 98 9 23 4 1 1 2 0 0 6 19 .235 .279 .327 .605 59 32 4 0 1 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 57 155 144 8 28 4 0 3 16 0 0 7 28 .194 .232 .285 .517 46 41 6 1 0 3 1
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
NL (5 yrs) 485 1961 1788 216 486 120 0 59 274 9 3 124 306 .272 .324 .438 .762 99 783 50 25 0 24 12
AL (5 yrs) 362 1434 1340 151 361 83 5 45 202 2 1 65 253 .269 .306 .440 .745 95 589 52 12 1 15 3

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
2004 22 TBD AL 50 185 4 2 0 -4 1 2 0.2 7 9 0.9 .504 .501 1.2 -0.3 13 45/D6
2005 23 TBD AL 150 631 11 -0 -3 -22 2 -12 -1.2 24 11 1.1 .492 .492 3.3 -2.0 33 $316,900 45D MVP-27
2006 24 TBD AL 107 448 -15 1 -2 -19 2 -32 -3.0 17 -15 -1.4 .471 .481 0.4 -1.6 4 $355,800 4/D
2007 25 TBD AL 25 65 -5 -0 -0 -1 -1 -8 -0.8 2 -6 -0.6 .468 .495 -0.4 -0.2 -4 /D34
2007 25 CIN NL 27 68 1 0 -0 -2 -1 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .496 .499 0.3 -0.3 3 3/45
2008 26 FLA NL 155 685 7 0 -2 -9 -2 -5 -0.7 21 16 1.4 .497 .497 2.3 -1.2 25 $500,000 *53
2009 27 FLA NL 149 643 9 -0 -1 -12 -6 -11 -1.2 20 9 0.8 .493 .493 2.0 -2.0 21 $3,500,000 *35/D
2010 28 FLA NL 97 410 -6 0 -1 -13 -2 -21 -2.3 13 -9 -1.1 .477 .486 0.3 -1.6 4 $6,000,000 53/D
2010 28 TEX AL 30 105 -6 1 -0 -2 -1 -9 -0.9 4 -5 -0.5 .469 .494 -0.3 -0.3 -3 3/54
2011 29 SDP NL 57 155 -11 -1 -1 2 -1 -12 -1.3 5 -7 -0.9 .477 .492 -1.1 0.1 -9 $850,000 35/4
8 Seasons 847 3395 -11 3 -10 -82 -9 -109 -11.3 115 6 -0.2 .487 .493 7.9 -9.2 88 $11,522,700
TBD (4 yrs) 332 1329 -6 3 -5 -46 4 -50 -4.7 50 -0 0.1 .485 .492 4.5 -4.0 46 $672,700
FLA (3 yrs) 401 1738 10 1 -4 -34 -10 -37 -4.2 54 17 1.0 .490 .492 4.5 -4.7 51 $10,000,000
TEX (1 yr) 30 105 -6 1 -0 -2 -1 -9 -0.9 4 -5 -0.5 .469 .494 -0.3 -0.3 -3
SDP (1 yr) 57 155 -11 -1 -1 2 -1 -12 -1.3 5 -7 -0.9 .477 .492 -1.1 0.1 -9 $850,000
CIN (1 yr) 27 68 1 0 -0 -2 -1 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .496 .499 0.3 -0.3 3

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
2010 28 TEX AL ALDS TBR W 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 28 TEX AL ALCS NYY W 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 28 TEX AL WS SFG L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Yr (3 Series) 3 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2004 TBD AL 22 2B 33 31 30 274.0 138 48 85 5 19 .964 -1 -7 -4 -29 4.37 4.03 .982 4.95 4.91
2004 TBD AL 22 3B 11 11 9 94.1 38 9 26 3 1 .921 2 3 20 39 3.34 3.18 .951 2.64 2.62
2004 TBD AL 22 DH 4 3
2004 TBD AL 22 SS 1 1 0 7.0 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 69 0 5.14 4.00 .972 4.50 4.50
2005 TBD AL 23 2B 80 76 69 667.2 309 119 181 9 40 .971 -10 -8 -18 -15 4.04 3.75 .983 4.96 4.90 MVP-27
2005 TBD AL 23 3B 62 58 50 496.0 136 31 93 12 7 .912 -16 -14 -38 -34 2.25 2.00 .957 2.76 2.73 MVP-27
2005 TBD AL 23 DH 13 13 MVP-27
2006 TBD AL 24 2B 103 103 102 898.2 474 209 252 13 65 .973 -24 -19 -32 -26 4.62 4.48 .986 4.92 4.85
2006 TBD AL 24 DH 2 2
2007 TOT MLB 25 1B 21 20 9 155.1 142 135 7 0 12 1.000 -4 -2 -29 -15 8.23 6.76 .994 9.26 9.20
2007 TOT MLB 25 2B 2 1 1 11.0 8 3 5 0 2 1.000 -1 -1 -109 -109 6.55 4.00 .985 4.91 4.85
2007 TBD AL 25 DH 8 7
2007 TBD AL 25 1B 7 7 1 51.0 52 49 3 0 5 1.000 -1 -1 -28 -21 9.18 7.43 .995 9.37 9.27
2007 TBD AL 25 2B 1 0 0 3.0 4 2 2 0 2 1.000 -0 0 -160 0 12.00 4.00 .985 5.10 4.90
2007 CIN NL 25 1B 14 13 8 104.1 90 86 4 0 7 1.000 -2 -1 -29 -10 7.76 6.43 .993 9.20 9.17
2007 CIN NL 25 2B 1 1 1 8.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 -1 -1 -90 -180 4.50 4.00 .985 4.84 4.80
2007 CIN NL 25 3B 1 0 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
2008 FLA NL 26 3B 129 129 85 1066.2 317 83 214 20 21 .937 -3 -10 -3 -11 2.51 2.30 .956 2.60 2.58
2008 FLA NL 26 1B 66 23 23 286.2 276 260 14 2 23 .993 3 1 13 5 8.60 4.15 .992 9.34 9.28
2009 FLA NL 27 1B 111 93 84 850.0 873 829 38 6 72 .993 -2 -7 -2 -10 9.18 7.81 .993 9.29 9.21
2009 FLA NL 27 3B 45 44 20 355.0 78 26 45 7 9 .910 -4 -5 -14 -17 1.80 1.58 .957 2.57 2.55
2009 FLA NL 27 DH 7 7
2010 TOT MLB 28 3B 89 86 38 680.1 184 44 124 16 11 .913 -4 -14 -6 -24 2.22 1.89 .951 2.55 2.53
2010 TOT MLB 28 1B 63 28 23 302.0 288 267 21 0 35 1.000 4 -1 17 -3 8.58 4.57 .994 9.28 9.17
2010 FLA NL 28 3B 81 81 34 632.1 176 42 118 16 11 .909 -3 -11 -5 -21 2.28 1.98 .951 2.54 2.52
2010 FLA NL 28 1B 40 7 7 125.0 119 109 10 0 15 1.000 0 -2 1 -18 8.57 2.98 .993 9.23 9.13
2010 FLA NL 28 DH 9 9
2010 TEX AL 28 1B 23 21 16 177.0 169 158 11 0 20 1.000 4 1 29 7 8.59 7.35 .994 9.32 9.23
2010 TEX AL 28 3B 8 5 4 48.0 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 -1 -3 -22 -73 1.50 1.00 .956 2.64 2.61
2010 TEX AL 28 2B 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 4.95 4.80
2011 SDP NL 29 1B 26 21 19 190.2 208 198 8 2 10 .990 2 1 11 7 9.72 7.92 .994 9.33 9.31
2011 SDP NL 29 3B 10 9 6 84.0 20 5 14 1 1 .950 -0 1 -1 14 2.04 1.90 .954 2.53 2.53
2011 SDP NL 29 2B 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.80
7 Seasons 3B 347 337 208 2780.1 773 198 516 59 50 .924 -25 -38 -11 -16 2.31 2.06 .955 2.61 2.59
5 Seasons 1B 287 185 158 1784.2 1787 1689 88 10 152 .994 4 -7 3 -4 8.96 6.19 .993 9.30 9.23
6 Seasons 2B 220 211 202 1854.1 929 379 523 27 126 .971 -36 -35 -23 -22 4.38 4.10 .984 4.94 4.88
1 Season SS 1 1 0 7.0 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 69 0 5.14 4.00 .972 4.50 4.50
8 Seasons TOT 855 734 568 6426.1 3493 2268 1129 96 328 .973 -57 -81 -11 -12 4.76 3.97 .982 5.14 5.41
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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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 (1736th)

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)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2010 NL  7 (10th)

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

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

Errors Committed† s c a p y
2008 NL  22 (3rd)

Errors Committed as 2B s c a p y
2005 AL  9 (5th)
2006 AL  13 (3rd)
Active  27 (23rd)

Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y
2008 NL  20 (3rd)
Active  59 (14th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 11 (1370), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 9 (1232), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1820), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Third Base (382nd), -0.2 career WAR/3.1 7yr-peak WAR/1.5 JAWS
Average HOF 3B (out of 13) = 67.4 career WAR/42.6 7yr-peak WAR/55.0 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Garrett Atkins (955)
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  3. Rip Repulski (940)
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  5. Chris Sabo (934)
  6. Ellis Valentine (933)
  7. Ron Coomer (933)
  8. Ivan Calderon (932)
  9. Jeffrey Hammonds (929)
  10. Eric Soderholm (927)
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  1. Yogi Berra (943) * 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 (944)  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
  6. Jose Guillen (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Mel Hall (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
200523Tampa Bay Devil Rays$316,900
200624Tampa Bay Devil Rays$355,800
200826Florida Marlins$500,000
200927Florida Marlins$3,500,000
201028Florida Marlins$6,000,000
201129San Diego Padres$850,000
Earliest Free Agent: 2013
Career to date (may be incomplete)$11,522,700
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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Name and misspellings: Jorge Luis (Guzman) Jorge Cantu

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