Javier Cardona
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 15, 1975 in Santurce, P.R.
High School: Dorado (Dorado, PR)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 23rd round of the 1994 amateur draft.
Signed June 4, 1994. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 31, 2000
Final Game: May 14, 2002
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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
2000 24 DET AL 26 42 40 1 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 9 .175 .190 .275 .465 19 11 1 1 0 1 0 2
2001 25 DET AL 46 102 96 10 25 8 0 1 10 0 1 2 12 .260 .280 .375 .655 76 36 2 1 2 1 0 2/D
2002 26 SDP NL 15 42 39 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 .103 .143 .128 .271 -24 5 1 0 0 1 0 2
3 Seasons 87 186 175 13 36 10 0 2 14 0 1 4 31 .206 .228 .297 .525 41 52 4 2 2 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 346 326 24 67 19 0 4 26 0 2 7 58 .206 .228 .297 .525 41 97 7 4 4 6 0
DET (2 yrs) 72 144 136 11 32 9 0 2 12 0 1 2 21 .235 .254 .346 .599 59 47 3 2 2 2 0
SDP (1 yr) 15 42 39 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 .103 .143 .128 .271 -24 5 1 0 0 1 0
AL (2 yrs) 72 144 136 11 32 9 0 2 12 0 1 2 21 .235 .254 .346 .599 59 47 3 2 2 2 0
NL (1 yr) 15 42 39 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 .103 .143 .128 .271 -24 5 1 0 0 1 0

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
2000 24 DET AL 42 35 2 1.5 111 .194 .175 .270 .190 .342 .275 .434 .465 .777 19 .086 -5.0 -0.4 .353 .100 .100 .0
2001 25 DET AL 102 77 9 3.1 101 .286 .260 .259 .280 .325 .375 .416 .655 .740 76 .293 -3.0 -0.3 .514 .125 .115 .0
2002 26 SDP NL 42 37 1 0.7 98 .133 .103 .254 .143 .326 .128 .404 .271 .730 -24 .030 -6.7 -0.7 .194 .077 .026
3 Seasons 186 149 12 2.2 103 .234 .206 .260 .228 .329 .297 .417 .525 .746 41 .170 -14.7 -1.4 .396 .109 .091 .0
162 Game Avg. 346 277 22 2.2 103 .234 .206 .260 .228 .329 .297 .417 .525 .746 41 .170 -14.7 -1.4 .396 .109 .091
DET (2 yrs) 144 112 11 2.6 104 .261 .235 .262 .254 .330 .346 .421 .599 .751 59 .223 -8.0 -0.7 .463 .118 .110 .0
SDP (1 yr) 42 37 1 0.7 98 .133 .103 .254 .143 .326 .128 .404 .271 .730 -24 .030 -6.7 -0.7 .194 .077 .026
AL (2 yrs) 144 112 11 2.6 104 .261 .235 .262 .254 .330 .346 .421 .599 .751 59 .223 -8.0 -0.7 .463 .118 .110 .0
NL (1 yr) 42 37 1 0.7 98 .133 .103 .254 .143 .326 .128 .404 .271 .730 -24 .030 -6.7 -0.7 .194 .077 .026

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
2000 24 DET AL 42 2.4% 21.4% 0.0% 4.8% 29% 4.4 40.0 20.0 0.55 0.53 74% 13% 6.7% 25%
2001 25 DET AL 102 1.0% 11.8% 2.0% 8.8% 36% 6.00 8.0 96.0 9.6 0.47 0.73 82% 25% 2.2% 19%
2002 26 SDP NL 42 0.0% 23.8% 4.8% 2.4% 25% 5.00 3.9 19.5 0.88 1.08 71% 13% 0.0% 19%
3 Seasons 186 1.1% 16.7% 2.2% 6.5% 33% 7.75 5.7 87.5 12.5 0.56 0.75 78% 20% 2.7% 20%
MLB Averages

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
2000 24 DET AL 0 0 0% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2001 25 DET AL 1 0 33% 44 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 43% 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 3
2002 26 SDP NL 0 0 33% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
3 Seasons 1 0 28% 59 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 50% 2 2 0 2 1 1 6 0 4
MLB Averages

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
2000 24 DET AL 42 14% 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 17% 5 1 20% 25 1 4% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
2001 25 DET AL 102 50% 25 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100% 14 2 14% 10 3 30% 60 10 17% 4 2 50% 8 3 38% 0
2002 26 SDP NL 42 76% 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20% 5 1 20% 18 2 11% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
3 Seasons 186 48% 36 2 0 4 0 0 0 0.12 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 100% 25 4 16% 20 5 25% 103 13 13% 9 4 44% 8 3 38% 0
MLB Averages

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
2000 24 DET AL 42 164 3.90 107 65% 24% 21% 25% 30% 76% 0% 49% 73% 29% 2% 1 0 17% 7 4 5% 2 2 22% 0 0 0
2001 25 DET AL 102 340 3.33 233 69% 20% 14% 29% 37% 80% 0% 55% 83% 33% 5% 5 0 10% 10 5 4% 4 3 17% 0 0 0
2002 26 SDP NL 42 147 3.50 98 67% 18% 16% 35% 31% 82% 0% 54% 80% 43% 0% 0 0 5% 2 2 5% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
3 Seasons 186 651 3.50 438 67% 21% 16% 29% 34% 79% 0% 53% 80% 34% 3% 6 0 10% 19 11 4% 8 5 13% 0 0 0
MLB Averages

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
2000 24 26 42 40 1 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 9 .175 .190 .275 .465 19 11 1 1 0 1 0
2001 25 72 144 136 11 32 9 0 2 12 0 1 2 21 .235 .254 .346 .599 59 47 3 2 2 2 0
2002 26 87 186 175 13 36 10 0 2 14 0 1 4 31 .206 .228 .297 .525 41 52 4 2 2 3 0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2000 24 26 42 40 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 .000 .024 .000 .024 2 26
2001 25 46 100 96 11 25 8 0 1 11 0 2 12 .260 .280 .375 .655 10 46
2002 26 15 43 40 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 2 10 .125 .163 .150 .313 1 15
3 Seasons 87 185 176 15 30 9 0 1 16 0 4 31 .170 .195 .239 .433 13 87
162 Game Avg. 162 344 328 28 56 17 0 2 30 0 7 58 .170 .195 .239 .433 24 87

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