Melky Cabrera
Bats B Throws L5'10" 210 lbBorn 1984 Santo Domingo, D.R.Debut 2005Team PIT1x All-Star
Awards: All-Star Game MVP
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2019 | PIT | 133 | 397 | 43 | 106 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 17 | 41 | 0.280 | 0.313 | 0.399 | 0.713 | 86.2 |
| 2018 | CLE | 78 | 278 | 28 | 70 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 20 | 38 | 0.280 | 0.335 | 0.420 | 0.755 | 101.7 |
| 2017 | KC | 156 | 666 | 78 | 177 | 30 | 2 | 17 | 85 | 1 | 36 | 74 | 0.285 | 0.324 | 0.423 | 0.746 | 97.7 |
| 2016 | CWS | 151 | 646 | 70 | 175 | 42 | 5 | 14 | 86 | 2 | 47 | 69 | 0.296 | 0.345 | 0.455 | 0.800 | 118.8 |
| 2015 | CWS | 158 | 683 | 70 | 172 | 36 | 2 | 12 | 77 | 3 | 40 | 88 | 0.273 | 0.314 | 0.394 | 0.709 | 100.4 |
| 2014 | TOR | 139 | 621 | 81 | 171 | 35 | 3 | 16 | 73 | 6 | 43 | 67 | 0.301 | 0.351 | 0.458 | 0.808 | 127.3 |
| 2013 | TOR | 88 | 372 | 39 | 96 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 23 | 47 | 0.279 | 0.322 | 0.360 | 0.682 | 86.8 |
| 2012 | SF | 113 | 501 | 84 | 159 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 60 | 13 | 36 | 63 | 0.346 | 0.390 | 0.516 | 0.906 | 158.4 |
| 2011 | KC | 155 | 706 | 102 | 201 | 44 | 5 | 18 | 87 | 20 | 35 | 94 | 0.305 | 0.339 | 0.470 | 0.809 | 118.6 |
| 2010 | ATL | 147 | 509 | 50 | 117 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 7 | 42 | 64 | 0.255 | 0.317 | 0.354 | 0.671 | 78.1 |
| 2009 | NYY | 154 | 540 | 66 | 133 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 68 | 10 | 43 | 59 | 0.274 | 0.336 | 0.416 | 0.752 | 91.1 |
| 2008 | NYY | 129 | 453 | 42 | 103 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 58 | 0.249 | 0.301 | 0.341 | 0.641 | 64.6 |
| 2007 | NYY | 150 | 612 | 66 | 149 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 13 | 43 | 68 | 0.273 | 0.327 | 0.391 | 0.718 | 88.2 |
| 2006 | NYY | 130 | 524 | 75 | 129 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 12 | 56 | 59 | 0.280 | 0.360 | 0.391 | 0.752 | 96.4 |
| 2005 | NYY | 6 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.211 | 0.211 | 0.211 | 0.421 | 5.6 |
| Career | | 1887 | 7527 | 895 | 1962 | 383 | 45 | 144 | 854 | 101 | 510 | 891 | 0.285 | 0.334 | 0.417 | 0.751 | 102.3 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2019 | 397 | 88.2 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 33.0 | 15.6 | 34.6 | 0.278 | 0.379 | 0.298 | 25.9 |
| 2018 | 278 | 90.7 | 9.1 | 2.5 | 41.7 | 16.6 | 30.9 | 0.292 | 0.383 | 0.330 | 26.0 |
| 2017 | 666 | 88.3 | 8.9 | 4.3 | 35.1 | 13.4 | 30.9 | 0.297 | 0.426 | 0.331 | 26.2 |
| 2016 | 646 | 89.5 | 11.2 | 2.4 | 34.2 | 14.0 | 34.1 | 0.276 | 0.384 | 0.312 | 25.6 |
| 2015 | 683 | 89.6 | 9.7 | 2.8 | 36.2 | 13.5 | 33.1 | 0.274 | 0.371 | 0.306 | 25.8 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2019 | PIT | OF | 97 | 683 | 113 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.992 | |
| 2018 | CLE | OF | 71 | 500 | 99 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2017 | KC | OF | 146 | 1227 | 237 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.992 | |
| 2016 | CWS | OF | 147 | 1293 | 232 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0.988 | |
| 2015 | CWS | OF | 150 | 1325 | 220 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.979 | |
| 2014 | TOR | OF | 136 | 1174 | 240 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0.992 | |
| 2013 | TOR | OF | 77 | 621 | 126 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.992 | |
| 2012 | SF | OF | 112 | 980 | 198 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.981 | |
| 2011 | KC | OF | 153 | 1340 | 331 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0.991 | |
| 2010 | ATL | OF | 136 | 1064 | 213 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0.982 | |
| 2009 | NYY | OF | 151 | 1188 | 300 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.990 | |
| 2008 | NYY | OF | 128 | 1015 | 284 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0.986 | |
| 2007 | NYY | OF | 147 | 1250 | 385 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0.990 | |
| 2006 | NYY | OF | 127 | 1091 | 245 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0.992 | |
| 2005 | NYY | OF | 6 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2018 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | Bat | 80 | 0 HR, 2 SB | 0.321 | 0.761 |
| 2008 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | Bat | 66 | 0 HR, 1 SB | 0.333 | 0.777 |
| 2006 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | Bat | 135 | 4 HR, 3 SB | 0.385 | 0.996 |
| 2005 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | Bat | 112 | 3 HR, 2 SB | 0.248 | 0.675 |
| 2005 | AA | Trenton Thunder | Bat | 464 | 10 HR, 11 SB | 0.275 | 0.733 |
| 2004 | A+ | Tampa Yankees | Bat | 364 | 8 HR, 3 SB | 0.288 | 0.779 |
| 2004 | A | Battle Creek Yankees | Bat | 188 | 0 HR, 7 SB | 0.333 | 0.845 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2019 | 0.333 | 0.336 | 0.326 | 0.342 |
| 2018 | 0.390 | 0.323 | 0.285 | 0.383 |
| 2017 | 0.352 | 0.331 | 0.321 | 0.349 |
| 2016 | 0.383 | 0.352 | 0.359 | 0.358 |
| 2015 | 0.284 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.307 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.250 |
| 2010 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2009 | 13 | 48 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0.271 | 0.314 | 0.312 | 0.626 |
| 2007 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.188 | 0.188 | 0.375 | 0.562 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Career | 25 | 83 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0.205 | 0.233 | 0.265 | 0.498 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | CWS | $14,000,000 |
| 2015 | CWS | $13,000,000 |
| 2014 | TOR | $8,000,000 |
| 2013 | TOR | $8,000,000 |
| 2012 | SF | $6,000,000 |
| 2011 | KC | $1,250,000 |
| 2010 | ATL | $3,100,000 |
| 2009 | NYY | $1,400,000 |
| 2008 | NYY | $461,200 |
| 2007 | NYY | $432,400 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.