Rick Cerone
Bats R Throws R5'11" 192 lbBorn 1954 Newark, USADebut 1975Team MONDraft 1975 R1 #7 Cleveland Guardians, Seton Hall
Awards: TSN All-Star
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1992 | MON | 33 | 68 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.270 | 0.313 | 0.381 | 0.694 | 99.6 |
| 1991 | NYM | 90 | 258 | 18 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 30 | 24 | 0.273 | 0.360 | 0.357 | 0.717 | 108.5 |
| 1990 | NYY | 49 | 146 | 12 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0.302 | 0.324 | 0.388 | 0.713 | 99.1 |
| 1989 | BOS | 102 | 341 | 28 | 72 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 34 | 40 | 0.243 | 0.320 | 0.345 | 0.665 | 82.5 |
| 1988 | BOS | 84 | 289 | 31 | 71 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 20 | 32 | 0.269 | 0.326 | 0.360 | 0.686 | 90.0 |
| 1987 | NYY | 113 | 327 | 28 | 69 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 30 | 46 | 0.243 | 0.320 | 0.335 | 0.654 | 78.1 |
| 1986 | ML4 | 68 | 242 | 22 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 28 | 0.259 | 0.304 | 0.380 | 0.683 | 80.9 |
| 1985 | ATL | 96 | 316 | 15 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 0.216 | 0.288 | 0.280 | 0.568 | 55.6 |
| 1984 | NYY | 38 | 132 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 0.208 | 0.269 | 0.283 | 0.553 | 58.4 |
| 1983 | NYY | 80 | 266 | 18 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 0.220 | 0.267 | 0.272 | 0.540 | 52.3 |
| 1982 | NYY | 89 | 329 | 29 | 68 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 27 | 0.227 | 0.271 | 0.310 | 0.581 | 58.9 |
| 1981 | NYY | 71 | 254 | 23 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 0.244 | 0.276 | 0.342 | 0.618 | 76.1 |
| 1980 | NYY | 147 | 575 | 70 | 144 | 30 | 4 | 14 | 85 | 1 | 32 | 56 | 0.277 | 0.321 | 0.432 | 0.753 | 105.8 |
| 1979 | TOR | 136 | 514 | 47 | 112 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 37 | 40 | 0.239 | 0.294 | 0.358 | 0.652 | 75.3 |
| 1978 | TOR | 88 | 310 | 25 | 63 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 0.223 | 0.284 | 0.298 | 0.582 | 63.4 |
| 1977 | TOR | 31 | 107 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0.200 | 0.245 | 0.270 | 0.515 | 38.3 |
| 1976 | CLE | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.250 | -42.0 |
| 1975 | CLE | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.308 | 0.333 | 0.641 | 83.6 |
| Career | | 1329 | 4504 | 393 | 998 | 190 | 15 | 59 | 436 | 6 | 320 | 450 | 0.245 | 0.301 | 0.343 | 0.644 | 77.8 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 1987 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Career | | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1992 | MON | C | 28 | 144 | 106 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1991 | NYM | C | 81 | 573 | 424 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0.987 | |
| 1990 | NYY | C | 35 | 257 | 177 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0.995 | |
| 1990 | NYY | 2B | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1989 | BOS | C | 97 | 750 | 578 | 41 | 10 | 5 | 0.984 | |
| 1989 | BOS | OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1988 | BOS | C | 83 | 611 | 471 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | |
| 1987 | NYY | C | 111 | 778 | 538 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 0.998 | |
| 1987 | NYY | 1B | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1987 | NYY | P | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 1986 | ML4 | C | 68 | 581 | 391 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 0.991 | |
| 1985 | ATL | C | 91 | 699 | 384 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 0.986 | |
| 1984 | NYY | C | 38 | 310 | 230 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.996 | |
| 1983 | NYY | C | 78 | 626 | 412 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0.991 | |
| 1983 | NYY | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 1982 | NYY | C | 89 | 770 | 509 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0.989 | |
| 1981 | NYY | C | 69 | 568 | 353 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0.992 | |
| 1980 | NYY | C | 147 | 1255 | 800 | 73 | 9 | 9 | 0.990 | |
| 1979 | TOR | C | 136 | 1169 | 560 | 68 | 13 | 10 | 0.980 | |
| 1978 | TOR | C | 84 | 712 | 426 | 44 | 4 | 7 | 0.992 | |
| 1977 | TOR | C | 31 | 247 | 146 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0.994 | |
| 1976 | CLE | C | 6 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.963 | |
| 1975 | CLE | C | 7 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1981 | 14 | 49 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.224 | 0.296 | 0.408 | 0.704 |
| 1980 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.583 | 0.917 |
| Career | 17 | 61 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0.246 | 0.303 | 0.443 | 0.746 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 1992 | MON | $230,000 |
| 1991 | NYM | $100,000 |
| 1990 | NYY | $600,000 |
| 1989 | BOS | $490,000 |
| 1988 | NYY | $300,000 |
| 1987 | NYY | $250,000 |
| 1986 | ML4 | $675,000 |
| 1985 | ATL | $625,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.