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Miguel Cabrera
Full name Jose Miguel (Torres) Cabrera Born April 18, 1983, Maracay, Aragua (Venezuela) First Game: June 20, 2003 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 180 Named AL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (2012 to 2013) Named Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (2012 to 2013) Named outfielder on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (2005) Named first baseman on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (2010) Named third baseman on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (2012) Named third baseman on The Sporting News NL Silver Slugger Team (2006) Named outfielder on The Sporting News NL Silver Slugger Team (2005) Named first baseman on The Sporting News AL Silver Slugger Team (2010 and 2015 to 2016) Named third baseman on The Sporting News AL Silver Slugger Team (2012 to 2013) Ejections: 2006 (1), 2011 (1), 2012 (1), 2013 (2) , 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (1), 2017 (1), 2019 (3) , 2023 (1). Total: 13
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
2003 FLA N Daily Splits 87 314 39 84 21 3 12 62 25 3 84 2 4 1 0 3 12 0 2 .268 .325 .468 -0.3 2003 FLA N
2004 FLA N Daily Splits 160 603 101 177 31 1 33 112 68 5 148 6 0 8 0 7 20 5 2 .294 .366 .512 1.9 2004 FLA N
2005 FLA N Daily Splits 158 613 106 198 43 2 33 116 64 12 125 2 0 6 0 7 20 1 0 .323 .385 .561 3.7 2005 FLA N
2006 FLA N Daily Splits 158 576 112 195 50 2 26 114 86 27 108 10 0 4 0 9 18 9 6 .339 .430 .568 4.3 2006 FLA N
2007 FLA N Daily Splits 157 588 91 188 38 2 34 119 79 23 127 5 1 7 0 2 17 2 1 .320 .401 .565 3.6 2007 FLA N
2008 DET A Daily Splits 160 616 85 180 36 2 37 127 56 6 126 3 0 9 0 5 16 1 0 .292 .349 .537 0.8 2008 DET A
2009 DET A Daily Splits 160 611 96 198 34 0 34 103 68 14 107 5 0 1 0 10 22 6 2 .324 .396 .547 3.0 2009 DET A
2010 DET A Daily Splits 150 548 111 180 45 1 38 126 89 32 95 3 0 8 0 5 17 3 3 .328 .420 .622 4.7 2010 DET A
2011 DET A Daily Splits 161 572 111 197 48 0 30 105 108 22 89 3 0 5 0 6 24 2 1 .344 .448 .586 5.4 2011 DET A
2012 DET A Daily Splits 161 622 109 205 40 0 44 139 66 17 98 3 0 6 0 4 28 4 1 .330 .393 .606 5.6 2012 DET A
2013 DET A Daily Splits 148 555 103 193 26 1 44 137 90 19 94 5 0 2 0 1 19 3 0 .348 .442 .636 5.2 2013 DET A
2014 DET A Daily Splits 159 611 101 191 52 1 25 109 60 10 117 3 0 11 0 6 21 1 1 .313 .371 .524 4.2 2014 DET A
2015 DET A Daily Splits 119 429 64 145 28 1 18 76 77 15 82 3 0 2 0 2 19 1 1 .338 .440 .534 4.3 2015 DET A
2016 DET A Daily Splits 158 595 92 188 31 1 38 108 75 15 116 4 0 5 0 3 26 0 0 .316 .393 .563 4.1 2016 DET A
2017 DET A Daily Splits 130 469 50 117 22 0 16 60 54 6 110 3 0 3 0 5 15 0 1 .249 .329 .399 -1.3 2017 DET A
2018 DET A Daily Splits 38 134 17 40 11 0 3 22 22 4 27 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 .299 .395 .448 0.3 2018 DET A
2019 DET A Daily Splits 136 493 41 139 21 0 12 59 48 4 108 3 0 5 0 4 18 0 0 .282 .346 .398 -1.0 2019 DET A
2020 DET A Daily Splits 57 204 28 51 4 0 10 35 24 1 51 1 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 .250 .329 .417 0.0 2020 DET A
2021 DET A Daily Splits 130 472 48 121 16 0 15 75 40 0 118 5 0 9 0 3 21 0 0 .256 .316 .386 -0.4 2021 DET A
2022 DET A Daily Splits 112 397 25 101 10 0 5 43 28 3 101 3 0 5 0 2 11 1 0 .254 .305 .317 -1.5 2022 DET A
2023 DET A Daily Splits 98 334 21 86 20 0 4 34 31 0 74 2 0 3 0 5 11 0 0 .257 .322 .353 -1.0 2023 DET A
Total NL ( 5 Years) 720 2694 449 842 183 10 138 523 322 70 592 25 5 26 0 28 87 17 11 .313 .388 .542 13.2 Total NL
Total AL (16 Years) 2077 7662 1102 2332 444 7 373 1358 936 168 1513 49 0 77 0 62 277 23 10 .304 .380 .510 32.4 Total AL
Total (21 Years) Splits 2797 10356 1551 3174 627 17 511 1881 1258 238 2105 74 5 103 0 90 364 40 21 .306 .382 .518 45.6 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Division Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
2003 FLA N Daily Splits 4 14 1 4 2 0 0 3 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .333 .429 2003 FLA N
2011 DET A Daily Splits 5 15 2 3 0 0 1 3 5 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .200 .400 .400 2011 DET A
2012 DET A Daily Splits 5 20 1 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .318 .350 2012 DET A
2013 DET A Daily Splits 5 20 1 5 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .286 .400 2013 DET A
2014 DET A Daily Splits 3 11 2 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .364 .417 .727 2014 DET A
Total NL ( 1 Year ) 4 14 1 4 2 0 0 3 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .333 .429 Total NL
Total AL ( 4 Years) 18 66 6 17 3 0 3 8 8 4 10 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 .258 .347 .439 Total AL
Total ( 5 Years) Splits 22 80 7 21 5 0 3 11 9 4 16 1 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 .263 .344 .438 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
2003 FLA N Daily Splits 7 30 9 10 0 0 3 6 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .394 .633 2003 FLA N
2011 DET A Daily Splits 6 20 5 8 4 0 3 7 7 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .556 1.050 2011 DET A
2012 DET A Daily Splits 4 16 3 5 1 0 1 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .313 .421 .563 2012 DET A
2013 DET A Daily Splits 6 22 3 6 0 0 1 4 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .273 .333 .409 2013 DET A
Total NL ( 1 Year ) 7 30 9 10 0 0 3 6 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .394 .633 Total NL
Total AL ( 3 Years) 16 58 11 19 5 0 5 15 12 3 15 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 .328 .443 .672 Total AL
Total ( 4 Years) Splits 23 88 20 29 5 0 8 21 14 3 21 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 .330 .427 .659 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
2003 FLA N Daily Splits 6 24 1 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .167 .200 .292 2003 FLA N
2012 DET A Daily Splits 4 13 1 3 0 0 1 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .375 .462 2012 DET A
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 10 37 2 7 0 0 2 6 4 0 11 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .189 .268 .351 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
2004 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2004 NL
2005 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2005 NL
2006 NL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 2006 NL
2007 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2007 NL
2010 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 2010 AL
2011 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2011 AL
2012 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2012 AL
2013 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 2013 AL
2014 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 2014 AL
2016 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2016 AL
2022 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2022 AL
Total (11 Years) Splits 11 17 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .176 .176 .412 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
2003 FLA N Daily Splits OF 55 55 51 481 99 5 3 1 0 .972 55 0 0
2003 FLA N LF 55 55 51 481 99 5 3 1 0 .972
2003 FLA N 3B 34 30 30 275 17 53 1 2 0 .986
2004 FLA N Daily Splits OF 158 158 135 1360 262 13 9 1 0 .968 59 0 100
2004 FLA N RF 100 100 82 856 170 7 7 1 0 .962
2004 FLA N LF 59 58 53 504 92 6 2 0 0 .980
2004 FLA N DH 1 1 1 -
2005 FLA N Daily Splits OF 134 128 102 1105.2 188 12 5 3 0 .976 134 0 0
2005 FLA N LF 134 128 102 1105.2 188 12 5 3 0 .976
2005 FLA N 3B 29 28 20 238 22 46 2 5 0 .971
2006 FLA N Daily Splits 3B 157 157 134 1334 114 266 17 33 0 .957
2006 FLA N DH 1 1 1 -
2007 FLA N Daily Splits 3B 153 152 134 1310.2 100 266 23 33 0 .941
2007 FLA N DH 3 3 3 -
2008 DET A Daily Splits 1B 143 139 122 1204 1117 73 9 116 0 .992
2008 DET A 3B 14 14 10 116 15 30 5 4 0 .900
2008 DET A DH 6 6 4 -
2009 DET A Daily Splits 1B 153 153 135 1315 1215 105 7 128 0 .995
2009 DET A DH 6 6 6 -
2010 DET A Daily Splits 1B 148 148 132 1285.1 1218 96 13 133 0 .990
2010 DET A DH 2 2 2 -
2011 DET A Daily Splits 1B 152 152 138 1322 1263 103 13 117 0 .991
2011 DET A DH 7 7 7 -
2012 DET A Daily Splits 3B 154 154 142 1322 127 243 13 31 0 .966
2012 DET A DH 7 7 7 -
2012 DET A 1B 2 0 0 3 4 0 0 1 0 1.000
2013 DET A Daily Splits 3B 145 145 113 1234.2 87 184 12 24 0 .958
2013 DET A DH 1 1 1 -
2014 DET A Daily Splits 1B 126 125 100 1083.1 978 98 5 100 0 .995
2014 DET A DH 25 25 19 -
2014 DET A 3B 10 8 7 69.1 6 13 1 2 0 .950
2015 DET A Daily Splits 1B 107 107 92 932.1 903 76 4 96 0 .996
2015 DET A DH 11 11 8 -
2016 DET A Daily Splits 1B 147 147 127 1262 1186 95 7 124 0 .995
2016 DET A DH 8 8 8 -
2016 DET A 3B 1 1 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
2017 DET A Daily Splits 1B 115 115 86 938.1 761 63 1 90 0 .999
2017 DET A DH 14 14 11 -
2018 DET A Daily Splits 1B 32 32 21 261 248 13 1 22 0 .996
2018 DET A DH 5 5 4 -
2019 DET A Daily Splits DH 107 107 69 -
2019 DET A 1B 26 26 15 219 204 5 1 13 0 .995
2020 DET A Daily Splits DH 56 56 44 -
2021 DET A Daily Splits DH 83 83 63 -
2021 DET A 1B 44 44 31 367.1 312 26 1 34 0 .997
2022 DET A Daily Splits DH 109 109 89 -
2023 DET A Daily Splits DH 96 95 65 -
2023 DET A 1B 1 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total (13 Years) Splits 1B 1196 1188 999 10193 9410 753 62 974 0 .994
Total ( 9 Years) 3B 697 689 591 5907.2 490 1101 74 134 0 .956
Total (19 Years) DH 548 547 412 -
Total ( 3 Years) OF 347 341 288 2946.2 549 30 17 5 0 .971 248 0 100
Total ( 3 Years) LF 248 241 206 2090.2 379 23 10 4 0 .976
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 100 100 82 856 170 7 7 1 0 .962
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
2003 FLA N Daily Splits 3B 4 3 2 29.1 3 6 1 0 0 .900
2011 DET A Daily Splits 1B 5 5 5 44 29 5 0 3 0 1.000
2012 DET A Daily Splits 3B 5 5 5 43.2 4 7 0 0 0 1.000
2013 DET A Daily Splits 3B 5 5 2 40 4 5 1 0 0 .900
2014 DET A Daily Splits 1B 3 3 3 25 20 1 0 1 0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 3B 14 13 9 113 11 18 2 0 0 .935
Total ( 2 Years) 1B 8 8 8 69 49 6 0 4 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
2003 FLA N Daily Splits OF 5 4 2 38.1 15 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 5
2003 FLA N RF 5 4 2 38.1 15 0 0 0 0 1.000
2003 FLA N 3B 3 3 0 21.2 1 5 0 0 0 1.000
2003 FLA N SS 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
2011 DET A Daily Splits 1B 6 6 6 55 56 4 0 6 0 1.000
2012 DET A Daily Splits 3B 4 4 4 39 4 3 0 0 0 1.000
2013 DET A Daily Splits 3B 6 6 4 48 3 7 1 1 0 .909
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 3B 13 13 8 108.2 8 15 1 1 0 .958
Total ( 1 Year ) 1B 6 6 6 55 56 4 0 6 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) OF 5 4 2 38.1 15 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 5
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 5 4 2 38.1 15 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) SS 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
2003 FLA N Daily Splits OF 6 6 4 52.1 14 1 1 0 0 .938 3 0 3
2003 FLA N RF 3 3 1 26.1 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
2003 FLA N LF 3 3 3 26 7 1 1 0 0 .889
2012 DET A Daily Splits 3B 4 4 4 35 2 5 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) Splits OF 6 6 4 52.1 14 1 1 0 0 .938 3 0 3
Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 4 4 4 35 2 5 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 3 3 3 26 7 1 1 0 0 .889
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 3 3 1 26.1 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
2004 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
2004 NL RF 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
2005 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
2005 NL LF 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
2006 NL Daily Splits 3B 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
2010 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 0 6 7 0 0 1 0 1.000
2011 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
2012 AL Daily Splits 3B 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
2013 AL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 1.000
2014 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
2016 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1.000
2022 AL Daily Splits DH 1 0 0 -
Total ( 4 Years) Splits 1B 4 2 0 16 10 1 0 2 0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) 3B 3 1 0 10 1 3 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) OF 2 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 1
Total ( 1 Year ) DH 1 0 0 -
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
7- 8-2006(1) BOX FLA N Charlie Reliford Bench jockeying
5-11-2011 BOX DET A Vic Carapazza Called third strike
9- 8-2012 BOX DET A Tim Timmons Balls and strikes
7-28-2013 BOX DET A Chad Fairchild Balls and strikes
9- 9-2013 BOX DET A Brian Gorman HBP non-call
5-21-2014 BOX DET A Tim Timmons Check swing
9- 2-2015 BOX DET A Gary Cederstrom Balls and strikes
7- 5-2016 BOX DET A Tim Timmons Fair/foul call
8-24-2017 BOX DET A Carlos Torres Fighting
5-11-2019(2) BOX DET A Chad Whitson Balls and strikes
7- 7-2019 BOX DET A Will Little Called third strike
8-19-2019 BOX DET A Alfonso Marquez Bench jockeying
6-28-2023 BOX DET A Ben May Check swing
Transaction Information
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Florida Marlins (July 2, 1999 ).
Traded by Florida Marlins with Dontrelle Willis to Detroit Tigers in exchange for
Cameron Maybin , Andrew Miller , Eulogio de la Cruz , Mike Rabelo , Burke Badenhop and
Dallas Trahern (December 4, 2007 ).
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