Asdrubal Cabrera
Born: 11/13/1985 in Puerto la Cruz, Anzoátegui, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 2007-08-08 | Final Game: 2021-09-28
Bats: B | Throws: R | Height: 6'0" | Weight: 235 lbs
Full name: Asdrubal Jose Cabrera
Biography
Asdrubal Cabrera, born in 1985, was a highly skilled infielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2021. Over the course of his 14-year career, Cabrera appeared in 1,822 games, recording 1,763 hits, 195 home runs, and 869 RBIs, while maintaining a batting average of .266. Known for his solid defensive capabilities and versatility on the field, he played primarily as a shortstop and later as a second baseman, making significant contributions to his teams both offensively and defensively. His speed on the bases was also notable, as he stole 91 bases throughout his career.
Cabrera earned All-Star selections in two seasons, highlighting his status as one of the premier players of his era. He played in a period characterized by an emphasis on power hitting, yet he demonstrated a well-rounded game that included consistent hitting and reliable fielding. His impact was felt not only in the regular season but also during crucial playoff moments, as he helped lead his teams to significant postseason appearances. Cabrera's legacy is marked by his ability to adapt and thrive in a changing game, making him a respected figure in baseball history.
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1822 | 6632 | 886 | 1763 | 401 | 28 | 195 | 869 | 91 | 589 | 1330 | 0.266 | 0.329 | 0.423 | 0.752 | 3845.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | CLE | AL | 45 | 159 | 30 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 29 | 0.283 | 61.6 |
| 2008 | CLE | AL | 114 | 352 | 48 | 91 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 4 | 46 | 77 | 0.259 | -244.5 |
| 2009 | CLE | AL | 131 | 523 | 81 | 161 | 42 | 4 | 6 | 68 | 17 | 44 | 89 | 0.308 | 665.5 |
| 2010 | CLE | AL | 97 | 381 | 39 | 105 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 6 | 25 | 60 | 0.276 | -509.5 |
| 2011 | CLE | AL | 151 | 604 | 87 | 165 | 32 | 3 | 25 | 92 | 17 | 44 | 119 | 0.273 | 1174.7 |
| 2012 | CLE | AL | 143 | 555 | 70 | 150 | 35 | 1 | 16 | 68 | 9 | 52 | 99 | 0.270 | 645.5 |
| 2013 | CLE | AL | 136 | 508 | 66 | 123 | 35 | 2 | 14 | 64 | 9 | 35 | 114 | 0.242 | -301.9 |
| 2014 | CLE | AL | 97 | 378 | 54 | 93 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 7 | 27 | 79 | 0.246 | -118.4 |
| 2014 | WAS | NL | 49 | 175 | 20 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 22 | 29 | 0.229 | -118.4 |
| 2015 | TBR | AL | 143 | 505 | 66 | 134 | 28 | 5 | 15 | 58 | 6 | 36 | 107 | 0.265 | 207.0 |
| 2016 | NYN | NL | 141 | 521 | 65 | 146 | 30 | 1 | 23 | 62 | 5 | 38 | 103 | 0.280 | 1002.6 |
| 2017 | NYN | NL | 135 | 479 | 66 | 134 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 59 | 3 | 50 | 83 | 0.280 | 513.6 |
| 2018 | NYN | NL | 98 | 375 | 48 | 104 | 23 | 1 | 18 | 58 | 0 | 29 | 81 | 0.277 | 796.3 |
| 2018 | PHI | NL | 49 | 171 | 20 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 0.228 | 796.3 |
| 2019 | TEX | AL | 93 | 323 | 45 | 76 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 51 | 4 | 38 | 85 | 0.235 | -356.8 |
| 2019 | WAS | NL | 38 | 124 | 24 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 0.323 | -356.8 |
| 2020 | WAS | NL | 52 | 190 | 23 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 19 | 40 | 0.242 | -20.9 |
| 2021 | AZ | NL | 90 | 283 | 34 | 69 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 33 | 73 | 0.244 | -72.3 |
| 2021 | CIN | NL | 20 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0.077 | -72.3 |
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | AZ | NL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 98 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 28 | 0.214 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | NLDS1 | WAS | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.167 |
| 2019 | WS | WAS | 7 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.286 |
| 2019 | NLWC | WAS | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2016 | NLWC | NYN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.333 |
| 2014 | NLDS1 | WAS | 4 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.200 |
| 2013 | ALWC | CLE | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| 2007 | ALDS2 | CLE | 4 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.176 |
| 2007 | ALCS | CLE | 7 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0.241 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 47 | 40 | 292 | 21 | 2 | 32 |
| 2B | 365 | 349 | 651 | 961 | 11 | 263 |
| 3B | 247 | 215 | 130 | 382 | 21 | 45 |
| P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SS | 1079 | 1058 | 1465 | 2798 | 111 | 651 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | CLE | 2B | 40 | 34 | 70 | 119 | 1 | 28 |
| 2007 | CLE | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | CLE | SS | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 | CLE | 2B | 94 | 87 | 202 | 281 | 3 | 83 |
| 2008 | CLE | SS | 20 | 18 | 38 | 59 | 5 | 17 |
| 2009 | CLE | 2B | 28 | 28 | 59 | 82 | 1 | 30 |
| 2009 | CLE | SS | 100 | 100 | 143 | 288 | 9 | 75 |
| 2010 | CLE | SS | 95 | 94 | 148 | 271 | 12 | 73 |
| 2011 | CLE | SS | 151 | 151 | 216 | 386 | 15 | 78 |
| 2012 | CLE | SS | 136 | 134 | 223 | 408 | 19 | 99 |
| 2013 | CLE | SS | 129 | 128 | 180 | 314 | 9 | 70 |
| 2014 | CLE | SS | 92 | 92 | 115 | 254 | 14 | 57 |
| 2014 | WAS | 2B | 48 | 48 | 73 | 132 | 1 | 29 |
| 2014 | WAS | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | TBA | SS | 136 | 131 | 150 | 284 | 9 | 51 |
| 2016 | NYN | SS | 135 | 135 | 175 | 329 | 7 | 77 |
| 2017 | NYN | 2B | 32 | 32 | 60 | 85 | 0 | 23 |
| 2017 | NYN | 3B | 44 | 40 | 19 | 62 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | NYN | SS | 45 | 44 | 49 | 124 | 11 | 31 |
| 2018 | NYN | 2B | 90 | 90 | 153 | 198 | 5 | 56 |
| 2018 | PHI | 2B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | PHI | 3B | 22 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | PHI | SS | 31 | 25 | 20 | 59 | 1 | 18 |
| 2019 | TEX | 3B | 93 | 90 | 66 | 173 | 7 | 25 |
| 2019 | WAS | 1B | 3 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | WAS | 2B | 31 | 29 | 32 | 59 | 0 | 13 |
| 2019 | WAS | 3B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | WAS | 1B | 25 | 23 | 171 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| 2020 | WAS | 3B | 17 | 17 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | ARI | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | ARI | 1B | 16 | 13 | 86 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | ARI | 3B | 62 | 54 | 29 | 94 | 8 | 11 |
| 2021 | ARI | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | CIN | 1B | 3 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | CIN | 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 2 |
| First Base | 47 |
| Second Base | 365 |
| Third Base | 247 |
| Shortstop | 1079 |
| Designated Hitter | 39 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Player of the Week | Week of 2016-08-27 |
| 2011 | Player of the Week | Week of 2011-04-10 |
| 2011 | Silver Slugger | SS |
| 2011 | This Year in Baseball Defensive Player of the Year | MLB.com GIBBY |
| 2008 | Player of the Week | Week of 2008-09-13 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NYN | NL | $8,250,000 |
| 2015 | TBA | AL | $7,500,000 |
| 2014 | CLE | AL | $10,000,000 |
| 2013 | CLE | AL | $6,500,000 |
| 2012 | CLE | AL | $4,550,000 |
| 2011 | CLE | AL | $2,025,000 |
| 2010 | CLE | AL | $444,600 |
| 2009 | CLE | AL | $416,700 |
| 2008 | CLE | AL | $393,300 |
| Total Career Earnings | $40,079,600 | ||
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 19th | 4.0 | 392 | 0 |