Asdrubal Cabrera

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2021)

Asdrubal Cabrera was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2021 for 8 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,822 career games, he hit .266 with 1,763 hits, 195 home runs, and 869 RBI. Asdrubal Cabrera was a 2-time All-Star and a Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 4,127.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .266
HR 195
RBI 869
H 1,763
OPS .752
PIV 4,127
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 235 lb
Born
11/13/1985 in Puerto la Cruz, Anzoátegui, Venezuela
MLB Debut
2007-08-08
Last Game
2021-09-28
Awards
2× All-Star · Silver Slugger

Full name: Asdrubal Jose Cabrera

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Career Batting Statistics

Asdrubal Cabrera — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,822 6,632 886 1,763 401 28 195 869 91 589 1,330 .266 .329 .423 .752 4,127

Career AVG .266 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .329 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .423 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .752 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Asdrubal Cabrera Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2007 CLE AL 45 159 30 45 9 2 3 22 0 17 29 .283 .268 (+6%) .335 (+5%) .422 (avg) .758 (+2%) 61.6
2008 CLE AL 114 352 48 91 20 0 6 47 4 46 77 .259 .263 (-2%) .333 (+4%) .416 (-12%) .749 (-5%) -201.9
2009 CLE AL 131 523 81 161 42 4 6 68 17 44 89 .308 .262 (+17%) .332 (+8%) .417 (+5%) .750 (+6%) 665.5
2010 CLE AL 97 381 39 105 16 1 3 29 6 25 60 .276 .257 (+7%) .325 (avg) .402 (-14%) .728 (-8%) -431.9
2011 CLE AL 151 604 87 165 32 3 25 92 17 44 119 .273 .255 (+7%) .320 (+4%) .399 (+15%) .719 (+10%) 1174.7
2012 CLE AL 143 555 70 150 35 1 16 68 9 52 99 .270 .254 (+6%) .318 (+6%) .405 (+4%) .724 (+5%) 645.5
2013 CLE AL 136 508 66 123 35 2 14 64 9 35 114 .242 .253 (-4%) .317 (-6%) .396 (+1%) .714 (-2%) -241.2
2014 CLE AL 97 378 54 93 22 2 9 40 7 27 79 .246 .251 (-2%) .313 (-3%) .386 (avg) .700 (-1%) -100.4
2014 WAS NL 49 175 20 40 9 2 5 21 3 22 29 .229 .251 (-9%) .313 (-1%) .386 (+1%) .700 (avg) -100.4
2015 TBA AL 143 505 66 134 28 5 15 58 6 36 107 .265 .254 (+4%) .316 (-1%) .404 (+6%) .721 (+3%) 207.0
2016 NYN NL 141 521 65 146 30 1 23 62 5 38 103 .280 .255 (+10%) .321 (+5%) .417 (+14%) .738 (+10%) 1002.6
2017 NYN NL 135 479 66 134 32 0 14 59 3 50 83 .280 .254 (+10%) .324 (+8%) .425 (+2%) .750 (+5%) 513.6
2018 NYN NL 98 375 48 104 23 1 18 58 0 29 81 .277 .247 (+12%) .318 (+3%) .409 (+19%) .727 (+12%) 796.3
2018 PHI NL 49 171 20 39 13 0 5 17 0 12 38 .228 .247 (-8%) .318 (-10%) .409 (-4%) .727 (-7%) 796.3
2019 TEX AL 93 323 45 76 15 0 12 51 4 38 85 .235 .252 (-7%) .322 (-1%) .434 (-10%) .757 (-6%) -304.3
2019 WAS NL 38 124 24 40 10 1 6 40 0 19 18 .323 .252 (+28%) .322 (+25%) .434 (+30%) .757 (+28%) -304.3
2020 WAS NL 52 190 23 46 9 3 8 31 0 19 40 .242 .244 (-1%) .321 (-5%) .417 (+7%) .739 (+2%) -19.1
2021 ARI NL 90 283 34 69 21 0 7 40 1 33 73 .244 .243 (avg) .317 (+2%) .410 (-5%) .727 (-2%) -62.0
2021 CIN NL 20 26 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 .077 — — — — -62.0
Career · 19 seasons 1,822 6,632 886 1,763 401 28 195 869 91 589 1,330 .266 — — — — 4,036

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

Asdrubal Cabrera — 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 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 4.27 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Asdrubal Cabrera — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2021 ARI NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 0.00 — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Asdrubal Cabrera — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
29 98 8 21 2 0 2 13 4 28 .214

Playoff Batting by Year

Asdrubal Cabrera — 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 .167
2019 NLWC WAS 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 WS WAS 7 21 1 6 1 0 0 3 1 9 .286
2016 NLWC NYN 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
2014 NLDS1 WAS 4 15 2 3 1 0 1 2 0 5 .200
2013 ALWC CLE 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2007 ALCS CLE 7 29 2 7 0 0 0 4 1 8 .241
2007 ALDS2 CLE 4 17 3 3 0 0 1 2 1 4 .176

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Asdrubal Cabrera — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home9133217430845107443.263
Away909341545691888426.269

Pitching — Home / Away

Asdrubal Cabrera — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home21.110000.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Asdrubal Cabrera — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2021-09-28 CINCHWL 100000000
2021-09-26 CINWASW 502000001
2021-09-25 CINWASW 000000010
2021-09-24 CINWASW 000000010
2021-09-21 CINPITL 100000001
2021-09-17 CINLADW 100000000
2021-09-16 CINPITW 000000100
2021-09-15 CINPITL 100000000
2021-09-14 CINPITL 100000000
2021-09-12 CINSTLL 300000000

Last 2 Games — Pitching

Asdrubal Cabrera — Last 2 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2021-05-01 AZCOL — 0.2100000
2021-04-28 AZSDP — 0.2000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Asdrubal Cabrera — 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

Asdrubal Cabrera — 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 1B 16 13 86 8 0 10
2021 ARI 3B 62 54 29 94 8 11
2021 ARI P 2 0 0 0 0 0
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 Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Asdrubal Cabrera Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 2
First Base 47
Second Base 365
Third Base 247
Shortstop 1079
Designated Hitter 39

Awards & Honors

Asdrubal Cabrera — 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

Asdrubal Cabrera — 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

Asdrubal Cabrera — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2011 Most Valuable Player AL 19th 4.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Asdrubal Cabrera (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jhonny Peralta
    .267 avg, 202 HR
  2. 87
    Eric Hosmer
    .276 avg, 198 HR
  3. 79
    Bret Boone
    .266 avg, 252 HR
  4. 75
    Travis Fryman
    .274 avg, 223 HR
  5. 70
    Larry Parrish
    .263 avg, 256 HR
  6. 64
    Marcus Semien
    .251 avg, 268 HR

Asdrubal Cabrera: the record in brief

According to the bio, Asdrubal Cabrera debuted on August 8, 2007 and played a final game on September 28, 2021. The season rows list, in order, the Cleveland Indians (2007 through 2014), the Washington Nationals (2014 through 2020), the Tampa Bay Rays (2015), the New York Mets (2016 through 2018), the Philadelphia Phillies (2018), the Texas Rangers (2019), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2021), and the Cincinnati Reds (2021). Cabrera, born on November 13, 1985, in Puerto la Cruz, Anzoátegui, Venezuela, is listed as a shortstop and switch-hit and threw right-handed. Cabrera's listed size is 235 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. Asdrubal Cabrera was the playing name; the full given name is Asdrubal Jose.

Cabrera's career batting table shows 1,822 games, 6,632 at bats and 1,763 hits, a .266 average; the totals also include 195 home runs, 869 runs batted in, and 91 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .329 and .423 give Cabrera a career OPS of .752.

Frequently Asked Questions about Asdrubal Cabrera

What years did Asdrubal Cabrera play?
Asdrubal Cabrera played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2021.
Was Asdrubal Cabrera a pitcher?
No. Asdrubal Cabrera was a position player (Shortstop), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Asdrubal Cabrera hit?
Asdrubal Cabrera hit 195 career home runs with 1763 hits.
What was Asdrubal Cabrera's career batting average?
Asdrubal Cabrera batted .266 over his career, with 1,763 hits in 6,632 at bats.
How many RBI did Asdrubal Cabrera have?
Asdrubal Cabrera drove in 869 runs in his career.
What was Asdrubal Cabrera's career ERA?
Asdrubal Cabrera finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.