What years did Jose Cabrera play?

Jose Cabrera played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2002.

Was Jose Cabrera a pitcher?

Yes. Jose Cabrera pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 192 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jose Cabrera hit?

Jose Cabrera hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Jose Cabrera

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1997-2002)

W–L 19–17

ERA 4.95

WHIP 1.42

SO 192

Pitcher PIV -2610.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 205 lb
Born: 3/24/1972 in La Delgada, Santiago, D.R.
MLB Debut: 1997-07-15
Last Game: 2002-09-25

Full name: Jose Alberto Cabrera

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
19	17	198	11	0	0	4	271.0	291	149	42	94	192	4.95	-2610.5

Career ERA 4.95 vs. league average 4.50 across their career seasons — 10.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1997	HOU	NL	0	0	12	0	0	15.3	6	2	6	18	1.17	4.39 (+73%)	617.7
1998	HOU	NL	0	0	3	0	0	4.3	7	4	1	1	8.31	—	0.0
1999	HOU	NL	4	0	26	0	0	29.3	21	7	9	28	2.15	4.71 (+54%)	910.1
2000	HOU	NL	2	3	52	0	2	59.3	74	39	17	41	5.92	4.77 (-24%)	-274.2
2001	ATL	NL	7	4	55	0	2	59.3	52	19	25	43	2.88	4.42 (+35%)	536.2
2002	MIL	NL	6	10	50	11	0	103.3	131	78	36	61	6.79	4.28 (-59%)	-4400.3
Career · 6 seasons			19	17	198	11	4	271.0	291	149	94	192	4.95	—	-2,610

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 Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
198	23	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	.087	.087	.087	.174	0

Career AVG .087 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 67.4% below league average.

Career OBP .087 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 74.2% below league average.

Career SLG .087 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — 79.6% below league average.

Career OPS .174 vs. league average .763 across their career seasons — 77.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1997	HOU	NL	12	2	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	HOU	NL	3	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	HOU	NL	26	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	HOU	NL	52	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	ATL	NL	55	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	MIL	NL	50	19	1	2	10	.105	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			198	23	1	2	12	.087	—	—	—	—	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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1999	NLDS1	HOU	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	2.0	2	0	0	6	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1999	NLDS1	HOU	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	2	0	0	6	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	98	14	0	1	0	0	.071
Away	100	9	1	1	0	0	.111

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	98	141.2	162	80	46	105	5.08
Away	100	129.1	129	69	48	87	4.80

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
2002-09-25	MIL	HOU	L	0	0
2002-09-23	MIL	HOU	L	0	0
2002-09-18	MIL	HOU	L	0	0
2002-09-10	MIL	STL	L	0	0
2002-09-07	MIL	CIN	W	0	0
2002-09-03	MIL	CHC	L	1	1
2002-09-01	MIL	CIN	W	1	0
2002-08-29	MIL	CHC	L	0	0
2002-08-24	MIL	PIT	L	2	1
2002-08-17	MIL	PIT	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2002-09-25	MIL	HOU	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2002-09-23	MIL	HOU	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2002-09-18	MIL	HOU	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2002-09-10	MIL	STL	—	2.0	4	2	2	0	1	1
2002-09-07	MIL	CIN	—	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	1
2002-09-03	MIL	CHC	—	2.1	6	5	5	2	3	1
2002-09-01	MIL	CIN	W	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2002-08-29	MIL	CHC	—	0.2	2	3	3	1	1	2
2002-08-24	MIL	PIT	L	5.1	11	11	11	2	5	1
2002-08-17	MIL	PIT	L	2.1	3	5	5	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	198	11	15	27	3	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1997	HOU	P	12	0	1	2	0	0
1998	HOU	P	3	0	0	1	0	0
1999	HOU	P	26	0	0	2	0	0
2000	HOU	P	52	0	4	5	0	0
2001	ATL	P	55	0	2	7	1	1
2002	MIL	P	50	11	8	10	2	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	198

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2002	MIL	NL	$705,000
2000	HOU	NL	$252,500
1999	HOU	NL	$215,000
1998	HOU	NL	$180,000
Total Career Earnings			$1,352,500

Frequently Asked Questions about Jose Cabrera

What years did Jose Cabrera play?: Jose Cabrera played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2002.
Was Jose Cabrera a pitcher?: Yes. Jose Cabrera pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 192 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jose Cabrera hit?: Jose Cabrera hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.