What years did Miguel Cabrera play?

Miguel Cabrera played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2023.

Was Miguel Cabrera a pitcher?

No. Miguel Cabrera was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Miguel Cabrera hit?

Miguel Cabrera hit 511 career home runs with 3174 hits.

Miguel Cabrera

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2003-2023)

AVG .306

HR 511

RBI 1,881

H 3,174

OPS .901

PIV 49,680

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 267 lb
Born: 4/18/1983 in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 2003-06-20
Awards: 12× All-Star · 2× MVP · 7× Silver Slugger · 2× Hank Aaron Award · Triple Crown

Full name: Jose Miguel Cabrera

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,797	10,356	1,551	3,174	627	17	511	1,881	40	1,258	2,105	.306	.382	.518	.901	49,680

Career AVG .306 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — +19.6% above league average.

Career OBP .382 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — +17.8% above league average.

Career SLG .518 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — +25.5% above league average.

Career OPS .901 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — +22.1% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2003	FLO	NL	87	314	39	84	21	3	12	62	0	25	84	.268	.264 (+1%)	.332 (-2%)	.422 (+11%)	.754 (+5%)	238.2
2004	FLO	NL	160	603	101	177	31	1	33	112	5	68	148	.294	.266 (+10%)	.335 (+9%)	.427 (+20%)	.762 (+15%)	1997.8
2005	FLO	NL	158	613	106	198	43	2	33	116	1	64	125	.323	.264 (+22%)	.330 (+17%)	.418 (+34%)	.749 (+26%)	3395.5
2006	FLO	NL	158	576	112	195	50	2	26	114	9	86	108	.339	.269 (+26%)	.336 (+28%)	.431 (+31%)	.768 (+30%)	4055.0
2007	FLO	NL	157	588	91	188	38	2	34	119	2	79	127	.320	.268 (+19%)	.335 (+19%)	.422 (+34%)	.758 (+27%)	3545.4
2008	DET	AL	160	616	85	180	36	2	37	127	1	56	126	.292	.263 (+11%)	.333 (+5%)	.416 (+29%)	.749 (+18%)	2214.8
2009	DET	AL	160	611	96	198	34	0	34	103	6	68	107	.324	.262 (+23%)	.332 (+19%)	.417 (+31%)	.750 (+26%)	3458.4
2010	DET	AL	150	548	111	180	45	1	38	126	3	89	95	.328	.257 (+28%)	.325 (+29%)	.402 (+54%)	.728 (+43%)	4980.3
2011	DET	AL	161	572	111	197	48	0	30	105	2	108	89	.344	.255 (+35%)	.320 (+40%)	.399 (+47%)	.719 (+44%)	5632.1
2012	DET	AL	161	622	109	205	40	0	44	139	4	66	98	.330	.254 (+29%)	.318 (+23%)	.405 (+50%)	.724 (+38%)	4861.4
2013	DET	AL	148	555	103	193	26	1	44	137	3	90	94	.348	.253 (+37%)	.317 (+39%)	.396 (+60%)	.714 (+51%)	6029.5
2014	DET	AL	159	611	101	191	52	1	25	109	1	60	117	.313	.251 (+24%)	.313 (+18%)	.386 (+36%)	.700 (+28%)	3296.5
2015	DET	AL	119	429	64	145	28	1	18	76	1	77	82	.338	.254 (+33%)	.316 (+39%)	.404 (+32%)	.721 (+35%)	3319.4
2016	DET	AL	158	595	92	188	31	1	38	108	0	75	116	.316	.255 (+24%)	.321 (+22%)	.417 (+35%)	.738 (+29%)	3803.0
2017	DET	AL	130	469	50	117	22	0	16	60	0	54	110	.249	.254 (-2%)	.324 (+1%)	.425 (-6%)	.750 (-3%)	-167.7
2018	DET	AL	38	134	17	40	11	0	3	22	0	22	27	.299	.247 (+20%)	.318 (+24%)	.409 (+9%)	.727 (+16%)	430.9
2019	DET	AL	136	493	41	139	21	0	12	59	0	48	108	.282	.252 (+12%)	.322 (+7%)	.434 (-9%)	.757 (-2%)	-58.6
2020	DET	AL	57	204	28	51	4	0	10	35	1	24	51	.250	.244 (+2%)	.321 (+2%)	.417 (avg)	.739 (+1%)	51.4
2021	DET	AL	130	472	48	121	16	0	15	75	0	40	118	.256	.243 (+5%)	.317 (avg)	.410 (-6%)	.727 (-4%)	-295.7
2022	DET	AL	112	397	25	101	10	0	5	43	1	28	101	.254	.242 (+5%)	.311 (-2%)	.394 (-20%)	.706 (-12%)	-701.2
2023	DET	AL	98	334	21	86	20	0	4	34	0	31	74	.257	.248 (+4%)	.320 (avg)	.414 (-15%)	.734 (-8%)	-406.2
Career · 21 seasons			2,797	10,356	1,551	3,174	627	17	511	1,881	40	1,258	2,105	.306	—	—	—	—	49,680

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
55	205	29	57	10	0	13	38	27	48	.278

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2014	ALDS2	DET	3	11	2	4	1	1	1	1	2	.364
2013	ALCS	DET	6	22	3	6	0	1	4	2	7	.273
2013	ALDS2	DET	5	20	1	5	0	1	3	1	2	.250
2012	ALCS	DET	4	16	3	5	1	1	4	3	2	.312
2012	ALDS2	DET	5	20	1	5	2	0	1	1	1	.250
2012	WS	DET	4	13	1	3	0	1	3	3	4	.231
2011	ALCS	DET	6	20	5	8	4	3	7	7	6	.400
2011	ALDS1	DET	5	15	2	3	0	1	3	5	5	.200
2003	NLCS	FLO	7	30	9	10	0	3	6	2	6	.333
2003	NLDS1	FLO	4	14	1	4	2	0	3	1	6	.286
2003	WS	FLO	6	24	1	4	0	1	3	1	7	.167

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	1404	5054	801	1607	256	963	.318
Away	1392	5297	749	1565	254	916	.295

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2023-10-01	DET	CLE	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
2023-09-30	DET	CLE	W	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
2023-09-29	DET	CLE	L	4	0	3	2	0	0	0	0
2023-09-27	DET	KCR	W	3	2	2	0	1	2	1	0
2023-09-26	DET	KCR	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2023-09-24	DET	OAK	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
2023-09-22	DET	OAK	L	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
2023-09-21	DET	OAK	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2023-09-19	DET	LAD	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2023-09-18	DET	LAD	L	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1196	1188	9410	753	62	974
3B	697	692	490	1101	74	134
OF	347	341	549	30	17	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2003	FLO	3B	34	30	17	53	1	2
2003	FLO	OF	55	55	99	5	3	1
2004	FLO	OF	158	158	262	13	9	1
2005	FLO	3B	29	29	22	46	2	5
2005	FLO	OF	134	128	188	12	5	3
2006	FLO	3B	157	157	114	266	17	33
2007	FLO	3B	153	153	100	266	23	33
2008	DET	1B	143	139	1117	73	9	116
2008	DET	3B	14	14	15	30	5	4
2009	DET	1B	153	153	1215	105	7	128
2010	DET	1B	148	148	1218	96	13	133
2011	DET	1B	152	152	1263	103	13	117
2012	DET	1B	2	0	4	0	0	1
2012	DET	3B	154	154	127	243	13	31
2013	DET	3B	145	146	87	184	12	24
2014	DET	1B	126	125	978	98	5	100
2014	DET	3B	10	8	6	13	1	2
2015	DET	1B	107	107	903	76	4	96
2016	DET	1B	147	147	1186	95	7	124
2016	DET	3B	1	1	2	0	0	0
2017	DET	1B	115	115	761	63	1	90
2018	DET	1B	32	32	248	13	1	22
2019	DET	1B	26	26	204	5	1	13
2021	DET	1B	44	44	312	26	1	34
2023	DET	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	1196
Third Base	697
Left Field	248
Right Field	100
Designated Hitter	548

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2022	Player of the Week	Week of 2022-04-23
2016	Player of the Month	September
2016	Player of the Week	Week of 2016-05-21
2016	Player of the Week	Week of 2016-10-01
2016	Silver Slugger	1B
2016	TSN All-Star	1B
2015	Player of the Week	Week of 2015-04-12
2015	Silver Slugger	1B
2014	Player of the Month	September
2014	Player of the Week	Week of 2014-09-07
2013	Hank Aaron Award
2013	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
2013	MLB Players Choice Player of the Year
2013	Most Valuable Player
2013	Player of the Month	August
2013	Player of the Month	May
2013	Player of the Week	Week of 2013-08-11
2013	Silver Slugger	3B
2013	TSN Major League Player of the Year
2013	This Year in Baseball Hitter of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY
2012	Hank Aaron Award
2012	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
2012	MLB Players Choice Player of the Year
2012	Most Valuable Player
2012	Player of the Month	August
2012	Player of the Week	Week of 2012-04-08
2012	Player of the Week	Week of 2012-09-16
2012	Silver Slugger	3B
2012	TSN Major League Player of the Year
2012	This Year in Baseball Hitter of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY
2012	Triple Crown
2010	Player of the Week	Week of 2010-04-11
2010	Player of the Week	Week of 2010-07-11
2010	Silver Slugger	1B
2008	Player of the Month	July
2008	Player of the Week	Week of 2008-07-26
2008	Player of the Week	Week of 2008-04-19
2007	Player of the Week	Week of 2007-04-07
2007	Player of the Week	Week of 2007-06-09
2006	Player of the Week	Week of 2006-08-26
2006	Silver Slugger	3B
2005	Player of the Week	Week of 2005-07-23
2005	Silver Slugger	OF
2005	TSN All-Star	OF
2003	Rookie of the Month	July
2003	Rookie of the Month	September

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	DET	AL	$28,000,000
2015	DET	AL	$22,000,000
2014	DET	AL	$22,000,000
2013	DET	AL	$21,000,000
2012	DET	AL	$21,000,000
2011	DET	AL	$20,000,000
2010	DET	AL	$20,000,000
2009	DET	AL	$14,383,049
2008	DET	AL	$11,300,000
2007	FLO	NL	$7,400,000
2006	FLO	NL	$472,000
2005	FLO	NL	$370,000
2004	FLO	NL	$320,000
2003	FLO	NL	$165,574
Total Career Earnings			$188,410,623

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2016	Most Valuable Player	AL	9th	56.0	420	0
2015	Most Valuable Player	AL	11th	40.0	420	0
2014	Most Valuable Player	AL	9th	82.0	420	0
2013	Most Valuable Player	AL	1st	385.0	420	23
2012	Most Valuable Player	AL	1st	362.0	392	22
2011	Most Valuable Player	AL	5th	193.0	392	2
2010	Most Valuable Player	AL	2nd	262.0	392	5
2009	Most Valuable Player	AL	4th	171.0	392	1
2008	Most Valuable Player	AL	13th	17.0	392	0
2007	Most Valuable Player	NL	15th	18.0	448	0
2006	Most Valuable Player	NL	5th	170.0	448	0
2005	Most Valuable Player	NL	5th	146.0	448	0
2004	Most Valuable Player	NL	22th	5.0	448	0
2003	Most Valuable Player	NL	27th	3.0	448	0
2003	Rookie of the Year	NL	5th	3.0	160	0

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Miguel Cabrera

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Postseason Statistics

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Game Log & Splits

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Last 10 Games — Batting

Fielding Statistics

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Season-by-Season Fielding

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Awards & Honors

Salary History

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Postseason Statistics

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Game Log & Splits

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Last 10 Games — Batting

Fielding Statistics

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Career Games by Position

Awards & Honors

Salary History

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