Orlando Cabrera

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1997-2011)

Orlando Cabrera was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2011 for 9 teams, including the Montreal Expos, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,985 career games, he hit .272 with 2,055 hits, 123 home runs, and 854 RBI. Orlando Cabrera was a 2-time Gold Glove.

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 .272
HR 123
RBI 854
H 2,055
OPS .707
PIV -8,509
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 195 lb
Born
11/2/1974 in Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia
MLB Debut
1997-09-03
Last Game
2011-09-23
Awards
2× Gold Glove

Full name: Orlando Luis Cabrera

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Career Batting Statistics

Orlando Cabrera — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,985 7,562 985 2,055 459 32 123 854 216 514 745 .272 .317 .390 .707 -8,509

Career AVG .272 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .317 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .390 vs. league average .421 across their career seasons — 7.4% below league average.

Career OPS .707 vs. league average .755 across their career seasons — 6.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Orlando 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
1997 MON NL 16 18 4 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 .222 — — — — 0.0
1998 MON NL 79 261 44 73 16 5 3 22 6 18 27 .280 .266 (+5%) .335 (-3%) .420 (-2%) .755 (-2%) -142.6
1999 MON NL 104 382 48 97 23 5 8 39 2 18 38 .254 .271 (-6%) .344 (-15%) .433 (-7%) .778 (-11%) -772.7
2000 MON NL 125 422 47 100 25 1 13 55 4 25 28 .237 .270 (-12%) .344 (-19%) .437 (-10%) .782 (-14%) -1114.9
2001 MON NL 162 626 64 173 41 6 14 96 19 43 54 .276 .263 (+5%) .332 (-3%) .426 (avg) .758 (-1%) -210.8
2002 MON NL 153 563 64 148 43 1 7 56 25 48 53 .263 .261 (+1%) .331 (-3%) .416 (-9%) .747 (-6%) -601.5
2003 MON NL 162 626 95 186 47 2 17 80 24 52 64 .297 .264 (+12%) .332 (+4%) .422 (+9%) .754 (+7%) 820.9
2004 MON NL 103 390 41 96 19 2 4 31 12 28 31 .246 .266 (-7%) .335 (-11%) .427 (-21%) .762 (-17%) -1115.9
2004 BOS AL 58 228 33 67 19 1 6 31 4 11 23 .294 .266 (+10%) .335 (-5%) .427 (+9%) .762 (+3%) -1115.9
2005 LAA AL 141 540 70 139 28 3 8 57 21 38 50 .257 .264 (-3%) .330 (-7%) .418 (-13%) .749 (-10%) -900.3
2006 LAA AL 153 607 95 171 45 1 9 72 27 51 58 .282 .269 (+5%) .336 (-1%) .431 (-7%) .768 (-4%) -455.6
2007 LAA AL 155 638 101 192 35 1 8 86 20 44 64 .301 .268 (+12%) .335 (+3%) .422 (-6%) .758 (-2%) -246.8
2008 CHA AL 161 661 93 186 33 1 8 57 19 56 71 .281 .263 (+7%) .333 (avg) .416 (-11%) .749 (-6%) -630.8
2009 OAK AL 101 414 41 116 23 0 4 41 11 25 39 .280 .262 (+7%) .332 (-4%) .417 (-13%) .750 (-9%) -637.0
2009 MIN AL 59 242 42 70 13 3 5 36 2 11 32 .289 .262 (+10%) .332 (-6%) .417 (+3%) .750 (-1%) -637.0
2010 CIN NL 123 494 64 130 33 0 4 42 11 28 53 .263 .257 (+2%) .325 (-7%) .402 (-12%) .728 (-10%) -848.6
2011 CLE AL 91 324 35 79 13 0 4 38 6 13 40 .244 .255 (-4%) .320 (-14%) .399 (-20%) .719 (-17%) -891.5
2011 SFN NL 39 126 4 28 3 0 1 13 2 4 17 .222 .255 (-13%) .320 (-25%) .399 (-32%) .719 (-29%) -891.5
Career · 18 seasons 1,985 7,562 985 2,055 459 32 123 854 216 514 745 .272 — — — — -10,392

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

Orlando Cabrera — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
37 149 15 34 8 0 1 18 11 20 .228

Playoff Batting by Year

Orlando Cabrera — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2010 NLDS1 CIN 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125
2009 ALDS1 MIN 3 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .154
2008 ALDS2 CHA 4 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125
2007 ALDS1 LAA 3 12 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .250
2005 ALCS LAA 5 20 1 4 1 0 1 3 0 2 .200
2005 ALDS2 LAA 5 21 3 5 2 0 0 3 0 1 .238
2004 ALCS BOS 7 29 5 11 2 0 0 5 3 5 .379
2004 ALDS1 BOS 3 13 1 2 1 0 0 3 2 2 .154
2004 WS BOS 4 17 3 4 1 0 0 3 3 1 .235

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Orlando Cabrera — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home10083732496102056443.273
Away9753820488103366409.270

Last 10 Games — Batting

Orlando Cabrera — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2011-09-23 SFGAZL 412001100
2011-09-20 SFGLADL 300000000
2011-09-17 SFGCOLW 300000001
2011-09-14 SFGSDPW 000000000
2011-09-13 SFGSDPW 301000011
2011-09-10 SFGLADL 401000000
2011-09-09 SFGLADL 301000001
2011-09-07 SFGSDPL 300000000
2011-09-06 SFGSDPW 401000100
2011-09-05 SFGSDPW 000000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Orlando Cabrera — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 118 106 198 346 10 63
3B 5 4 2 2 0 0
SS 1843 1809 2823 5097 188 1123

Season-by-Season Fielding

Orlando Cabrera — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1997 MON 2B 4 3 10 9 0 2
1997 MON SS 6 0 1 6 1 1
1998 MON 2B 28 24 59 72 4 16
1998 MON SS 52 48 63 124 3 20
1999 MON SS 102 100 186 289 10 61
2000 MON 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2000 MON SS 124 118 167 339 10 77
2001 MON SS 162 160 246 514 11 106
2002 MON SS 153 150 237 498 29 102
2003 MON SS 162 160 258 456 18 101
2004 MON SS 101 100 147 290 7 69
2004 BOS SS 57 58 78 147 8 23
2005 LAA SS 140 140 229 347 7 81
2006 LAA SS 152 152 252 377 16 100
2007 LAA SS 153 153 239 415 11 104
2008 CHA SS 161 160 242 472 16 101
2009 OAK SS 101 100 156 273 14 63
2009 MIN SS 57 57 102 155 11 35
2010 CIN SS 121 119 165 300 11 60
2011 CLE 2B 83 78 128 262 6 44
2011 CLE 3B 4 4 2 2 0 0
2011 CLE SS 3 1 3 4 0 0
2011 SFN 2B 2 1 1 3 0 1
2011 SFN 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 SFN SS 36 33 52 91 5 19

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Orlando Cabrera Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Second Base 118
Third Base 5
Shortstop 1843
Designated Hitter 5

Awards & Honors

Orlando Cabrera — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2008 This Year in Baseball Defensive Player of the Year MLB.com GIBBY
2007 Gold Glove SS
2001 Gold Glove SS

Salary History

Orlando Cabrera's recorded salaries total $51,720,500 over 14 seasons, 1998 to 2011. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cabrera's career ran from 1997 to 2011. No salary is recorded for 1997.

Orlando Cabrera — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2011 CLE AL $1,000,000
2010 CIN NL $2,020,000
2009 OAK AL $4,000,000
2008 CHA AL $10,000,000
2007 LAA AL $8,500,000
2006 LAA AL $7,500,000
2005 LAA AL $6,000,000
2004 MON NL $6,000,000
2003 MON NL $3,300,000
2002 MON NL $2,400,000
2001 MON NL $340,000
2000 MON NL $265,000
1999 MON NL $225,000
1998 MON NL $170,500
Total recorded salary (partial) $51,720,500

Award Voting History

Orlando Cabrera — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2007 Most Valuable Player AL 15th 5.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Terry Pendleton
    .270 avg, 140 HR
  2. 83
    Elvis Andrus
    .269 avg, 102 HR
  3. 83
    Brandon Phillips
    .275 avg, 211 HR
  4. 82
    Mark Grudzielanek
    .289 avg, 90 HR
  5. 79
    Frank White
    .255 avg, 160 HR
  6. 78
    Royce Clayton
    .258 avg, 110 HR

Orlando Cabrera: the record in brief

Orlando Cabrera's major league career runs from a debut on September 3, 1997 to a final game on September 23, 2011. The team column moves through the Montreal Expos (1997 through 2004), the Boston Red Sox (2004), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005 to 2007), the Chicago White Sox (2008), the Oakland Athletics (2009), the Minnesota Twins (2009), the Cincinnati Reds (2010), and the Cleveland Indians (2011), with further stops in the season rows. Born on November 2, 1974, in Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia, Cabrera is listed as a shortstop and both batted and threw right-handed. Cabrera's listed size is 5-foot-10 and 195 pounds. The given name on file is Orlando Luis Cabrera.

Cabrera collected 2,055 hits in 7,562 at bats across 1,985 games, good for a .272 batting average, plus 123 homers, 854 runs batted in, and 216 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .317 clip and slugging .390, Cabrera finished with a .707 OPS. Against a .265 league average for those years, Cabrera's .272 average was near the norm. 2003 was Cabrera's biggest home run year, with 17.

Frequently Asked Questions about Orlando Cabrera

What years did Orlando Cabrera play?
Orlando Cabrera played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2011.
Was Orlando Cabrera a pitcher?
No. Orlando Cabrera was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Orlando Cabrera hit?
Orlando Cabrera hit 123 career home runs with 2,055 hits.
What teams did Orlando Cabrera play for?
Orlando Cabrera played for 9 teams: the Montreal Expos (1997–2004), the Boston Red Sox (2004), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005–2007), the Chicago White Sox (2008), the Oakland Athletics (2009), the Minnesota Twins (2009), the Cincinnati Reds (2010), the Cleveland Indians (2011), and the San Francisco Giants (2011).
What awards did Orlando Cabrera win?
Orlando Cabrera won 2 Gold Gloves (2001 and 2007).
What were Orlando Cabrera's career stats?
In 1,985 games, Orlando Cabrera had 2,055 hits, 123 home runs, 854 RBI, 985 runs, and 216 stolen bases, with a .272 batting average.
How much did Orlando Cabrera earn in his career?
Orlando Cabrera's recorded salaries total $51,720,500 over 14 seasons, 1998 to 2011. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cabrera's career ran from 1997 to 2011. No salary is recorded for 1997.
What was Orlando Cabrera's salary?
Orlando Cabrera's last recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 2011. His highest recorded salary was $10,000,000, in 2008, and his lowest was $170,500, in 1998. The Salary History table lists each season from 1998 to 2011.
What position did Orlando Cabrera play?
Orlando Cabrera played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Orlando Cabrera and how much did he weigh?
Orlando Cabrera was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 195 pounds.
How many home runs did Orlando Cabrera hit each season?
Orlando Cabrera's home runs by season: 0 in 1997, 3 in 1998, 8 in 1999, 13 in 2000, 14 in 2001, 7 in 2002, 17 in 2003, 10 in 2004, 8 in 2005, 9 in 2006, 8 in 2007, 8 in 2008, 9 in 2009, 4 in 2010, and 5 in 2011. His most in one season was 17, in 2003.
What was Orlando Cabrera's career batting average?
Orlando Cabrera batted .272 over his career, with 2,055 hits in 7,562 at bats.
How many RBI did Orlando Cabrera have?
Orlando Cabrera drove in 854 runs in his career.
Is Orlando Cabrera in the Hall of Fame?
No. Orlando Cabrera has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.