Miguel Cairo

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1996-2012)

Miguel Cairo was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2012 for 9 teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 17 seasons. In 1,490 career games, he hit .264 with 1,044 hits, 41 home runs, and 394 RBI.

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 .264
HR 41
RBI 394
H 1,044
OPS .675
PIV -7,102
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 225 lb
Born
5/4/1974 in Anaco, Anzoátegui, Venezuela
MLB Debut
1996-04-17
Last Game
2012-10-03

Full name: Miguel Jesus Cairo

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Career Batting Statistics

Miguel Cairo — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,490 3,956 504 1,044 193 34 41 394 139 243 482 .264 .314 .361 .675 -7,102

Career AVG .264 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .314 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 5.9% below league average.

Career SLG .361 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 14.1% below league average.

Career OPS .675 vs. league average .754 across their career seasons — 10.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Miguel Cairo 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
1996 TOR AL 9 27 5 6 2 0 0 1 0 2 9 .222 — — — — 0.0
1997 CHN NL 16 29 7 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 .241 — — — — 0.0
1998 TBA AL 150 515 49 138 26 5 5 46 19 24 44 .268 .266 (+1%) .335 (-8%) .420 (-13%) .755 (-11%) -958.9
1999 TBA AL 120 465 61 137 15 5 3 36 22 24 46 .295 .271 (+9%) .344 (-3%) .433 (-15%) .778 (-10%) -767.5
2000 TBA AL 119 375 49 98 18 2 1 34 28 29 34 .261 .270 (-3%) .344 (-9%) .437 (-25%) .782 (-18%) -1160.0
2001 CHN NL 66 123 20 35 3 1 2 9 2 16 21 .285 .263 (+8%) .332 (+10%) .426 (-12%) .758 (-3%) -12.5
2001 SLN NL 27 33 5 11 5 0 1 7 0 2 2 .333 — — — — -12.5
2002 SLN NL 108 184 28 46 9 2 2 23 1 13 36 .250 .261 (-4%) .331 (-7%) .416 (-15%) .747 (-12%) -366.1
2003 SLN NL 92 261 41 64 15 2 5 32 4 13 30 .245 .264 (-7%) .332 (-13%) .422 (-11%) .754 (-12%) -602.2
2004 NYA AL 122 360 48 105 17 5 6 42 11 18 49 .292 .266 (+10%) .335 (+3%) .427 (-3%) .762 (avg) 2.1
2005 NYN NL 100 327 31 82 18 0 2 19 13 19 31 .251 .264 (-5%) .330 (-10%) .418 (-23%) .749 (-17%) -946.2
2006 NYA AL 81 222 28 53 12 3 0 30 13 13 31 .239 .269 (-11%) .336 (-17%) .431 (-26%) .768 (-22%) -859.9
2007 NYA AL 54 107 12 27 7 0 0 10 8 8 19 .252 .268 (-6%) .335 (-8%) .422 (-25%) .758 (-18%) -307.8
2007 SLN NL 28 67 8 17 2 2 0 5 2 3 5 .254 .268 (-5%) .335 (-12%) .422 (-19%) .758 (-16%) -307.8
2008 SEA AL 108 221 34 55 14 2 0 23 5 18 32 .249 .263 (-6%) .333 (-5%) .416 (-21%) .749 (-14%) -485.9
2009 PHI NL 27 45 6 12 2 1 1 2 0 0 4 .267 — — — — 0.0
2010 CIN NL 91 200 30 58 12 0 4 28 4 17 30 .290 .257 (+13%) .325 (+8%) .402 (+2%) .728 (+5%) 197.9
2011 CIN NL 102 245 33 65 8 2 8 33 3 18 36 .265 .255 (+4%) .320 (+3%) .399 (+3%) .719 (+3%) 152.9
2012 CIN NL 70 150 9 28 7 2 1 13 4 4 20 .187 .254 (-27%) .318 (-34%) .405 (-31%) .724 (-32%) -806.5
Career · 19 seasons 1,490 3,956 504 1,044 193 34 41 394 139 243 482 .264 — — — — -7,241

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

Miguel Cairo — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
29 71 11 20 5 0 1 6 4 14 .282

Playoff Batting by Year

Miguel Cairo — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2012 NLDS2 CIN 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 NLDS1 CIN 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2009 NLCS PHI 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2009 NLDS2 PHI 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 ALCS NYA 7 25 4 7 3 0 0 0 2 4 .280
2004 ALDS2 NYA 4 14 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 5 .214
2002 NLCS SLN 3 13 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 2 .385
2002 NLDS2 SLN 2 4 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 1.000
2001 NLDS2 SLN 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Miguel Cairo — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home769195526750328199.257
Away721200123754113195.270

Last 10 Games — Batting

Miguel Cairo — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2012-10-03 CINSTLL 200000000
2012-09-30 CINPITW 302100000
2012-09-23 CINLADL 411000000
2012-09-20 CINCHCW 501000002
2012-09-10 CINPITW 100000000
2012-09-08 CINHOUW 000000000
2012-09-07 CINHOUL 101000000
2012-09-02 CINHOUW 401100100
2012-08-31 CINHOUW 101000100
2012-08-29 CINAZW 400000001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Miguel Cairo — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 170 93 980 58 8 94
2B 754 642 1364 1985 54 491
3B 231 147 103 266 23 37
OF 69 31 64 1 3 1
SS 55 22 40 80 2 20

Season-by-Season Fielding

Miguel Cairo — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1996 TOR 2B 9 8 22 18 0 5
1997 CHN 2B 9 5 15 15 0 5
1997 CHN SS 2 0 1 3 0 2
1998 TBA 2B 148 139 278 429 16 109
1999 TBA 2B 117 114 251 377 9 102
2000 TBA 2B 108 96 218 302 9 76
2001 CHN 2B 11 5 11 19 2 2
2001 CHN 3B 40 22 13 32 5 6
2001 CHN SS 1 1 1 1 0 0
2001 SLN 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2001 SLN 2B 5 1 2 4 0 2
2001 SLN 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0
2001 SLN OF 6 2 7 0 0 0
2001 SLN SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
2002 SLN 1B 4 1 10 0 0 0
2002 SLN 2B 18 8 25 31 1 8
2002 SLN 3B 7 5 5 2 1 1
2002 SLN OF 24 10 19 0 2 0
2002 SLN SS 6 2 7 6 0 3
2003 SLN 1B 3 0 9 0 0 1
2003 SLN 2B 40 33 58 88 2 17
2003 SLN 3B 12 2 3 6 2 1
2003 SLN OF 27 15 31 1 1 1
2003 SLN SS 7 4 5 10 1 2
2004 NYA 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
2004 NYA 2B 113 96 195 275 6 59
2004 NYA 3B 8 5 4 13 2 0
2004 NYA SS 3 2 0 5 0 1
2005 NYN 1B 8 6 48 2 1 6
2005 NYN 2B 82 74 150 212 6 58
2005 NYN 3B 3 0 0 2 0 0
2005 NYN OF 3 1 1 0 0 0
2006 NYA 1B 16 6 60 5 0 5
2006 NYA 2B 45 36 79 116 2 28
2006 NYA 3B 8 4 3 8 0 0
2006 NYA OF 1 1 3 0 0 0
2006 NYA SS 14 10 18 28 1 8
2007 NYA 1B 22 17 162 9 4 16
2007 NYA 2B 3 3 6 7 0 0
2007 NYA 3B 7 3 1 9 1 2
2007 NYA OF 3 1 2 0 0 0
2007 NYA SS 16 2 7 22 0 4
2007 SLN 1B 2 1 11 1 0 2
2007 SLN 2B 9 4 9 13 0 1
2007 SLN 3B 15 9 4 23 1 4
2007 SLN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
2008 SEA 1B 70 37 414 23 1 43
2008 SEA 2B 5 3 7 10 0 2
2008 SEA 3B 19 12 13 21 1 5
2008 SEA OF 3 0 0 0 0 0
2008 SEA SS 1 0 0 1 0 0
2009 PHI 2B 5 3 10 9 0 3
2009 PHI 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0
2009 PHI SS 3 1 1 4 0 0
2010 CIN 1B 14 9 97 4 1 14
2010 CIN 2B 6 2 3 8 0 1
2010 CIN 3B 37 26 17 29 2 4
2010 CIN OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
2010 CIN SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 CIN 1B 5 0 11 0 0 0
2011 CIN 2B 13 8 10 30 0 6
2011 CIN 3B 58 48 31 108 4 13
2012 CIN 1B 24 16 156 14 1 7
2012 CIN 2B 8 4 15 22 1 7
2012 CIN 3B 13 10 8 12 3 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Miguel Cairo Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 170
Second Base 754
Third Base 231
Shortstop 55
Left Field 56
Right Field 14
Designated Hitter 20

Salary History

Miguel Cairo's recorded salaries total $9,075,000 over 13 seasons, 1998 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cairo's career ran from 1996 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 1996, 1997, 2001, and 2010.

Miguel Cairo — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2012 CIN NL $1,000,000
2011 CIN NL $1,000,000
2009 PHI NL $500,000
2008 SEA AL $850,000
2007 NYA AL $750,000
2006 NYA AL $1,000,000
2005 NYN NL $900,000
2004 NYA AL $900,000
2003 SLN NL $850,000
2002 SLN NL $600,000
2000 TBA AL $295,000
1999 TBA AL $235,000
1998 TBA AL $195,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $9,075,000

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Miguel Cairo (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Dickie Thon
    .264 avg, 71 HR
  2. 96
    Lenny Harris
    .269 avg, 37 HR
  3. 95
    Andrelton Simmons
    .263 avg, 70 HR
  4. 95
    Miguel Rojas
    .260 avg, 61 HR
  5. 93
    Jerry Hairston
    .257 avg, 70 HR
  6. 90
    Bill Cissell
    .267 avg, 29 HR

Miguel Cairo: the record in brief

Miguel Cairo played a first major league game on April 17, 1996 and a last one on October 3, 2012. The season rows list, in order, the Toronto Blue Jays (1996), the Chicago Cubs (1997 to 2001), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998 to 2000), the St. Louis Cardinals (2001 to 2007), the New York Yankees (2004 through 2007), the New York Mets (2005), the Seattle Mariners (2008), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2009), with further stops in the season rows. Listed as a second baseman, Cairo batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 1 inch and 225 pounds. Cairo was born on May 4, 1974, in Anaco, Anzoátegui, Venezuela. The bio lists the given name Miguel Jesus.

Cairo finished with 1,044 hits from 3,956 at bats in 1,490 games, which works out to .264; the totals also include 41 homers, 394 runs batted in, and 139 stolen bases. Cairo got on base at a .314 rate and slugged .361 (.675 OPS). Cairo hit .264 while the league hit .264 over the same span, a figure close to average. In OPS terms, Cairo's .675 stands 10.5% below the league's .754.

Frequently Asked Questions about Miguel Cairo

What years did Miguel Cairo play?
Miguel Cairo played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2012.
Was Miguel Cairo a pitcher?
No. Miguel Cairo was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Miguel Cairo hit?
Miguel Cairo hit 41 career home runs with 1,044 hits.
What teams did Miguel Cairo play for?
Miguel Cairo played for 9 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (1996), the Chicago Cubs (1997, 2001), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2000), the St. Louis Cardinals (2001–2003, 2007), the New York Yankees (2004, 2006–2007), the New York Mets (2005), the Seattle Mariners (2008), the Philadelphia Phillies (2009), and the Cincinnati Reds (2010–2012).
What were Miguel Cairo's career stats?
In 1,490 games, Miguel Cairo had 1,044 hits, 41 home runs, 394 RBI, 504 runs, and 139 stolen bases, with a .264 batting average.
How much did Miguel Cairo earn in his career?
Miguel Cairo's recorded salaries total $9,075,000 over 13 seasons, 1998 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cairo's career ran from 1996 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 1996, 1997, 2001, and 2010.
What was Miguel Cairo's salary?
Miguel Cairo's last recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 2006, and his lowest was $195,000, in 1998. The Salary History table lists each season from 1998 to 2012.
What position did Miguel Cairo play?
Miguel Cairo played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Miguel Cairo and how much did he weigh?
Miguel Cairo was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 225 pounds.
How many home runs did Miguel Cairo hit each season?
Miguel Cairo's home runs by season: 0 in 1996, 0 in 1997, 5 in 1998, 3 in 1999, 1 in 2000, 3 in 2001, 2 in 2002, 5 in 2003, 6 in 2004, 2 in 2005, 0 in 2006, 0 in 2007, 0 in 2008, 1 in 2009, 4 in 2010, 8 in 2011, and 1 in 2012. His most in one season was 8, in 2011.
What was Miguel Cairo's career batting average?
Miguel Cairo batted .264 over his career, with 1,044 hits in 3,956 at bats.
How many RBI did Miguel Cairo have?
Miguel Cairo drove in 394 runs in his career.
Is Miguel Cairo in the Hall of Fame?
No. Miguel Cairo has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.