What years did John Cangelosi play?

John Cangelosi played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1999.

Was John Cangelosi a pitcher?

No. John Cangelosi was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 3 career games.

How many home runs did John Cangelosi hit?

John Cangelosi hit 12 career home runs with 501 hits.

What teams did John Cangelosi play for?

John Cangelosi played for 7 teams: the Chicago White Sox (1985–1986), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1987–1990), the Texas Rangers (1992), the New York Mets (1994), the Houston Astros (1995–1996), the Florida Marlins (1997–1998), and the Colorado Rockies (1999).

What were John Cangelosi's career stats?

In 1,038 games, John Cangelosi had 501 hits, 12 home runs, 134 RBI, 328 runs, and 154 stolen bases, with a .250 batting average.

What was John Cangelosi's salary?

John Cangelosi's last recorded salary was $550,000, in 1998. His highest recorded salary was $800,000, in 1987, and his lowest was $60,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1998.

What position did John Cangelosi play?

John Cangelosi played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was John Cangelosi and how much did he weigh?

John Cangelosi was listed at 5 feet 8 inches and 150 pounds.

How many home runs did John Cangelosi hit each season?

John Cangelosi's home runs by season: 0 in 1985, 2 in 1986, 4 in 1987, 0 in 1988, 0 in 1989, 0 in 1990, 1 in 1992, 0 in 1994, 2 in 1995, 1 in 1996, 1 in 1997, 1 in 1998, and 0 in 1999. His most in one season was 4, in 1987.

What was John Cangelosi's career batting average?

John Cangelosi batted .250 over his career, with 501 hits in 2,004 at bats.

How many RBI did John Cangelosi have?

John Cangelosi drove in 134 runs in his career.

What was John Cangelosi's career ERA?

John Cangelosi finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.

Is John Cangelosi in the Hall of Fame?

No. John Cangelosi has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

John Cangelosi

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1985-1999)

John Cangelosi was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1999 for 7 teams, including the Chicago White Sox, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,038 career games, he hit .250 with 501 hits, 12 home runs, and 134 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 October 15, 2026

AVG .250

HR 12

RBI 134

H 501

OPS .690

PIV -378

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: B / L
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 150 lb
Born: 3/10/1963 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1985-06-30
Last Game: 1999-09-22

Full name: John Anthony Cangelosi

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Career Batting Statistics

John Cangelosi — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,038	2,004	328	501	73	15	12	134	154	358	322	.250	.370	.319	.690	-378

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .370 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — +11.9% above league average.

Career SLG .319 vs. league average .405 across their career seasons — 21.1% below league average.

Career OPS .690 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — 6.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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John Cangelosi 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
1985	CHA	AL	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	CHA	AL	137	438	65	103	16	3	2	32	50	71	61	.235	.257 (-9%)	.325 (+7%)	.395 (-24%)	.720 (-10%)	-458.6
1987	PIT	NL	104	182	44	50	8	3	4	18	21	46	33	.275	.262 (+4%)	.331 (+29%)	.415 (+1%)	.746 (+13%)	716.2
1988	PIT	NL	75	118	18	30	4	1	0	8	9	17	16	.254	.254 (avg)	.317 (+11%)	.377 (-19%)	.695 (-5%)	-29.4
1989	PIT	NL	112	160	18	35	4	2	0	9	11	35	20	.219	.254 (-14%)	.319 (+14%)	.375 (-28%)	.694 (-9%)	-60.8
1990	PIT	NL	58	76	13	15	2	0	0	1	7	11	12	.197	.257 (-23%)	.324 (-5%)	.385 (-42%)	.710 (-25%)	-260.4
1992	TEX	AL	73	85	12	16	2	0	1	6	6	18	16	.188	.255 (-26%)	.322 (+2%)	.377 (-35%)	.699 (-18%)	-164.0
1994	NYN	NL	62	111	14	28	4	0	0	4	5	19	20	.252	.269 (-6%)	.338 (+10%)	.424 (-32%)	.763 (-14%)	-163.2
1995	HOU	NL	90	201	46	64	5	2	2	18	21	48	42	.318	.266 (+19%)	.337 (+35%)	.417 (-6%)	.755 (+13%)	821.4
1996	HOU	NL	108	262	49	69	11	4	1	16	17	44	41	.263	.269 (-2%)	.340 (+11%)	.426 (-19%)	.767 (-5%)	-89.9
1997	FLO	NL	103	192	28	47	8	0	1	12	5	19	33	.245	.266 (-8%)	.336 (-5%)	.419 (-28%)	.756 (-18%)	-511.9
1998	FLO	NL	104	171	19	43	8	0	1	10	2	30	23	.251	.266 (-6%)	.335 (+9%)	.420 (-25%)	.755 (-10%)	-177.8
1999	COL	NL	7	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			1,038	2,004	328	501	73	15	12	134	154	358	322	.250	—	—	—	—	-378

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

John Cangelosi — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4.0	1	0	0	2	0	0.00	0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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John Cangelosi — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	G	IP	H	BB	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1988	PIT	NL	1	2.0	1	0	—	0.0
1995	HOU	NL	1	1.0	0	1	—	0.0
1997	FLO	NL	1	1.0	0	1	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			3	4.0	1	2	—	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

John Cangelosi — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.222

Playoff Batting by Year

John Cangelosi — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	H	BB	SO	AVG
1997	NLCS	FLO	3	5	1	1	0	.200
1997	NLDS1	FLO	1	1	0	0	0	.000
1997	WS	FLO	3	3	1	0	2	.333

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

John Cangelosi — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	551	1021	192	270	7	68	.264
Away	487	983	136	231	5	66	.235

Pitching — Home / Away

John Cangelosi — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	2	2.0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Away	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

John Cangelosi — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1999-09-22	COL	AZ	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999-09-19	COL	LAD	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1999-09-18	COL	LAD	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1999-09-17	COL	LAD	W	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
1999-09-15	COL	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1999-09-12	COL	MIL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1999-09-10	COL	MIL	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-09-27	MIA	PHI	L	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1998-09-27	MIA	PHI	W	3	1	3	0	1	2	0
1998-09-26	MIA	PHI	W	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Last 3 Games — Pitching

John Cangelosi — Last 3 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	BB
1997-07-21	MIA	SDP	—	1.0	0	1
1995-06-22	HOU	CHC	—	1.0	0	1
1988-05-03	PIT	LAD	—	2.0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

John Cangelosi — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	617	408	990	30	29	3
P	3	0	0	1	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

John Cangelosi — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1985	CHA	OF	3	1	1	0	0	0
1986	CHA	OF	129	116	276	7	9	1
1987	PIT	OF	47	38	74	3	3	0
1988	PIT	OF	24	18	52	0	2	0
1988	PIT	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1989	PIT	OF	46	23	71	1	2	0
1990	PIT	OF	12	11	24	0	0	0
1992	TEX	OF	65	23	76	4	3	1
1994	NYN	OF	50	21	64	5	0	1
1995	HOU	OF	59	38	92	3	5	0
1995	HOU	P	1	0	0	1	0	0
1996	HOU	OF	78	59	113	5	3	0
1997	FLO	OF	58	32	84	1	0	0
1997	FLO	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1998	FLO	OF	45	28	62	1	2	0
1999	COL	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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John Cangelosi Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	3
Left Field	265
Center Field	317
Right Field	70
Designated Hitter	12

Salary History

John Cangelosi's recorded salaries total $2,850,000 over 9 seasons, 1986 to 1998. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cangelosi's career ran from 1985 to 1999. No salary is recorded for 1985, 1990, 1992, and 1999.

John Cangelosi — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1998	FLO	NL	$550,000
1997	FLO	NL	$525,000
1996	HOU	NL	$280,000
1995	HOU	NL	$182,500
1994	NYN	NL	$175,000
1989	PIT	NL	$152,500
1988	PIT	NL	$125,000
1987	PIT	NL	$800,000
1986	CHA	AL	$60,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,850,000

College History

John Cangelosi — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Miami-Dade College - North Campus	Miami	FL	1981, 1982

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John Cangelosi: the record in brief

Between the debut on June 30, 1985 and the final game on September 22, 1999, John Cangelosi built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Chicago White Sox (1985 through 1986), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1987 through 1990), the Texas Rangers (1992), the New York Mets (1994), the Houston Astros (1995 through 1996), the Florida Marlins (1997 to 1998), and the Colorado Rockies (1999). Born on March 10, 1963, in Brooklyn, NY, USA, Cangelosi is listed as an outfielder and batted from both sides and threw left-handed. Cangelosi's listed size is 5 feet, 8 inches and 150 pounds. The given name on file is John Anthony Cangelosi.

Cangelosi's career batting table shows 1,038 games, 2,004 at bats and 501 hits, a .250 average, plus 12 home runs, 134 runs batted in, and 154 stolen bases. Cangelosi's career OPS of .690 combines a .370 on-base mark with .319 slugging. The .250 career average is close to the .262 the league hit across the same seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about John Cangelosi

What years did John Cangelosi play?: John Cangelosi played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1999.
Was John Cangelosi a pitcher?: No. John Cangelosi was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 3 career games.
How many home runs did John Cangelosi hit?: John Cangelosi hit 12 career home runs with 501 hits.
What teams did John Cangelosi play for?: John Cangelosi played for 7 teams: the Chicago White Sox (1985–1986), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1987–1990), the Texas Rangers (1992), the New York Mets (1994), the Houston Astros (1995–1996), the Florida Marlins (1997–1998), and the Colorado Rockies (1999).
What were John Cangelosi's career stats?: In 1,038 games, John Cangelosi had 501 hits, 12 home runs, 134 RBI, 328 runs, and 154 stolen bases, with a .250 batting average.
How much did John Cangelosi earn in his career?: John Cangelosi's recorded salaries total $2,850,000 over 9 seasons, 1986 to 1998. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cangelosi's career ran from 1985 to 1999. No salary is recorded for 1985, 1990, 1992, and 1999.
What was John Cangelosi's salary?: John Cangelosi's last recorded salary was $550,000, in 1998. His highest recorded salary was $800,000, in 1987, and his lowest was $60,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1998.
What position did John Cangelosi play?: John Cangelosi played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was John Cangelosi and how much did he weigh?: John Cangelosi was listed at 5 feet 8 inches and 150 pounds.
How many home runs did John Cangelosi hit each season?: John Cangelosi's home runs by season: 0 in 1985, 2 in 1986, 4 in 1987, 0 in 1988, 0 in 1989, 0 in 1990, 1 in 1992, 0 in 1994, 2 in 1995, 1 in 1996, 1 in 1997, 1 in 1998, and 0 in 1999. His most in one season was 4, in 1987.
What was John Cangelosi's career batting average?: John Cangelosi batted .250 over his career, with 501 hits in 2,004 at bats.
How many RBI did John Cangelosi have?: John Cangelosi drove in 134 runs in his career.
What was John Cangelosi's career ERA?: John Cangelosi finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.
Is John Cangelosi in the Hall of Fame?: No. John Cangelosi has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.