Jose Cardenal

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1963-1980)

AVG .275
HR 138
RBI 775
H 1,913
OPS .728
PIV 8,325
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 150 lb
Born
10/7/1943 in Matanzas, Matanzas, Cuba
MLB Debut
1963-04-14
Last Game
1980-10-03

Full name: Jose Rosario Domec Cardenal

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,017 6,964 936 1,913 333 46 138 775 329 608 807 .275 .333 .395 .728 8,325

Career AVG .275 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — +8.5% above league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .395 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — +5.6% above league average.

Career OPS .728 vs. league average .693 across their career seasons — near 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
1963 SFN NL 9 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
1964 SFN NL 20 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1965 CAL AL 134 512 58 128 23 2 11 57 37 27 72 .250 .245 (+2%) .310 (-8%) .371 (-1%) .682 (-4%) -439.9
1966 CAL AL 154 561 67 155 15 3 16 48 24 34 69 .276 .248 (+11%) .309 (+3%) .376 (+6%) .685 (+5%) 500.6
1967 CAL AL 108 381 40 90 13 5 6 27 10 15 63 .236 .242 (-3%) .306 (-12%) .357 (-4%) .663 (-8%) -531.8
1968 CLE AL 157 583 78 150 21 7 7 44 40 39 74 .257 .236 (+9%) .298 (+2%) .340 (+4%) .638 (+3%) 234.6
1969 CLE AL 146 557 75 143 26 3 11 45 36 49 58 .257 .248 (+3%) .320 (-2%) .369 (+1%) .689 (avg) -109.8
1970 SLN NL 148 552 73 162 32 6 10 74 26 45 70 .293 .253 (+16%) .325 (+7%) .385 (+11%) .711 (+9%) 940.2
1971 SLN NL 89 301 37 73 12 4 7 48 12 29 35 .243 .249 (-3%) .316 (-4%) .365 (+4%) .682 (avg) -91.0
1971 ML4 AL 53 198 20 51 10 0 3 32 9 13 20 .258 .249 (+3%) .316 (-6%) .365 (-3%) .682 (-5%) -91.0
1972 CHN NL 143 533 96 155 24 6 17 70 25 55 58 .291 .243 (+19%) .310 (+15%) .353 (+28%) .664 (+22%) 2156.6
1973 CHN NL 145 522 80 158 33 2 11 68 19 58 62 .303 .256 (+18%) .325 (+15%) .378 (+15%) .703 (+15%) 1678.6
1974 CHN NL 143 542 75 159 35 3 13 72 23 56 67 .293 .256 (+14%) .324 (+11%) .369 (+19%) .693 (+15%) 1597.5
1975 CHN NL 154 574 85 182 30 2 9 68 34 77 50 .317 .257 (+23%) .327 (+21%) .374 (+13%) .701 (+17%) 2204.9
1976 CHN NL 136 521 64 156 25 2 8 47 23 32 39 .299 .255 (+17%) .320 (+6%) .360 (+11%) .681 (+9%) 786.3
1977 CHN NL 100 226 33 54 12 1 3 18 5 28 30 .239 .264 (-10%) .329 (-2%) .401 (-15%) .730 (-9%) -280.0
1978 PHI NL 87 201 27 50 12 0 4 33 2 23 16 .249 .257 (-4%) .323 (avg) .378 (-3%) .702 (-2%) -38.1
1979 PHI NL 29 48 4 10 3 0 0 9 1 8 8 .208 — — — — -121.3
1979 NYN NL 11 37 8 11 4 0 2 4 1 6 3 .297 — — — — -121.3
1980 NYN NL 26 42 4 7 1 0 0 4 0 6 4 .167 — — — — 0.0
1980 KCA AL 25 53 8 18 2 0 0 5 0 5 5 .340 .264 (+28%) .326 (+16%) .387 (-3%) .714 (+6%) 0.0
Career · 21 seasons 2,017 6,964 936 1,913 333 46 138 775 329 608 807 .275 — — — — 8,275

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
6 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .188

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1980 WS KCA 4 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200
1978 NLCS PHI 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1006340147594171392.277
Away1011356346197267383.273

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1980-10-03 KCRMINL 300000001
1980-10-02 KCRSEAW 201000100
1980-09-30 KCRSEAW 100000000
1980-09-28 KCRMINL 000000000
1980-09-27 KCRMINL 401000000
1980-09-26 KCRMINL 301000000
1980-09-24 KCRSEAL 211000100
1980-09-22 KCRSEAL 411000001
1980-09-19 KCROAKW 000000000
1980-09-17 KCRLAAL 202000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 58 47 396 17 4 43
2B 2 0 0 0 1 0
3B 7 2 3 4 0 0
OF 1778 1670 3565 143 90 27
SS 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1963 SFN OF 2 0 0 0 0 0
1964 SFN OF 16 1 8 2 1 0
1965 CAL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1965 CAL 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0
1965 CAL OF 129 125 286 12 11 2
1966 CAL OF 146 139 351 10 3 4
1967 CAL OF 101 92 195 10 3 0
1968 CLE OF 153 142 367 12 10 7
1969 CLE 3B 5 2 2 3 0 0
1969 CLE OF 142 134 327 9 6 2
1970 SLN OF 134 129 276 6 9 0
1971 SLN OF 83 79 181 9 6 1
1971 ML4 OF 52 51 133 6 3 0
1972 CHN OF 137 135 223 11 7 1
1973 CHN OF 142 142 234 13 5 2
1974 CHN OF 137 135 262 15 10 4
1975 CHN OF 151 147 313 14 8 3
1976 CHN OF 128 125 246 10 5 1
1977 CHN 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0
1977 CHN OF 62 52 85 1 1 0
1977 CHN SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1978 PHI 1B 50 43 360 17 4 39
1978 PHI OF 13 4 5 0 1 0
1979 PHI 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1979 PHI OF 12 9 14 0 0 0
1979 NYN 1B 2 2 16 0 0 3
1979 NYN OF 9 9 17 0 0 0
1980 NYN 1B 5 2 18 0 0 1
1980 NYN OF 6 4 12 1 0 0
1980 KCA OF 23 16 30 2 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 58
Second Base 2
Third Base 8
Shortstop 1
Left Field 432
Center Field 848
Right Field 551

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1973 Most Valuable Player NL 23th 6.0 336 0
1972 Most Valuable Player NL 28th 1.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Jose Cardenal (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Coco Crisp
    .265 avg, 130 HR
  2. 95
    Claudell Washington
    .278 avg, 164 HR
  3. 92
    Garry Maddox
    .285 avg, 117 HR
  4. 91
    Darin Erstad
    .282 avg, 124 HR
  5. 88
    Randy Winn
    .284 avg, 110 HR
  6. 87
    Mark Kotsay
    .276 avg, 127 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Jose Cardenal

What years did Jose Cardenal play?
Jose Cardenal played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1980.
Was Jose Cardenal a pitcher?
No. Jose Cardenal was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Jose Cardenal hit?
Jose Cardenal hit 138 career home runs with 1913 hits.