What years did Francisco Cervelli play?

Francisco Cervelli played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2020.

Was Francisco Cervelli a pitcher?

No. Francisco Cervelli was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Francisco Cervelli hit?

Francisco Cervelli hit 41 career home runs with 605 hits.

What teams did Francisco Cervelli play for?

Francisco Cervelli played for 4 teams: the New York Yankees (2008–2014), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2015–2019), the Atlanta Braves (2019), and the Miami Marlins (2020).

What were Francisco Cervelli's career stats?

In 730 games, Francisco Cervelli had 605 hits, 41 home runs, 275 RBI, 281 runs, and 17 stolen bases, with a .268 batting average.

What was Francisco Cervelli's salary?

Francisco Cervelli's last recorded salary was $3,500,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $3,500,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $410,800, in 2010. The Salary History table lists each season from 2010 to 2016.

What position did Francisco Cervelli play?

Francisco Cervelli played primarily as a catcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Francisco Cervelli and how much did he weigh?

Francisco Cervelli was listed at 6 feet and 220 pounds.

How many home runs did Francisco Cervelli hit each season?

Francisco Cervelli's home runs by season: 0 in 2008, 1 in 2009, 0 in 2010, 4 in 2011, 0 in 2012, 3 in 2013, 2 in 2014, 7 in 2015, 1 in 2016, 5 in 2017, 12 in 2018, 3 in 2019, and 3 in 2020. His most in one season was 12, in 2018.

What was Francisco Cervelli's career batting average?

Francisco Cervelli batted .268 over his career, with 605 hits in 2,256 at bats.

How many RBI did Francisco Cervelli have?

Francisco Cervelli drove in 275 runs in his career.

Is Francisco Cervelli in the Hall of Fame?

No. Francisco Cervelli has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Francisco Cervelli

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2008-2020)

Francisco Cervelli was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2020 for 4 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 13 seasons. In 730 career games, he hit .268 with 605 hits, 41 home runs, and 275 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,514.

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 .268

HR 41

RBI 275

H 605

OPS .740

PIV 1,514

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 220 lb
Born: 3/6/1986 in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 2008-09-18
Last Game: 2020-08-22

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Career Batting Statistics

Francisco Cervelli — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
730	2,256	281	605	102	16	41	275	17	270	505	.268	.358	.382	.740	1,514

Career AVG .268 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — +5.2% above league average.

Career OBP .358 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — +11.1% above league average.

Career SLG .382 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 6.8% below league average.

Career OPS .740 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Francisco Cervelli 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
2008	NYA	AL	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	NYA	AL	42	94	13	28	4	0	1	11	0	2	11	.298	.262 (+14%)	.332 (-7%)	.417 (-11%)	.750 (-9%)	-156.1
2010	NYA	AL	93	266	27	72	11	3	0	38	1	33	42	.271	.257 (+5%)	.325 (+10%)	.402 (-17%)	.728 (-5%)	-100.9
2011	NYA	AL	43	124	17	33	4	0	4	22	4	9	29	.266	.255 (+4%)	.320 (+1%)	.399 (-1%)	.719 (avg)	6.7
2012	NYA	AL	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	NYA	AL	17	52	12	14	3	0	3	8	0	8	9	.269	.253 (+6%)	.317 (+19%)	.396 (+26%)	.714 (+23%)	215.5
2014	NYA	AL	49	146	18	44	11	1	2	13	1	11	41	.301	.251 (+20%)	.313 (+18%)	.386 (+12%)	.700 (+15%)	396.0
2015	PIT	NL	130	451	56	133	17	5	7	43	1	46	94	.295	.254 (+16%)	.316 (+17%)	.404 (-1%)	.721 (+7%)	817.9
2016	PIT	NL	101	326	42	86	14	1	1	33	6	56	72	.264	.255 (+3%)	.321 (+17%)	.417 (-23%)	.738 (-5%)	-50.1
2017	PIT	NL	81	265	31	66	13	2	5	31	0	32	65	.249	.254 (-2%)	.324 (+5%)	.425 (-13%)	.750 (-5%)	-140.7
2018	PIT	NL	104	332	39	86	15	3	12	57	2	51	84	.259	.247 (+4%)	.318 (+19%)	.409 (+5%)	.727 (+11%)	940.3
2019	PIT	NL	34	109	11	21	3	0	1	5	1	9	31	.193	.252 (-24%)	.322 (-14%)	.434 (-43%)	.757 (-31%)	-515.6
2019	ATL	NL	14	32	4	9	5	1	2	7	0	4	10	.281	—	—	—	—	-515.6
2020	MIA	NL	16	53	10	13	2	0	3	7	1	8	14	.245	.244 (avg)	.321 (+10%)	.417 (+8%)	.739 (+9%)	100.8
Career · 14 seasons			730	2,256	281	605	102	16	41	275	17	270	505	.268	—	—	—	—	998

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

Francisco Cervelli — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.125

Playoff Batting by Year

Francisco Cervelli — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	H	BB	SO	AVG
2019	NLDS2	ATL	2	2	0	1	1	.000
2015	NLWC	PIT	1	3	1	0	0	.333
2010	ALCS	NYA	1	2	0	0	1	.000
2009	ALCS	NYA	1	1	0	0	1	.000
2009	ALDS1	NYA	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Francisco Cervelli — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	364	1074	132	285	20	127	.265
Away	366	1182	149	320	21	148	.271

Last 10 Games — Batting

Francisco Cervelli — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2020-08-22	MIA	WAS	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020-08-21	MIA	WAS	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
2020-08-19	MIA	NYN	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	1
2020-08-18	MIA	NYN	L	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1
2020-08-17	MIA	NYN	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
2020-08-15	MIA	ATL	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2020-08-14	MIA	ATL	W	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2020-08-12	MIA	TOR	W	3	2	1	0	0	0	2	0
2020-08-11	MIA	TOR	L	4	1	1	0	1	3	0	0
2020-08-08	MIA	NYN	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Francisco Cervelli — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	15	11	81	2	1	7
2B	2	0	0	1	0	0
3B	4	0	1	0	0	0
C	688	636	4913	386	51	36

Season-by-Season Fielding

Francisco Cervelli — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2008	NYA	C	3	1	11	0	0	0
2009	NYA	C	40	25	207	14	1	1
2010	NYA	3B	2	0	1	0	0	0
2010	NYA	C	90	80	579	45	13	2
2011	NYA	2B	1	0	0	1	0	0
2011	NYA	3B	2	0	0	0	0	0
2011	NYA	C	41	35	278	18	6	1
2012	NYA	C	3	0	8	0	0	0
2013	NYA	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2013	NYA	C	17	16	121	6	4	1
2014	NYA	1B	5	5	33	1	0	2
2014	NYA	C	42	39	335	20	1	0
2015	PIT	C	128	124	992	82	7	6
2016	PIT	1B	2	1	7	0	0	2
2016	PIT	C	95	94	693	71	7	7
2017	PIT	C	78	75	500	47	5	6
2018	PIT	1B	5	4	38	1	1	3
2018	PIT	C	94	93	750	62	3	8
2019	PIT	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2019	PIT	C	32	32	259	17	2	3
2019	ATL	1B	2	1	3	0	0	0
2019	ATL	C	9	6	56	1	1	1
2020	MIA	C	16	16	124	3	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Francisco Cervelli Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	687
First Base	15
Second Base	2
Third Base	4
Designated Hitter	5

Salary History

Francisco Cervelli's recorded salaries total $6,569,350 over 6 seasons, 2010 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cervelli's career ran from 2008 to 2020. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2008, 2009, and 2012.

Francisco Cervelli — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	PIT	NL	$3,500,000
2015	PIT	NL	$987,500
2014	NYA	AL	$700,000
2013	NYA	AL	$515,350
2011	NYA	AL	$455,700
2010	NYA	AL	$410,800
Total recorded salary (partial)			$6,569,350

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Francisco Cervelli: the record in brief

According to the bio, Francisco Cervelli debuted on September 18, 2008 and played a final game on August 22, 2020. The team column moves through the New York Yankees (2008 through 2014), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2015 to 2019), the Atlanta Braves (2019), and the Miami Marlins (2020). At 6-foot-0 and 220 pounds, Cervelli is listed as a catcher. The bio says Cervelli both batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is March 6, 1986, in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela.

Cervelli finished with 605 hits from 2,256 at bats in 730 games, which works out to .268, plus 41 homers and 275 runs batted in. Cervelli got on base at a .358 rate and slugged .382 (.740 OPS). Over the seasons Cervelli played, league hitters batted .255; the .268 career figure is 5.2% above that. The home run peak was 12 in 2018 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The hits column peaks at 133, in 2015. The Lg AVG column puts Cervelli's 2015 at .295 against .254, the widest margin among the busiest seasons at 16%.

Frequently Asked Questions about Francisco Cervelli

What years did Francisco Cervelli play?: Francisco Cervelli played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2020.
Was Francisco Cervelli a pitcher?: No. Francisco Cervelli was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Francisco Cervelli hit?: Francisco Cervelli hit 41 career home runs with 605 hits.
What teams did Francisco Cervelli play for?: Francisco Cervelli played for 4 teams: the New York Yankees (2008–2014), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2015–2019), the Atlanta Braves (2019), and the Miami Marlins (2020).
What were Francisco Cervelli's career stats?: In 730 games, Francisco Cervelli had 605 hits, 41 home runs, 275 RBI, 281 runs, and 17 stolen bases, with a .268 batting average.
How much did Francisco Cervelli earn in his career?: Francisco Cervelli's recorded salaries total $6,569,350 over 6 seasons, 2010 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cervelli's career ran from 2008 to 2020. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2008, 2009, and 2012.
What was Francisco Cervelli's salary?: Francisco Cervelli's last recorded salary was $3,500,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $3,500,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $410,800, in 2010. The Salary History table lists each season from 2010 to 2016.
What position did Francisco Cervelli play?: Francisco Cervelli played primarily as a catcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Francisco Cervelli and how much did he weigh?: Francisco Cervelli was listed at 6 feet and 220 pounds.
How many home runs did Francisco Cervelli hit each season?: Francisco Cervelli's home runs by season: 0 in 2008, 1 in 2009, 0 in 2010, 4 in 2011, 0 in 2012, 3 in 2013, 2 in 2014, 7 in 2015, 1 in 2016, 5 in 2017, 12 in 2018, 3 in 2019, and 3 in 2020. His most in one season was 12, in 2018.
What was Francisco Cervelli's career batting average?: Francisco Cervelli batted .268 over his career, with 605 hits in 2,256 at bats.
How many RBI did Francisco Cervelli have?: Francisco Cervelli drove in 275 runs in his career.
Is Francisco Cervelli in the Hall of Fame?: No. Francisco Cervelli has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.