What years did Alex Cora play?

Alex Cora played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2011.

Was Alex Cora a pitcher?

No. Alex Cora was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Alex Cora hit?

Alex Cora hit 35 career home runs with 828 hits.

Alex Cora

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2011)

AVG .243

HR 35

RBI 286

H 828

OPS .648

PIV -7,204

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 200 lb
Born: 10/18/1975 in Caguas, P.R.
MLB Debut: 1998-06-07
Last Game: 2011-09-28

Full name: Jose Alexander Cora

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,273	3,408	360	828	140	39	35	286	47	248	423	.243	.310	.338	.648	-7,204

Career AVG .243 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 8.2% below league average.

Career OBP .310 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 7.2% below league average.

Career SLG .338 vs. league average .421 across their career seasons — 19.8% below league average.

Career OPS .648 vs. league average .755 across their career seasons — 14.2% below 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
1998	LAN	NL	29	33	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	8	.121	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	LAN	NL	11	30	2	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	4	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	LAN	NL	109	353	39	84	18	6	4	32	4	26	53	.238	.270 (-12%)	.344 (-13%)	.437 (-18%)	.782 (-16%)	-992.0
2001	LAN	NL	134	405	38	88	18	3	4	29	0	31	58	.217	.263 (-18%)	.332 (-14%)	.426 (-28%)	.758 (-22%)	-1471.6
2002	LAN	NL	115	258	37	75	14	4	5	28	7	26	38	.291	.261 (+11%)	.331 (+12%)	.416 (+4%)	.747 (+8%)	470.5
2003	LAN	NL	148	477	39	119	24	3	4	34	4	16	59	.249	.264 (-6%)	.332 (-14%)	.422 (-20%)	.754 (-17%)	-1384.5
2004	LAN	NL	138	405	47	107	9	4	10	47	3	47	41	.264	.266 (-1%)	.335 (+9%)	.427 (-11%)	.762 (-2%)	42.1
2005	CLE	AL	49	146	11	30	5	2	1	8	6	5	18	.205	.264 (-22%)	.330 (-24%)	.418 (-31%)	.749 (-28%)	-693.2
2005	BOS	AL	47	104	14	28	3	2	2	16	1	6	12	.269	.264 (+2%)	.330 (-6%)	.418 (-6%)	.749 (-6%)	-693.2
2006	BOS	AL	96	235	31	56	7	2	1	18	6	19	29	.238	.269 (-12%)	.336 (-7%)	.431 (-31%)	.768 (-21%)	-755.9
2007	BOS	AL	83	207	30	51	10	5	3	18	1	7	23	.246	.268 (-8%)	.335 (-11%)	.422 (-9%)	.758 (-10%)	-379.4
2008	BOS	AL	75	152	14	41	8	2	0	9	1	16	13	.270	.263 (+2%)	.333 (+11%)	.416 (-16%)	.749 (-4%)	-19.4
2009	NYN	NL	82	271	31	68	11	1	1	18	8	25	28	.251	.262 (-4%)	.332 (-4%)	.417 (-26%)	.750 (-16%)	-660.3
2010	NYN	NL	62	169	14	35	6	3	0	20	4	10	16	.207	.257 (-20%)	.325 (-19%)	.402 (-31%)	.728 (-25%)	-708.7
2010	TEX	AL	4	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	—	—	—	—	-708.7
2011	WAS	NL	91	156	12	35	6	1	0	6	2	12	23	.224	.255 (-12%)	.320 (-11%)	.399 (-31%)	.719 (-22%)	-523.1
Career · 16 seasons			1,273	3,408	360	828	140	39	35	286	47	248	423	.243	—	—	—	—	-8,477

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
13	26	2	4	1	1	0	1	1	5	.154

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2008	ALCS	BOS	2	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.143
2008	ALDS1	BOS	2	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	.250
2007	ALCS	BOS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2007	WS	BOS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	ALDS1	BOS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	NLDS1	LAN	4	15	1	2	0	1	1	0	3	.133

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	641	1626	160	400	17	137	.246
Away	632	1782	200	428	18	149	.240

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	SO
2011-09-28	WAS	MIA	W	1	1	1	0	1	0
2011-09-22	WAS	PHI	W	1	0	0	0	0	1
2011-09-21	WAS	PHI	W	1	0	0	0	0	0
2011-09-20	WAS	PHI	W	1	1	1	0	0	0
2011-09-17	WAS	MIA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2011-09-16	WAS	MIA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2011-09-15	WAS	NYN	W	0	1	0	0	0	0
2011-09-13	WAS	NYN	W	1	0	0	0	0	1
2011-09-08	WAS	LAD	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
2011-09-05	WAS	LAD	W	2	0	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	13	0	16	0	3	2
2B	530	400	898	1171	35	320
3B	48	24	10	56	4	7
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
SS	616	482	777	1459	64	347

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1998	LAN	2B	4	1	4	8	0	3
1998	LAN	SS	21	4	22	21	2	6
1999	LAN	2B	3	3	3	9	2	2
1999	LAN	SS	8	3	10	11	0	2
2000	LAN	2B	8	7	11	13	0	5
2000	LAN	SS	101	94	152	260	12	70
2001	LAN	2B	1	1	1	1	0	0
2001	LAN	SS	132	119	178	328	20	63
2002	LAN	2B	40	10	30	53	2	11
2002	LAN	SS	61	53	67	144	5	32
2003	LAN	2B	141	122	286	377	15	112
2003	LAN	SS	15	5	10	18	0	4
2004	LAN	2B	138	122	261	343	8	91
2005	CLE	2B	15	14	24	47	0	11
2005	CLE	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
2005	CLE	SS	24	22	29	83	3	11
2005	BOS	2B	35	21	52	63	2	18
2005	BOS	3B	5	2	2	7	3	0
2005	BOS	SS	11	5	9	24	0	5
2006	BOS	2B	18	10	18	24	1	6
2006	BOS	3B	11	4	3	7	0	2
2006	BOS	SS	63	47	66	167	6	47
2007	BOS	1B	1	0	1	0	1	0
2007	BOS	2B	47	30	67	95	1	20
2007	BOS	SS	33	22	25	69	3	18
2008	BOS	2B	7	3	6	14	0	3
2008	BOS	SS	69	38	74	136	6	39
2009	NYN	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009	NYN	2B	19	13	38	40	2	7
2009	NYN	SS	56	54	106	140	6	36
2010	NYN	1B	2	0	1	0	0	0
2010	NYN	2B	47	38	86	81	1	29
2010	NYN	SS	6	3	7	11	1	4
2010	TEX	2B	2	2	2	3	0	2
2010	TEX	3B	1	0	1	1	0	0
2011	WAS	1B	9	0	14	0	2	2
2011	WAS	2B	5	3	9	0	1	0
2011	WAS	3B	31	18	4	41	1	5
2011	WAS	SS	16	13	22	47	0	10

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	13
Second Base	530
Third Base	48
Shortstop	616
Left Field	1
Designated Hitter	7

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2011	WAS	NL	$900,000
2010	NYN	NL	$1,850,000
2009	NYN	NL	$2,000,000
2008	BOS	AL	$2,000,000
2007	BOS	AL	$2,000,000
2006	BOS	AL	$1,400,000
2005	CLE	AL	$1,300,000
2004	LAN	NL	$1,300,000
2003	LAN	NL	$1,150,000
2002	LAN	NL	$625,000
2001	LAN	NL	$240,000
1999	LAN	NL	$210,000
Total Career Earnings			$14,975,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Miami	Coral Gables	FL	1994, 1995, 1996

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Frequently Asked Questions about Alex Cora

What years did Alex Cora play?: Alex Cora played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2011.
Was Alex Cora a pitcher?: No. Alex Cora was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Alex Cora hit?: Alex Cora hit 35 career home runs with 828 hits.