What years did Joey Cora play?

Joey Cora played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1998.

Was Joey Cora a pitcher?

No. Joey Cora was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Joey Cora hit?

Joey Cora hit 30 career home runs with 1,035 hits.

What teams did Joey Cora play for?

Joey Cora played for 4 teams: the San Diego Padres (1987, 1989–1990), the Chicago White Sox (1991–1994), the Seattle Mariners (1995–1998), and the Cleveland Indians (1998).

Did Joey Cora win an MVP award?

No. Joey Cora did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Joey Cora win?

Joey Cora was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Joey Cora's career stats?

In 1,119 games, Joey Cora had 1,035 hits, 30 home runs, 294 RBI, 624 runs, and 117 stolen bases, with a .277 batting average.

What was Joey Cora's salary?

Joey Cora's last recorded salary was $1,700,000, in 1998. His highest recorded salary was $1,700,000, in 1998, and his lowest was $77,500, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 1998.

What position did Joey Cora play?

Joey Cora played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Joey Cora and how much did he weigh?

Joey Cora was listed at 5 feet 7 inches and 150 pounds.

How many home runs did Joey Cora hit each season?

Joey Cora's home runs by season: 0 in 1987, 0 in 1989, 0 in 1990, 0 in 1991, 0 in 1992, 2 in 1993, 2 in 1994, 3 in 1995, 6 in 1996, 11 in 1997, and 6 in 1998. His most in one season was 11, in 1997.

What was Joey Cora's career batting average?

Joey Cora batted .277 over his career, with 1,035 hits in 3,734 at bats.

How many RBI did Joey Cora have?

Joey Cora drove in 294 runs in his career.

Joey Cora

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1987-1998)

Joey Cora was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1998 for 4 teams, including the San Diego Padres, a span of 12 seasons. In 1,119 career games, he hit .277 with 1,035 hits, 30 home runs, and 294 RBI. Joey Cora was an All-Star.

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 .277

HR 30

RBI 294

H 1,035

OPS .717

PIV -1,865

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'7" / 150 lb
Born: 5/14/1965 in Caguas, P.R.
MLB Debut: 1987-04-06
Last Game: 1998-09-27
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Jose Manuel Cora

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Career Batting Statistics

Joey Cora — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,119	3,734	624	1,035	171	41	30	294	117	380	335	.277	.348	.369	.717	-1,865

Career AVG .277 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — +5.5% above league average.

Career OBP .348 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .369 vs. league average .405 across their career seasons — 8.8% below league average.

Career OPS .717 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Joey Cora 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
1987	SDN	NL	77	241	23	57	7	2	0	13	15	28	26	.237	.262 (-10%)	.331 (-4%)	.415 (-32%)	.746 (-20%)	-712.0
1989	SDN	NL	12	19	5	6	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	.316	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	SDN	NL	51	100	12	27	3	0	0	2	8	6	9	.270	.257 (+5%)	.324 (-4%)	.385 (-22%)	.710 (-14%)	-203.5
1991	CHA	AL	100	228	37	55	2	3	0	18	11	20	21	.241	.255 (-6%)	.323 (-3%)	.384 (-28%)	.708 (-17%)	-552.5
1992	CHA	AL	68	122	27	30	7	1	0	9	10	22	13	.246	.255 (-4%)	.322 (+15%)	.377 (-15%)	.699 (-1%)	66.9
1993	CHA	AL	153	579	95	155	15	13	2	51	20	67	63	.268	.265 (+1%)	.332 (+5%)	.403 (-13%)	.735 (-5%)	-319.2
1994	CHA	AL	90	312	55	86	13	4	2	30	8	38	32	.276	.269 (+2%)	.338 (+4%)	.424 (-15%)	.763 (-6%)	-278.7
1995	SEA	AL	120	427	64	127	19	2	3	39	18	37	31	.297	.266 (+11%)	.337 (+6%)	.417 (-11%)	.755 (-3%)	-148.5
1996	SEA	AL	144	530	90	154	37	6	6	45	5	35	32	.291	.269 (+8%)	.340 (avg)	.426 (-2%)	.767 (-1%)	-184.3
1997	SEA	AL	149	574	105	172	40	4	11	54	6	53	49	.300	.266 (+12%)	.336 (+7%)	.419 (+5%)	.756 (+6%)	658.8
1998	SEA	AL	131	519	95	147	23	6	6	26	13	62	50	.283	.266 (+6%)	.335 (+8%)	.420 (-8%)	.755 (-1%)	50.4
1998	CLE	AL	24	83	16	19	4	0	0	6	2	11	9	.229	.266 (-14%)	.335 (-3%)	.420 (-34%)	.755 (-20%)	50.4
Career · 12 seasons			1,119	3,734	624	1,035	171	41	30	294	117	380	335	.277	—	—	—	—	-1,572

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

Joey Cora — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
27	98	15	17	2	0	1	2	12	13	.173

Playoff Batting by Year

Joey Cora — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1998	ALCS	CLE	2	7	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	.143
1998	ALDS1	CLE	4	10	2	0	0	0	0	3	2	.000
1997	ALDS2	SEA	4	17	1	3	0	0	0	0	4	.176
1995	ALCS	SEA	6	23	3	4	1	0	0	1	0	.174
1995	ALDS2	SEA	5	19	7	6	1	1	1	3	0	.316
1993	ALCS	CHA	6	22	1	3	0	0	1	3	6	.136

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Joey Cora — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	550	1793	303	511	11	131	.285
Away	568	1939	320	523	19	162	.270

Last 10 Games — Batting

Joey Cora — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1998-09-27	CLE	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1998-09-26	CLE	MIN	W	3	2	2	1	2	0
1998-09-25	CLE	MIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
1998-09-24	CLE	MIN	L	4	0	0	0	0	2
1998-09-23	CLE	NYY	L	5	0	0	0	0	0
1998-09-22	CLE	NYY	L	4	0	1	0	0	0
1998-09-20	CLE	KCR	W	3	0	0	0	1	0
1998-09-19	CLE	KCR	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1998-09-18	CLE	KCR	W	4	1	1	0	0	0
1998-09-17	CLE	MIN	W	4	2	2	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Joey Cora — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	970	879	1824	2280	123	526
3B	11	3	1	12	2	1
C	1	0	3	0	0	0
SS	46	21	41	52	11	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Joey Cora — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1987	SDN	2B	66	58	118	192	8	31
1987	SDN	SS	6	4	5	8	2	1
1989	SDN	2B	1	0	1	0	0	0
1989	SDN	3B	2	0	0	1	1	1
1989	SDN	SS	7	3	10	14	1	2
1990	SDN	2B	15	12	43	32	5	12
1990	SDN	C	1	0	3	0	0	0
1990	SDN	SS	21	9	13	17	6	3
1991	CHA	2B	80	63	103	184	9	33
1991	CHA	SS	5	2	4	8	1	3
1992	CHA	2B	28	21	51	71	2	19
1992	CHA	3B	5	2	0	8	1	0
1992	CHA	SS	6	3	9	5	0	3
1993	CHA	2B	151	145	295	410	19	85
1993	CHA	3B	3	1	1	3	0	0
1994	CHA	2B	84	74	162	195	8	48
1995	SEA	2B	112	102	205	262	22	53
1995	SEA	SS	1	0	0	0	1	0
1996	SEA	2B	140	119	296	314	13	88
1996	SEA	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1997	SEA	2B	142	138	307	310	17	81
1998	SEA	2B	130	126	212	270	19	68
1998	CLE	2B	21	21	31	40	1	8

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Joey Cora Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	1
Second Base	970
Third Base	11
Shortstop	46
Designated Hitter	22

Awards & Honors

Joey Cora — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1997	Player of the Week	Week of 1997-05-24

Salary History

Joey Cora's recorded salaries total $5,622,500 over 10 seasons, 1989 to 1998. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cora's career ran from 1987 to 1998. No salary is recorded for 1987.

Joey Cora — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1998	SEA	AL	$1,700,000
1997	SEA	AL	$1,025,000
1996	SEA	AL	$850,000
1995	SEA	AL	$425,000
1994	CHA	AL	$625,000
1993	CHA	AL	$465,000
1992	CHA	AL	$235,000
1991	CHA	AL	$120,000
1990	SDN	NL	$100,000
1989	SDN	NL	$77,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$5,622,500

College History

Joey Cora — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Vanderbilt University	Nashville	TN	1983, 1984, 1985

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Joey Cora: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 6, 1987 and the final game on September 27, 1998, Joey Cora built the record summarized on this page. Cora played for the San Diego Padres (1987 through 1990), the Chicago White Sox (1991 through 1994), the Seattle Mariners (1995 to 1998), and the Cleveland Indians (1998). Cora is listed as a second baseman at 5'7" and 150 pounds. Cora switch-hit and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Cora was born on May 14, 1965, in Caguas, P.R. Joey Cora was the playing name; the full given name is Jose Manuel.

Cora finished with 1,035 hits from 3,734 at bats in 1,119 games, which works out to .277, along with 30 home runs, 294 RBI, and 117 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .348 and .369 give Cora a career OPS of .717. The league as a whole hit .263 across Cora's seasons, which puts the .277 career mark 5.5% above average. The single-season home run high is 11, set in 1997. Cora collected a career-high 172 hits in 1997. On the bases, the high point was 20 steals in 1993.

Frequently Asked Questions about Joey Cora

What years did Joey Cora play?: Joey Cora played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1998.
Was Joey Cora a pitcher?: No. Joey Cora was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Joey Cora hit?: Joey Cora hit 30 career home runs with 1,035 hits.
What teams did Joey Cora play for?: Joey Cora played for 4 teams: the San Diego Padres (1987, 1989–1990), the Chicago White Sox (1991–1994), the Seattle Mariners (1995–1998), and the Cleveland Indians (1998).
Did Joey Cora win an MVP award?: No. Joey Cora did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Joey Cora win?: Joey Cora was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Joey Cora's career stats?: In 1,119 games, Joey Cora had 1,035 hits, 30 home runs, 294 RBI, 624 runs, and 117 stolen bases, with a .277 batting average.
How much did Joey Cora earn in his career?: Joey Cora's recorded salaries total $5,622,500 over 10 seasons, 1989 to 1998. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cora's career ran from 1987 to 1998. No salary is recorded for 1987.
What was Joey Cora's salary?: Joey Cora's last recorded salary was $1,700,000, in 1998. His highest recorded salary was $1,700,000, in 1998, and his lowest was $77,500, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 1998.
What position did Joey Cora play?: Joey Cora played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Joey Cora and how much did he weigh?: Joey Cora was listed at 5 feet 7 inches and 150 pounds.
How many home runs did Joey Cora hit each season?: Joey Cora's home runs by season: 0 in 1987, 0 in 1989, 0 in 1990, 0 in 1991, 0 in 1992, 2 in 1993, 2 in 1994, 3 in 1995, 6 in 1996, 11 in 1997, and 6 in 1998. His most in one season was 11, in 1997.
What was Joey Cora's career batting average?: Joey Cora batted .277 over his career, with 1,035 hits in 3,734 at bats.
How many RBI did Joey Cora have?: Joey Cora drove in 294 runs in his career.