Francisco Correa

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Francisco Correa was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball for 4 teams, including the Cuban Stars West. In 299 career games, he hit .269 with 316 hits, 8 home runs, and 144 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

AVG .269
HR 8
RBI 144
H 316
OPS .669
PIV -2,109
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Born
1905 in Havana, La Habana, Cuba
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Career Batting Statistics

Francisco Correa — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
299 1,176 138 316 50 18 8 144 13 59 4 .269 .307 .362 .669 -2,109

Career AVG .269 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .307 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — 11.0% below league average.

Career SLG .362 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 9.0% below league average.

Career OPS .669 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 9.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Francisco Correa — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1926 CSW NNL 60 251 31 66 7 3 3 25 2 9 0 .263 .279 (-6%) .345 (-16%) .390 (-10%) .735 (-13%) -568.0
1927 CSW NNL 59 234 25 61 9 4 2 26 1 12 0 .261 .282 (-8%) .344 (-14%) .392 (-9%) .736 (-11%) -467.8
1928 CSW NNL 46 179 13 51 11 2 0 22 1 9 0 .285 .280 (+1%) .342 (-7%) .395 (-7%) .737 (-7%) -224.1
1929 CSE ANL 55 219 31 65 15 4 2 44 5 14 0 .297 .289 (+3%) .353 (-3%) .415 (+3%) .769 (avg) -33.8
1932 CUP EWL 28 114 14 27 3 4 0 7 2 7 0 .237 .275 (-14%) .335 (-14%) .391 (-15%) .726 (-15%) -289.7
1935 NYC NN2 29 96 11 21 2 1 1 11 1 3 4 .219 .279 (-22%) .342 (-23%) .399 (-27%) .742 (-25%) -395.7
1936 NYC NN2 22 83 13 25 3 0 0 9 1 5 0 .301 .283 (+6%) .349 (-3%) .404 (-17%) .753 (-10%) -129.9
Career · 7 seasons 299 1,176 138 316 50 18 8 144 13 59 4 .269 — — — — -2,109

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 Correa — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 10 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .400

Playoff Batting by Year

Francisco Correa — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1935 NLC NYC 4 10 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .400

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Francisco Correa — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 32 30 88 103 11 20
3B 9 9 16 9 4 3
OF 8 8 12 0 1 0
SS 249 249 554 746 115 112

Season-by-Season Fielding

Francisco Correa — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1926 CSW 3B 1 1 3 1 1 1
1926 CSW SS 59 59 131 191 32 30
1927 CSW 3B 2 2 1 1 0 0
1927 CSW SS 57 57 119 178 20 23
1928 CSW 3B 3 3 5 4 2 0
1928 CSW SS 43 43 111 122 30 20
1929 CSE 2B 1 0 4 1 0 0
1929 CSE 3B 3 3 7 3 1 2
1929 CSE OF 8 8 12 0 1 0
1929 CSE SS 44 44 99 131 12 19
1932 CUP SS 28 28 58 77 13 12
1935 NYC 2B 10 9 28 26 2 5
1935 NYC SS 18 18 36 47 8 8
1936 NYC 2B 21 21 56 76 9 15

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Francisco Correa — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Second Base 32
Third Base 9
Shortstop 249
Left Field 6
Right Field 2

Most Similar Players

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

  1. 98
    George Carey
    .271 avg, 1 HR
  2. 49
    Jordan Pacheco
    .272 avg, 10 HR
  3. 42
    Frank Ellerbe
    .268 avg, 4 HR
  4. 42
    Broderick Perkins
    .271 avg, 8 HR
  5. 31
    Herb Plews
    .262 avg, 4 HR
  6. 30
    Tom Carey
    .275 avg, 2 HR

Francisco Correa: the record in brief

The season rows for Francisco Correa begin in 1926. The season rows list, in order, the Cuban Stars West (1926 through 1928), the Cuban Stars East (1929), the Pollock's Cuban Stars (1932), and the New York Cubans (1935 to 1936). Correa, a shortstop by primary position, batted and threw right-handed. The birth record reads in 1905, in Havana, La Habana, Cuba.

In 299 games and 1,176 at bats, Correa batted .269 with 316 hits, adding 8 homers and 144 runs batted in. On-base and slugging figures of .307 and .362 give Correa a career OPS of .669. Correa hit .269 while the league hit .282 over the same span, a figure close to average. In OPS terms, Correa's .669 stands 9.9% below the league's .743. The highest hit total in a season was 66, in 1926. Correa drove in a season-high 44 runs in 1929. In 1929, a season of regular play, Correa hit .297 while the league hit .289.

Correa's postseason line is 4 for 10 (.400) across 4 games, with 1 RBI. Those games came in 1935, in the NLC.

Frequently Asked Questions about Francisco Correa

Was Francisco Correa a pitcher?
No. Francisco Correa was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Francisco Correa hit?
Francisco Correa hit 8 career home runs with 316 hits.
What was Francisco Correa's career batting average?
Francisco Correa batted .269 over his career, with 316 hits in 1,176 at bats.
How many RBI did Francisco Correa have?
Francisco Correa drove in 144 runs in his career.
Is Francisco Correa in the Hall of Fame?
No. Francisco Correa has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Francisco Correa play for?
Francisco Correa played for the Cuban Stars West, the Cuban Stars East, the Pollock's Cuban Stars, and the New York Cubans.