Michael Cuddyer

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2015)

Michael Cuddyer was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2015 for the Minnesota Twins, the Colorado Rockies, and the New York Mets, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,536 career games, he hit .277 with 1,522 hits, 197 home runs, and 794 RBI. Michael Cuddyer was a 2-time All-Star and a Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 9,669.

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 .277
HR 197
RBI 794
H 1,522
OPS .805
PIV 9,669
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 220 lb
Born
3/27/1979 in Norfolk, VA, USA
MLB Debut
2001-09-23
Last Game
2015-10-03
Awards
2× All-Star · Silver Slugger

Full name: Michael Brent Cuddyer

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Career Batting Statistics

Michael Cuddyer — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,536 5,488 809 1,522 333 42 197 794 75 527 1,101 .277 .344 .461 .805 9,669

Career AVG .277 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — +6.4% above league average.

Career OBP .344 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .461 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — +11.6% above league average.

Career OPS .805 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — +8.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Michael Cuddyer 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
2001 MIN AL 8 18 1 4 2 0 0 1 1 2 6 .222 — — — — 0.0
2002 MIN AL 41 112 12 29 7 0 4 13 2 8 30 .259 .261 (-1%) .331 (-6%) .416 (+3%) .747 (-1%) -37.0
2003 MIN AL 35 102 14 25 1 3 4 8 1 12 19 .245 .264 (-7%) .332 (-2%) .422 (+2%) .754 (avg) -1.1
2004 MIN AL 115 339 49 89 22 1 12 45 5 37 74 .263 .266 (-1%) .335 (+1%) .427 (+3%) .762 (+2%) 166.2
2005 MIN AL 126 422 55 111 25 3 12 42 3 41 93 .263 .264 (-1%) .330 (avg) .418 (+1%) .749 (avg) 23.4
2006 MIN AL 150 557 102 158 41 5 24 109 6 62 130 .284 .269 (+5%) .336 (+8%) .431 (+17%) .768 (+13%) 1515.8
2007 MIN AL 144 547 87 151 28 5 16 81 5 64 107 .276 .268 (+3%) .335 (+6%) .422 (+3%) .758 (+4%) 558.4
2008 MIN AL 71 249 30 62 13 4 3 36 5 25 40 .249 .263 (-6%) .333 (-1%) .416 (-11%) .749 (-7%) -242.8
2009 MIN AL 153 588 93 162 34 7 32 94 6 54 118 .276 .262 (+5%) .332 (+3%) .417 (+25%) .750 (+15%) 1704.7
2010 MIN AL 157 609 93 165 37 5 14 81 7 58 93 .271 .257 (+5%) .325 (+3%) .402 (+4%) .728 (+3%) 420.7
2011 MIN AL 139 529 70 150 29 2 20 70 11 48 95 .284 .255 (+11%) .320 (+8%) .399 (+15%) .719 (+12%) 1256.5
2012 COL NL 101 358 53 93 30 2 16 58 8 32 78 .260 .254 (+2%) .318 (-1%) .405 (+21%) .724 (+11%) 634.5
2013 COL NL 130 489 74 162 31 3 20 84 10 46 100 .331 .253 (+31%) .317 (+22%) .396 (+34%) .714 (+29%) 2742.4
2014 COL NL 49 190 32 63 15 1 10 31 3 14 30 .332 .251 (+32%) .313 (+20%) .386 (+50%) .700 (+36%) 1107.2
2015 NYN NL 117 379 44 98 18 1 10 41 2 24 88 .259 .254 (+2%) .316 (-3%) .404 (-3%) .721 (-3%) -179.4
Career · 15 seasons 1,536 5,488 809 1,522 333 42 197 794 75 527 1,101 .277 — — — — 9,669

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.

Career Pitching Statistics

Michael Cuddyer — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 3.94 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Michael Cuddyer — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2011 MIN AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 1 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 1 0 0.00 — 0

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

Michael Cuddyer — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
28 85 5 26 2 1 2 8 5 25 .306

Playoff Batting by Year

Michael Cuddyer — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2015 NLCS NYN 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
2015 NLDS2 NYN 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
2015 WS NYN 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
2010 ALDS2 MIN 3 11 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 4 .182
2009 ALDS1 MIN 3 14 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 .429
2006 ALDS2 MIN 3 12 2 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .250
2004 ALDS2 MIN 4 15 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 3 .467
2003 ALDS1 MIN 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .250
2002 ALCS MIN 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
2002 ALDS2 MIN 5 13 1 5 1 0 0 1 3 3 .385

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Michael Cuddyer — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home7662691431793108443.295
Away768278937772789351.261

Pitching — Home / Away

Michael Cuddyer — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away11.020100.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Michael Cuddyer — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2015-10-03 NYNWASL 300000001
2015-10-03 NYNWASL 400000002
2015-10-01 NYNPHIL 400000000
2015-09-30 NYNPHIL 100000000
2015-09-26 NYNCINW 401100201
2015-09-24 NYNCINW 100000000
2015-09-23 NYNATLL 100000001
2015-09-22 NYNATLL 000000100
2015-09-21 NYNATLW 101000000
2015-09-20 NYNNYYL 302100000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Michael Cuddyer — Last 1 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2011-07-25 MINTEX — 1.0200100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Michael Cuddyer — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 283 249 2196 134 15 212
2B 79 64 105 187 4 32
3B 174 152 100 282 23 23
OF 982 933 1689 76 27 15
P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Michael Cuddyer — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2001 MIN 1B 5 5 37 2 1 4
2001 MIN 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0
2002 MIN 1B 6 5 28 5 0 0
2002 MIN 3B 10 4 5 10 0 2
2002 MIN OF 25 20 47 1 1 0
2003 MIN 1B 5 3 30 1 1 2
2003 MIN 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2003 MIN 3B 7 5 2 7 0 0
2003 MIN OF 18 16 24 1 0 0
2004 MIN 1B 10 2 34 2 0 3
2004 MIN 2B 48 40 54 113 3 17
2004 MIN 3B 43 36 33 51 7 6
2004 MIN OF 15 8 16 0 0 0
2005 MIN 1B 8 3 37 1 0 8
2005 MIN 2B 11 6 12 18 0 7
2005 MIN 3B 95 92 56 189 15 14
2005 MIN OF 20 18 35 0 0 0
2006 MIN 1B 6 6 48 3 0 4
2006 MIN OF 143 137 244 11 5 2
2007 MIN 1B 4 4 30 4 0 4
2007 MIN OF 140 140 256 19 4 2
2008 MIN 1B 2 2 22 1 1 5
2008 MIN OF 58 58 126 7 1 5
2009 MIN 1B 34 34 278 14 4 27
2009 MIN 2B 1 0 1 1 0 1
2009 MIN OF 117 114 209 5 2 0
2010 MIN 1B 84 81 760 39 3 70
2010 MIN 2B 1 1 3 3 0 0
2010 MIN 3B 14 13 3 21 1 1
2010 MIN OF 67 61 118 5 2 0
2011 MIN 1B 46 41 355 23 2 31
2011 MIN 2B 17 17 35 52 1 7
2011 MIN OF 77 73 142 6 4 1
2011 MIN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2012 COL 1B 26 24 217 15 2 22
2012 COL OF 74 68 122 6 3 3
2013 COL 1B 15 13 112 6 0 15
2013 COL OF 118 113 191 6 2 1
2014 COL 1B 14 11 92 7 1 6
2014 COL 3B 3 2 1 4 0 0
2014 COL OF 35 35 56 5 0 1
2015 NYN 1B 18 15 116 11 0 11
2015 NYN OF 75 72 103 4 3 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Michael Cuddyer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 283
Second Base 79
Third Base 174
Left Field 78
Center Field 6
Right Field 903
Designated Hitter 38

Awards & Honors

Michael Cuddyer — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2013 Silver Slugger OF
2009 Player of the Week Week of 2009-09-20

Salary History

Michael Cuddyer — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2015 NYN NL $8,500,000
2014 COL NL $10,500,000
2013 COL NL $10,500,000
2012 COL NL $10,500,000
2011 MIN AL $10,500,000
2010 MIN AL $9,416,666
2009 MIN AL $7,666,666
2008 MIN AL $5,916,666
2007 MIN AL $3,575,000
2006 MIN AL $1,300,000
2005 MIN AL $347,500
2004 MIN AL $307,500
2003 MIN AL $302,500
Total Career Earnings $79,332,498

Award Voting History

Michael Cuddyer — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2013 Most Valuable Player NL 20th 3.0 420 0
2009 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 4.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Michael Cuddyer (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Rondell White
    .284 avg, 198 HR
  2. 93
    Carl Everett
    .271 avg, 202 HR
  3. 86
    Brian Jordan
    .282 avg, 184 HR
  4. 86
    Ben Oglivie
    .273 avg, 235 HR
  5. 83
    Richie Zisk
    .287 avg, 207 HR
  6. 83
    Andre Ethier
    .285 avg, 162 HR

Michael Cuddyer: the record in brief

The profile opens with Michael Cuddyer's first major league game on September 23, 2001; the last one listed came on October 3, 2015. Cuddyer played for the Minnesota Twins (2001 through 2011), the Colorado Rockies (2012 to 2014), and the New York Mets (2015). Born on March 27, 1979, in Norfolk, VA, USA, Cuddyer is listed as an outfielder and threw and hit right-handed. Cuddyer's listed size is 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds. The bio lists the given name Michael Brent.

Across 1,536 games at the plate, Cuddyer's career line reads 1,522 hits in 5,488 at bats for a .277 average, adding 197 home runs, 794 RBI, and 75 stolen bases. Cuddyer got on base at a .344 rate and slugged .461 (.805 OPS). Set against a .261 league average for the same years, Cuddyer's .277 average sits 6.4% above it. By OPS the gap is 8.7% above league average (.805 against .741).

Frequently Asked Questions about Michael Cuddyer

What years did Michael Cuddyer play?
Michael Cuddyer played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2015.
Was Michael Cuddyer a pitcher?
No. Michael Cuddyer was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Michael Cuddyer hit?
Michael Cuddyer hit 197 career home runs with 1522 hits.
What was Michael Cuddyer's career batting average?
Michael Cuddyer batted .277 over his career, with 1,522 hits in 5,488 at bats.
How many RBI did Michael Cuddyer have?
Michael Cuddyer drove in 794 runs in his career.
What was Michael Cuddyer's career ERA?
Michael Cuddyer finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.