Candy Maldonado

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1981-1995)

AVG .254
HR 146
RBI 618
H 1,042
OPS .746
PIV 3,369
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 185 lb
Born
9/5/1960 in Humacao, P.R.
MLB Debut
1981-09-07
Last Game
1995-09-29

Full name: Candido Maldonado

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,410 4,106 498 1,042 227 17 146 618 34 391 864 .254 .322 .424 .746 3,369

Career AVG .254 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .322 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .424 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — +8.2% above league average.

Career OPS .746 vs. league average .718 across their career seasons — near 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
1981 LAN NL 11 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .083 — — — — 0.0
1982 LAN NL 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 LAN NL 42 62 5 12 1 1 1 6 0 5 14 .194 .260 (-26%) .324 (-22%) .389 (-25%) .714 (-24%) -236.2
1984 LAN NL 116 254 25 68 14 0 5 28 0 19 29 .268 .259 (+3%) .322 (-2%) .384 (-1%) .707 (-1%) -63.3
1985 LAN NL 121 213 20 48 7 1 5 19 1 19 40 .225 .257 (-12%) .323 (-11%) .390 (-14%) .714 (-12%) -420.1
1986 SFN NL 133 405 49 102 31 3 18 85 4 20 77 .252 .257 (-2%) .325 (-11%) .395 (+21%) .720 (+6%) 247.8
1987 SFN NL 118 442 69 129 28 4 20 85 8 34 78 .292 .262 (+11%) .331 (+4%) .415 (+23%) .746 (+14%) 1141.3
1988 SFN NL 142 499 53 127 23 1 12 68 6 37 89 .255 .254 (avg) .317 (-2%) .377 (avg) .695 (-1%) -103.7
1989 SFN NL 129 345 39 75 23 0 9 41 4 37 69 .217 .254 (-14%) .319 (-7%) .375 (-3%) .694 (-5%) -290.8
1990 CLE AL 155 590 76 161 32 2 22 95 3 49 134 .273 .257 (+6%) .324 (+2%) .385 (+16%) .710 (+9%) 990.5
1991 ML4 AL 34 111 11 23 6 0 5 20 1 13 23 .207 .255 (-19%) .323 (-11%) .384 (+3%) .708 (-3%) -75.1
1991 TOR AL 52 177 26 49 9 0 7 28 3 23 53 .277 .255 (+8%) .323 (+16%) .384 (+16%) .708 (+16%) -75.1
1992 TOR AL 137 489 64 133 25 4 20 66 2 59 112 .272 .255 (+6%) .322 (+11%) .377 (+23%) .699 (+17%) 1678.8
1993 CHN NL 70 140 8 26 5 0 3 15 0 13 40 .186 .265 (-30%) .332 (-22%) .403 (-29%) .735 (-26%) -580.2
1993 CLE AL 28 81 11 20 2 0 5 20 0 11 18 .247 .265 (-7%) .332 (avg) .403 (+13%) .735 (+7%) -580.2
1994 CLE AL 42 92 14 18 5 1 5 12 1 19 31 .196 .269 (-27%) .338 (-2%) .424 (+2%) .763 (+1%) 27.9
1995 TOR AL 61 160 22 43 13 0 7 25 1 25 45 .269 .266 (+1%) .337 (+9%) .417 (+15%) .755 (+13%) 385.4
1995 TEX AL 13 30 6 7 3 0 2 5 0 7 5 .233 — — — — 385.4
Career · 18 seasons 1,410 4,106 498 1,042 227 17 146 618 34 391 864 .254 — — — — 2,433

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
35 103 9 17 2 1 3 13 8 26 .165

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1992 ALCS TOR 6 22 3 6 0 0 2 6 3 4 .273
1992 WS TOR 6 19 1 3 0 0 1 2 2 5 .158
1991 ALCS TOR 5 20 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 .100
1989 NLCS SFN 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .000
1989 WS SFN 4 11 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 .091
1987 NLCS SFN 5 19 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 3 .211
1985 NLCS LAN 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .143
1983 NLCS LAN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home692196921047073302.239
Away718213728857273316.268

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1995-09-29 TEXSEAL 100000001
1995-09-28 TEXSEAL 100000000
1995-09-24 TEXLAAL 300000000
1995-09-23 TEXLAAW 300000000
1995-09-22 TEXLAAW 211100110
1995-09-19 TEXSEAL 100000001
1995-09-16 TEXDETW 202100010
1995-09-12 TEXTORW 400000001
1995-09-10 TEXMILW 422100010
1995-09-07 TEXCHWW 200000011

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
3B 5 2 0 2 2 0
OF 1215 979 1938 68 48 6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1981 LAN OF 9 2 8 0 0 0
1982 LAN OF 3 0 5 0 0 0
1983 LAN OF 33 14 26 0 0 0
1984 LAN 3B 4 2 0 1 2 0
1984 LAN OF 102 63 124 4 6 0
1985 LAN OF 113 47 121 6 2 0
1986 SFN 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1986 SFN OF 101 88 161 10 3 0
1987 SFN OF 116 114 176 7 5 0
1988 SFN OF 139 128 251 5 10 1
1989 SFN OF 116 83 181 6 5 1
1990 CLE OF 134 134 293 9 2 1
1991 ML4 OF 24 22 41 0 1 0
1991 TOR OF 52 52 98 2 1 0
1992 TOR OF 132 130 260 12 6 1
1993 CHN OF 41 30 50 3 5 2
1993 CLE OF 26 19 39 1 1 0
1994 CLE OF 5 3 6 0 0 0
1995 TOR OF 58 40 78 2 1 0
1995 TEX OF 11 10 20 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Third Base 5
Left Field 492
Center Field 97
Right Field 687
Designated Hitter 61

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1987 Player of the Week Week of 1987-05-08
1984 Player of the Week Week of 1984-04-20

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1995 CLE AL $200,000
1995 TOR AL $200,000
1994 CLE AL $1,650,000
1993 CHN NL $1,650,000
1992 TOR AL $1,375,000
1991 ML4 AL $875,000
1990 CLE AL $825,000
1989 SFN NL $900,000
1988 SFN NL $750,000
1987 SFN NL $415,000
1986 SFN NL $450,000
1985 LAN NL $140,000
Total Career Earnings $9,430,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1986 Most Valuable Player NL 21th 2.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Candy Maldonado (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Josh Reddick
    .262 avg, 146 HR
  2. 93
    Vince DiMaggio
    .249 avg, 125 HR
  3. 89
    Jim Hickman
    .252 avg, 159 HR
  4. 79
    Gary Matthews
    .257 avg, 108 HR
  5. 79
    Wil Myers
    .252 avg, 156 HR
  6. 79
    Kole Calhoun
    .242 avg, 179 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Candy Maldonado

What years did Candy Maldonado play?
Candy Maldonado played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1995.
Was Candy Maldonado a pitcher?
No. Candy Maldonado was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Candy Maldonado hit?
Candy Maldonado hit 146 career home runs with 1042 hits.