What years did Cesar Tovar play?

Cesar Tovar played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1976.

Was Cesar Tovar a pitcher?

No. Cesar Tovar was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.

How many home runs did Cesar Tovar hit?

Cesar Tovar hit 46 career home runs with 1546 hits.

Cesar Tovar

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1965-1976)

AVG .278

HR 46

RBI 435

H 1,546

OPS .703

PIV 4,414

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 155 lb
Born: 7/3/1940 in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Died: 7/14/1994 in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 1965-04-12
Last Game: 1976-09-29

Full name: Cesar Leonardo Tovar

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,488	5,569	834	1,546	253	55	46	435	226	413	410	.278	.335	.368	.703	4,414

Career AVG .278 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — +11.0% above league average.

Career OBP .335 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — +5.8% above league average.

Career SLG .368 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .703 vs. league average .684 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1965	MIN	AL	18	25	3	5	1	0	0	2	2	2	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	MIN	AL	134	465	57	121	19	5	2	41	16	44	50	.260	.248 (+5%)	.309 (+5%)	.376 (-11%)	.685 (-4%)	-211.7
1967	MIN	AL	164	649	98	173	32	7	6	47	19	46	51	.267	.242 (+10%)	.306 (+6%)	.357 (+2%)	.663 (+4%)	514.4
1968	MIN	AL	157	613	89	167	31	6	6	47	35	34	41	.272	.236 (+15%)	.298 (+9%)	.340 (+9%)	.638 (+9%)	1036.6
1969	MIN	AL	158	535	99	154	25	5	11	52	45	37	37	.288	.248 (+16%)	.320 (+7%)	.369 (+12%)	.689 (+10%)	983.3
1970	MIN	AL	161	650	120	195	36	13	10	54	30	52	47	.300	.253 (+18%)	.325 (+9%)	.385 (+15%)	.711 (+12%)	1488.7
1971	MIN	AL	157	657	94	204	29	3	1	45	18	45	39	.311	.249 (+25%)	.316 (+13%)	.365 (+1%)	.682 (+6%)	868.1
1972	MIN	AL	141	548	86	145	20	6	2	31	21	39	39	.265	.243 (+9%)	.310 (+6%)	.353 (-6%)	.664 (avg)	78.2
1973	PHI	NL	97	328	49	88	18	4	1	21	6	29	35	.268	.256 (+4%)	.325 (+3%)	.378 (-6%)	.703 (-2%)	-70.9
1974	TEX	AL	138	562	78	164	24	6	4	58	13	47	33	.292	.256 (+14%)	.324 (+9%)	.369 (+2%)	.693 (+5%)	670.1
1975	TEX	AL	102	427	53	110	16	0	3	28	16	27	25	.258	.257 (avg)	.327 (-7%)	.374 (-15%)	.701 (-11%)	-737.6
1975	OAK	AL	19	26	5	6	1	0	0	3	4	3	3	.231	—	—	—	—	-737.6
1976	OAK	AL	29	45	1	8	0	0	0	4	1	4	4	.178	—	—	—	—	-204.7
1976	NYA	AL	13	39	2	6	1	0	0	2	0	4	3	.154	—	—	—	—	-204.7
Career · 14 seasons			1,488	5,569	834	1,546	253	55	46	435	226	413	410	.278	—	—	—	—	3,472

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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0.00	0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 2.98 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1968	MIN	AL	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	1	1	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	1	1	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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	28	4	7	0	1	0	1	2	2	.250

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1975	ALCS	OAK	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	.500
1970	ALCS	MIN	3	13	2	5	1	1	0	0	.385
1969	ALCS	MIN	3	13	0	1	0	0	1	2	.077

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (1489 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	746	2752	441	783	26	221	.285
Away	742	2817	393	763	20	214	.271

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	1.0	0	0	1	1	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1976-09-29	NYY	BOS	W	2	0	0	0	0
1976-09-23	NYY	BAL	L	4	0	0	0	0
1976-09-22	NYY	BAL	L	3	0	1	1	0
1976-09-21	NYY	BAL	L	4	1	1	1	0
1976-09-20	NYY	MIL	L	1	0	0	0	1
1976-09-18	NYY	MIL	W	4	0	0	0	0
1976-09-17	NYY	MIL	W	3	0	1	1	0
1976-09-09	NYY	MIL	W	4	0	0	0	0
1976-09-08	NYY	MIL	W	3	1	1	0	0
1976-09-07	NYY	BOS	W	3	0	0	0	0

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1968-09-22	MIN	OAK	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	0	0	1	0	0
2B	215	180	395	481	28	109
3B	227	187	160	351	38	27
C	1	0	1	0	0	0
OF	945	842	2043	71	44	18
P	1	1	0	0	0	0
SS	77	52	87	139	14	20

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1965	MIN	2B	4	1	2	6	2	2
1965	MIN	3B	2	1	0	8	1	0
1965	MIN	OF	2	2	3	0	0	0
1965	MIN	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1966	MIN	2B	76	73	154	205	8	33
1966	MIN	OF	24	21	53	2	0	1
1966	MIN	SS	31	27	47	67	6	10
1967	MIN	2B	36	31	69	66	4	11
1967	MIN	3B	70	56	60	101	9	8
1967	MIN	OF	74	70	169	5	1	3
1967	MIN	SS	9	5	9	12	3	1
1968	MIN	1B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1968	MIN	2B	18	12	29	24	2	6
1968	MIN	3B	75	68	48	147	14	8
1968	MIN	C	1	0	1	0	0	0
1968	MIN	OF	78	52	138	4	5	1
1968	MIN	P	1	1	0	0	0	0
1968	MIN	SS	35	20	31	59	5	9
1969	MIN	2B	41	33	78	99	7	25
1969	MIN	3B	20	14	12	26	2	2
1969	MIN	OF	113	76	225	9	4	3
1970	MIN	2B	8	6	17	10	2	5
1970	MIN	3B	4	4	2	3	3	0
1970	MIN	OF	151	146	370	12	9	1
1971	MIN	2B	2	0	1	4	0	1
1971	MIN	3B	7	5	3	9	2	1
1971	MIN	OF	154	150	348	14	5	3
1972	MIN	OF	139	134	287	10	5	2
1973	PHI	2B	22	20	39	56	3	24
1973	PHI	3B	46	39	34	56	7	7
1973	PHI	OF	24	20	40	1	2	1
1974	TEX	OF	135	133	331	13	7	3
1975	TEX	2B	1	1	1	2	0	0
1975	TEX	OF	31	30	56	1	5	0
1975	OAK	2B	4	1	1	1	0	0
1975	OAK	3B	3	0	1	1	0	1
1975	OAK	SS	1	0	0	1	0	0
1976	OAK	OF	20	8	23	0	1	0
1976	NYA	2B	3	2	4	8	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	1
Catcher	1
First Base	1
Second Base	214
Third Base	232
Shortstop	79
Left Field	394
Center Field	469
Right Field	207
Designated Hitter	90

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1971	Most Valuable Player	AL	24th	4.0	336	0
1970	Most Valuable Player	AL	18th	16.0	336	0
1969	Most Valuable Player	AL	17th	9.0	336	0
1968	Most Valuable Player	AL	23th	3.0	280	0
1967	Most Valuable Player	AL	7th	70.0	280	1

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Cesar Tovar (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar Tovar

What years did Cesar Tovar play?: Cesar Tovar played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1976.
Was Cesar Tovar a pitcher?: No. Cesar Tovar was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Cesar Tovar hit?: Cesar Tovar hit 46 career home runs with 1546 hits.