Jose
Canseco
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 240
 
Born: July 2, 1964 in Cuba, , HAVANA
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1985 20 SEM AL     4 4 5 9 8 9 6 5 5 7 6 7 4 3 3
1986 21 SEM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 10 9 9 6 5 5 7 6 7 4 4 4
1987 22 SEM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 10 9 9 6 5 5 8 6 7 4 4 4
1988 23 SEM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 9 8 9 6 6 6 8 6 7 4 4 4
1989 24 SEM AL $ 1,514,286   5 5 5 9 9 9 7 6 6 8 6 7 5 4 4
1990 25 SEM AL $ 2,307,143   5 5 5 10 9 9 7 6 6 7 6 7 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 5 9 8 9 6 5 5 7 6 7 4 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,307,143   5 5 5 10 9 9 7 6 6 8 6 7 5 4 4
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1985 20 AAA   84 325 62 95 15 0 30 67 3 3 52 85 .292 .390 .615 1.005 74.2  
    AA   53 182 27 53 10 1 14 31 7 1 37 49 .291 .411 .588 .999 43.5  
1986 21 SEM AL 154 576 76 128 27 5 27 93 5 3 61 153 .222 .299 .427 .726 74.3 12.2
1987 22 SEM AL 154 558 70 110 19 2 28 86 7 3 73 140 .197 .289 .389 .678 65.9 6.8
1988 23 SEM AL 155 561 65 123 24 2 18 71 9 4 53 159 .219 .286 .365 .652 57.9 5.9
1989 24 SEM AL 105 387 49 88 22 0 21 68 1 5 43 93 .227 .309 .447 .756 51.2 7.8
    AAA   51 198 35 58 10 0 22 54 3 1 35 45 .293 .399 .677 1.076 50.6  
1990 25 SEM AL 151 555 71 125 28 1 27 87 13 4 58 169 .225 .303 .425 .729 73.9 11.9
5 Years Sim 719 2637 331 574 120 10 121 405 35 19 288 714 .218 .297 .408 .705 323.2 44.6
2 Years AAA 135 523 97 153 25 0 52 121 6 4 87 130 .293 .395 .639 1.033 124.7  
1 Years AA 53 182 27 53 10 1 14 31 7 1 37 49 .291 .412 .588 1.000 43.5  
3 Years Minors 188 705 124 206 35 1 66 152 13 5 124 179 .292 .399 .626 1.025 168.3  
162 Game Average 594 74 129 27 2 27 91 7 4 64 160 .218 .297 .408 .705 72.8  
Career Highs 155 576 76 128 28 5 28 93 13 5 73 169 .227 .309 .447 .756 74.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1917 222 403 85 8 76 269 22 14 176 521 .210 .279 .382 .660 209.9
vs LH   720 109 171 35 2 45 136 13 5 112 193 .238 .342 .479 .821 122.7
Home 355 1301 166 298 55 7 53 185 19 8 127 345 .229 .300 .404 .705 162.5
Away 364 1336 165 276 65 3 68 220 16 11 161 369 .207 .293 .412 .705 170.2
RISP   723 0 162 45 1 32 267 0 0 90 205 .224 .309 .422 .730 98.3
Pinch Hitting   34 5 8 2 0 2 6 0 0 3 9 .235 .297 .471 .768 4.8
Close/Late   356 41 68 14 0 16 48 0 0 48 96 .191 .286 .365 .651 40.8
Mar/Apr 121 450 60 98 19 2 18 69 4 4 51 127 .218 .298 .389 .687 54.2
May 135 494 63 98 20 3 25 75 7 2 49 138 .198 .275 .403 .678 57.8
June 101 367 43 79 16 2 21 70 6 3 52 94 .215 .311 .441 .752 54.0
July 99 363 47 79 19 1 16 58 7 2 38 94 .218 .294 .408 .701 45.5
August 136 504 69 122 27 1 23 74 6 4 57 130 .242 .320 .437 .756 71.6
Sep/Oct 127 459 49 98 19 1 18 59 5 4 41 131 .214 .283 .377 .660 49.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1986 21 SEM AL RF 124 124 1109.3 263 10 2 3 .993 2.21   5.1
    LF 26 24 228.0 49 0 0 0 1.000 1.93    
    CF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1987 22 SEM AL RF 143 141 1256.0 260 7 6 0 .978 1.91   4.6
    CF 4 4 36.0 12 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
    SS 3 2 26.3 6 7 0 2 1.000 4.44   0.1
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1988 23 SEM AL RF 9 0 23.7 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.52   0.1
    CF 2 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1989 24 SEM AL RF 29 27 246.7 58 2 0 0 1.000 2.19   1.6
    CF 25 23 206.7 57 0 0 0 1.000 2.48    
1990 25 SEM AL CF 143 140 1245.3 279 9 4 2 .986 2.08   3.5
    RF 4 0 8.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  RF 309 292 2643.7 585 19 8 3 .987 2.06   11.4
  CF 175 167 1495.0 349 9 4 2 .989 2.16   3.5
  LF 27 24 229.0 49 0 0 0 1.000 1.93    
  SS 3 2 26.3 6 7 0 2 1.000 4.44   0.1
Career Totals   514 485 4394.0 989 35 12 7 .988 2.10   15.0
Career Highs   151 148 1340.3 312 14 6 3 1.000 2.32    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1988-9-155
Triples
1986-10-5
Homeruns
1986-7-27
1987-9-28
1990-7-27
Walks
1987-9-73
Strikeouts
1986-1-153
1987-5-140
1988-4-159
1990-1-169
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 16    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Dwayne Murphy (960)
  2. George Foster (957)
  3. Steve Whitaker (947)
  4. Dino Restelli (945)
  5. Pete Incaviglia (937)
  6. Joe Rudi (933)
  7. Don Lock (921)
  8. Dave Henderson (921)
  9. Dick Gernert (917)
  10. Jim Greengrass (915)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Seattle in 1985
Injured on 4/11/1985 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for 5 days
Had first career hit on 4/3/1986, off John Denny (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/14/1986, off Steve Comer (KCR)
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,514,286 through salary arbitration
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,307,143 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/17/1990, hitting .471 with 2 HR, 7 RBI