Melky Cabrera
| 23-year-old Center fielder |
| New York Yankees |
| Date of Birth: August 11, 1984 |
| Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 |
| Bats/Throws: S/L |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 20 | AA | Trenton | 466 | 426 | 57 | 117 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 60 | 28 | 72 | .275 | .322 | .411 | 733 |
| 2005 | 20 | AAA | Columbus | 112 | 101 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 15 | .248 | .309 | .366 | 675 |
| 2005 | 20 | MLB | New York Yankees | 19 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 | .211 | .211 | 422 |
| 2006 | 22 | AAA | Columbus | 135 | 122 | 19 | 47 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 9 | .385 | .430 | .566 | 996 |
| 2006 | 22 | MLB | NY Yankees | 524 | 460 | 75 | 129 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 53 | 59 | .280 | .353 | .391 | 744 |
| 2007 | 23 | MLB | NY Yankees | 609 | 544 | 66 | 149 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 43 | 68 | .274 | .323 | .392 | 715 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | NY Yankees | 336 | 297 | 27 | 74 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 40 | .249 | .310 | .354 | 664 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | |
| 2005 | 20 | AA | Trenton | 466 | 426 | .136 | 6.0% | 15.5% | .311 | .317 | ||||
| 2005 | 20 | AAA | Columbus | 112 | 101 | .118 | 8.0% | 13.4% | .265 | .301 | ||||
| 2005 | 20 | MLB | New York Yankees | 19 | 19 | .000 | 0.0% | 10.5% | .235 | .189 | ||||
| 2006 | 22 | AAA | Columbus | 135 | 122 | .181 | 7.4% | 6.7% | .394 | 48% | 22% | .428 | ||
| 2006 | 22 | MLB | NY Yankees | 524 | 460 | .111 | 10.7% | 11.3% | .310 | 53% | 17% | .327 | ||
| 2007 | 23 | MLB | NY Yankees | 609 | 544 | .118 | 7.1% | 11.2% | .301 | 52% | 19% | .313 | ||
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | NY Yankees | 336 | 297 | .105 | 9.2% | 11.9% | .268 | 46% | 19% | .284 | ||
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Cabrera: BB/PA, SO/PA, and Isolated Power
Extended Statistics
2008: NY Yankees | 2007: NY Yankees
| Split Statistics with NY Yankees in 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 102 | 87 | .195 | 5 | 11.8% | 13.7% | .309 | 45% | 20% | .299 | .366 | .494 | .358 |
| May | 101 | 94 | .085 | 1 | 4.0% | 9.9% | .253 | 46% | 19% | .234 | .267 | .319 | .259 |
| June | 118 | 102 | .049 | 1 | 12.7% | 13.6% | .235 | 49% | 17% | .206 | .287 | .255 | .230 |
| July | 15 | 14 | .072 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .357 | 38% | 8% | .357 | .400 | .429 | .373 |
| AWAY | 172 | 150 | .120 | 4 | 10.5% | 12.2% | .264 | 51% | 19% | .247 | .308 | .367 | .280 |
| HOME | 164 | 147 | .088 | 3 | 7.9% | 11.6% | .272 | 42% | 18% | .252 | .313 | .340 | .288 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| July 5 | MLB | vs. Boston | CF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 4 | MLB | vs. Boston | CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 3 | MLB | vs. Boston | CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 1 | MLB | vs. Texas | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 30 | MLB | vs. Texas | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 29 | MLB | @ NY Mets | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 28 | MLB | @ NY Mets | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 27 | MLB | vs. NY Mets | CF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| June 27 | MLB | @ NY Mets | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| June 25 | MLB | @ Pittsburgh | CF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player Notes
July 2008
LoHud Yankees Blog: What to do about Melky Cabrera?At what point - tonight?
May 2008
River Ave. Blues: 2008 is a big year for Melky Cabrera? and the Yankees.This guest post is by Jim Johnson, formerly of Bronx Block.
River Ave. Blues: The early emergence of Melky Cabrera
It’s no secret that we here at RAB weren’t the biggest fans of Melky Cabrera by the end of last se...