Cesar Tovar
1965–1976 · bats R / throws R · Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers
1,488G
.278AVG
.335OBP
.368SLG
More career statistics
1,546H
46HR
435RBI
226SB
1.0IP
1K
0.00ERA
1GS
12Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,488 | 6,177 | 5,569 | 834 | 1,546 | 253 | 55 | 46 | 435 | 413 | 410 | 226 | 108 | 88 | 34 | 2,047 | .278 | .335 | .368 | .703 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1974-06-10 to 1974-06-26
32longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1972-09-19 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1967-05-21 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1967-07-26 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 746 | 3068 | 783 | 26 | 221 | 212 | 166 | .285 | .324 | .381 |
| Away | 742 | 3109 | 763 | 20 | 214 | 201 | 244 | .271 | .310 | .354 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 143 | 566 | 144 | 4 | 36 | 37 | 41 | .282 | .320 | .384 |
| May | 279 | 1135 | 267 | 9 | 62 | 91 | 85 | .263 | .315 | .348 |
| June | 270 | 1154 | 292 | 8 | 90 | 63 | 89 | .281 | .308 | .373 |
| July | 248 | 1078 | 273 | 10 | 75 | 71 | 63 | .279 | .319 | .376 |
| August | 274 | 1184 | 282 | 6 | 85 | 87 | 73 | .267 | .312 | .348 |
| September | 264 | 1022 | 278 | 9 | 85 | 60 | 57 | .297 | .331 | .387 |
| October | 10 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .294 | .368 | .353 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 153 | 649 | 184 | 4 | 51 | 34 | 34 | .309 | .336 | .400 |
| california-angels | 145 | 598 | 152 | 7 | 42 | 45 | 50 | .284 | .329 | .386 |
| baltimore-orioles | 131 | 532 | 112 | 1 | 21 | 27 | 37 | .229 | .261 | .290 |
| new-york-yankees | 126 | 552 | 135 | 3 | 32 | 30 | 33 | .270 | .299 | .356 |
| detroit-tigers | 126 | 526 | 144 | 3 | 40 | 33 | 35 | .301 | .337 | .372 |
| boston-red-sox | 126 | 530 | 130 | 6 | 46 | 47 | 39 | .277 | .334 | .380 |
| cleveland-guardians | 117 | 477 | 114 | 2 | 32 | 32 | 23 | .265 | .306 | .356 |
| athletics | 102 | 435 | 112 | 2 | 31 | 34 | 26 | .289 | .336 | .380 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 |  Minnesota Twins | 18 | 25 | 5 | – | 2 | 2 | .200 | – | – |
| 1966 | Minnesota Twins | 134 | 465 | 121 | 2 | 41 | 16 | .260 | – | – |
| 1967 | Minnesota Twins | 164 | 649 | 173 | 6 | 47 | 19 | .267 | – | – |
| 1968 | Minnesota Twins | 157 | 613 | 167 | 6 | 47 | 35 | .272 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | Minnesota Twins | 158 | 535 | 154 | 11 | 52 | 45 | .288 | – | – |
| 1970 | Minnesota Twins | 161 | 650 | 195 | 10 | 54 | 30 | .300 | – | – |
| 1971 | Minnesota Twins | 157 | 657 | 204 | 1 | 45 | 18 | .311 | – | – |
| 1972 | Minnesota Twins | 141 | 548 | 145 | 2 | 31 | 21 | .265 | – | – |
| 1973 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 97 | 328 | 88 | 1 | 21 | 6 | .268 | – | – |
| 1974 |  Texas Rangers | 138 | 562 | 164 | 4 | 58 | 13 | .292 | – | – |
| 1975 | Athletics, Texas Rangers | 121 | 453 | 116 | 3 | 31 | 20 | .256 | – | – |
| 1976 | New York Yankees, Athletics | 42 | 84 | 14 | – | 6 | 1 | .167 | – | – |