Leo Cardenas
1960–1975 · bats R / throws R · ALS, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins, NLS, Texas Rangers
1,941G
.257AVG
.311OBP
.367SLG
1,725H
118HR
689RBI
39SB
5Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,941 | 7,402 | 6,707 | 662 | 1,725 | 285 | 49 | 118 | 689 | 522 | 1,135 | 39 | 49 | 28 | 48 | 2,462 | .257 | .311 | .367 | .678 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1970-05-13 to 1970-05-30
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1964-06-04 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1963-07-26 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1970-09-29 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 971 | 3630 | 877 | 57 | 353 | 271 | 542 | .268 | .316 | .382 |
| Away | 970 | 3772 | 848 | 61 | 336 | 251 | 593 | .247 | .291 | .352 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 218 | 850 | 187 | 10 | 66 | 65 | 132 | .245 | .296 | .346 |
| May | 345 | 1361 | 324 | 22 | 138 | 98 | 202 | .263 | .310 | .371 |
| June | 348 | 1287 | 306 | 24 | 123 | 91 | 211 | .259 | .308 | .369 |
| July | 328 | 1238 | 302 | 25 | 121 | 90 | 186 | .269 | .317 | .394 |
| August | 362 | 1397 | 315 | 17 | 124 | 102 | 215 | .251 | .298 | .356 |
| September | 322 | 1200 | 278 | 20 | 113 | 70 | 177 | .255 | .290 | .367 |
| October | 18 | 69 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | .213 | .275 | .262 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 136 | 529 | 126 | 5 | 51 | 49 | 70 | .268 | .331 | .368 |
| san-francisco-giants | 135 | 515 | 121 | 12 | 48 | 23 | 96 | .251 | .280 | .377 |
| chicago-cubs | 134 | 521 | 121 | 11 | 53 | 36 | 72 | .254 | .301 | .378 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 133 | 502 | 128 | 9 | 50 | 33 | 101 | .280 | .321 | .414 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 128 | 473 | 114 | 7 | 48 | 27 | 75 | .260 | .298 | .378 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 125 | 479 | 121 | 5 | 43 | 37 | 87 | .281 | .330 | .383 |
| houston-astros | 119 | 458 | 104 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 83 | .247 | .290 | .325 |
| new-york-mets | 114 | 443 | 110 | 10 | 51 | 35 | 66 | .278 | .327 | .430 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 |  Cincinnati Reds | 48 | 142 | 33 | 1 | 12 | – | .232 | – | – |
| 1961 | Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 198 | 61 | 5 | 24 | 1 | .308 | – | – |
| 1962 | Cincinnati Reds | 153 | 589 | 173 | 10 | 60 | 2 | .294 | – | – |
| 1963 | Cincinnati Reds | 158 | 565 | 133 | 7 | 48 | 3 | .235 | – | – |
| 1964 | Cincinnati Reds | 163 | 597 | 150 | 9 | 69 | 4 | .251 | – | – |
| 1965 | Cincinnati Reds | 156 | 557 | 160 | 11 | 57 | 1 | .287 | – | – |
| 1966 | Cincinnati Reds | 160 | 568 | 145 | 20 | 81 | 9 | .255 | – | – |
| 1967 | Cincinnati Reds | 108 | 379 | 97 | 2 | 21 | 4 | .256 | – | – |
| 1968 | Cincinnati Reds | 137 | 452 | 106 | 7 | 41 | 2 | .235 | – | – |
| 1969 |  Minnesota Twins | 160 | 578 | 162 | 10 | 70 | 5 | .280 | – | – |
| 1970 | Minnesota Twins | 160 | 588 | 145 | 11 | 65 | 2 | .247 | – | – |
| 1971 | Minnesota Twins | 153 | 554 | 146 | 18 | 75 | 3 | .264 | – | – |
| 1972 |  California Angels | 150 | 551 | 123 | 6 | 42 | 1 | .223 | – | – |
| 1973 |  Cleveland Guardians | 72 | 195 | 42 | – | 12 | 1 | .215 | – | – |
| 1974 |  Texas Rangers | 34 | 92 | 25 | – | 7 | 1 | .272 | – | – |
| 1975 | Texas Rangers | 55 | 102 | 24 | 1 | 5 | – | .235 | – | – |