Melky Cabrera
2005–2019 · bats B / throws L · Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals, NLS, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants
1,887G
.285AVG
.334OBP
.417SLG
1,962H
144HR
854RBI
101SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,887 | 7,527 | 6,878 | 895 | 1,962 | 383 | 45 | 144 | 854 | 510 | 891 | 101 | 37 | 27 | 64 | 2,867 | .285 | .334 | .417 | .751 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 2007-07-25 to 2007-08-13
30longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 5 walks | 2014-08-10 | 1 in 36,651 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 2007-07-07 | 1 in 934 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 2009-08-02 | 1 in 693 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 941 | 3670 | 939 | 64 | 443 | 254 | 420 | .281 | .325 | .400 |
| Away | 946 | 3857 | 1023 | 80 | 411 | 256 | 471 | .289 | .332 | .432 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 4 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .375 | .412 | .375 |
| April | 278 | 1135 | 288 | 23 | 98 | 81 | 145 | .277 | .325 | .400 |
| May | 351 | 1405 | 370 | 26 | 187 | 94 | 158 | .289 | .330 | .415 |
| June | 335 | 1376 | 339 | 24 | 144 | 98 | 161 | .272 | .318 | .390 |
| July | 320 | 1287 | 398 | 32 | 144 | 77 | 157 | .334 | .369 | .503 |
| August | 325 | 1272 | 307 | 27 | 152 | 90 | 141 | .265 | .312 | .412 |
| September | 264 | 999 | 248 | 12 | 126 | 67 | 123 | .272 | .315 | .378 |
| October | 10 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .176 | .222 | .235 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 123 | 500 | 141 | 12 | 67 | 35 | 76 | .313 | .352 | .475 |
| baltimore-orioles | 121 | 486 | 121 | 7 | 60 | 39 | 49 | .281 | .329 | .411 |
| tampa-bay-rays | 121 | 468 | 113 | 4 | 44 | 30 | 66 | .265 | .306 | .347 |
| detroit-tigers | 116 | 489 | 136 | 9 | 66 | 34 | 54 | .306 | .348 | .449 |
| cleveland-guardians | 115 | 477 | 123 | 14 | 53 | 31 | 51 | .278 | .323 | .432 |
| minnesota-twins | 113 | 460 | 126 | 5 | 50 | 23 | 49 | .294 | .324 | .368 |
| kansas-city-royals | 99 | 410 | 105 | 7 | 49 | 33 | 41 | .285 | .337 | .416 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 87 | 337 | 87 | 7 | 40 | 22 | 43 | .283 | .323 | .407 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 |  New York Yankees | 6 | 19 | 4 | – | – | – | .211 | – | – |
| 2006 | New York Yankees | 130 | 460 | 129 | 7 | 50 | 12 | .280 | – | – |
| 2007 | New York Yankees | 150 | 545 | 149 | 8 | 73 | 13 | .273 | – | – |
| 2008 | New York Yankees | 129 | 414 | 103 | 8 | 37 | 9 | .249 | – | – |
| 2009 | New York Yankees | 154 | 485 | 133 | 13 | 68 | 10 | .274 | – | – |
| 2010 |  Atlanta Braves | 147 | 458 | 117 | 4 | 42 | 7 | .255 | – | – |
| 2011 |  Kansas City Royals | 155 | 658 | 201 | 18 | 87 | 20 | .305 | – | – |
| 2012 |  San Francisco Giants | 113 | 459 | 159 | 11 | 60 | 13 | .346 | – | – |
| 2013 |  Toronto Blue Jays | 88 | 344 | 96 | 3 | 30 | 2 | .279 | – | – |
| 2014 | Toronto Blue Jays | 139 | 568 | 171 | 16 | 73 | 6 | .301 | – | – |
| 2015 |  Chicago White Sox | 158 | 629 | 172 | 12 | 77 | 3 | .273 | – | – |
| 2016 | Chicago White Sox | 151 | 591 | 175 | 14 | 86 | 2 | .296 | – | – |
| 2017 | Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals | 156 | 620 | 177 | 17 | 85 | 1 | .285 | – | – |
| 2018 |  Cleveland Guardians | 78 | 250 | 70 | 6 | 39 | 1 | .280 | – | – |
| 2019 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 133 | 378 | 106 | 7 | 47 | 2 | .280 | – | – |