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
More career statistics
1,962H
144HR
854RBI
101SB
7Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,887 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Seven Times On Base | 2014-08-10 | 1 in 2,761 games | box score ↗ |
| 74 | Two Homers, Three Strikeouts | 2009-04-22 | 1 in 2,570 games | box score ↗ |
| 71 | Five-Walk Game | 2014-08-10 | 1 in 1,833 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 | – | – |