Jose Abreu

#25 RANKED AT POSITION

2014—2024

First Base

BORN

January 29, 1987, in Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, Cuba

BATS / THROWS

Right / Right

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

6-3 / 255

PRIMARY TEAM

Cleveland Indians

.283

BATTING AVERAGE

1446

GAMES

30.3 WAR

.345

ON-BASE PCT

769 RUNS

27.5 WAR7

.488

SLUGGING

1587

HITS

15.0 WAR3

.833

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

263 HOME RUNS

3.4 WAR PER SEASON

When Abreu defected to the United States from Cuba in 2013 (via Haiti), he ate the fake Haitian passport he was using while he was on the airplane and approaching Miami. He joined a long tradition of fine Cuban ballplayers to wear a White Sox uniform, including Minnie Minoso and Alexei Ramirez.

3 -TIME
ALL-STAR

Compared to Hall of Fame First Basemen

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Abreu	30.3	27.5	19.3	15.0	28.9	3.4
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	61.0	42.1	30.8	21.0	51.6	4.7

Hall of Fame First Basemen Chart Comparison

Where Does Jose Abreu Rank

Among First Basemen?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
25	77	61	68	65	74
EGG RANKING	WAR	WAR7	WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE	WAR3	JAWS