Jose Abreu

First Base

2014—2022

Player LeveL

Star

Top 100 Rank

First Base RANK

Player Detail

Jose Dariel

GIVEN NAME

Abreu

SURNAME

January 29, 1987, in Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, Cuba

BORN

STILL LIVING

DIED

2014—2022

Playing Career

Played from 27-32

PLAYING AGE

Chicago White Sox

Teams Played For

First Base

PRIMARY POSITION

Cleveland Indians

PRIMARY TEAM

NONE

World Series titles

Oso, Yogi, Mal Tiempo

NICKNAME

79 UNIFORM NUMBER

#4 IN LINEUP

BATTING ORDER

6-3 / 255

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

Right / Right

BATTED / THREW

March 31, 2014

Major League Debut

STILL PLAYING

FINAL GAME

WHO IS Jose Abreu?

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.

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60

HITTING

70

POWER

50

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

60

THROWING

20 = NOT MLB CALIBER

30 = WELL BELOW AVG

40 = Below Average

50 = MLB AVERAGE

60 = ABOVE AVG

70 = EXCELLENT

80 = RARE, ELITE

After defecting from Cuba to sign with the White Sox in 2014, José set a record for most home runs by a rookie in April with 10.

Career Stats

GAMES	HITS	HR	RBI	AVG
961	1114	196	671	.294

3 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:

First Base:

Second Base:

Shortstop:

Third Base:

Left Field:

Center Field:

Right Field:

Pitcher:

pitcher:

manager:

Yasmani Grandal

Adam Dunn

Gordon Beckham

Tim Anderson

Yoán Moncada

Melky Cabrera

Eloy Jimenez

Adam Eaton

Chris Sale

Jose Quintana

Robin Ventura

BEST SEASON

2014 White Sox

27 Years Old

.317

AVG

HR

107

RBI

RUNS

.383

OBP

176

HITS

2B

3B

.581

SLG

BB

SB

5.8

WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG	OBP	SLG
.294	.353	.518

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS	LG OPS	COMP
.871	.759	114.0

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS	JAWS BY HOFER
23.7	52.3

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

One Degree Of Separation

Jose Ramirez

Defeated to win MVP Award

Contemporaries

Eric Hosmer

Carlos Santana

Justin Smoak

Jose Abreu Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

	AB	H	R	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	TB	TRB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Abreu	545	159	74	33	2	27	94	38	119	2	280	209	.294	.353	.518	871
AVG 1B	534	134	70	27	1	23		55	134	3	232	195	.250	.325	.435	.759

Jose Abreu Rankings

AT First Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG	HALL OF STATS	BASEBALL SCHOLAR	JAWS	BILL JAMES
26	99	54	98	NR

Updated THRU 2021

UPDATED THRU 2021

Updated THRU 2021

UPDATED THRU 2020

AT First Base BY VALUE

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK
81	68	55	75

CAREER WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

Jose Abreu PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER	WAR7	WAR5C	WAR3	WAR PER SN
23.7	23.7	20.9	14.3	3.99
62.1	42.4	30.7	21.0	5.09

BLUE = Jose Abreu

GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER	WIN SHARES 7	WIN SHARES 5C	WIN SHARES 3	WS PER SN
132.9	132.9	UNK	78.8	22.4
348.1	202.5	145.2	97.0	26.5

BLUE = Jose Abreu

GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMANT

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

WAR7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

WAR5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

WAR3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

WAR PER SN

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

WIN SHARES

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

WS7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

WS5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

WS3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

WS PER SN

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).