Fallback batter

José Cardenal

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100
1963—1980
Center Field
BORN
October 7, 1943, in Matanzas, , Cuba
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-10 / 150
PRIMARY TEAM
Chicago Cubs
.275
BATTING AVERAGE
2017
GAMES
20.7
WAR
.333
ON-BASE PCT
936
RUNS
17.1
WAR7
.395
SLUGGING
1913
HITS
9.9
WAR3
.728
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
138
HOME RUNS
1.7
WAR PER SEASON
A second cousin to Bert Campaneris, Cardenal was from baseball-crazy Matanzas, where scouts flocked to watch him as a teenager. He was short, pigeon-toed, and bony: only about 145 pounds when he accepted the promise of a professional contract and a $200 signing bonus from the San Francisco Giants in 1960. Cardenal took a boat out of Cuba just after the revolution when he was only 16 years old. He spent part of his bonus money to buy his first new pair of shoes.

Compared to Hall of Fame Center Fielders

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Cardenal
CAREER
20.7
LONG PEAK
17.1
PRIME
10.6
SHORT PEAK
9.9
JAWS
18.9
WAR PER
1.7
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
LONG PEAK
PRIME
SHORT PEAK
JAWS
WAR PER

Where Does José Cardenal Rank Among Center Fielders?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
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NR
CAREER
NR
LONG PEAK
NR
PRIME
NR
SHORT PEAK
NR
JAWS
NR
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CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Center Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Cardenal
Average HOF Center Field
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.020.717.110.69.918.91.774.645.733.522.860.25.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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