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	20.7	17.1	10.6	9.9	18.9	1.7
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER

Where Does José Cardenal Rank Among Center Fielders?

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

Hall of Fame Center Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison