Melky Cabrera, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, played 15 seasons (2005–2019) primarily as an outfielder, mostly with the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals. He collected 1,962 hits and 144 home runs with a .285 batting average, ranking 18th in hits among Dominican-born players. He was selected to 1 All-Star game.
- Born
- August 11, 1984 · Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic · 221 major leaguers from Santo Domingo
- Bats / Throws
- B / L
- Teams
- New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians
Batting
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | New York Yankees | 6 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 |
| 2006 | New York Yankees | 130 | 460 | 75 | 129 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 12 | 56 | 59 | .280 |
| 2007 | New York Yankees | 150 | 545 | 66 | 149 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 13 | 43 | 68 | .273 |
| 2008 | New York Yankees | 129 | 414 | 42 | 103 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 58 | .249 |
| 2009 | New York Yankees | 154 | 485 | 66 | 133 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 68 | 10 | 43 | 59 | .274 |
| 2010 | Atlanta Braves | 147 | 458 | 50 | 117 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 7 | 42 | 64 | .255 |
| 2011 | Kansas City Royals | 155 | 658 | 102 | 201 | 44 | 5 | 18 | 87 | 20 | 35 | 94 | .305 |
| 2012 | San Francisco Giants | 113 | 459 | 84 | 159 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 60 | 13 | 36 | 63 | .346 |
| 2013 | Toronto Blue Jays | 88 | 344 | 39 | 96 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 23 | 47 | .279 |
| 2014 | Toronto Blue Jays | 139 | 568 | 81 | 171 | 35 | 3 | 16 | 73 | 6 | 43 | 67 | .301 |
| 2015 | Chicago White Sox | 158 | 629 | 70 | 172 | 36 | 2 | 12 | 77 | 3 | 40 | 88 | .273 |
| 2016 | Chicago White Sox | 151 | 591 | 70 | 175 | 42 | 5 | 14 | 86 | 2 | 47 | 69 | .296 |
| 2017 | Chicago White Sox / Kansas City Royals | 156 | 620 | 78 | 177 | 30 | 2 | 17 | 85 | 1 | 36 | 74 | .285 |
| 2018 | Cleveland Indians | 78 | 250 | 28 | 70 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 20 | 38 | .280 |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 133 | 378 | 43 | 106 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 17 | 41 | .280 |
| Career | 1,887 | 6,878 | 895 | 1,962 | 383 | 45 | 144 | 854 | 101 | 510 | 891 | .285 |