Leo Cardenas Stats

Leo Cardenas was born on Saturday, December 17, 1938, in Matanzas, Cuba. Cardenas was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 25, 1960, with the Cincinnati Reds. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Leo Cardenas baseball stats page.

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Leo Cardenas

Leo Cardenas Autograph on a 1975 Topps (#518)

Leo Cardenas Autograph on a 1975 Topps (#518)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Leonardo Lazaro (Alfonso) Cardenas
Nickname:   Chico or Leo or Mr. Automatic
Born On:   12-17-1938
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Matanzas, Cuba
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   163
First Game:   07-25-1960 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-26-1975
Draft:   Not Applicable
Leo Cardenas

Leo Cardenas Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Leo Cardenas

Leo Cardenas Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1960 Reds 48 142 13 33 2 4 1 0 12 6 0 32 5 0 0 1 .232 .264 .324
1961 Reds 74 198 23 61 18 1 5 0 24 15 1 39 1 2 0 5 .308 .353 .485
1962 Reds 153 589 77 173 31 4 10 0 60 39 4 99 10 4 5 17 .294 .341 .411
1963 Reds 158 565 42 133 22 4 7 0 48 23 6 101 8 1 4 13 .235 .270 .326
1964 Reds 163 597 61 150 32 2 9 1 69 41 10 110 6 6 2 10 .251 .299 .357
1965 Reds 156 557 65 160 25 11 11 0 57 60 25 100 4 4 1 17 .287 .355 .431
1966 Reds 160 568 59 145 25 4 20 0 81 45 18 87 6 4 1 19 .255 .309 .419
1967 Reds 108 379 30 97 14 3 2 0 21 34 16 77 2 1 2 8 .256 .320 .325
1968 Reds 137 452 45 106 13 2 7 0 41 36 18 83 6 3 2 16 .235 .292 .319
1969 Twins 160 578 67 162 24 4 10 0 70 66 12 96 8 9 4 19 .280 .353 .388
1970 Twins 160 588 67 145 34 4 11 1 65 42 2 101 13 2 4 11 .247 .300 .374
1971 Twins 153 554 59 146 25 4 18 0 75 51 5 69 7 11 1 16 .264 .321 .421
1972 Angels 150 551 25 123 11 2 6 0 42 35 4 73 13 1 2 15 .223 .272 .283
1973 Indians 72 195 9 42 4 0 0 0 12 13 0 42 4 0 0 5 .215 .264 .236
1974 Rangers 34 92 5 25 3 0 0 0 7 2 1 14 1 0 0 2 .272 .287 .304
1975 Rangers 55 102 15 24 2 0 1 0 5 14 0 12 3 0 0 0 .235 .328 .284
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
16 Years 1,941 6,707 662 1,725 285 49 118 2 689 522 122 1,135 97 48 28 174 .257 .311 .367
Leo Cardenas

Leo Cardenas Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1960 Reds SS 47 - - 213 4.5 204 76 128 9 32 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 -
1961 Reds SS 63 - - 222 3.5 216 83 133 6 21 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1962 Reds SS 149 - - 737 4.9 716 273 443 21 84 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1963 Reds SS 157 - - 710 4.5 690 270 420 20 84 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1964 Reds SS 163 - - 804 4.9 772 336 436 32 87 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 -
1965 Reds SS 155 - - 751 4.8 732 292 440 19 92 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1966 Reds SS 160 - - 740 4.6 725 279 446 15 87 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1967 Reds SS 108 - - 521 4.8 506 190 316 15 57 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1968 Reds SS 136 - - 638 4.7 609 221 388 29 66 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00 -
1969 Twins SS 160 - - 912 5.7 880 310 570 32 126 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 -
1970 Twins SS 160 - - 784 4.9 767 280 487 17 91 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1971 Twins SS 153 - - 722 4.7 711 266 445 11 89 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1972 Angels SS 150 - - 734 4.9 712 241 471 22 82 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1973 Indians 3B 5 - - 18 3.6 16 3 13 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .889 0.00 -
1973 Indians SS 67 - - 250 3.7 241 87 154 9 33 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 -
1974 Rangers 3B 21 - - 52 2.5 52 17 35 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1974 Rangers SS 10 - - 30 3.0 28 9 19 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .933 0.00 -
1975 Rangers 2B 3 - - 3 1.0 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1975 Rangers 3B 43 - - 113 2.6 108 32 76 5 9 n/a n/a n/a .956 0.00 -
1975 Rangers SS 5 - - 12 2.4 12 5 7 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
SS Totals 1,843 0 0 8,780 4.8 8,521 3,218 5,303 259 1,036 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 --
3B Totals 69 0 0 183 2.7 176 52 124 7 14 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 --
2B Totals 3 0 0 3 1.0 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
16 Years 1,919 - 0 8,966 4.7 8,700 3,271 5,429 266 1,050 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 --
Leo Cardenas

Leo Cardenas Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1960 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 142.0 4.4 11.8 - - -
1961 Reds 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 39.6 5.1 8.3 - - -
1962 Reds 2 5 .286 - - n/a 58.9 5.9 9.8 - - -
1963 Reds 3 5 .375 - - n/a 80.7 5.6 11.8 - - -
1964 Reds 4 4 .500 - - n/a 66.3 5.4 8.7 - - -
1965 Reds 1 4 .200 - - n/a 50.6 5.6 9.8 - - -
1966 Reds 9 4 .692 - - n/a 28.4 6.5 7.0 - - -
1967 Reds 4 5 .444 - - n/a 189.5 4.9 18.0 - - -
1968 Reds 2 1 .667 - - n/a 64.6 5.4 11.0 - - -
1969 Twins 5 6 .455 - - n/a 57.8 6.0 8.3 - - -
1970 Twins 2 5 .286 - - n/a 53.5 5.8 9.0 - - -
1971 Twins 3 3 .500 - - n/a 30.8 8.0 7.4 - - -
1972 Angels 1 2 .333 - - n/a 91.8 7.5 13.1 - - -
1973 Indians 1 4 .200 - - 0 0.0 4.6 16.3 - - -
1974 Rangers 1 0 1.000 - - 4 0.0 6.6 13.1 - - -
1975 Rangers 0 0 .000 - - 0 102.0 8.5 20.4 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
16 Years 39 48 .448 - - 4 56.8 5.9 9.7 - - -
Leo Cardenas

Leo Cardenas Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1960 Cincinnati Reds 17 Undetermined - -
1961 Cincinnati Reds 16 Undetermined - Stats
1962 Cincinnati Reds 16 Undetermined - -
1963 Cincinnati Reds 16 Undetermined - -
1964 Cincinnati Reds 16 Undetermined Stats -
1965 Cincinnati Reds 16 Undetermined Stats -
1966 Cincinnati Reds 16 Undetermined Stats -
1967 Cincinnati Reds 16 Undetermined - -
1968 Cincinnati Reds 16 $36,500.00 Stats -
1969 Minnesota Twins 5 $36,500.00 - -
1970 Minnesota Twins 5, 17 Undetermined - -
1971 Minnesota Twins 17 $45,000.00 Stats -
1972 California Angels 17 $50,000.00 - -
1973 Cleveland Indians 4 $46,000.00 - -
1974 Texas Rangers 19 $37,000.00 - -
1975 Texas Rangers 19 Undetermined - -


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