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Jose Canseco Jose Canseco
Full name: Jose (Capas) Canseco
Born: July 2, 1964, Havana, Cuba
First Game: September 2, 1985; Final Game: October 6, 2001
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 3" Weight: 195
Brother of Ozzie Canseco
AL MVP (1988)
AL Rookie of the Year (1986)
TSN AL Player of the Year (1988)
TSN AL Rookie Player of the Year (1986)
TSN AL Comeback Player of the Year (1994)
Minor League Player of the Year (1985)
OF on TSN AL All-Star Team (1988 and 1990 to 1991)
DH on TSN AL All-Star Team (1998)
AL Silver Slugger as OF (1988 and 1990 to 1991)
AL Silver Slugger as DH (1998)
BA Minor League Player of the Year (1985)
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Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1985 OAK A Daily Splits   29    96   16   29   3   0   5   13    4   0   31   0   0   0   0   1   1    1   1  .302  .330  .490   0.3 1985 OAK A
1986 OAK A Daily Splits  157   600   85  144  29   1  33  117   65   1  175   8   0   9   0   8  12   15   7  .240  .318  .457   0.1 1986 OAK A
1987 OAK A Daily Splits  159   630   81  162  35   3  31  113   50   2  157   2   0   9   0   4  16   15   3  .257  .310  .470   1.0 1987 OAK A
1988 OAK A Daily Splits  158   610  120  187  34   0  42  124   78  10  128  10   1   6   0   9  15   40  16  .307  .391  .569   6.0 1988 OAK A
1989 OAK A Daily Splits   65   227   40   61   9   1  17   57   23   4   69   2   0   6   0   2   4    6   3  .269  .333  .542   1.4 1989 OAK A
1990 OAK A Daily Splits  131   481   83  132  14   2  37  101   72   8  158   5   0   5   0   7   9   19  10  .274  .371  .543   3.6 1990 OAK A
1991 OAK A Daily Splits  154   572  115  152  32   1  44  122   78   7  152   9   0   6   0   7  16   26   6  .266  .359  .556   3.8 1991 OAK A
1992 OAK A Daily Splits   97   366   66   90  11   0  22   72   48   1  104   3   0   4   0   5  15    5   7  .246  .335  .456   0.9 1992 OAK A
1992 TEX A Daily Splits   22    73    8   17   4   0   4   15   15   1   24   3   0   0   0   0   1    1   0  .233  .385  .452   0.5 1992 TEX A
1992 TOT A               119   439   74  107  15   0  26   87   63   2  128   6   0   4   0   5  16    6   7  .244  .344  .456   1.4 1992 TOT A
1993 TEX A Daily Splits   60   231   30   59  14   1  10   46   16   2   62   3   0   3   0   5   6    6   6  .255  .308  .455  -0.3 1993 TEX A
1994 TEX A Daily Splits  111   429   88  121  19   2  31   90   69   8  114   5   0   2   0   7  20   15   8  .282  .386  .552   1.8 1994 TEX A
1995 BOS A Daily Splits  102   396   64  121  25   1  24   81   42   4   93   7   0   5   0   4   9    4   0  .306  .378  .556   1.5 1995 BOS A
1996 BOS A Daily Splits   96   360   68  104  22   1  28   82   63   3   82   6   0   3   0   2   7    3   1  .289  .400  .589   1.8 1996 BOS A
1997 OAK A Daily Splits  108   388   56   91  19   0  23   74   51   1  122   3   0   4   0   3  15    8   2  .235  .325  .461  -0.5 1997 OAK A
1998 TOR A Daily Splits  151   583   98  138  26   0  46  107   65   5  159   6   0   4   0   7   7   29  17  .237  .318  .518   0.0 1998 TOR A
1999 TB  A Daily Splits  113   430   75  120  18   1  34   95   58   3  135   7   0   7   0   3  14    3   0  .279  .369  .563   1.4 1999 TB  A
2000 TB  A Daily Splits   61   218   31   56  15   0   9   30   41   1   65   4   0   1   0   3   5    2   0  .257  .383  .450   0.2 2000 TB  A
2000 NY  A Daily Splits   37   111   16   27   3   0   6   19   23   1   37   0   0   3   0   0   2    0   0  .243  .365  .432  -0.1 2000 NY  A
2000 TOT A                98   329   47   83  18   0  15   49   64   2  102   4   0   4   0   3   7    2   0  .252  .377  .444   0.1 2000 TOT A
2001 CHI A Daily Splits   76   256   46   66   8   0  16   49   45   1   75   1   0   4   0   1   4    2   1  .258  .366  .477   0.3 2001 CHI A
Total            Splits 1887  7057 1186 1877 340  14 462 1407  906  63 1942  84   1  81   0  78 178  200  88  .266  .353  .515  23.7 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
Division Series Batting RecordDivision Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1995 BOS A Daily Splits    3    13    0    0   0   0   0    0    2   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .133  .000 1995 BOS A
League Championship Series Batting RecordLeague Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1988 OAK A Daily Splits    4    16    4    5   1   0   3    4    1   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   1    1   1  .313  .353  .938 1988 OAK A
1989 OAK A Daily Splits    5    17    1    5   0   0   1    3    3   0    7   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   2  .294  .400  .471 1989 OAK A
1990 OAK A Daily Splits    4    11    3    2   0   0   0    1    5   0    5   0   0   1   0   1   0    2   0  .182  .412  .182 1990 OAK A
Total            Splits   13    44    8   12   1   0   4    8    9   0   14   0   0   1   0   1   1    3   3  .273  .389  .568 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1988 OAK A Daily Splits    5    19    1    1   0   0   1    5    2   0    5   1   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .053  .182  .211 1988 OAK A
1989 OAK A Daily Splits    4    14    5    5   0   0   1    3    4   1    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .357  .500  .571 1989 OAK A
1990 OAK A Daily Splits    4    12    1    1   0   0   1    2    2   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .083  .214  .333 1990 OAK A
2000 NY  A Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 2000 NY  A
Total            Splits   14    46    7    7   0   0   3   10    8   1   12   1   0   0   0   0   1    2   0  .152  .291  .348 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1988 AL    Daily Splits    1     4    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1988 AL   
1990 AL    Daily Splits    1     4    0    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200  .000 1990 AL   
Total            Splits    2     8    0    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .111  .000 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

Pitching RecordPitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
1993 TEX A Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   1   0    1      2     8   0    3    3    3   0    0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27.00  -0.1 1993 TEX A

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1985 OAK A Daily  OF   26   25   20   218.1    56    2    3    1   0                      .951    13    1   16 
1985 OAK A        RF   16   14   10   110      23    0    2    0   0                      .920
1985 OAK A        LF   13   11   10   105.1    32    1    1    1   0                      .971
1985 OAK A        CF    1    0    0     3       0    0    0    0   0                         -
1986 OAK A Daily  OF  155  155  136  1368     319    4   14    1   0                      .958   124    0   46 
1986 OAK A        LF  124  114  105  1022     236    4   10    1   0                      .960
1986 OAK A        RF   46   41   31   346      79    0    4    0   0                      .952
1986 OAK A        DH    1    1    1                                                          -
1987 OAK A Daily  OF  130  128  118  1122.2   263   12    7    3   0                      .975   130    0    0 
1987 OAK A        LF  130  128  118  1122.2   267   12    7    3   0                      .976
1987 OAK A        DH   30   29   29                                                          -
1988 OAK A Daily  OF  144  143  121  1256     304   11    7    3   0                      .978     0    0  144 
1988 OAK A        RF  144  143  121  1256     300   11    7    3   0                      .978
1988 OAK A        DH   13   13   13                                                          -
1989 OAK A Daily  OF   56   55   46   472.2   119    5    3    2   0                      .976     0    0   56 
1989 OAK A        RF   56   55   46   472.2   120    5    3    2   0                      .977
1989 OAK A        DH    5    5    5                                                          -
1990 OAK A Daily  OF   88   87   70   742     182    7    1    2   0                      .995     0    0   88 
1990 OAK A        RF   88   87   70   742     183    5    1    2   0                      .995
1990 OAK A        DH   43   41   40                                                          -
1991 OAK A Daily  OF  131  125  109  1084.1   245    5    9    0   0                      .965     0    0  131 
1991 OAK A        RF  131  125  109  1084.1   245    5    9    0   0                      .965
1991 OAK A        DH   24   23   22                                                          -
1992 OAK A Daily  OF   77   76   67   655.2   163    5    2    3   0                      .988     0    0   77 
1992 OAK A        RF   77   76   67   655.2   163    5    2    3   0                      .988
1992 OAK A        DH   20   20   19                                                          -
1992 TEX A Daily  OF   13   12   10   111      32    0    1    0   0                      .970     0    0   13 
1992 TEX A        RF   13   12   10   111      32    0    1    0   0                      .970
1992 TEX A        DH    8    8    8                                                          -
1992 TOT A        RF   90   88   77   766.2   195    5    3    3   0                      .985
1992 TOT A        DH   28   28   27                                                          -
1992 TOT A        OF   90   88   77   766.2   195    5    3    3   0                      .985     0    0   90 
1993 TEX A Daily  OF   49   48   45   427.2    94    4    3    2   0                      .970     0    0   49 
1993 TEX A        RF   49   48   45   427.2    96    4    3    2   0                      .971
1993 TEX A        DH    9    9    9                                                          -
1993 TEX A         P    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1994 TEX A Daily  DH  111  111  111                                                          -
1995 BOS A Daily  DH  101  101   96                                                          -
1995 BOS A        RF    1    1    0     7       1    0    0    0   0                     1.000
1995 BOS A        OF    1    1    0     7       1    0    0    0   0                     1.000     0    0    1 
1996 BOS A Daily  DH   84   81   79                                                          -
1996 BOS A        OF   11   10    5    92.2    17    1    0    0   0                     1.000    10    0    2 
1996 BOS A        LF   10    9    4    79.1    13    1    0    0   0                     1.000
1996 BOS A        RF    2    1    1    13.1     4    0    0    0   0                     1.000
1997 OAK A Daily  DH   60   60   57                                                          -
1997 OAK A        OF   44   44   32   361      74    2    5    0   0                      .938    19    0   27 
1997 OAK A        RF   27   27   19   217.2    50    1    5    0   0                      .911
1997 OAK A        LF   19   17   13   143.1    25    1    0    0   0                     1.000
1998 TOR A Daily  DH   78   78   76                                                          -
1998 TOR A        OF   73   73   28   551.2   117    4    5    2   0                      .960    50    0   26 
1998 TOR A        LF   50   47   17   360.1    82    3    4    2   0                      .955
1998 TOR A        RF   26   26   11   191.1    35    1    1    0   0                      .973
1999 TB  A Daily  DH  106  106  103                                                          -
1999 TB  A        LF    6    6    3    41.1     7    1    0    0   0                     1.000
1999 TB  A        OF    6    6    3    41.1     7    1    0    0   0                     1.000     6    0    0 
2000 TB  A Daily  DH   60   59   57                                                          -
2000 NY  A Daily  DH   26   26   21                                                          -
2000 NY  A        OF    5    5    2    33       9    0    2    0   0                      .818     4    0    1 
2000 NY  A        LF    4    4    2    27       6    0    0    0   0                     1.000
2000 NY  A        RF    1    1    0     6       3    0    2    0   0                      .600
2000 TOT A        DH   86   85   78                                                          -
2001 CHI A Daily  DH   68   68   68                                                          -
2001 CHI A        RF    2    2    0    13       1    0    0    0   0                     1.000
2001 CHI A        OF    2    2    0    13       1    0    0    0   0                     1.000     0    0    2 
Total             OF 1011  995  812  8558    2003   63   62   19   0                      .971   356    1  679 
Total             DH  847  839  814                                                          -
Total             RF  679  659  540  5653.2  1335   37   40   12   0                      .972
Total             LF  356  336  272  2901.1   668   23   22    7   0                      .969
Total             CF    1    0    0     3       0    0    0    0   0                         -
Total              P    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
Division Series Fielding RecordDivision Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1995 BOS A Daily  DH    2    2    2                                      -
1995 BOS A        RF    1    1    1     9       4    0    0    0   0 1.000
1995 BOS A        OF    1    1    1     9       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    1 
League Championship Series Fielding RecordLeague Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1988 OAK A Daily  OF    4    4    4    36       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    4 
1988 OAK A        RF    4    4    4    36       5    0    0    0   0 1.000
1989 OAK A Daily  OF    5    4    4    38       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    5 
1989 OAK A        RF    5    4    4    38       6    1    1    0   0  .875
1990 OAK A Daily  OF    4    4    3    32       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    4 
1990 OAK A        RF    4    4    3    32      14    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total             OF   13   12   11   106       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0   13 
Total             RF   13   12   11   106      25    1    1    0   0  .963
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1988 OAK A Daily  OF    5    5    5    43.2     0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    5 
1988 OAK A        RF    5    5    5    43.2     8    0    0    0   0 1.000
1989 OAK A Daily  OF    4    4    3    34       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    4 
1989 OAK A        RF    4    4    3    34       6    0    0    0   0 1.000
1990 OAK A Daily  OF    3    3    3    26.1     0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    3 
1990 OAK A        RF    3    3    3    26.1     4    0    0    0   0 1.000
1990 OAK A        DH    1    0    0                                      -
Total             OF   12   12   11   104       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0   12 
Total             RF   12   12   11   104      18    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total             DH    1    0    0                                      -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1988 AL    Daily  OF    1    1    0     9       0    0    0    0   0     -     1    0    1 
1988 AL           RF    1    0    0     4       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
1988 AL           LF    1    1    0     5       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1990 AL    Daily  OF    1    1    1     9       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    1 
1990 AL           RF    1    1    1     9       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total             OF    2    2    1    18       0    0    0    0   0     -     1    0    2 
Total             RF    2    1    1    13       3    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total             LF    1    1    0     5       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

TransactionsTransactions
Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 15th round of the free-agent draft (June 7,
1982).

Traded by Oakland Athletics to Texas Rangers in exchange for Ruben Sierra, Jeff
Russell, Bobby Witt and cash (August 31, 1992).

Traded by Texas Rangers to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Otis Nixon and Luis Ortiz
(December 9, 1994).

Granted free agency (October 30, 1995).

Signed by Boston Red Sox (December 6, 1995).

Traded by Boston Red Sox to Oakland Athletics in exchange for John Wasdin and cash
(January 27, 1997).

Granted free agency (October 31, 1997).

Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (February 4, 1998).

Granted free agency (October 22, 1998).

Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (December 11, 1998).

Claimed on waivers by New York Yankees from Tampa Bay Devil Rays (August 7, 2000).

Granted free agency (November 10, 2000).

Signed by Anaheim Angels (January 16, 2001).

Released by Anaheim Angels (March 28, 2001).

Signed by Chicago White Sox (June 20, 2001).

Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).


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