Miguel
Cervantes
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 215
 
Born: June 12, 1954 in Dominican Republic
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 19 MON FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6 2 2 2
1974 20 MON FL   1 0 0 3 3 3 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6 3 3 3
1975 21 MON FL   2 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 8 8 8 3 3 3
1976 22 HON JL   3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4
1977 23 JAX JL   4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4
1978 24 BIR FL   4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4
1979 25 LV FL $ 300,000 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 8 8 8 4 4 4
1980 26 PHX JL $ 300,000 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 9 9 9 4 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 9 9 9 4 4 4
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 27 PHX JL $ 300,000   10 10 10 7 7 7 11 11 11 20 20 20 10 11 11
1982 28 PHX JL $ 350,000   13 13 13 9 9 9 11 11 11 20 20 20 11 11 11
1983 29 PHX JL $ 1,450,000   12 12 12 9 9 9 12 12 12 20 20 20 11 11 11
1984 30 VAL JL $ 1,450,000   12 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 12 20 20 20 10 10 10
1985 31 VAL JL $ 750,000   11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 19 19 19 10 10 10
1986 32 VAL JL $ 750,000   11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 19 19 19 10 10 10
1987 33 VAL JL $ 750,000   10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 19 19 19 9 10 10
1988 34 WAS JL $ 850,000   11 11 11 10 10 10 12 12 12 19 19 19 10 10 10
1989 35 WAS JL $ 850,000   11 11 11 10 10 10 12 12 12 19 19 19 10 10 10
1990 36 BIR FL $ 700,010   10 10 10 8 8 8 10 10 10 17 17 17 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   10 10 10 7 7 7 10 10 10 17 17 17 9 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,450,000   13 13 13 11 11 11 12 12 12 20 20 20 11 11 11
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 19 A   155 531 70 131 22 0 8 44 18 9 82 123 .247 .347 .333 .681 67.7  
1974 20 A   114 407 58 98 13 0 6 30 22 6 74 72 .241 .358 .317 .675 55.0  
1975 21 A   137 522 98 147 30 1 8 48 42 10 100 89 .282 .397 .389 .786 90.5  
1976 22 AAA   9 27 4 5 3 0 0 3 2 1 3 8 .185 .267 .296 .563 2.1  
    AA   19 53 7 13 2 0 1 4 3 2 13 7 .245 .394 .340 .734 8.4  
    A   99 335 58 92 12 2 4 35 20 9 87 63 .275 .424 .358 .782 60.5  
1977 23 AAA   31 104 19 27 9 0 2 7 14 4 19 16 .260 .374 .404 .778 17.7  
    AA   78 262 44 74 12 3 5 23 25 3 52 47 .282 .401 .408 .810 49.1  
    A   19 65 13 20 4 1 5 20 3 2 13 9 .308 .423 .631 1.054 16.1  
1978 24 AAA   107 244 46 81 10 0 4 20 13 8 63 45 .332 .469 .422 .891 52.0  
1979 25 LV FL 26 78 13 15 3 0 1 3 7 4 10 27 .192 .281 .269 .550 7.0 0.2
    AAA   117 442 74 130 24 2 7 53 27 18 85 76 .294 .408 .405 .813 76.0  
1980 26 PHX JL 58 128 26 22 8 1 0 6 11 2 12 37 .172 .248 .250 .498 8.6 0.0
    AAA   60 194 41 58 10 1 2 10 14 3 41 37 .299 .421 .392 .813 36.1  
1981 27 PHX JL 66 51 16 14 5 0 0 4 15 4 5 15 .275 .339 .373 .712 7.8 1.2
    AAA   11 24 6 4 1 0 0 3 2 0 5 6 .167 .310 .208 .519 2.4  
1982 28 PHX JL 136 465 85 128 22 10 5 39 51 16 61 112 .275 .360 .398 .758 71.1 12.6
    AAA   9 29 7 9 2 1 1 8 1 0 12 7 .310 .512 .552 1.064 8.8  
1983 29 PHX JL 133 377 52 89 16 3 7 30 40 22 55 99 .236 .334 .350 .684 46.3 5.2
1984 30 VAL JL 78 134 16 30 4 0 4 17 5 5 18 37 .224 .314 .343 .657 14.4 1.3
    AAA   43 97 30 28 2 0 7 23 8 2 21 23 .289 .415 .526 .941 22.3  
1985 31 VAL JL 74 93 14 23 5 2 2 10 6 3 15 29 .247 .349 .409 .757 14.2 2.5
1986 32 VAL JL 108 132 34 27 5 0 3 18 13 4 37 39 .205 .379 .311 .689 20.9 3.1
1987 33 VAL JL 101 136 27 40 6 0 5 15 16 4 18 43 .294 .377 .449 .825 25.0 3.6
1988 34 WAS JL 155 510 60 108 30 7 10 39 26 14 58 143 .212 .297 .357 .654 57.5 4.6
1989 35 WAS JL 78 59 14 14 5 2 2 7 5 1 4 17 .237 .286 .492 .777 8.9 1.3
1990 36 AAA   113 339 80 90 13 6 16 66 13 4 70 83 .265 .391 .481 .872 67.1  
11 Years Sim 1013 2163 357 510 109 25 39 188 195 79 293 598 .236 .328 .363 .692 281.6 35.8
9 Years AAA 500 1500 307 432 74 10 39 193 94 40 319 301 .288 .413 .429 .842 284.4  
2 Years AA 97 315 51 87 14 3 6 27 28 5 65 54 .276 .404 .397 .801 57.5  
5 Years A 524 1860 297 488 81 4 31 177 105 36 356 356 .262 .382 .360 .743 289.8  
16 Years Minors 1121 3675 655 1007 169 17 76 397 227 81 740 711 .274 .397 .391 .788 631.7  
162 Game Average 345 57 81 17 3 6 30 31 12 46 95 .236 .328 .363 .692 45.0  
Career Highs 155 510 85 128 30 10 10 39 51 22 61 143 .294 .379 .492 .825 71.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1372 237 334 65 14 29 122 138 60 178 370 .243 .332 .375 .706 182.6
vs LH   791 120 176 44 11 10 66 57 19 115 228 .223 .322 .344 .666 97.3
Home 517 1056 183 245 50 18 22 89 94 32 138 303 .232 .323 .376 .699 139.6
Away 496 1107 174 265 59 7 17 99 101 47 155 295 .239 .333 .351 .684 140.2
RISP   447 0 104 18 5 7 139 0 0 77 118 .233 .343 .342 .686 58.5
Pinch Hitting   288 47 75 17 3 10 38 19 4 45 84 .260 .360 .444 .805 49.3
Close/Late   257 76 67 11 5 6 22 0 0 33 74 .261 .344 .412 .756 37.2
Mar/Apr 161 314 53 79 18 1 7 24 32 15 40 92 .252 .342 .382 .724 42.6
May 183 430 74 102 27 10 5 35 39 15 34 109 .237 .295 .381 .676 49.3
June 178 384 75 92 22 6 7 26 38 12 55 98 .240 .339 .383 .721 54.3
July 159 331 58 89 17 5 9 44 28 13 72 89 .269 .399 .432 .831 61.5
August 169 350 48 66 11 1 9 34 32 10 47 107 .189 .283 .303 .585 35.7
Sep/Oct 157 354 49 82 14 2 2 25 24 14 45 103 .232 .318 .299 .617 36.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1979 25 LV FL CF 22 21 175.0 50 1 1 0 .981 2.62 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    RF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1980 26 PHX JL RF 35 30 248.7 57 3 2 0 .968 2.17 0 0 .000 0 0.5
    LF 8 2 35.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 2 1 8.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 6.75 0 0 .000 0  
1981 27 PHX JL RF 15 10 79.0 20 1 0 0 1.000 2.39 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    CF 5 0 9.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 5 0 8.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.04 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 3.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1982 28 PHX JL CF 85 80 669.0 165 7 2 1 .989 2.31 0 0 .000 0 2.9
    RF 45 43 331.0 92 2 2 0 .979 2.56 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 8 1 30.7 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.88 0 0 .000 0  
1983 29 PHX JL CF 78 70 592.3 165 9 2 2 .989 2.64 0 0 .000 0 1.9
    RF 27 26 208.7 50 3 1 0 .981 2.29 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 8 7 56.0 6 0 1 0 .857 0.96 0 0 .000 0  
1984 30 VAL JL RF 38 37 283.0 80 2 2 0 .976 2.61 0 0 .000 0 0.8
    CF 10 1 23.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.78 0 0 .000 0  
1985 31 VAL JL CF 12 10 85.0 17 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    RF 2 2 17.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.65 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 1 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0  
1986 32 VAL JL RF 14 11 106.0 27 1 0 0 1.000 2.38 0 0 .000 0 0.5
    CF 11 11 92.0 39 0 0 0 1.000 3.82 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 4 0 8.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0  
1987 33 VAL JL CF 14 12 99.3 23 0 1 0 .958 2.08 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    RF 6 6 48.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 2 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1988 34 WAS JL RF 148 148 1185.3 298 10 2 1 .994 2.34 0 0 .000 0 3.0
    CF 7 0 15.0 5 1 0 1 1.000 3.60 0 0 .000 0  
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1989 35 WAS JL SS 6 0 8.3 2 1 0 1 1.000 3.24 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 3 0 5.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.59 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
    2B 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    CF 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 18.00 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 334 314 2521.3 638 22 9 1 .987 2.36 0 0 .000 0 5.0
  CF 247 206 1768.7 476 18 6 4 .988 2.51 0 0 .000 0 5.8
  LF 38 11 155.3 22 0 1 0 .957 1.27 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 7 0 10.3 2 1 0 1 1.000 2.61 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 2 0 4.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 6.75 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  2B 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   629 531 4461.6 1142 41 16 6 .987 2.39 0 0 .000 0 10.9
Career Highs   156 148 1202.3 303 12 4 2 1.000 3.10 0 0 .000 0  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1985 31 VAL JL 6 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 .667 1.167
1986 32 VAL JL 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Career Post-Season Batting 11 9 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 .400 .444 .844
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Triples
1982-9-10
Stolen Bases
1982-7-51
Caught Stealing
1983-7-22
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 44th round, 1033rd overall pick, by Montreal in 1973
Injured on 7/20/1973 with a Bruised Foot, out for 6 days
Injured on 5/28/1974 with a Fractured Hip, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 6/1/1975 with a Bruised Hand, out for 2 days
Traded from Montreal to Honolulu on 7/1/1976 (Going to HON: SS L. Thelen, RF M. Cervantes, CF A. Dicken. Going to MON: SS L. Jeffcoat, RF M. Elliott)
Injured on 6/2/1977 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Honolulu to Buffalo on 7/21/1977 (Going to BUF: P V. Fowler, RF M. Cervantes. Going to HON: 1B M. Masutto, P B. Max, P T. Vogler, P K. Gunner)
Traded from Buffalo to Jacksonville on 7/31/1977 (Going to BUF: LF C. McFee. Going to JAX: RF M. Cervantes)
Traded from Jacksonville to Birmingham on 5/21/1978 (Going to BIR: RF M. Cervantes. Going to JAX: P P. Morris, SS K. Bartholemew)
Traded from Birmingham to Las Vegas on 4/11/1979 (Going to BIR: LF E. Futon, RF B. Veltman. Going to LV: LF M. Cervantes, P D. Magnusson, 3B C. Mauk, P J. Saragosa)
Had first career hit on 6/15/1979, off Michael Mangual (DM)
Injured on 7/4/1979 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 9/21/1979, off Filla Zerndillo (SLC)
Traded from Las Vegas to Phoenix on 2/15/1980 (Going to LV: 3B M. Sandoval. Going to PHX: RF M. Cervantes, RF D. Gilpatrick, P B. Grossman)