Alex
Cordero
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 220
 
Born: January 4, 1946 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 27 VAL JL $ 1,295,000 3 3 3 7 8 7 0 0 0 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
1974 28 VAL JL $ 1,295,000 3 4 3 7 8 8 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4
1975 29 VAL JL $ 1,295,000 3 4 3 7 8 8 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4
1976 30 VAL JL $ 1,295,000 3 4 4 7 8 8 0 0 0 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
1977 31 DM FL $ 1,000,000 3 4 3 7 8 8 0 0 0 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
1978 32 DM FL $ 1,000,000 3 4 3 7 8 8 0 0 0 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
1979 33 DM FL $ 1,000,000 3 3 3 7 8 8 0 0 0 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
1980 34 DM FL $ 750,000 2 3 3 7 8 7 0 0 0 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 750,000 2 3 3 7 8 7 0 0 0 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,295,000 3 4 4 7 8 8 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 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 35 DM FL     6 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 5 6 6 10 9 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings     6 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 5 6 6 10 9 10
OOTP6 Max Ratings     6 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 5 6 6 10 9 10
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 27 VAL JL 69 85 2 15 6 0 0 10 0 0 7 21 .176 .255 .247 .502 6.1 0.0
1974 28 VAL JL 27 61 4 14 2 1 1 8 0 0 5 11 .230 .284 .344 .628 6.7 1.0
    AAA   53 187 16 47 12 0 1 17 5 1 23 37 .251 .333 .332 .665 22.0  
1975 29 AAA   95 113 10 27 8 0 2 24 0 0 14 22 .239 .323 .363 .686 13.6  
1976 30 VAL JL 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
    AAA   94 112 22 35 9 0 8 30 1 1 19 22 .313 .412 .607 1.019 25.9  
1977 31 HON JL 54 171 13 37 8 0 4 20 0 1 9 49 .216 .254 .333 .587 14.0 0.7
  DM FL 23 20 3 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 .350 .480 .500 .980 4.7 1.3
  TOT   77 191 16 44 11 0 4 20 0 1 14 54 .230 .282 .351 .632 18.7 2.0
    A   15 17 4 5 0 0 2 3 0 0 4 1 .294 .429 .647 1.076 4.6  
1978 32 DM FL 65 202 17 52 20 1 2 29 0 2 9 68 .257 .291 .396 .687 21.6 3.0
1979 33 DM FL 65 170 10 34 10 0 3 15 1 0 7 36 .200 .239 .312 .551 11.7 0.0
1980 34 DM FL 48 132 15 36 12 2 2 16 1 0 6 41 .273 .319 .439 .759 18.7 3.3
1981 35 DM FL 47 122 12 22 6 0 3 21 0 0 8 32 .180 .229 .303 .532 8.3 0.0
8 Years Sim 400 967 76 218 67 4 15 119 2 3 56 266 .225 .272 .350 .622 91.9 9.3
3 Years AAA 242 412 48 109 29 0 11 71 6 2 56 81 .265 .355 .415 .770 61.6  
1 Years A 15 17 4 5 0 0 2 3 0 0 4 1 .294 .429 .647 1.076 4.6  
4 Years Minors 257 429 52 114 29 0 13 74 6 2 60 82 .266 .358 .424 .782 66.2  
162 Game Average 391 30 88 27 1 6 48 0 1 22 107 .225 .272 .350 .622 37.2  
Career Highs 77 202 17 52 20 2 4 29 1 2 14 68 .273 .319 .439 .759 21.6  
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   639 59 152 45 3 10 87 1 3 37 177 .238 .285 .365 .650 62.0
vs LH   328 17 66 22 1 5 32 1 0 19 89 .201 .246 .320 .567 24.6
Home 200 462 30 110 35 2 5 62 1 1 25 120 .238 .280 .355 .635 43.0
Away 200 505 46 108 32 2 10 57 1 2 31 146 .214 .265 .345 .610 43.5
RISP   234 0 59 23 0 2 90 0 0 15 64 .252 .305 .376 .681 24.7
Pinch Hitting   125 11 34 13 0 3 15 0 1 13 31 .272 .350 .448 .798 18.0
Close/Late   153 17 35 11 1 2 19 0 0 12 39 .229 .298 .353 .651 15.1
Mar/Apr 78 188 13 44 11 1 5 30 1 0 13 49 .234 .283 .383 .666 20.4
May 76 192 16 46 15 1 2 31 0 0 12 62 .240 .298 .359 .657 18.8
June 65 159 14 37 11 0 4 19 0 0 9 36 .233 .276 .377 .654 16.0
July 63 183 13 35 9 1 3 21 1 1 5 48 .191 .211 .301 .512 10.2
August 52 118 8 28 14 1 1 10 0 0 12 26 .237 .311 .398 .709 14.0
Sep/Oct 66 127 12 28 7 0 0 8 0 2 5 45 .220 .261 .276 .537 7.1
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
1973 27 VAL JL C 17 11 103.3 75 6 0 0 1.000 7.06 5 2 .400 0 0.6
    3B 1 0 3.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1974 28 VAL JL C 15 12 106.0 68 4 2 0 .973 6.11 13 3 .231 1 0.3
    LF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1976 30 VAL JL C 1 0 8.0 6 1 0 0 1.000 7.88 2 1 .500 0 0.1
1977 31 HON JL C 36 33 365.4 348 19 1 0 .997 9.04 47 11 .234 1 2.6
    3B 1 0 0.9 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  DM FL C 16 14 49.9 47 3 0 0 1.000 9.02 6 2 .333 0 0.2
    3B 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  TOT   C 52 47 415.3 395 22 1 0 .998 9.04 53 13 .245 1 2.8
      3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 .00   0.0
1978 32 DM FL C 58 56 478.3 328 28 3 2 .992 6.70 66 20 .303 3 2.4
1979 33 DM FL C 43 42 370.0 301 35 5 0 .985 8.17 66 26 .394 0 1.3
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1980 34 DM FL C 37 33 273.7 259 12 6 0 .978 8.91 30 10 .333 1 0.2
    RF 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1981 35 DM FL C 35 32 261.3 229 12 1 0 .996 8.30 38 8 .211 0 0.2
    RF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 258 233 2016.0 1661 120 18 2 .990 7.95 273 83 .304 6 7.9
  3B 3 0 5.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 2 0 4.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.08 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  LF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   264 233 2026.6 1663 120 18 2 .990 7.92 273 83 .304 6 7.9
Career Highs   58 56 478.3 395 35 6 2 1.000 9.02 66 26 .500 3  
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
1978 32 DM FL 3 9 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 .222 .300 .556 .856
Career Post-Season Batting 3 9 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 .222 .300 .556 .856
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  5. Lance Houston (970)
  6. Curt McAleavey (966)
  7. Jim Severin (964)
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History
Drafted in 24th round, 566th overall pick, by Valencia in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/5/1973, off Ben Beguine (CAL)
Hit first career homerun on 4/29/1974, off Duke Newton (MRQ)
Signed as a free agent by Honolulu on 2/8/1977 to a 3-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year
Traded from Honolulu to Des Moines on 7/31/1977 (Going to DM: C A. Cordero. Going to HON: P S. Phillips)
Released by Des Moines on 10/9/1981