Javier Cardona

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: September 15, 1975 in Santurce, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 19th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Jose S. Alegria (Dorado, Puerto Rico) and the Detroit Tigers in the 23rd round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lake Land College (Mattoon, IL).

High Schools: Dorado (Dorado, Puerto Rico), Jose S. Alegria (Dorado, Puerto Rico)

School: Lake Land College (Mattoon, IL)

Debut: May 31, 2000 (Age 24-259d, 17,675th in major league history)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 14, 2002 (Age 26-241d)
vs. MON 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2001 season

Full Name: Javier Peterson Cardona

Pronunciation: \Car-DOAN-a\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

175

.206

RBI

OBP

.228

SLG

.297

OPS

.525

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1994	18	DET-min	A-	19	53	46	6	12	2	0	0	5	0	0	7	9	.261	.358	.304	.663		14	2	0	0	0	0		JAM · NYPL
1995	19	DET-min	A	51	179	165	18	34	8	0	3	19	1	0	13	30	.206	.268	.309	.577		51	5	1	0	0	0		FAY · SALL
1996	20	DET-min	A	97	384	348	42	98	21	0	4	28	1	5	28	53	.282	.336	.376	.712		131	9	2	3	3	1		FAY · SALL
1997	21	DET-min	A+	85	314	284	28	82	15	0	7	38	1	3	25	51	.289	.346	.415	.762		118	8	1	2	2	1		LAK · FLOR
1998	22	DET-min	AA,AAA	93	357	325	43	85	20	1	9	56	0	0	24	61	.262	.314	.412	.727		134	9	2	4	2	2		JCK,TOL · SOUL,IL
1999	23	DET-min	AA	108	477	418	84	129	31	0	26	92	4	2	46	69	.309	.384	.569	.953		238	16	8	0	5	0		JCK · SOUL
2000	24	DET-min	AAA	56	237	218	29	60	10	0	11	43	0	1	15	33	.275	.325	.472	.797		103	7	2	0	2	0		TOL · IL
2000	24	DET	AL	26	42	40	1	7	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	9	.175	.190	.275	.465	19	11	1	1	0	1	0	2/H
2001	25	DET-min	AAA	26	106	98	7	23	2	0	1	10	1	0	8	18	.235	.292	.286	.578		28	1	0	0	0	1		TOL · IL
2001	25	DET	AL	46	102	96	10	25	8	0	1	10	0	1	2	12	.260	.280	.375	.655	76	36	2	1	2	1	0	2/HD
2002	26	SDP-min	AAA	20	67	63	7	18	1	2	1	6	0	0	2	12	.286	.313	.413	.726		26	1	1	0	1	0		POR · PCL
2002	26	SDP	NL	15	42	39	2	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	10	.103	.143	.128	.271	-24	5	1	0	0	1	0	2/H
2003	27	CHC-min	AA	10	36	33	4	5	1	0	1	2	0	1	1	5	.152	.200	.273	.473		9	0	1	1	0	0		WTN · SOUL
2004	28	NYM-min	AA,AAA	47	149	133	8	25	6	0	2	19	0	0	7	21	.188	.243	.278	.521		37	3	4	1	4	0		BNG,NFK · EL,IL
2005	29	CLE-COL-STL-min	AA,AAA	51	186	165	16	44	9	0	6	30	0	0	14	29	.267	.322	.430	.753		71	5	0	6	1	1		AKR,BFL,TUL,MEM · EL,IL,TL,PCL
3 Yrs				87	186	175	13	36	10	0	2	14	0	1	4	31	.206	.228	.297	.525	41	52	4	2	2	3	0
162 Game Avg.				162	346	326	24	67	19	0	4	26	0	2	7	58	.206	.228	.297	.525	41	97	7	4	4	6	0

DET (2 yrs)				72	144	136	11	32	9	0	2	12	0	1	2	21	.235	.254	.346	.599	59	47	3	2	2	2	0
SDP (1 yr)				15	42	39	2	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	10	.103	.143	.128	.271	-24	5	1	0	0	1	0

AL (2 yrs)				72	144	136	11	32	9	0	2	12	0	1	2	21	.235	.254	.346	.599	59	47	3	2	2	2	0
NL (1 yr)				15	42	39	2	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	10	.103	.143	.128	.271	-24	5	1	0	0	1	0

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