Positions: Outfielder and Designated Hitter
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
6-4, 240lb (193cm, 108kg)
Born: July 2, 1964 in La Habana, Cuba cu
Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 15th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Carol City HS (Miami Gardens, FL).
High Schools: Carol City HS (Miami Gardens, FL), Coral Park HS (Miami, FL)
Debut: September 2, 1985 (Age 21-062d, 15,092nd in major league history)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: October 6, 2001 (Age 37-096d)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season
Agents: Juan Iglesias • Previously: Bo McKinnis, Dennis Gilbert, Jeff Borris
Full Name: Jose Canseco
Nicknames: The Chemist
Twitter: @JoseCanseco
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Relatives: Brother of Ozzie Canseco
Postseason Batting
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | WPA | cWPA | SRC | OSWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 23 | OAK | AL | ALCS | BOS | W | 4 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .313 | .353 | .938 | 1.290 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 | 1.0% | ||
| 1988 | 23 | OAK | AL | WS | LAD | L | 5 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .053 | .182 | .211 | .392 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 3.7% | ||
| 1989 | 24 | OAK | AL | ALCS | TOR | W | 5 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | .294 | .400 | .471 | .871 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 1.5% | ||
| 1989 | 24 | OAK | AL | WS | SFG | W | 4 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .357 | .500 | .571 | 1.071 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 2.7% | ||
| 1990 | 25 | OAK | AL | ALCS | BOS | W | 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .182 | .412 | .182 | .594 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.34 | 5.7% | 1.517 | 0.169 |
| 1990 | 25 | OAK | AL | WS | CIN | L | 4 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .083 | .214 | .333 | .548 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.19 | -4.9% | 1.100 | 0.000 |
| 1995 | 30 | BOS | AL | ALDS | CLE | L | 3 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .133 | .000 | .133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.59 | -5.3% | ||
| 2000 | 35 | NYY | AL | ALDS | OAK | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 35 | NYY | AL | ALCS | SEA | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 35 | NYY | AL | WS | NYM | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.05 | -1.9% | 0.000 | 0.000 |