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Cary
Saleem		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: September 8, 1988 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Silver Slugger Award 2013   
Most Valuable Player 2013   
Rookie of the Year 2012   
Gold Glove 2012    2016   
All-Star Selections 2012    2013    2014    2015    2016    2018   
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
2007 18 TEX AL   1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 3 5 6 6 3 1 2
2008 19 TEX AL   2 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 8 7 4 2 3
2009 20 MON NL   3 5 4 3 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 7 8 7 4 3 3
2010 21 MON NL   5 6 6 3 4 4 2 2 2 4 5 4 7 8 7 5 3 4
2011 22 TEX AL   7 8 8 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 9 8 5 4 4
2012 23 TEX AL $ 100,000 7 9 8 4 4 4 2 2 2 8 9 8 8 9 8 7 5 6
2013 24 TEX AL $ 100,000 7 9 8 4 4 4 2 2 2 8 9 8 8 9 9 7 5 6
2014 25 TEX AL $ 100,000 7 9 8 4 4 4 2 2 2 8 9 9 8 9 9 7 5 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings   1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 3 5 6 6 3 1 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 100,000 7 9 8 4 4 4 2 2 2 8 9 9 8 9 9 7 5 6
                                             
  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
2015 26 TEX AL $ 100,000   10 10 10 9 10 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 8 7 7
2016 27 TEX AL $ 4,728,572   10 10 10 9 9 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 8 7 7
2017 28 TEX AL $ 5,228,571   10 10 10 9 9 9 4 5 5 10 10 10 8 7 7
2018 29 TEX AL $ 5,228,571   10 10 10 9 9 9 4 5 4 10 10 10 9 7 8
2019 30 TEX AL $ 14,450,000   10 10 10 9 9 9 4 4 4 9 10 10 8 7 7
2020 31 TEX AL $ 14,450,000   10 10 10 9 9 9 3 4 4 9 10 10 8 7 7
2021 32 TEX AL $ 14,450,000   10 10 9 9 9 9 3 4 4 9 10 10 8 6 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 100,000   10 10 9 9 9 9 3 4 4 9 10 10 8 6 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 14,450,000   10 10 10 9 10 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 9 7 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Player or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2007 18 A   161 600 83 192 32 0 19 79 6 0 108 148 .320 .424 .468 .892 119.5  
2008 19 AA   61 241 26 62 6 0 9 24 1 0 29 73 .257 .337 .394 .731 33.6  
    A   78 276 38 76 13 1 12 34 2 0 58 67 .275 .401 .460 .861 53.6  
2009 20 AAA   137 542 76 149 19 0 24 69 3 0 91 133 .275 .379 .443 .822 95.0  
2010 21 AAA   134 516 88 164 27 0 16 74 1 2 84 106 .318 .413 .463 .877 97.3  
2011 22 AAA   137 512 78 178 26 2 11 56 6 2 94 103 .348 .449 .471 .920 106.5  
2012 23 TEX AL 153 561 96 181 28 0 26 106 0 0 90 117 .323 .412 .512 .923 112.2 19.9
2013 24 TEX AL 155 600 115 203 31 1 39 118 3 0 68 103 .338 .405 .588 .993 129.5 27.1
2014 25 TEX AL 153 583 110 202 24 1 34 116 2 0 86 108 .346 .428 .566 .994 129.8 29.0
2015 26 TEX AL 156 585 108 178 24 1 38 117 0 0 98 97 .304 .401 .544 .945 123.5 26.4
2016 27 TEX AL 157 571 105 192 25 3 31 102 8 0 95 76 .336 .432 .553 .985 125.2 32.1
2017 28 TEX AL 143 529 88 163 21 0 26 86 5 0 82 86 .308 .400 .495 .895 102.2 22.0
2018 29 TEX AL 154 582 91 182 17 0 28 99 5 2 84 109 .313 .399 .486 .885 109.9 24.6
2019 30 TEX AL 157 598 101 180 26 2 36 97 1 3 77 95 .301 .383 .532 .915 116.3 22.1
2020 31 TEX AL 154 556 92 168 18 2 35 84 7 1 92 82 .302 .400 .531 .931 113.8 24.7
2021 32 TEX AL 154 578 110 170 26 0 30 103 2 0 86 115 .294 .384 .495 .879 105.6 17.8
10 Years Sim 1536 5743 1016 1819 240 10 323 1028 33 6 858 988 .317 .404 .531 .935 1168.0 245.7
3 Years AAA 408 1570 242 491 72 2 51 199 10 4 269 342 .313 .414 .459 .873 298.8  
1 Years AA 61 241 26 62 6 0 9 24 1 0 29 73 .257 .337 .394 .731 33.6  
2 Years A 239 876 121 268 45 1 31 113 8 0 166 215 .306 .420 .466 .886 173.1  
6 Years Minors 708 2687 389 821 123 3 91 336 19 4 464 630 .306 .409 .455 .865 505.5  
162 Game Average 605 107 191 25 1 34 108 3 0 90 104 .317 .404 .531 .935 123.2  
Career Highs 157 600 115 203 31 3 39 118 8 3 98 117 .346 .432 .588 .994 129.8  
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   3903 748 1289 175 9 249 744 25 4 650 738 .330 .424 .571 .995 895.2
vs LH   1840 268 530 65 1 74 284 8 2 208 250 .288 .360 .445 .805 295.2
Home 772 2864 518 920 131 7 167 523 21 4 410 479 .321 .405 .547 .952 604.9
Away 764 2879 498 899 109 3 156 505 12 2 448 509 .312 .404 .515 .918 585.5
RISP   1486 0 458 54 1 78 669 0 0 321 259 .308 .422 .503 .926 325.2
Pinch Hitting   54 12 21 1 0 6 22 0 0 14 8 .389 .515 .741 1.255 18.0
Close/Late   607 78 194 26 2 32 105 0 0 120 110 .320 .430 .527 .958 135.0
Mar/Apr 215 809 145 261 46 3 51 154 3 1 113 135 .323 .404 .576 .980 176.2
May 266 1018 183 327 35 2 66 180 6 3 138 178 .321 .401 .554 .955 215.0
June 252 900 178 284 37 1 41 162 4 0 153 163 .316 .413 .496 .909 182.8
July 249 938 163 303 51 0 54 170 4 1 133 174 .323 .403 .550 .953 198.1
August 261 964 158 290 33 2 55 181 7 0 175 166 .301 .409 .510 .920 201.1
Sep/Oct 293 1114 189 354 38 2 56 181 9 1 146 172 .318 .398 .506 .904 217.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2012 23 TEX AL 1B 149 147 1283.3 1319 117 7 132 .995 10.07   3.0
2013 24 TEX AL 1B 151 149 1308.3 1447 104 13 133 .992 10.67   2.3
2014 25 TEX AL 1B 100 95 842.3 883 72 5 87 .995 10.20   2.2
2015 26 TEX AL 1B 152 148 1340.3 1346 112 11 140 .993 9.79   2.7
2016 27 TEX AL 1B 152 149 1319.0 1375 91 7 144 .995 10.00   2.3
    SS 1 1 8.0 2 4 0 1 1.000 6.75   0.1
2017 28 TEX AL 1B 139 132 1182.7 1250 111 12 120 .991 10.36   4.1
2018 29 TEX AL 1B 150 148 1310.0 1359 99 8 126 .995 10.02   1.9
2019 30 TEX AL 1B 150 146 1312.7 1407 107 15 137 .990 10.38   1.3
2020 31 TEX AL 1B 153 148 1296.7 1408 122 7 148 .995 10.62   3.0
2021 32 TEX AL 1B 151 146 1311.3 1327 105 10 129 .993 9.83   2.0
    CF 1 1 10.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.1
  1B 1447 1408 12506.6 13121 1040 95 1296 .993 10.19   25.0
  CF 1 1 10.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.1
  SS 1 1 8.0 2 4 0 1 1.000 6.75   0.1
Career Totals   1449 1410 12524.6 13128 1044 95 1297 .993 10.18   25.1
Career Highs   153 150 1340.3 1447 122 15 148 .995 10.67    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won World Series Most Valuable Player.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2013 24 TEX AL 4 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 .214 .353 .214 .567
2014 25 TEX AL 10 36 7 16 1 0 1 6 0 0 4 4 .444 .512 .556 1.068
2015 26 TEX AL 18 69 11 25 6 0 4 11 0 0 11 13 .362 .450 .623 1.073
2021 32 TEX AL 4 15 2 6 0 0 1 4 1 0 3 0 .400 .500 .600 1.100
Career Post-Season Batting 36 134 20 50 7 0 6 21 1 0 21 21 .373 .462 .560 1.021
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.
Batting Average
2012-3-.323
2013-1-.338
2014-3-.346
2016-3-.336
2018-6-.313
CAR-9-.317
 On-Base Pct
2012-2-.412
2013-2-.405
2014-2-.428
2015-5-.401
2016-1-.432
2017-5-.400
2018-2-.399
2020-5-.400
CAR-9-.404
 Slugging Pct
2012-5-.512
2013-3-.588
2014-5-.566
2015-6-.544
2016-3-.553
CAR-19-.531
 OPS
2012-3-.923
2013-2-.993
2014-3-.994
2015-5-.945
2016-3-.985
2017-8-.895
2018-9-.885
2019-10-.915
2020-10-.931
CAR-10-.935
 XR
2012-2-112.2
2013-2-129.5
2014-2-129.8
2015-2-123.5
2016-2-125.2
2018-7-109.9
2019-9-116.3
2020-8-113.8
2021-10-105.6
CAR-33-1168.0
 Games
2015-10-156
2016-3-157
2019-5-157
Runs
2013-2-115
2014-7-110
2016-8-105
2021-4-110
 Hits
2012-6-181
2013-2-203
2014-5-202
2016-4-192
2018-5-182
2019-6-180
 Total Bases
2012-8-287
2013-2-353
2014-4-330
2015-6-318
2016-8-316
2018-9-283
2019-10-318
 Singles
2012-7-127
2013-3-132
2014-4-143
2016-5-133
2018-2-137
 Homeruns
2012-8-26
2013-2-39
2014-3-34
2015-4-38
2016-7-31
CAR-30-323
 RBIs
2012-4-106
2013-2-118
2014-4-116
2015-6-117
Walks
2012-3-90
2015-4-98
2016-2-95
2017-8-82
2018-6-84
2020-5-92
2021-6-86
CAR-39-858
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 20)
   Gray Ink Test: 118    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 113)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 49    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 54)
 
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  1. Tom Murphy (915)
  2. Jason Giambi (911)
  3. Dennis Hawthorn (886)
  4. Melvin Townsley (880)
  5. Carlos Delgado (866)
  6. Aaron Rowand (860)
  7. Brad Fullmer (860)
  8. Todd Helton (855)
  9. Dernell Stenson (848)
  10. Lance Reid (846)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Texas in 2007
Traded from Texas to Montreal on 2/3/2009 (Going to MON: 1B C. Saleem. Going to TEX: P J. Vazquez, P P. Pulley, 3B A. Leslie, LF C. Frausto)
Injured on 7/2/2010 with a Sprained Wrist, out for one week
Injured on 8/21/2010 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 9/7/2010 with a Inflamed Achilles Tendon, out for one week
Traded from Montreal to Texas on 2/9/2011 (Going to MON: P D. Perez. Going to TEX: 1B C. Saleem, 3B B. Chatmon, P T. Cover, P N. Yokum)
Had first career hit on 4/10/2012, off Thomas Reed (NYA)
Hit first career homerun on 4/11/2012, off Peter Wilson (NYA)
Hit 3 homeruns against New York (A), driving in 5 runs on 4/29/2012
Won Player of the Week award on 7/30/2012, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Won Rookie of the Year in 2012, hitting .323 with 26 HR, 106 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2013, hitting .419 with 5 HR, 21 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/26/2013, hitting .586 with 4 HR, 7 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2013, hitting .424 with 10 HR, 25 RBI
Won Most Valuable Player in 2013, hitting .338 with 39 HR, 118 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/14/2014, hitting .458 with 1 HR, 13 RBI
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Oakland on 10/16/2015
 
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