Best Of The Oakland Athletics: Top 10 Utility Seasons
By Phil Watson
3. Jose Canseco, 1990
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25 | 131 | 563 | 83 | 132 | 14 | 2 | 37 | 101 | 19 | 10 | 72 | 158 | .274 | .371 | .543 | .914 | 159 |
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Generated 2/16/2014.
STARTS: 87 in RF, 41 at DH
GAMES: 88 in RF, 43 at DH
Jose Canseco was an All-Star again in 1990. (This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. Author: Silent Sensei from Santa Cruz, USA)
Canseco made his third All-Star appearance in a row and his fourth overall while splitting time between right field and designated hitter for the A’s, who won their third straight AL pennant. He started in right field in the All-Star Game, making his second start. Canseco got some MVP support, but was not a factor in the race won by teammate Rickey Henderson.
He was second in the American League with a 25.1 Power-Speed number, third with an OPS-plus of 159, ninth with a 5.0 Offensive WAR and 98 Runs Created and ninth among position players with a 5.4 WAR.
Canseco was second in the league with 13.0 at-bats per homer, third with a .543 slugging percentage, 37 home runs and 158 strikeouts and fourth with a .914 OPS and 101 RBI.
He was 2-for-11 with three runs, an RBI, two stolen bases, five walks and five strikeouts in Oakland’s ALCS sweep of Boston and was 1-for-12 with a run, homer, two RBI and two walks as the A’s were swept by the Reds in the World Series.