Rick Cerone was a catcher in MLB. Across 1329 career games, with a .245 batting average and 59 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | CLE | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .333 | .641 |
| 1976 | CLE | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
| 1977 | TOR | 31 | 100 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 12 | .200 | .245 | .270 | .515 |
| 1978 | TOR | 88 | 282 | 25 | 63 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 23 | 32 | .223 | .284 | .298 | .582 |
| 1979 | TOR | 136 | 469 | 47 | 112 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 37 | 40 | .239 | .294 | .358 | .652 |
| 1980 | NYY | 147 | 519 | 70 | 144 | 30 | 4 | 14 | 85 | 1 | 32 | 56 | .277 | .321 | .432 | .753 |
| 1981 | NYY | 71 | 234 | 23 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 24 | .244 | .276 | .342 | .618 |
| 1982 | NYY | 89 | 300 | 29 | 68 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 27 | .227 | .271 | .310 | .581 |
| 1983 | NYY | 80 | 246 | 18 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 29 | .220 | .267 | .272 | .540 |
| 1984 | NYY | 38 | 120 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 15 | .208 | .269 | .283 | .553 |
| 1985 | ATL | 96 | 282 | 15 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 29 | 25 | .216 | .288 | .280 | .568 |
| 1986 | ML4 | 68 | 216 | 22 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 28 | .259 | .304 | .380 | .683 |
| 1987 | NYY | 113 | 284 | 28 | 69 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 30 | 46 | .243 | .320 | .335 | .654 |
| 1988 | BOS | 84 | 264 | 31 | 71 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 20 | 32 | .269 | .326 | .360 | .686 |
| 1989 | BOS | 102 | 296 | 28 | 72 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 34 | 40 | .243 | .320 | .345 | .665 |
| 1990 | NYY | 49 | 139 | 12 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .302 | .324 | .388 | .713 |
| 1991 | NYM | 90 | 227 | 18 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 30 | 24 | .273 | .360 | .357 | .717 |
| 1992 | MON | 33 | 63 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .270 | .313 | .381 | .694 |
| Career Totals | — | 1329 | 4069 | 393 | 998 | 190 | 15 | 59 | 436 | 6 | 320 | 450 | .245 | .301 | .343 | .644 |
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| Career Totals | — | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1985 | $625,000 |
| 1986 | $675,000 |
| 1987 | $250,000 |
| 1988 | $300,000 |
| 1989 | $490,000 |
| 1990 | $600,000 |
| 1991 | $100,000 |
| 1992 | $230,000 |
Career Total: $3,270,000 (8 seasons)
Average: $408,750
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.