Cardenas accrued an average at the plate of .257 for his career in addition to 662 runs scored and an OPS of .679. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 7,402 times and came through with a hit 1,725 times. He sat with a career slugging percentage of .367 and he totaled 2,462 bases. In his career, Cardenas hit 118 balls out of the park while knocking in 689 runs. He struck out 1,135 times and took a walk on 522 occasions, contributing to a .311 OBP.
Leo Cardenas Stats
| Year | Team | BA | HR | H | BB | R | RBI | OBP | PA | AB | OPS | OPS+ | 2B | 3B | G | SLG | SB | CS | TB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | .257 | 118 | 1,725 | 522 | 662 | 689 | .311 | 7,402 | 6,707 | .679 | 88 | 285 | 49 | 1,941 | .367 | 39 | 48 | 2,462 | 1,135 | |
| 1975 | TEX | .235 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 5 | .328 | 119 | 102 | .612 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 55 | .284 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 |
| 1974 | TEX | .272 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .287 | 95 | 92 | .592 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 34 | .304 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 14 |
| 1973 | CLE | .215 | 0 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 12 | .264 | 212 | 195 | .500 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 72 | .236 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 42 |
| 1972 | CAL | .223 | 6 | 123 | 35 | 25 | 42 | .272 | 602 | 551 | .555 | 70 | 11 | 2 | 150 | .283 | 1 | 2 | 156 | 73 |
| 1971 | MIN | .264 | 18 | 146 | 51 | 59 | 75 | .321 | 624 | 554 | .741 | 107 | 25 | 4 | 153 | .421 | 3 | 3 | 233 | 69 |
| 1970 | MIN | .247 | 11 | 145 | 42 | 67 | 65 | .300 | 649 | 588 | .674 | 83 | 34 | 4 | 160 | .374 | 2 | 5 | 220 | 101 |
| 1969 | MIN | .280 | 10 | 162 | 66 | 67 | 70 | .353 | 665 | 578 | .741 | 104 | 24 | 4 | 160 | .388 | 5 | 6 | 224 | 96 |
| 1968 | CIN | .235 | 7 | 106 | 36 | 45 | 41 | .292 | 499 | 452 | .611 | 79 | 13 | 2 | 137 | .319 | 2 | 1 | 144 | 83 |
| 1967 | CIN | .256 | 2 | 97 | 34 | 30 | 21 | .320 | 418 | 379 | .644 | 77 | 14 | 3 | 108 | .325 | 4 | 5 | 123 | 77 |
| 1966 | CIN | .255 | 20 | 145 | 45 | 59 | 81 | .309 | 624 | 568 | .728 | 93 | 25 | 4 | 160 | .419 | 9 | 4 | 238 | 87 |
| 1965 | CIN | .287 | 11 | 160 | 60 | 65 | 57 | .355 | 626 | 557 | .786 | 115 | 25 | 11 | 156 | .431 | 1 | 4 | 240 | 100 |
| 1964 | CIN | .251 | 9 | 150 | 41 | 61 | 69 | .299 | 652 | 597 | .656 | 82 | 32 | 2 | 163 | .357 | 4 | 4 | 213 | 110 |
| 1963 | CIN | .235 | 7 | 133 | 23 | 42 | 48 | .270 | 601 | 565 | .595 | 69 | 22 | 4 | 158 | .326 | 3 | 5 | 184 | 101 |
| 1962 | CIN | .294 | 10 | 173 | 39 | 77 | 60 | .341 | 647 | 589 | .752 | 98 | 31 | 4 | 153 | .411 | 2 | 5 | 242 | 99 |
| 1961 | CIN | .308 | 5 | 61 | 15 | 23 | 24 | .353 | 216 | 198 | .838 | 119 | 18 | 1 | 74 | .485 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 39 |
| 1960 | CIN | .232 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 13 | 12 | .264 | 153 | 142 | .587 | 59 | 2 | 4 | 48 | .324 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 32 |
1975 Stats for Leo Cardenas
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 55 | 367th |
| Plate Appearances | 119 | 364th |
| At-Bats | 102 | 369th |
| Runs Scored | 15 | 320th |
| Hits | 24 | 361st |
| Doubles | 2 | 404th |
| Triples | 0 | 397th |
| Home Runs | 1 | 314th |
| Runs Batted In | 5 | 417th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 418th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 403rd |
| Walks | 14 | 313th |
| Strikeouts | 12 | 429th |
| Batting Average | .235 | 357th |
| On-Base Percentage | .328 | 245th |
| Slugging Percentage | .284 | 438th |
| OPS | .612 | 388th |
| OPS+ | 76 | 361st |
| Total Bases | 29 | 374th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 550th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 376th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 3 | 211th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 439th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 403rd |
1974 Stats for Leo Cardenas
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 34 | 468th |
| Plate Appearances | 95 | 383rd |
| At-Bats | 92 | 365th |
| Runs Scored | 5 | 422nd |
| Hits | 25 | 341st |
| Doubles | 3 | 348th |
| Triples | 0 | 386th |
| Home Runs | 0 | 440th |
| Runs Batted In | 7 | 377th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 260th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 404th |
| Walks | 2 | 503rd |
| Strikeouts | 14 | 403rd |
| Batting Average | .272 | 171st |
| On-Base Percentage | .287 | 413th |
| Slugging Percentage | .304 | 394th |
| OPS | .592 | 403rd |
| OPS+ | 73 | 388th |
| Total Bases | 28 | 365th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 2 | 354th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 375th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 336th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 439th |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 259th |
1973 Stats for Leo Cardenas
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 72 | 295th |
| Plate Appearances | 212 | 280th |
| At-Bats | 195 | 278th |
| Runs Scored | 9 | 374th |
| Hits | 42 | 283rd |
| Doubles | 4 | 336th |
| Triples | 0 | 403rd |
| Home Runs | 0 | 460th |
| Runs Batted In | 12 | 330th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 240th |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 97th |
| Walks | 13 | 300th |
| Strikeouts | 42 | 198th |
| Batting Average | .215 | 434th |
| On-Base Percentage | .264 | 474th |
| Slugging Percentage | .236 | 516th |
| OPS | .500 | 504th |
| OPS+ | 41 | 503rd |
| Total Bases | 46 | 316th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 5 | 248th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 399th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 4 | 127th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 440th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 406th |
1972 Stats for Leo Cardenas
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 150 | 22nd |
| Plate Appearances | 602 | 47th |
| At-Bats | 551 | 36th |
| Runs Scored | 25 | 209th |
| Hits | 123 | 77th |
| Doubles | 11 | 174th |
| Triples | 2 | 116th |
| Home Runs | 6 | 139th |
| Runs Batted In | 42 | 103rd |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 206th |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 170th |
| Walks | 35 | 130th |
| Strikeouts | 73 | 54th |
| Batting Average | .223 | 377th |
| On-Base Percentage | .272 | 441st |
| Slugging Percentage | .283 | 418th |
| OPS | .555 | 430th |
| OPS+ | 70 | 393rd |
| Total Bases | 156 | 104th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 15 | 28th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 121st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 13 | 12th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1 | 238th |
| Intentional Walks | 4 | 124th |
1971 Stats for Leo Cardenas
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 153 | 34th |
| Plate Appearances | 624 | 44th |
| At-Bats | 554 | 41st |
| Runs Scored | 59 | 87th |
| Hits | 146 | 55th |
| Doubles | 25 | 34th |
| Triples | 4 | 64th |
| Home Runs | 18 | 43rd |
| Runs Batted In | 75 | 38th |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 149th |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 113th |
| Walks | 51 | 74th |
| Strikeouts | 69 | 62nd |
| Batting Average | .264 | 208th |
| On-Base Percentage | .321 | 271st |
| Slugging Percentage | .421 | 131st |
| OPS | .741 | 172nd |
| OPS+ | 107 | 177th |
| Total Bases | 233 | 44th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 16 | 36th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 219th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 7 | 61st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 11 | 4th |
| Intentional Walks | 5 | 87th |
1970 Stats for Leo Cardenas
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 160 | 9th |
| Plate Appearances | 649 | 40th |
| At-Bats | 588 | 31st |
| Runs Scored | 67 | 86th |
| Hits | 145 | 65th |
| Doubles | 34 | 13th |
| Triples | 4 | 70th |
| Home Runs | 11 | 113th |
| Runs Batted In | 65 | 76th |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 189th |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 66th |
| Walks | 42 | 121st |
| Strikeouts | 101 | 26th |
| Batting Average | .247 | 318th |
| On-Base Percentage | .300 | 386th |
| Slugging Percentage | .374 | 258th |
| OPS | .674 | 295th |
| OPS+ | 83 | 294th |
| Total Bases | 220 | 72nd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 11 | 97th |
| Hit By Pitch | 4 | 53rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 13 | 5th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 177th |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 209th |
1969 Stats for Leo Cardenas
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 160 | 9th |
| Plate Appearances | 665 | 28th |
| At-Bats | 578 | 29th |
| Runs Scored | 67 | 78th |
| Hits | 162 | 29th |
| Doubles | 24 | 51st |
| Triples | 4 | 66th |
| Home Runs | 10 | 112th |
| Runs Batted In | 70 | 56th |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 96th |
| Caught Stealing | 6 | 59th |
| Walks | 66 | 35th |
| Strikeouts | 96 | 28th |
| Batting Average | .280 | 143rd |
| On-Base Percentage | .353 | 145th |
| Slugging Percentage | .388 | 192nd |
| OPS | .741 | 166th |
| OPS+ | 104 | 182nd |
| Total Bases | 224 | 52nd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 19 | 9th |
| Hit By Pitch | 4 | 67th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 8 | 31st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 9 | 5th |
| Intentional Walks | 12 | 18th |
1967 Stats for Leo Cardenas
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 108 | 163rd |
| Plate Appearances | 418 | 131st |
| At-Bats | 379 | 130th |
| Runs Scored | 30 | 170th |
| Hits | 97 | 124th |
| Doubles | 14 | 125th |
| Triples | 3 | 89th |
| Home Runs | 2 | 226th |
| Runs Batted In | 21 | 200th |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 98th |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 61st |
| Walks | 34 | 114th |
| Strikeouts | 77 | 62nd |
| Batting Average | .256 | 153rd |
| On-Base Percentage | .320 | 173rd |
| Slugging Percentage | .325 | 270th |
| OPS | .644 | 236th |
| OPS+ | 77 | 287th |
| Total Bases | 123 | 145th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 8 | 106th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 126th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 243rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1 | 213th |
| Intentional Walks | 16 | 12th |
1966 Stats for Leo Cardenas
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 160 | 9th |
| Plate Appearances | 624 | 43rd |
| At-Bats | 568 | 38th |
| Runs Scored | 59 | 78th |
| Hits | 145 | 55th |
| Doubles | 25 | 32nd |
| Triples | 4 | 61st |
| Home Runs | 20 | 38th |
| Runs Batted In | 81 | 26th |
| Stolen Bases | 9 | 42nd |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 78th |
| Walks | 45 | 62nd |
| Strikeouts | 87 | 38th |
| Batting Average | .255 | 183rd |
| On-Base Percentage | .309 | 232nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .419 | 122nd |
| OPS | .728 | 146th |
| OPS+ | 93 | 199th |
| Total Bases | 238 | 39th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 19 | 9th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 181st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 6 | 64th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 61st |
| Intentional Walks | 18 | 1st |
1965 Stats for Leo Cardenas
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 156 | 31st |
| Plate Appearances | 626 | 43rd |
| At-Bats | 557 | 42nd |
| Runs Scored | 65 | 65th |
| Hits | 160 | 31st |
| Doubles | 25 | 30th |
| Triples | 11 | 8th |
| Home Runs | 11 | 91st |
| Runs Batted In | 57 | 68th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 193rd |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 60th |
| Walks | 60 | 36th |
| Strikeouts | 100 | 27th |
| Batting Average | .287 | 79th |
| On-Base Percentage | .355 | 84th |
| Slugging Percentage | .431 | 101st |
| OPS | .786 | 94th |
| OPS+ | 115 | 116th |
| Total Bases | 240 | 41st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 17 | 14th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 182nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 4 | 129th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 51st |
| Intentional Walks | 25 | 1st |
1964 Stats for Leo Cardenas
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 163 | 1st |
| Plate Appearances | 652 | 27th |
| At-Bats | 597 | 25th |
| Runs Scored | 61 | 79th |
| Hits | 150 | 49th |
| Doubles | 32 | 14th |
| Triples | 2 | 132nd |
| Home Runs | 9 | 116th |
| Runs Batted In | 69 | 52nd |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 83rd |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 56th |
| Walks | 41 | 80th |
| Strikeouts | 110 | 14th |
| Batting Average | .251 | 220th |
| On-Base Percentage | .299 | 294th |
| Slugging Percentage | .357 | 224th |
| OPS | .656 | 243rd |
| OPS+ | 82 | 256th |
| Total Bases | 213 | 66th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 10 | 82nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 114th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 6 | 67th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 18th |
| Intentional Walks | 10 | 19th |
1963 Stats for Leo Cardenas
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 158 | 12th |
| Plate Appearances | 601 | 54th |
| At-Bats | 565 | 38th |
| Runs Scored | 42 | 126th |
| Hits | 133 | 65th |
| Doubles | 22 | 49th |
| Triples | 4 | 61st |
| Home Runs | 7 | 135th |
| Runs Batted In | 48 | 91st |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 112th |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 40th |
| Walks | 23 | 178th |
| Strikeouts | 101 | 19th |
| Batting Average | .235 | 280th |
| On-Base Percentage | .270 | 393rd |
| Slugging Percentage | .326 | 299th |
| OPS | .595 | 339th |
| OPS+ | 69 | 340th |
| Total Bases | 184 | 81st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 13 | 39th |
| Hit By Pitch | 4 | 54th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 8 | 32nd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1 | 212th |
| Intentional Walks | 6 | 40th |