Miguel Cabrera, winner of the last two American League MVP awards, has had a slow start to the 2014 season.

Cabrera is hitting .206/.275/.333 with one home run, seven RBIs and 15 strikeouts in 69 plate appearances.

A career .320/.398/.565 hitter, the 31-year-old has never hit lower than .292 with a .349 on-base percentage in a full season. He signed a $292 contract extension with the Detroit Tigers this spring that runs through the 2023 season.

While Cabrera has plenty of time to rebound from his slow start, he is in new territory. Take a look at Cabrera's slash line every season through 16 games.

2004: .328/.414/.656

2005: .323/.371/.500

2006: .317/.406/.567

2007: .327/.424/.673

2008: .283/.348/.500

2009: .410/.471/.639

2010: .365/.452/.667

2011: .304/.429/.643

2012: .290/.357/.500

2013: .348/.416/.493

2014: .206/.275/.333

As you'll see, Cabrera has hit under .300 just twice through 16 games in his Hall of Fame career. Each of those seasons he was hitting at least .283 with a .500 slugging percentage.

Looking at more advanced numbers, Cabrera's 21.7% strikeout percentage jumps off the screen. The figure represents the highest mark of his career over a full season -- his SO% was 24.3 in his rookie year (2003, 346 PAs). As you might expect, his walk percentage is lower than we've come to expect. At 8.7%, it marks the second-lowest rate of his career. Over the 2008 season, Cabrera walked in just 8.2% of his plate appearances.

Most alarmingly, Cabrera has suffered from a severe power outage early this season. His slugging percentage (.333) more closely resembles his career batting average than anything else. He is averaging a home run every 63 at-bats, which is nearly triple the lowest rate of his career and five times his career-best 12.6 AB/HR in 2013. Only 4.2% of his fly balls have left the park, a staggeringly low mark.

Cabrera will eventually work his way out of what can officially be called a slump, but his numbers are troubling nonetheless.