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StatsCrew.comNelson Cruz
Nelson Ramon Cruz
Born: July 1, 1980
Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Mo D.R.
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2" Weight: 230
Career: September 17, 2005-September 28, 2019
Nelson Cruz compiled a career batting average of .278 with 417 home runs and 1152 RBI in his 1742-game career with the Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins. He began playing during the September 17, 2005 season and last took the field during the September 28, 2019 campaign.
Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
2005 | NL | MIL | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .429 | .400 | .829 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | AL | TEX | 41 | 138 | 130 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 32 | .223 | .261 | .385 | .646 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2007 | AL | TEX | 96 | 332 | 307 | 35 | 72 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 87 | .235 | .287 | .384 | .671 | 118 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2008 | AL | TEX | 31 | 133 | 115 | 19 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 28 | .330 | .421 | .609 | 1.030 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2009 | AL | TEX | 128 | 515 | 462 | 75 | 120 | 21 | 1 | 33 | 76 | 20 | 4 | 49 | 118 | .260 | .332 | .524 | .856 | 242 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
2010 | AL | TEX | 108 | 445 | 399 | 60 | 127 | 31 | 3 | 22 | 78 | 17 | 4 | 38 | 81 | .318 | .374 | .576 | .950 | 230 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
2011 | AL | TEX | 124 | 513 | 475 | 64 | 125 | 28 | 1 | 29 | 87 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 116 | .263 | .312 | .510 | .821 | 242 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
2012 | AL | TEX | 159 | 642 | 585 | 86 | 152 | 45 | 0 | 24 | 90 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 140 | .260 | .319 | .460 | .779 | 269 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
2013 | AL | TEX | 109 | 456 | 413 | 49 | 110 | 18 | 0 | 27 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 109 | .266 | .327 | .506 | .833 | 209 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
2014 | AL | BAL | 159 | 678 | 613 | 87 | 166 | 32 | 2 | 40 | 108 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 140 | .271 | .333 | .525 | .859 | 322 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
2015 | AL | SEA | 152 | 655 | 590 | 90 | 178 | 22 | 1 | 44 | 93 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 164 | .302 | .370 | .566 | .936 | 334 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
2016 | AL | SEA | 155 | 667 | 589 | 96 | 169 | 27 | 1 | 43 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 159 | .287 | .360 | .555 | .915 | 327 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
2017 | AL | SEA | 155 | 645 | 556 | 91 | 160 | 28 | 0 | 39 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 140 | .288 | .375 | .549 | .924 | 305 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
2018 | AL | SEA | 144 | 591 | 519 | 70 | 133 | 18 | 1 | 37 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 122 | .256 | .342 | .509 | .851 | 264 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
2019 | AL | MIN | 120 | 520 | 454 | 81 | 141 | 26 | 0 | 41 | 108 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 131 | .311 | .392 | .639 | 1.031 | 290 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
2020 | AL | MIN | 53 | 214 | 185 | 33 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 58 | .303 | .397 | .595 | .992 | 110 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Totals | 1742 | 7151 | 6397 | 952 | 1777 | 330 | 13 | 417 | 1152 | 76 | 32 | 632 | 1625 | .278 | .347 | .529 | .876 | 3384 | 147 | 73 | 2 | 47 | 66 |
Fielding by Position:
| | Catchers |
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
2005 | NL | MIL | OF | 8 | 1 | 18.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | .50 | | | | | |
2006 | AL | TEX | OF | 39 | 35 | 313.1 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.10 | 1.87 | | | | | |
2007 | AL | TEX | OF | 94 | 79 | 722.1 | 167 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .972 | 2.16 | 1.84 | | | | | |
2008 | AL | TEX | OF | 31 | 31 | 274.0 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .973 | 2.40 | 2.35 | | | | | |
2009 | AL | TEX | OF | 122 | 119 | 1052.2 | 301 | 11 | 4 | 2 | .987 | 2.67 | 2.56 | | | | | |
2010 | AL | TEX | OF | 101 | 101 | 888.0 | 250 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .981 | 2.56 | 2.51 | | | | | |
2011 | AL | TEX | OF | 115 | 114 | 998.2 | 244 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .977 | 2.25 | 2.17 | | | | | |
2012 | AL | TEX | OF | 151 | 148 | 1307.0 | 288 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .987 | 2.05 | 1.97 | | | | | |
2013 | AL | TEX | OF | 102 | 102 | 906.1 | 195 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .985 | 1.95 | 1.92 | | | | | |
2014 | AL | BAL | OF | 70 | 70 | 580.2 | 132 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.08 | 1.91 | | | | | |
2015 | AL | SEA | OF | 80 | 80 | 704.0 | 151 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .975 | 2.01 | 1.96 | | | | | |
2016 | AL | SEA | OF | 48 | 48 | 400.2 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .987 | 1.75 | 1.63 | | | | | |
2017 | AL | SEA | OF | 5 | 5 | 28.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.25 | 1.40 | | | | | |
2018 | AL | SEA | OF | 4 | 4 | 26.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.05 | 1.50 | | | | | |
Totals | | 970 | 937 | 8220.0 | 1962 | 51 | 34 | 11 | .983 | 2.20 | 2.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Series | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
2010 | AL | TEX | ALCS | 6 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .350 | .435 | .800 | 1.235 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2010 | AL | TEX | ALDS1 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .400 | .400 | .950 | 1.350 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | AL | TEX | WS | 5 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .200 | .450 | .650 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | AL | TEX | ALCS | 6 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .364 | .440 | 1.273 | 1.713 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | AL | TEX | ALDS2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .067 | .067 | .067 | .133 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | AL | TEX | WS | 7 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .200 | .333 | .440 | .773 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2012 | AL | TEX | ALWC | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | AL | BAL | ALCS | 4 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .333 | .313 | .646 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | AL | BAL | ALDS2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | AL | MIN | ALDS2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .200 | .429 | .500 | .929 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | | 44 | 181 | 164 | 33 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 39 | .287 | .354 | .659 | 1.012 | 108 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Postseason - Fielding by Position:
| | Catchers |
Year | Lg | Team | Series | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
2010 | AL | TEX | ALCS | RF | 5 | 3 | 30.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.10 | 1.40 | | | | |
2010 | AL | TEX | ALCS | LF | 4 | 3 | 19.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.89 | 1.00 | | | | |
2010 | AL | TEX | ALDS1 | RF | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.67 | 2.67 | | | | |
2010 | AL | TEX | ALDS1 | LF | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .50 | .50 | | | | |
2010 | AL | TEX | WS | LF | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.73 | 1.67 | | | | |
2010 | AL | TEX | WS | RF | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.65 | 2.50 | | | | |
2011 | AL | TEX | ALCS | RF | 6 | 6 | 56.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.93 | 2.00 | | | | |
2011 | AL | TEX | ALDS2 | RF | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.25 | 2.25 | | | | |
2011 | AL | TEX | WS | RF | 7 | 7 | 62.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.89 | 1.86 | | | | |
2012 | AL | TEX | ALWC | RF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 2.00 | | | | |
2014 | AL | BAL | ALCS | LF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.38 | 3.00 | | | | |
Totals | | | 38 | 35 | 308.0 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.02 | 1.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | nan |
Awards
2011 - ALCS MVP
2015 - Silver Slugger OF
2017 - Silver Slugger DH
2017 - Outstanding DH Award
2017 - TSN All-Star DH