José Cruz Career Stats & Summary

José Cruz made their MLB debut in 1970 and appeared in 2,353 games over 19 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.284, OPS of 0.774, hit 165 HRs, and recorded 54.5 WAR. They rank 516th all-time in HRs and 164th in WAR.

José Cruz Year-by-Year Stat Trends

This chart visualizes José Cruz's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.

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    📊 Career Summary

    José Cruz made their MLB debut in 1970 and played in 2,353 games over 19 seasons.
    Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.

    G2,353 (MLB Rank: 102)
    AB7,917 (MLB Rank: 163)
    H2,251 (MLB Rank: 171)
    BA0.284 (MLB Rank: 2,261)
    2B391 (MLB Rank: 218)
    3B94 (MLB Rank: 193)
    HR165 (MLB Rank: 516)
    RBI1077 (MLB Rank: 235)
    R1036 (MLB Rank: 322)
    BB898 (MLB Rank: 185)
    OBP0.354 (MLB Rank: 2,279)
    SLG0.420 (MLB Rank: 2,331)
    OPS0.774 (MLB Rank: 2,011)
    SB317 (MLB Rank: 154)
    SO1,031 (MLB Rank: 353)
    GIDP119 (MLB Rank: 539)
    CS136 (MLB Rank: 45)
    Rbat+121 (MLB Rank: 1,564)
    WAR54.5 (MLB Rank: 164)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1988)

    In 1988, José Cruz played in 38 games and posted the following stats:

    G38
    AB80
    H16
    BA0.200
    2B2
    3B0
    HR1
    RBI7
    R9
    BB8
    OBP0.273
    SLG0.263
    OPS0.535
    SB0
    SO8
    GIDP2
    CS1
    Rbat+56
    WAR−0.5

    📈 Peak Seasons

    Here are José Cruz's best seasons by category:

    • Most HR in a season: 1977, 17 HR
    • Most H in a season: 1983, 189 H
    • Most RBI in a season: 1984, 95 RBI
    • Most SB in a season: 1977, 44 SB
    • Best BA in a season: 1970, 0.353 BA
    • Best OBP in a season: 1970, 0.500 OBP
    • Best SLG in a season: 1977, 0.475 SLG
    • Best OPS in a season: 1970, 0.912 OPS
    • Best WAR in a season: 1984, 6.3 WAR

    🎯 Postseason Stats

    José Cruz appeared in 16 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.279, OBP of 0.380, SLG of 0.344, and OPS of 0.724. They also tallied 0 HR, 17 H, 6 RBI, and 1 SB.

    José Cruz Career Stat Summary

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    1970
    6
    0
    1
    0.353
    2
    0.912
    0.3
    0.5
    0.412
    22
    4
    0
    1
    0
    7
    0.431
    158
    146
    6
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    17
    1971
    80
    9
    27
    0.274
    46
    0.801
    1.3
    0.377
    0.425
    346
    49
    35
    13
    2
    124
    0.373
    127
    124
    83
    6
    1
    6
    6
    3
    3
    1
    292
    1972
    78
    2
    23
    0.235
    33
    0.628
    -0.3
    0.309
    0.319
    374
    36
    54
    14
    4
    106
    0.304
    79
    80
    117
    4
    1
    3
    9
    3
    3
    2
    332
    1973
    92
    10
    57
    0.227
    51
    0.689
    1.2
    0.31
    0.379
    471
    51
    66
    22
    5
    154
    0.318
    85
    91
    132
    8
    1
    4
    10
    4
    7
    6
    406
    1974
    42
    5
    20
    0.261
    24
    0.757
    1.1
    0.341
    0.416
    182
    20
    27
    4
    3
    67
    0.355
    111
    112
    107
    3
    0
    5
    4
    2
    1
    0
    161
    1975
    81
    9
    49
    0.257
    44
    0.761
    2.7
    0.358
    0.403
    377
    52
    44
    15
    2
    127
    0.355
    118
    119
    120
    6
    1
    6
    6
    3
    6
    3
    315
    1976
    133
    4
    61
    0.303
    49
    0.777
    4.3
    0.377
    0.401
    496
    53
    46
    21
    5
    176
    0.365
    128
    131
    133
    6
    0
    5
    28
    11
    2
    2
    439
    1977
    173
    17
    87
    0.299
    87
    0.843
    4.8
    0.368
    0.475
    661
    69
    67
    31
    10
    275
    0.376
    135
    134
    157
    4
    0
    13
    44
    23
    10
    3
    579
    1978
    178
    10
    83
    0.315
    79
    0.836
    5.3
    0.376
    0.46
    627
    57
    57
    34
    9
    260
    0.397
    149
    142
    153
    9
    0
    9
    37
    9
    3
    2
    565
    1979
    161
    9
    72
    0.289
    73
    0.788
    4.6
    0.367
    0.421
    636
    72
    66
    33
    7
    235
    0.364
    122
    121
    157
    5
    0
    16
    36
    14
    5
    1
    558
    1980
    185
    11
    91
    0.302
    79
    0.787
    4.8
    0.36
    0.426
    680
    60
    66
    29
    7
    261
    0.366
    128
    128
    160
    11
    0
    13
    36
    11
    8
    0
    612
    1981
    109
    13
    55
    0.267
    53
    0.745
    3.1
    0.319
    0.425
    451
    35
    49
    16
    5
    174
    0.351
    122
    115
    107
    7
    0
    4
    5
    7
    7
    0
    409
    1982
    157
    9
    68
    0.275
    62
    0.719
    2.4
    0.342
    0.377
    640
    60
    67
    27
    2
    215
    0.333
    109
    109
    155
    11
    1
    12
    21
    11
    6
    3
    570
    1983
    189
    14
    92
    0.318
    85
    0.848
    6.2
    0.385
    0.463
    664
    65
    86
    28
    8
    275
    0.388
    146
    142
    160
    4
    1
    10
    30
    16
    3
    1
    594
    1984
    187
    12
    95
    0.312
    96
    0.842
    6.3
    0.381
    0.462
    685
    73
    68
    28
    13
    277
    0.391
    149
    145
    160
    8
    0
    10
    22
    8
    10
    2
    600
    1985
    163
    9
    79
    0.3
    69
    0.776
    3.1
    0.349
    0.426
    590
    43
    74
    34
    4
    232
    0.356
    118
    119
    141
    11
    0
    10
    16
    5
    3
    0
    544
    1986
    133
    10
    72
    0.278
    48
    0.754
    2.7
    0.351
    0.403
    536
    55
    86
    22
    4
    193
    0.349
    115
    111
    141
    9
    0
    12
    3
    4
    2
    0
    479
    1987
    88
    11
    38
    0.241
    47
    0.707
    1.1
    0.307
    0.4
    405
    36
    65
    17
    4
    146
    0.324
    90
    89
    126
    4
    0
    3
    4
    1
    3
    1
    365
    1988
    16
    1
    7
    0.2
    9
    0.535
    -0.5
    0.273
    0.263
    88
    8
    8
    2
    0
    21
    0.262
    56
    52
    38
    2
    0
    1
    0
    1
    0
    0
    80