Nelson Cruz made their MLB debut in 2005 and appeared in 2,055 games over 19 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.274, OPS of 0.856, hit 464 HRs, and recorded 42.1 WAR. They rank 37th all-time in HRs and 319th in WAR.
Nelson Cruz Year-by-Year Stat Trends
This chart visualizes Nelson Cruz's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.
📊 Career Summary
Nelson Cruz made their MLB debut in 2005 and played in 2,055 games over 19 seasons.
Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.
| G | 2,055 (MLB Rank: 219) |
| AB | 7,501 (MLB Rank: 216) |
| H | 2,053 (MLB Rank: 267) |
| BA | 0.274 (MLB Rank: 3,014) |
| 2B | 372 (MLB Rank: 258) |
| 3B | 15 (MLB Rank: 2,653) |
| HR | 464 (MLB Rank: 37) |
| RBI | 1325 (MLB Rank: 101) |
| R | 1090 (MLB Rank: 273) |
| BB | 738 (MLB Rank: 332) |
| OBP | 0.343 (MLB Rank: 2,952) |
| SLG | 0.513 (MLB Rank: 511) |
| OPS | 0.856 (MLB Rank: 867) |
| SB | 84 (MLB Rank: 1,087) |
| SO | 1,916 (MLB Rank: 13) |
| GIDP | 179 (MLB Rank: 187) |
| CS | 32 (MLB Rank: 1,108) |
| Rbat+ | 130 (MLB Rank: 1,135) |
| WAR | 42.1 (MLB Rank: 319) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2023)
In 2023, Nelson Cruz played in 49 games and posted the following stats:
| G | 49 |
| AB | 143 |
| H | 35 |
| BA | 0.245 |
| 2B | 5 |
| 3B | 1 |
| HR | 5 |
| RBI | 23 |
| R | 9 |
| BB | 6 |
| OBP | 0.283 |
| SLG | 0.399 |
| OPS | 0.681 |
| SB | 1 |
| SO | 46 |
| GIDP | 2 |
| Rbat+ | 81 |
| WAR | −0.4 |
📈 Peak Seasons
Here are Nelson Cruz's best seasons by category:
- Most HR in a season: 2015, 44 HR
- Most H in a season: 2015, 178 H
- Most RBI in a season: 2017, 119 RBI
- Most SB in a season: 2009, 20 SB
- Best BA in a season: 2008, 0.330 BA
- Best OBP in a season: 2005, 0.429 OBP
- Best SLG in a season: 2019, 0.639 SLG
- Best OPS in a season: 2019, 1.031 OPS
- Best WAR in a season: 2015, 5.1 WAR
🎯 Postseason Stats
Nelson Cruz appeared in 46 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.288, OBP of 0.360, SLG of 0.659, and OPS of 1.019. They also tallied 17 HR, 49 H, 37 RBI, and 1 SB.
Nelson Cruz Career Stat Summary
| season | H | HR | RBI | BA | R | OPS | WAR | OBP | SLG | PA | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | TB | rOBA | Rbat+ | OPS+ | G | GIDP | HBP | IBB | SB | CS | SF | SH | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.829 | 0 | 0.429 | 0.4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.382 | 129 | 120 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2006 | 29 | 6 | 22 | 0.223 | 15 | 0.645 | 0.2 | 0.261 | 0.385 | 138 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0.303 | 68 | 64 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 130 |
2007 | 72 | 9 | 34 | 0.235 | 35 | 0.671 | -0.4 | 0.287 | 0.384 | 333 | 21 | 87 | 15 | 2 | 118 | 0.298 | 70 | 75 | 96 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 307 |
2008 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 0.33 | 19 | 1.03 | 1.5 | 0.421 | 0.609 | 133 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 70 | 0.437 | 168 | 169 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
2009 | 120 | 33 | 76 | 0.26 | 75 | 0.856 | 2.3 | 0.332 | 0.524 | 515 | 49 | 118 | 21 | 1 | 242 | 0.37 | 113 | 117 | 128 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 462 |
2010 | 127 | 22 | 78 | 0.318 | 60 | 0.95 | 4.1 | 0.374 | 0.576 | 445 | 38 | 81 | 31 | 3 | 230 | 0.415 | 148 | 146 | 108 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 399 |
2011 | 125 | 29 | 87 | 0.263 | 64 | 0.821 | 1.5 | 0.312 | 0.509 | 513 | 33 | 116 | 28 | 1 | 242 | 0.356 | 113 | 113 | 124 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 475 |
2012 | 152 | 24 | 90 | 0.26 | 86 | 0.779 | 0.8 | 0.319 | 0.46 | 642 | 48 | 140 | 45 | 0 | 269 | 0.352 | 111 | 104 | 159 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 585 |
2013 | 110 | 27 | 76 | 0.266 | 49 | 0.833 | 2.1 | 0.327 | 0.506 | 456 | 35 | 109 | 18 | 0 | 209 | 0.364 | 125 | 124 | 109 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 413 |
2014 | 166 | 40 | 108 | 0.271 | 87 | 0.859 | 4.5 | 0.333 | 0.525 | 678 | 55 | 140 | 32 | 2 | 322 | 0.377 | 141 | 137 | 159 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 613 |
2015 | 178 | 44 | 93 | 0.302 | 90 | 0.936 | 5.1 | 0.369 | 0.566 | 655 | 59 | 164 | 22 | 1 | 334 | 0.399 | 161 | 159 | 152 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 590 |
2016 | 169 | 43 | 105 | 0.287 | 96 | 0.915 | 4.9 | 0.36 | 0.555 | 667 | 62 | 159 | 27 | 1 | 327 | 0.392 | 152 | 147 | 155 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 589 |
2017 | 160 | 39 | 119 | 0.288 | 91 | 0.924 | 4.2 | 0.375 | 0.549 | 645 | 70 | 140 | 28 | 0 | 305 | 0.388 | 148 | 149 | 155 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 556 |
2018 | 133 | 37 | 97 | 0.256 | 70 | 0.85 | 2.9 | 0.342 | 0.509 | 591 | 55 | 122 | 18 | 1 | 264 | 0.36 | 132 | 135 | 144 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 519 |
2019 | 141 | 41 | 108 | 0.311 | 81 | 1.031 | 4.4 | 0.392 | 0.639 | 521 | 56 | 131 | 26 | 0 | 290 | 0.418 | 165 | 168 | 120 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 454 |
2020 | 56 | 16 | 33 | 0.303 | 33 | 0.992 | 1.8 | 0.397 | 0.595 | 214 | 25 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 110 | 0.416 | 168 | 171 | 53 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 |
2021 | 136 | 32 | 86 | 0.265 | 79 | 0.832 | 2.5 | 0.334 | 0.497 | 584 | 51 | 126 | 21 | 1 | 255 | 0.353 | 127 | 129 | 140 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 513 |
2022 | 105 | 10 | 64 | 0.234 | 50 | 0.651 | 0.1 | 0.313 | 0.337 | 507 | 49 | 119 | 16 | 0 | 151 | 0.301 | 92 | 89 | 124 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 448 |
2023 | 35 | 5 | 23 | 0.245 | 9 | 0.681 | -0.4 | 0.283 | 0.399 | 152 | 6 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 57 | 0.297 | 81 | 86 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 143 |