Nelson Cruz Career Stats & Summary

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.

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    📊 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.

    G2,055 (MLB Rank: 219)
    AB7,501 (MLB Rank: 216)
    H2,053 (MLB Rank: 267)
    BA0.274 (MLB Rank: 3,014)
    2B372 (MLB Rank: 258)
    3B15 (MLB Rank: 2,653)
    HR464 (MLB Rank: 37)
    RBI1325 (MLB Rank: 101)
    R1090 (MLB Rank: 273)
    BB738 (MLB Rank: )
    OBP0.343 (MLB Rank: 2,952)
    SLG0.513 (MLB Rank: 511)
    OPS0.856 (MLB Rank: 867)
    SB84 (MLB Rank: 1,087)
    SO1,916 (MLB Rank: 13)
    GIDP179 (MLB Rank: 187)
    CS32 (MLB Rank: 1,108)
    Rbat+130 (MLB Rank: 1,135)
    WAR42.1 (MLB Rank: 319)

    📊 Last Season Summary (2023)

    In 2023, Nelson Cruz played in 49 games and posted the following stats:

    G49
    AB143
    H35
    BA0.245
    2B5
    3B1
    HR5
    RBI23
    R9
    BB6
    OBP0.283
    SLG0.399
    OPS0.681
    SB1
    SO46
    GIDP2
    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

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    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