Jose Cruz
Bats L Throws L6'0" 170 lbBorn 1947 Arroyo, P.R.Debut 1970Team NYY2x All-Star
Awards: Silver Slugger x2, TSN All-Star
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1988 | NYY | 38 | 88 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.200 | 0.273 | 0.263 | 0.535 | 50.5 |
| 1987 | HOU | 126 | 405 | 47 | 88 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 4 | 36 | 65 | 0.241 | 0.307 | 0.400 | 0.707 | 89.6 |
| 1986 | HOU | 141 | 536 | 48 | 133 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 72 | 3 | 55 | 86 | 0.278 | 0.351 | 0.403 | 0.754 | 109.6 |
| 1985 | HOU | 141 | 590 | 69 | 163 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 79 | 16 | 43 | 74 | 0.300 | 0.349 | 0.426 | 0.776 | 118.6 |
| 1984 | HOU | 160 | 685 | 96 | 187 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 95 | 22 | 73 | 68 | 0.312 | 0.381 | 0.462 | 0.842 | 144.8 |
| 1983 | HOU | 160 | 664 | 85 | 189 | 28 | 8 | 14 | 92 | 30 | 65 | 86 | 0.318 | 0.385 | 0.463 | 0.848 | 143.8 |
| 1982 | HOU | 155 | 640 | 62 | 157 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 68 | 21 | 60 | 67 | 0.275 | 0.342 | 0.377 | 0.719 | 108.8 |
| 1981 | HOU | 107 | 451 | 53 | 109 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 55 | 5 | 35 | 49 | 0.267 | 0.319 | 0.425 | 0.745 | 114.3 |
| 1980 | HOU | 160 | 680 | 79 | 185 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 91 | 36 | 60 | 66 | 0.302 | 0.360 | 0.426 | 0.787 | 126.9 |
| 1979 | HOU | 157 | 636 | 73 | 161 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 72 | 36 | 72 | 66 | 0.289 | 0.367 | 0.421 | 0.788 | 119.6 |
| 1978 | HOU | 153 | 627 | 79 | 178 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 83 | 37 | 57 | 57 | 0.315 | 0.376 | 0.460 | 0.836 | 143.7 |
| 1977 | HOU | 157 | 661 | 87 | 173 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 87 | 44 | 69 | 67 | 0.299 | 0.368 | 0.475 | 0.843 | 131.5 |
| 1976 | HOU | 133 | 496 | 49 | 133 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 28 | 53 | 46 | 0.303 | 0.377 | 0.401 | 0.777 | 133.6 |
| 1975 | HOU | 120 | 377 | 44 | 81 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 6 | 52 | 44 | 0.257 | 0.358 | 0.403 | 0.761 | 119.2 |
| 1974 | STL | 107 | 182 | 24 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 27 | 0.261 | 0.341 | 0.416 | 0.757 | 107.7 |
| 1973 | STL | 132 | 471 | 51 | 92 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 57 | 10 | 51 | 66 | 0.227 | 0.310 | 0.379 | 0.689 | 89.8 |
| 1972 | STL | 117 | 374 | 33 | 78 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 36 | 54 | 0.235 | 0.309 | 0.319 | 0.628 | 79.6 |
| 1971 | STL | 83 | 346 | 46 | 80 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 49 | 35 | 0.274 | 0.377 | 0.425 | 0.801 | 126.3 |
| 1970 | STL | 6 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.353 | 0.500 | 0.412 | 0.912 | 157.0 |
| Career | | 2353 | 8931 | 1036 | 2251 | 391 | 94 | 165 | 1077 | 317 | 898 | 1031 | 0.284 | 0.354 | 0.420 | 0.774 | 120.3 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1988 | NYY | OF | 8 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.889 | |
| 1987 | HOU | OF | 97 | 784 | 178 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0.984 | |
| 1986 | HOU | OF | 134 | 1107 | 237 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.984 | |
| 1985 | HOU | OF | 137 | 1202 | 257 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0.971 | |
| 1984 | HOU | OF | 160 | 1398 | 310 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0.976 | |
| 1983 | HOU | OF | 160 | 1417 | 322 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0.979 | |
| 1982 | HOU | OF | 155 | 1357 | 340 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0.964 | |
| 1981 | HOU | OF | 105 | 929 | 237 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0.984 | |
| 1980 | HOU | OF | 158 | 1405 | 323 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0.969 | |
| 1979 | HOU | OF | 156 | 1357 | 320 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0.959 | |
| 1978 | HOU | OF | 152 | 1324 | 311 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.975 | |
| 1978 | HOU | 1B | 2 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1977 | HOU | OF | 155 | 1358 | 311 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0.973 | |
| 1976 | HOU | OF | 125 | 1025 | 265 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0.972 | |
| 1975 | HOU | OF | 94 | 732 | 187 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.980 | |
| 1974 | STL | OF | 53 | 290 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.975 | |
| 1974 | STL | 1B | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1973 | STL | OF | 118 | 986 | 276 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.979 | |
| 1972 | STL | OF | 102 | 806 | 220 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0.979 | |
| 1971 | STL | OF | 83 | 730 | 197 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.975 | |
| 1970 | STL | OF | 4 | 37 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1986 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.192 | 0.222 | 0.192 | 0.415 |
| 1981 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.300 | 0.333 | 0.350 | 0.683 |
| 1980 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0.400 | 0.609 | 0.600 | 1.209 |
| Career | 16 | 61 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0.279 | 0.380 | 0.344 | 0.725 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 1988 | NYY | $350,000 |
| 1987 | HOU | $755,000 |
| 1986 | HOU | $755,000 |
| 1985 | HOU | $796,383 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.