Nelson Cruz
Bats R Throws R6'2" 230 lbBorn 1980 Monte Cristi, D.R.Debut 2005Team SD7x All-Star
Awards: Silver Slugger x4, TSN All-Star x3, Outstanding DH Award x2, ALCS MVP, Roberto Clemente Award
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2023 | SD | 49 | 152 | 9 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 0.245 | 0.283 | 0.399 | 0.681 | 85.3 |
| 2022 | WSH | 124 | 504 | 50 | 105 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 64 | 4 | 49 | 119 | 0.234 | 0.313 | 0.337 | 0.651 | 92.2 |
| 2021 | TB | 140 | 580 | 79 | 136 | 21 | 1 | 32 | 86 | 3 | 51 | 126 | 0.265 | 0.334 | 0.497 | 0.832 | 124.4 |
| 2020 | MIN | 53 | 214 | 33 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 25 | 58 | 0.303 | 0.397 | 0.595 | 0.992 | 164.6 |
| 2019 | MIN | 120 | 520 | 81 | 141 | 26 | 0 | 41 | 108 | 0 | 56 | 131 | 0.311 | 0.392 | 0.639 | 1.031 | 163.5 |
| 2018 | SEA | 144 | 591 | 70 | 133 | 18 | 1 | 37 | 97 | 1 | 55 | 122 | 0.256 | 0.342 | 0.509 | 0.850 | 135.3 |
| 2017 | SEA | 155 | 645 | 91 | 160 | 28 | 0 | 39 | 119 | 1 | 70 | 140 | 0.288 | 0.375 | 0.549 | 0.924 | 145.1 |
| 2016 | SEA | 155 | 667 | 96 | 169 | 27 | 1 | 43 | 105 | 2 | 62 | 159 | 0.287 | 0.360 | 0.555 | 0.915 | 144.9 |
| 2015 | SEA | 152 | 655 | 90 | 178 | 22 | 1 | 44 | 93 | 3 | 59 | 164 | 0.302 | 0.369 | 0.566 | 0.936 | 162.2 |
| 2014 | BAL | 159 | 678 | 87 | 166 | 32 | 2 | 40 | 108 | 4 | 55 | 140 | 0.271 | 0.333 | 0.525 | 0.859 | 139.2 |
| 2013 | TEX | 109 | 456 | 49 | 110 | 18 | 0 | 27 | 76 | 5 | 35 | 109 | 0.266 | 0.327 | 0.506 | 0.833 | 123.2 |
| 2012 | TEX | 159 | 642 | 86 | 152 | 45 | 0 | 24 | 90 | 8 | 48 | 140 | 0.260 | 0.319 | 0.460 | 0.779 | 99.6 |
| 2011 | TEX | 124 | 513 | 64 | 125 | 28 | 1 | 29 | 87 | 9 | 33 | 116 | 0.263 | 0.312 | 0.509 | 0.821 | 104.3 |
| 2010 | TEX | 108 | 445 | 60 | 127 | 31 | 3 | 22 | 78 | 17 | 38 | 81 | 0.318 | 0.374 | 0.576 | 0.950 | 149.5 |
| 2009 | TEX | 128 | 515 | 75 | 120 | 21 | 1 | 33 | 76 | 20 | 49 | 118 | 0.260 | 0.332 | 0.524 | 0.856 | 114.9 |
| 2008 | TEX | 31 | 133 | 19 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 17 | 28 | 0.330 | 0.421 | 0.609 | 1.030 | 167.5 |
| 2007 | TEX | 96 | 332 | 35 | 72 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 2 | 21 | 87 | 0.235 | 0.287 | 0.384 | 0.671 | 73.9 |
| 2006 | TEX | 41 | 138 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 0.223 | 0.261 | 0.385 | 0.645 | 62.3 |
| 2005 | MIL | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.429 | 0.400 | 0.829 | 133.9 |
| Career | | 2055 | 8387 | 1090 | 2053 | 372 | 15 | 464 | 1325 | 84 | 738 | 1916 | 0.274 | 0.343 | 0.513 | 0.856 | 128.6 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2023 | 152 | 92.4 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 48.0 | 36.1 | 39.4 | 0.238 | 0.422 | 0.297 | 24.7 |
| 2022 | 507 | 90.9 | 7.2 | 9.4 | 46.1 | 32.0 | 31.1 | 0.239 | 0.410 | 0.322 | 25.5 |
| 2021 | 584 | 92.9 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 52.5 | 30.7 | 31.1 | 0.259 | 0.525 | 0.367 | 26.0 |
| 2020 | 214 | 91.6 | 9.4 | 15.2 | 47.2 | 34.2 | 30.8 | 0.269 | 0.545 | 0.383 | 25.1 |
| 2019 | 521 | 93.7 | 13.1 | 21.5 | 51.5 | 32.5 | 27.3 | 0.290 | 0.638 | 0.416 | 25.3 |
| 2018 | 591 | 93.9 | 12.8 | 14.9 | 51.7 | 30.6 | 28.4 | 0.281 | 0.565 | 0.396 | 24.9 |
| 2017 | 645 | 93.2 | 12.4 | 15.5 | 48.3 | 30.5 | 27.8 | 0.288 | 0.597 | 0.405 | 25.5 |
| 2016 | 667 | 94.6 | 11.2 | 18.5 | 52.4 | 29.1 | 28.2 | 0.279 | 0.595 | 0.397 | 26.1 |
| 2015 | 655 | 92.6 | 9.2 | 16.1 | 47.8 | 30.8 | 30.9 | 0.285 | 0.546 | 0.385 | 26.2 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2023 | SD | 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2021 | TB | 1B | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2018 | SEA | OF | 4 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2017 | SEA | OF | 5 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2016 | SEA | OF | 48 | 401 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.987 | |
| 2015 | SEA | OF | 80 | 704 | 151 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.975 | |
| 2014 | BAL | OF | 70 | 581 | 132 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2013 | TEX | OF | 102 | 906 | 195 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.985 | |
| 2012 | TEX | OF | 151 | 1307 | 288 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0.987 | |
| 2011 | TEX | OF | 115 | 999 | 244 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0.977 | |
| 2010 | TEX | OF | 101 | 888 | 250 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.981 | |
| 2009 | TEX | OF | 122 | 1053 | 301 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0.987 | |
| 2008 | TEX | OF | 31 | 274 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.973 | |
| 2007 | TEX | OF | 94 | 722 | 167 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.972 | |
| 2006 | TEX | OF | 39 | 313 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2005 | MIL | OF | 8 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2010 | AAA | Oklahoma City RedHawks | Bat | 22 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.211 | 0.536 |
| 2008 | AAA | Oklahoma RedHawks | Bat | 448 | 37 HR, 24 SB | 0.342 | 1.124 |
| 2007 | AAA | Oklahoma RedHawks | Bat | 188 | 15 HR, 1 SB | 0.352 | 1.126 |
| 2006 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | Bat | 423 | 20 HR, 17 SB | 0.302 | 0.906 |
| 2005 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | Bat | 246 | 11 HR, 9 SB | 0.269 | 0.872 |
| 2005 | AA | Huntsville Stars | Bat | 286 | 16 HR, 10 SB | 0.306 | 0.965 |
| 2004 | A+ | Modesto A's | Bat | 290 | 11 HR, 8 SB | 0.345 | 0.989 |
| 2004 | AA | Midland RockHounds | Bat | 289 | 14 HR, 8 SB | 0.313 | 0.919 |
| 2003 | A | Kane County Cougars | Bat | 515 | 20 HR, 10 SB | 0.238 | 0.722 |
| 2001 | Rk | AZL Athletics | Bat | 93 | 3 HR, 6 SB | 0.250 | 0.692 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2023 | 0.296 | 0.319 | 0.313 | 0.296 |
| 2022 | 0.350 | 0.287 | 0.322 | 0.294 |
| 2021 | 0.394 | 0.343 | 0.327 | 0.390 |
| 2020 | 0.612 | 0.368 | 0.390 | 0.457 |
| 2019 | 0.478 | 0.422 | 0.433 | 0.442 |
| 2018 | 0.391 | 0.351 | 0.341 | 0.384 |
| 2017 | 0.367 | 0.406 | 0.395 | 0.396 |
| 2016 | 0.434 | 0.386 | 0.373 | 0.430 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.176 | 0.222 | 0.353 | 0.575 |
| 2020 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.500 | 0.667 | 1.167 |
| 2019 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0.200 | 0.429 | 0.500 | 0.929 |
| 2014 | 7 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.357 | 0.400 | 0.607 | 1.007 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| 2011 | 17 | 62 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0.226 | 0.314 | 0.645 | 0.959 |
| 2010 | 16 | 60 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0.317 | 0.349 | 0.733 | 1.083 |
| Career | 50 | 187 | 35 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 38 | 1 | 19 | 45 | 0.278 | 0.348 | 0.631 | 0.979 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | SEA | $14,250,000 |
| 2015 | SEA | $14,250,000 |
| 2014 | BAL | $8,000,000 |
| 2013 | TEX | $10,250,000 |
| 2012 | TEX | $6,250,000 |
| 2011 | TEX | $3,650,000 |
| 2010 | TEX | $440,000 |
| 2009 | TEX | $408,070 |
| 2007 | TEX | $382,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.