Jose Cruz Stats

Jose Cruz was born on Friday, August 8, 1947, in Arroyo, Puerto Rico. Cruz was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 19, 1970, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jose Cruz baseball stats page.
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Jose Cruz

Jose Cruz Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#60)

Jose Cruz Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#60)
 

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Birth Name:   Jose (Dilan) Cruz
Nickname:   Cheo
Born On:   08-08-1947  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Arroyo High School (Arroyo, PR)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   09-19-1970 (Age 23)
Last Game:   07-19-1988
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Jose Cruz

Jose Cruz Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Jose Cruz

Jose Cruz Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1970 23 Cardinals 6 17 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .353 .500 .412
1971 24 Cardinals 83 292 46 80 13 2 9 0 27 49 6 35 1 3 1 6 .274 .377 .425
1972 25 Cardinals 117 332 33 78 14 4 2 0 23 36 3 54 2 3 1 4 .235 .309 .319
1973 26 Cardinals 132 406 51 92 22 5 10 0 57 51 4 66 6 7 1 8 .227 .310 .379
1974 27 Cardinals 107 161 24 42 4 3 5 0 20 20 5 27 0 1 0 3 .261 .341 .416
1975 28 Astros 120 315 44 81 15 2 9 0 49 52 6 44 3 6 1 6 .257 .358 .403
1976 29 Astros 133 439 49 133 21 5 4 0 61 53 5 46 2 2 0 6 .303 .377 .401
1977 30 Astros 157 579 87 173 31 10 17 0 87 69 13 67 3 10 0 4 .299 .368 .475
1978 31 Astros 153 565 79 178 34 9 10 0 83 57 9 57 2 3 0 9 .315 .376 .460
1979 32 Astros 157 558 73 161 33 7 9 0 72 72 16 66 1 5 0 5 .289 .367 .421
1980 33 Astros 160 612 79 185 29 7 11 1 91 60 13 66 0 8 0 11 .302 .360 .426
1981 34 Astros 107 409 53 109 16 5 13 0 55 35 4 49 0 7 0 7 .267 .319 .425
1982 35 Astros 155 570 62 157 27 2 9 0 68 60 12 67 3 6 1 11 .275 .342 .377
1983 36 Astros 160 594 85 189 28 8 14 1 92 65 10 86 1 3 1 4 .318 .385 .463
1984 37 Astros 160 600 96 187 28 13 12 1 95 73 10 68 2 10 0 8 .312 .381 .462
1985 38 Astros 141 544 69 163 34 4 9 0 79 43 10 74 0 3 0 11 .300 .349 .426
1986 39 Astros 141 479 48 133 22 4 10 0 72 55 12 86 0 2 0 9 .278 .351 .403
1987 40 Astros 126 365 47 88 17 4 11 0 38 36 3 65 1 3 0 4 .241 .307 .400
1988 41 Yankees 38 80 9 16 2 0 1 1 7 8 1 8 0 0 0 2 .200 .273 .263
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
19 Years 2,353 7,917 1,036 2,251 391 94 165 4 1,077 898 142 1,031 27 82 7 119 .284 .354 .420
Jose Cruz

Jose Cruz Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1970 Cardinals RF 4 4 111 16 4.0 16 16 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.89
1971 Cardinals CF 82 80 2,187 203 2.5 198 196 2 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 2.44
1971 Cardinals LF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1972 Cardinals CF 87 79 2,082 216 2.5 211 204 7 5 4 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.74
1972 Cardinals LF 10 5 159 8 0.8 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.36
1972 Cardinals RF 8 5 174 9 1.1 9 8 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.40
1973 Cardinals CF 77 69 1,848 204 2.6 200 199 1 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.92
1973 Cardinals LF 2 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1973 Cardinals RF 46 41 1,098 75 1.6 73 72 1 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .973 1.80
1974 Cardinals 1B 1 1 21 5 5.0 5 5 0 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.43
1974 Cardinals CF 8 4 126 12 1.5 12 11 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.57
1974 Cardinals LF 20 5 228 16 0.8 16 16 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.89
1974 Cardinals RF 27 16 513 54 2.0 52 52 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.74
1975 Astros CF 2 0 9 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1975 Astros LF 26 21 585 43 1.7 43 39 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.98
1975 Astros RF 68 59 1,599 158 2.3 154 149 5 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .975 2.60
1976 Astros CF 14 12 315 37 2.6 37 36 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.17
1976 Astros LF 84 78 2,076 187 2.2 181 176 5 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .968 2.35
1976 Astros RF 32 24 681 58 1.8 56 54 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.22
1977 Astros CF 6 3 66 5 0.8 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.05
1977 Astros RF 154 147 4,008 323 2.1 314 303 11 9 1 n/a n/a n/a .972 2.12
1978 Astros 1B 2 2 39 18 9.0 18 17 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 12.46
1978 Astros RF 152 149 1,383 325 2.1 317 313 4 8 0 n/a n/a n/a .975 6.19
1979 Astros LF 156 156 4,065 344 2.2 330 320 10 14 0 n/a n/a n/a .959 2.19
1980 Astros LF 158 158 447 356 2.3 345 329 16 11 1 n/a n/a n/a .969 20.84
1981 Astros LF 105 105 2,787 242 2.3 238 233 5 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.31
1982 Astros LF 155 153 39 357 2.3 344 336 8 13 3 n/a n/a n/a .964 238.15
1983 Astros LF 160 158 450 338 2.1 331 322 9 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .979 19.86
1984 Astros LF 160 159 444 332 2.1 324 312 12 8 1 n/a n/a n/a .976 19.70
1985 Astros CF 1 1 27 4 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.00
1985 Astros LF 136 136 3,579 282 2.1 274 263 11 8 3 n/a n/a n/a .972 2.07
1986 Astros LF 134 131 3,318 244 1.8 240 237 3 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .984 1.95
1987 Astros LF 97 89 2,349 187 1.9 184 178 6 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .984 2.11
1988 Yankees LF 4 3 69 4 1.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.57
1988 Yankees RF 4 3 63 5 1.3 4 4 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 1.71
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
LF Totals 1,408 1,357 20,607 2,940 2.1 2,862 2,773 89 78 17 n/a n/a n/a .973 3.75
RF Totals 495 448 9,630 1,023 2.1 995 971 24 28 4 n/a n/a n/a .973 2.79
CF Totals 277 248 6,660 682 2.5 668 656 12 14 7 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.71
1B Totals 3 3 60 23 7.7 23 22 1 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 10.35
19 Years 2,183 2,056 36,957 4,668 2.1 4,548 4,422 126 120 31 n/a n/a n/a .974 3.32
Jose Cruz

Jose Cruz Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1970 Cardinals 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 17.0 - - -
1971 Cardinals 6 3 .667 2 0 n/a 32.4 8.3 10.8 - - -
1972 Cardinals 9 3 .750 16 2 n/a 166.0 6.1 14.4 - - -
1973 Cardinals 10 4 .714 16 2 n/a 40.6 6.2 7.1 - - -
1974 Cardinals 4 2 .667 56 6 n/a 32.2 6.0 8.1 - - -
1975 Astros 6 3 .667 33 2 n/a 35.0 7.2 6.4 - - -
1976 Astros 28 11 .718 11 1 n/a 109.8 9.5 7.2 - - -
1977 Astros 44 23 .657 4 1 n/a 34.1 8.6 6.7 - - -
1978 Astros 37 9 .804 1 0 n/a 56.5 9.9 6.8 - - -
1979 Astros 36 14 .720 1 0 n/a 62.0 8.5 7.8 - - -
1980 Astros 36 11 .766 2 0 n/a 55.6 9.3 6.7 - - -
1981 Astros 5 7 .417 2 0 n/a 31.5 8.3 7.4 - - -
1982 Astros 21 11 .656 2 0 n/a 63.3 8.5 8.4 - - -
1983 Astros 30 16 .652 2 0 n/a 42.4 6.9 6.5 - - -
1984 Astros 22 8 .733 1 0 n/a 50.0 8.8 6.3 - - -
1985 Astros 16 5 .762 4 0 n/a 60.4 7.4 6.9 - - -
1986 Astros 3 4 .429 10 0 n/a 47.9 5.6 6.7 - - -
1987 Astros 4 1 .800 33 0 n/a 33.2 5.6 9.6 - - -
1988 Yankees 0 1 .000 19 0 12 80.0 10.0 11.4 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
19 Years 317 136 .700 217 14 12 48.0 7.7 7.4 - - -
Jose Cruz

Jose Cruz Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1970 St. Louis Cardinals 38 $12,000.00 - -
1971 St. Louis Cardinals 38 $12,750.00 - -
1972 St. Louis Cardinals 38 $13,500.00 - -
1973 St. Louis Cardinals 38 Undetermined - -
1974 St. Louis Cardinals 38 Undetermined - -
1975 Houston Astros 25 Undetermined - -
1976 Houston Astros 25 $36,000.00 - -
1977 Houston Astros 25 $60,000.00 - -
1978 Houston Astros 25 Undetermined - -
1979 Houston Astros 25 Undetermined - -
1980 Houston Astros 25 Undetermined Stats -
1981 Houston Astros 25 Undetermined - -
1982 Houston Astros 25 Undetermined - -
1983 Houston Astros 25 Undetermined - -
1984 Houston Astros 25 Undetermined - -
1985 Houston Astros 25 $796,383.00 Stats -
1986 Houston Astros 25 $755,000.00 - -
1987 Houston Astros 25 $755,000.00 - -
1988 New York Yankees 21 $350,000.00 - -




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