Hector Cruz was born on Thursday, April 2, 1953, in Arroyo, Puerto Rico. Cruz was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 11, 1973, 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 Hector Cruz baseball stats page.
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Hector Cruz![]() Hector Cruz Autograph on a 1977 Topps Baseball Card (#624 | Checklist) |
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Hector CruzHector Cruz Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Hector CruzHector Cruz Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1973 | 20 | Cardinals | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .083 | .000 |
| 1975 | 22 | Cardinals | 23 | 48 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .146 | .176 | .271 |
| 1976 | 23 | Cardinals | 151 | 526 | 54 | 120 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 71 | 42 | 7 | 119 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | .228 | .286 | .338 |
| 1977 | 24 | Cardinals | 118 | 339 | 50 | 80 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 46 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .236 | .326 | .357 |
| 1978 | 25 | Cubs | 30 | 76 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .237 | .266 | .382 |
| 1978 | 25 | Giants | 79 | 197 | 19 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .223 | .301 | .365 |
| 1979 | 26 | Giants | 16 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .120 | .214 | .120 |
| 1979 | 26 | Reds | 74 | 182 | 24 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 31 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .242 | .350 | .385 |
| 1980 | 27 | Reds | 52 | 75 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 | .289 | .333 |
| 1981 | 28 | Cubs | 53 | 109 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .229 | .331 | .468 |
| 1982 | 29 | Cubs | 17 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .286 | .263 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 9 Years | 624 | 1,607 | 186 | 361 | 71 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 200 | 176 | 15 | 317 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 47 | .225 | .301 | .353 | ||
Hector CruzHector Cruz Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1973 Cardinals | CF | 4 | 2 | 66 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 |
| 1973 Cardinals | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1975 Cardinals | 3B | 12 | 3 | 126 | 10 | 0.8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 1.71 |
| 1975 Cardinals | LF | 4 | 4 | 114 | 15 | 3.8 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.55 |
| 1975 Cardinals | RF | 2 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 0.56 |
| 1976 Cardinals | 3B | 148 | 148 | 3,876 | 396 | 2.7 | 370 | 100 | 270 | 26 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .934 | 2.58 |
| 1977 Cardinals | 3B | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 3.00 |
| 1977 Cardinals | LF | 28 | 12 | 384 | 31 | 1.1 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 2.11 |
| 1977 Cardinals | RF | 87 | 77 | 1,968 | 133 | 1.5 | 128 | 121 | 7 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 1.76 |
| 1978 Cubs | 3B | 7 | 7 | 174 | 16 | 2.3 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.48 |
| 1978 Giants | CF | 17 | 10 | 258 | 24 | 1.4 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.41 |
| 1978 Cubs | CF | 14 | 13 | 309 | 29 | 2.1 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.53 |
| 1978 Giants | LF | 31 | 21 | 594 | 46 | 1.5 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.05 |
| 1978 Cubs | LF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1978 Giants | RF | 14 | 6 | 210 | 19 | 1.4 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.44 |
| 1978 Giants | 3B | 14 | 6 | 219 | 16 | 1.1 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.97 |
| 1979 Giants | 3B | 2 | 2 | 54 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 2.50 |
| 1979 Reds | CF | 23 | 21 | 477 | 46 | 2.0 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.60 |
| 1979 Reds | LF | 13 | 9 | 261 | 22 | 1.7 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 2.07 |
| 1979 Giants | LF | 4 | 2 | 60 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
| 1979 Reds | RF | 49 | 19 | 675 | 61 | 1.2 | 61 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.44 |
| 1979 Giants | RF | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
| 1980 Reds | LF | 15 | 4 | 186 | 13 | 0.9 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.89 |
| 1980 Reds | RF | 15 | 10 | 288 | 31 | 2.1 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 2.72 |
| 1981 Cubs | 3B | 18 | 14 | 348 | 40 | 2.2 | 37 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .925 | 2.87 |
| 1981 Cubs | LF | 8 | 4 | 90 | 6 | 0.8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
| 1981 Cubs | RF | 10 | 8 | 219 | 14 | 1.4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.73 |
| 1982 Cubs | LF | 3 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.75 |
| 1982 Cubs | RF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 3B Totals | 203 | 180 | 4,806 | 486 | 2.4 | 453 | 124 | 329 | 33 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .932 | 2.54 | |
| RF Totals | 180 | 122 | 3,429 | 262 | 1.5 | 254 | 243 | 11 | 8 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.00 | |
| LF Totals | 108 | 57 | 1,734 | 140 | 1.3 | 136 | 130 | 6 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.12 | |
| CF Totals | 58 | 46 | 1,110 | 105 | 1.8 | 104 | 100 | 4 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.53 | |
| 9 Years | 549 | 405 | 11,079 | 993 | 1.8 | 947 | 597 | 350 | 46 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 2.31 | |
Hector CruzHector Cruz Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1973 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1975 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
| 1976 Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 40.5 | 4.4 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
| 1977 Cardinals | 4 | 3 | .571 | 17 | 1 | n/a | 56.5 | 6.1 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
| 1978 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 38.0 | 12.7 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
| 1978 Giants | 0 | 2 | .000 | 25 | 1 | n/a | 32.8 | 5.1 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
| 1979 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.6 | 25.0 | - | - | - |
| 1979 Reds | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9 | 3 | n/a | 45.5 | 4.7 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
| 1980 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 24 | 1 | n/a | 75.0 | 4.7 | 15.0 | - | - | - |
| 1981 Cubs | 2 | 2 | .500 | 22 | 0 | n/a | 15.6 | 4.5 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| 1982 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 15 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 9 Years | 7 | 8 | .467 | 144 | 12 | n/a | 41.2 | 5.1 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
Hector CruzHector Cruz Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1973 St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
| 1975 St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | $16,000.00 | - | - |
| 1976 St. Louis Cardinals | 25 | $23,000.00 | - | - |
| 1977 St. Louis Cardinals | 25 | $40,000.00 | - | - |
| 1978 Chicago Cubs | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1978 San Francisco Giants | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1979 San Francisco Giants | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1979 Cincinnati Reds | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1980 Cincinnati Reds | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1981 Chicago Cubs | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1982 Chicago Cubs | 30 | Undetermined | - | - |
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