Jacob Cruz was born on Sunday, January 28, 1973, in Oxnard, California. Cruz was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 18, 1996, with the San Francisco Giants. 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 Jacob Cruz baseball stats page.
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Jacob Cruz![]() Jacob Cruz Autugraph on a 1994 Signature Rookies (#30) |
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Jacob CruzJacob 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 | ||
Jacob CruzJacob 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 |
| 1996 | 23 | Giants | 33 | 77 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .234 | .352 | .390 |
| 1997 | 24 | Giants | 16 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .160 | .241 | .200 |
| 1998 | 25 | Giants | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1998 | 25 | Indians | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1999 | 26 | Indians | 32 | 88 | 14 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .330 | .368 | .511 |
| 2000 | 27 | Indians | 11 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .241 | .361 | .345 |
| 2001 | 28 | Indians | 28 | 68 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .221 | .303 | .412 |
| 2001 | 28 | Rockies | 44 | 76 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .211 | .303 | .263 |
| 2002 | 29 | Tigers | 35 | 88 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .273 | .377 | .398 |
| 2004 | 31 | Reds | 96 | 147 | 22 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .224 | .317 | .340 |
| 2005 | 32 | Reds | 110 | 127 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .236 | .324 | .409 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 9 Years | 409 | 729 | 95 | 176 | 38 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 105 | 85 | 3 | 207 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 20 | .241 | .331 | .377 | ||
Jacob CruzJacob 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 |
| 1996 Giants | LF | 6 | 5 | 138 | 9 | 1.5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.76 |
| 1996 Giants | RF | 17 | 15 | 384 | 34 | 2.0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.32 |
| 1997 Giants | LF | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1997 Giants | RF | 10 | 3 | 108 | 15 | 1.5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 3.50 |
| 1999 Indians | CF | 15 | 9 | 267 | 33 | 2.2 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.34 |
| 1999 Indians | LF | 11 | 9 | 228 | 14 | 1.3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.66 |
| 1999 Indians | RF | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
| 2000 Indians | CF | 8 | 5 | 168 | 17 | 2.1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.73 |
| 2000 Indians | LF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 2001 Indians | CF | 15 | 10 | 279 | 26 | 1.7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.52 |
| 2001 Indians | LF | 3 | 2 | 57 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 1.89 |
| 2001 Indians | RF | 5 | 1 | 69 | 10 | 2.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.91 |
| 2001 Rockies | CF | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 2001 Rockies | LF | 18 | 14 | 389 | 24 | 1.3 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 1.53 |
| 2001 Rockies | RF | 6 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 0.8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.50 |
| 2002 Tigers | 1B | 4 | 2 | 72 | 28 | 7.0 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.50 |
| 2002 Tigers | LF | 3 | 2 | 57 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.95 |
| 2002 Tigers | RF | 9 | 8 | 202 | 11 | 1.2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.47 |
| 2004 Reds | 1B | 6 | 1 | 48 | 11 | 1.8 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.19 |
| 2004 Reds | LF | 4 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.71 |
| 2004 Reds | RF | 26 | 17 | 481 | 36 | 1.4 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.02 |
| 2005 Reds | 1B | 5 | 2 | 60 | 16 | 3.2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.20 |
| 2005 Reds | LF | 8 | 5 | 144 | 6 | 0.8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
| 2005 Reds | RF | 12 | 5 | 144 | 7 | 0.6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.31 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| RF Totals | 87 | 51 | 1,463 | 119 | 1.4 | 117 | 114 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.16 | |
| LF Totals | 56 | 41 | 1,096 | 62 | 1.1 | 58 | 55 | 3 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 1.43 | |
| CF Totals | 39 | 25 | 731 | 76 | 1.9 | 76 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.81 | |
| 1B Totals | 15 | 5 | 180 | 55 | 3.7 | 55 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.25 | |
| 8 Years | 197 | 122 | 3,470 | 312 | 1.6 | 306 | 295 | 11 | 6 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.38 | |
Jacob CruzJacob 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 |
| 1996 Giants | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 25.7 | 3.2 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
| 1997 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
| 1998 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1998 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1999 Indians | 0 | 2 | .000 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29.3 | 6.8 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
| 2000 Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
| 2001 Indians | 0 | 2 | .000 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 22.7 | 3.0 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
| 2001 Rockies | 0 | 2 | .000 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 76.0 | 2.8 | 10.9 | - | - | - |
| 2002 Tigers | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 44.0 | 4.4 | 14.7 | - | - | - |
| 2004 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 49.0 | 3.4 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
| 2005 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 31.8 | 2.8 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 9 Years | 4 | 8 | .333 | 224 | 8 | 22 | 38.4 | 3.5 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
Jacob CruzJacob Cruz Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1996 San Francisco Giants | 62 | $109,000.00 | - | - |
| 1997 San Francisco Giants | 30 | $150,000.00 | - | - |
| 1998 San Francisco Giants | 30 | $170,000.00 | - | - |
| 1998 Cleveland Indians | 51 | $170,000.00 | - | - |
| 1999 Cleveland Indians | 51 | $205,000.00 | - | - |
| 2000 Cleveland Indians | 51 | $227,500.00 | - | - |
| 2001 Cleveland Indians | 51 | $230,000.00 | - | - |
| 2001 Colorado Rockies | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 2002 Detroit Tigers | 44 | $400,000.00 | - | - |
| 2004 Cincinnati Reds | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 2005 Cincinnati Reds | 9 | $500,000.00 | - | - |
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