José Cruz was born on Friday, April 19, 1974, in Arroyo, Puerto Rico. Cruz was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 31, 1997, with the Seattle Mariners. 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 José Cruz baseball stats page.
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José Cruz![]() José 'Cheito' Cruz Autograph on a 1997 Donruss Signature Series Baseball Card |
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José CruzJosé 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 | ||
José CruzJosé 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 |
| 1997 | 23 | Mariners | 49 | 183 | 28 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .268 | .315 | .541 |
| 1997 | 23 | Blue Jays | 55 | 212 | 31 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .316 | .462 |
| 1998 | 24 | Blue Jays | 105 | 352 | 55 | 89 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 42 | 57 | 3 | 99 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .354 | .403 |
| 1999 | 25 | Blue Jays | 106 | 349 | 63 | 84 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 45 | 64 | 5 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .241 | .358 | .433 |
| 2000 | 26 | Blue Jays | 162 | 603 | 91 | 146 | 32 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 76 | 71 | 3 | 129 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | .242 | .323 | .466 |
| 2001 | 27 | Blue Jays | 146 | 577 | 92 | 158 | 38 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 88 | 45 | 4 | 138 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .274 | .326 | .530 |
| 2002 | 28 | Blue Jays | 124 | 466 | 64 | 114 | 26 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 70 | 51 | 1 | 106 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .245 | .317 | .438 |
| 2003 | 29 | Giants | 158 | 539 | 90 | 135 | 26 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 68 | 102 | 6 | 121 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 14 | .250 | .366 | .414 |
| 2004 | 30 | Devil Rays | 153 | 545 | 76 | 132 | 25 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 78 | 76 | 8 | 117 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .242 | .333 | .433 |
| 2005 | 31 | Diamondbacks | 64 | 202 | 23 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 42 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .213 | .347 | .436 |
| 2005 | 31 | Red Sox | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .333 |
| 2005 | 31 | Dodgers | 47 | 156 | 23 | 47 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .301 | .391 | .532 |
| 2006 | 32 | Dodgers | 86 | 223 | 34 | 52 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 43 | 2 | 54 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .233 | .353 | .381 |
| 2007 | 33 | Padres | 91 | 256 | 37 | 60 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 31 | 1 | 65 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .234 | .316 | .375 |
| 2008 | 34 | Astros | 38 | 49 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .122 | .283 | .143 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 12 Years | 1,388 | 4,724 | 713 | 1,167 | 252 | 36 | 204 | 1 | 624 | 658 | 38 | 1,147 | 23 | 38 | 5 | 74 | .247 | .337 | .445 | ||
José CruzJosé 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 |
| 1997 Mariners | LF | 49 | 47 | 1,224 | 87 | 1.8 | 84 | 83 | 1 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 1.85 |
| 1997 Blue Jays | CF | 4 | 4 | 105 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
| 1997 Blue Jays | LF | 51 | 51 | 1,350 | 98 | 1.9 | 96 | 93 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 1.92 |
| 1998 Blue Jays | CF | 103 | 95 | 2,613 | 254 | 2.5 | 250 | 243 | 7 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.58 |
| 1998 Blue Jays | LF | 6 | 1 | 57 | 4 | 0.7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.89 |
| 1999 Blue Jays | CF | 97 | 87 | 2,362 | 257 | 2.6 | 254 | 248 | 6 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.90 |
| 1999 Blue Jays | LF | 9 | 9 | 240 | 30 | 3.3 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
| 2000 Blue Jays | CF | 162 | 162 | 4,270 | 417 | 2.6 | 414 | 405 | 9 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 2.62 |
| 2001 Blue Jays | CF | 133 | 132 | 3,505 | 278 | 2.1 | 275 | 270 | 5 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.12 |
| 2001 Blue Jays | LF | 14 | 9 | 265 | 16 | 1.1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.63 |
| 2002 Blue Jays | CF | 21 | 20 | 525 | 52 | 2.5 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.62 |
| 2002 Blue Jays | LF | 56 | 52 | 1,409 | 127 | 2.3 | 127 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.43 |
| 2002 Blue Jays | RF | 47 | 46 | 1,172 | 87 | 1.9 | 86 | 81 | 5 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 1.98 |
| 2003 Giants | CF | 3 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.70 |
| 2003 Giants | RF | 157 | 151 | 3,998 | 356 | 2.3 | 354 | 336 | 18 | 2 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 2.39 |
| 2004 Devil Rays | CF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 2004 Devil Rays | RF | 151 | 147 | 3,905 | 332 | 2.2 | 322 | 312 | 10 | 10 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.23 |
| 2005 Diamondbacks | CF | 53 | 50 | 1,245 | 90 | 1.7 | 88 | 87 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 1.91 |
| 2005 Diamondbacks | LF | 3 | 2 | 54 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
| 2005 Diamondbacks | RF | 6 | 5 | 108 | 9 | 1.5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 2005 Red Sox | RF | 4 | 4 | 93 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.58 |
| 2005 Dodgers | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 2005 Dodgers | RF | 45 | 42 | 1,098 | 108 | 2.4 | 103 | 100 | 3 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 2.53 |
| 2006 Dodgers | CF | 15 | 8 | 279 | 32 | 2.1 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.10 |
| 2006 Dodgers | LF | 40 | 32 | 840 | 60 | 1.5 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.93 |
| 2006 Dodgers | RF | 24 | 14 | 432 | 37 | 1.5 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.31 |
| 2007 Padres | CF | 3 | 2 | 51 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.12 |
| 2007 Padres | LF | 49 | 38 | 1,095 | 94 | 1.9 | 93 | 89 | 4 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.29 |
| 2007 Padres | RF | 23 | 20 | 534 | 55 | 2.4 | 55 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.78 |
| 2008 Astros | CF | 5 | 5 | 105 | 9 | 1.8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.31 |
| 2008 Astros | LF | 10 | 1 | 72 | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.88 |
| 2008 Astros | RF | 3 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.27 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| CF Totals | 600 | 567 | 15,127 | 1,405 | 2.3 | 1,389 | 1,360 | 29 | 16 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.48 | |
| RF Totals | 460 | 430 | 11,373 | 990 | 2.2 | 972 | 934 | 38 | 18 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.31 | |
| LF Totals | 288 | 242 | 6,609 | 524 | 1.8 | 518 | 505 | 13 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.12 | |
| 12 Years | 1,348 | 1,239 | 33,109 | 2,919 | 2.2 | 2,879 | 2,799 | 80 | 40 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.35 | |
José CruzJosé 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 |
| 1997 Mariners | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15.3 | 4.1 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
| 1997 Blue Jays | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 2.9 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
| 1998 Blue Jays | 11 | 4 | .733 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32.0 | 3.6 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
| 1999 Blue Jays | 14 | 4 | .778 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24.9 | 3.8 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
| 2000 Blue Jays | 15 | 5 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 | 4.7 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| 2001 Blue Jays | 32 | 5 | .865 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 4.2 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
| 2002 Blue Jays | 7 | 1 | .875 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25.9 | 4.4 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
| 2003 Giants | 5 | 8 | .385 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 4.5 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| 2004 Devil Rays | 11 | 6 | .647 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26.0 | 4.7 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
| 2005 Diamondbacks | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16.8 | 3.7 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
| 2005 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 2005 Dodgers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 3.6 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
| 2006 Dodgers | 5 | 1 | .833 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 44.6 | 4.1 | 13.1 | - | - | - |
| 2007 Padres | 6 | 1 | .857 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 42.7 | 3.9 | 12.2 | - | - | - |
| 2008 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 49.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 12 Years | 113 | 39 | .743 | 109 | 10 | 2 | 23.2 | 4.1 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
José CruzJosé Cruz Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1997 Seattle Mariners | 23 | $150,000.00 | - | - |
| 1997 Toronto Blue Jays | 23 | $150,000.00 | - | - |
| 1998 Toronto Blue Jays | 23 | $325,000.00 | - | - |
| 1999 Toronto Blue Jays | 23 | $400,000.00 | - | - |
| 2000 Toronto Blue Jays | 23 | $395,000.00 | - | - |
| 2001 Toronto Blue Jays | 23 | $2,350,000.00 | - | - |
| 2002 Toronto Blue Jays | 23 | $3,950,000.00 | - | - |
| 2003 San Francisco Giants | 22 | $2,500,000.00 | - | - |
| 2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 22 | $2,500,000.00 | - | - |
| 2005 Arizona Diamondbacks | 22 | $4,000,000.00 | - | - |
| 2005 Boston Red Sox | 32 | " " | - | - |
| 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers | 22 | " " | - | - |
| 2006 Los Angeles Dodgers | 22 | $2,910,000.00 | - | - |
| 2007 San Diego Padres | 9 | $650,000.00 | - | - |
| 2008 Houston Astros | 22 | $650,000.00 | - | - |
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