Tony Cruz was born on Monday, August 18, 1986, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Cruz was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 24, 2011, 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 Tony Cruz baseball stats page.
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Tony Cruz![]() Tony Cruz Autograph on a 2010 Grandstand (#27) |
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Tony CruzTony 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 | ||
Tony CruzTony 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 |
| 2011 | 25 | Cardinals | 38 | 65 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .262 | .333 | .338 |
| 2012 | 26 | Cardinals | 51 | 126 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .254 | .267 | .365 |
| 2013 | 27 | Cardinals | 51 | 123 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .203 | .240 | .293 |
| 2014 | 28 | Cardinals | 50 | 135 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .200 | .270 | .259 |
| 2015 | 29 | Cardinals | 69 | 142 | 6 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .204 | .235 | .310 |
| 2016 | 30 | Royals | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2018 | 32 | Reds | 9 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .154 | .154 | .308 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 7 Years | 272 | 621 | 51 | 134 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 32 | 3 | 131 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 27 | .216 | .256 | .308 | ||
Tony CruzTony 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 |
| 2011 Cardinals | 1B | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.20 |
| 2011 Cardinals | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 2011 Cardinals | 3B | 3 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.64 |
| 2011 Cardinals | C | 20 | 8 | 297 | 96 | 4.8 | 96 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.73 |
| 2011 Cardinals | RF | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
| 2012 Cardinals | 1B | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 |
| 2012 Cardinals | C | 47 | 28 | 880 | 280 | 6.0 | 278 | 255 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 8 | .993 | 8.53 |
| 2013 Cardinals | 3B | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
| 2013 Cardinals | C | 44 | 28 | 801 | 249 | 5.7 | 248 | 234 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | .996 | 8.36 |
| 2014 Cardinals | 1B | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 2014 Cardinals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 2014 Cardinals | C | 47 | 35 | 975 | 291 | 6.2 | 290 | 275 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 6 | .997 | 8.03 |
| 2015 Cardinals | 3B | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 2015 Cardinals | C | 51 | 30 | 861 | 267 | 5.2 | 267 | 251 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.37 |
| 2016 Royals | C | 4 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 2.3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 2018 Reds | C | 6 | 6 | 162 | 61 | 10.2 | 61 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 10.17 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| C Totals | 219 | 135 | 4,003 | 1,253 | 5.7 | 1,249 | 1,172 | 77 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 68 | 25 | .997 | 8.42 | |
| 3B Totals | 10 | 1 | 75 | 6 | 0.6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.16 | |
| 1B Totals | 6 | 1 | 50 | 14 | 2.3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.56 | |
| RF Totals | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 | |
| 2B Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| 7 Years | 238 | 138 | 4,149 | 1,274 | 5.4 | 1,270 | 1,186 | 84 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 68 | 25 | .997 | 8.26 | |
Tony CruzTony 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 |
| 2011 Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 10.8 | - | - | - |
| 2012 Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 126.0 | 6.6 | 11.5 | - | - | - |
| 2013 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 123.0 | 4.9 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
| 2014 Cardinals | 0 | 3 | .000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 135.0 | 4.8 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| 2015 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 71.0 | 4.4 | 12.9 | - | - | - |
| 2016 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.0 | - | - | - |
| 2018 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 2.4 | 13.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 7 Years | 0 | 5 | .000 | 84 | 3 | 1 | 103.5 | 4.7 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
Tony CruzTony Cruz Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 2011 St. Louis Cardinals | 48 | $414,000.00 | - | - |
| 2012 St. Louis Cardinals | 48 | $481,000.00 | - | - |
| 2013 St. Louis Cardinals | 48 | $503,000.00 | - | Stats |
| 2014 St. Louis Cardinals | 48 | $521,000.00 | - | - |
| 2015 St. Louis Cardinals | 48 | $775,000.00 | - | - |
| 2016 Kansas City Royals | 7 | $975,000.00 | - | - |
| 2018 Cincinnati Reds | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
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