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Nelson Cruz
Nelson Cruz

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 160 lb.

Debut August 1, 1997
  vs. ANA 0.3 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game July 9, 2003
Born September 13, 1972 in Puerto Plata, D.R.

Cousin of Jose Roman

Signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent in 1989. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1997 24 CHW AL   0   2  19   0   0   0   5  0   26.3   29   19   19   6    9   23   0   3   116   1   0  6.49  4.39   68 1.443
 1999 26 DET AL   2   5  29   6   0   0  10  0   66.7   74   44   42  11   23   46   3   2   295   1   0  5.67  4.92   87 1.455
 2000 27 DET AL   5   2  27   0   0   0  12  0   41.0   39   14   14   4   13   34   3   2   172   3   0  3.07  4.68  152 1.268
 2001 28 HOU NL   3   3  66   0   0   0  16  2   82.3   72   41   38  11   24   75   9   0   342   4   1  4.15  4.62  111 1.166
 2002 29 HOU NL   2   6  43   5   0   0  11  0   78.3   90   44   39  12   29   61   6   4   360   4   0  4.48  4.32   96 1.519
 2003 30 COL NL   3   5  20   7   0   0   1  0   53.7   65   43   43  15   11   38   3   3   233   2   0  7.21  4.97   69 1.416
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .395  15  23 204  18   0   0  55  2  348.3  369  205  195  59  109  277  24  14  1518  15   1  5.04  4.65   92 1.372
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     4   7  62   5   0   0  16  0  106.7  113   62   59  18   33   84   7   4   464   4   0  5.04  4.65   92 1.372
 Career High      5   6  66   7   0   0  16  2   82.3   90   44   43  15   29   75   9   4   360   4   1  3.07  4.97  152 1.166

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2000 27 DET AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2001 28 HOU NL  62    6    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .167  .167  .167  -15    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2002 29 HOU NL  40   13    0    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   8  .000  .071  .000  -79    0   2   0   0   0   0
 2003 30 COL NL  19   13    1    2   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .154  .154  .231   -7    3   2   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      170   33    1    3   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  12  .091  .118  .121  -39    4   4   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         31    1    3   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  11  .091  .118  .121  -39    4   4   0   0   0   0
 Career High     62   13    1    2   1  0   0    1   0  0   1   8                           3   2   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2000 27 DET AL    1    1    0   0.0   111| .000  .270| .000  .342| .000  .434| .000  .776|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2001 28 HOU NL    6    5    0   0.0   117| .167  .277| .167  .349| .167  .453| .334  .802| -15  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 2002 29 HOU NL   16   15    0   0.0   112| .000  .273| .071  .348| .000  .434| .071  .782| -79  .000  -3.6  -0.3   0%
 2003 30 COL NL   15   13    1   2.1   122| .154  .285| .154  .360| .231  .458| .385  .818|  -7  .168  -2.2  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons        38   34    1   0.8   117| .091  .278| .118  .352| .121  .447| .239  .799| -39  .034  -7.2  -0.6   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1997 24 CHW AL P 19 3 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.21 0.49 1.37 1.71 0 26.3 1999 26 DET AL P 29 8 17 2 0 .926 .951 0.86 0.47 3.37 1.69 6 66.7 2000 27 DET AL P 27 1 6 0 1 1.000 .959 0.26 0.46 1.54 1.62 0 41.0 2001 28 HOU NL P 66 8 14 1 0 .957 .961 0.33 0.46 2.41 1.75 0 82.3 2002 29 HOU NL P 43 5 12 0 0 1.000 .960 0.40 0.48 1.95 1.83 5 78.3 2003 30 COL NL P 20 6 6 0 2 1.000 .960 0.60 0.48 2.01 1.84 7 53.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1997 24 CHW AL P 19 3 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.21 0.49 1.37 1.71 0 26.3 1999 26 DET AL P 29 8 17 2 0 .926 .951 0.86 0.47 3.37 1.69 6 66.7 2000 27 DET AL P 27 1 6 0 1 1.000 .959 0.26 0.46 1.54 1.62 0 41.0 2001 28 HOU NL P 66 8 14 1 0 .957 .961 0.33 0.46 2.41 1.75 0 82.3 2002 29 HOU NL P 43 5 12 0 0 1.000 .960 0.40 0.48 1.95 1.83 5 78.3 2003 30 COL NL P 20 6 6 0 2 1.000 .960 0.60 0.48 2.01 1.84 7 53.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 204 31 56 3 3 .967 .957 0.43 0.47 2.25 1.75 18 348.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 204 31 56 3 3 .967 .957 0.43 0.47 2.25 1.75 18 348
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2001   NLDS  HOU ATL     L   2   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2.2   1   0   1   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2001   NLDS  HOU ATL     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

July 5, 1989: Signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent.

March 27, 1992: Released by the Montreal Expos.

December 10, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

October 16, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

November 24, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

December 11, 2000: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Brad Ausmus and Doug Brocail to the Houston Astros for Roger Cedeno, Chris Holt, and Mitch Meluskey.

December 16, 2002: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Colorado Rockies for Victor Hall (minors).

October 9, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

February 14, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.

March 11, 2004: Released by the Florida Marlins.

January 19, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

June 22, 2005: Released by the Detroit Tigers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1999Detroit Tigers$210,000
2001Houston Astros$285,000
2002Houston Astros$375,000
2003Colorado Rockies$700,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,570,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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