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Nelson Cruz
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 160 lb.
Born: September 13, 1972 in Puerto Plata, D.R.
High School: Puerto Plata (Puerto Plata, DO)
Signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent in 1989.
(All Transactions)
Debut: August 1, 1997
Final Game: July 9, 2003
Relatives: Cousin of Jose Roman
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Standard Pitching
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Glossary · Click headers to sort · · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear)| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||
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| 1997 | 24 | CHW | AL | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.49 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.1 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 116 | 68 | 1.443 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 7.9 | 2.56 | |
| 1999 | 26 | DET | AL | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5.67 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.2 | 74 | 44 | 42 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 295 | 87 | 1.455 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 2.00 | |
| 2000 | 27 | DET | AL | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3.07 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 172 | 152 | 1.268 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 7.5 | 2.62 | |
| 2001 | 28 | HOU | NL | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.15 | 66 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 82.1 | 72 | 41 | 38 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 75 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 342 | 111 | 1.166 | 7.9 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 8.2 | 3.13 | |
| 2002 | 29 | HOU | NL | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.48 | 43 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78.1 | 90 | 44 | 39 | 12 | 29 | 4 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 360 | 96 | 1.519 | 10.3 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 2.10 | |
| 2003 | 30 | COL | NL | 3 | 5 | .375 | 7.21 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.2 | 65 | 43 | 43 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 233 | 69 | 1.416 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 3.45 | |
| 6 Seasons | 15 | 23 | .395 | 5.04 | 204 | 18 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 348.1 | 369 | 205 | 195 | 59 | 109 | 15 | 277 | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1518 | 92 | 1.372 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 2.54 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 5 | 7 | .395 | 5.04 | 62 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 113 | 63 | 60 | 18 | 33 | 5 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 465 | 92 | 1.372 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 2.54 | ||||
| HOU (2 yrs) | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4.31 | 109 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 160.2 | 162 | 85 | 77 | 23 | 53 | 8 | 136 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 702 | 104 | 1.338 | 9.1 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 7.6 | 2.57 | ||||
| DET (2 yrs) | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4.68 | 56 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107.2 | 113 | 58 | 56 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 467 | 103 | 1.384 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 2.22 | ||||
| COL (1 yr) | 3 | 5 | .375 | 7.21 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.2 | 65 | 43 | 43 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 233 | 69 | 1.416 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 3.45 | ||||
| CHW (1 yr) | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.49 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.1 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 116 | 68 | 1.443 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 7.9 | 2.56 | ||||
| NL (3 yrs) | 8 | 14 | .364 | 5.04 | 129 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 214.1 | 227 | 128 | 120 | 38 | 64 | 10 | 174 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 935 | 91 | 1.358 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 7.3 | 2.72 | ||||
| AL (3 yrs) | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5.04 | 75 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134.0 | 142 | 77 | 75 | 21 | 45 | 5 | 103 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 583 | 94 | 1.396 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 2.29 | ||||
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Glossary · Click headers to sort · · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear)| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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| 1997 | 24 | CHW | AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1999 | 26 | DET | AL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 2000 | 27 | DET | AL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 28 | HOU | NL | 62 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | -15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 29 | HOU | NL | 40 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .000 | .071 | .000 | .071 | -79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 30 | COL | NL | 19 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .154 | .231 | .385 | -7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 Seasons | 125 | 38 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .091 | .118 | .121 | .239 | -39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 49 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .091 | .118 | .121 | .239 | -39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| HOU (2 yrs) | 102 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .053 | .100 | .053 | .153 | -59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| DET (2 yrs) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| COL (1 yr) | 19 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .154 | .231 | .385 | -7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| CHW (1 yr) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| NL (3 yrs) | 121 | 37 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .094 | .121 | .125 | .246 | -38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| AL (3 yrs) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | CHW | AL | 24 | P | 19 | 0 | 26.1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.37 | 0.21 | .950 | 1.71 | 0.49 | |
| 1999 | DET | AL | 26 | P | 29 | 6 | 66.2 | 27 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | .926 | 3.38 | 0.86 | .952 | 1.69 | 0.47 | |
| 2000 | DET | AL | 27 | P | 27 | 0 | 41.0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.54 | 0.26 | .957 | 1.62 | 0.46 | |
| 2001 | HOU | NL | 28 | P | 66 | 0 | 82.1 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .957 | 2.40 | 0.33 | .961 | 1.75 | 0.46 | |
| 2002 | HOU | NL | 29 | P | 43 | 5 | 78.1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.95 | 0.40 | .959 | 1.83 | 0.48 | |
| 2003 | COL | NL | 30 | P | 20 | 7 | 53.2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.01 | 0.60 | .958 | 1.84 | 0.48 | |
| 6 Seasons | P | 204 | 18 | 348.1 | 90 | 31 | 56 | 3 | 3 | .967 | 2.25 | 0.43 | .957 | 1.75 | 0.47 | ||||
| 6 Seasons | TOT | 204 | 18 | 348.1 | 90 | 31 | 56 | 3 | 3 | .967 | 2.25 | 0.43 | .923 | 1.75 | 0.47 | ||||
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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.
Salaries
Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses| 1999 | Detroit Tigers | $210,000 |
| 2001 | Houston Astros | $285,000 |
| 2002 | Houston Astros | $375,000 |
| 2003 | Colorado Rockies | $700,000 |
| Career (may be incomplete) | $1,570,000 | |
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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