Nelson Cruz
Nelson Ramon Cruz
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 1, 1980 in Monte Cristi, D.R.
High School: Monte Cristi (Monte Cristi, DO)
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 17, 2005
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2005 MIL NL 24 OF 8 1 18.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 40.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0 2.00 0.50 .975 2.20 1.86
2005 MIL NL 24 RF 6 1 16.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 45.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0 2.25 0.67 .975 2.08 1.75
2005 MIL NL 24 LF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.50
2006 TEX AL 25 OF 39 35 313.1 73 69 4 0 1 1.000 -2.7 -10.3 -3.7 -0.4 -3.3 1 2.10 1.87 .986 2.30 1.99
2006 TEX AL 25 RF 38 35 307.1 73 69 4 0 1 1.000 -2.7 -10.5 -3.7 -0.4 -3.3 1 2.14 1.92 .984 2.20 1.85
2006 TEX AL 25 CF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
2006 TEX AL 25 LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.70
2007 TEX AL 26 OF 94 79 722.1 178 167 6 5 1 .972 -2.0 -3.3 0.0 -1.1 1.1 -2 2.16 1.84 .987 2.30 2.00
2007 TEX AL 26 RF 82 65 604.1 158 148 5 5 1 .968 -3.7 -7.3 -1.7 -1.2 -0.5 -2 2.28 1.87 .985 2.08 1.77
2007 TEX AL 26 LF 16 14 118.0 20 19 1 0 0 1.000 1.7 17.3 1.7 0.1 1.6 0 1.53 1.25 .985 2.11 1.71
2008 TEX AL 27 OF 31 31 274.0 75 72 1 2 1 .973 0.0 0.0 -2.0 -2.0 0.0 2 2.40 2.35 .987 2.31 2.02
2008 TEX AL 27 RF 31 31 274.0 75 72 1 2 1 .973 0.0 0.0 -2.0 -2.0 0.0 2 2.40 2.35 .985 2.15 1.83
2009 TEX AL 28 OF 122 119 1052.2 316 301 11 4 2 .987 2.67 2.56 .987 2.33 2.04 AS
2009 TEX AL 28 RF 120 117 1035.2 308 294 11 3 2 .990 2.65 2.54 .982 2.13 1.75 AS
2009 TEX AL 28 DH 4 AS
2009 TEX AL 28 LF 2 2 17.0 8 7 0 1 0 .875 3.71 3.50 .988 2.12 1.80 AS
5 Seasons OF 294 265 2380.1 646 613 22 11 5 .983 -4.1 -2.1 -5.1 -3.2 -1.9 1 2.40 2.16 .987 2.31 2.01
5 Seasons RF 277 249 2237.1 618 587 21 10 5 .984 -5.8 -3.1 -6.8 -3.3 -3.5 1 2.45 2.19 .983 2.13 1.78
4 Seasons LF 21 16 140.0 28 26 1 1 0 .964 1.7 14.6 1.7 0.1 1.6 0 1.74 1.29 .986 2.11 1.70
1 Season DH 4
1 Season CF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
5 Seasons TOT 300 265 2380.1 646 613 22 11 5 .983 -4.1 -2.1 -5.1 -3.2 -1.9 1 2.40 2.12 .966 2.13 1.78

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
2005 MIL NL 24 8 1 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 8 0 0 0
2006 TEX AL 25 41 35 41 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 38 39 0 3 1
2007 TEX AL 26 96 79 96 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 82 94 0 5 2
2008 TEX AL 27 31 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 31 0 0 0
2009 TEX AL 28 128 123 128 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 120 122 5 4 0
5 Seasons 304 269 304 294 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 2 277 294 5 12 3
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2005 MIL NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 3 60.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 84 67% 62% 27% 9 44%
2006 TEX AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 1 18 9 1 10 5 1 5 3 0 4 0 0 6 3 1 43 20 46.5% 20 3 7.0% 1 1377 54% 76% 37% 142 51%
2007 TEX AL 26 5 0 3 2 0 5 0 2 0 3 35 15 1 19 7 0 19 11 2 6 1 0 11 6 1 90 40 44.4% 46 4 4.4% 1 2797 54% 74% 38% 307 50%
2008 TEX AL 27 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 20 16 0 15 5 0 7 4 0 8 4 0 7 6 0 57 35 61.4% 22 0 0.0% 1 1262 52% 75% 42% 157 46%
2009 TEX AL 28 3 0 2 1 0 11 0 6 1 2 55 31 1 39 15 1 17 13 0 12 2 1 30 17 0 153 78 51.0% 72 3 2.0% 8 4561 53% 76% 41% 560 54%
5 Seasons 10 0 7 3 0 21 1 9 3 6 130 73 3 83 32 2 49 31 2 31 7 1 55 33 2 348 176 50.6% 162 10 2.9% 11 10081 53% 75% 39% 1175 51%
MLB Averages 49.3% 2.2% 56% 74% 39% 50%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2005 MIL NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 86% 86% 43% 0
2006 TEX AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 75% 92% 50% 0
2007 TEX AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 5 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 6 50.0% 5 1 8.3% 0 568 54% 72% 33% 40 50%
2009 TEX AL 28 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 5 3 60.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 85 28% 76% 47% 12 58%
4 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 5 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 17 9 52.9% 7 1 5.9% 0 672 52% 73% 36% 52 52%
MLB Averages 62.6% 2.1% 56% 74% 39% 46%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2006 TEX AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 75% 67% 25% 1 0%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 75% 67% 25% 1 0%
MLB Averages 43.7% 1.7% 56% 74% 39% 52%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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