Nelson Cruz

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: September 13, 1972 in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic do

High School: Liceo Jose Castellanos (Dominican Republic)

Last Game: July 9, 2003 (Age 30-299d)
vs. SFG 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Full Name: Nelson Cruz

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Relatives: Cousin of José Román

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.5

ERA

5.04

204

348.1

277

WHIP

1.372

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1991	18	-1.1	Expos	GULF	Rk	MON	2	4	.333	2.40	3.33	12	8	0	1	1	0	48.2	40	18	13	1	19	0	34	2	3	2	207	1.212	7.4	0.2	3.5	6.3	1.79

1995	22		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A-A+-Rk	CHW	4	8	.333	2.28	3.41	54	0	37	0	0	10	87.0	79	33	22	7	21	2	86	7	0	5	366	1.149	8.2	0.7	2.2	8.9	4.10
1995	22	-0.4	Prince William	CARL	A+	CHW	2	1	.667	0.47	0.47	9	0	7	0	0	1	19.1	12	1	1	1	6	0	18	2	0	0	75	0.931	5.6	0.5	2.8	8.4	3.00
1995	22	0.5	Hickory	SALL	A	CHW	2	7	.222	2.70	4.19	44	0	29	0	0	9	66.2	65	31	20	6	15	2	68	4	0	5	285	1.200	8.8	0.8	2.0	9.2	4.53
1995	22	1.8	Bristol	APPY	Rk	CHW	0	0		9.00	9.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	2.000	18.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	23	-1.2	Birmingham	SOUL	AA	CHW	6	6	.500	3.20	3.93	37	18	8	2	1	1	149.0	150	65	53	10	41	2	142	8	1	3	627	1.282	9.1	0.6	2.5	8.6	3.46
1997	24	-2.6	Nashville	AA	AAA	CHW	11	7	.611	5.11	5.47	21	20	0	1	0	0	123.1	139	75	70	20	31	0	93	9	2	1	533	1.378	10.1	1.5	2.3	6.8	3.00
1997	24	-4.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	0	2	.000	6.49	6.49	19	0	5	0	0	0	26.1	29	19	19	6	9	1	23	0	0	3	116	1.443	9.9	2.1	3.1	7.9	2.56
1998	25	-1.5	Calgary	PCL	AAA	CHW	10	6	.625	5.33	6.04	35	18	4	2	1	0	126.2	159	85	75	18	40	1	101	11	1	5	571	1.571	11.3	1.3	2.8	7.2	2.53
1999	26	-0.7	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	7	1	.875	2.73	2.87	10	10	0	4	2	0	62.2	47	20	19	5	21	0	41	4	0	1	247	1.085	6.8	0.7	3.0	5.9	1.95
1999	26	-3.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	2	5	.286	5.67	5.94	29	6	10	0	0	0	66.2	74	44	42	11	23	1	46	3	0	2	295	1.455	10.0	1.5	3.1	6.2	2.00
2000	27	0.5	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	2	4	.333	4.82	6.36	11	10	1	0	0	0	52.1	54	37	28	9	17	0	39	1	0	1	229	1.357	9.3	1.5	2.9	6.7	2.29
2000	27	-1.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	5	2	.714	3.07	3.07	27	0	12	0	0	0	41.0	39	14	14	4	13	3	34	3	0	2	172	1.268	8.6	0.9	2.9	7.5	2.62
2001	28	-0.9	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	3	3	.500	4.15	4.48	66	0	16	0	0	2	82.1	72	41	38	11	24	4	75	9	1	0	342	1.166	7.9	1.2	2.6	8.2	3.13
2002	29	2.1	New Orleans	PCL	AAA	HOU	0	1	.000	4.50	4.50	6	0	2	0	0	1	8.0	4	4	4	2	4	0	8	0	0	0	31	1.000	4.5	2.3	4.5	9.0	2.00
2002	29	0.2	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	2	6	.250	4.48	5.06	43	5	11	0	0	0	78.1	90	44	39	12	29	4	61	6	0	4	360	1.519	10.3	1.4	3.3	7.0	2.10
2003	30	2.9	Colorado Springs	PCL	AAA	COL	1	2	.333	7.20	10.80	4	4	0	0	0	0	15.0	24	18	12	3	3	0	10	1	0	0	72	1.800	14.4	1.8	1.8	6.0	3.33
2003	30	1.2	COL	NL	Maj	COL	3	5	.375	7.21	7.21	20	7	1	0	0	0	53.2	65	43	43	15	11	2	38	3	0	3	233	1.416	10.9	2.5	1.8	6.4	3.45

2005	32	5.2	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	5	4	.556	4.20	4.34	14	11	3	0	0	0	64.1	69	31	30	8	17	1	55	7	1	1	274	1.337	9.7	1.1	2.4	7.7	3.24
2005	32	5.3	SK	KBO	Fgn		7	4	.636	3.00	3.67	15	15	0	0	0	0	81.0	69	33	27	6	29	2	50	8	1	4	346	1.210	7.7	0.7	3.2	5.6	1.72
2006	33	5.1	Tijuana	MEX	AAA		0	1	.000	10.80	10.80	2	0	1	0	0	1	1.2	4	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	10	3.000	21.6	0.0	5.4	5.4	1.00

2008	35		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Fgn-FgW		7	7	.500	2.93	3.34	19	19	0	0	0	0	107.2	93	40	35	6	42	1	89	11	0	7	451	1.254	7.8	0.5	3.5	7.4	2.12
2008	35	6.2	Nettuno	ITSA	Fgn		7	5	.583	2.43	2.88	17	17		0	0	0	100.0	78	32	27	4	41	1	85	9	0	6	411	1.190	7.0	0.4	3.7	7.7	2.07
2008-09	35	7.4	Culiacan	MXPW	FgW		0	2	.000	9.39	9.39	2	2	0	0	0	0	7.2	15	8	8	2	1	0	4	2	0	1	40	2.087	17.6	2.3	1.2	4.7	4.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (6 seasons)					Majors		15	23	.395	5.04	5.30	204	18	55	0	0	2	348.1	369	205	195	59	109	15	277	24	1	14	1518	1.372	9.5	1.5	2.8	7.2	2.54
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		48	43	.527	3.98	4.71	204	99	55	10	5	12	737.0	765	386	326	83	214	6	609	50	8	19	3157	1.328	9.3	1.0	2.6	7.4	2.85
Foreign (3 seasons)					Foreign		14	12	.538	3.03	3.55	36	34	1	0	0	1	190.1	166	75	64	12	72	3	140	19	1	11	807	1.250	7.8	0.6	3.4	6.6	1.94
All Levels (13 Seasons)							77	78	.497	4.13	4.70	444	151	111	10	5	15	1275.2	1300	666	585	154	395	24	1026	93	10	44	5482	1.329	9.2	1.1	2.8	7.2	2.60

AAA (7 seasons)					Minors		36	25	.590	4.74	5.37	101	73	10	7	3	1	452.1	496	270	238	65	133	2	347	33	4	9	1957	1.391	9.9	1.3	2.6	6.9	2.61
AAA (1 season)					Foreign		0	1	.000	10.80	10.80	2	0	1	0	0	1	1.2	4	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	10	3.000	21.6	0.0	5.4	5.4	1.00
AA (1 season)					Minors		6	6	.500	3.20	3.93	37	18	8	2	1	1	149.0	150	65	53	10	41	2	142	8	1	3	627	1.282	9.1	0.6	2.5	8.6	3.46
A+ (1 season)					Minors		2	1	.667	0.47	0.47	9	0	7	0	0	1	19.1	12	1	1	1	6	0	18	2	0	0	75	0.931	5.6	0.5	2.8	8.4	3.00
A (1 season)					Minors		2	7	.222	2.70	4.19	44	0	29	0	0	9	66.2	65	31	20	6	15	2	68	4	0	5	285	1.200	8.8	0.8	2.0	9.2	4.53
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		2	4	.333	2.54	3.44	13	8	1	1	1	0	49.2	42	19	14	1	19	0	34	3	3	2	213	1.228	7.6	0.2	3.4	6.2	1.79
Fgn (2 seasons)					Foreign		14	9	.609	2.69	3.23	32	32	0	0	0	0	181.0	147	65	54	10	70	3	135	17	1	10	757	1.199	7.3	0.5	3.5	6.7	1.93
FgW (1 season)					Foreign		0	2	.000	9.39	9.39	2	2	0	0	0	0	7.2	15	8	8	2	1	0	4	2	0	1	40	2.087	17.6	2.3	1.2	4.7	4.00