José Cruz

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: August 8, 1947 in Arroyo, Puerto Rico pr

High School: Arroyo HS (Arroyo, Puerto Rico)

Debut: September 19, 1970 (Age 23-042d, 10,692nd in MLB history)
vs. PHI 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 19, 1988 (Age 40-346d)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Jose Cruz

Nicknames: Cheo

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Relatives: Brother of Hector Cruz, Tommy Cruz; Father of Jose Cruz

2x All-Star
2x Silver Slugger

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

54.4

AB

7917

H

2251

HR

165

BA

.284

R

1036

RBI

1077

SB

317

OBP

.354

SLG

.420

OPS

.774

OPS+

120

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1967	19	STL-min	A	78	245	205	33	57	8	9	1	20	6	4	36	28	.278	.387	.420	.806		86		1	2	1			SPT · FLOR
1968	20	STL-min	A	133	570	504	101	144	24	10	13	53	17	5	53	79	.286	.360	.450	.810		227		6	6	1			MOD · CALL
1969	21	STL-min	AA	102	435	400	56	109	18	9	6	49	4	7	30	54	.273	.323	.408	.731		163		1	2	2			ARK · TL
1970	22	STL-min	AA	133	575	493	89	148	29	7	21	90	11	8	73	60	.300	.386	.515	.902		254			3	6	3		ARK · TL
1970	22	STL	NL	6	22	17	2	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	.353	.500	.412	.912	146	7	1	1	0	0	0	/9
1971	23	STL-min	AAA	67	301	254	56	83	15	7	15	49	5	4	46	31	.327	.430	.618	1.048		157		0	1	0			TUL · AA
1971	23	STL	NL	83	346	292	46	80	13	2	9	27	6	3	49	35	.274	.377	.425	.801	124	124	6	1	1	3	6	8/7
1972	24	STL	NL	117	374	332	33	78	14	4	2	23	9	3	36	54	.235	.309	.319	.628	80	106	4	1	2	3	3	87/9
1973	25	STL	NL	132	471	406	51	92	22	5	10	57	10	4	51	66	.227	.310	.379	.689	91	154	8	1	6	7	4	*89/7
1974	26	STL	NL	107	182	161	24	42	4	3	5	20	4	2	20	27	.261	.341	.416	.757	112	67	3	0	0	1	5	97/83
1975	27	HOU	NL	120	377	315	44	81	15	2	9	49	6	3	52	44	.257	.358	.403	.761	119	127	6	1	3	6	6	97/8
1976	28	HOU	NL	133	496	439	49	133	21	5	4	61	28	11	53	46	.303	.377	.401	.777	131	176	6	0	2	2	5	*798
1977	29	HOU	NL	157	661	579	87	173	31	10	17	87	44	23	69	67	.299	.368	.475	.843	134	275	4	0	3	10	13	*9/8
1978	30	HOU	NL	153	627	565	79	178	34	9	10	83	37	9	57	57	.315	.376	.460	.836	142	260	9	0	2	3	9	*9/3
1979	31	HOU	NL	157	636	558	73	161	33	7	9	72	36	14	72	66	.289	.367	.421	.788	121	235	5	0	1	5	16	*7
1980	32	HOU	NL	160	680	612	79	185	29	7	11	91	36	11	60	66	.302	.360	.426	.787	127	261	11	0	0	8	13	*7	AS,MVP-3
1981	33	HOU	NL	107	451	409	53	109	16	5	13	55	5	7	35	49	.267	.319	.425	.745	115	174	7	0	0	7	4	*7	MVP-14
1982	34	HOU	NL	155	640	570	62	157	27	2	9	68	21	11	60	67	.275	.342	.377	.719	109	215	11	1	3	6	12	*7
1983	35	HOU	NL	160	664	594	85	189	28	8	14	92	30	16	65	86	.318	.385	.463	.848	142	275	4	1	1	3	10	*7	MVP-6,SS
1984	36	HOU	NL	160	685	600	96	187	28	13	12	95	22	8	73	68	.312	.381	.462	.842	145	277	8	0	2	10	10	*7	MVP-8,SS
1985	37	HOU	NL	141	590	544	69	163	34	4	9	79	16	5	43	74	.300	.349	.426	.776	119	232	11	0	0	3	10	*7/8	AS,MVP-21
1986	38	HOU	NL	141	536	479	48	133	22	4	10	72	3	4	55	86	.278	.351	.403	.754	111	193	9	0	0	2	12	*7
1987	39	HOU	NL	126	405	365	47	88	17	4	11	38	4	1	36	65	.241	.307	.400	.707	89	146	4	0	1	3	3	7
1988	40	NYY-min	AAA	5	18	17	3	4	2	0	1	5	1	0	1	4	.235	.278	.529	.807		9		0	0	0	0		CLB · IL
1988	40	NYY	AL	38	88	80	9	16	2	0	1	7	0	1	8	8	.200	.273	.263	.535	52	21	2	0	0	0	1	D/79
19 Yrs				2353	8931	7917	1036	2251	391	94	165	1077	317	136	898	1031	.284	.354	.420	.774	120	3325	119	7	27	82	142
162 Game Avg.				162	615	545	71	155	27	6	11	74	22	9	62	71	.284	.354	.420	.774	120	229	8	0	2	6	10
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
HOU (13 yrs)				1870	7448	6629	871	1937	335	80	138	942	288	123	730	841	.292	.359	.429	.789	125	2846	95	3	18	68	123
STL (5 yrs)				445	1395	1208	156	298	54	14	26	128	29	12	160	182	.247	.333	.379	.712	100	458	22	4	9	14	18
NYY (1 yr)				38	88	80	9	16	2	0	1	7	0	1	8	8	.200	.273	.263	.535	52	21	2	0	0	0	1

NL (18 yrs)				2315	8843	7837	1027	2235	389	94	164	1070	317	135	890	1023	.285	.355	.422	.777	121	3304	117	7	27	82	141
AL (1 yr)				38	88	80	9	16	2	0	1	7	0	1	8	8	.200	.273	.263	.535	52	21	2	0	0	0	1

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Jose Cruz was a consistently excellent player as proven by his elite MLB stats. He also had a very successful career as an Astros coach when his playing days ended. His son Jose Cruz Jr also had a successful MLB career.

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