José Cruz

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: April 19, 1974 in Arroyo, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 15th round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bellaire HS (Bellaire, TX) and the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rice University (Houston, TX).

High School: Bellaire HS (Bellaire, TX)

School: Rice University (Houston, TX)

Debut: May 31, 1997 (Age 23-042d, 14,673rd in MLB history)
vs. DET 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 5, 2008 (Age 34-047d)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Jose Luis Cruz

Twitter: @cruz22

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Relatives: Nephew of Hector Cruz, Tommy Cruz; Son of Jose Cruz

Gold Glove

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.5

AB

4724

H

1167

HR

204

BA

.247

R

713

RBI

624

SB

113

OBP

.337

SLG

.445

OPS

.783

OPS+

102

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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
1995	21	SEA-min	A+,A-	38	184	155	40	42	7	1	7	31	4	1	27	53	.271	.375	.465	.840		72	1	0	0	2	1		RVS,EVR · CALL,NORW
1996	22	SEA-min	A+,AA,AAA	122	552	460	92	135	28	5	15	89	13	2	84	83	.293	.397	.474	.871		218	14	0	1	7	6		LNR,PTC,TAC · CALL,SOUL,PCL
1997	23	SEA-min	AAA	50	226	190	33	51	16	2	6	30	3	0	34	44	.268	.382	.468	.851		89	4	1	1	0	1		TAC · PCL
1997	23	TOT	AL	104	442	395	59	98	19	1	26	68	7	2	41	117	.248	.315	.499	.814	110	197	5	0	1	5	2	7/8	RoY-2
1997	23	SEA	AL	49	198	183	28	49	12	1	12	34	1	0	13	45	.268	.315	.541	.856	120	99	3	0	1	1	0	7
1997	23	TOR	AL	55	244	212	31	49	7	0	14	34	6	2	28	72	.231	.316	.462	.778	101	98	2	0	0	4	2	7/8
1998	24	TOR-min	AAA	40	174	141	29	42	14	1	7	23	8	4	32	32	.298	.425	.560	.986		79	2	0	0	1	0		SYR · IL
1998	24	TOR	AL	105	413	352	55	89	14	3	11	42	11	4	57	99	.253	.354	.403	.757	98	142	0	0	0	4	3	8/7
1999	25	TOR-min	AAA	31	132	103	17	19	3	1	3	14	5	0	28	20	.184	.356	.320	.676		33	3	0	0	1	3		SYR · IL
1999	25	TOR	AL	106	414	349	63	84	19	3	14	45	14	4	64	91	.241	.358	.433	.791	101	151	6	0	1	0	5	8/7
2000	26	TOR	AL	*162*	681	603	91	146	32	5	31	76	15	5	71	129	.242	.323	.466	.789	95	281	11	2	2	3	3	*8
2001	27	TOR	AL	146	627	577	92	158	38	4	34	88	32	5	45	138	.274	.326	.530	.857	119	306	8	1	2	2	4	*87/D
2002	28	TOR	AL	124	522	466	64	114	26	5	18	70	7	1	51	106	.245	.317	.438	.754	95	204	8	0	1	4	1	*798/D
2003	29	SFG	NL	158	650	539	90	135	26	1	20	68	5	8	102	121	.250	.366	.414	.779	104	223	14	0	2	7	6	*9/8	GG
2004	30	TBD	AL	153	636	545	76	132	25	8	21	78	11	6	76	117	.242	.333	.433	.766	101	236	6	2	5	8	8	*9/8
2005	31	ARI-min	AAA	1	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.667	1.000		2	0	0	0	0	0		TUC · PCL
2005	31	TOT	MLB	115	437	370	46	93	24	2	18	50	0	2	66	101	.251	.364	.473	.837	117	175	10	0	0	1	3	98/7
2005	31	TOT	NL	111	424	358	46	90	23	2	18	50	0	2	65	97	.251	.366	.478	.843	119	171	10	0	0	1	3	89/7
2005	31	ARI	NL	64	245	202	23	43	9	0	12	28	0	1	42	54	.213	.347	.436	.783	102	88	6	0	0	1	2	8/97
2005	31	BOS	AL	4	13	12	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.250	.308	.333	.641	69	4	0	0	0	0	0	/9
2005	31	LAD	NL	47	179	156	23	47	14	2	6	22	0	1	23	43	.301	.391	.532	.923	142	83	4	0	0	0	1	9/7
2006	32	LAD	NL	86	273	223	34	52	16	1	5	17	5	1	43	54	.233	.353	.381	.734	88	85	3	0	4	3	2	798
2007	33	NYY-min	AAA	16	71	62	12	17	4	0	1	7	3	0	9	12	.274	.366	.387	.753		24	0	0	0	0	2		SWB · IL
2007	33	SDP	NL	91	293	256	37	60	12	3	6	21	6	1	31	65	.234	.316	.375	.691	86	96	3	0	5	1	1	79/8
2008	34	HOU	NL	38	60	49	6	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	11	9	.122	.283	.143	.426	19	7	0	0	0	0	0	7/89
12 Yrs				1388	5448	4724	713	1167	252	36	204	624	113	39	658	1147	.247	.337	.445	.783	102	2103	74	5	23	38	38
162 Game Avg.				162	636	551	83	136	29	4	24	73	13	5	77	134	.247	.337	.445	.783	102	245	9	1	3	4	4
				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
TOR (6 yrs)				698	2901	2559	396	640	136	20	122	355	85	21	316	635	.250	.331	.462	.793	102	1182	35	3	6	17	18
LAD (2 yrs)				133	452	379	57	99	30	3	11	39	5	2	66	97	.261	.368	.443	.812	110	168	7	0	4	3	3
ARI (1 yr)				64	245	202	23	43	9	0	12	28	0	1	42	54	.213	.347	.436	.783	102	88	6	0	0	1	2
TBD (1 yr)				153	636	545	76	132	25	8	21	78	11	6	76	117	.242	.333	.433	.766	101	236	6	2	5	8	8
SFG (1 yr)				158	650	539	90	135	26	1	20	68	5	8	102	121	.250	.366	.414	.779	104	223	14	0	2	7	6
BOS (1 yr)				4	13	12	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.250	.308	.333	.641	69	4	0	0	0	0	0
SDP (1 yr)				91	293	256	37	60	12	3	6	21	6	1	31	65	.234	.316	.375	.691	86	96	3	0	5	1	1
SEA (1 yr)				49	198	183	28	49	12	1	12	34	1	0	13	45	.268	.315	.541	.856	120	99	3	0	1	1	0
HOU (1 yr)				38	60	49	6	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	11	9	.122	.283	.143	.426	19	7	0	0	0	0	0

AL (8 yrs)				904	3748	3299	500	824	174	29	155	467	97	27	406	801	.250	.331	.461	.792	103	1521	44	5	12	26	26
NL (5 yrs)				484	1700	1425	213	343	78	7	49	157	16	12	252	346	.241	.352	.408	.761	99	582	30	0	11	12	12

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