Nelson Cruz

Positions: Rightfielder and Designated Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 230lb (188cm, 104kg)

Team: Seattle Mariners (majors)

Born: July 1, 1980 in Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic do

High School: Monte Cristi (Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic)

Debut: September 17, 2005 (Age 25-078d, 16,404th in MLB history)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

2018 Contract Status: Signed thru 2018, 4 yrs/$57M (15-18)

Service Time (01/2018): 10.082 • Free Agent: 2019

Agents: Bryce Dixon • Previously: ISE Baseball

Full Name: Nelson Ramon (Martinez) Cruz

Nicknames: Boomstick

Twitter: @ncboomstick23

5x All-Star
2x Silver Slugger
ALCS MVP

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SUMMARY

2018

Career

WAR

0.1

30.6

AB

5290

R

773

H

1459

BA

.235

.276

HR

327

RBI

921

SB

OBP

.264

.341

SLG

.529

.519

OPS

.794

.860

OPS+

118

129

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Games by Position

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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
2001	20	OAK-min	Rk	23	93	88	11	22	3	1	3	16	6	3	4	29	.250	.283	.409	.692		36	1	0	1	0	0		ATH · ARIZ
2002	21	OAK-min	A-	63	232	214	23	59	14	0	4	25	12	1	9	58	.276	.316	.397	.713		85	2	4	4	1	0		VAN · NORW
2003	22	OAK-min	A	119	515	470	65	112	26	2	20	85	10	5	29	128	.238	.292	.430	.722		202	7	9	1	6	2		KNC · MIDW
2004	23	OAK-min	AA,A+,AAA	137	593	536	109	175	42	3	26	100	16	7	51	149	.326	.390	.562	.951		301	6	5	0	1	2		MDL,MOD,SAC · TL,CALL,PCL
2005	24	MIL-min	AA,AAA	128	532	456	78	132	32	0	27	81	19	7	61	133	.289	.385	.537	.923		245	11	12	0	3	2		HVL,NVL · SOUL,PCL
2005	24	MIL	NL	8	7	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.200	.429	.400	.829	120	2	0	0	0	0	0	/97
2006	25	MIL-min	AAA	104	423	371	68	112	22	1	20	73	17	6	42	100	.302	.378	.528	.907		196	6	6	0	4	2		NVL · PCL
2006	25	TEX	AL	41	138	130	15	29	3	0	6	22	1	0	7	32	.223	.261	.385	.645	64	50	1	0	0	1	0	9/87
2007	26	TEX-min	AAA	44	187	162	32	57	9	1	15	45	1	2	21	34	.352	.428	.698	1.125		113	3	2	0	2	1		OKC · PCL
2007	26	TEX	AL	96	333	307	35	72	15	2	9	34	2	4	21	87	.235	.287	.384	.671	75	118	5	2	1	1	1	97/D
2008	27	TEX-min	AAA,Rk	104	454	387	94	132	19	3	37	100	24	8	58	88	.341	.430	.693	1.122		268	10	5	0	4	4		OKC,RGS · PCL,ARIZ
2008	27	TEX	AL	31	133	115	19	38	9	1	7	26	3	1	17	28	.330	.421	.609	1.030	169	70	1	1	0	0	2	9
2009	28	TEX-min	AAA	3	11	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	.000	.091	.000	.091		0	0	0	0	0	0		OKC · PCL
2009	28	TEX	AL	128	515	462	75	120	21	1	33	76	20	4	49	118	.260	.332	.524	.856	117	242	9	2	0	2	6	*9/D7	AS
2010	29	TEX-min	AAA,AA	8	35	30	2	8	2	0	0	5	1	0	3	5	.267	.314	.333	.648		10	5	0	0	2	0		OKC,FRI · PCL,TL
2010	29	TEX	AL	108	445	399	60	127	31	3	22	78	17	4	38	81	.318	.374	.576	.950	146	230	12	1	1	6	5	97/D
2011	30	TEX-min	AA,AAA	6	25	22	4	7	1	0	3	5	0	0	3	1	.318	.400	.773	1.173		17	1	0	0	0	1		FRI,RRK · TL,PCL
2011	30	TEX	AL	124	513	475	64	125	28	1	29	87	9	5	33	116	.263	.312	.509	.821	113	242	8	2	0	3	1	*97/D
2012	31	TEX	AL	159	642	585	86	152	45	0	24	90	8	4	48	140	.260	.319	.460	.779	104	269	7	5	0	4	2	*9/D7
2013	32	TEX	AL	109	456	413	49	110	18	0	27	76	5	1	35	109	.266	.327	.506	.833	124	209	14	4	0	4	2	9/D	AS
2014	33	BAL	AL	159	678	613	87	166	32	2	40	108	4	5	55	140	.271	.333	.525	.859	137	322	17	5	0	5	8	D79	AS,MVP-7
2015	34	SEA	AL	152	655	590	90	178	22	1	44	93	3	2	59	164	.302	.369	.566	.936	159	334	6	5	0	1	9	9D	AS,MVP-6,SS
2016	35	SEA	AL	155	667	589	96	169	27	1	43	105	2	0	62	159	.287	.360	.555	.915	147	327	15	9	0	7	5	D9	MVP-15
2017	36	SEA	AL	155	645	556	91	160	28	0	39	119	1	1	70	140	.288	.375	.549	.924	147	305	15	12	0	7	7	*D/9	AS,MVP-10,SS
2018	37	SEA	AL	13	53	51	5	12	3	0	4	7	0	0	2	8	.235	.264	.529	.794	118	27	1	0	0	0	1	D
14 Yrs				1438	5880	5290	773	1459	283	12	327	921	75	31	498	1322	.276	.341	.519	.860	129	2747	111	48	2	41	49
162 Game Avg.				162	662	596	87	164	32	1	37	104	8	3	56	149	.276	.341	.519	.860	129	309	13	5	0	5	6

TEX (8 yrs)				796	3175	2886	403	773	170	8	157	489	65	23	248	711	.268	.327	.495	.823	114	1430	57	17	2	21	19
SEA (4 yrs)				475	2020	1786	282	519	80	2	130	324	6	3	193	471	.291	.365	.556	.921	150	993	37	26	0	15	22
BAL (1 yr)				159	678	613	87	166	32	2	40	108	4	5	55	140	.271	.333	.525	.859	137	322	17	5	0	5	8
MIL (1 yr)				8	7	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.200	.429	.400	.829	120	2	0	0	0	0	0

AL (13 yrs)				1430	5873	5285	772	1458	282	12	327	921	75	31	496	1322	.276	.341	.519	.860	129	2745	111	48	2	41	49
NL (1 yr)				8	7	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.200	.429	.400	.829	120	2	0	0	0	0	0

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

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Nelson Cruz

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

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