José Cruz

Positions: Centerfielder, Rightfielder and Leftfielder

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)

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: José Luis Cruz

Twitter: @cruz22

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Relatives: Nephew of Héctor Cruz, Tommy Cruz; Son of José Cruz

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.6

4724

1167

204

.247

713

RBI

624

113

OBP

.337

SLG

.445

OPS

.783

OPS+

102

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1995	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-A-	SEA	38	184	155	40	42	7	1	7	31	4	1	27	53	.271	.375	.465	.840	72	1	0	0	2	1
1995	21	-1.8	Riverside	CALL	A+	SEA	35	170	144	34	37	7	1	7	29	3	1	24	50	.257	.359	.465	.824	67	1	0	0	2	1
1995	21	0.3	Everett	NORW	A-	SEA	3	14	11	6	5	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	3	.455	.571	.455	1.026	5	0	0	0	0	0
1996	22		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A+-AA-AAA	SEA	122	552	460	92	135	28	5	15	89	13	2	84	83	.294	.398	.474	.871	218	14	0	1	7	6
1996	22	-4.2	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	22	95	76	15	18	1	2	6	15	1	1	18	12	.237	.383	.540	.923	41	2	0	1	0	1
1996	22	-1.9	Port City	SOUL	AA	SEA	47	209	181	39	51	10	2	3	31	5	0	27	38	.282	.373	.409	.782	74	8	0	0	1	4
1996	22	-1.1	Lancaster	CALL	A+	SEA	53	248	203	38	66	17	1	6	43	7	1	39	33	.325	.423	.507	.931	103	4	0	0	6	1
1997	23		2 Teams	AL	Maj	SEA-TOR	104	442	395	59	98	19	1	26	68	7	2	41	117	.248	.315	.499	.814	197	5	0	1	5	2
1997	23	-3.5	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	50	226	190	33	51	16	2	6	30	3	0	34	44	.268	.382	.468	.851	89	4	1	1	0	1
1997	23	-6.1	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	49	198	183	28	49	12	1	12	34	1	0	13	45	.268	.315	.541	.856	99	3	0	1	1	0
1997	23	-6.1	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	55	244	212	31	49	7	0	14	34	6	2	28	72	.231	.316	.462	.778	98	2	0	0	4	2
1998	24	-2.3	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	40	174	141	29	42	14	1	7	23	8	4	32	32	.298	.425	.560	.986	79	2	0	0	1	0
1998	24	-5.3	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	105	413	352	55	89	14	3	11	42	11	4	57	99	.253	.354	.403	.757	142	0	0	0	4	3
1999	25	-1.9	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	31	132	103	17	19	3	1	3	14	5	0	28	20	.185	.356	.320	.677	33	3	0	0	1	3
1999	25	-3.9	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	106	414	349	63	84	19	3	14	45	14	4	64	91	.241	.358	.433	.791	151	6	0	1	0	5
2000	26	-3.1	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	162	681	603	91	146	32	5	31	76	15	5	71	129	.242	.323	.466	.789	281	11	2	2	3	3
2001	27	-2.0	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	146	627	577	92	158	38	4	34	88	32	5	45	138	.274	.326	.530	.857	306	8	1	2	2	4
2002	28	-0.8	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	124	522	466	64	114	26	5	18	70	7	1	51	106	.245	.317	.438	.755	204	8	0	1	4	1
2003	29	-0.5	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	158	650	539	90	135	26	1	20	68	5	8	102	121	.251	.366	.414	.779	223	14	0	2	7	6
2004	30	0.8	TBD	AL	Maj	TBD	153	636	545	76	132	25	8	21	78	11	6	76	117	.242	.333	.433	.766	236	6	2	5	8	8
2004-05	30		Ponce	PRWL	FgW
2005	31		3 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	BOS	115	437	370	46	93	24	2	18	50	0	2	66	101	.251	.364	.473	.837	175	10	0	0	1	3
2005	31	4.0	Tucson	PCL	AAA	ARI	1	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.667	1.000	2	0	0	0	0	0
2005	31	1.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	4	13	12	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.250	.308	.333	.641	4	0	0	0	0	0
2005	31	1.6	ARI	NL	Maj	ARI	64	245	202	23	43	9	0	12	28	0	1	42	54	.213	.347	.436	.783	88	6	0	0	1	2
2005	31	1.6	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	47	179	156	23	47	14	2	6	22	0	1	23	43	.301	.391	.532	.923	83	4	0	0	0	1
2006	32	2.8	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	86	273	223	34	52	16	1	5	17	5	1	43	54	.233	.353	.381	.734	85	3	0	4	3	2
2007	33	5.6	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	IL	AAA	NYY	16	71	62	12	17	4	0	1	7	3	0	9	12	.274	.366	.387	.753	24	0	0	0	0	2
2007	33	4.0	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	91	293	256	37	60	12	3	6	21	6	1	31	65	.234	.316	.375	.691	96	3	0	5	1	1
2008	34	5.3	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	38	60	49	6	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	11	9	.122	.283	.143	.426	7	0	0	0	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		1388	5448	4724	713	1167	252	36	204	624	113	39	658	1147	.247	.337	.445	.783	2103	74	5	23	38	38
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		298	1342	1114	224	307	73	10	39	195	36	7	214	245	.276	.390	.464	.854	517	24	1	2	11	13
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign
All Levels (14 Seasons)							1686	6790	5838	937	1474	325	46	243	819	149	46	872	1392					2620	98	6	25	49	51

AAA (6 seasons)					Minors		160	701	575	107	148	39	6	23	90	20	5	121	121	.257	.386	.466	.852	268	11	1	2	2	7
AA (1 season)					Minors		47	209	181	39	51	10	2	3	31	5	0	27	38	.282	.373	.409	.782	74	8	0	0	1	4
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		88	418	347	72	103	24	2	13	72	10	2	63	83	.297	.397	.490	.887	170	5	0	0	8	2
A- (1 season)					Minors		3	14	11	6	5	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	3	.455	.571	.455	1.026	5	0	0	0	0	0