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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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/H87 | |
| 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/HD | |
| 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 | 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/DH7 | AS |
| 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/HD | |
| 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/DH | |
| 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/D7H | |
| 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 | 149 | 305 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | *D/9H | AS,MVP-10,SS |
| 2018 | 37 | SEA | AL | 144 | 591 | 519 | 70 | 133 | 18 | 1 | 37 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 122 | .256 | .342 | .509 | .850 | 135 | 264 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 5 | *D/H9 | AS |
| 2019 | 38 | MIN | AL | 120 | 521 | 454 | 81 | 141 | 26 | 0 | 41 | 108 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 131 | .311 | .392 | .639 | 1.031 | 168 | 290 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 8 | *D/H | MVP-9,SS |
| 2020 | 39 | MIN | AL | 53 | 214 | 185 | 33 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 58 | .303 | .397 | .595 | .992 | 171 | 110 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | *D/H | MVP-6,SS |
| 2021 | 40 | TOT | AL | 140 | 584 | 513 | 79 | 136 | 21 | 1 | 32 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 126 | .265 | .334 | .497 | .832 | 129 | 255 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 10 | *D/H3 | AS |
| 2021 | 40 | MIN | AL | 85 | 346 | 296 | 44 | 87 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 63 | .294 | .370 | .537 | .907 | 148 | 159 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | D/H | |
| 2021 | 40 | TBR | AL | 55 | 238 | 217 | 35 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 63 | .226 | .283 | .442 | .725 | 101 | 96 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | D/H3 | |
| 2022 | 41 | WSN | NL | 124 | 507 | 448 | 50 | 105 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 119 | .234 | .313 | .337 | .651 | 89 | 151 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | *D/H | |
| 2023 | 42 | SDP | NL | 49 | 152 | 143 | 9 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 46 | .245 | .283 | .399 | .681 | 87 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | DH/3 | |
| 19 Yrs | 2055 | 8396 | 7501 | 1090 | 2053 | 372 | 15 | 464 | 1325 | 84 | 32 | 738 | 1916 | .274 | .343 | .513 | .856 | 130 | 3847 | 179 | 86 | 2 | 60 | 78 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 662 | 591 | 86 | 162 | 29 | 1 | 37 | 104 | 7 | 3 | 58 | 151 | .274 | .343 | .513 | .856 | 130 | 303 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||||||
| 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) | 606 | 2558 | 2254 | 347 | 640 | 95 | 3 | 163 | 414 | 7 | 3 | 246 | 585 | .284 | .362 | .546 | .908 | 148 | 1230 | 51 | 40 | 0 | 18 | 26 | |||||
| MIN (3 yrs) | 258 | 1081 | 935 | 158 | 284 | 45 | 1 | 76 | 191 | 3 | 1 | 116 | 252 | .304 | .386 | .598 | .984 | 162 | 559 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 19 | |||||
| TBR (1 yr) | 55 | 238 | 217 | 35 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 63 | .226 | .283 | .442 | .725 | 101 | 96 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| SDP (1 yr) | 49 | 152 | 143 | 9 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 46 | .245 | .283 | .399 | .681 | 87 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| WSN (1 yr) | 124 | 507 | 448 | 50 | 105 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 119 | .234 | .313 | .337 | .651 | 89 | 151 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 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 (16 yrs) | 1874 | 7730 | 6905 | 1030 | 1912 | 350 | 14 | 449 | 1238 | 79 | 32 | 681 | 1751 | .277 | .346 | .527 | .873 | 133 | 3637 | 161 | 80 | 2 | 56 | 76 | |||||
| NL (3 yrs) | 181 | 666 | 596 | 60 | 141 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 165 | .237 | .308 | .352 | .660 | 89 | 210 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Nelson Cruz?
Nelson Cruz is 43 years old.
When was Nelson Cruz born?
Nelson Cruz was born on July 1, 1980.
Where was Nelson Cruz born?
Nelson Cruz was born in Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Monte Cristi.
How tall is Nelson Cruz?
Nelson Cruz is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.
How much did Nelson Cruz weigh when playing?
Nelson Cruz weighed 230 lbs (104 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Nelson Cruz play?
Nelson Cruz played 19 seasons.
Is Nelson Cruz in the Hall of Fame?
Nelson Cruz has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
What position did Nelson Cruz play?
Nelson Cruz was a Designated Hitter and Rightfielder.
How many hits did Nelson Cruz have?
Nelson Cruz had 2,053 hits over his career.
How many home runs did Nelson Cruz have?
Nelson Cruz had 464 home runs over his career.
What was Nelson Cruz's average?
Nelson Cruz had a .274 average over his career.
How many teams has Nelson Cruz played for?
Nelson Cruz played for 8 teams; the Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres.
How many World Series has Nelson Cruz won?
Nelson Cruz has never won a World Series.
When did Nelson Cruz retire?
Nelson Cruz last played in 2023.
What is Nelson Cruz's Twitter account?
Nelson Cruz is on Twitter at ncboomstick23.
What is Nelson Cruz's Instagram account?
Nelson Cruz is on Instagram at ncboomstick23.
What are Nelson Cruz's nicknames?
Boomstick is a nickname for Nelson Cruz.
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