Nelson Cruz

Positions: Designated Hitter and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

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, 18,795th in major league history)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 3, 2023 (Age 43-002d)
vs. LAA 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: Bryce Dixon • Previously: ISE Baseball

Full Name: Nelson Ramon Cruz

Nicknames: Boomstick

Pronunciation: \CROOZ\

Twitter: @ncboomstick23

Instagram: @ncboomstick23

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.1

7501

2053

464

.274

1090

RBI

1325

OBP

.343

SLG

.513

OPS

.856

OPS+

130

Year-by-Year Splits: RISP

Year-by-Year Splits: RISP
Year	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE	BAbip	tOPS+	sOPS+
2005				1						0	0
2006	22	39	35	10	11	2	0	3	18	0	0	3	7	.314	.359	.629	.988	22	1	0	0	1	0	1	.308	201	149
2007	57	90	79	26	19	3	1	2	25	0	0	7	25	.241	.315	.380	.694	30	2	2	0	1	1	1	.321	109	78
2008	26	44	34	14	13	3	0	2	17	2	0	9	6	.382	.523	.647	1.170	22	0	1	0	0	2	0	.423	131	204
2009	93	133	112	46	29	4	0	5	45	8	1	19	31	.259	.361	.429	.790	48	2	0	0	2	6	0	.308	91	107
2010	83	147	125	40	42	8	0	5	57	10	1	16	25	.336	.395	.520	.915	65	5	0	0	6	5	2	.366	96	143
2011	91	134	122	41	40	10	1	8	59	1	1	9	28	.328	.366	.623	.989	76	1	0	0	3	1	1	.360	140	167
2012	120	169	152	67	36	8	0	7	62	1	0	12	38	.237	.290	.428	.718	65	5	1	0	4	2	6	.261	84	93
2013	73	115	102	23	30	4	0	7	49	0	0	8	24	.294	.339	.539	.878	55	6	1	0	4	2	0	.307	110	140
2014	115	183	158	51	41	6	1	7	62	4	2	18	35	.260	.333	.443	.776	70	7	2	0	5	8	4	.281	84	115
2015	105	172	148	51	43	6	0	8	51	1	1	21	44	.291	.384	.493	.877	73	3	2	0	1	9	2	.361	91	136
2016	113	181	156	55	38	4	1	7	58	0	0	15	42	.244	.309	.417	.726	65	10	3	0	7	4	1	.272	61	92
2017	116	181	147	59	50	7	0	11	83	0	0	25	33	.340	.425	.612	1.038	90	8	2	0	7	5	1	.355	125	166
2018	110	174	138	38	42	3	0	8	60	1	0	28	37	.304	.431	.500	.931	69	8	5	0	3	5	0	.354	124	148
2019	80	135	106	40	39	10	0	4	58	0	0	22	32	.368	.478	.576	1.053	61	5	3	0	3	8	1	.480	112	168
2020	29	46	36	17	12	1	0	3	18	0	0	9	13	.333	.478	.611	1.089	22	3	1	0	0	4	0	.450	123	181
2021	91	151	117	48	27	6	0	7	53	2	0	24	31	.231	.344	.462	.806	54	4	1	0	9	10	5	.227	96	113
2022	88	142	122	34	32	8	0	2	54	3	0	15	30	.262	.345	.377	.722	46	6	2	0	3	1	1	.323	122	96
2023	30	44	41	4	12	3	0	1	19	1	0	2	16	.293	.318	.439	.757	18	0	0	0	1	1	0	.440	122	99
Career	1442	2280	1930	665	556	96	4	97	848	34	6	262	497	.288	.371	.493	.863	951	76	26	0	60	74	26	.329	104