Nelson Cruz
Nelson Ramon Cruz
Born: July 1, 1980
Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Monte Cristi D.R.
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 230
Career: 2005-2023
Minor League Statistics
Nelson Cruz compiled a career batting average of .274 with 464 home runs and 1325 RBI in his 2055-game career with the Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres. He began playing during the 2005 season and last took the field during the 2023 campaign.
 Milwaukee Brewers |
 Texas Rangers |
 Baltimore Orioles |
 Seattle Mariners |
 Minnesota Twins |
 Tampa Bay Rays |
 Washington Nationals |
 San Diego Padres |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .429 | .400 | .829 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | AL | Texas Rangers | 41 | 138 | 130 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 32 | .223 | .261 | .385 | .645 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | AL | Texas Rangers | 96 | 332 | 307 | 35 | 72 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 87 | .235 | .287 | .384 | .671 | 118 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | AL | Texas Rangers | 31 | 133 | 115 | 19 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 28 | .330 | .421 | .609 | 1.030 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | AL | Texas Rangers | 128 | 515 | 462 | 75 | 120 | 21 | 1 | 33 | 76 | 20 | 4 | 49 | 118 | .260 | .332 | .524 | .856 | 242 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | 108 | 445 | 399 | 60 | 127 | 31 | 3 | 22 | 78 | 17 | 4 | 38 | 81 | .318 | .374 | .576 | .950 | 230 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 2011 | AL | Texas Rangers | 124 | 513 | 475 | 64 | 125 | 28 | 1 | 29 | 87 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 116 | .263 | .312 | .509 | .821 | 242 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | AL | Texas Rangers | 159 | 642 | 585 | 86 | 152 | 45 | 0 | 24 | 90 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 140 | .260 | .319 | .460 | .779 | 269 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2013 | AL | Texas Rangers | 109 | 456 | 413 | 49 | 110 | 18 | 0 | 27 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 109 | .266 | .327 | .506 | .833 | 209 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2014 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 159 | 678 | 613 | 87 | 166 | 32 | 2 | 40 | 108 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 140 | .271 | .333 | .525 | .859 | 322 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 2015 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 152 | 655 | 590 | 90 | 178 | 22 | 1 | 44 | 93 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 164 | .302 | .369 | .566 | .936 | 334 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2016 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 155 | 667 | 589 | 96 | 169 | 27 | 1 | 43 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 159 | .287 | .360 | .555 | .915 | 327 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| 2017 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 155 | 645 | 556 | 91 | 160 | 28 | 0 | 39 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 140 | .288 | .375 | .549 | .924 | 305 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2018 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 144 | 591 | 519 | 70 | 133 | 18 | 1 | 37 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 122 | .256 | .342 | .509 | .850 | 264 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 120 | 520 | 454 | 81 | 141 | 26 | 0 | 41 | 108 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 131 | .311 | .392 | .639 | 1.031 | 290 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 53 | 214 | 185 | 33 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 58 | .303 | .397 | .595 | .992 | 110 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 85 | 343 | 296 | 44 | 87 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 63 | .294 | .370 | .537 | .907 | 159 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 2021 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 55 | 237 | 217 | 35 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 63 | .226 | .283 | .442 | .725 | 96 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | NL | Washington Nationals | 124 | 504 | 448 | 50 | 105 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 119 | .234 | .313 | .337 | .651 | 151 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | NL | San Diego Padres | 49 | 152 | 143 | 9 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 46 | .245 | .283 | .399 | .681 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 2055 | 8387 | 7501 | 1090 | 2053 | 372 | 15 | 464 | 1325 | 84 | 32 | 738 | 1916 | .274 | .343 | .513 | .856 | 3847 | 179 | 86 | 2 | 60 | 78 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | OF | 8 | 1 | 18.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | .500 |
| 2006 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 39 | 35 | 313.3 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.097 | 1.872 |
| 2007 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 94 | 79 | 722.3 | 167 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .972 | 2.156 | 1.840 |
| 2008 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 31 | 31 | 274.0 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .973 | 2.398 | 2.355 |
| 2009 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 122 | 119 | 1052.7 | 301 | 11 | 4 | 2 | .987 | 2.668 | 2.557 |
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 101 | 101 | 888.0 | 250 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .981 | 2.564 | 2.505 |
| 2011 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 115 | 114 | 998.7 | 244 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .977 | 2.253 | 2.174 |
| 2012 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 151 | 148 | 1307.0 | 288 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .987 | 2.045 | 1.967 |
| 2013 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 102 | 102 | 906.3 | 195 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .985 | 1.946 | 1.922 |
| 2014 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 70 | 70 | 580.7 | 132 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.077 | 1.914 |
| 2015 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 80 | 80 | 704.0 | 151 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .975 | 2.007 | 1.963 |
| 2016 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 48 | 48 | 400.7 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .987 | 1.752 | 1.625 |
| 2017 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 5 | 5 | 28.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.400 |
| 2018 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 4 | 4 | 26.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.051 | 1.500 |
| 2021 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | 1B | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 7.000 |
| 2023 | NL | San Diego Padres | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 972 | 938 | 8228.0 | 1970 | 51 | 34 | 11 | .983 | 2.211 | 2.079 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALDS1 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .400 | .400 | .950 | 1.350 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALCS | 6 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .350 | .435 | .800 | 1.235 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | WS | 5 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .200 | .450 | .650 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALDS2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .067 | .067 | .067 | .133 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALCS | 6 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .364 | .440 | 1.273 | 1.713 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AL | Texas Rangers | WS | 7 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .200 | .333 | .440 | .773 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALWC | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALDS2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 4 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .333 | .313 | .646 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALDS2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .200 | .429 | .500 | .929 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALWC3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AL | Tampa Bay Rays | ALDS2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .176 | .222 | .353 | .575 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 50 | 207 | 187 | 35 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 45 | .278 | .348 | .631 | .979 | 118 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALDS1 | RF | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.667 | 2.667 |
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALDS1 | LF | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | .500 |
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALCS | RF | 5 | 3 | 30.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.100 | 1.400 |
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALCS | LF | 4 | 3 | 19.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.895 | 1.000 |
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | WS | LF | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.731 | 1.667 |
| 2010 | AL | Texas Rangers | WS | RF | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.647 | 2.500 |
| 2011 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALDS2 | RF | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.250 |
| 2011 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALCS | RF | 6 | 6 | 56.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.929 | 2.000 |
| 2011 | AL | Texas Rangers | WS | RF | 7 | 7 | 62.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.887 | 1.857 |
| 2012 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALWC | RF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
| 2014 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | LF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | 3.000 |
| Totals | 38 | 35 | 308.0 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.016 | 1.816 |
Awards
2011 - AL ALCS MVP
2015 - AL Silver Slugger OF
2017 - AL TSN All-Star DH
2017 - AL Silver Slugger DH
2017 - AL Outstanding DH Award
2019 - AL Silver Slugger DH
2019 - AL TSN All-Star DH
2020 - AL Silver Slugger DH
2020 - AL TSN All-Star DH
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