Jose Cruz

CF/RF/LF · B/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1997–2008 BORN: ARROYO, P.R.
Gold Glove 2003
Career
1167 H · 204 HR · 624 RBI · 113 SB
.247 AVG · .783 OPS · 1388 G
2008 Season
.122 AVG · 0 HR · 1 RBI · 0 SB
.283 OBP · .143 SLG · .426 OPS
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Jose Cruz was a center fielder in MLB. Across 1388 career games, with a .247 batting average and 204 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1997 SEA 49 183 28 49 12 1 12 34 1 13 45 .268 .315 .541 .856
1997 TOR 55 212 31 49 7 0 14 34 6 28 72 .231 .316 .462 .778
1998 TOR 105 352 55 89 14 3 11 42 11 57 99 .253 .354 .403 .757
1999 TOR 106 349 63 84 19 3 14 45 14 64 91 .241 .358 .433 .791
2000 TOR 162 603 91 146 32 5 31 76 15 71 129 .242 .323 .466 .789
2001 TOR 146 577 92 158 38 4 34 88 32 45 138 .274 .326 .530 .857
2002 TOR 124 466 64 114 26 5 18 70 7 51 106 .245 .317 .438 .754
2003 SF 158 539 90 135 26 1 20 68 5 102 121 .250 .366 .414 .779
2004 TB 153 545 76 132 25 8 21 78 11 76 117 .242 .333 .433 .766
2005 ARI 64 202 23 43 9 0 12 28 0 42 54 .213 .347 .436 .783
2005 BOS 4 12 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 .308 .333 .641
2005 LAD 47 156 23 47 14 2 6 22 0 23 43 .301 .391 .532 .923
2006 LAD 86 223 34 52 16 1 5 17 5 43 54 .233 .353 .381 .734
2007 SD 91 256 37 60 12 3 6 21 6 31 65 .234 .316 .375 .691
2008 HOU 38 49 6 6 1 0 0 1 0 11 9 .122 .283 .143 .426
Career Totals 1388 4724 713 1167 252 36 204 624 113 658 1147 .247 .337 .445 .783
Awards & Achievements
  • Gold Glove (1): 2003
  • Player of the Week (3): 2000, 2001, 2004
Salary & Contract
Year Salary
1997$150,000
1998$325,000
1999$400,000
2000$395,000
2001$2,350,000
2002$3,950,000
2003$2,500,000
2004$2,500,000
2005$4,000,000
2006$2,910,000
2007$650,000
2008$650,000

Career Total: $20,780,000 (12 seasons)

Average: $1,731,667

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.