Jose Cruz

LF/RF/CF · L/L · MLB · ACTIVE: 1970–1988 BORN: ARROYO, P.R.

All-Star ×2 Silver Slugger ×2

Career

2251 H · 165 HR · 1077 RBI · 317 SB

.284 AVG · .774 OPS · 2353 G

1988 Season

.200 AVG · 1 HR · 7 RBI · 0 SB

.273 OBP · .263 SLG · .535 OPS

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Jose Cruz was a left fielder in MLB. Across 2353 career games, with a .284 batting average and 165 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
1970	STL	6	17	2	6	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	.353	.500	.412	.912
1971	STL	83	292	46	80	13	2	9	27	6	49	35	.274	.377	.425	.801
1972	STL	117	332	33	78	14	4	2	23	9	36	54	.235	.309	.319	.628
1973	STL	132	406	51	92	22	5	10	57	10	51	66	.227	.310	.379	.689
1974	STL	107	161	24	42	4	3	5	20	4	20	27	.261	.341	.416	.757
1975	HOU	120	315	44	81	15	2	9	49	6	52	44	.257	.358	.403	.761
1976	HOU	133	439	49	133	21	5	4	61	28	53	46	.303	.377	.401	.777
1977	HOU	157	579	87	173	31	10	17	87	44	69	67	.299	.368	.475	.843
1978	HOU	153	565	79	178	34	9	10	83	37	57	57	.315	.376	.460	.836
1979	HOU	157	558	73	161	33	7	9	72	36	72	66	.289	.367	.421	.788
1980	HOU	160	612	79	185	29	7	11	91	36	60	66	.302	.360	.426	.787
1981	HOU	107	409	53	109	16	5	13	55	5	35	49	.267	.319	.425	.745
1982	HOU	155	570	62	157	27	2	9	68	21	60	67	.275	.342	.377	.719
1983	HOU	160	594	85	189	28	8	14	92	30	65	86	.318	.385	.463	.848
1984	HOU	160	600	96	187	28	13	12	95	22	73	68	.312	.381	.462	.842
1985	HOU	141	544	69	163	34	4	9	79	16	43	74	.300	.349	.426	.776
1986	HOU	141	479	48	133	22	4	10	72	3	55	86	.278	.351	.403	.754
1987	HOU	126	365	47	88	17	4	11	38	4	36	65	.241	.307	.400	.707
1988	NYY	38	80	9	16	2	0	1	7	0	8	8	.200	.273	.263	.535
Career Totals	—	2353	7917	1036	2251	391	94	165	1077	317	898	1031	.284	.354	.420	.774

Awards & Achievements

Player of the Month (1): 1984
Player of the Week (3): 1978, 1984, 1987
Silver Slugger (2): 1983, 1984
TSN All-Star (1): 1984

All-Star Selections

1980, 1985

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
1985	$796,383
1986	$755,000
1987	$755,000
1988	$350,000

Career Total: $2,656,383 (4 seasons)

Average: $664,096

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.