Nelson Cruz was a designated hitter in MLB. Across 2055 career games, with a .274 batting average and 464 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | MIL | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .429 | .400 | .829 |
| 2006 | TEX | 41 | 130 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 32 | .223 | .261 | .385 | .645 |
| 2007 | TEX | 96 | 307 | 35 | 72 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 2 | 21 | 87 | .235 | .287 | .384 | .671 |
| 2008 | TEX | 31 | 115 | 19 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 17 | 28 | .330 | .421 | .609 | 1.030 |
| 2009 | TEX | 128 | 462 | 75 | 120 | 21 | 1 | 33 | 76 | 20 | 49 | 118 | .260 | .332 | .524 | .856 |
| 2010 | TEX | 108 | 399 | 60 | 127 | 31 | 3 | 22 | 78 | 17 | 38 | 81 | .318 | .374 | .576 | .950 |
| 2011 | TEX | 124 | 475 | 64 | 125 | 28 | 1 | 29 | 87 | 9 | 33 | 116 | .263 | .312 | .509 | .821 |
| 2012 | TEX | 159 | 585 | 86 | 152 | 45 | 0 | 24 | 90 | 8 | 48 | 140 | .260 | .319 | .460 | .779 |
| 2013 | TEX | 109 | 413 | 49 | 110 | 18 | 0 | 27 | 76 | 5 | 35 | 109 | .266 | .327 | .506 | .833 |
| 2014 | BAL | 159 | 613 | 87 | 166 | 32 | 2 | 40 | 108 | 4 | 55 | 140 | .271 | .333 | .525 | .859 |
| 2015 | SEA | 152 | 590 | 90 | 178 | 22 | 1 | 44 | 93 | 3 | 59 | 164 | .302 | .369 | .566 | .936 |
| 2016 | SEA | 155 | 589 | 96 | 169 | 27 | 1 | 43 | 105 | 2 | 62 | 159 | .287 | .360 | .555 | .915 |
| 2017 | SEA | 155 | 556 | 91 | 160 | 28 | 0 | 39 | 119 | 1 | 70 | 140 | .288 | .375 | .549 | .924 |
| 2018 | SEA | 144 | 519 | 70 | 133 | 18 | 1 | 37 | 97 | 1 | 55 | 122 | .256 | .342 | .509 | .850 |
| 2019 | MIN | 120 | 454 | 81 | 141 | 26 | 0 | 41 | 108 | 0 | 56 | 131 | .311 | .392 | .639 | 1.031 |
| 2020 | MIN | 53 | 185 | 33 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 25 | 58 | .303 | .397 | .595 | .992 |
| 2021 | MIN | 85 | 296 | 44 | 87 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 50 | 3 | 35 | 63 | .294 | .370 | .537 | .907 |
| 2021 | TB | 55 | 217 | 35 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 16 | 63 | .226 | .283 | .442 | .725 |
| 2022 | WSH | 124 | 448 | 50 | 105 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 64 | 4 | 49 | 119 | .234 | .313 | .337 | .651 |
| 2023 | SD | 49 | 143 | 9 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 46 | .245 | .283 | .399 | .681 |
| Career Totals | — | 2055 | 7501 | 1090 | 2053 | 372 | 15 | 464 | 1325 | 84 | 738 | 1916 | .274 | .343 | .513 | .856 |
2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2007 | $382,000 |
| 2009 | $408,070 |
| 2010 | $440,000 |
| 2011 | $3,650,000 |
| 2012 | $6,250,000 |
| 2013 | $10,250,000 |
| 2014 | $8,000,000 |
| 2015 | $14,250,000 |
| 2016 | $14,250,000 |
Career Total: $57,880,070 (9 seasons)
Average: $6,431,119
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.