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Jose Cruz 2026 Season · NYY

Career: .284/.354/.420, 165 HR, 2251 H in 2353 games.

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Jose Cruz

#25

LF · NYY

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+14.1Career NUT

+0.9 to Great

Career

.284AVG165HR1077RBI2251H1036R317SB

L/L · 6' 0", 175 lb · b. Aug 8, 1947 · Arroyo, Puerto Rico · Signed International FA, 1970

Player Overview

Year by Year


1970	22	STL	—	6	22	17	2	6	1	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.353	.500	.412	.059	.912	.353
1971	23	STL	+1.3	83	346	292	46	80	13	2	9	27	49	1	6	35	6	3	3	1	6	.274	.377	.425	.151	.802	.283
1972	24	STL	-0.6	117	374	332	33	78	14	4	2	23	36	1	3	54	9	3	3	2	4	.235	.309	.319	.084	.628	.272
1973	25	STL	-0.6	132	471	406	51	92	22	5	10	57	51	1	4	66	10	4	7	6	8	.227	.310	.379	.152	.689	.243
1974	26	STL	+0.2	107	182	161	24	42	4	3	5	20	20	0	5	27	4	2	1	0	3	.261	.341	.416	.155	.757	.285
1975	27	HOU	+0.5	120	377	315	44	81	15	2	9	49	52	1	6	44	6	3	6	3	6	.257	.358	.403	.146	.761	.269
1976	28	HOU	+1.5	133	496	439	49	133	21	5	4	61	53	0	5	46	28	11	2	2	6	.303	.377	.401	.098	.778	.330
1977	29	HOU	+1.7	157	661	579	87	173	31	10	17	87	69	0	13	67	44	23	10	3	4	.299	.368	.475	.176	.843	.309
1978	30	HOU	+2.5	153	627	565	79	178	34	9	10	83	57	0	9	57	37	9	3	2	9	.315	.376	.460	.145	.836	.335
1979	31	HOU	+0.6	157	636	558	73	161	33	7	9	72	72	0	16	66	36	14	5	1	5	.289	.367	.421	.132	.788	.311
1980	32	HOU	+1.1	160	680	612	79	185	29	7	11	91	60	0	13	66	36	11	8	0	11	.302	.360	.426	.124	.786	.320
1981	33	HOU	+0.6	107	451	409	53	109	16	5	13	55	35	0	4	49	5	7	7	0	7	.267	.319	.425	.158	.744	.271
1982	34	HOU	-0.3	155	640	570	62	157	27	2	9	68	60	1	12	67	21	11	6	3	11	.275	.342	.377	.102	.719	.296
1983	35	HOU	+2.7	160	664	594	85	189	28	8	14	92	65	1	10	86	30	16	3	1	4	.318	.385	.463	.145	.848	.352
1984	36	HOU	+2.6	160	685	600	96	187	28	13	12	95	73	0	10	68	22	8	10	2	8	.312	.381	.462	.150	.843	.330
1985	37	HOU	+0.8	141	590	544	69	163	34	4	9	79	43	0	10	74	16	5	3	0	11	.300	.349	.426	.126	.775	.332
1986	38	HOU	+0.2	141	536	479	48	133	22	4	10	72	55	0	12	86	3	4	2	0	9	.278	.351	.403	.125	.754	.319
1987	39	HOU	-0.7	126	405	365	47	88	17	4	11	38	36	0	3	65	4	1	3	1	4	.241	.307	.400	.159	.707	.264
1988	40	NYY	—	38	88	80	9	16	2	0	1	7	8	0	1	8	0	1	0	0	2	.200	.273	.263	.063	.536	.211
Career	—	19 yrs	+14.1	2353	8931	7917	1036	2251	391	94	165	1077	898	7	142	1031	317	136	82	27	119	.284	.354	.420	.136	.774	.307

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

Power

Contact

Discipline

What's driving Cruz's career NUT of +14.1

Slice size = share of total NUT. Power = HR + XBH · Contact = Singles · Discipline = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

2.7

7172737475767778798081828384858687

NUT by Season

+1.3

-0.6

+0.2

+0.5

+1.5

+1.7

+2.5

+0.6

+1.1

+0.6

-0.3

+2.7

+2.6

+0.8

+0.2

-0.7

Awards

1977Astros Most Valuable Player

1978NL Player of the Week

1980Astros Most Valuable Player · NL All-Star

1983Astros Most Valuable Player · NL Silver Slugger

1984NL Player of the Month · NL Player of the Week · Astros Most Valuable Player · NL Silver Slugger

1985NL All-Star

1987NL Player of the Week

1992Uniform number retired

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	IBB	SO	SB	CS	SF	SH	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	OPS	BAbip
1988	40	AAA	5	18	17	3	4	2	0	1	5	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	.235	.278	.529	.294	.807	.250

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