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Juan Cruz 2026 Season · Tigres del Licey

Juan Cruz played in the majors from 2001 to 2012. His career NUT is +0.9, #1,453 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 2004 (+0.6). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 38-36, 4.05 ERA, 659 K in 655.0 IP.

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Juan Cruz

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+0.9Career NUT

+1.1 to Good

Career

4.05ERA1.41WHIP38W659K655.0IP6SV

Career · season grades

R/R · 6' 2", 170 lb · b. Oct 15, 1978 · Bonao, Dominican Republic · Signed International FA, 2011 (BUL)

Player Overview

Year by Year


2001	22	CHC	+0.3	3	1	3.22	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	185	44.2	40	16	17	2	39	1.28
2002	23	CHC	-0.6	3	11	3.98	45	9	14	1	3	3	4	431	97.1	84	43	59	8	81	1.47
2003	24	CHC	+0.2	2	7	6.05	25	6	3	0	1	1	1	284	61.0	66	41	28	7	65	1.54
2004	25	ATL	+0.6	6	2	2.75	50	0	22	0	2	0	0	300	72.0	59	22	30	2	70	1.24
2005	26	OAK	-0.4	0	3	7.44	28	0	14	0	0	0	0	159	32.2	38	27	22	4	34	1.84
2006	27	ARI	+0.4	5	6	4.18	31	15	5	0	0	0	0	413	94.2	80	44	47	11	88	1.34
2007	28	ARI	+0.5	6	1	3.10	53	0	15	0	4	0	0	262	61.0	45	21	32	5	87	1.26
2008	29	ARI	+0.4	4	0	2.61	57	0	10	0	8	2	2	215	51.2	34	15	31	3	71	1.26
2009	30	KC	-0.3	3	4	5.72	46	0	18	2	7	4	6	219	50.1	46	32	29	1	38	1.49
2010	31	KC	—	0	0	3.38	5	0	1	0	0	1	1	28	5.1	9	2	4	0	7	2.44
2011	32	TB	-0.1	5	0	3.88	56	0	9	0	6	1	1	200	48.2	36	21	28	0	46	1.32
2012	33	PIT	-0.1	1	1	2.78	43	0	11	3	14	1	4	162	35.2	39	11	19	3	33	1.63
Career	—	12 yrs	+0.9	38	36	4.05	447	38	122	6	45	13	19	2858	655.0	576	295	346	46	659	1.41

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Cruz's career NUT of +0.9

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

0.6

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NUT by Season

+0.3

-0.6

+0.2

+0.6

-0.4

+0.4

+0.5

+0.4

-0.3

-0.1

Awards

2001Futures Game Selection

2005PCL Pitcher of the Week

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
2000	21	A	5	5	3.28	17	17	2	1	423	96.0	75	35	60	13	106	1.41
2000	21	A+	3	0	3.25	8	7	1	0	182	44.1	30	16	18	3	54	1.08
2001	22	AA	9	6	4.01	23	23	0	0	534	121.1	107	54	60	16	137	1.38
2003	24	AAA	4	0	1.95	9	9	0	0	200	50.2	37	11	11	4	47	0.95
2005	26	AAA	5	1	2.40	13	13	0	0	305	75.0	51	20	28	5	90	1.05
2006	27	AAA	0	0	2.70	1	1	0	0	16	3.1	4	1	1	1	4	1.50
2007	28	AAA	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	5	0.00
2008	29	AAA	0	0	3.00	2	2	0	0	12	3.0	3	1	0	0	4	1.00
2011	32	A+	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	6	1.0	2	0	0	1	2	2.00
2012	33	AA	0	0	13.50	2	2	0	0	9	1.1	5	2	0	0	2	3.75

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