Hector Cruz
1973–1982 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
624G
.225AVG
.301OBP
.353SLG
361H
39HR
200RBI
7SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 624 | 1,806 | 1,607 | 186 | 361 | 71 | 9 | 39 | 200 | 176 | 317 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 567 | .225 | .301 | .353 | .654 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1979-08-12 to 1979-08-26
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 9 total bases | 1978-04-28 | 1 in 419 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1976-06-26 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1976-07-24 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 316 | 921 | 194 | 25 | 114 | 84 | 168 | .235 | .302 | .375 |
| Away | 308 | 885 | 167 | 14 | 86 | 92 | 149 | .214 | .293 | .329 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 63 | 189 | 39 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 26 | .224 | .275 | .356 |
| May | 101 | 286 | 57 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 58 | .222 | .297 | .366 |
| June | 91 | 284 | 65 | 9 | 32 | 24 | 46 | .252 | .313 | .407 |
| July | 103 | 298 | 56 | 4 | 39 | 34 | 54 | .215 | .302 | .319 |
| August | 133 | 362 | 69 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 59 | .221 | .309 | .330 |
| September | 125 | 368 | 72 | 9 | 44 | 33 | 71 | .219 | .285 | .353 |
| October | 8 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .176 | .211 | .235 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 68 | 200 | 50 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 34 | .287 | .365 | .454 |
| houston-astros | 64 | 170 | 25 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 34 | .157 | .212 | .270 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 63 | 185 | 29 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 30 | .175 | .232 | .283 |
| new-york-mets | 60 | 175 | 37 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 26 | .236 | .303 | .376 |
| san-diego-padres | 58 | 170 | 28 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 34 | .185 | .276 | .351 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 57 | 161 | 40 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 22 | .263 | .292 | .375 |
| atlanta-braves | 56 | 187 | 41 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 27 | .261 | .353 | .401 |
| montreal-expos | 53 | 154 | 28 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 35 | .215 | .325 | .338 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 11 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1975 | St. Louis Cardinals | 23 | 48 | 7 | – | 6 | – | .146 | – | – |
| 1976 | St. Louis Cardinals | 151 | 526 | 120 | 13 | 71 | 1 | .228 | – | – |
| 1977 | St. Louis Cardinals | 118 | 339 | 80 | 6 | 42 | 4 | .236 | – | – |
| 1978 | Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants | 109 | 273 | 62 | 8 | 33 | – | .227 | – | – |
| 1979 | Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants | 90 | 207 | 47 | 4 | 28 | – | .227 | – | – |
| 1980 |  Cincinnati Reds | 52 | 75 | 16 | 1 | 5 | – | .213 | – | – |
| 1981 |  Chicago Cubs | 53 | 109 | 25 | 7 | 15 | 2 | .229 | – | – |
| 1982 | Chicago Cubs | 17 | 19 | 4 | – | – | – | .211 | – | – |