Hector Cruz
1973–1982 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
624G
.225AVG
.301OBP
.353SLG
More career statistics
361H
39HR
200RBI
7SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1976-04-19 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 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 ↗ |
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 | – | – |