Jose Cruz
1970–1988 · bats L / throws L · Houston Astros, NLS, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals
2,353G
.284AVG
.354OBP
.420SLG
More career statistics
2,251H
165HR
1,077RBI
317SB
3Rare feats
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,353 | 8,931 | 7,917 | 1,036 | 2,251 | 391 | 94 | 165 | 1,077 | 898 | 1,031 | 317 | 136 | 7 | 82 | 3,325 | .284 | .354 | .420 | .774 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1983-08-23 to 1983-09-11
29longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1980-08-23 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1971-07-29 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1977-08-16 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1166 | 4316 | 1094 | 59 | 528 | 479 | 488 | .289 | .364 | .418 |
| Away | 1187 | 4615 | 1157 | 106 | 549 | 419 | 543 | .280 | .341 | .422 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 305 | 1168 | 282 | 16 | 138 | 116 | 135 | .272 | .341 | .387 |
| May | 392 | 1530 | 366 | 27 | 175 | 156 | 172 | .270 | .341 | .404 |
| June | 393 | 1506 | 350 | 21 | 185 | 156 | 186 | .262 | .336 | .385 |
| July | 405 | 1510 | 408 | 31 | 184 | 167 | 180 | .308 | .381 | .462 |
| August | 425 | 1598 | 437 | 37 | 207 | 140 | 183 | .305 | .361 | .450 |
| September | 403 | 1507 | 385 | 31 | 176 | 149 | 163 | .288 | .354 | .426 |
| October | 30 | 112 | 23 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 12 | .237 | .330 | .371 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| atlanta-braves | 249 | 946 | 237 | 21 | 117 | 83 | 111 | .278 | .338 | .414 |
| san-francisco-giants | 242 | 949 | 241 | 18 | 110 | 89 | 125 | .283 | .348 | .416 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 237 | 909 | 233 | 17 | 112 | 80 | 123 | .286 | .344 | .415 |
| cincinnati-reds | 235 | 910 | 226 | 20 | 128 | 97 | 89 | .281 | .355 | .455 |
| san-diego-padres | 231 | 884 | 235 | 11 | 109 | 92 | 83 | .301 | .370 | .412 |
| chicago-cubs | 196 | 762 | 197 | 20 | 103 | 74 | 70 | .290 | .356 | .451 |
| montreal-expos | 195 | 761 | 193 | 11 | 82 | 81 | 96 | .290 | .360 | .405 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 193 | 718 | 182 | 14 | 90 | 67 | 87 | .283 | .347 | .408 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 17 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .353 | – | – |
| 1971 | St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 292 | 80 | 9 | 27 | 6 | .274 | – | – |
| 1972 | St. Louis Cardinals | 117 | 332 | 78 | 2 | 23 | 9 | .235 | – | – |
| 1973 | St. Louis Cardinals | 132 | 406 | 92 | 10 | 57 | 10 | .227 | – | – |
| 1974 | St. Louis Cardinals | 107 | 161 | 42 | 5 | 20 | 4 | .261 | – | – |
| 1975 |  Houston Astros | 120 | 315 | 81 | 9 | 49 | 6 | .257 | – | – |
| 1976 | Houston Astros | 133 | 439 | 133 | 4 | 61 | 28 | .303 | – | – |
| 1977 | Houston Astros | 157 | 579 | 173 | 17 | 87 | 44 | .299 | – | – |
| 1978 | Houston Astros | 153 | 565 | 178 | 10 | 83 | 37 | .315 | – | – |
| 1979 | Houston Astros | 157 | 558 | 161 | 9 | 72 | 36 | .289 | – | – |
| 1980 | Houston Astros | 160 | 612 | 185 | 11 | 91 | 36 | .302 | – | – |
| 1981 | Houston Astros | 107 | 409 | 109 | 13 | 55 | 5 | .267 | – | – |
| 1982 | Houston Astros | 155 | 570 | 157 | 9 | 68 | 21 | .275 | – | – |
| 1983 | Houston Astros | 160 | 594 | 189 | 14 | 92 | 30 | .318 | – | – |
| 1984 | Houston Astros | 160 | 600 | 187 | 12 | 95 | 22 | .312 | – | – |
| 1985 | Houston Astros | 141 | 544 | 163 | 9 | 79 | 16 | .300 | – | – |
| 1986 | Houston Astros | 141 | 479 | 133 | 10 | 72 | 3 | .278 | – | – |
| 1987 | Houston Astros | 126 | 365 | 88 | 11 | 38 | 4 | .241 | – | – |
| 1988 |  New York Yankees | 38 | 80 | 16 | 1 | 7 | – | .200 | – | – |