Jose Cruz
1997–2008 · bats B / throws R · Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays
1,388G
.247AVG
.337OBP
.445SLG
More career statistics
1,167H
204HR
624RBI
113SB
5Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,388 | 5,448 | 4,724 | 713 | 1,167 | 252 | 36 | 204 | 624 | 658 | 1,147 | 113 | 39 | 5 | 38 | 2,103 | .247 | .337 | .445 | .782 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 2001-04-04 to 2001-04-27
29longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Two Homers, Three Strikeouts | 1997-09-02 | 1 in 2,570 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 2004-05-21 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 2004-06-24 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 708 | 2740 | 603 | 102 | 340 | 352 | 552 | .257 | .349 | .461 |
| Away | 680 | 2708 | 564 | 102 | 284 | 306 | 595 | .237 | .321 | .430 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | .538 | .800 |
| April | 236 | 927 | 196 | 35 | 101 | 129 | 182 | .250 | .351 | .438 |
| May | 251 | 960 | 190 | 28 | 95 | 127 | 208 | .233 | .330 | .400 |
| June | 250 | 981 | 200 | 37 | 112 | 121 | 203 | .234 | .327 | .432 |
| July | 235 | 862 | 177 | 30 | 99 | 97 | 175 | .234 | .318 | .439 |
| August | 194 | 816 | 193 | 38 | 109 | 89 | 164 | .269 | .346 | .495 |
| September | 203 | 826 | 189 | 30 | 90 | 87 | 205 | .260 | .334 | .459 |
| October | 16 | 63 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 10 | .321 | .365 | .625 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 90 | 368 | 78 | 9 | 35 | 38 | 84 | .239 | .315 | .390 |
| new-york-yankees | 86 | 359 | 80 | 20 | 51 | 35 | 89 | .251 | .320 | .502 |
| baltimore-orioles | 80 | 336 | 74 | 12 | 35 | 34 | 78 | .247 | .321 | .460 |
| detroit-tigers | 66 | 256 | 47 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 49 | .207 | .285 | .366 |
| los-angeles-angels | 61 | 247 | 51 | 13 | 36 | 30 | 41 | .237 | .328 | .484 |
| tampa-bay-rays | 61 | 265 | 66 | 16 | 56 | 40 | 48 | .296 | .400 | .610 |
| minnesota-twins | 60 | 242 | 59 | 10 | 30 | 19 | 45 | .268 | .322 | .486 |
| colorado-rockies | 58 | 221 | 36 | 5 | 17 | 33 | 36 | .193 | .312 | .337 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays | 104 | 395 | 98 | 26 | 68 | 7 | .248 | – | – |
| 1998 |  Toronto Blue Jays | 105 | 352 | 89 | 11 | 42 | 11 | .253 | – | – |
| 1999 | Toronto Blue Jays | 106 | 349 | 84 | 14 | 45 | 14 | .241 | – | – |
| 2000 | Toronto Blue Jays | 162 | 603 | 146 | 31 | 76 | 15 | .242 | – | – |
| 2001 | Toronto Blue Jays | 146 | 577 | 158 | 34 | 88 | 32 | .274 | – | – |
| 2002 | Toronto Blue Jays | 124 | 466 | 114 | 18 | 70 | 7 | .245 | – | – |
| 2003 |  San Francisco Giants | 158 | 539 | 135 | 20 | 68 | 5 | .250 | – | – |
| 2004 |  Tampa Bay Rays | 153 | 545 | 132 | 21 | 78 | 11 | .242 | – | – |
| 2005 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers | 115 | 370 | 93 | 18 | 50 | – | .251 | – | – |
| 2006 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 223 | 52 | 5 | 17 | 5 | .233 | – | – |
| 2007 |  San Diego Padres | 91 | 256 | 60 | 6 | 21 | 6 | .234 | – | – |
| 2008 |  Houston Astros | 38 | 49 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .122 | – | – |