Nelson Cruz

2005–2023 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

2,055G

.274AVG

.343OBP

.513SLG

More career statistics

2,053H

464HR

1,325RBI

84SB

12Rare 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
2,055	8,396	7,501	1,090	2,053	372	15	464	1,325	738	1,916	84	32	86	60	3,847	.274	.343	.513	.856

Streaks

21longest hitting streak · 2015-07-21 to 2015-08-11

37longest on-base streak

The three rarest things in this career

Rarity	What	Date	Rate	Game
74	Two Homers, Three Strikeouts	2015-04-19	1 in 2,570 games	box score ↗
68	Eight-RBI Game	2011-07-22	1 in 1,372 games	box score ↗
66	Three Hits, Three Strikeouts	2015-04-19	1 in 1,070 games	box score ↗

Splits

Regular season only.

Home and away

	G	PA	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Home	1047	4236	1047	230	679	385	959	.278	.338	.517
Away	1008	4160	1006	234	646	353	957	.269	.327	.508

By month

	G	PA	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
March	8	30	9	4	9	3	4	.346	.400	.846
April	325	1329	325	74	236	125	302	.276	.339	.522
May	341	1389	333	73	218	112	337	.268	.320	.494
June	323	1341	324	76	221	125	297	.271	.335	.518
July	321	1326	325	73	204	121	284	.275	.336	.510
August	355	1455	348	89	224	128	345	.268	.327	.526
September	367	1465	375	73	209	124	330	.285	.341	.507
October	15	61	14	2	4	0	17	.233	.230	.383

Most-faced opponents

	G	PA	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
los-angeles-angels	192	774	200	51	127	59	179	.285	.335	.543
athletics	185	770	180	37	123	55	170	.260	.305	.470
houston-astros	130	537	128	27	77	41	133	.263	.315	.464
detroit-tigers	124	529	139	27	79	56	106	.300	.369	.529
seattle-mariners	121	477	113	24	62	45	107	.266	.331	.489
boston-red-sox	111	469	123	26	75	44	103	.291	.356	.548
chicago-white-sox	109	446	108	25	72	36	105	.267	.323	.510
kansas-city-royals	107	426	102	31	83	43	91	.276	.340	.576

Season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	IP	K
2005	Milwaukee Brewers	8	5	1	–	–	–	.200	–	–
2006	Texas Rangers	41	130	29	6	22	1	.223	–	–
2007	Texas Rangers	96	307	72	9	34	2	.235	–	–
2008	Texas Rangers	31	115	38	7	26	3	.330	–	–
2009	Texas Rangers	128	462	120	33	76	20	.260	–	–
2010	Texas Rangers	108	399	127	22	78	17	.318	–	–
2011	Texas Rangers	124	475	125	29	87	9	.263	–	–
2012	Texas Rangers	159	585	152	24	90	8	.260	–	–
2013	Texas Rangers	109	413	110	27	76	5	.266	–	–
2014	Baltimore Orioles	159	613	166	40	108	4	.271	–	–
2015	Seattle Mariners	152	590	178	44	93	3	.302	–	–
2016	Seattle Mariners	155	589	169	43	105	2	.287	–	–
2017	Seattle Mariners	155	556	160	39	119	1	.288	–	–
2018	Seattle Mariners	144	519	133	37	97	1	.256	–	–
2019	Minnesota Twins	120	454	141	41	108	–	.311	–	–
2020	Minnesota Twins	53	185	56	16	33	–	.303	–	–
2021	Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays	140	513	136	32	86	3	.265	–	–
2022	Washington Nationals	124	448	105	10	64	4	.234	–	–
2023	San Diego Padres	49	143	35	5	23	1	.245	–	–