Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Nelson Cruz
Birthdate:
July 1, 1980 (51 y, 2 m, 28 d)Born In:
Las Matas de Santa Cruz, MON, DOMNationality:
Dominican
Position:
RFBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'2"/225
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star | 2021 | None (MLB) |
| 2018 | None (MLB) | |
| 2017 | None (MLB) | |
| 2014 | None (MLB) | |
| 2013 | None (MLB) | |
| 2009 | None (MLB) | |
| Silver Slugger | 2020 - DH | None (MLB) |
| 2019 - DH | None (MLB) | |
| 2017 - DH | None (MLB) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 11 | 17.1 | 25.8 |
| Grey Ink | 90 | 121.3 | 148.4 |
| HoF Standard | 34 | 45.3 | 45.2 |
| WAR | 40.2 | 50.7 | 58.5 |
| WAR7 | 27.6 | 32.9 | 38.0 |
| JAWS | 33.9 | 41.8 | 48.3 |
Similar Players (DH)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Jose Canseco R | 908 |
| Matt Olson | 905 |
| Paul Konerko R | 903 |
| Jason Giambi R | 888 |
| Carlos Delgado R | 886 |
| Willie Stargell R | 883 |
| Edwin Encarnacion R | 881 |
| Andres Galarraga R | 869 |
| Mark Teixeira R | 868 |
| Willie McCovey R | 862 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 155 | 10 |
| 2014 | 159 | 3 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 673 | 10 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 613 | 8 |
| 2014 | 613 | 8 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 178 | 8 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 140 | 10 |
| 2015 | 164 | 3 |
| 2016 | 159 | 10 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 322 | 2 |
| 2015 | 334 | 2 |
| 2016 | 327 | 9 |
| 2017 | 305 | 8 |
| 2020 | 110 | 8 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 45 | 3 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 33 | 7 |
| 2014 | 40 | 1 |
| 2015 | 44 | 2 |
| 2016 | 43 | 2 |
| 2017 | 39 | 4 |
| 2018 | 37 | 7 |
| 2019 | 41 | 2 |
| 2020 | 16 | 4 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 108 | 2 |
| 2016 | 105 | 7 |
| 2017 | 119 | 1 |
| 2018 | 97 | 9 |
| 2019 | 108 | 7 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 87 | 10 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 8 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9 | 8 |
| 2017 | 12 | 5 |
| 2018 | 14 | 4 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | 5 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 9 | 5 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 69 | 8 |
| 2014 | 74 | 2 |
| 2015 | 67 | 9 |
| 2016 | 71 | 10 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.302 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0.311 | 6 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.370 | 9 |
| 2017 | 0.375 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0.392 | 3 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.525 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0.566 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0.555 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0.549 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0.509 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0.639 | 1 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.264 | 4 |
| 2011 | 0.246 | 6 |
| 2014 | 0.255 | 5 |
| 2015 | 0.264 | 6 |
| 2016 | 0.268 | 5 |
| 2017 | 0.261 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0.252 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0.328 | 1 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.859 | 9 |
| 2015 | 0.936 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0.915 | 5 |
| 2017 | 0.924 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1.031 | 1 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 159 | 10 |
| 2014 | 159 | 4 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5.2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 10 |