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Jose
Cruz		  
Nickname: Cheo
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: August 8, 1947 in P.R., , ARROYO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1973   
All-Star Selections 1974   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1970 22 DET AL $ 300,000   7 7 6 4 4 4 6 7 7 5 6 6 7 8 8
1971 23 DET AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 4 4 6 7 7 5 6 6 8 8 8
1972 24 DET AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 4 3 6 7 7 5 6 6 8 8 8
1973 25 DET AL $ 300,000   9 9 8 3 4 3 7 8 7 5 6 5 7 8 8
1974 26 TOR AL $ 2,785,714   8 8 8 3 3 3 7 8 7 4 5 5 8 8 8
1975 27 TOR AL $ 3,628,571   8 8 8 3 3 3 7 8 7 4 5 5 7 8 8
1976 28 TOR AL $ 3,628,571   8 8 7 3 3 3 7 8 7 4 5 5 7 8 8
1977 29 TOR AL $ 5,000,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 7 8 7 4 5 5 8 8 8
1978 30 TOR AL $ 5,000,000   8 8 7 3 3 3 7 8 7 4 5 5 8 8 8
1979 31 TOR AL $ 5,000,000   8 8 7 1 2 2 6 7 7 4 5 4 7 8 8
1980 32 TOR AL $ 3,690,000   8 8 8 1 2 2 7 8 7 4 5 4 7 7 7
1981 33 TOR AL $ 3,690,000   8 8 7 1 2 2 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 7 7
1982 34 TOR AL $ 6,000,000   7 7 7 1 2 2 5 6 6 3 4 3 6 7 7
1983 35 TOR AL $ 6,000,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 3 3 6 6 6
1984 36 TOR AL $ 6,000,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 4 4 2 3 3 4 4 4
1985 37 TOR AL $ 558,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000   9 9 8 4 4 4 7 8 7 5 6 6 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1970 22 DET AL 19 57 6 13 2 0 0 3 4 0 7 10 .228 .308 .263 .571 6.4 0.8
    AAA   135 535 103 177 29 7 22 83 19 11 75 56 .331 .413 .535 .948 110.4  
1971 23 DET AL 137 481 67 109 28 5 9 50 17 7 46 48 .227 .293 .362 .655 51.2 6.2
1972 24 DET AL 131 460 84 131 29 5 7 61 28 7 47 44 .285 .349 .415 .764 65.9 11.9
1973 25 DET AL 138 518 90 151 28 6 4 72 27 11 55 37 .292 .358 .392 .750 71.3 11.6
1974 26 TOR AL 156 570 91 181 46 13 7 86 29 13 71 53 .318 .392 .481 .872 100.9 19.4
1975 27 TOR AL 154 556 87 166 36 6 5 65 42 15 64 58 .299 .367 .412 .779 86.9 14.3
1976 28 TOR AL 144 538 66 145 30 4 3 70 18 13 43 55 .270 .322 .357 .679 56.2 7.5
1977 29 TOR AL 85 245 28 60 9 0 0 27 7 1 17 24 .245 .293 .282 .575 19.6 1.0
1978 30 TOR AL 124 394 61 122 19 4 9 59 8 2 31 34 .310 .361 .447 .808 60.7 14.4
1979 31 TOR AL 129 430 48 106 16 7 4 52 10 5 38 36 .247 .306 .344 .651 44.6 5.7
1980 32 TOR AL 121 390 35 109 22 2 1 44 8 2 32 32 .279 .335 .354 .689 45.5 7.6
1981 33 TOR AL 142 508 63 156 27 2 3 82 15 10 38 48 .307 .353 .386 .739 69.0 12.5
1982 34 TOR AL 147 543 57 136 27 3 3 50 13 6 38 64 .250 .300 .328 .627 49.2 4.6
1983 35 TOR AL 152 553 50 149 19 3 4 51 10 10 19 73 .269 .292 .336 .629 49.4 4.2
1984 36 TOR AL 42 100 9 23 3 1 0 14 5 2 7 11 .230 .278 .280 .558 8.0 0.2
1985 37 A   119 376 27 101 17 1 3 52 5 6 51 63 .269 .356 .343 .699 47.5  
15 Years Sim 1821 6343 842 1757 341 61 59 786 241 104 553 627 .277 .334 .378 .712 784.9 121.9
1 Years AAA 135 535 103 177 29 7 22 83 19 11 75 56 .331 .412 .535 .946 110.4  
1 Years A 119 376 27 101 17 1 3 52 5 6 51 63 .269 .357 .343 .700 47.5  
2 Years Minors 254 911 130 278 46 8 25 135 24 17 126 119 .305 .389 .456 .845 157.9  
162 Game Average 564 74 156 30 5 5 69 21 9 49 55 .277 .334 .378 .712 69.8  
Career Highs 156 570 91 181 46 13 9 86 42 15 71 73 .318 .392 .481 .872 100.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   5273 715 1509 288 55 49 663 201 88 477 495 .286 .344 .390 .733 702.5
vs LH   1070 127 248 53 6 10 123 40 16 76 132 .232 .282 .321 .603 97.3
Home 912 3130 436 884 190 37 30 384 116 56 288 300 .282 .342 .396 .737 417.2
Away 909 3213 406 873 151 24 29 402 125 48 265 327 .272 .326 .361 .686 382.5
RISP   1640 0 496 90 19 15 688 0 0 139 151 .302 .350 .408 .758 229.6
Pinch Hitting   148 22 44 7 1 1 29 7 0 18 17 .297 .373 .378 .752 22.4
Close/Late   713 83 204 43 7 10 89 0 0 64 70 .286 .342 .408 .750 97.5
Mar/Apr 302 1051 152 286 65 11 13 139 37 16 95 109 .272 .330 .392 .722 135.9
May 336 1183 167 334 56 13 18 152 44 24 102 112 .282 .338 .397 .735 156.7
June 283 1004 121 272 49 5 9 120 32 19 89 109 .271 .329 .357 .686 117.6
July 273 974 125 263 56 8 7 112 34 17 82 97 .270 .326 .366 .691 115.0
August 312 1091 141 319 57 12 5 132 47 18 94 91 .292 .348 .380 .728 143.8
Sep/Oct 314 1040 136 283 58 12 7 131 47 10 91 109 .272 .330 .371 .701 130.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1970 22 DET AL CF 16 15 132.7 34 1 1 1 .972 2.37   0.2
1971 23 DET AL CF 78 75 647.3 168 5 5 2 .972 2.41   3.5
    RF 50 50 456.0 84 3 2 2 .978 1.72    
    LF 1 1 9.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1972 24 DET AL CF 108 103 886.7 233 5 8 3 .967 2.42   3.1
    RF 8 4 44.7 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.81    
    LF 4 3 30.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.10    
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1973 25 DET AL CF 125 122 1053.7 286 9 8 4 .974 2.52   2.8
    RF 6 1 17.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    LF 1 0 7.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29    
1974 26 TOR AL CF 146 143 1278.0 360 15 14 7 .964 2.64   5.3
    RF 6 0 11.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    LF 3 0 9.7 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.80    
1975 27 TOR AL CF 139 138 1210.3 348 13 14 2 .963 2.68   5.7
    RF 9 0 17.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.65    
    LF 2 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1976 28 TOR AL RF 120 113 1007.3 218 6 2 2 .991 2.00   3.4
    CF 18 11 114.3 30 1 2 0 .939 2.44    
    LF 5 5 38.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.42    
1977 29 TOR AL RF 35 28 250.3 53 0 2 0 .964 1.91   0.7
    LF 16 12 96.0 24 1 0 0 1.000 2.34    
    CF 16 11 92.0 25 2 0 0 1.000 2.64    
1978 30 TOR AL CF 111 107 906.3 273 13 10 5 .966 2.84   3.6
    RF 4 1 12.7 5 0 0 0 1.000 3.55    
    SS 2 0 5.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1979 31 TOR AL CF 112 109 910.3 294 7 12 1 .962 2.98   2.3
    LF 7 6 55.7 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.62    
    RF 7 3 29.3 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.23    
1980 32 TOR AL CF 105 99 875.3 225 1 8 0 .966 2.32   2.3
    RF 4 2 18.0 6 0 1 0 .857 3.00    
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1981 33 TOR AL CF 117 112 989.3 282 7 9 3 .970 2.63   3.7
    LF 2 0 8.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    RF 6 0 8.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13    
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1982 34 TOR AL CF 141 136 1168.3 301 9 8 4 .975 2.39   3.9
    LF 2 1 13.3 7 0 0 0 1.000 4.73    
    RF 2 1 9.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00    
1983 35 TOR AL CF 146 144 1202.0 335 9 10 0 .972 2.58   4.9
    3B 3 0 5.0 0 2 0 1 1.000 3.60   0.0
    RF 2 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.60    
    LF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1984 36 TOR AL RF 31 26 224.0 53 1 0 1 1.000 2.17   0.7
    CF 4 1 13.0 7 0 1 0 .875 4.85    
    2B 1 0 2.7 1 1 1 1 .667 6.77   0.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  CF 1382 1326 11479.6 3201 97 110 32 .968 2.59   41.4
  RF 290 229 2109.6 442 10 7 5 .985 1.93   4.8
  LF 48 29 280.7 61 1 0 0 1.000 1.99    
  SS 5 0 8.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.13   0.0
  3B 3 0 5.0 0 2 0 1 1.000 3.60   0.0
  2B 1 0 2.7 1 1 1 1 .667 6.77   0.0
Career Totals   1729 1584 13885.6 3705 112 118 39 .970 2.47   46.3
Career Highs   155 144 1298.7 363 15 14 7 .985 2.85    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1972 24 DET AL 5 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .333 .444
Career Post-Season Batting 5 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .333 .444
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1974-7-.318
 On-Base Pct
1974-9-.392
 OPS
1974-10-.872
 XR
1974-7-100.9
 Games
1974-5-156
 Hits
1974-9-181
Doubles
1974-1-46
 Triples
1972-8-5
1973-7-6
1974-1-13
1975-6-6
1979-9-7
 Stolen Bases
1973-8-27
1975-6-42
 Caught Stealing
1974-10-13
1975-8-15
1976-9-13
1983-10-10
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 19    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Terry Puhl (945)
  2. Curt Flood (937)
  3. Barney McCosky (931)
  4. Lyman Bostock (921)
  5. Bob Skinner (912)
  6. Cleon Jones (912)
  7. Jerry White (911)
  8. Lee Handley (909)
  9. Richie Ashburn (902)
  10. Woody English (897)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Detroit in 1970
Had first career hit on 9/9/1970, off Rollie Fingers (TAM)
Hit first career homerun on 5/12/1971, off Tony Cloninger (PIT)
Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1973
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,785,714 through salary arbitration
Traded from Detroit to Toronto on 2/13/1974 (Going to TOR: RF Jeff Burroughs, CF Cesar Cedeno, CF Jose Cruz, CF Vada Pinson, P Jim Ray. Going to DET: P John Gelnar)
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,628,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,628,571 through salary arbitration
7/1/1976: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Cleveland (A) on 8/28/1976
6/1/1979: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $3,690,000 per year, for 2 years
9/22/1981: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $6,000,000 per year, for 3 years
7/31/1984: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $558,000 per year, for 1 years
 
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