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2023 Stats
G
49
AB
143
H
35
HR
5
RBI
23
R
9
SB
1
AVG
.245
OBP
.283
SLG
.399
OPS
.682
Career Stats
G
2055
AB
7501
H
2053
HR
464
RBI
1325
R
1090
SB
84
AVG
.274
OBP
.343
SLG
.513
OPS
.856
Year-by-Year Hitting
| Year | Team | G | PA | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | MIL | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | .200 | .429 | .400 | .829 | |
| 2006 | TEX | 41 | 138 | 130 | 29 | 6 | 22 | 1 | .223 | .261 | .385 | .646 | |
| 2007 | TEX | 96 | 333 | 307 | 72 | 9 | 34 | 2 | .235 | .287 | .384 | .671 | |
| 2008 | TEX | 31 | 133 | 115 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 3 | .330 | .421 | .609 | 1.030 | |
| 2009 | TEX | 128 | 515 | 462 | 120 | 33 | 76 | 20 | .260 | .332 | .524 | .856 | AS |
| 2010 | TEX | 108 | 445 | 399 | 127 | 22 | 78 | 17 | .318 | .374 | .576 | .950 | |
| 2011 | TEX | 124 | 513 | 475 | 125 | 29 | 87 | 9 | .263 | .312 | .509 | .821 | |
| 2012 | TEX | 159 | 642 | 585 | 152 | 24 | 90 | 8 | .260 | .319 | .460 | .779 | |
| 2013 | TEX | 109 | 456 | 413 | 110 | 27 | 76 | 5 | .266 | .327 | .506 | .833 | AS |
| 2014 | BAL | 159 | 678 | 613 | 166 | 40 | 108 | 4 | .271 | .333 | .525 | .858 | AS |
| 2015 | SEA | 152 | 655 | 590 | 178 | 44 | 93 | 3 | .302 | .369 | .566 | .935 | AS SS |
| 2016 | SEA | 155 | 667 | 589 | 169 | 43 | 105 | 2 | .287 | .360 | .555 | .915 | |
| 2017 | SEA | 155 | 645 | 556 | 160 | 39 | 119 | 1 | .288 | .375 | .549 | .924 | AS SS |
| 2018 | SEA | 144 | 591 | 519 | 133 | 37 | 97 | 1 | .256 | .342 | .509 | .851 | AS |
| 2019 | MIN | 120 | 521 | 454 | 141 | 41 | 108 | — | .311 | .392 | .639 | 1.031 | SS |
| 2020 | MIN | 53 | 214 | 185 | 56 | 16 | 33 | — | .303 | .397 | .595 | .992 | SS |
| 2021 | Total | 140 | 584 | 513 | 136 | 32 | 86 | 3 | .265 | .334 | .497 | .831 | AS |
| 2022 | WSH | 124 | 507 | 448 | 105 | 10 | 64 | 4 | .234 | .313 | .337 | .650 | |
| 2023 | SD | 49 | 152 | 143 | 35 | 5 | 23 | 1 | .245 | .283 | .399 | .682 |
Spring Training
Hitting
| Year | Team | G | PA | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MIL | 19 | 43 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 9 | — | .351 | .442 | .730 | 1.172 |
| 2007 | TEX | 17 | 52 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 2 | .298 | .365 | .596 | .961 |
| 2008 | TEX | 27 | 46 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 8 | — | .209 | .261 | .395 | .656 |
| 2009 | TEX | 19 | 62 | 55 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 1 | .291 | .355 | .745 | 1.100 |
| 2010 | TEX | 23 | 76 | 66 | 24 | 5 | 20 | — | .364 | .434 | .712 | 1.146 |
| 2011 | TEX | 21 | 70 | 62 | 14 | 1 | 13 | — | .226 | .300 | .371 | .671 |
| 2012 | TEX | 21 | 61 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 9 | — | .236 | .311 | .364 | .675 |
| 2013 | TEX | 13 | 39 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 10 | — | .243 | .256 | .459 | .715 |
| 2014 | BAL | 14 | 45 | 39 | 11 | — | 4 | — | .282 | .378 | .436 | .814 |
| 2015 | SEA | 22 | 66 | 55 | 17 | 4 | 10 | — | .309 | .394 | .527 | .921 |
| 2016 | SEA | 18 | 59 | 54 | 9 | 4 | 9 | — | .167 | .237 | .426 | .663 |
| 2017 | SEA | 12 | 35 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 9 | — | .367 | .457 | .767 | 1.224 |
| 2018 | SEA | 11 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | .200 | .375 | .440 | .815 |
| 2019 | MIN | 10 | 31 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 5 | — | .259 | .355 | .481 | .836 |
| 2020 | MIN | 9 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | — | .370 | .414 | .778 | 1.192 |
| 2021 | MIN | 15 | 43 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 6 | — | .238 | .256 | .405 | .661 |
| 2022 | WSH | 12 | 38 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | .143 | .211 | .343 | .554 |
| 2023 | SD | 14 | 42 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | .250 | .286 | .375 | .661 |
Postseason
Hitting
| Year | Team | G | PA | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | TEX | 16 | 63 | 60 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 1 | .317 | .349 | .733 | 1.082 |
| 2011 | TEX | 17 | 70 | 62 | 14 | 8 | 16 | — | .226 | .314 | .645 | .959 |
| 2012 | TEX | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 2014 | BAL | 7 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 7 | — | .357 | .400 | .607 | 1.007 |
| 2019 | MIN | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | .200 | .429 | .500 | .929 |
| 2020 | MIN | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | — | .333 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 |
| 2021 | TB | 4 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | .176 | .222 | .353 | .575 |
Game Logs
Season selector loads one year at a time.
Hitting
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-03 | vs LAA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-07-02 | @ CIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023-07-01 | @ CIN | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-06-30 | @ CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-06-27 | @ PIT | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-06-25 | vs WSH | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-06-23 | vs WSH | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-06-22 | @ SF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023-06-21 | @ SF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-06-18 | vs TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-06-16 | vs TB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-06-15 | vs CLE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-06-14 | vs CLE | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-05-31 | @ MIA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-05-27 | @ NYY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-05-25 | @ WSH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-05-23 | @ WSH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-05-20 | vs BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023-05-19 | vs BOS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-05-17 | vs KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-05-16 | vs KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-05-14 | @ LAD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-05-13 | @ LAD | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-05-12 | @ LAD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-05-11 | @ MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-05-10 | @ MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-05-07 | vs LAD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-05-05 | vs LAD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-05-02 | vs CIN | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-05-01 | vs CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-04-30 | vs SF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-04-29 | vs SF | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-04-27 | @ CHC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-04-26 | @ CHC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-04-22 | @ AZ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-04-21 | @ AZ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-04-20 | @ AZ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-04-17 | vs ATL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023-04-16 | vs MIL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-04-15 | vs MIL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-04-14 | vs MIL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-04-13 | vs MIL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-04-12 | @ NYM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-04-11 | @ NYM | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-04-09 | @ ATL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-04-07 | @ ATL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-04-04 | vs AZ | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-04-02 | vs COL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-03-31 | vs COL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2024-03-28
DH Nelson Cruz retired.
2023-07-10
San Diego Padres released DH Nelson Cruz.
2023-07-04
San Diego Padres designated DH Nelson Cruz for assignment.
2023-06-13
San Diego Padres activated DH Nelson Cruz from the 10-day injured list.
2023-06-07
San Diego Padres sent DH Nelson Cruz on a rehab assignment to El Paso Chihuahuas.
2023-06-02
San Diego Padres placed DH Nelson Cruz on the 10-day injured list retroactive to June 1, 2023. Right hamstring strain.
2023-01-23
San Diego Padres activated DH Nelson Cruz.
2023-01-23
San Diego Padres signed free agent DH Nelson Cruz.
2023-01-23
San Diego Padres activated DH Nelson Cruz.
2022-11-06
DH Nelson Cruz elected free agency.
2022-03-17
Washington Nationals activated DH Nelson Cruz.
2022-03-17
Washington Nationals activated DH Nelson Cruz.
2022-03-17
Washington Nationals signed free agent DH Nelson Cruz.
2021-11-03
DH Nelson Cruz elected free agency.
2021-08-24
Tampa Bay Rays activated DH Nelson Cruz from the 10-day injured list.
2021-08-24
Tampa Bay Rays activated DH Nelson Cruz from the 10-day injured list.
2021-08-24
Tampa Bay Rays activated DH Nelson Cruz from the 10-day injured list.
2021-08-22
Tampa Bay Rays placed DH Nelson Cruz on the 10-day injured list.
2021-07-23
Tampa Bay Rays activated DH Nelson Cruz.
2021-07-22
Tampa Bay Rays traded RHP Drew Strotman and RHP Joe Ryan to Minnesota Twins for DH Nelson Cruz and RHP Calvin Faucher.
2021-07-12
DH Nelson Cruz assigned to American League All-Stars.
2021-02-05
Minnesota Twins signed free agent DH Nelson Cruz.
2021-02-05
Minnesota Twins signed free agent DH Nelson Cruz.
2021-02-05
Minnesota Twins signed free agent DH Nelson Cruz.
2020-10-28
DH Nelson Cruz elected free agency.
2019-08-19
Minnesota Twins activated DH Nelson Cruz from the 10-day injured list.
2019-08-09
Minnesota Twins placed DH Nelson Cruz on the 10-day injured list. Left wrist strain.
2019-06-03
Minnesota Twins activated DH Nelson Cruz from the 10-day injured list.
2019-06-01
Minnesota Twins sent OF Nelson Cruz on a rehab assignment to Fort Myers Miracle.
2019-05-17
Minnesota Twins placed DH Nelson Cruz on the 10-day injured list retroactive to May 14, 2019. Left wrist strain.
2019-01-02
Minnesota Twins signed free agent DH Nelson Cruz.
2018-10-29
DH Nelson Cruz elected free agency.
2018-04-14
Seattle Mariners activated DH Nelson Cruz from the 10-day disabled list.
2018-04-03
Seattle Mariners placed DH Nelson Cruz on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to April 1, 2018. Sprained right ankle.
2014-12-04
Seattle Mariners signed free agent DH Nelson Cruz.
2014-10-30
LF Nelson Cruz elected free agency.
2014-02-24
Baltimore Orioles signed free agent LF Nelson Cruz.
2013-09-30
Texas Rangers activated RF Nelson Cruz from the restricted list.
2013-08-05
Texas Rangers placed RF Nelson Cruz on the restricted list.
2011-09-13
Texas Rangers activated RF Nelson Cruz from the 15-day disabled list.
2011-08-30
Texas Rangers placed RF Nelson Cruz on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 29, 2011. left hamstring strain
2011-05-23
Texas Rangers activated RF Nelson Cruz from the 15-day disabled list.
2011-05-07
Texas Rangers placed RF Nelson Cruz on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 4, 2011. strained right quadriceps muscle
2010-08-30
Texas Rangers activated RF Nelson Cruz from the 15-day disabled list.
2010-08-16
Texas Rangers placed RF Nelson Cruz on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 15, 2010. strained left hamstring
2010-06-22
Texas Rangers activated RF Nelson Cruz from the 15-day disabled list.
2010-05-30
Texas Rangers placed RF Nelson Cruz on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 29, 2010. Strained left hamstring.
2010-05-14
Texas Rangers activated RF Nelson Cruz from the 15-day disabled list.
2010-04-27
Texas Rangers placed RF Nelson Cruz on the 15-day disabled list. Strained right hamstring.
2009-08-20
Texas Rangers activated RF Nelson Cruz from the 15-day disabled list.
2009-08-14
Texas Rangers placed RF Nelson Cruz on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 4, 2009. left ankle sprain
Scouting Report
Statcast-style percentiles • Basenerd theme
Season 2023
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Spray Chart
Hits only • Stadium overlay
1B
2B
3B
HR
MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: mariners.svg.
Results by Pitch Type
| Pitch | # | Usage% | Zone% | Whiff% | AVG | HardHit% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 176 | 31.1% | 54.5% | 16.7% | .342 | 58.1% |
| Slider | 101 | 17.8% | 44.6% | 50.0% | .294 | 47.6% |
| Changeup | 83 | 14.7% | 26.5% | 59.6% | .100 | 22.2% |
| Sinker | 71 | 12.5% | 64.8% | 3.0% | .222 | 53.3% |
| Cutter | 50 | 8.8% | 60.0% | 34.5% | .214 | 44.4% |
| Curveball | 26 | 4.6% | 42.3% | 33.3% | .286 | 50.0% |
| Sweeper | 23 | 4.1% | 39.1% | 38.5% | .000 | 33.3% |
| Knuckle Curve | 22 | 3.9% | 50.0% | 23.1% | .000 | 0.0% |
| Splitter | 9 | 1.6% | 22.2% | 33.3% | 1.000 | 100.0% |
| Slurve | 5 | 0.9% | 40.0% | 25.0% | .000 | 50.0% |
| Total | 566 | 100.0% | 48.4% | 33.4% | .245 | 48.0% |
Results by Pitch Category
| Category | # | Usage% | Zone% | Whiff% | AVG | HardHit% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fastball | 297 | 52.5% | 57.9% | 17.2% | .286 | 54.5% |
| Breaking | 177 | 31.3% | 44.1% | 42.0% | .231 | 42.4% |
| Offspeed | 92 | 16.3% | 26.1% | 58.0% | .143 | 30.0% |
| Total | 566 | 100.0% | 48.4% | 33.4% | .245 | 48.0% |
| MLB Avg | - | - | 50.6% | 25.3% | .245 | 41.0% |