Nelson

Cruz

DHAge : 46Bats : R

#23

Nelson Cruz

#23DHSeattle Mariners

Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 104 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2005-09-17

Born in : Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2023	San Diego Padres	49	143	35	5	23	.245	.682
2022	Washington Nationals	124	448	105	10	64	.234	.650
2021		140	513	136	32	86	.265	.831
2021	Tampa Bay Rays	55	217	49	13	36	.226	.725
2021	Minnesota Twins	85	296	87	19	50	.294	.907
2020	Minnesota Twins	53	185	56	16	33	.303	.992
2019	Minnesota Twins	120	454	141	41	108	.311	1.031
2018	Seattle Mariners	144	519	133	37	97	.256	.851
2017	Seattle Mariners	155	556	160	39	119	.288	.924
2016	Seattle Mariners	155	589	169	43	105	.287	.915
2015	Seattle Mariners	152	590	178	44	93	.302	.935
2014	Baltimore Orioles	159	613	166	40	108	.271	.858
2013	Texas Rangers	109	413	110	27	76	.266	.833
2012	Texas Rangers	159	585	152	24	90	.260	.779
2011	Texas Rangers	124	475	125	29	87	.263	.821
2010	Texas Rangers	108	399	127	22	78	.318	.950
2009	Texas Rangers	128	462	120	33	76	.260	.856
2008	Texas Rangers	31	115	38	7	26	.330	1.030
2007	Texas Rangers	96	307	72	9	34	.235	.671
2006	Texas Rangers	41	130	29	6	22	.223	.646
2005	Milwaukee Brewers	8	5	1	0	0	.200	.829
Career totals		2055	7501	2053	464	1325	.274	.856

Advanced stats, 2023HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

wOBA

.291

xwOBA

.297

OPS

.682

AVG

.245

OBP

.283

RBI

152

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2024 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

-0.5

Home runs

2023 WAR

-0.3

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (-2)

20211.9 WAR · 2.0 per full season
2022-0.5 WAR · -0.6 per full season
2023-0.3 WAR · -1.2 per full season

Outlook, age included

-32 · 42 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2023All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Established regular

CON: Contact; 70
POW: Power; 84
EYE: Eye; 70
SPD: Speed; 59
FLD: Fielding; —
DUR: Durability; 51
EX: Experience; 99

Why these ratings?

CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2023How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

-0.3

PAL Rating

18 / 100

PAL: dimensions

Offense31

Power63

Discipline10

Speed15

Defense27

WAR, in runs

Batting-3.0

Baserunning-0.3

Fielding0.0

Positional-4.5

Replacement+4.7

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2023 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg exit velocity

92.4 mi/h

94th percentile

Max exit velocity

112.5 mi/h

66th percentile

Barrels

9.2 %

59th percentile

Hard-hit

48.0 %

85th percentile

xBA

.238

34th percentile

Bat speed

—

Sprint speed

24.7 pi/s

3th percentile

Outs above average

—

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2023	SD	-0.3	18	74	92.4	112.5	9.2	48.0	.238
2022	WSH	-0.5	17	80	90.9	113.8	9.3	46.1	.239
2021	TB	1.9	73	83	92.9	117.5	13.6	52.5	.259

Game log, 2023

Date	Opponent	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Jul 3	vs LAA	2	0	0	0	1	.245
Jul 2	@ CIN	3	0	0	0	3	.248
Jul 1	@ CIN	5	2	0	0	0	.254
Jun 30	@ CIN	1	0	0	0	0	.248
Jun 27	@ PIT	4	2	1	0	0	.250
Jun 25	vs WSH	4	2	0	0	0	.242
Jun 23	vs WSH	5	1	2	0	2	.234
Jun 22	@ SF	3	1	2	1	1	.235
Jun 21	@ SF	2	0	0	0	2	.233
Jun 18	vs TB	0	0	0	1	0	.237