Jose Cruz

Left Field

1970—1988

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Left Field RANK
#17

Player Detail

Jose
GIVEN NAME
Cruz
SURNAME
August 8, 1947, in Arroyo, , P.R.
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1970—1988
Playing Career
Played from 22-40
PLAYING AGE
St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
New York Yankees
Teams Played For
Left Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Houston Astros
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Cheo
NICKNAME
25
UNIFORM NUMBER
#4 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-0 / 170
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Left
BATTED / THREW
September 19, 1970
Major League Debut
July 19, 1988
FINAL GAME
— Top 50 Left Fielder —
— Astros ALL-TIME TEAM —

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WHO IS Jose Cruz?

Underrated star outfielder for Astros who was hampered by Astrodome.
Two of Jose’s brothers also played in the major leagues, and two of his sons also became professional ballplayers.
  • Jose Cruz Scouting Report

60

HITTING

50

POWER

60

RUNNING

60

FIELDING

60

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
2353
2251
165
1077
.284
2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
44.8
55.9

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.774
.752
103.4

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.284
.354
.420

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Dusty Baker
George Foster
Greg Luzinski

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Alan Ashby
Bob Watson
Bill Doran
Dickie Thon
Joe Torre
Lou Brock
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Nolan Ryan
Bob Gibson
Bill Virdon

Jose Cruz Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Cruz
532
151
70
26
6
11
72
60
69
21
223
212
.284
.354
.420
774
AVG LF
534
145
73
24
4
14
55
84
16
220
203
.272
.341
.412
.752

Jose Cruz Rankings

AT Left Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
17
25
24
22
55
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Left Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
18
29
38
36
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Jose Cruz PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
54.4
35.2
23.8
18.2
3.74
68.6
43.2
31.4
22.4
4.81
BLUE = Jose Cruz
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME LF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
310.2
182.3
124.0
85.4
21.3
368.7
208.0
151.6
101.2
26.4
BLUE = Jose Cruz
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME LF