Jose Cruz Jr.

Full Name: Jose Luis Cruz Primary Position: OF,CF,RF,LF Height/Weight: 6' 0"/190 First Game: May 31, 1997 Birthdate: April 19, 1974 MLB Experience: 10 years Birthplace: Arroyo, Puerto Rico Bat/Throw: Both/Right

Biography

Jose Cruz (Jose Luis Cruz) was born on April 19, 1974 in Arroyo, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on May 31, 1997 for the Toronto Blue Jays. In 1997, his rookie year, he hit .248 with 26 home runs and 68 RBI. Cruz played for the Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks over the course of his 10 year career.

Most people believe that Jose Cruz's best season was 2001, when he slugged 34 home runs, stole 32 bases and knocked in 88 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1997	TOR	A	55	212	31	49	14	34	.231	.316	.462	7	0	28	72	0	0	6	2	2
1997	SEA	A	49	183	28	49	12	34	.268	.315	.541	12	1	13	45	0	1	1	0	3
1997	TOT	A	104	395	59	98	26	68	.248	.315	.499	19	1	41	117	0	1	7	2	5
1998	TOR	A	105	352	55	89	11	42	.253	.354	.403	14	3	57	99	0	0	11	3	0
1999	TOR	A	106	349	63	84	14	45	.241	.358	.433	19	3	64	91	0	1	14	5	5
2000	TOR	A	162	603	91	146	31	76	.242	.323	.466	32	5	71	129	2	2	15	3	11
2001	TOR	A	146	577	92	158	34	88	.274	.326	.530	38	4	45	138	1	2	32	4	8
2002	TOR	A	124	466	64	114	18	70	.245	.317	.438	26	5	51	106	0	1	7	1	8
2003	SF	N	158	539	90	135	20	68	.250	.366	.414	26	1	102	121	0	2	5	6	14
2004	TB	A	153	545	76	132	21	78	.242	.333	.433	25	8	76	117	2	5	11	8	6
2005	LA	N	47	156	23	47	6	22	.301	.391	.532	14	2	23	43	0	0	0	1	4
2005	BOS	A	4	12	0	3	0	0	.250	.308	.333	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0
2005	ARI	N	64	202	23	43	12	28	.213	.347	.436	9	0	42	54	0	0	0	2	6
2005	Total		115	370	46	93	18	50	.251	.364	.473	24	2	66	101	0	0	0	3	10
2005	TOT	N	111	358	46	90	18	50	.251	.366	.478	23	2	65	97	0	0	0	3	10
2006	LA	N	86	223	34	52	5	17	.233	.353	.381	16	1	43	54	0	4	5	2	3
2007	COL	N	91	256	37	60	6	21	.234	.316	.375	12	3	31	65	0	5	6	1	3
Total	NL		446	1376	207	337	49	156	.245	.355	.418	77	7	241	337	0	11	16	12	30
Total	AL		904	3299	500	824	155	467	.250	.331	.461	174	29	406	801	5	12	97	26	43
Total			1350	4675	707	1161	204	623	.248	.338	.448	251	36	647	1138	5	23	113	38	73

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1997	TOR	A	OF	55	55	485.2	98	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.981
1997	TOR	A	LF	51	51	450.2	95	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.980
1997	TOR	A	CF	4	4	35	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1997	SEA	A	OF	49	47	408	83	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.966
1997	SEA	A	LF	49	47	408	83	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.966
1997	TOT	A	LF	100	98	858.2	178	4	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.973
1997	TOT	A	OF	104	102	893.2	181	4	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.974
1998	TOR	A	OF	105	96	890.2	247	7	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.984
1998	TOR	A	CF	103	95	871.2	239	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.984
1998	TOR	A	LF	6	1	19	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1999	TOR	A	LF	9	9	80	28	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1999	TOR	A	OF	106	96	867.1	277	8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.990
1999	TOR	A	CF	97	87	787.1	248	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.988
2000	TOR	A	OF	162	162	1423.1	407	8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.993
2000	TOR	A	CF	162	162	1423.1	407	8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.993
2001	TOR	A	OF	143	141	1256.2	286	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.990
2001	TOR	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2001	TOR	A	CF	133	132	1168.1	270	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.989
2001	TOR	A	LF	14	9	88.1	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2002	TOR	A	RF	47	46	390.2	82	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.989
2002	TOR	A	OF	119	118	1035.1	256	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.993
2002	TOR	A	CF	21	20	175	50	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.981
2002	TOR	A	LF	56	52	469.2	124	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2002	TOR	A	DH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2003	SF	N	OF	158	152	1346	340	18	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	.994
2003	SF	N	RF	157	151	1332.2	337	17	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	.994
2003	SF	N	CF	3	1	13.1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2004	TB	A	OF	152	148	1310.2	315	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.970
2004	TB	A	RF	151	147	1301.2	312	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.970
2004	TB	A	CF	1	1	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	LA	N	OF	45	42	367.1	100	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.954
2005	LA	N	RF	45	42	366.1	100	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.954
2005	LA	N	LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	BOS	A	OF	4	4	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	BOS	A	RF	4	4	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	ARI	N	OF	58	57	468.1	98	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.980
2005	ARI	N	LF	3	2	17.2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	ARI	N	CF	53	50	415	87	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.978
2005	ARI	N	RF	6	5	35.2	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	Total		OF	107	103	866.2	200	5	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.967
2005	Total		RF	55	51	433	110	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.958
2005	TOT	N	LF	4	2	18.2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	TOT	N	OF	103	99	835.2	198	5	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.967
2005	TOT	N	RF	51	47	402	108	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.957
2006	LA	N	OF	71	54	516.2	129	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	LA	N	CF	15	8	92.2	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	LA	N	LF	40	32	279.2	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	LA	N	RF	24	14	144.1	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2007	COL	N	OF	70	60	560.2	147	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.993
2007	COL	N	LF	49	38	365.1	89	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.989
2007	COL	N	RF	23	20	178.1	54	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2007	COL	N	CF	3	2	17	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			DH	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	457	429	3780.2	932	37	18	10	0	0	0	0	0	.982
Total			LF	278	241	2179.1	502	13	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	.988
Total			CF	595	562	5007.2	1349	27	16	4	0	0	0	0	0	.989
Total			OF	1297	1232	10967.2	2785	79	40	17	0	0	0	0	0	.986

Transactions

• Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 15th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 1, 1992).
• Selected by Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (3rd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1995 - signed July 20, 1995).
• Traded by Seattle Mariners to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Paul Spoljaric and Mike Timlin (July 31, 1997).
• Granted free agency (December 21, 2002).
• Signed by San Francisco Giants (January 28, 2003).
• Granted free agency (October 22, 2003).
• Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (December 17, 2003).
• Traded by Tampa Bay Devil Rays with cash to Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Casey Fossum (February 6, 2005).
• Traded by Arizona Diamondbacks with cash to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Kenny Perez and Kyle Bono (July 30, 2005).
• Claimed on waivers by Los Angeles Dodgers from Boston Red Sox (August 9, 2005).
• Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (August 1, 2006).
• Signed by San Diego Padres (December 5, 2006).