NAME : Nelson Cruz
NICKNAME :
ORIGIN : Dominican Republic
BIRTHDAY : 9/13/1972
AGE : 32
HEIGHT : 6"1
WEIGHT : 185
POSITION : Pitcher
ROLE : Middle Reliever
BATS : Right
THROWS : Right
CONTRACT : $1,500,000 through 2006
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
LOYALTY : Loyal
TEAM LEADER : None at all
CONSISTENCY : Inconsistent at times
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : GREAT
INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Pitcher : D (Fielding Pct. : .957)
PITCHING RATINGS :
(Rated by an average league scout)
Duration as Starter : *
Duration as Reliever : C
Holding Runners : B
Groundball Pct. : 54
Avoiding Runs : 6
Avoiding Hits : 7 (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
Avoiding Doubles : 6 (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Average)
Avoiding Homeruns : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
Avoiding BB's : 6 (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
Getting Strikeouts : 8 (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
Throwing Velocity : 7
Pitch Assortment : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball
PITCHING STATS :
Category ERA W L S G GS IP HA R ER BB K
Overall 5.79 5 10 4 97 7 152.1 183 108 98 63 134
At Home 6.94 3 5 3 50 3 72.2 93 57 56 38 69
Away 4.74 2 5 1 47 4 79.2 90 51 42 25 65
Last Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
This Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr/Mar 4.67 0 1 0 13 0 17.1 29 12 9 2 20
May 6.49 0 1 2 19 0 26.1 32 20 19 13 23
June 5.68 2 4 0 16 5 44.1 49 31 28 25 37
July 11.21 0 1 2 15 0 17.2 28 22 22 4 15
August 5.40 1 0 0 20 1 21.2 21 13 13 11 22
Sep/Oct 2.52 2 3 0 14 1 25.0 24 10 7 8 17
CAREER STATS :
YEAR ERA W L S G CG SHO IP ER BB K TEAMS
1997 6.58 0 2 0 19 0 0 26.0 19 9 23 CHA
1999 5.64 2 5 0 29 0 0 67.0 42 23 46 DET
2000 3.07 5 2 0 27 0 0 41.0 14 13 34 DET
2001 4.17 3 3 2 66 0 0 82.0 38 24 75 HOU
2002 4.50 2 6 0 43 0 0 78.0 39 29 61 HOU
2003 4.06 3 1 4 101 0 0 115.1 52 47 94 COL
Total ERA : 4.84
Total Wins : 20
Total Losses: 29
Total Saves : 10
Total SHO : 0
Total CG : 0
Total K's : 467
Total BB's : 208
PLAYER HISTORY Injured on 4/18/2004 with a Sore Back, out for one week... Hit first career homerun on 8/17/2004, off Kip Wells (PIT)... |