NAME : Jose Cruz Jr.
NICKNAME :
ORIGIN : Puerto Rico
BIRTHDAY : 4/19/1974
AGE : 29
HEIGHT : 6"1
WEIGHT : 200
POSITION : Rightfield
BATS : Both
THROWS : Right
CONTRACT : $5,130,000 through 2005
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Average
LOYALTY : Minimal
TEAM LEADER : None at all
CONSISTENCY : VERY inconsistent
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : Normal
INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Leftfield : B (Fielding Pct. : .995)
Range at Centerfield : B (Fielding Pct. : .987)
Range at Rightfield : A (Fielding Pct. : .990)
Outfield Arm : B
OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
(Rated by an average league scout)
Speed : B
Stealing Ability : D
Sacrifice Bunt : C
Bunt for Hit : C
Hitter Type : Pull Hitter
Getting Hits : 6 (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Average)
Hitting Doubles : 6 (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Good)
Hitting Homeruns : 8 (VS. RHP : 8, VS. LHP : 8, Talent Good)
Getting BB's : 3 (VS. RHP : 3, VS. LHP : 3, Talent Fair)
Avoiding Strikeouts : 2 (VS. RHP : 3, VS. LHP : 1, Talent Fair)
BATTING STATS :
Category AVG HR RBI AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG
Overall .262 22 61 378 99 23 2 56 0 0 29 94 .313 .508
vs RHP .268 19 49 295 79 17 2 48 0 0 18 69 .309 .532
vs LHP .241 3 12 83 20 6 0 8 0 0 11 25 .326 .422
At Home .231 7 29 182 42 10 2 21 0 0 13 48 .278 .423
Away .291 15 32 196 57 13 0 35 0 0 16 46 .344 .587
R.I.S.P. .321 6 38 78 25 5 1 0 0 0 10 16 .389 .641
Pinch Hitting .000 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .000
Close/Late .205 4 5 39 8 0 0 6 0 0 5 9 .295 .513
This Week .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Last Week .105 1 2 19 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .150 .263
Apr/Mar .286 3 6 63 18 1 1 9 0 0 5 19 .338 .476
May .349 4 13 86 30 11 0 15 0 0 8 21 .400 .616
June .216 6 17 97 21 5 0 15 0 0 6 22 .260 .454
July .242 6 17 99 24 5 1 13 0 0 6 21 .283 .495
August .182 3 8 33 6 1 0 4 0 0 4 11 .270 .485
CAREER STATS :
YEAR AVG HR RBI G AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG TEAMS
1997 .248 26 68 104 395 98 19 1 59 7 2 41 117 .319 .499 TOR,SEA
1998 .253 11 42 105 352 89 14 3 55 11 4 57 99 .357 .403 TOR
1999 .241 14 45 106 349 84 19 3 63 14 4 64 91 .358 .433 TOR
2000 .242 31 76 162 603 146 32 5 91 15 5 71 129 .322 .466 TOR
2001 .274 34 88 146 577 158 38 4 92 32 5 45 138 .326 .530 TOR
2002 .273 30 120 158 605 165 37 3 99 17 10 51 155 .329 .493 TOR,AL
Total AB : 3259
Total AVG : .257
Total Hits: 839
Total HR : 168
Total RBI : 500
Total Runs: 515
Total SB : 96
PLAYER HISTORY
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Montreal on 6/30/2002... Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game... Traded from Toronto to Arizona on 1/30/2003 (Going to ARI: RF J. Cruz Jr.. Going to TOR: P J. Valverde)... Injured on 4/3/2003 with a Inflamed Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Hit 3 homeruns against San Francisco, driving in 4 runs on 6/5/2003... |