Nelson Cruz

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: September 13, 1972 in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic do

High School: Liceo Jose Castellanos (Dominican Republic)

Debut: August 1, 1997 (Age 24-322d, 17,115th in major league history)
vs. ANA 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 9, 2003 (Age 30-299d)
vs. SFG 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Full Name: Nelson Cruz

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Relatives: Cousin of José Román

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.5

ERA

5.04

204

348.1

277

WHIP

1.372

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Team Record in Appearances: 11-32 / in Starts: 2-3

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 23, Entered with runners on base: 13

2002 Pitching Game Log

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2002 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	142	2	Apr 3	HOU		MIL	W,15-2	7-7		99	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.96	4	8	5	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.003	.06	0.00%	0.53	7t --- 0 out a8	7t 3 out a8
2	143	5	Apr 6	HOU		STL	L,4-8	7-8	L(0-1)	2	1.2	5	3	3	0	1	2	0	10.13	11.96	10	19	15	3	2	4	5	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.33	-0.312	1.31	-0.19%	-2.28	7t --- 0 out tie	8t -2- 2 out d3
3	144	7	Apr 8	HOU	@	COL	W,8-4	8-8		1	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	12.00	10.96	3	17	11	3	3	0	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.54	-0.034	.49	-0.02%	-0.91	8b --- 0 out a5	8b -23 1 out a5
4	145	10	Apr 12	HOU	@	STL	L,3-7	6-6		3	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	9.00	10.46	5	15	6	1	0	2	1	1	0	0		2	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	-0.048	.39	-0.03%	-0.53	6b 12- 0 out d2	6b 3 out d4
5	146	12	Apr 14	HOU	@	STL	W,5-4	6-7	H(1)	1	1.1	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	10.13	11.02	7	24	16	4	3	3	4	2	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.38	-0.152	1.19	-0.08%	-1.84	6b 12- 1 out a4	7b 1-- 2 out a1
6	147	15	Apr 18	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-5	10-10	BL(0-2)	3	0.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	13.50	11.02	3	12	7	2	0	1	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.99	-0.612	5.14	-0.38%	-2.00	10b --- 0 out a1	10b 12- 0 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	148	30	May 5	HOU		NYM	W,12-1	8-8		16	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11.37	9.44	3	8	6	1	2	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.002	.02	0.00%	0.53	8t --- 0 out a8	8t 3 out a8
8	149	32	May 8	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-5	9-GF	L(0-3)	2	0.2	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	12.86	10.82	4	17	9	3	2	0	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.64	-0.370	2.16	-0.18%	-1.63	9b --- 0 out tie	9b end d 2
9	150	34	May 10	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-5	7-GF(8)		1	1.1	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	11.88	9.92	8	30	17	4	4	2	5	2	1	0		1	1	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.17	-0.080	.14	-0.04%	-1.17	7b -2- 2 out d2	8b end d 4
10	151	37	May 13	HOU		PHI	W,17-3	9-GF		2	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	12.54	10.57	5	13	8	1	0	1	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-1.47	9t --- 0 out a16	9t end a14
11	152	48	May 25	HOU		CHC	L,1-5	3-6		11	4.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	8.78	8.06	12	47	30	6	9	8	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	.57	0.163	.38	0.07%	2.10	3t --- 0 out d2	6t 3 out d2
12	153	51	May 28	HOU		STL	L,1-4	7-8		2	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	7.63	7.33	7	25	16	5	3	1	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	0.039	.16	0.02%	1.05	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	154	55	Jun 2	HOU	@	CHC	L,2-4	5-6		4	2.0	2	1	1	1	3	1	0	7.27	7.40	9	39	21	4	8	2	3	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	.42	-0.036	.27	-0.01%	-0.03	5b --- 0 out d2	6b 3 out d3
14	155	58	Jun 5	HOU	@	ARI	L,4-5	11-11	BS(2)	2	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	7.36	7.33	6	24	15	3	2	3	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	5.58	-0.283	3.55	-0.11%	-0.45	11b --- 0 out a1	11b 3 out tie
15	156	59	Jun 7	HOU	@	OAK	L,3-5	6-7		1	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.86	7.03	5	14	8	3	0	3	2	1	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.26	0.022	.13	0.01%	0.87	6b -2- 2 out d4	7b 3 out d3
16	157	61	Jun 9	HOU	@	OAK	L,6-7	4-7		1	3.0	3	0	0	4	2	0	0	5.96	6.84	16	65	35	11	6	3	7	3	0	0		3	3	0	0	0	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	.25	-0.122	.09	-0.03%	-1.06	4b 123 2 out d2	7b 12- 2 out d5
17	158	65	Jun 14	HOU		TEX	L,6-9	3-6	L(0-4)	4	2.2	3	1	0	0	5	0	0	5.33	6.04	11	41	30	10	5	4	3	2	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.120	.36	0.03%	1.65	3t -23 2 out d4	6t 1-- 1 out tie
18	159	69	Jun 18	HOU	@	MIL	L,1-7	5-6		3	1.1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	5.06	5.89	7	14	10	2	0	1	6	2	1	0		2	2	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	.15	-0.051	.05	-0.01%	-2.09	5b 12- 2 out d4	6b 3 out d6
19	160	72	Jun 21	HOU		SEA	L,0-8	3-6		2	4.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	4.40	5.41	15	47	36	11	7	6	5	3	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	0.053	.06	0.01%	2.10	3t --- 0 out d5	6t 3 out d5
20	161	77	Jun 27	HOU		ARI	W,7-4	GS-4		5	3.2	7	3	3	1	2	0	0	4.72	5.12	19	75	48	16	7	7	9	5	0	0	36			0	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	-0.146	.29	-0.02%	-1.35	1t start tie	4t 12- 2 out d3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	162	80	Jul 1	HOU	@	CIN	L,5-7	2-4		3	2.2	3	1	1	2	1	0	1	4.62	5.15	14	49	31	4	5	2	8	3	3	0		3	3	0	0	0	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	.48	-0.105	.31	-0.04%	-1.38	2b 123 1 out d2	4b 3 out d6
22	163	85	Jul 6	HOU	@	PIT	W,10-2	GS-6	W(1-4)	4	6.0	3	0	0	1	4	0	1	3.98	4.80	23	89	59	17	13	9	8	2	1	0	69			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.216	.44	0.07%	3.03	1b start a 1	6b 3 out a8
23	164	91	Jul 15	HOU		PIT	L,4-5	GS-2		8	2.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.80	4.65	9	38	25	10	3	1	4	2	1	0	56			0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	0.099	.97	0.05%	1.05	1t start tie	2t 3 out a2
24	165	95	Jul 19	HOU	@	CHC	L,0-5	GS-6	L(1-5)	3	5.1	2	2	2	3	8	1	0	3.75	4.59	21	94	56	9	21	4	6	1	1	0	61			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.80	0.116	.54	0.05%	1.40	1b start tie	6b 1-- 1 out d1
25	166	100	Jul 24	HOU		MIL	L,8-12	GS-3		4	2.2	5	5	5	1	2	1	0	4.42	4.74	14	52	33	6	6	3	8	5	0	0	29			0	0	0	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	.93	-0.395	.64	-0.16%	-3.76	1t start tie	3t -2- 2 out d2
26	167	105	Jul 30	HOU	@	NYM	W,16-3	7-8		5	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.28	4.68	7	18	12	1	1	1	6	2	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.36	7b 12- 1 out a14	8b 3 out a13
27	168	106	Jul 31	HOU	@	NYM	L,0-10	1-3		0	2.1	3	3	3	0	1	0	1	4.58	4.63	11	36	24	6	4	1	8	4	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	.10	-0.016	.11	-0.01%	-1.70	1b --3 2 out d7	3b 3 out d10
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	169	114	Aug 9	HOU		ATL	L,5-6	12-GF(13)	L(1-6)	8	2.0	1	1	1	0	5	1	0	4.58	4.62	7	29	21	11	5	0	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.36	-0.149	2.10	-0.14%	0.05	12t --- 0 out tie	13t end d 1
29	170	116	Aug 11	HOU		ATL	L,3-13	3-5		1	2.2	5	2	1	3	2	0	0	4.52	4.63	17	68	40	6	9	2	9	5	1	0		1	1	0	0	0	12	1	0	1	0	1	0	.26	-0.048	.38	-0.04%	-1.40	3t 1-- 1 out d5	5t 3 out d8
30	171	121	Aug 16	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-9	6-6		4	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	4.60	4.65	5	28	18	5	3	2	2	2	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.15	-0.010	.25	-0.01%	-0.48	6b --- 0 out d5	6b 3 out d6
31	172	125	Aug 20	HOU		CHC	L,12-14	4-6		3	2.1	6	3	1	1	1	1	0	4.57	4.81	15	57	33	9	8	4	9	4	0	0		3	3	0	0	0	14	1	1	0	0	0	2	.67	-0.358	.82	-0.27%	-4.16	4t 123 2 out tie	6t 3 out d6
32	173	127	Aug 22	HOU		CHC	W,9-1	9-GF		1	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.50	4.75	5	18	13	2	5	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.53	9t --- 0 out a8	9t end a 8
33	174	131	Aug 27	HOU		SDP	L,6-11	7-GF		4	2.2	3	2	2	0	2	1	1	4.59	4.86	12	53	34	6	5	5	4	1	1	0		3	3	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	.25	-0.109	.40	-0.11%	-2.35	7t 123 1 out d2	9t end d 5
34	175	135	Aug 31	HOU		LAD	L,0-4	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.52	4.80	3	10	7	3	1	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.09	0.00%	0.53	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
35	176	137	Sep 2	HOU	@	TEX	L,2-7	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.46	4.82	4	19	11	4	2	0	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.04	0.00%	0.58	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
36	177	139	Sep 4	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-5	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.40	4.73	3	12	8	2	3	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
37	178	145	Sep 10	HOU		COL	W,11-4	9-GF		5	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	4.58	4.86	6	12	10	1	3	1	4	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-1.47	9t --- 0 out a9	9t end a 7
38	179	146	Sep 11	HOU		COL	L,6-8	8-8		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.52	4.84	3	13	8	4	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.004	.04	0.00%	0.53	8t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d5
39	180	154	Sep 20	HOU	@	STL	L,3-9	5-5		8	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.46	4.82	4	14	7	3	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.76	0.031	.02	0.00%	0.49	5b --- 0 out d2	5b 3 out d2
40	181	156	Sep 22	HOU	@	STL	L,3-7	7-7		1	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	4.52	4.75	5	27	17	5	2	0	3	1	1	0		0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.52	7b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d4
41	182	159	Sep 25	HOU		MIL	W,7-5	5-5	W(2-6)	2	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.58	4.76	6	26	13	4	3	3	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.47	5t --- 0 out d1	5t 3 out d2
42	183	161	Sep 28	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-5	8-8		2	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.54	4.79	4	14	6	0	1	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	.18	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.01	8b --- 0 out d3	8b 1-3 2 out d3
43	184	162	Sep 29	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-7	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.48	4.74	3	15	8	1	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d7	8b end d 7
							11-32		W-L:2-6,BSv:2,Hld:1	2.8	78.1	90	44	39	29	61	12	6	4.48	4.74	360	1345	63%	16%	13%	0.61		27%	7%	0	50	26	77%	5	1	0	316	25	3	4	3	3	4	.70	-2.652	.50	-1.57%	-16.22

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