Nelson Cruz

PosDH

B/TR/R

Born1980-07-01

Age (2026)46

Barrel%

579.2

xwOBA

400.297

Avg EV

9092.4

Whiff%

100.175

Chase%

100.409

Speed

1024.7

Contract

No contract data on file. Pre-MLB players and minor-league free agents do not yet have salary projections — entries are added at first 40-man roster placement.

Career Projections (MLE)

All seasons translated to park-neutral MLB-equivalent (MLE) and combined per year. 2026 = actual YTD + projected ROS + total. 2027+ via Advanced Marcel + aging curve.

Year	Age	Lvl	Team	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	BABIP	K%	BB%	wOBA	wRC+	BAT	RUN	FLD	POS	REP	WAR
2005	25	AA	2 teams	532	476	109	25	0	23	41	172	12	19	7	.229	.306	.426	.733	.197	.303	32	8	.317	101	+0	+1	+0	-6	+15	1.1
2006	26	AAA	2 teams	561	515	120	20	1	21	35	161	6	18	6	.233	.290	.398	.688	.165	.293	29	6	.298	86	-9	+1	+1	-6	+16	0.4
2007	27	MLB	2 teams	521	478	120	22	3	21	35	131	4	3	6	.251	.308	.441	.749	.190	.301	25	7	.322	105	+3	-2	+0	-6	+15	1.1
2008	28	AAA	2 teams	581	517	146	23	3	36	54	140	6	27	9	.282	.357	.547	.904	.265	.319	24	9	.384	152	+34	+2	+1	-6	+16	4.9
2009	29	MLB	Texas Rangers	515	462	120	21	1	33	49	118	2	20	4	.260	.333	.524	.857	.264	.278	23	10	.360	134	+20	+2	+3	-6	+15	3.5
2010	30	MLB	2 teams	467	419	125	29	2	19	39	88	1	17	4	.298	.359	.513	.873	.215	.332	19	8	.368	140	+21	+2	+6	-5	+13	3.7
2011	31	MLB	Texas Rangers	513	475	119	26	1	24	33	116	2	9	5	.251	.302	.461	.763	.211	.281	23	6	.327	109	+5	-0	-11	-5	+15	0.3
2012	32	MLB	2 teams	690	629	158	46	0	24	52	150	5	9	4	.251	.313	.439	.752	.188	.292	22	8	.324	106	+5	+0	-11	-7	+20	0.7
2013	33	MLB	Texas Rangers	456	413	111	20	0	29	35	109	4	5	1	.269	.332	.528	.860	.259	.294	24	8	.361	134	+18	+1	-6	-5	+13	2.1
2014	34	MLB	Baltimore Orioles	678	613	168	33	2	41	55	140	5	4	5	.274	.339	.535	.874	.261	.291	21	8	.368	140	+31	-1	+1	-7	+19	4.3
2015	35	MLB	Seattle Mariners	655	590	179	22	1	48	59	164	5	3	2	.303	.372	.588	.960	.285	.346	25	9	.399	164	+47	-0	-7	-7	+19	5.2
2016	36	MLB	Seattle Mariners	667	589	173	28	1	45	62	159	9	2	0	.294	.370	.574	.944	.280	.327	24	9	.394	160	+45	+0	-2	-7	+19	5.6
2017	37	MLB	Seattle Mariners	645	556	156	27	0	37	70	140	12	1	1	.281	.373	.529	.902	.248	.308	22	11	.379	148	+35	-0	-1	-7	+18	4.6
2018	38	MLB	Seattle Mariners	591	519	133	20	1	34	55	122	14	1	0	.256	.344	.495	.839	.239	.270	21	9	.354	129	+19	+0	+0	-6	+17	3.1
2019	39	MLB	Minnesota Twins	521	455	142	23	0	43	56	131	7	0	1	.312	.396	.646	1.042	.334	.349	25	11	.430	187	+51	-0	+0	-6	+15	6.1
2020	40	MLB	Minnesota Twins	214	185	56	5	0	17	25	58	4	0	0	.303	.397	.605	1.003	.303	.355	27	12	.411	173	+18	+0	+0	-2	+6	2.2
2021	41	MLB	Tampa Bay Rays	584	517	136	21	1	34	51	126	7	3	0	.263	.337	.505	.842	.242	.279	22	9	.342	120	+13	+1	+0	-10	+17	2.0
2022	42	MLB	Washington Nationals	507	451	108	16	0	10	49	119	4	4	0	.239	.319	.341	.661	.102	.302	23	10	.295	84	-9	+1	+0	-5	+14	0.1
2023	43	MLB	3 teams	185	173	42	6	1	7	7	55	4	1	0	.243	.288	.410	.698	.168	.312	30	4	.294	83	-4	+0	-0	-3	+5	-0.1
▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections)
Career	—			10083	9032	2421	433	18	546	862	2399	113	146	55	.268	.339	.501	.841	.233	.304	24	9	.355	130	+344	+7	-26	-114	+286	50.7
/ 162G	—			650	582	156	28	1	35	56	155	7	9	4	.268	.340	.500	.840	.232	.305	24	9	.355	130	+22	+0	-2	-7	+18	3.2

Historical Stats — Raw (Per Stint)

Actual MLB + MiLB stats as they happened, one row per stint at each level. Use this to see what really got recorded; the table above shows MLB-equivalent translations + projections.

Year	Age	Lvl	Team	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	BABIP	K%	BB%	wOBA	wRC+	BAT	RUN	FLD	POS	REP	WAR
2005	25	AAA	Nashville Sounds	246	208	56	13	0	11	30	62	8	9	4	.269	.382	.490	.872	.221	.333	25	12	.388	155	+15	+0	—	—	+7	2.3
2005	25	AA	Huntsville Stars	286	248	76	19	0	16	31	71	4	10	3	.306	.392	.577	.969	.270	.366	25	11	.417	178	+25	+1	—	—	+8	3.5
2006	26	MLB	Texas Rangers	138	130	29	3	0	6	7	32	0	1	0	.223	.263	.385	.647	.162	.247	23	5	.285	76	-4	+0	+1	-6	+4	-0.4
2006	26	AAA	Nashville Sounds	423	371	112	22	1	20	42	100	6	17	6	.302	.382	.528	.910	.226	.361	24	10	.396	161	+29	+1	—	—	+12	4.3
2007	27	MLB	Texas Rangers	333	307	72	15	2	9	21	87	2	2	4	.235	.287	.384	.671	.150	.297	26	6	.297	86	-5	-1	+0	-6	+9	-0.3
2007	27	AAA	Oklahoma RedHawks	188	162	57	9	1	15	21	34	2	1	2	.352	.430	.698	1.128	.346	.365	18	11	.476	222	+26	-1	—	—	+5	3.1
2008	28	MLB	Texas Rangers	133	115	38	9	1	7	17	28	1	3	1	.330	.421	.609	1.030	.278	.388	21	13	.446	200	+15	+0	+1	-6	+4	1.4
2008	28	AAA	Oklahoma RedHawks	448	383	131	18	3	37	56	87	5	24	8	.342	.432	.695	1.127	.352	.357	19	12	.477	223	+62	+2	—	—	+13	7.8
2009	29	MLB	Texas Rangers	515	462	120	21	1	33	49	118	2	20	4	.260	.333	.524	.857	.264	.278	23	10	.372	143	+25	+2	+3	-6	+15	4.1
2010	30	MLB	Texas Rangers	445	399	127	31	3	22	38	81	1	17	4	.318	.379	.576	.955	.258	.348	18	9	.409	171	+36	+2	+6	-5	+13	5.2
2010	30	AAA	Oklahoma City RedHawks	22	19	4	1	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	.211	.286	.263	.549	.053	.267	23	9	.245	46	-1	+0	—	—	+1	-0.1
2011	31	MLB	Texas Rangers	513	475	125	28	1	29	33	116	2	9	5	.263	.314	.509	.823	.246	.288	23	6	.357	131	+18	-0	-11	-5	+15	1.6
2012	32	MLB	Texas Rangers	642	585	152	45	0	24	48	140	5	8	4	.260	.321	.460	.781	.200	.301	22	7	.343	120	+15	+0	-11	-7	+18	1.5
2012	32	INTL	Gigantes del Cibao	48	42	12	2	0	1	6	8	0	1	0	.286	.375	.405	.780	.119	.333	17	12	.354	129	+2	+0	—	—	+1	0.3
2013	33	MLB	Texas Rangers	456	413	110	18	0	27	35	109	4	5	1	.266	.330	.506	.836	.240	.295	24	8	.363	136	+18	+1	-6	-5	+13	2.1
2014	34	MLB	Baltimore Orioles	678	613	166	32	2	40	55	140	5	4	5	.271	.336	.525	.861	.254	.288	21	8	.373	144	+33	-1	+1	-7	+19	4.6
2015	35	MLB	Seattle Mariners	655	590	178	22	1	44	59	164	5	3	2	.302	.370	.566	.936	.264	.350	25	9	.407	170	+52	-0	-7	-7	+19	5.7
2016	36	MLB	Seattle Mariners	667	589	169	27	1	43	62	159	9	2	0	.287	.364	.555	.919	.268	.320	24	9	.396	161	+46	+0	-2	-7	+19	5.7
2017	37	MLB	Seattle Mariners	645	556	160	28	0	39	70	140	12	1	1	.288	.379	.549	.928	.261	.315	22	11	.401	165	+48	-0	-1	-7	+18	5.9
2018	38	MLB	Seattle Mariners	591	519	133	18	1	37	55	122	14	1	0	.256	.344	.509	.852	.252	.264	21	9	.372	143	+29	+0	+0	-6	+17	4.0
2019	39	MLB	Minnesota Twins	521	454	141	26	0	41	56	131	7	0	1	.311	.394	.639	1.033	.328	.351	25	11	.441	196	+56	-0	+0	-6	+15	6.7
2020	40	MLB	Minnesota Twins	214	185	56	6	0	16	25	58	4	0	0	.303	.397	.595	.992	.292	.360	27	12	.431	188	+21	+0	+0	-2	+6	2.5
2021	41	MLB	Tampa Bay Rays	584	513	136	21	1	32	51	126	7	3	0	.265	.337	.497	.834	.232	.286	22	9	.360	133	+22	+1	+0	-10	+17	2.9
2022	42	MLB	Washington Nationals	507	448	105	16	0	10	49	119	4	4	0	.234	.313	.337	.651	.103	.295	23	10	.296	85	-9	+1	+0	-5	+14	0.1
2023	43	MLB	San Diego Padres	152	143	35	5	1	5	6	46	2	1	0	.245	.285	.399	.683	.154	.323	30	4	.301	89	-2	+0	-0	-3	+4	-0.1
2023	43	AAA	El Paso Chihuahuas	17	16	5	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	.312	.353	.562	.915	.250	.333	18	0	.401	165	+1	+0	—	—	+0	0.2
2023	43	INTL	Gigantes del Cibao	16	13	4	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	.308	.438	.308	.745	.000	.400	19	12	.359	133	+1	+0	—	—	+0	0.1
▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual)
MLB Career	—			8389	7496	2052	371	15	464	736	1916	86	84	32	.274	.345	.513	.858	.239	.307	23	9	.373	144	+415	+4	-27	-108	+238	53.2

Nelson Cruz

Contract

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Historical Stats — Raw (Per Stint)

Career Projections (MLE)