José Cruz Jr.

Former Prospect Head Coach - Rice (NCAA-1) [2025]
High Level
MLB
Years
1993-2008 (1997-2008)
Proper Name
Jose Luis Cruz Jr.
Nickname
Cheito
Positions
CF (600) ... RF (460) ... LF (288) ... OF (276) ... DH (2)
Height / Weight
6-0 / 210
Bats / Throws
Both / Right
Birthdate
April 19,1974   Age:  52.053
High School
Bellaire (Bellaire,TX)
Colleges
Rice University (Houston,TX)
Drafted/Signed
Signing Bonus
$ 1,285,000
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
cruzj004
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Son of Jose Cruz ... Nephew of Tommy Cruz ... Nephew of Hector Cruz ... Father of Antonio Cruz ... Father of Trei Cruz   [1995] Golden Spikes award finalist ... 1st Round Draft Pick (#3 overall) by the Seattle Mariners   [1997] Topps All-Star Rookie   [2003] Inducted into the Rice University Athletics Hall of Fame   [2006] Played for Puerto Rico in World Baseball Classic

Games - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1997SEA,TOR10410210110211098.199.01010114704211623000000100400
1998TOR105969510112691.499.01031024052513115000000610300
1999TOR10595949723590.598.911622410193127300000099600
2000TOR162162158158000100.097.51032567032150500000000016200
2001TOR14614113413940096.695.020553121203015101130000001413300
2002TOR12412011611830196.896.730341345243140020000005621472
2003SFN15815214615220496.296.1402151342228722416000000031570
2004TBA15314814615031196.798.61020271187623601000000011510
2005LAN,BOS,ARI11510393100100289.690.312120815243823511000000453550
2006LAN905446602131260.085.230270246057213200000004116250
2007SDN91605883280365.996.7701542200151224000000493230
2008HOU387624281218.485.71202000123712300000010530
Tot: 1391124011931284103113689.196.248257114182130482681451991671210000002896004612
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1997SEA,TOR104442395139154.314.348984103470521912695300914300684667.653341221328714.66578212.48732230.14821
1998TOR105413352146153.354.370895702040611431129650065000421638.1016131017023513.25476111.151043937.50300
1999TOR105414349148163.357.394846404190481931411630085100452146.6718141019927211.4642629.66843440.48710
2000TOR162681603219245.322.36014671251190783253134200216400764559.2133181027538711.6916869.391605836.25400
2001TOR146627577204217.325.3461584515150823843425121228310885157.954571325035015.480210713.341685331.55922
2002TOR124521465165192.317.36911451090160652651853211106200702840.00267924034914.98229912.041053129.52600
2003SFN158650539237254.365.391135102071908826120119310124400683247.0623161531145110.61047858.121395338.13800
2004TBA153636545210228.330.35813276251120782582198200116400783544.8724101330741613.7959929.591274636.22910
2005LAN,BOS,ARI115437370159167.364.382936602060492421852100125100502550.001591820127811.5640599.221103531.82800
2006LAN9027322395100.348.366524304010301615551515000017529.4157101161557.7368195.16571729.82200
2007SDN912932569197.311.3316031010503912366103316000021628.579131291649.1404256.19611321.31500
2008HOU3860491720.283.3336110003051000002000000100.0002121313.27511.3323626.09200
Tot: 139154474723183020.336.365116765854799606752523620495632614412259221062431049.682471081242432337512.478797789.87121140733.617163
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1997SEA,TOR10444239529283920.9056191733610620911726.471710314475826.17129461718365247
1998TOR10541335226372920.7859258316971559923.97137722040600.06532491224265339
1999TOR10541434926182890.925720123081061329121.98186526196926.57440361519325041
2000TOR1626816034511591630.98111252746421717412918.94228643119111169.523558692643548088
2001TOR1466275774111351390.9797271543419321413822.011910137158988.214552703029566272
2002TOR1245214653431051320.8097152038014119810520.1518772801681037.89142452136586860
2003SFN1586505393971411351.04813519466184311112118.62229328191412810.916853712923548386
2004TBA1536365454101251680.741084911455181201311718.4015863111261354.416651583132589492
2005LAN,BOS,ARI11543737027684910.9251241631811916210123.1115732806108212.24136461821253976
2006LAN9027322316742710.594324420172545419.7893717013476.46417281313252939
2007SDN9129325619558720.8146197207861736522.18104421053664.59223261716342248
2008HOU3860494316180.891350392120915.0026303070.00210342757
Tot: 1391544747233509110212620.878192871563924152319665114621.041808482989967410167.311744443547233276465637695
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

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Glossary
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1997SEA,TOR1044427610077.822001673670133933.336042025915438.31
1998TOR105413111100073.3431018831066245147.146052155515335.95
1999TOR105414141220177.844001969466165032.038043136316338.65
2000TOR162681151500175.0550021761433245444.41174249124537.14
2001TOR146627323020186.5541015751633264953.12193119221742.40
2002TOR1245217610087.510101685966235046.00032406419233.33
2003SFN1586505410038.5861124881097256637.9450104559025435.43
2004TBA153636111100264.764201869942174835.45001334107622833.33
2005LAN,BOS,ARI115437000000.022001545722133537.134172424616727.54
2006LAN902735500083.31100771431122352.218021723410034.00
2007SDN912936510185.7110083251192045.01502222379738.14
2008HOU386000000--00003103015862.55114062030.00
Tot: 1391544711310580674.3393261180725697503820749342.029046731536713199035.83
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

CSV
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1997SEA,TOR104442160710105962792302262677845463.6462.8537.0948.869.617.3616.614823352.75512.41031141630.70
1998TOR10541314588595992101862162436434533.5358.9241.0844.170.514.4016.713021752.55112.3001071500.71
1999TOR10541415949116832432012112557004983.8557.1542.8543.971.115.2416.016324458.95513.3001161430.81
2000TOR1626812444145299234427535447910988233.5959.4140.5944.975.014.0819.625738556.511416.7001681671.01
2001TOR1466272369149487543529232444311708783.7863.0636.9449.475.018.3618.723937359.58814.0001451411.03
2002TOR124521195411647902951923123658526603.7559.5740.4343.677.515.1018.717930658.77714.8001171360.86
2003SFN15865025781493108543624937342711208633.9757.9142.0943.477.116.9116.621634152.59013.84331802460.73
2004TBA1536362375138599037423432844110578153.7358.3241.6844.577.115.7518.623936958.010917.13771622790.58
2005LAN,BOS,ARI11543717139957182552232412707545253.9258.0941.9144.069.614.8915.814223152.95512.61601141560.73
2006LAN902731088627461177891791764483533.9957.6342.3741.278.816.2716.28214954.63813.9170681080.63
2007SDN9129310876614261781061721974893753.7160.8139.1945.076.716.3818.111918663.54615.7222811160.70
2008HOU3860224128963819304098783.7357.1442.8643.879.616.9617.9273660.01220.05117230.74
Tot: 13915447204911217983113264229629663603921368673.7659.4440.5645.074.515.9317.61941307056.479014.515016138918280.76
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%