Hector
Cruz
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: March 17, 1970 in Venezuela
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2004   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2000 30 NC FF $ 638,000   5 4 5 5 5 6 5 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6
2001 31 NC FF $ 638,000   5 4 5 5 5 6 5 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6
2002 32 NC FF $ 638,000   6 5 6 5 5 6 5 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6
2003 33 NC FF $ 638,000   8 6 7 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9
2004 34 NC FF $ 638,000   8 6 7 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 9
2005 35 NC FF $ 638,000   8 6 7 6 5 5 5 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 9
2006 36 NC FF $ 300,000   7 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
2007 37 NC FF $ 300,000   3 4 5 4 2 3 2 9 9 9 5 5 5 6 7 6 7 7 7
2008 38 NC FF $ 300,000   0 1 2 2 2 2 2 9 9 9 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 300,000   0 1 2 2 2 2 2 9 9 9 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 638,000   8 6 7 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2000 30 NC FF $ 638,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2001 31 NC FF $ 638,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2002 32 NC FF $ 638,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2003 33 NC FF $ 638,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2004 34 NC FF $ 638,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2005 35 NC FF $ 638,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2006 36 NC FF $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2007 37 NC FF $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
2008 38 NC FF $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 638,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won James Yim Award or Bick Horizon Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2000 30 NC FF 2 0 1.000 34 0 0 0 0 37.7 37 12 0 9 37 2.87 .252 .293 .306 .599 4.1
    AAA   6 1 .857 23 7 0 0 0 62.0 52 18 5 18 50 2.61 .223 .279 .318 .596  
2001 31 NC FF 4 3 .571 71 0 0 0 2 75.0 80 32 7 23 61 3.84 .271 .325 .383 .708 4.1
2002 32 NC FF 3 1 .750 44 0 0 0 1 52.0 45 13 2 19 45 2.25 .233 .306 .306 .611 5.9
2003 33 NC FF 1 5 .167 48 0 0 0 1 49.3 38 9 1 7 55 1.64 .207 .237 .299 .536 4.5
2004 34 NC FF 5 0 1.000 53 0 0 0 2 68.0 59 15 5 9 58 1.99 .230 .267 .311 .578 8.5
2005 35 NC FF 0 3 .000 45 0 0 0 1 50.3 68 37 9 14 47 6.62 .316 .361 .498 .859 0.0
    AAA   1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 3.3 7 2 1 0 4 5.41 .438 .438 .625 1.063  
2006 36 NC FF 3 2 .600 69 0 0 0 1 78.0 62 16 3 10 65 1.85 .217 .248 .297 .546 8.7
2007 37 NC FF 3 5 .375 60 0 0 0 1 58.7 61 23 5 22 43 3.53 .274 .341 .413 .754 3.5
2008 38 NC FF 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 0 0 0 2 0.00 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.6
    AAA   3 3 .500 31 0 0 0 2 41.0 36 17 2 17 27 3.73 .245 .323 .374 .697  
9 Years Sim 21 19 .525 427 0 0 0 9 473.0 453 157 32 113 413 2.99 .250 .297 .352 .649 39.9
3 Years AAA 10 4 .714 57 7 0 0 2 106.3 95 37 8 35 81 3.13 .240 .302 .351 .653  
Season Average 2 2 .500 47 0 0 0 1 52.6 50 17 3 12 45 2.99 .250 .297 .352 .649  
Career Highs 5 5 1.000 71 0 0 0 2 78.0 80 37 9 23 65 6.62 .316 .361 .498 .859  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   244 75 15 51 223   .234 .269 .321 .590
vs LH   209 82 17 62 190   .271 .325 .394 .720
Home 12 8 .600 222 0 0 0 3 240.6 231 88 20 52 203 3.29 .251 .291 .355 .645
Away 9 11 .450 205 0 0 0 6 232.3 222 69 12 61 210 2.67 .249 .297 .349 .646
Mar/Apr 2 5 .286 61 0 0 0 3 60.7 68 24 5 12 56 3.56 .286 .320 .399 .719
May 1 2 .333 66 0 0 0 2 84.0 65 22 8 18 67 2.36 .215 .259 .330 .589
June 3 2 .600 61 0 0 0 1 63.6 62 24 4 22 67 3.39 .249 .310 .353 .663
July 7 2 .778 76 0 0 0 0 86.6 76 19 4 16 84 1.97 .230 .265 .311 .576
August 4 5 .444 83 0 0 0 2 90.0 94 26 4 25 78 2.60 .269 .317 .357 .674
Sep/Oct 4 3 .571 80 0 0 0 1 88.0 88 42 7 20 61 4.30 .256 .297 .372 .669
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Tyson Bacon Award or Bick Horizon Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2000 30 NC FF 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
2001 31 NC FF 71 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
2002 32 NC FF 44 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
2003 33 NC FF 48 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
2004 34 NC FF 53 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
2006 36 NC FF 69 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.7 0.3
2007 37 NC FF 60 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
7 Years Sim 379 20 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 .100 .100 .150 .250 -0.4 0.3
162 Game Average 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .100 .100 .150 .250 -0.2  
Career Highs 71 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   10 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .100 .100 .200 .300 -0.1
vs LH   10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4
Home 175 8 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .250 .375 0.0
Away 148 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.6
RISP   6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .333 .500 0.2
Close/Late   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1
Mar/Apr 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 54 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .333 .500 0.2
June 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
July 42 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
August 42 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Zachary Matthews Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2000 30 NC FF P 34 0 37.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.48    
2001 31 NC FF P 71 0 75.0 5 13 0 0 1.000 2.16    
2002 32 NC FF P 44 0 52.0 3 6 0 1 1.000 1.56    
2003 33 NC FF P 48 0 49.3 1 6 1 1 .875 1.28    
2004 34 NC FF P 53 0 68.0 2 12 2 0 .875 1.85    
2005 35 NC FF P 45 0 50.3 4 5 0 2 1.000 1.61    
2006 36 NC FF P 69 0 78.0 3 13 1 3 .941 1.85    
2007 37 NC FF P 60 0 58.7 8 12 2 2 .909 3.07    
2008 38 NC FF P 3 0 4.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 6.75    
Career Totals   427 0 473.0 28 70 6 9 .942 1.86    
Career Highs   71 0 78.0 8 13 2 3 1.000 6.75    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2001 31 NC FF 1 0 1.000 5 0 0 0 0 4.3 6 1 0 0 3 2.08 .316 .316 .316 .632
2004 34 NC FF 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 4.7 2 2 0 3 3 3.86 .154 .313 .308 .620
2007 37 NC FF 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 0 1.000 9 0 0 0 0 10.0 8 3 0 3 6 2.70 .229 .289 .286 .575
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2001 31 NC FF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
2006-9-69
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 30)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 143)
 
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