How Nelson Cruz's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players

Nelson Cruz posted a career Fielding Percentage of 98.35, near the league average of 97.79 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 2005, posting 100.0, near the league average of 98.31 that year. The lowest point came in 2007 at 97.19, near the league average of 98.31 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 100.0 in 2018 to 100.0 in 2021 and 100.0 in 2023. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Fielding Percentage producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 16 seasons.

Nelson Cruz Lifetime Fielding Percentage

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Nelson Cruz
Fielding Percentage
Career98.35
Season Avg.98.35
162 Game Avg.98.35
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Nelson Cruz Fielding Percentage Per Season

Nelson Cruz's Fielding Percentage for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, DH, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Nelson Cruz Fielding Percentage per season line chart

Nelson Cruz Fielding Percentage by Team

Nelson Cruz's career Fielding Percentage totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Nelson Cruz career Fielding Percentage by team bar chart

Nelson Cruz Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Nelson Cruz's career Fielding Percentage shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Nelson Cruz Fielding Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

Nelson Cruz Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Nelson Cruz's seasonal Fielding Percentage alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Nelson Cruz Fielding Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

Nelson Cruz Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Nelson Cruz's MLB career with Fielding Percentage alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Nelson Cruz Fielding Percentage season-by-season breakdown table