How Nelson Cruz's Gross Production Average (GPA) Compares to Similar Players
Nelson Cruz posted a career Gross Production Average (GPA) of .283, above the league average of .247 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Gross Production Average (GPA) season came in 2008, posting .342, well above the league average of .255 that year. The lowest point came in 2006 at .214, below the league average of .264 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .275 in 2021 to .225 in 2022 and .227 in 2023. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 18 seasons.
Nelson Cruz Lifetime Gross Production Average (GPA)
Stats similar to Gross Production Average (GPA) for Nelson Cruz
| Nelson Cruz
Gross Production Average (GPA) |
|---|
| Career | 0.283 |
| Season Avg. | 0.283 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.283 |
| More Info | See More |
Nelson Cruz Gross Production Average (GPA) Per Season
Nelson Cruz's Gross Production Average (GPA) 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 Gross Production Average (GPA) by Team
Nelson Cruz's career Gross Production Average (GPA) totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Nelson Cruz Gross Production Average (GPA) Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Nelson Cruz's career Gross Production Average (GPA) 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 Gross Production Average (GPA) Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Nelson Cruz's seasonal Gross Production Average (GPA) 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 Gross Production Average (GPA) — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Nelson Cruz's MLB career with Gross Production Average (GPA) 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.
