How Nelson Cruz's Putouts Compares to Similar Players

Nelson Cruz totaled 1,970 career Putouts, well above the league average of 773.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Putouts season came in 2009, posting 301, well above the league average of 112.1 that year. The lowest point came in 2023 at 1, well below the league average of 94.9 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Putouts total went from 6 in 2018 to 7 in 2021 and 1 in 2023, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Putouts profile — ranging from 1 to 301 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Nelson Cruz Lifetime Putouts

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Nelson Cruz Putouts Per Season

Nelson Cruz's Putouts 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 Putouts per season line chart

Nelson Cruz Putouts by Team

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

Nelson Cruz Cumulative Putouts — Career Progression

A running total of Nelson Cruz's career Putouts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Nelson Cruz Putouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Nelson Cruz Putouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Nelson Cruz's seasonal Putouts 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 Putouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Nelson Cruz Putouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Nelson Cruz's MLB career with Putouts 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 Putouts season-by-season breakdown table