Nelson Cruz vs. Monty Stratton — Career Comparison

Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Monty Stratton
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Monty Stratton built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Monty Stratton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 5.04 and 1.415 for Nelson Cruz. By the career numbers, Monty Stratton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Cruz and Monty Stratton

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.29
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.15
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.59
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.42
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.02
61.02
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.57
88.57
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.71
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
9.53
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
9.03
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.52
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.59
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.82
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.75
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.16
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
3.62
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1518
39.22
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053
37.91
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.42
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
5.3
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.34
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.57
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1360
35.14
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1892
34.94
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Nelson Cruz and Monty Stratton

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.47
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
27
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348.1
9
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.8
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.45
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.33
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.25
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.54
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.427
0.427
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Cruz and Monty Stratton

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3221.05
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
71
207.8
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
561.95
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
125.85
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
84.88
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
7.9
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
48.27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
190.24
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
96.59
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
70.24
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
155.12
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.81
-12.72
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.72
48.93
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
189.47
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
70.24
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.54
8.54
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
23.41
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA