Jim Bottomley vs. Nelson Cruz — Career Comparison

Jim Bottomley
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVP
Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanTexas RangersAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star

Jim Bottomley and Nelson Cruz are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 115 for Jim Bottomley, 116 for Nelson Cruz), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 136 vs 136). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Jim Bottomley and Nelson Cruz

Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
1991
142.98
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2055
147.01
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
8355
600
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8387
600
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
7471
536.52
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7501
536.62
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.876
0.876
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2313
166.1
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2053
146.87
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1478
106.14
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1202
85.99
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
33.39
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
372
26.61
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
10.84
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.07
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
219
15.73
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
33.19
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
835
59.96
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
851
60.88
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1362.84
97.87
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1312.51
93.9
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
3737
268.37
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3847
275.21
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3020
216.88
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2877
205.82
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.856
0.856
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.865
0.865
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
0.84
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1177
84.52
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1090
77.98
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422
102.12
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1325
94.79
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2380
170.92
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1951
139.57
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1442.16
103.57
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1293.77
92.56
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
43
3.09
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.15
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
664
47.68
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
738
52.8
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
5.58
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
42.44
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1916
137.07
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.14
14.14
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4.38
4.38
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
12.71
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.14
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
4.29
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
2.37
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
179
12.81
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
58
4.17
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
6.01
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.08
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
2.29
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 600 PA
73
5.24
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
8.3
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.45
79.45
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
72.41
72.41

Fielding Stats for Jim Bottomley and Nelson Cruz

Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
1.06
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
1.03
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24684
27
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8228
9
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18337
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1970
2.15
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.06
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19375
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2055
2.25
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19152
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
2.21
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.85
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.155
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.079
2.079
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.5
96.5
Jim Bottomley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1562
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.01
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bottomley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0