Nelson Cruz vs. Fred McGriff — Career Comparison

Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanTexas RangersAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star
Fred McGriff
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

Nelson Cruz and Fred McGriff 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+ 116 for Nelson Cruz, 119 for Fred McGriff), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 136 vs 141). The overall lean goes to Fred McGriff, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Nelson Cruz and Fred McGriff

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2055
147.01
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2460
145.08
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
8387
600
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10174
600
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7501
536.62
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8757
516.43
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2053
146.87
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2490
146.84
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1202
85.99
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1532
90.35
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372
26.61
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
441
26.01
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.07
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1.42
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
464
33.19
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
29.07
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
851
60.88
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
958
56.5
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1312.51
93.9
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1696.1
100.03
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3847
275.21
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4458
262.91
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2877
205.82
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3834
226.11
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.856
0.856
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
0.84
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.899
0.899
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1090
77.98
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1349
79.56
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1325
94.79
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1550
91.41
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1951
139.57
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2406
141.89
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1293.77
92.56
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1672.72
98.65
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.15
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.3
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
738
52.8
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1305
76.96
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
78
5.58
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
10.08
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1916
137.07
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1882
110.99
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4.38
4.38
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.41
5.41
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.14
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.12
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
4.29
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
4.19
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
12.81
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
226
13.33
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
6.01
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
72
4.25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
2.29
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
2.24
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
8.3
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
110
6.49
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.41
72.41
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
65.45
65.45

Fielding Stats for Nelson Cruz and Fred McGriff

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
1.06
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2239
1.04
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
938
1.03
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2223
1.03
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24684
27
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58206
27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8228
9
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19402
9
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1970
2.15
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18985
8.81
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.06
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1447
0.67
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.04
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.08
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2055
2.25
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20599
9.56
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2021
2.21
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20432
9.48
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.35
98.35
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.079
2.079
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.126
9.126
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.5
96.5
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.01
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1775
0.82
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0