Hector Cruz vs. Phil Roof — Career Comparison

Hector Cruz
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Phil Roof
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Hector Cruz and Phil Roof 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+ 91 for Hector Cruz, 89 for Phil Roof), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 91 vs 90). The overall lean goes to Hector Cruz, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Hector Cruz and Phil Roof

Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
624
207.31
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
857
213.89
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1806
600
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2404
600
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1607
533.89
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2151
536.86
Hector Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Phil Roof
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Hector Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Phil Roof
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
361
119.93
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
463
115.56
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
242
80.4
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
84.36
Hector Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
23.59
Phil Roof
Career
Per 600 PA
69
17.22
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.99
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.24
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
12.96
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
10.73
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
39.53
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
31.2
Hector Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Phil Roof
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Hector Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Phil Roof
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Hector Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Phil Roof
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175.66
58.36
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197.15
49.21
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
567
188.37
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
687
171.46
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
541
179.73
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
670
167.22
Hector Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Phil Roof
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Hector Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Phil Roof
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Hector Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Phil Roof
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Hector Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Phil Roof
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Hector Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Phil Roof
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Hector Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Phil Roof
Career
Per 600 PA
0.513
0.513
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
61.79
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
47.42
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
200
66.45
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
52.41
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
347
115.28
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
89.1
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172.12
57.18
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192.58
48.07
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.33
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.74
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
58.47
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
45.92
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.98
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
4.49
Hector Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
105.32
Phil Roof
Career
Per 600 PA
504
125.79
Hector Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.7
5.7
Phil Roof
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Hector Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Phil Roof
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.32
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
9.98
Hector Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.99
Phil Roof
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.5
Hector Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
15.61
Phil Roof
Career
Per 600 PA
68
16.97
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.33
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.75
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.66
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.5
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.98
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.24
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
46.67
46.67
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.38
52.38

Fielding Stats for Hector Cruz and Phil Roof

Hector Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
1.24
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
1.27
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
0.99
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
1.04
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11094
27
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17844
27
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3698
9
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
9
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
1.46
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4155
6.29
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
0.86
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
0.54
Hector Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.11
Phil Roof
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.1
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
999
2.43
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4574
6.92
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
2.32
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4511
6.83
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.383
5.383
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.26
79.26
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.22
82.22
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.07
Hector Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Roof
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.09
Hector Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Roof
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.16
Hector Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Roof
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
0.5
Hector Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Roof
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.31