Nelson Cruz
DH · 19 seasons · 2005 – 2023 · B/T: R/R
Nelson Cruz is 1st of 0 hitters in career roto value, a top-tier career by any lens the site offers. 2015 was the high-water mark, worth +15.9, 12th that season and 890th of 111,420 player-seasons on record. His profile is all upside: home runs (+53.6), RBI (+41.8) and runs (+31.6), and nothing on the debit side.
Hitting
Best Season
15.86
2015 · #890 all-time
Career Z
156.4
summed
Avg / Season
8.23
longevity-neutral
Seasons
19
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | MIL | 8 | -2.11 | #883 | #66,442 |
| 2006 | TEX | 41 | -0.81 | #371 | #35,548 |
| 2007 | TEX | 96 | 0.44 | #312 | #28,250 |
| 2008 | TEX | 31 | 2.02 | #253 | #22,090 |
| 2009 | TEX | 128 | 10.42 | #59 | #4,467 |
| 2010 | TEX | 108 | 12.07 | #32 | #2,898 |
| 2011 | TEX | 124 | 9.77 | #64 | #5,218 |
| 2012 | TEX | 159 | 9.46 | #76 | #5,618 |
| 2013 | TEX | 109 | 8.44 | #90 | #6,993 |
| 2014 | BAL | 159 | 14.59 | #16 | #1,392 |
| 2015★ | SEA | 152 | 15.86 | #12 | #890 |
| 2016 | SEA | 155 | 13.60 | #28 | #1,888 |
| 2017 | SEA | 155 | 12.83 | #27 | #2,371 |
| 2018 | SEA | 144 | 9.96 | #62 | #4,973 |
| 2019 | MIN | 120 | 12.93 | #33 | #2,299 |
| 2020 | MIN | 53 | 11.65 | #30 | #3,265 |
| 2021 | MIN | 140 | 10.85 | #64 | #4,029 |
| 2022 | WSH | 124 | 4.55 | #178 | #14,794 |
| 2023 | SD | 49 | -0.10 | #368 | #30,956 |
★ Best season by Z