Jose Cruz career batting average
.284Career Regular Season
Jose Cruz has a career batting average of .284 over 19 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .353 in 1970.
- Most recent: .200 in 1988.
Average of 19 regular seasons, 1970 through 1988. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1970 |  STL | 6 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .353 | .500 | .412 | .912 |
| 1971 | STL | 83 | 292 | 46 | 80 | 9 | 27 | 6 | .274 | .377 | .425 | .801 |
| 1972 | STL | 117 | 332 | 33 | 78 | 2 | 23 | 9 | .235 | .309 | .319 | .628 |
| 1973 | STL | 132 | 406 | 51 | 92 | 10 | 57 | 10 | .227 | .310 | .379 | .689 |
| 1974 | STL | 107 | 161 | 24 | 42 | 5 | 20 | 4 | .261 | .341 | .416 | .757 |
| 1975 |  HOU | 120 | 315 | 44 | 81 | 9 | 49 | 6 | .257 | .358 | .403 | .761 |
| 1976 | HOU | 133 | 439 | 49 | 133 | 4 | 61 | 28 | .303 | .377 | .401 | .777 |
| 1977 | HOU | 157 | 579 | 87 | 173 | 17 | 87 | 44 | .299 | .368 | .475 | .843 |
| 1978 | HOU | 153 | 565 | 79 | 178 | 10 | 83 | 37 | .315 | .376 | .460 | .836 |
| 1979 | HOU | 157 | 558 | 73 | 161 | 9 | 72 | 36 | .289 | .367 | .421 | .788 |
| 1980 | HOU | 160 | 612 | 79 | 185 | 11 | 91 | 36 | .302 | .360 | .426 | .787 |
| 1981 | HOU | 107 | 409 | 53 | 109 | 13 | 55 | 5 | .267 | .319 | .425 | .745 |
| 1982 | HOU | 155 | 570 | 62 | 157 | 9 | 68 | 21 | .275 | .342 | .377 | .719 |
| 1983 | HOU | 160 | 594 | 85 | 189 | 14 | 92 | 30 | .318 | .385 | .463 | .848 |
| 1984 | HOU | 160 | 600 | 96 | 187 | 12 | 95 | 22 | .312 | .381 | .462 | .842 |
| 1985 | HOU | 141 | 544 | 69 | 163 | 9 | 79 | 16 | .300 | .349 | .426 | .776 |
| 1986 | HOU | 141 | 479 | 48 | 133 | 10 | 72 | 3 | .278 | .351 | .403 | .754 |
| 1987 | HOU | 126 | 365 | 47 | 88 | 11 | 38 | 4 | .241 | .307 | .400 | .707 |
| 1988 |  NYY | 38 | 80 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .263 | .535 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS