Nelson Cruz career batting average
.274Career Regular Season
Nelson Cruz has a career batting average of .274 over 19 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .330 in 2008.
- Most recent: .245 in 2023.
Average of 19 regular seasons, 2005 through 2023. 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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| 2005 |  MIL | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .429 | .400 | .829 |
| 2006 |  TEX | 41 | 130 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 22 | 1 | .223 | .261 | .385 | .645 |
| 2007 | TEX | 96 | 307 | 35 | 72 | 9 | 34 | 2 | .235 | .287 | .384 | .671 |
| 2008 | TEX | 31 | 115 | 19 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 3 | .330 | .421 | .609 | 1.030 |
| 2009 | TEX | 128 | 462 | 75 | 120 | 33 | 76 | 20 | .260 | .332 | .524 | .856 |
| 2010 | TEX | 108 | 399 | 60 | 127 | 22 | 78 | 17 | .318 | .374 | .576 | .950 |
| 2011 | TEX | 124 | 475 | 64 | 125 | 29 | 87 | 9 | .263 | .312 | .509 | .821 |
| 2012 | TEX | 159 | 585 | 86 | 152 | 24 | 90 | 8 | .260 | .319 | .460 | .779 |
| 2013 | TEX | 109 | 413 | 49 | 110 | 27 | 76 | 5 | .266 | .327 | .506 | .833 |
| 2014 |  BAL | 159 | 613 | 87 | 166 | 40 | 108 | 4 | .271 | .333 | .525 | .859 |
| 2015 |  SEA | 152 | 590 | 90 | 178 | 44 | 93 | 3 | .302 | .369 | .566 | .936 |
| 2016 | SEA | 155 | 589 | 96 | 169 | 43 | 105 | 2 | .287 | .360 | .555 | .915 |
| 2017 | SEA | 155 | 556 | 91 | 160 | 39 | 119 | 1 | .288 | .375 | .549 | .924 |
| 2018 | SEA | 144 | 519 | 70 | 133 | 37 | 97 | 1 | .256 | .342 | .509 | .850 |
| 2019 |  MIN | 120 | 454 | 81 | 141 | 41 | 108 | 0 | .311 | .392 | .639 | 1.031 |
| 2020 | MIN | 55 | 185 | 33 | 56 | 16 | 33 | 0 | .303 | .397 | .595 | .992 |
| 2021 |  MIN/TB | 146 | 513 | 79 | 136 | 32 | 86 | 3 | .265 | .334 | .497 | .832 |
| 2022 |  WSH | 124 | 448 | 50 | 105 | 10 | 64 | 4 | .234 | .313 | .337 | .651 |
| 2023 |  SD | 49 | 143 | 9 | 35 | 5 | 23 | 1 | .245 | .283 | .399 | .681 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS