Nelson Cruz vs Nolan Arenado

Nelson CruzNolan Arenado

Nelson Cruz and Nolan Arenado compared on their MLB careers: Nelson Cruz played 19 seasons, 2005 to 2023, Nolan Arenado 14 seasons, 2013 to 2026. Nelson Cruz has .274 batting average to Nolan Arenado's .280.

Who has the better career numbers?

Nelson Cruz and Nolan Arenado career totals
2,063GP1,933
7,501AB7,317
1,090R1,065
2,053H2,047
464HR380
1,325RBI1,262
84SB35
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Nelson Cruz and Nolan Arenado postseason
50GP8
187AB33
35R3
52H5
18HR1
38RBI3
1SB0
0.3AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.1
0.6SLG0.2
1.0OPS0.4

Where each stands all time

Nelson Cruz and Nolan Arenado all-time places
37th (464)Home runs80th (380)
262nd (2,053)Hits266th (2,047)
89th (1,325)RBI118th (1,262)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Nelson Cruz: 0 championships; AL Silver Slugger ×4
  • Nolan Arenado: 0 championships; NL Gold Glove ×10, NL Silver Slugger ×5

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Nelson Cruz and Nolan Arenado season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st2005.200002013.2671052
2nd2006.2236222014.2871861
3rd2007.2359342015.28742130
4th2008.3307262016.29441133
5th2009.26033762017.30937130
6th2010.31822782018.29738110
7th2011.26329872019.31541118
8th2012.26024902020.253826
9th2013.26627762021.25534105
10th2014.271401082022.29330103
11th2015.30244932023.2662693
12th2016.287431052024.2721671
13th2017.288391192025.2371252
14th2018.25637972026.2472778
15th2019.31141108————
16th2020.3031633————
17th2021.2653286————
18th2022.2341064————
19th2023.245523————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI