Nelson Cruz vs Richie Sexson

Nelson CruzRichie Sexson

Nelson Cruz and Richie Sexson compared on their MLB careers: Nelson Cruz played 19 seasons, 2005 to 2023, Richie Sexson 12 seasons, 1997 to 2008. Nelson Cruz has .274 batting average to Richie Sexson's .261.

Who has the better career numbers?

Nelson Cruz and Richie Sexson career totals
2,063GP1,367
7,501AB4,928
1,090R748
2,053H1,286
464HR306
1,325RBI943
84SB14
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Nelson Cruz and Richie Sexson postseason
50GP9
187AB14
35R1
52H1
18HR0
38RBI1
1SB0
0.3AVG0.1
0.3OBP0.2
0.6SLG0.1
1.0OPS0.3

Where each stands all time

Nelson Cruz and Richie Sexson all-time places
37th (464)Home runs159th (306)
262nd (2,053)Hits—
89th (1,325)RBI—

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
  • Richie Sexson: 0 championships; none on file

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 Richie Sexson 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.
1st2005.200001997.27300
2nd2006.2236221998.3101135
3rd2007.2359341999.25531116
4th2008.3307262000.2723091
5th2009.26033762001.27145125
6th2010.31822782002.27929102
7th2011.26329872003.27245124
8th2012.26024902004.233923
9th2013.26627762005.26339121
10th2014.271401082006.26434107
11th2015.30244932007.2052163
12th2016.287431052008.2211236
13th2017.28839119————
14th2018.2563797————
15th2019.31141108————
16th2020.3031633————
17th2021.2653286————
18th2022.2341064————
19th2023.245523————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI