Fernando Cruz stats

Yankees

Relief Pitcher · #63

Age 36 · 6' 2" · 237 lbs

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Fernando Cruz recorded 4 wins, a 3.13 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 61 games of 2026 for the New York Yankees. Last game: .

Stats

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Standard

GP
61
W
4
L
6
ERA
3.13
IP
54.2
K
67
BB
32
WHIP
1.34
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
2022CIN14011.2314.22191.23
2023CIN58124.9166.098281.21
2024CIN69384.8666.2109351.34
2025NYY49343.5648.072241.19
2026NYY61463.1354.267321.34

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career regular season

GP
251
W
11
L
21
ERA
4.03
IP
250.0
K
367
BB
128
WHIP
1.27

Career Postseason

GP
4
W
0
L
0
ERA
2.45
IP
3.2
K
4
BB
2
WHIP
1.36

Expanded

QS
0
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
11.0
GB
43
FB
90
G/F
0.50
WP
4
Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
2022CIN00012.914190.71
2023CIN00013.4461050.45
2024CIN00014.7, led the MLB51920.68
2025NYY00013.540610.75
2026NYY00011.043900.54

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bold marks the best figure in the MLB that season, among players with at least 30 games.

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
13.2
GB
194
FB
367
G/F
0.50
WP
23

Bio

Age
36 yearsMar 28, 1990
Height
6' 2"
Weight
237 lbs
Experience
5 yearsDebut 2022
Birthplace
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Draft
2007Rd 6, Pk 186

Latest performance

Fernando Cruz

Aug 25 · vs HOU · L 9-7

IP
1.0
H
1
R
2
ER
2
BB
1
K
0
HR
1
ERA
3.13

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Tue, Aug 25vsHOUL 9-711220
Sat, Aug 22vsTORL 4-31.11002
Wed, Aug 19atBALW 5-30.22112
Tue, Aug 18atBALW 3-10.10000
Thu, Aug 13vsSEAL 1-010001
Wed, Aug 12vsSEAW 10-50.11000

What are Fernando Cruz's career stats?

Fernando Cruz has played 5 seasons for the Reds and the Yankees. He has 11 wins and 367 strikeouts with a 4.03 ERA over 250.0 innings. His best season so far is 2026: 4 wins, a 3.13 ERA and 67 strikeouts.

More on Fernando Cruz

Playoff series

Fernando Cruz played 4 games across 1 MLB postseason in 2 series — 0 won, 2 lost.

Fernando Cruz's line in each playoff series
IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2025BOSLost 1-121.2101
2025TORLost 1-122.0213

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

Fernando Cruz’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.