Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1978
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1978
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 544
- AB
- 1,526
- R
- 133
- H
- 336
- HR
- 34
- RBI
- 154
- SB
- 9
- AVG
- .220
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | PHI | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
| 1979 | KC | 55 | 118 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .203 |
| 1980 |  LAA/CHW | 108 | 333 | 28 | 79 | 3 | 23 | 2 | .237 |
| 1982 | SEA | 136 | 492 | 44 | 113 | 16 | 57 | 2 | .230 |
| 1983 |  SEA/BAL | 146 | 437 | 37 | 87 | 10 | 48 | 4 | .199 |
| 1984 | BAL | 96 | 142 | 15 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .218 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 10
- AB
- 31
- R
- 1
- H
- 4
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 1
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .129
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 1,634
- TB
- 508
- XBH
- 98
- HBP
- 7
- IBB
- 4
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | PHI | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | KC | 126 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | LAA/CHW | 356 | 104 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | SEA | 519 | 185 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | SEA/BAL | 475 | 136 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | BAL | 154 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- -0.2
- RC
- 121.6
- RC/27
- 2.60
- ISOP
- .113
- SECA
- .142
- BB/K
- 0.19
- AB/HR
- 44.9
- GO/FO
- 0.00
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | PHI | 0.1 | 0.5 | 4.7 | .000 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | KC | 0.3 | 7.9 | 2.2 | .110 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 59 | 0 |
| 1980 | LAA/CHW | -0.5 | 28.7 | 3 | .075 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 111 | 0 |
| 1982 | SEA | -0.3 | 43.1 | 2.9 | .146 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30.8 | 0 |
| 1983 | SEA/BAL | -0.4 | 30.8 | 2.2 | .112 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 43.7 | 0 |
| 1984 | BAL | 0.6 | 10.5 | 2.4 | .092 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 47.3 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Todd Cruz's career stats?
Todd Cruz played 6 seasons for the Phillies, the Royals, the Mariners and the Orioles. He was a career .220 hitter with 336 hits, 34 home runs and 154 RBI. His best season was 1978: a .500 batting average, 0 home runs and 2 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
6 seasons, 1 postseason, 1978 to 1984
Championships
- 1983 World Series with the Baltimore Orioles
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