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Alex Rodriguez vs Nelson Cruz Comparison

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Seasons

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Alex Rodriguez

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Nelson Cruz

 

Info

Teams

Alex Rodriguez Seattle Mariners (1994-2000), Texas Rangers (2001-2003), New York Yankees (2004-2013, 2015-2016)
Nelson Cruz Milwaukee Brewers (2005), Texas Rangers (2006-2013), Baltimore Orioles (2014), Seattle Mariners (2015-2018), Minnesota Twins (2019-2021), Washington Nationals (2022)

Position

Alex Rodriguez Shortstop, Third Baseman
Nelson Cruz Designated Hitter, Outfielder

Height

Alex Rodriguez 6'3"
Nelson Cruz 6'2"

Weight

Alex Rodriguez 230
Nelson Cruz 230

Bats

Alex Rodriguez Right
Nelson Cruz Right

Throws

Alex Rodriguez Right
Nelson Cruz Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Alex Rodriguez 1 (2009) Star
Nelson Cruz 0

World Series Appearances

Alex Rodriguez 1 (2009) Star
Nelson Cruz 2 (2010-2011) StarStar

Playoff Appearances

Alex Rodriguez 12 (1995, 1997, 2000, 2004-2007, 2009-2012, 2015) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Nelson Cruz 6 (2010-2012, 2014, 2019-2020) StarStarStarStarStarStar

World Series MVP

Alex Rodriguez 0
Nelson Cruz 0

Awards And Honors

MVP

Alex Rodriguez 3 (2003, 2005, 2007) StarStarStar
Nelson Cruz 0

Gold Gloves

Alex Rodriguez 2 (2002-2003) StarStar
Nelson Cruz 0

Rookie of the Year

Alex Rodriguez No
Nelson Cruz No

All-Star Games

Alex Rodriguez 14 (1996-1998, 2000-2008, 2010-2011) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Nelson Cruz 6 (2009, 2013-2015, 2017-2018) StarStarStarStarStarStar

Silver Slugger Award

Alex Rodriguez 10 (1996, 1998-2003, 2005, 2007-2008) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Nelson Cruz 4 (2015, 2017, 2019-2020) StarStarStarStar

League Batting Champion

Alex Rodriguez 1 (1996) Star
Nelson Cruz 0

League Leader in Home Runs

Alex Rodriguez 5 (2001-2003, 2005, 2007) StarStarStarStarStar
Nelson Cruz 1 (2014) Star

League Leader in RBIs

Alex Rodriguez 2 (2002, 2007) StarStar
Nelson Cruz 1 (2017) Star

League Leader in Hits

Alex Rodriguez 1 (1998) Star
Nelson Cruz 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Alex Rodriguez 4 (1996, 2001-2002, 2007) StarStarStarStar
Nelson Cruz 0

League Leader in Doubles

Alex Rodriguez 1 (1996) Star
Nelson Cruz 0

League Leader in Runs

Alex Rodriguez 5 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007) StarStarStarStarStar
Nelson Cruz 0

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Alex Rodriguez 0
Nelson Cruz 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Alex Rodriguez 4 (2003, 2005, 2007-2008) StarStarStarStar
Nelson Cruz 0

Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 2,784
Nelson Cruz 1,986

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez 12,207
Nelson Cruz 8,163

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez 10,566
Nelson Cruz 7,286

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.295
Nelson Cruz 0.275

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez 3,115
Nelson Cruz 2,003

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez 2,021
Nelson Cruz 1,076

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez 696
Nelson Cruz 458

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez 2,086
Nelson Cruz 1,295

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez 548
Nelson Cruz 367

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez 31
Nelson Cruz 14

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez 1,338
Nelson Cruz 726

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez 2,287
Nelson Cruz 1,849

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez 329
Nelson Cruz 83

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez 76
Nelson Cruz 32

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.380
Nelson Cruz 0.345

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez 0.550
Nelson Cruz 0.518

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez 0.930
Nelson Cruz 0.863

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez 176
Nelson Cruz 83

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez 5,813
Nelson Cruz 3,772

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez 1,275
Nelson Cruz 839

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.314
Nelson Cruz 0.307

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.255
Nelson Cruz 0.243

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.406
Nelson Cruz 0.349

Total Average (TotA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.973
Nelson Cruz 0.844

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Alex Rodriguez 446.8
Nelson Cruz 140.5

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Alex Rodriguez 11.0%
Nelson Cruz 8.9%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Alex Rodriguez 18.7%
Nelson Cruz 22.7%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Alex Rodriguez 63%
Nelson Cruz 62%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Alex Rodriguez 15.2
Nelson Cruz 15.9

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Alex Rodriguez 117.9
Nelson Cruz 42.9

Runs Created (RC)

Alex Rodriguez 2,274
Nelson Cruz 1,245

Fielding

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 2,468
Nelson Cruz 971

Games Started (GS)

Alex Rodriguez 2,438
Nelson Cruz 938

Innings (Inn)

Alex Rodriguez 21,183.2
Nelson Cruz 8,227

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Alex Rodriguez 0.973%
Nelson Cruz 0.983%

Errors (E)

Alex Rodriguez 235
Nelson Cruz 34

Chances (CH)

Alex Rodriguez 8,697
Nelson Cruz 2,054

Putouts (PO)

Alex Rodriguez 2,781
Nelson Cruz 1,969

Assists (A)

Alex Rodriguez 5,681
Nelson Cruz 51

Double Play (DP)

Alex Rodriguez 1,060
Nelson Cruz 11

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Alex Rodriguez 3.43
Nelson Cruz 2.08

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Alex Rodriguez 3.60
Nelson Cruz 2.21

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 76
Nelson Cruz 50

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez 320
Nelson Cruz 207

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez 278
Nelson Cruz 187

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez .259
Nelson Cruz .278

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez 72
Nelson Cruz 52

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez 43
Nelson Cruz 35

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez 13
Nelson Cruz 17

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez 41
Nelson Cruz 38

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez 16
Nelson Cruz 12

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez 0
Nelson Cruz 0

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez 39
Nelson Cruz 19

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez 77
Nelson Cruz 45

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez 8
Nelson Cruz 1

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez 3
Nelson Cruz 1

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez 9
Nelson Cruz 1

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez 127
Nelson Cruz 115

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez .365
Nelson Cruz .348

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez .457
Nelson Cruz .615

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez 0.822
Nelson Cruz 0.963

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez .309
Nelson Cruz .280

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Alex Rodriguez 24.1%
Nelson Cruz 21.7%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Alex Rodriguez 12.2%
Nelson Cruz 9.2%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez .198
Nelson Cruz .337

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez .356
Nelson Cruz .439

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez 29
Nelson Cruz 29

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 162 (2005)
Nelson Cruz 159 (2014)

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez 686 (1998)
Nelson Cruz 613 (2014)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez 748 (1998)
Nelson Cruz 678 (2014)

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.358 (1996)
Nelson Cruz 0.330 (2008)

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez 215 (1996)
Nelson Cruz 178 (2015)

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez 143 (2007)
Nelson Cruz 96 (2016)

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez 57 (2002)
Nelson Cruz 44 (2015)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez 156 (2007)
Nelson Cruz 119 (2017)

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez 54 (1996)
Nelson Cruz 45 (2012)

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez 6 (2003)
Nelson Cruz 3 (2010)

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez 100 (2000)
Nelson Cruz 70 (2017)

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez 20 (1994)
Nelson Cruz 0 (2005)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez 46 (1998)
Nelson Cruz 20 (2009)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez 0 (2016)
Nelson Cruz 0 (2021)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez 21 (2007)
Nelson Cruz 14 (2018)

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez 393 (2001)
Nelson Cruz 334 (2015)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.422 (2007)
Nelson Cruz 0.429 (2005)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez 0.645 (2007)
Nelson Cruz 0.639 (2019)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez 1.067 (2007)
Nelson Cruz 1.031 (2019)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Alex Rodriguez 10.4 (2000)
Nelson Cruz 5.1 (2015)

Runs Created (RC)

Alex Rodriguez 166 (2007)
Nelson Cruz 125 (2015)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.382 (1996)
Nelson Cruz 0.388 (2008)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.331 (2007)
Nelson Cruz 0.328 (2019)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.528 (2007)
Nelson Cruz 0.600 (2005)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Alex Rodriguez 15.4% (1996)
Nelson Cruz 0.0% (2005)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Alex Rodriguez 15.0% (2009)
Nelson Cruz 28.6% (2005)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Alex Rodriguez 0.0 (1994)
Nelson Cruz 0.0 (2005)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez 91 (1996)
Nelson Cruz 74 (2014)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Alex Rodriguez 11 (2010)
Nelson Cruz 9 (2021)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 164 (2005)
Nelson Cruz 151 (2012)

Games Started (GS)

Alex Rodriguez 161 (2005)
Nelson Cruz 148 (2012)

Innings (Inn)

Alex Rodriguez 1395.1 (2001)
Nelson Cruz 1307.0 (2012)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.989% (2003)
Nelson Cruz 1.000% (2019)

Errors (E)

Alex Rodriguez 0 (2016)
Nelson Cruz 0 (2019)

Chances (CH)

Alex Rodriguez 749 (2001)
Nelson Cruz 316 (2009)

Putouts (PO)

Alex Rodriguez 279 (2001)
Nelson Cruz 301 (2009)

Assists (A)

Alex Rodriguez 472 (2002)
Nelson Cruz 11 (2009)

Double Play (DP)

Alex Rodriguez 123 (2000)
Nelson Cruz 2 (2012)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Alex Rodriguez 4.61 (1999)
Nelson Cruz 7.00 (2019)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Alex Rodriguez 6.48 (2015)
Nelson Cruz 9.00 (2019)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Alex Rodriguez Seattle Mariners (1994-2000), Texas Rangers (2001-2003), New York Yankees (2004-2013, 2015-2016)
Nelson Cruz Milwaukee Brewers (2005), Texas Rangers (2006-2013), Baltimore Orioles (2014), Seattle Mariners (2015-2018), Minnesota Twins (2019-2021), Washington Nationals (2022)

Position

Alex Rodriguez Shortstop, Third Baseman
Nelson Cruz Designated Hitter, Outfielder

Height

Alex Rodriguez 6'3"
Nelson Cruz 6'2"

Weight

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Bats

Alex Rodriguez Right
Nelson Cruz Right

Throws

Alex Rodriguez Right
Nelson Cruz Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

World Series Appearances

Alex Rodriguez 1 (2009)
Nelson Cruz 2 (2010-2011)

Playoff Appearances

Alex Rodriguez 12 (1995, 1997, 2000, 2004-2007, 2009-2012, 2015)
Nelson Cruz 6 (2010-2012, 2014, 2019-2020)

World Series MVP

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Awards And Honors

MVP

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Gold Gloves

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Rookie of the Year

Alex Rodriguez No
Nelson Cruz No

All-Star Games

Alex Rodriguez 14 (1996-1998, 2000-2008, 2010-2011)
Nelson Cruz 6 (2009, 2013-2015, 2017-2018)

Silver Slugger Award

Alex Rodriguez 10 (1996, 1998-2003, 2005, 2007-2008)
Nelson Cruz 4 (2015, 2017, 2019-2020)

League Batting Champion

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

League Leader in Home Runs

Alex Rodriguez 5 (2001-2003, 2005, 2007)
Nelson Cruz 1 (2014)

League Leader in RBIs

Alex Rodriguez 2 (2002, 2007)
Nelson Cruz 1 (2017)

League Leader in Hits

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

League Leader in Total Bases

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

League Leader in Doubles

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

League Leader in Runs

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Total Average (TotA)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Runs Created (RC)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Fielding

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Games Started (GS)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Innings (Inn)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Errors (E)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Chances (CH)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Putouts (PO)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Assists (A)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Double Play (DP)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez Nelson Cruz

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