What years did C. J. Cron play?

C. J. Cron played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2023.

Was C. J. Cron a pitcher?

No. C. J. Cron was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did C. J. Cron hit?

C. J. Cron hit 187 career home runs with 953 hits.

C. J. Cron

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2014-2023)

AVG .260

HR 187

RBI 604

H 953

OPS .791

PIV 5,626

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 235 lb
Born: 1/5/1990 in Fullerton, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2014-05-03
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Christopher John Cron

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,049	3,670	470	953	194	10	187	604	10	268	928	.260	.320	.471	.791	5,626

Career AVG .260 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .320 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .471 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — +14.5% above league average.

Career OPS .791 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — +8.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2014	LAA	AL	79	242	28	62	12	1	11	37	0	10	61	.256	.251 (+2%)	.313 (-8%)	.386 (+17%)	.700 (+6%)	159.2
2015	LAA	AL	113	378	37	99	17	1	16	51	3	17	82	.262	.254 (+3%)	.316 (-5%)	.404 (+9%)	.721 (+2%)	96.5
2016	LAA	AL	116	407	51	113	25	2	16	69	2	24	75	.278	.255 (+9%)	.321 (+1%)	.417 (+12%)	.738 (+7%)	482.0
2017	LAA	AL	100	339	39	84	14	1	16	56	3	22	96	.248	.254 (-3%)	.324 (-6%)	.425 (+3%)	.750 (-1%)	-108.3
2018	TBA	AL	140	501	68	127	28	1	30	74	1	37	145	.253	.247 (+2%)	.318 (+2%)	.409 (+20%)	.727 (+12%)	1154.9
2019	MIN	AL	125	458	51	116	24	0	25	78	0	29	107	.253	.252 (avg)	.322 (-4%)	.434 (+8%)	.757 (+3%)	225.2
2020	DET	AL	13	42	9	8	3	0	4	8	0	9	16	.190	—	—	—	—	155.7
2021	COL	NL	142	470	70	132	31	1	28	92	1	60	117	.281	.243 (+15%)	.317 (+18%)	.410 (+29%)	.727 (+24%)	2420.2
2022	COL	NL	150	575	79	148	28	3	29	102	0	43	164	.257	.242 (+6%)	.311 (+1%)	.394 (+18%)	.706 (+11%)	1107.7
2023	COL	NL	56	208	31	54	12	0	11	32	0	13	50	.260	.248 (+5%)	.320 (-5%)	.414 (+15%)	.734 (+6%)	160.5
2023	LAA	AL	15	50	7	10	0	0	1	5	0	4	15	.200	.248 (-19%)	.320 (-19%)	.414 (-37%)	.734 (-29%)	160.5
Career · 11 seasons			1,049	3,670	470	953	194	10	187	604	10	268	928	.260	—	—	—	—	6,014

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	14	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	5	.143

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2019	ALDS2	MIN	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.200
2014	ALDS1	LAA	3	9	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	4	.111

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	522	1808	259	487	98	339	.269
Away	527	1862	211	466	89	265	.250

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2023-09-21	LAA	TBR	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
2023-08-15	LAA	TEX	L	4	1	2	0	0	0	1
2023-08-13	LAA	HOU	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023-08-12	LAA	HOU	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
2023-08-11	LAA	HOU	L	3	1	1	1	1	0	2
2023-08-09	LAA	SFG	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
2023-08-08	LAA	SFG	W	3	0	1	0	0	1	1
2023-08-07	LAA	SFG	L	4	1	1	0	1	0	1
2023-08-06	LAA	SEA	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
2023-08-05	LAA	SEA	L	3	1	0	0	0	1	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	792	757	6147	429	51	610

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2014	LAA	1B	36	29	221	12	1	23
2015	LAA	1B	58	54	385	31	6	33
2016	LAA	1B	97	93	761	48	6	78
2017	LAA	1B	98	92	745	61	4	63
2018	TBA	1B	61	58	463	27	2	46
2019	MIN	1B	117	110	927	61	8	87
2020	DET	1B	13	13	113	12	2	9
2021	COL	1B	130	129	1040	90	10	103
2022	COL	1B	121	120	1033	59	7	113
2023	COL	1B	47	47	372	26	3	42
2023	LAA	1B	14	12	87	2	2	13

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	792
Designated Hitter	213

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2023	Player of the Week	Week of 2023-04-01
2021	Player of the Month	August
2021	Player of the Week	Week of 2021-08-07

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	LAA	AL	$525,000
2015	LAA	AL	$512,500
Total Career Earnings			$1,037,500

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Frequently Asked Questions about C. J. Cron

What years did C. J. Cron play?: C. J. Cron played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2023.
Was C. J. Cron a pitcher?: No. C. J. Cron was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did C. J. Cron hit?: C. J. Cron hit 187 career home runs with 953 hits.