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.

What teams did C. J. Cron play for?

C. J. Cron played for 5 teams: the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2014–2017, 2023), the Tampa Bay Rays (2018), the Minnesota Twins (2019), the Detroit Tigers (2020), and the Colorado Rockies (2021–2023).

Did C. J. Cron win an MVP award?

No. C. J. Cron did not win the MVP award.

What awards did C. J. Cron win?

C. J. Cron was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were C. J. Cron's career stats?

In 1,049 games, C. J. Cron had 953 hits, 187 home runs, 604 RBI, 470 runs, and 10 stolen bases, with a .260 batting average.

What was C. J. Cron's salary?

C. J. Cron's last recorded salary was $525,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $525,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $512,500, in 2015. The Salary History table lists each season from 2015 to 2016.

What position did C. J. Cron play?

C. J. Cron played primarily as a first baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was C. J. Cron and how much did he weigh?

C. J. Cron was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 235 pounds.

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

C. J. Cron's home runs by season: 11 in 2014, 16 in 2015, 16 in 2016, 16 in 2017, 30 in 2018, 25 in 2019, 4 in 2020, 28 in 2021, 29 in 2022, and 12 in 2023. His most in one season was 30, in 2018.

What was C. J. Cron's career batting average?

C. J. Cron batted .260 over his career, with 953 hits in 3,670 at bats.

How many RBI did C. J. Cron have?

C. J. Cron drove in 604 runs in his career.

C. J. Cron

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

C. J. Cron was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2023 for 5 teams, including the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a span of 10 seasons. In 1,049 career games, he hit .260 with 953 hits, 187 home runs, and 604 RBI. C. J. Cron was an All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 5,626.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 15, 2026

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

C. J. Cron — 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

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C. J. Cron Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

C. J. Cron — 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

C. J. Cron — 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

C. J. Cron — 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

C. J. Cron — 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

C. J. Cron — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	792	757	6147	429	51	610

Season-by-Season Fielding

C. J. Cron — 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

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C. J. Cron Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	792
Designated Hitter	213

Awards & Honors

C. J. Cron — 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

C. J. Cron's recorded salaries total $1,037,500 over 2 seasons, 2015 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cron's career ran from 2014 to 2023. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014.

C. J. Cron — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	LAA	AL	$525,000
2015	LAA	AL	$512,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,037,500

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C. J. Cron: the record in brief

C. J. Cron's entire major league record comes from the period beginning May 3, 2014. The team column moves through the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2014 through 2023), the Tampa Bay Rays (2018), the Minnesota Twins (2019), the Detroit Tigers (2020), and the Colorado Rockies (2021 to 2023). Cron played primarily as a first baseman and both batted and threw right-handed. Born on January 5, 1990, in Fullerton, CA, USA, Cron was listed at 6-foot-4 and 235 pounds. Cron's full given name, per the bio, is Christopher John Cron.

The batting record for Cron: 1,049 games, 953 hits in 3,670 at bats, and a .260 average, along with 187 home runs and 604 RBI. On-base and slugging figures of .320 and .471 give Cron a career OPS of .791. Against a .250 league average for those years, Cron's .260 average was near the norm. By OPS the gap is 8.3% above league average (.791 against .730). For power, 2018 stands out: 30 home runs with the Tampa Bay Rays.

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.
What teams did C. J. Cron play for?: C. J. Cron played for 5 teams: the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2014–2017, 2023), the Tampa Bay Rays (2018), the Minnesota Twins (2019), the Detroit Tigers (2020), and the Colorado Rockies (2021–2023).
Did C. J. Cron win an MVP award?: No. C. J. Cron did not win the MVP award.
What awards did C. J. Cron win?: C. J. Cron was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were C. J. Cron's career stats?: In 1,049 games, C. J. Cron had 953 hits, 187 home runs, 604 RBI, 470 runs, and 10 stolen bases, with a .260 batting average.
How much did C. J. Cron earn in his career?: C. J. Cron's recorded salaries total $1,037,500 over 2 seasons, 2015 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cron's career ran from 2014 to 2023. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014.
What was C. J. Cron's salary?: C. J. Cron's last recorded salary was $525,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $525,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $512,500, in 2015. The Salary History table lists each season from 2015 to 2016.
What position did C. J. Cron play?: C. J. Cron played primarily as a first baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was C. J. Cron and how much did he weigh?: C. J. Cron was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 235 pounds.
How many home runs did C. J. Cron hit each season?: C. J. Cron's home runs by season: 11 in 2014, 16 in 2015, 16 in 2016, 16 in 2017, 30 in 2018, 25 in 2019, 4 in 2020, 28 in 2021, 29 in 2022, and 12 in 2023. His most in one season was 30, in 2018.
What was C. J. Cron's career batting average?: C. J. Cron batted .260 over his career, with 953 hits in 3,670 at bats.
How many RBI did C. J. Cron have?: C. J. Cron drove in 604 runs in his career.