What years did Juan Cruz play?

Juan Cruz played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2012.

Was Juan Cruz a pitcher?

Yes. Juan Cruz pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 659 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Juan Cruz hit?

Juan Cruz hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.

What was Juan Cruz's career batting average?

Juan Cruz batted .114 over his career, with 8 hits in 70 at bats.

How many RBI did Juan Cruz have?

Juan Cruz drove in 2 runs in his career.

What was Juan Cruz's career ERA?

Juan Cruz finished with a 4.05 career ERA, going 38-36 with 659 strikeouts.

Juan Cruz

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2012)

Juan Cruz was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2012 for 7 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 12 seasons. Across 447 career appearances, he went 38-36 with a 4.05 ERA and 659 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2368.7.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated September 10, 2026

W–L 38–36

ERA 4.05

WHIP 1.41

SO 659

Pitcher PIV 2368.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 170 lb
Born: 10/15/1978 in Bonao, Monseñor Nouel, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2001-08-21
Last Game: 2012-08-19

Full name: Juan Carlos Cruz

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Career Pitching Statistics

Juan Cruz — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
38	36	447	38	0	0	6	655.0	576	295	67	346	659	4.05	2368.7

Career ERA 4.05 vs. league average 4.29 across their career seasons — 5.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Juan Cruz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2001	CHN	NL	3	1	8	8	0	44.7	40	16	17	39	3.22	4.42 (+27%)	760.0
2002	CHN	NL	3	11	45	9	1	97.3	84	43	59	81	3.98	4.28 (+7%)	-1347.7
2003	CHN	NL	2	7	25	6	0	61.0	66	41	28	65	6.05	4.40 (-37%)	442.0
2004	ATL	NL	6	2	50	0	0	72.0	59	22	30	70	2.75	4.46 (+38%)	1393.1
2005	OAK	AL	0	3	28	0	0	32.7	38	27	22	34	7.44	4.29 (-73%)	-837.1
2006	ARI	NL	5	6	31	15	0	94.7	80	44	47	88	4.18	4.53 (+8%)	1061.5
2007	ARI	NL	6	1	53	0	0	61.0	45	21	32	87	3.10	4.47 (+31%)	1195.9
2008	ARI	NL	4	0	57	0	0	51.7	34	15	31	71	2.61	4.32 (+40%)	924.1
2009	KCA	AL	3	4	46	0	2	50.3	46	32	29	38	5.72	4.32 (-32%)	-759.0
2010	KCA	AL	0	0	5	0	0	5.3	9	2	4	7	3.38	—	0.0
2011	TBA	AL	5	0	56	0	0	48.7	36	21	28	46	3.88	3.94 (+1%)	-309.3
2012	PIT	NL	1	1	43	0	3	35.7	39	11	19	33	2.78	4.01 (+31%)	-154.8
Career · 12 seasons			38	36	447	38	6	655.0	576	295	346	659	4.05	—	2,369

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.

Career Batting Statistics

Juan Cruz — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
450	70	2	8	1	1	0	2	0	4	28	.114	.162	.157	.319	0

Career AVG .114 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 56.5% below league average.

Career OBP .162 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 50.9% below league average.

Career SLG .157 vs. league average .417 across their career seasons — 62.3% below league average.

Career OPS .319 vs. league average .748 across their career seasons — 57.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Juan Cruz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2001	CHN	NL	11	16	0	2	0	0	1	0	5	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	CHN	NL	45	14	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	CHN	NL	25	12	1	3	0	1	1	0	5	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	ATL	NL	50	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	OAK	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	ARI	NL	31	21	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	ARI	NL	53	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	ARI	NL	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	KCA	AL	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	KCA	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	TBA	AL	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	PIT	NL	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			450	70	2	8	1	1	2	4	28	.114	—	—	—	—	0

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

Juan Cruz — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Juan Cruz — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2011	ALDS2	TBA	2	.000
2007	NLCS	ARI	3	.000
2007	NLDS1	ARI	1	.000
2004	NLDS2	ATL	3	.000
2003	NLDS2	CHN	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Juan Cruz — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	10	0	0	11.0	8	4	10	17	3.27

Playoff Pitching by Year

Juan Cruz — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2011	ALDS2	TBA	2	2.0	1	0	2	2	0.00
2007	NLCS	ARI	3	4.0	0	0	3	8	0.00
2007	NLDS1	ARI	1	0.3	1	0	0	1	0.00
2004	NLDS2	ATL	3	3.7	6	4	4	4	9.82
2003	NLDS2	CHN	1	1.0	0	0	1	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Juan Cruz — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	232	29	2	6	0	0	.207
Away	218	41	0	2	0	2	.049

Pitching — Home / Away

Juan Cruz — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	230	335.2	296	160	178	345	4.29
Away	217	319.1	280	135	168	314	3.80

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Juan Cruz — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2012-08-19	PIT	STL	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	0
2012-08-18	PIT	STL	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1
2012-08-17	PIT	STL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2012-08-15	PIT	LAD	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2012-08-13	PIT	LAD	—	0.1	0	1	1	2	0
2012-08-12	PIT	SDP	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
2012-07-17	PIT	COL	—	0.2	0	0	0	2	0
2012-07-15	PIT	MIL	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
2012-07-06	PIT	SFG	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
2012-07-03	PIT	HOU	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Juan Cruz — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	447	38	28	69	9	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Juan Cruz — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2001	CHN	P	8	8	3	5	0	1
2002	CHN	P	45	9	3	12	3	0
2003	CHN	P	25	6	2	9	2	0
2004	ATL	P	50	0	4	6	0	1
2005	OAK	P	28	0	2	1	0	0
2006	ARI	P	31	15	8	10	2	1
2007	ARI	P	53	0	1	6	0	1
2008	ARI	P	57	0	2	4	2	0
2009	KCA	P	46	0	1	5	0	1
2010	KCA	P	5	0	0	1	0	0
2011	TBA	P	56	0	1	6	0	0
2012	PIT	P	43	0	1	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Juan Cruz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	447

Salary History

Juan Cruz — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2012	PIT	NL	$1,250,000
2011	TBA	AL	$850,000
2010	KCA	AL	$3,250,000
2009	KCA	AL	$2,250,000
2008	ARI	NL	$1,937,500
2007	ARI	NL	$1,437,500
2006	ARI	NL	$575,000
2005	OAK	AL	$600,000
2004	ATL	NL	$370,000
2003	CHN	NL	$340,000
2002	CHN	NL	$215,000
Total Career Earnings			$13,075,000

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Frequently Asked Questions about Juan Cruz

What years did Juan Cruz play?: Juan Cruz played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2012.
Was Juan Cruz a pitcher?: Yes. Juan Cruz pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 659 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Juan Cruz hit?: Juan Cruz hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.
What was Juan Cruz's career batting average?: Juan Cruz batted .114 over his career, with 8 hits in 70 at bats.
How many RBI did Juan Cruz have?: Juan Cruz drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Juan Cruz's career ERA?: Juan Cruz finished with a 4.05 career ERA, going 38-36 with 659 strikeouts.