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 teams did Juan Cruz play for?

Juan Cruz played for 7 teams: the Chicago Cubs (2001–2003), the Atlanta Braves (2004), the Oakland Athletics (2005), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2006–2008), the Kansas City Royals (2009–2010), the Tampa Bay Rays (2011), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2012).

What were Juan Cruz's career stats?

In 447 games, Juan Cruz went 38-36 with a 4.05 ERA, 659 strikeouts, 655.0 innings pitched, and 6 saves.

What was Juan Cruz's salary?

Juan Cruz's last recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $3,250,000, in 2010, and his lowest was $215,000, in 2002. The Salary History table lists each season from 2002 to 2012.

What position did Juan Cruz play?

Juan Cruz played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Juan Cruz and how much did he weigh?

Juan Cruz was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 170 pounds.

What was Juan Cruz's career ERA?

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

How many strikeouts did Juan Cruz have?

Juan Cruz recorded 659 career strikeouts.

Is Juan Cruz in the Hall of Fame?

No. Juan Cruz has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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 October 25, 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

Pitching Career Arc

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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	44.2	40	16	17	39	3.22	4.42 (+27%)	760.0
2002	CHN	NL	3	11	45	9	1	97.1	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	32.2	38	27	22	34	7.44	4.29 (-73%)	-837.1
2006	ARI	NL	5	6	31	15	0	94.2	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	51.2	34	15	31	71	2.61	4.32 (+40%)	924.1
2009	KCA	AL	3	4	46	0	2	50.1	46	32	29	38	5.72	4.32 (-32%)	-759.0
2010	KCA	AL	0	0	5	0	0	5.1	9	2	4	7	3.38	—	0.0
2011	TBA	AL	5	0	56	0	0	48.2	36	21	28	46	3.88	3.94 (+1%)	-309.3
2012	PIT	NL	1	1	43	0	3	35.2	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

Career Arc

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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	0.1	1	0	0	1	0.00
2004	NLDS2	ATL	3	3.2	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

Position Diamond

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

Salary History

Juan Cruz's recorded salaries total $13,075,000 over 11 seasons, 2002 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cruz's career ran from 2001 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2001.

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 recorded salary (partial)			$13,075,000

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Juan Cruz: the record in brief

Juan Cruz's major league career runs from a debut on August 21, 2001 to a final game on August 19, 2012. By club, Cruz's seasons break down as the Chicago Cubs (2001 through 2003), the Atlanta Braves (2004), the Oakland Athletics (2005), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2006 to 2008), the Kansas City Royals (2009 to 2010), the Tampa Bay Rays (2011), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2012). Cruz played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on October 15, 1978, in Bonao, Monseñor Nouel, D.R. and a listed size of 6-foot-2 and 170 pounds. The given name on file is Juan Carlos Cruz.

Cruz pitched in 447 games, starting 38, and finished with a 38-36 record and 4.05 ERA. Cruz had 659 strikeouts. The leagues Cruz pitched in allowed 4.29 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 5.6% better than average. The best win total was 6, in 2004. The strikeout high was 88 in 2006.

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 teams did Juan Cruz play for?: Juan Cruz played for 7 teams: the Chicago Cubs (2001–2003), the Atlanta Braves (2004), the Oakland Athletics (2005), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2006–2008), the Kansas City Royals (2009–2010), the Tampa Bay Rays (2011), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2012).
What were Juan Cruz's career stats?: In 447 games, Juan Cruz went 38-36 with a 4.05 ERA, 659 strikeouts, 655.0 innings pitched, and 6 saves.
How much did Juan Cruz earn in his career?: Juan Cruz's recorded salaries total $13,075,000 over 11 seasons, 2002 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cruz's career ran from 2001 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2001.
What was Juan Cruz's salary?: Juan Cruz's last recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $3,250,000, in 2010, and his lowest was $215,000, in 2002. The Salary History table lists each season from 2002 to 2012.
What position did Juan Cruz play?: Juan Cruz played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Juan Cruz and how much did he weigh?: Juan Cruz was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 170 pounds.
What was Juan Cruz's career ERA?: Juan Cruz finished with a 4.05 career ERA, going 38-36 with 659 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Juan Cruz have?: Juan Cruz recorded 659 career strikeouts.
Is Juan Cruz in the Hall of Fame?: No. Juan Cruz has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.