Alonso
Cruz
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 210
 
Born: June 9, 1950 in Venezuela
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1979   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 23 SEA FL     0 4 1 2 4 3 3 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 3 4 3
1974 24 SEA FL     0 5 1 2 4 3 3 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 3 4 4
1975 25 SEA FL     1 5 2 3 4 2 3 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 6 4 4 4
1976 26 SEA FL     4 7 3 4 4 2 3 7 7 7 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 7 6
1977 27 SEA FL     7 8 5 6 4 3 3 7 7 7 9 8 8 7 6 6 9 10 10
1978 28 SEA FL $ 300,000   7 8 5 6 4 2 3 7 7 7 9 8 8 7 6 6 9 10 10
1979 29 SEA FL $ 300,000   7 8 5 6 4 3 3 7 7 7 9 8 8 7 6 6 10 11 11
1980 30 SEA FL $ 300,000   7 8 5 6 4 3 3 7 7 7 9 8 8 7 6 6 10 11 10
OOTP5 Min Ratings     0 4 1 2 4 2 3 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 3 4 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000   7 8 5 6 4 3 3 7 7 7 9 8 8 7 6 6 10 11 11
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 31 SEA FL $ 1,807,143 76 19 17 17 10 7 8 19 16 17
1982 32 SEA FL $ 2,257,143 76 20 18 18 10 8 8 19 17 17
1983 33 SEA FL $ 3,178,571 76 20 17 18 11 9 9 20 17 18
1984 34 BIR FL $ 3,380,000 76 19 17 18 12 10 10 19 17 17
1985 35 BIR FL $ 3,380,000 76 18 16 17 12 10 10 18 16 17
1986 36 VAN JL $ 3,380,000 66 18 16 16 12 10 10 18 15 16
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,807,143 66 18 16 16 10 7 8 18 15 16
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,380,000 76 20 18 18 12 10 10 20 17 18
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 23 SEA FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
1974 24 SEA FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
1975 25 SEA FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
1976 26 SEA FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
1977 27 SEA FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
1978 28 SEA FL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
1979 29 SEA FL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
1980 30 SEA FL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 31 SEA FL $ 1,807,143   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4
1982 32 SEA FL $ 2,257,143   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4
1983 33 SEA FL $ 3,178,571   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4
1984 34 BIR FL $ 3,380,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4
1985 35 BIR FL $ 3,380,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4
1986 36 VAN JL $ 3,380,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,807,143   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,380,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 23 AA   7 8 .467 22 22 2 0 0 152.3 154 71 10 49 82 4.19 .264 .321 .382 .703  
1974 24 AAA   2 3 .400 7 7 0 0 0 37.7 61 27 7 14 19 6.45 .374 .424 .595 1.019  
    AA   6 9 .400 17 17 4 2 0 122.3 126 59 10 37 74 4.34 .262 .315 .380 .695  
1975 25 AA   6 7 .462 20 20 2 1 0 141.0 153 62 5 44 99 3.96 .278 .332 .395 .726  
1976 26 AAA   12 7 .632 19 19 1 1 0 140.7 149 65 1 53 119 4.16 .271 .336 .364 .700  
    AA   1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 16.3 8 3 0 1 12 1.65 .154 .170 .192 .362  
1977 27 AAA   8 5 .615 20 20 3 0 0 139.3 135 55 4 46 164 3.55 .250 .309 .354 .663  
1978 28 SEA FL 12 4 .750 21 21 6 0 0 158.0 109 45 7 65 144 2.56 .194 .284 .312 .596 14.2
    AAA   4 1 .800 7 7 0 0 0 52.7 44 14 0 19 66 2.39 .220 .288 .280 .568  
1979 29 SEA FL 21 9 .700 36 36 5 3 0 273.3 233 96 16 86 290 3.16 .228 .291 .357 .648 19.9
1980 30 SEA FL 13 11 .542 34 34 1 0 0 196.0 202 103 13 71 208 4.73 .260 .324 .407 .731 4.4
1981 31 SEA FL 10 8 .556 27 27 2 2 0 164.0 131 66 11 74 126 3.62 .219 .306 .320 .626 8.3
1982 32 SEA FL 16 6 .727 33 33 0 0 0 204.7 169 74 7 92 170 3.25 .227 .316 .319 .635 13.2
1983 33 SEA FL 9 12 .429 29 29 3 1 0 173.7 156 81 14 86 147 4.20 .240 .333 .385 .718 6.7
1984 34 SEA FL 3 5 .375 12 12 0 0 0 72.7 60 40 4 31 53 4.95 .224 .308 .343 .651 1.4
  BIR FL 7 4 .636 21 21 0 0 0 138.3 107 53 7 51 105 3.45 .214 .292 .322 .614 9.4
  TOT   10 9 .526 33 33 0 0 0 211.0 167 93 11 82 158 3.97 .217 .297 .329 .627 10.8
1985 35 BIR FL 2 2 .500 33 4 0 0 0 56.7 67 32 6 26 42 5.08 .295 .367 .471 .839 0.9
1986 36 BIR FL 5 5 .500 13 13 0 0 0 73.0 70 48 12 42 68 5.92 .253 .356 .433 .789 1.9
  VAN JL 6 4 .600 20 20 0 0 0 113.3 104 57 17 55 99 4.53 .245 .337 .420 .757 6.4
  TOT   11 9 .550 33 33 0 0 0 186.3 174 105 29 97 167 5.07 .248 .345 .425 .770 8.3
9 Years Sim 104 70 .598 279 250 17 6 0 1623.6 1408 695 114 679 1452 3.85 .233 .314 .363 .676 86.7
4 Years AAA 26 16 .619 53 53 4 1 0 370.3 389 161 12 132 368 3.91 .268 .329 .375 .704  
4 Years AA 20 24 .455 61 61 8 3 0 432.0 441 195 25 131 267 4.06 .265 .318 .380 .698  
8 Years Minors 46 40 .535 114 114 12 4 0 802.3 830 356 37 263 635 3.99 .266 .323 .377 .701  
Season Average 11 7 .611 31 27 1 0 0 180.4 156 77 12 75 161 3.85 .233 .314 .363 .676  
Career Highs 21 12 .750 36 36 6 3 0 273.3 233 105 29 97 290 5.08 .295 .367 .471 .839  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1059 502 91 555 1049   .237 .322 .372 .693
vs LH   349 193 23 124 403   .221 .277 .337 .614
Home 53 32 .624 139 128 9 5 0 835.3 731 354 61 354 748 3.81 .234 .312 .370 .683
Away 51 38 .573 140 122 8 1 0 788.3 677 341 53 325 704 3.89 .231 .308 .355 .663
Mar/Apr 13 13 .500 41 41 2 2 0 250.0 243 122 17 95 224 4.39 .252 .319 .393 .712
May 18 14 .563 39 39 4 1 0 243.0 217 121 19 120 226 4.48 .242 .331 .392 .723
June 14 9 .609 48 39 2 0 0 259.3 206 94 14 111 237 3.26 .217 .299 .326 .625
July 17 12 .586 47 41 3 0 0 270.0 244 125 16 118 256 4.17 .240 .319 .358 .677
August 20 10 .667 54 45 2 1 0 294.6 262 116 29 108 253 3.54 .238 .306 .374 .680
Sep/Oct 22 12 .647 50 45 4 2 0 306.6 236 117 19 127 256 3.43 .212 .292 .336 .629
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1978 28 SEA FL 21 57 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 26 .105 .105 .140 .246 -1.2 0.0
1979 29 SEA FL 36 98 5 6 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 45 .061 .079 .112 .191 -3.3 0.0
1980 30 SEA FL 34 61 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 32 .066 .095 .082 .177 -2.2 0.0
1981 31 SEA FL 27 56 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 25 .036 .083 .036 .119 -2.6 0.0
1982 32 SEA FL 33 67 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 34 .030 .058 .030 .088 -4.5 0.0
1983 33 SEA FL 29 58 4 3 2 0 1 8 0 0 3 26 .052 .098 .138 .236 -1.1 0.0
1984 34 SEA FL 12 21 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .048 .048 .095 .143 -1.1 0.0
  BIR FL 21 46 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 17 .043 .083 .065 .149 -2.0 0.0
  TOT   33 67 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 26 .045 .072 .075 .147 -3.1 0.0
1985 35 BIR FL 33 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9 0.0
1986 36 BIR FL 13 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 .000 .154 .000 .154 -0.7 0.0
  VAN JL 20 38 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 16 .026 .075 .053 .128 -1.9 0.0
  TOT   33 60 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 25 .017 .106 .033 .139 -2.6 0.0
9 Years Sim 279 533 21 27 10 0 2 20 0 0 20 244 .051 .085 .081 .165 -21.6 0.0
162 Game Average 309 12 15 5 0 1 11 0 0 11 141 .051 .085 .081 .165 -12.5  
Career Highs 36 98 5 6 2 0 1 8 0 0 6 45 .105 .106 .140 .246 -0.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   372 14 21 9 0 1 15 0 0 18 164 .056 .100 .089 .188 -14.2
vs LH   161 7 6 1 0 1 5 0 0 2 80 .037 .049 .062 .111 -10.0
Home 139 254 10 14 3 0 0 6 0 0 8 113 .055 .084 .067 .151 -12.7
Away 140 279 11 13 7 0 2 14 0 0 12 131 .047 .086 .093 .179 -11.5
RISP   143 0 10 4 0 1 19 0 0 4 60 .070 .094 .119 .213 -4.6
Close/Late   24 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .083 .083 .167 .250 -0.7
Mar/Apr 41 82 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 38 .037 .102 .061 .163 -3.6
May 39 82 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 38 .012 .024 .012 .036 -6.9
June 39 86 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 40 .047 .079 .070 .148 -4.4
July 47 86 7 5 2 0 1 7 0 0 7 32 .058 .128 .116 .244 -1.5
August 45 98 4 9 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 47 .092 .100 .102 .202 -3.5
Sep/Oct 50 99 7 5 3 0 1 5 0 0 2 49 .051 .069 .111 .180 -4.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1978 28 SEA FL P 21 21 158.0 11 28 0 1 1.000 2.22    
1979 29 SEA FL P 36 36 273.3 13 32 2 3 .957 1.48    
1980 30 SEA FL P 34 34 196.0 4 27 0 2 1.000 1.42    
1981 31 SEA FL P 27 27 164.0 11 16 0 2 1.000 1.48    
1982 32 SEA FL P 33 33 204.7 9 24 1 3 .971 1.45    
1983 33 SEA FL P 29 29 173.7 13 16 1 0 .967 1.50    
1984 34 SEA FL P 12 12 72.7 5 8 0 1 1.000 1.61    
  BIR FL P 21 21 138.3 9 16 0 1 1.000 1.63    
  TOT   P 33 33 211.0 14 24 0 2 1.000 1.62    
1985 35 BIR FL P 33 4 56.7 1 5 1 1 .857 0.95    
1986 36 BIR FL P 13 13 73.0 3 8 0 1 1.000 1.36    
  VAN JL P 20 20 113.3 5 13 0 2 1.000 1.43    
Career Totals   279 250 1623.6 84 193 5 17 .982 1.54    
Career Highs   36 36 273.3 14 32 2 3 1.000 2.22    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1978 28 SEA FL 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 7.3 8 3 0 5 8 3.68 .296 .406 .519 .925
1979 29 SEA FL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.3 6 6 1 2 3 10.13 .273 .333 .636 .970
1980 30 SEA FL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 10.7 9 6 2 1 14 5.07 .214 .233 .381 .614
1981 31 SEA FL 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 6.3 7 3 1 3 5 4.27 .292 .370 .500 .870
1982 32 SEA FL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 8.7 14 9 3 6 4 9.35 .333 .417 .595 1.012
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 5 .286 7 7 0 0 0 38.3 44 27 7 17 34 6.34 .280 .351 .516 .866
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1978 28 SEA FL 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
1979 29 SEA FL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
1980 30 SEA FL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
1981 31 SEA FL 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000
1982 32 SEA FL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 7 12 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .167 .167 .250 .417
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1979-2-21
1982-5-16
Winning Pct
1978-2-.750
1979-5-.700
1982-3-.727
CAR-34-.598
Complete Games
1981-9-2
1983-8-3
Shutouts
1979-4-3
1981-3-2
1983-8-1
Strikeouts
1979-4-290
Walks Allowed
1979-5-86
1982-3-92
1983-1-86
1984-4-82
Hits per 9IP
1979-9-7.7
1981-7-7.2
1982-7-7.4
1984-3-7.1
CAR-32-7.8
Strikeouts per 9IP
1979-7-9.5
1980-7-9.6
1982-10-7.5
1983-6-7.6
OAVG
1979-9-.228
1981-7-.219
1983-10-.240
1984-3-.217
CAR-36-.233
OSLG
1981-4-.320
1982-7-.319
1984-9-.329
CAR-47-.363
OOPS
1981-9-.626
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 44    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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  6. Paul Millbauer (916)
  7. Kirk Dirt (913)
  8. Jeff Rosenrosen (912)
  9. Brock Rutherford (908)
  10. Denny Estrada (908)
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  1. Greg Alexander (996)
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  3. Michael Hick (993)
  4. Joaquin Contraveras (992)
  5. Phil Longwell (991)
  6. Nate Hollins (991)
  7. Ralphie Wadsner (989)
  8. Al Nipper (988)
  9. Eric Van Leemer (985)
  10. Nick Sixx (985)
History
Injured on 4/23/1973 with a Spasms Back, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 7/14/1973 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 7/22/1975 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Earned first career win on 5/15/1978
Had first career hit on 5/20/1978, off Barton Emberton (LV)
Injured on 7/8/1978 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Was selected to the 1979 Allstar game
Hit first career homerun on 9/27/1979, off Luis Battista (SLC)
Injured on 4/19/1981 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks
Pitched NO-HITTER against Calgary on 9/21/1981, striking out 7