Joan
Cross
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 205
 
Born: July 18, 1974 in USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2001    2002    2004    2005    2007   
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
2001 26 SAC GL $ 3,286,000 8 6 7 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
2002 27 SAC GL $ 3,286,000 7 6 6 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 8 7
2003 28 SAC GL $ 4,170,000 7 6 6 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
2004 29 SAC GL $ 4,170,000 7 6 6 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
2005 30 SAC GL $ 4,170,000 7 6 6 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
2006 31 SAC GL $ 4,170,000 7 6 6 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 4 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
2007 32 SAC GL $ 4,170,000 7 6 6 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 4 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
2008 33 SAC GL $ 5,250,000 7 6 6 5 4 5 0 0 0 5 4 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
2009 34 SAC GL $ 5,250,000 7 6 6 5 4 4 0 0 0 5 4 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
2010 35 SAC GL $ 5,250,000 7 6 6 5 4 4 0 0 0 5 4 4 5 4 5 7 7 7
2011 36 SAC GL $ 5,250,000 7 6 6 4 4 4 0 0 0 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6
2012 37 SAC GL $ 5,250,000 4 2 3 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 4 5 4
2013 38 SAC GL $ 140,000 1 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2
Min Ratings $ 140,000 1 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2
Max Ratings $ 5,250,000 8 6 7 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 8 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Player or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2001 26 SAC GL 162 669 117 255 46 0 21 115 3 1 68 68 .381 .438 .544 .982 136.5 25.3
2002 27 SAC GL 157 653 116 241 50 0 31 122 2 1 53 58 .369 .415 .588 1.003 138.9 21.8
2003 28 SAC GL 161 609 95 182 30 0 20 85 3 2 67 67 .299 .367 .447 .814 99.0 17.0
2004 29 SAC GL 162 640 97 208 36 0 21 112 3 1 63 59 .325 .383 .480 .863 110.7 17.3
2005 30 SAC GL 158 612 101 195 36 0 24 101 2 1 62 42 .319 .383 .495 .878 106.0 18.6
2006 31 SAC GL 160 624 86 171 32 0 26 95 1 0 56 46 .274 .336 .450 .786 90.3 8.8
2007 32 SAC GL 160 661 106 189 50 0 30 91 1 0 46 53 .286 .335 .498 .832 102.6 12.7
2008 33 SAC GL 162 656 101 179 31 0 10 64 2 0 46 45 .273 .328 .366 .694 74.8 7.1
2009 34 SAC GL 163 675 90 195 28 0 24 98 1 0 50 53 .289 .339 .437 .776 93.4 13.6
2010 35 SAC GL 162 641 88 186 37 0 7 67 0 1 50 50 .290 .346 .381 .726 78.2 9.0
2011 36 SAC GL 162 633 88 183 36 0 15 86 0 0 56 67 .289 .348 .417 .765 90.1 15.8
2012 37 SAC GL 84 253 20 62 12 0 2 32 0 1 17 22 .245 .289 .316 .606 23.0 3.3
2013 38 AAA   99 355 26 77 22 0 0 13 0 2 14 73 .217 .247 .279 .525 20.8  
    AA   36 131 5 32 5 0 0 13 0 0 10 27 .244 .298 .282 .580 11.0  
12 Years Sim 1853 7326 1105 2246 424 0 231 1068 18 8 634 630 .307 .363 .459 .822 1143.5 170.4
1 Years AAA 99 355 26 77 22 0 0 13 0 2 14 73 .217 .250 .279 .529 20.8  
1 Years AA 36 131 5 32 5 0 0 13 0 0 10 27 .244 .303 .282 .585 11.0  
2 Years Minors 135 486 31 109 27 0 0 26 0 2 24 100 .224 .265 .280 .544 31.8  
162 Game Average 640 96 196 37 0 20 93 1 0 55 55 .307 .363 .459 .822 100.0  
Career Highs 163 675 117 255 50 0 31 122 3 2 68 68 .381 .438 .588 1.003 138.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Batting split data is from simmed, major league years only.
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   5107 727 1472 297 0 163 735 10 7 403 419 .288 .342 .442 .784 742.2
vs LH   2219 378 774 127 0 68 333 4 1 231 211 .349 .412 .498 .909 419.1
Home 927 3566 552 1120 204 0 117 533 7 3 319 308 .314 .371 .470 .840 588.8
Away 926 3760 553 1126 220 0 114 535 7 5 315 322 .299 .356 .449 .805 572.5
RISP   1792 0 562 111 0 50 788 0 0 171 136 .314 .364 .459 .824 292.5
Pinch Hitting   19 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .263 .333 .421 .754 2.4
Close/Late   771 90 239 39 0 21 110 0 0 75 64 .310 .370 .442 .812 122.2
Mar/Apr 298 1167 180 362 60 0 46 192 1 3 110 96 .310 .371 .480 .851 196.8
May 303 1206 184 386 72 0 41 183 4 1 102 94 .320 .376 .482 .857 203.7
June 294 1175 177 355 71 0 31 158 1 1 87 122 .302 .350 .442 .792 173.0
July 238 906 150 268 44 0 34 120 2 1 80 73 .296 .353 .457 .810 141.6
August 291 1157 166 341 70 0 33 169 2 1 100 97 .295 .353 .441 .794 172.6
Sep/Oct 429 1715 248 534 107 0 46 246 4 1 155 148 .311 .370 .454 .824 273.5
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 RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
2001 26 SAC GL C 162 160 1432.7 1147 120 11 1 .991 7.96 227 91 .401 16 11.0
2002 27 SAC GL C 154 153 1371.3 1043 89 18 1 .984 7.43 196 65 .332 9 4.8
    RF 1 0 4.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.91 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2003 28 SAC GL C 161 161 1408.0 1067 97 13 3 .989 7.44 200 73 .365 10 8.3
2004 29 SAC GL C 161 161 1424.0 1203 102 13 3 .990 8.25 221 82 .371 14 7.9
2005 30 SAC GL 1B 4 0 8.7 8 0 0 1 1.000 8.28 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    C 151 151 1342.0 888 57 3 7 .997 6.34 131 41 .313 13 8.8
2006 31 SAC GL C 156 154 1368.3 985 51 12 4 .989 6.81 131 33 .252 17 4.0
2007 32 SAC GL C 159 158 1406.0 950 66 10 4 .990 6.50 132 39 .295 10 6.7
2008 33 SAC GL C 162 162 1445.7 1019 61 12 4 .989 6.72 134 43 .321 15 7.3
2009 34 SAC GL C 163 163 1466.7 956 47 2 2 .998 6.15 111 30 .270 12 11.2
2010 35 SAC GL C 162 162 1445.3 833 50 9 3 .990 5.50 125 36 .288 20 6.7
2011 36 SAC GL C 162 162 1441.3 967 46 11 2 .989 6.33 124 35 .282 12 5.5
2012 37 SAC GL 1B 12 5 60.0 59 2 0 7 1.000 9.15 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    C 71 65 576.7 392 19 7 3 .983 6.41 38 13 .342 5 3.5
  C 1824 1812 16127.9 11450 805 121 37 .990 6.84 1770 581 .328 153 85.7
  1B 16 5 68.7 67 2 0 8 1.000 9.04 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  RF 1 0 4.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.91 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1841 1817 16201.3 11518 807 121 45 .990 6.85 1770 581 .328 153 85.9
Career Highs   163 163 1466.7 1203 120 18 10 .998 8.25 227 91 .401 20  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2008 33 SAC GL 17 60 7 18 2 0 3 10 0 0 9 5 .300 .391 .483 .875
2009 34 SAC GL 4 19 3 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .316 .316 .526 .842
2012 37 SAC GL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 21 80 10 24 3 0 4 12 0 0 9 7 .300 .371 .488 .858
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
2001-7-.381
2005-7-.319
CAR-44-.307
Games
2001-1-162
2004-1-162
2008-1-162
2009-1-163
2010-1-162
2011-1-162
At-Bats
2001-7-669
2007-5-661
2009-8-675
Hits
2001-1-255
2002-9-241
Total Bases
2001-7-364
Singles
2001-1-188
2009-9-143
Doubles
2001-8-46
2002-7-50
2007-7-50
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 9    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 16)
   Gray Ink Test: 29    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 106)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 61    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Martin Lawrence (898)
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  3. Byron Swopes (869)
  4. Frederick Smith (867)
  5. Walter Bush (864)
  6. Rafael Hammett (855)
  7. Jose Zamora (822)
  8. Amado Reno (821)
  9. Hugh Secor (813)
  10. Brian Kovac (805)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 82nd overall pick, by Santa Cruz in 2001
Was selected to the 2001 Allstar game
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game
Was selected to the 2004 Allstar game
Was selected to the 2005 Allstar game
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Utah on 9/17/2006
Was selected to the 2007 Allstar game
Won Solecismic Series with Santa Cruz in 2008
Had 2000th career hit on 10/12/2010, off Kevin Solem (HOL)