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Ruben Rivera

Ruben Moreno Rivera MLB 1995-2003  |  1992-2011
Speed
76
Contact
30
Patience
73
Batting
58
Power
87

 Tags:    250 Minor Leaguer Homers  |  League MVP - Minors  |  Minor League 30-30 Club  |  Top Prospect  |  World Baseball Classic
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  • Positions  OF-730, CF-455, RF-123, LF-48, DH-1, 1B-1   Born  Nov 14, 1973 (38)   Place   La Chorrera,Panama   Ht/Wt  6-3 / 200   Bats/Throws:  Right / Right    High School   Unknown   College   None listed
    Drafted   Signed as UDFA 1990 by NYYMLB Debut:   September 3,1995  box

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    Batting Statistics

    Data Products           Career Cumulative   Career Home Run Log   About the Stats
    YearTeamLgLevelUnifOrgAgePosRkGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSHSFDPAVGOBPSLGOPSGSGS%TBPAoutsRCRC/GbabipSAISObb/kHR%XBH%BB%SO%G/FP/PAPitStrBalSwgRecordTRYearTeam
    1992GCL YankeesGCLRk-nyy18of11531943753103120216424960200.273.417.371788--72244149376.6.361.392.0980.860.426.417.220.1------------31-2621992GCL Yankees
    1993OneontaNYPLA--nyy19of20551994555761347125326651130.276.385.568953--113240153468.341.487.2910.485.447.313.327.5------------36-4041993Oneonta
    1994GreensboroSALA-nyy20of81054008311524328813654712581026.287.372.572944--229457298898.1.349.480.2850.386.147.810.327.4------------71-6931994Greensboro
    TampaFSLA+nyy20of-3413418354352012583810007.261.308.448755--60143111163.9.330.299.1870.213.534.35.626.6------------80-521 Tampa
    1995NorwichEastAAnyy21of417125649751689391683771112024.293.402.523925--134306195567.8.371.406.2300.522.944.012.123.2------------70-7131995Norwich
    ColumbusILAAA-nyy21of6848174374782153584266230015.270.373.598970--104204137377.3.327.500.3280.427.453.212.730.4------------71-683 Columbus
    NY YankeesALMLB17nyy21of-51000000000100000.000.000.0000--011----.000.000.0000.000.00.00.0100.0--4.04100.00.050.079-652 NY Yankees
    1996ColumbusILAAAnyy22of37101362598520410461510409684114.235.324.395719--143412293474.3.292.285.1600.422.440.09.723.3------------85-5711996Columbus
    NY YankeesALMLB28nyy22rf-cf-468817256121662132620121.284.381.44382421463910669166.3.371.352.1590.501.936.012.324.50.563.436557.043.017.392-701 NY Yankees
    1997Rancho CucamongaCalifA+-sd23 -623641013103900010.174.259.348607--8272022.8.214.348.1740.333.750.011.133.3------------77-6311997Rancho Cucamonga
    Las VegasPCLAAA-sd231b-124861251161012010000.250.280.458738--22503664.6.407.250.2080.052.058.32.040.0------------56-855 Las Vegas
    San DiegoNLMLB28sd23rf-cf-1720251001212900000.250.318.3006184246221612.3.455.200.0500.220.020.09.140.91.204.59861.238.818.476-864 San Diego
    1998Las VegasPCLAAA-sd24of-301049153031140114200023.144.222.260482--271179420.7.197.260.1150.262.640.09.435.9------------70-7231998Las Vegas
    San DiegoNLMLB28sd24rf-9517231367262951285220111.209.325.378703434565204140234.4.261.355.1690.542.941.713.725.50.914.081657.842.213.698-641 San Diego
    1999San DiegoNLMLB28sd25cf72147411658016123481875514351049.195.295.40670110974167475351463.5.229.372.2120.384.850.011.630.10.744.1195660.639.415.174-8841999San Diego
    2000Las VegasPCLAAA-sd26of-210120001000300000.200.200.200400--21080-0.1.286.000.0000.000.00.00.030.0------------73-7022000Las Vegas
    San DiegoNLMLB28sd26cf46135423628818617578444137101028.208.296.40069611283169479349483.7.262.305.1910.323.546.69.228.60.744.0190460.739.316.176-865 San Diego
    2001CincinnatiNLMLB28cin27cf-rf-1172633767131103463218351017.255.321.4267475648112290207334.3.333.262.1710.253.435.87.228.61.043.7107663.836.217.566-9652001Cincinnati
    2002TulsaTexAAtex28of-592053864174104343234652045.312.388.580969--119237153488.5.353.385.2680.504.248.49.719.4------------72-6722002Tulsa
    OklahomaPCLAAA-tex28of-279819272472320132311002.276.366.592958--5811273228.3.294.469.3160.576.348.111.620.5------------75-692 Oklahoma
    TexasALMLB24tex28cf-6915817334041442174550422.209.302.310612568149186135142.8.261.222.1010.382.224.29.124.20.923.870064.135.917.972-904 Texas
    2003BowieEastAA-bal29of-4112817255162001123520014.195.273.391663--50143109123.1.216.281.1950.344.248.08.424.5------------69-7242003Bowie
    OttawaILAAA-bal29of-1448122032272041220001.417.481.6871169--3354291514.3.529.396.2710.333.735.07.422.2------------79-652 Ottawa
    SF GiantsNLMLB21sf29cf-lf-31506920241051401000.180.255.34059582617554142.8.206.280.1600.363.644.49.125.51.003.519464.435.616.0100-611 SF Giants
    2004CampecheMexAAA-30 329031468992141060100484900004.315.406.503909--158362219728.9.349.373.1880.982.835.413.313.5------------54-4122004Campeche
    2005TampaFSLA+nyy31of-617220001002600000.118.211.118328--219150-0.8.182.118.0000.330.00.010.531.6------------56-7952005Tampa
    CampecheMexAAA-31 4380298701021622171143446600008.342.427.6211048--1853422077910.3.384.463.2790.676.138.212.919.3------------62-432 Campeche
    2006CharlotteILAAA-chw32of7610733152791821642413290100132.239.322.450772--149377259515.4.276.317.2110.364.245.68.523.9------------79-6212006Charlotte
    2007CampecheMexAAA-33 8102384651322642576152576500009.344.429.6281056--24144126310711.364.466.2840.885.741.712.914.7------------46-6262007Campeche
    2008CampecheMexAAA-34 6105366771282242570226667400009.350.449.6371086--23343225310611.3.386.511.2870.895.839.815.317.1------------58-4942008Campeche
    2009CampecheMexAAA-35 21073879613324332901757751000312.344.450.6691119--25946727412111.9.329.556.3261.516.944.416.510.9------------56-5142009Campeche
    2010CampecheMexAAA--36cf1498344801241732173164574800000.360.451.6101062--21040122410112.2.375.451.2501.195.233.114.212.0------------52-5052010Campeche
    2011CampecheMexAAA-37 -9735784115222319073635300000.322.424.6551079--23442024510711.8.308.521.3331.197.447.815.012.6------------55-4522011Campeche
    MLB Totals  (9 years)6621586237343671164203502018551029461228.216.307.39370140962624181813091853.8.272.313.1770.363.541.410.228.10.813.91--61.138.916.0.509------
    Minor League Totals  (18 years)145051811030154829165292975239717451199631152385.299.392.549941----28456017381711778.3.338.427.2500.624.941.912.419.9------------.518------
    AAA Totals  (15 years)102036257351120207372197011373853975425521059.309.401.568969----2058420126148729.338.435.2590.715.241.312.817.9------------.522------
    AA Totals  (3 years)1715891041643813251022012721521840713.278.370.514885----3036864571176.9.332.372.2360.473.646.310.522.2------------.501------
    A+ Totals  (3 years)46174264153624135135310017.236.291.402693----70189146183.2.302.287.1670.253.234.16.928.0------------.523------
    A Totals  (1 year)1054008311524328813654712581026.287.372.572944----229457298898.1.349.480.2850.386.147.810.327.4------------.507------
    A- Totals  (1 year)551994555761347125326651130.276.385.568953----113240153468.341.487.2910.485.447.313.327.5------------.474------
    Rookie Totals  (1 year)531943753103120216424960200.273.417.371788----72244149376.6.361.392.0980.860.426.417.220.1------------.544------


    Fielding Statistics

    Data Products
    YearTeamLgLevelOrgAgePC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFOFDHP %C %1B %2B %3B %SS %LF %CF %RF %OF %POAE
    1992GCL YankeesGCLRknyy18000000000450------------------.95167104
    1993OneontaNYPLA-nyy19000000000550------------------.97611193
    1994TampaFSLA+nyy20000000000340------------------.9767662
    1994GreensboroSALAnyy200000000001040------------------.979217145
    1995NorwichEastAAnyy21000000000710------------------.98417673
    1995NY YankeesALMLBnyy2100000000040------------------1.000200
    1995ColumbusILAAAnyy21000000000480------------------.97511363
    1996ColumbusILAAAnyy220000000001010------------------.97223967
    1996NY YankeesALMLBnyy2200000013141900------------1.0001.0001.000--7820
    1997San DiegoNLMLBsd2300000024400------------1.0001.0001.000--1300
    1997Las VegasPCLAAAsd2300100000000----1.000--------------100
    1998San DiegoNLMLBsd2400000013137300------------1.000.962.972--10433
    1998Las VegasPCLAAAsd24000000000300------------------1.0005320
    1999San DiegoNLMLBsd250000000143000--------------.976----31288
    2000San DiegoNLMLBsd260000001131000--------------.984----303105
    2000Las VegasPCLAAAsd2600000000020------------------1.000100
    2001CincinnatiNLMLBcin2700000010702100------------1.000.985.971--17043
    2002TexasALMLBtex28000000067001--------------.983----16723
    2002OklahomaPCLAAAtex28000000000260------------------.9555863
    2002TulsaTexAAtex28000000000590------------------.98613542
    2003OttawaILAAAbal29000000000140------------------.9503712
    2003SF GiantsNLMLBsf29000000913600------------1.0001.0001.000--4200
    2003BowieEastAAbal29000000000370------------------1.0008660
    2005TampaFSLA+nyy3100000000060------------------1.000900
    2006CharlotteILAAAchw32000000000940------------------.96917976
    MLB Totals0000004845512341------------1.000.982.9781.00011912922
    Minor League Totals0010000007260----1.000------------.97615588440

    Transactions

    1990-11-21 - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Yankees.   1997-04-22 - Traded by Yankees with Rafael Medina and Cash to Padres for Vernon Maxwell, Hideki Irabu, Gordon Amerson and Homer Bush.   1997-06-04 - Traded by Yankees with RHP Rafael Medina and cash to Padres for RHP Hideki Irabu OF Gordon Amerson OF Vernon Maxwell and 2B Homer Bush June 4 1997   2001-03-14 - Released by Padres.   2001-03-21 - Signed as Free Agent by Reds.   2001-03-22 - Signed by Reds   2001-11-16 - Claimed on waivers by Giants from Reds.   2001-12-21 - Granted Free Agency.   2002-02-14 - Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.   2002-03-11 - Released by Yankees.   2002-03-12 - Released by Yankees   2002-03-28 - Signed by Rangers   2002-03-31 - Signed as Free Agent by Rangers.   2002-09-30 - Released by Rangers.   2003-01-24 - Signed as Free Agent by Giants.   2003-02-06 - Signed by Giants   2003-06-03 - Released by Giants.   2003-07-03 - Signed by Orioles   2003-10-15 - Granted free agency   2006-03-03 - Signed by White Sox  

    Awards

    1994 - A Level Player of the Year; Baseball America 1st team Minor League All-Star OF; South Atlantic League All-Star OF; South Atlantic League Most Valuable Player; 1995 - New York Yankees Minor League Player of the Year;

    Salaries

    1995
    $109,000

    1996
    $109,000

    1997
    $158,800

    1998
    $182,500

    1999
    $265,000

    2000
    $700,000

    2001
    $1,000,000

    2002
    $200,000

    2003
    $500,000


    Salary data is available for Major Leaguers since 1985. Players not on opening day roster, for the most part, are assumed to have earned the minimum salary for that year. MLB rank in parentheses.

    Feats

    2005 - Batting Avg Above .330  Mex --- 0.3423
    2007 - Batting Avg Above .330  Mex --- 0.3438
    2008 - Batting Avg Above .330  Mex --- 0.3497
    2009 - 30 Homers  Mex --- 32
    2009 - Batting Avg Above .330  Mex --- 0.3437
    2010 - Batting Avg Above .330  Mex --- 0.3605

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    Other Batting Statistics

    YearTeamLeagueGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSHSFGDPAVGOBPSLGOPS
    2006PanamaWBC310131013001300000.300.364.7001064
    2009PanamaWBC26000000001200000.000.143.000143


    Playoff Batting Statistics

    YearTeamLeagueSeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSHSFGDPAVGOBPSLGOPS
    1996NY YankeesALDiv21000000000100000.000.000.0000
    1998San DiegoNLDiv36000000000300000.000.000.0000
    1998San DiegoNLCS613132000100700000.231.231.385616
    1998San DiegoNLWS35142001000000000.800.8001.2002000
    Playoff Totals:14252740011001100000.280.280.440720

    Leaderboard History (Top Tens)

    Hover over year/rank to see Stat value and Team/League.

    Stat CategoryFreqMLBMinorCollege
    BAVG1x1994-9  
    SLG1x1994-1  
    OBP1x1992-4  
    OPS2x1992-8  1994-1  
    G1x2009-4  
    R5x1992-5  1994-10  2008-8  2009-2  2010-7  
    TB6x1993-10  1994-4  2007-5  2008-3  2009-2  2010-10  
    TPL2x1993-3  1995-2  
    HR6x1993-4  1994-2  2007-6  2008-3  2009-2  2010-4  
    RBI4x1993-6  1994-6  2008-9  2009-5  
    SB5x1992-4  1994-9  2008-7  2009-6  2010-10  
    CS1x1996-8  
    BB4x1992-2  2007-10  2008-6  2009-6  
    SO6x1999-5  2000-6  1994-10  1996-10  2007-10  2008-8  
    HBP2x1995-10  1996-8  



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