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Ruben Mateo

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.

Debut June 12, 1999
  vs. COL 4 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game August 21, 2004
Born February 10, 1978 in San Cristobal, D.R.

Signed by the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent in 1994. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1999 21 TEX AL  32  122   16   29   9  1   5   18   3  0   4  28  .238  .268  .451   76   55   0   0   0   1   2
 2000 22 TEX AL  52  206   32   60  11  0   7   19   6  0  10  34  .291  .339  .447   96   92   1   0   1   5   5
 2001 23 TEX AL  40  129   18   32   5  2   1   13   1  0   9  28  .248  .322  .341   73   44   1   2   0   6   4
 2002 24 CIN NL  46   86   11   22   6  0   2    7   0  0   6  20  .256  .319  .395   84   34   0   0   0   2   1
 2003 25 CIN NL  74  207   16   50   9  0   3   18   0  0  12  53  .242  .290  .329   65   68   0   2   1   3   4
 2004 26 TOT     51  126   13   26   4  3   3   14   1  1   8  26  .206  .270  .357   61   45   0   0   1   3   3
         PIT NL  19   33    4    8   0  0   3    7   0  0   5   6  .242  .359  .515  124   17   0   0   1   1   1
         KCR AL  32   93    9   18   4  3   0    7   1  1   3  20  .194  .235  .301   38   28   0   0   0   2   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      295  876  106  219  44  6  21   89  11  1  49 189  .250  .303  .386   77  338   2   4   3  20  19
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        481   58  120  24  3  12   49   6  1  27 104  .250  .303  .386   77  186   1   2   2  11  10
 Career High     74  207   32   60  11  3   7   19   6  1  12  53                          92   1   2   1   6   5
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1999 21 TEX AL  127   95   15   4.2   118| .238  .281| .268  .354| .451  .450| .719  .804|  76  .388  -5.4  -0.5 100%
 2000 22 TEX AL  222  152   31   5.4   117| .291  .279| .339  .352| .447  .448| .786  .800|  96  .493  -2.0  -0.2 100%
 2001 23 TEX AL  147  104   15   3.9   110| .248  .272| .322  .339| .341  .436| .663  .776|  73  .379  -5.1  -0.5 100%
 2002 24 CIN NL   94   65   11   4.5   111| .256  .270| .319  .345| .395  .430| .714  .775|  84  .474  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 2003 25 CIN NL  224  163   20   3.3   105| .242  .263| .290  .334| .329  .421| .619  .755|  65  .322 -10.4  -1.0   0%
 2004 26 TOT     137  104   12   3.1   111| .206  .272| .270  .341| .357  .437| .627  .778|  61  .282  -8.2  -0.8  50%
         PIT NL   39   26    6   6.2   110| .242  .268| .359  .340| .515  .435| .874  .775| 124  .594   1.1   0.1   0%
         KCR AL   98   78    6   2.1   111| .194  .273| .235  .341| .301  .438| .536  .779|  38  .156  -9.2  -0.9  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       951  683  104   4.1   112| .250  .272| .303  .344| .386  .437| .689  .781|  77  .392 -33.2  -3.2  91%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1999 21 TEX AL CF 31 62 3 0 0 1.000 .985 2.10 2.36 2.20 2.72 31 265.7 2000 22 TEX AL CF 52 140 4 3 0 .980 .986 2.77 2.44 2.84 2.76 52 457.0 2001 23 TEX AL RF 39 70 0 1 0 .986 .982 1.79 1.82 1.91 2.09 37 330.3 2002 24 CIN NL OF 24 33 1 0 0 1.000 .983 1.42 1.84 2.01 2.19 18 152.0 RF 23 28 1 0 0 1.000 .983 1.26 1.67 1.88 2.07 16 138.7 CF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.15 3.38 2.57 2 13.3 2003 25 CIN NL OF 54 106 2 2 1 .982 .984 2.00 1.85 2.25 2.17 49 431.7 RF 39 76 1 2 0 .975 .982 1.97 1.72 2.21 2.09 36 313.0 CF 14 26 2 0 1 1.000 .989 2.00 2.14 2.45 2.50 12 103.0 LF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.55 2.29 1.89 1 15.7 2004 26 TOT OF 40 65 5 1 2 .986 .983 1.75 2.00 2.22 2.27 32 283.7 TOT RF 19 23 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.26 1.87 2.11 2.19 10 102.3 TOT LF 13 22 3 1 1 .962 .984 1.92 1.69 2.18 2.02 12 103.0 TOT CF 10 20 1 0 1 1.000 .991 2.10 2.31 2.41 2.59 10 78.3 PIT NL OF 10 13 1 1 1 .933 .979 1.40 1.85 1.76 2.16 9 71.7 CF 5 8 1 0 1 1.000 .989 1.80 2.26 2.17 2.53 5 37.3 RF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.70 1.77 2.08 2 20.3 LF 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.50 1.50 0.64 1.86 2 14.0 DH 1 KCR AL OF 30 52 4 0 1 1.000 .984 1.87 2.05 2.38 2.30 23 212.0 RF 15 19 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.33 1.92 2.20 2.22 8 82.0 LF 11 21 3 0 1 1.000 .984 2.18 1.73 2.43 2.04 10 89.0 CF 5 12 0 0 0 1.000 .992 2.40 2.36 2.63 2.63 5 41.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1999 21 TEX AL CF 31 62 3 0 0 1.000 .985 2.10 2.36 2.20 2.72 31 265.7 2000 22 TEX AL CF 52 140 4 3 0 .980 .986 2.77 2.44 2.84 2.76 52 457.0 2002 24 CIN NL CF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.15 3.38 2.57 2 13.3 2003 25 CIN NL CF 14 26 2 0 1 1.000 .989 2.00 2.14 2.45 2.50 12 103.0 2004 26 TOT CF 10 20 1 0 1 1.000 .991 2.10 2.31 2.41 2.59 10 78.3 PIT NL CF 5 8 1 0 1 1.000 .989 1.80 2.26 2.17 2.53 5 37.3 KCR AL CF 5 12 0 0 0 1.000 .992 2.40 2.36 2.63 2.63 5 41.0 2004 26 PIT NL DH 1 2003 25 CIN NL LF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.55 2.29 1.89 1 15.7 2004 26 TOT LF 13 22 3 1 1 .962 .984 1.92 1.69 2.18 2.02 12 103.0 PIT NL LF 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.50 1.50 0.64 1.86 2 14.0 KCR AL LF 11 21 3 0 1 1.000 .984 2.18 1.73 2.43 2.04 10 89.0 1999 21 TEX AL OF 31 62 3 0 0 1.000 .983 2.10 2.03 2.20 2.30 31 265.7 2000 22 TEX AL OF 52 141 4 3 0 .980 .985 2.79 2.02 2.86 2.36 52 457.0 2001 23 TEX AL OF 39 70 0 1 0 .986 .985 1.79 2.01 1.91 2.30 37 330.3 2002 24 CIN NL OF 24 33 1 0 0 1.000 .983 1.42 1.84 2.01 2.19 18 152.0 2003 25 CIN NL OF 54 106 2 2 1 .982 .984 2.00 1.85 2.25 2.17 49 431.7 2004 26 TOT OF 40 65 5 1 2 .986 .983 1.75 2.00 2.22 2.27 32 283.7 PIT NL OF 10 13 1 1 1 .933 .979 1.40 1.85 1.76 2.16 9 71.7 KCR AL OF 30 52 4 0 1 1.000 .984 1.87 2.05 2.38 2.30 23 212.0 2001 23 TEX AL RF 39 70 0 1 0 .986 .982 1.79 1.82 1.91 2.09 37 330.3 2002 24 CIN NL RF 23 28 1 0 0 1.000 .983 1.26 1.67 1.88 2.07 16 138.7 2003 25 CIN NL RF 39 76 1 2 0 .975 .982 1.97 1.72 2.21 2.09 36 313.0 2004 26 TOT RF 19 23 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.26 1.87 2.11 2.19 10 102.3 PIT NL RF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.70 1.77 2.08 2 20.3 KCR AL RF 15 19 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.33 1.92 2.20 2.22 8 82.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 240 477 15 7 3 .986 .984 2.05 1.96 2.31 2.27 219 1920.3 17 109 120# RF* 120 197 3 3 0 .985 .982 1.67 1.77 2.04 2.10 99 884.3 CF* 109 253 10 3 2 .989 .986 2.41 2.36 2.58 2.70 107 917.3 LF* 17 26 3 1 1 .967 .983 1.71 1.66 2.20 2.00 13 118.7 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 240 477 15 7 3 .986 .984 2.05 1.96 2.31 2.27 219 1920
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Youngest Player
1999 AL-21-6

HOF Standards: Batting - 3.0 (3070) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

October 24, 1994: Signed by the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent.

June 15, 2001: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Edwin Encarnacion to the Cincinnati Reds for Rob Bell.

December 21, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 27, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

July 1, 2004: Purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

August 26, 2004: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1999Texas Rangers$200,000
2000Texas Rangers$230,000
2001Texas Rangers$300,000
2003Cincinnati Reds$340,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,070,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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