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

Born: February 10, 1978 in San Cristobal, D.R.
Signed by the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent in 1994. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 12, 1999
Final Game: August 21, 2004
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1999 21 TEX AL 32 127 122 16 29 9 1 5 18 3 0 4 28 .238 .268 .451 .719 76 55 2 1 0 0 0 8
2000 22 TEX AL 52 222 206 32 60 11 0 7 19 6 0 10 34 .291 .339 .447 .786 96 92 5 5 1 0 1 8
2001 23 TEX AL 40 147 129 18 32 5 2 1 13 1 0 9 28 .248 .322 .341 .663 73 44 4 6 1 2 0 9
2002 24 CIN NL 46 94 86 11 22 6 0 2 7 0 0 6 20 .256 .319 .395 .714 84 34 1 2 0 0 0 9/8
2003 25 CIN NL 74 224 207 16 50 9 0 3 18 0 0 12 53 .242 .290 .329 .619 65 68 4 3 0 2 1 98/7
2004 26 TOT MLB 51 137 126 13 26 4 3 3 14 1 1 8 26 .206 .270 .357 .627 61 45 3 3 0 0 1 978/D
2004 26 PIT NL 19 39 33 4 8 0 0 3 7 0 0 5 6 .242 .359 .515 .874 124 17 1 1 0 0 1 /897D
2004 26 KCR AL 32 98 93 9 18 4 3 0 7 1 1 3 20 .194 .235 .301 .536 38 28 2 2 0 0 0 97/8
6 Seasons 295 951 876 106 219 44 6 21 89 11 1 49 189 .250 .303 .386 .689 77 338 19 20 2 4 3
162 Game Avg. 162 522 481 58 120 24 3 12 49 6 1 27 104 .250 .303 .386 .689 77 186 10 11 1 2 2
TEX (3 yrs) 124 496 457 66 121 25 3 13 50 10 0 23 90 .265 .316 .418 .734 84 191 11 12 2 2 1
CIN (2 yrs) 120 318 293 27 72 15 0 5 25 0 0 18 73 .246 .299 .348 .647 71 102 5 5 0 2 1
KCR (1 yr) 32 98 93 9 18 4 3 0 7 1 1 3 20 .194 .235 .301 .536 38 28 2 2 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 19 39 33 4 8 0 0 3 7 0 0 5 6 .242 .359 .515 .874 124 17 1 1 0 0 1
AL (4 yrs) 156 594 550 75 139 29 6 13 57 11 1 26 110 .253 .302 .398 .701 77 219 13 14 2 2 1
NL (3 yrs) 139 357 326 31 80 15 0 8 32 0 0 23 79 .245 .305 .365 .670 76 119 6 6 0 2 2

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1999 TEX AL 21 CF 31 31 265.2 65 62 3 0 0 1.000 0.9 4.1 -1.1 0.0 -1.1 2 2.20 2.10 .985 2.72 2.36
1999 TEX AL 21 OF 31 31 265.2 65 62 3 0 0 1.000 0.9 4.1 -1.1 0.0 -1.1 2 2.20 2.10 .983 2.30 2.03
2000 TEX AL 22 CF 52 52 457.0 147 140 4 3 0 .980 1.0 2.6 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 2 2.84 2.77 .986 2.76 2.44
2000 TEX AL 22 OF 52 52 457.0 148 141 4 3 0 .980 1.0 2.6 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 2 2.86 2.79 .985 2.36 2.02
2001 TEX AL 23 OF 39 37 330.1 71 70 0 1 0 .986 -7.9 -28.7 -8.9 -6.7 -2.2 1 1.91 1.79 .985 2.30 2.01
2001 TEX AL 23 RF 39 37 330.1 71 70 0 1 0 .986 -7.9 -28.7 -8.9 -6.7 -2.2 1 1.91 1.79 .982 2.09 1.82
2002 CIN NL 24 OF 24 18 152.0 34 33 1 0 0 1.000 -2.8 -22.1 -1.8 0.2 -2.0 -1 2.01 1.42 .982 2.19 1.84
2002 CIN NL 24 RF 23 16 138.2 29 28 1 0 0 1.000 -2.7 -23.4 -1.7 0.2 -1.9 -1 1.88 1.26 .983 2.07 1.67
2002 CIN NL 24 CF 2 2 13.1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -9.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 3.38 2.50 .980 2.56 2.15
2003 CIN NL 25 OF 54 49 431.2 110 106 2 2 1 .982 -2.3 -6.4 -2.3 -0.6 -1.7 0 2.25 2.00 .984 2.17 1.85
2003 CIN NL 25 RF 39 36 313.0 79 76 1 2 0 .975 -3.2 -12.3 -3.2 -1.2 -2.0 0 2.21 1.97 .982 2.09 1.72
2003 CIN NL 25 CF 14 12 103.0 28 26 2 0 1 1.000 1.4 16.3 1.4 0.6 0.8 0 2.45 2.00 .989 2.50 2.14
2003 CIN NL 25 LF 4 1 15.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -38.3 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 2.30 1.00 .975 1.90 1.55
2004 TOT MLB 26 OF 40 32 283.2 71 65 5 1 2 .986 0.7 3.0 -0.3 -1.0 0.7 1 2.22 1.75 .983 2.27 2.00
2004 TOT MLB 26 RF 19 10 102.1 24 23 1 0 0 1.000 -2.6 -30.5 -2.6 -1.2 -1.4 0 2.11 1.26 .983 2.19 1.87
2004 TOT MLB 26 LF 13 12 103.0 26 22 3 1 1 .962 3.4 39.6 1.4 0.7 0.7 2 2.18 1.92 .985 2.02 1.69
2004 TOT MLB 26 CF 10 10 78.1 21 20 1 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -1.5 0.9 -0.5 1.4 -1 2.41 2.10 .990 2.59 2.31
2004 PIT NL 26 OF 10 9 71.2 15 13 1 1 1 .933 -2.3 -38.5 -1.3 -1.3 0.0 -1 1.76 1.40 .980 2.16 1.85
2004 PIT NL 26 CF 5 5 37.1 9 8 1 0 1 1.000 1.4 45.0 1.4 0.0 1.4 0 2.17 1.80 .989 2.53 2.26
2004 PIT NL 26 RF 4 2 20.1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -3.4 -200.7 -2.4 -1.0 -1.4 -1 1.77 1.00 .975 2.08 1.70
2004 PIT NL 26 LF 2 2 14.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -0.3 -25.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.64 0.50 1.000 1.86 1.50
2004 PIT NL 26 DH 1
2004 KCR AL 26 OF 30 23 212.0 56 52 4 0 1 1.000 3.0 17.0 1.0 0.3 0.7 2 2.38 1.87 .984 2.30 2.05
2004 KCR AL 26 RF 15 8 82.0 20 19 1 0 0 1.000 0.8 11.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 1 2.20 1.33 .985 2.22 1.92
2004 KCR AL 26 LF 11 10 89.0 24 21 3 0 1 1.000 3.7 49.9 1.7 1.0 0.7 2 2.43 2.18 .983 2.04 1.73
2004 KCR AL 26 CF 5 5 41.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -43.9 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 -1 2.63 2.40 .992 2.63 2.36
6 Seasons OF 240 219 1920.1 499 477 15 7 3 .986 -10.4 -6.5 -15.4 -7.7 -7.7 5 2.31 2.05 .984 2.27 1.96
4 Seasons RF 120 99 884.1 203 197 3 3 0 .985 -16.4 -22.3 -16.4 -8.9 -7.5 0 2.04 1.67 .982 2.10 1.77
5 Seasons CF 109 107 917.1 266 253 10 3 2 .989 3.1 4.1 0.1 0.5 -0.4 3 2.58 2.41 .986 2.70 2.36
2 Seasons LF 17 13 118.2 30 26 3 1 1 .967 2.9 29.3 0.9 0.7 0.2 2 2.20 1.71 .983 2.00 1.66
1 Season DH 1
6 Seasons TOT 246 219 1920.1 499 476 16 7 3 .986 -10.4 -6.5 -15.4 -7.7 -7.7 5 2.31 2.00 .971 2.38 2.02
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1999 AL--born 1978-02-10--6th

                                         

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3150), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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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.

January 19, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.

March 28, 2006: Released by the Washington Nationals.

April 10, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

July 4, 2007: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
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.

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