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Bombo Rivera

Jesus Manuel (Torres) Rivera

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 187 lb.

Born: August 2, 1952 in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent in 1970. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1975 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): Twins/Expos/Royals 1975-1982

Final Game: October 3, 1982 (Age 30)
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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
1975 22 MON NL 5 11 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .111 .273 .111 .384 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 /79
1976 23 MON NL 68 199 185 22 51 11 4 2 19 1 0 13 32 .276 .323 .411 .734 104 76 5 0 1 0 1 79
1978 25 MIN AL 101 295 251 35 68 8 2 3 23 5 3 35 47 .271 .362 .355 .717 101 89 3 2 5 2 1 97/D
1979 26 MIN AL 112 294 263 37 74 13 5 2 31 5 5 17 40 .281 .324 .392 .715 90 103 6 0 13 1 0 79/D8
1980 27 MIN AL 44 117 113 13 25 7 0 3 10 0 0 4 20 .221 .248 .363 .611 61 41 4 0 0 0 0 97/D
1982 29 KCR AL 5 10 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -45 1 0 0 0 0 0 /79
6 Yrs 335 926 831 109 220 39 11 10 83 11 8 71 144 .265 .323 .374 .697 90 311 19 2 19 3 2
162 Game Avg. 162 448 402 53 106 19 5 5 40 5 4 34 70 .265 .323 .374 .697 90 150 9 1 9 1 1
MIN (3 yrs) 257 706 627 85 167 28 7 8 64 10 8 56 107 .266 .327 .372 .699 90 233 13 2 18 3 1
MON (2 yrs) 73 210 194 23 52 11 4 2 19 1 0 15 35 .268 .321 .397 .717 99 77 6 0 1 0 1
KCR (1 yr) 5 10 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -45 1 0 0 0 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 262 716 637 86 168 28 7 8 64 10 8 56 109 .264 .324 .367 .691 88 234 13 2 18 3 1
NL (2 yrs) 73 210 194 23 52 11 4 2 19 1 0 15 35 .268 .321 .397 .717 99 77 6 0 1 0 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1975 22 MON NL 5 11 -1 0 -0 -0 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .456 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /79
1976 23 MON NL 68 199 2 0 -1 -2 -2 -2 -0.2 6 4 0.4 .497 .499 0.5 -0.5 6 79
1978 25 MIN AL 101 295 1 -1 1 7 -4 5 0.5 11 15 1.6 .505 .503 0.8 0.3 8 97/D
1979 26 MIN AL 112 294 -2 -0 -1 11 -5 3 0.4 11 14 1.3 .503 .502 0.3 0.6 3 79/D8
1980 27 MIN AL 44 117 -6 0 -0 -0 -2 -8 -0.8 4 -4 -0.4 .482 .495 -0.4 -0.2 -4 97/D
1982 29 KCR AL 5 10 -2 0 0 0 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .457 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -2 /79
6 Seasons 335 926 -7 0 -1 16 -14 -6 -0.5 32 26 2.5 .498 .499 0.9 0.2 10
MIN (3 yrs) 257 706 -6 -1 0 18 -11 0 0.1 25 25 2.5 .500 .500 0.7 0.8 7
MON (2 yrs) 73 210 1 1 -1 -2 -3 -4 -0.5 7 3 0.2 .494 .499 0.4 -0.5 5
KCR (1 yr) 5 10 -2 0 0 0 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .457 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -2

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1975 MON NL 22 OF 5 4 1 29.1 9 8 0 1 0 .889 -0 -20 2.45 1.60 .978 2.30 2.28
1975 MON NL 22 LF 4 2 0 18.1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -26 1.47 0.75 .973 2.11 2.10
1975 MON NL 22 RF 2 2 1 11.0 5 4 0 1 0 .800 -0 -11 3.27 2.00 .974 2.05 2.05
1976 MON NL 23 OF 56 50 26 395.1 101 89 7 5 3 .950 -2 -5 2.19 1.71 .979 2.34 2.33
1976 MON NL 23 LF 45 44 23 333.2 86 75 6 5 2 .942 -3 -11 2.18 1.80 .976 2.02 2.01
1976 MON NL 23 RF 14 6 3 61.2 17 16 1 0 1 1.000 2 31 2.48 1.21 .974 2.15 2.15
1978 MIN AL 25 OF 94 61 39 604.0 170 162 5 3 0 .982 7 15 2.49 1.78 .979 2.47 2.45
1978 MIN AL 25 RF 72 57 36 508.0 138 133 2 3 0 .978 3 8 2.39 1.88 .978 2.24 2.22
1978 MIN AL 25 LF 32 4 3 96.0 33 30 3 0 0 1.000 4 51 3.09 1.03 .974 2.21 2.19
1978 MIN AL 25 DH 2 0
1979 MIN AL 26 OF 105 60 41 616.1 183 169 12 2 0 .989 11 21 2.64 1.72 .981 2.46 2.43
1979 MIN AL 26 LF 61 39 28 377.1 111 103 7 1 0 .991 9 28 2.62 1.80 .980 2.22 2.20
1979 MIN AL 26 RF 50 21 13 238.0 66 60 5 1 0 .985 2 10 2.46 1.30 .980 2.25 2.22
1979 MIN AL 26 DH 2 0
1979 MIN AL 26 CF 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 240 9.00 1.00 .980 2.70 2.90
1980 MIN AL 27 OF 37 31 21 252.1 64 58 1 5 1 .922 -0 -0 2.10 1.59 .979 2.47 2.46
1980 MIN AL 27 RF 28 25 16 199.1 53 47 1 5 1 .906 2 12 2.17 1.71 .975 2.13 2.12
1980 MIN AL 27 LF 10 6 5 53.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -48 1.53 0.90 .980 2.34 2.35
1980 MIN AL 27 DH 2 0
1982 KCR AL 29 OF 3 2 2 21.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1.71 1.33 .982 2.49 2.47
1982 KCR AL 29 LF 2 2 2 18.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0 7 2.00 2.00 .980 2.30 2.30
1982 KCR AL 29 RF 1 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -40 0.00 0.00 2.40 2.30
6 Seasons OF 300 208 130 1918.1 531 490 25 16 4 .970 16 10 2.42 1.72 .980 2.44 2.42
6 Seasons RF 167 111 69 1021.0 279 260 9 10 2 .964 9 10 2.37 1.61 .978 2.21 2.20
6 Seasons LF 154 97 61 896.1 246 224 16 6 2 .976 7 10 2.41 1.56 .978 2.15 2.15
1 Season CF 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 240 9.00 1.00 .980 2.70 2.90
6 Seasons TOT 300 208 130 1918.1 531 490 25 16 4 .970 16 10 2.42 1.72 .980 2.44 2.42
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1979 AL  13 (8th)

Errors Committed as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1976 NL  5 (5th)

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1976 NL  2 (1st)

Total Zone Runs as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1979 AL  9 (3rd)

Total Zone Runs as OF s c a p y
1979 AL  11 (4th)

                                         

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