Mariano Rivera
Mariano Rivera (Mo, Super Mariano or The Sandman)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: November 29, 1969 in Panama City, Panama
High School: La Chorrea (Panama, PA)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 23, 1995
Relatives: Cousin of Ruben Rivera
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1995 NYY AL 25 P 19 10 67.0 16 2 14 0 1 1.000 2.15 0.84 .956 1.79 0.53
1996 NYY AL 26 P 61 0 107.2 17 4 13 0 0 1.000 1.42 0.28 .959 1.77 0.52 CYA-3,MVP-12
1997 NYY AL 27 P 66 0 71.2 20 11 9 0 0 1.000 2.51 0.30 .955 1.71 0.49 AS,MVP-25
1998 NYY AL 28 P 54 0 61.1 17 3 14 0 1 1.000 2.49 0.31 .959 1.78 0.50
1999 NYY AL 29 P 66 0 69.0 22 12 10 0 2 1.000 2.87 0.33 .950 1.70 0.47 AS,CYA-3,MVP-14
2000 NYY AL 30 P 66 0 75.2 23 8 15 0 0 1.000 2.74 0.35 .952 1.62 0.46 AS
2001 NYY AL 31 P 71 0 80.2 33 17 15 1 0 .970 3.57 0.45 .955 1.75 0.49 AS,MVP-11
2002 NYY AL 32 P 45 0 46.0 11 3 6 2 1 .818 1.76 0.20 .964 1.68 0.48 AS
2003 NYY AL 33 P 64 0 70.2 21 4 15 2 0 .905 2.42 0.30 .957 1.73 0.49 MVP-27
2004 NYY AL 34 P 74 0 78.2 41 9 31 1 1 .976 4.58 0.54 .946 1.66 0.45 AS,CYA-3,MVP-9
2005 NYY AL 35 P 71 0 78.1 29 7 22 0 1 1.000 3.33 0.41 .952 1.69 0.46 AS,CYA-2,MVP-9
2006 NYY AL 36 P 63 0 75.0 25 7 18 0 1 1.000 3.00 0.40 .956 1.56 0.41 AS,MVP-26
2007 NYY AL 37 P 67 0 71.1 16 6 10 0 1 1.000 2.02 0.24 .950 1.60 0.42
2008 NYY AL 38 P 64 0 70.2 14 6 8 0 1 1.000 1.78 0.22 .950 1.60 0.42 AS,CYA-5
2009 NYY AL 39 P 66 0 66.1 18 2 16 0 1 1.000 2.44 0.27 .950 1.53 0.40 AS,MVP-14
15 Seasons P 917 10 1090.0 323 101 216 6 11 .981 2.62 0.35 .953 1.68 0.46
15 Seasons TOT 917 10 1090.0 323 101 216 6 11 .981 2.62 0.35 .935 1.68 0.46

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1995 NYY AL 25 19 0 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 NYY AL 26 61 0 61 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 NYY AL 27 66 0 2 66 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 NYY AL 28 54 0 3 54 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 NYY AL 29 66 0 5 66 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 NYY AL 30 66 0 5 66 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 NYY AL 31 71 0 5 71 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 NYY AL 32 45 0 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 NYY AL 33 64 0 5 64 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 NYY AL 34 74 0 2 74 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 NYY AL 35 71 0 5 71 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 NYY AL 36 63 0 10 63 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 NYY AL 37 67 0 5 67 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 NYY AL 38 64 0 1 64 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 NYY AL 39 66 0 6 66 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Seasons 917 0 54 917 917 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1995 NYY AL 25 310 73% 22% 16 88% 0 2 1 1 14 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 100%
1996 NYY AL 26 429 61% 24% 15 93% 0 4 2 2 13 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1997 NYY AL 27 312 71% 28% 13 85% 0 11 1 8 9 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1998 NYY AL 28 250 78% 37% 13 100% 0 2 1 1 13 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 100%
1999 NYY AL 29 282 74% 40% 13 100% 0 12 2 6 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 100%
2000 NYY AL 30 325 74% 30% 17 100% 0 8 2 6 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 100%
2001 NYY AL 31 328 71% 35% 19 95% 0 17 1 11 15 14 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 100%
2002 NYY AL 32 193 72% 30% 9 78% 0 2 2 0 6 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 50%
2003 NYY AL 33 290 73% 39% 18 83% 0 4 1 3 15 14 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 67%
2004 NYY AL 34 327 72% 41% 35 94% 0 9 2 7 31 26 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 6 100%
2005 NYY AL 35 315 68% 36% 24 100% 0 7 3 4 22 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 100%
2006 NYY AL 36 308 77% 40% 21 95% 0 7 2 3 18 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 100%
2007 NYY AL 37 305 70% 34% 10 100% 0 6 0 5 10 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 100%
2008 NYY AL 38 270 69% 35% 14 86% 0 6 4 1 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 100%
2009 NYY AL 39 273 69% 33% 18 94% 0 2 1 1 16 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 100%
15 Seasons 4517 71% 33% 255 93% 0 99 25 59 215 174 21 6 0 0 6 5 11 7 8 3 36 94%
MLB Averages 74% 30% 89% 82%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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