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Ruben Rivera
Ruben (Moreno) Rivera

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 200 lb.

Debut September 3, 1995
  vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 28, 2003
Born November 14, 1973 in Chorrera, Panama

Cousin of Mariano Rivera

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1990. (All Transactions)

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        September 1995. Rookies Derek Jeter and Ruben Rivera sit in the Yankees dugout, mouths full of Big League Chew, on the verge of stardom.

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1995 21 NYY AL   5    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1996 22 NYY AL  46   88   17   25   6  1   2   16   6  2  13  26  .284  .381  .443  107   39   1   2   0   2   1
 1997 23 SDP NL  17   20    2    5   1  0   0    1   2  1   2   9  .250  .318  .300   69    6   0   0   0   0   0
 1998 24 SDP NL  95  172   31   36   7  2   6   29   5  1  28  52  .209  .325  .378   91   65   1   1   0   2   1
 1999 25 SDP NL 147  411   65   80  16  1  23   48  18  7  55 143  .195  .295  .406   82  167   0   4   1   5   9
 2000 26 SDP NL 135  423   62   88  18  6  17   57   8  4  44 137  .208  .296  .400   80  169   0   2   1  10   8
 2001 27 CIN NL 117  263   37   67  13  1  10   34   6  3  21  83  .255  .321  .426   87  112   0   1   1   5   7
 2002 28 TEX AL  69  158   17   33   4  0   4   14   4  2  17  45  .209  .302  .310   60   49   4   2   0   5   2
 2003 29 SFG NL  31   50    6    9   2  0   2    4   1  0   5  14  .180  .255  .340   54   17   0   0   1   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      662 1586  237  343  67 11  64  203  50 20 185 510  .216  .307  .393   82  624   6  12   4  29  28
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        388   58   84  16  3  16   50  12  5  45 125  .216  .307  .393   82  153   1   3   1   7   7
 Career High    147  423   65   88  18  6  23   57  18  7  55 143  .255  .321  .426   87  169   4   4   1  10   9
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1995 21 NYY AL    1    1    0   0.0   109| .000  .269| .000  .343| .000  .425| .000  .768|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1996 22 NYY AL  106   69   17   6.6   117| .284  .278| .381  .352| .443  .447| .824  .799| 107  .575   1.7   0.1  75%
 1997 23 SDP NL   22   16    2   3.4   102| .250  .262| .318  .333| .300  .411| .618  .744|  69  .335  -0.8  -0.1  66%
 1998 24 SDP NL  204  140   24   4.6   100| .209  .259| .325  .328| .378  .409| .703  .737|  91  .475  -1.4  -0.1  83%
 1999 25 SDP NL  475  351   51   3.9   108| .195  .266| .295  .340| .406  .428| .701  .768|  82  .361 -11.6  -1.1  72%
 2000 26 SDP NL  479  349   51   3.9   109| .208  .263| .296  .339| .400  .430| .696  .770|  80  .362 -13.4  -1.2  66%
 2001 27 CIN NL  290  207   35   4.5   116| .255  .274| .321  .346| .426  .449| .747  .796|  87  .452  -5.9  -0.6  66%
 2002 28 TEX AL  186  135   16   3.2   110| .209  .271| .302  .339| .310  .436| .612  .776|  60  .307  -9.4  -0.9  66%
 2003 29 SFG NL   55   41    5   3.3   108| .180  .267| .255  .339| .340  .429| .595  .768|  54  .319  -3.6  -0.3 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      1818 1309  201   4.1   109| .216  .267| .307  .340| .393  .432| .700  .772|  82  .396 -44.7  -4.2  71%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / 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 ------+
1995 21 NYY AL LF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 3.60 2.16 0 5.0 1996 22 NYY AL OF 45 76 2 0 0 1.000 .984 1.73 2.02 2.85 2.37 21 246.7 RF 19 23 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.26 1.72 3.07 2.18 4 70.3 CF 14 39 1 0 0 1.000 .990 2.86 2.35 3.21 2.78 12 112.0 LF 13 16 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.23 1.75 2.24 2.18 5 64.3 1997 23 SDP NL OF 7 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.86 1.77 3.08 2.13 3 38.0 CF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 2.02 2.57 2.40 2 21.0 RF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.65 3.86 2.06 1 14.0 LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.50 3.00 1.80 0 3.0 1998 24 SDP NL OF 91 103 3 3 0 .972 .980 1.16 1.78 2.01 2.17 43 474.7 RF 73 68 1 2 0 .972 .976 0.95 1.66 1.96 2.08 24 316.7 CF 13 23 2 1 0 .962 .988 1.92 2.15 2.55 2.53 12 88.3 LF 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.00 1.38 1.68 1.89 7 69.7 1999 25 SDP NL CF 143 312 8 8 2 .976 .984 2.24 2.20 2.82 2.63 110 1023.0 2000 26 SDP NL OF 132 304 10 5 3 .984 .981 2.38 1.86 2.72 2.25 112 1037.7 CF 131 303 10 5 3 .984 .987 2.39 2.24 2.72 2.64 112 1036.7 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 2001 27 CIN NL OF 99 171 4 3 2 .983 .982 1.77 1.86 2.69 2.20 56 585.3 CF 70 129 3 2 2 .985 .986 1.89 2.18 2.93 2.59 38 405.7 RF 21 34 0 1 0 .971 .980 1.62 1.73 2.42 2.11 13 126.7 LF 10 7 1 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.48 1.36 1.90 5 53.0 2002 28 TEX AL CF 67 167 2 3 1 .983 .989 2.52 2.49 3.22 2.78 56 471.7 DH 1 2003 29 SFG NL OF 27 42 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.56 1.85 3.44 2.17 8 110.0 CF 13 28 0 0 0 1.000 .989 2.15 2.14 3.67 2.50 6 68.7 LF 9 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.54 4.11 1.92 1 26.3 RF 6 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.72 1.20 2.10 1 15.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1996 22 NYY AL CF 14 39 1 0 0 1.000 .990 2.86 2.35 3.21 2.78 12 112.0 1997 23 SDP NL CF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 2.02 2.57 2.40 2 21.0 1998 24 SDP NL CF 13 23 2 1 0 .962 .988 1.92 2.15 2.55 2.53 12 88.3 1999 25 SDP NL CF 143 312 8 8 2 .976 .984 2.24 2.20 2.82 2.63 110 1023.0 2000 26 SDP NL CF 131 303 10 5 3 .984 .987 2.39 2.24 2.72 2.64 112 1036.7 2001 27 CIN NL CF 70 129 3 2 2 .985 .986 1.89 2.18 2.93 2.59 38 405.7 2002 28 TEX AL CF 67 167 2 3 1 .983 .989 2.52 2.49 3.22 2.78 56 471.7 2003 29 SFG NL CF 13 28 0 0 0 1.000 .989 2.15 2.14 3.67 2.50 6 68.7 2002 28 TEX AL DH 1 1995 21 NYY AL LF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 3.60 2.16 0 5.0 1996 22 NYY AL LF 13 16 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.23 1.75 2.24 2.18 5 64.3 1997 23 SDP NL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.50 3.00 1.80 0 3.0 1998 24 SDP NL LF 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.00 1.38 1.68 1.89 7 69.7 2000 26 SDP NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 2001 27 CIN NL LF 10 7 1 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.48 1.36 1.90 5 53.0 2003 29 SFG NL LF 9 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.54 4.11 1.92 1 26.3 1995 21 NYY AL OF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.00 3.60 2.34 0 5.0 1996 22 NYY AL OF 45 76 2 0 0 1.000 .984 1.73 2.02 2.85 2.37 21 246.7 1997 23 SDP NL OF 7 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.86 1.77 3.08 2.13 3 38.0 1998 24 SDP NL OF 91 103 3 3 0 .972 .980 1.16 1.78 2.01 2.17 43 474.7 1999 25 SDP NL OF 143 312 8 8 2 .976 .981 2.24 1.86 2.82 2.26 110 1023.0 2000 26 SDP NL OF 132 304 10 5 3 .984 .981 2.38 1.86 2.72 2.25 112 1037.7 2001 27 CIN NL OF 99 171 4 3 2 .983 .982 1.77 1.86 2.69 2.20 56 585.3 2002 28 TEX AL OF 67 167 2 3 1 .983 .985 2.52 2.05 3.22 2.35 56 471.7 2003 29 SFG NL OF 27 42 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.56 1.85 3.44 2.17 8 110.0 1996 22 NYY AL RF 19 23 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.26 1.72 3.07 2.18 4 70.3 1997 23 SDP NL RF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.65 3.86 2.06 1 14.0 1998 24 SDP NL RF 73 68 1 2 0 .972 .976 0.95 1.66 1.96 2.08 24 316.7 2001 27 CIN NL RF 21 34 0 1 0 .971 .980 1.62 1.73 2.42 2.11 13 126.7 2003 29 SFG NL RF 6 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.72 1.20 2.10 1 15.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 615 1190 29 22 8 .982 .982 1.98 1.88 2.75 2.25 409 3992.0 52 455 123# CF* 455 1007 26 19 8 .982 .986 2.27 2.25 2.88 2.65 348 3227.0 RF* 123 133 2 3 0 .978 .978 1.10 1.68 2.24 2.10 43 542.7 LF* 52 51 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.00 1.55 2.11 1.98 18 222.3 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 615 1190 29 22 8 .982 .982 1.98 1.88 2.75 2.25 409 3992
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1996   ALDS  NYY TEX     W   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1998   NLDS  SDP HOU     W   3   6   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   3  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  SDP ATL     W   6  13   1   3  2  0  0   0   0   7  .231  .231  .385   1  0   0   0   0 
        WS    SDP NYY     L   3   5   1   4  2  0  0   1   0   0  .800  .800 1.200   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       2-0   5   7   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   4  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
  4 Postseason Series   3-1  14  25   2   7  4  0  0   1   0  11  .280  .280  .440   1  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
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.

Strikeouts
1999 NL-143-5
2000 NL-137-6

Youngest Player
1995 AL-21-7

HOF Standards: Batting - 4.0 (2750) (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 

November 21, 1990: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

April 22, 1997: Traded by the New York Yankees with Rafael Medina and $3 to the San Diego Padres for players to be named later, Homer Bush, and Gordon Amerson (minors). The San Diego Padres sent Hideki Irabu (May 29, 1997) and Vernon Maxwell (minors) (June 9, 1997) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

March 14, 2001: Released by the San Diego Padres.

March 21, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

November 16, 2001: Selected off waivers by the San Francisco Giants from the Cincinnati Reds.

December 21, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

February 14, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

March 11, 2002: Released by the New York Yankees.

March 31, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

September 30, 2002: Released by the Texas Rangers.

January 24, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

June 3, 2003: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

July 3, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

October 15, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

August 23, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 7, 2005: Released by the New York Yankees.

March 3, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

October 15, 2006: 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
1996New York Yankees$109,000
1997New York Yankees$158,800
1998San Diego Padres$182,500
1999San Diego Padres$265,000
2000San Diego Padres$700,000
2001Cincinnati Reds$1,000,000
2003San Francisco Giants$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,915,300

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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Name and misspellings: Ruben reuben rueben rubin rubian rubin rubian Ruben (Moreno) reuben rueben riviera riveria Rivera ribera

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