Rubén Rivera

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: November 14, 1973 in Chorrera, Panama pa

High School: La Chorrea (Panama, Panama)

Debut: September 3, 1995 (Age 21-293d, 14,380th in MLB history)
vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 28, 2003 (Age 29-195d)
vs. ARI 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season

Full Name: Ruben (Moreno) Rivera

Relatives: Cousin of Mariano Rivera

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.7

AB

1586

R

237

H

343

BA

.216

HR

RBI

203

SB

OBP

.307

SLG

.393

OPS

.701

OPS+

Standard Batting

Standard Batting
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
1992	18	NYY-min	Rk	53	244	194	37	53	10	3	1	20	21	6	42	49	.273	.417	.371	.788		72	2	6	2	0	0		YNK · GULF
1993	19	NYY-min	A-	55	240	199	45	55	7	6	13	47	12	5	32	66	.276	.385	.568	.953		113	2	5	1	3	1		ONE · NYPL
1994	20	NYY-min	A,A+	139	600	534	101	150	28	6	33	101	48	10	55	163	.281	.357	.541	.898		289	13	9	0	2	1		GBO,TAM · SALL,FLOR
1995	21	NYY-min	AA,AAA	119	510	430	86	122	24	10	24	74	24	12	63	139	.284	.390	.553	.944		238	9	14	0	3	2		NCH,CLB · EL,IL
1995	21	NYY	AL	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/7
1996	22	NYY-min	AAA	101	412	362	59	85	20	4	10	46	15	10	40	96	.235	.324	.395	.719		143	4	8	1	1	4		CLB · IL
1996	22	NYY	AL	46	106	88	17	25	6	1	2	16	6	2	13	26	.284	.381	.443	.824	107	39	1	2	1	2	0	987
1997	23	SDP-min	AAA,A+	18	77	71	12	16	6	1	2	9	2	0	4	29	.225	.273	.423	.695		30	0	1	0	1	0		LVG,RCU · PCL,CALL
1997	23	SDP	NL	17	22	20	2	5	1	0	0	1	2	1	2	9	.250	.318	.300	.618	69	6	0	0	0	0	0	/897
1998	24	SDP-min	AAA	30	117	104	9	15	3	0	3	11	4	0	11	42	.144	.222	.260	.482		27	3	0	0	2	0		LVG · PCL
1998	24	SDP	NL	95	204	172	31	36	7	2	6	29	5	1	28	52	.209	.325	.378	.703	91	65	1	2	1	1	0	987
1999	25	SDP	NL	147	475	411	65	80	16	1	23	48	18	7	55	143	.195	.295	.406	.701	82	167	9	5	0	4	1	*8
2000	26	SDP-min	AAA	2	10	10	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.200	.200	.200	.400		2	0	0	0	0	0		LVG · PCL
2000	26	SDP	NL	135	479	423	62	88	18	6	17	57	8	4	44	137	.208	.296	.400	.696	80	169	8	10	0	2	1	*8/7
2001	27	CIN	NL	117	290	263	37	67	13	1	10	34	6	3	21	83	.255	.321	.426	.747	87	112	7	5	0	1	1	897
2002	28	TEX-min	AA,AAA	86	349	303	57	91	19	8	17	66	6	3	36	69	.300	.381	.584	.965		177	7	6	0	4	3		TUL,OKC · TL,PCL
2002	28	TEX	AL	69	186	158	17	33	4	0	4	14	4	2	17	45	.209	.302	.310	.612	60	49	2	5	4	2	0	8/D
2003	29	BAL-min	AA,AAA	55	197	176	29	45	8	3	8	27	2	1	16	47	.256	.330	.472	.802		83	5	4	0	1	0		BOW,OTT · EL,IL
2003	29	SFG	NL	31	55	50	6	9	2	0	2	4	1	0	5	14	.180	.255	.340	.595	54	17	0	0	0	0	1	8/79
2004	30	CMP	AAA																										CMP · MEX
2005	31	NYY-min	AAA,A+	86	373	315	72	104	16	2	21	72	14	3	46	72	.330	.421	.594	1.015		187	8	7	0	5	0		CMP,TAM · MEX,FLOR
2006	32	CHW-min	AAA	107	377	331	52	79	18	2	16	42	4	1	32	90	.239	.322	.450	.772		149	2	10	1	3	0		CHR · IL
2007	33	CMP	AAA	102	448	384	65	132	26	4	25	76	15	2	57	65	.344	.435	.628	1.063		241	9	6	0	1	2		CMP · MEX
2008	34	CMP	AAA	105	446	366	76	128	22	4	25	70	22	6	66	74	.350	.464	.637	1.101		233	9	13	0	1	7		CMP · MEX
2009	35	CMP	AAA	107	477	387	96	133	24	3	32	90	17	5	77	51	.344	.461	.669	1.130		259	12	10	0	3	4		CMP · MEX
2010	36	CMP	AAA	98	412	344	80	124	17	3	21	73	16	4	57	48	.360	.456	.610	1.067		210	4	7	0	4	9		CMP · MEX
2011	37	CMP	AAA	97	429	357	84	115	22	2	31	90	7	3	63	53	.322	.424	.655	1.080		234	14	4	0	5	6		CMP · MEX
2012	38	CMP	AAA	105	434	372	64	118	33	1	12	49	14	4	54	84	.317	.410	.508	.918		189	7	6	0	2	4		CMP · MEX
2013	39	CDC	AAA	109	478	383	87	120	25	2	22	80	23	11	82	70	.313	.439	.561	1.001		215	5	8	0	5	5		CDC · MEX
2014	40	ASC	AAA	108	451	396	72	119	22	3	21	70	19	8	48	77	.301	.381	.530	.912		210	14	5	0	2	1		ASC · MEX
2015	41	MCD,VIL	AAA	83	356	312	56	91	24	1	10	41	10	0	36	53	.292	.375	.471	.846		147	10	6	1	1	0		MCD,VIL · MEX
2016	42	VIL,PUE	AAA	90	377	315	53	90	21	0	10	46	11	2	50	61	.286	.384	.448	.832		141	9	4	2	6	3		VIL,PUE · MEX
2017	43	MVA	AAA	76	233	206	37	51	10	0	7	30	7	2	23	44	.248	.326	.398	.724		82	3	2	0	2	2		MVA · MEX
9 Yrs				662	1818	1586	237	343	67	11	64	203	50	20	185	510	.216	.307	.393	.701	82	624	28	29	6	12	4
162 Game Avg.				162	445	388	58	84	16	3	16	50	12	5	45	125	.216	.307	.393	.701	82	153	7	7	1	3	1

SDP (4 yrs)				394	1180	1026	160	209	42	9	46	135	33	13	129	341	.204	.301	.397	.698	82	407	18	17	1	7	2
NYY (2 yrs)				51	107	89	17	25	6	1	2	16	6	2	13	27	.281	.377	.438	.816	105	39	1	2	1	2	0
TEX (1 yr)				69	186	158	17	33	4	0	4	14	4	2	17	45	.209	.302	.310	.612	60	49	2	5	4	2	0
CIN (1 yr)				117	290	263	37	67	13	1	10	34	6	3	21	83	.255	.321	.426	.747	87	112	7	5	0	1	1
SFG (1 yr)				31	55	50	6	9	2	0	2	4	1	0	5	14	.180	.255	.340	.595	54	17	0	0	0	0	1

NL (6 yrs)				542	1525	1339	203	285	57	10	58	173	40	16	155	438	.213	.303	.400	.703	82	536	25	22	1	8	4
AL (3 yrs)				120	293	247	34	58	10	1	6	30	10	4	30	72	.235	.330	.356	.686	77	88	3	7	5	4	0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Rubén Rivera

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Name + "Statistics" Translations

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