Rubén Sierra

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: October 6, 1965 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico pr

High School: Liceo Castro (Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico)

Debut: June 1, 1986 (Age 20-238d, 12,777th in MLB history)
vs. KCR 3 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 9, 2006 (Age 40-276d)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Agents: Chuck Berry, Tom Reich • Previously: Bob Woolf, Dennis Gilbert, John Davimos, Ray Negron

Full Name: Ruben Angel Sierra

Nicknames: El Caballo or El Indio

Pronunciation: \sea-ERR-ah\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.8

AB

8044

H

2152

HR

306

BA

.268

R

1084

RBI

1322

SB

142

OBP

.315

SLG

.450

OPS

.765

OPS+

105

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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
1983	17	TEX-min	Rk	48	203	182	26	44	7	3	1	26	3	4	16	38	.242	.300	.330	.630		60		1	0	4	1		RGS · GULF
1984	18	TEX-min	A	138	541	482	55	127	33	5	6	75	13	9	49	97	.263	.331	.390	.721		188		1	6	3	5		BUR · MIDW
1985	19	TEX-min	AA	137	587	545	63	138	34	8	13	74	22	7	35	111	.253	.297	.417	.713		227		1	1	5	6		TUL · TL
1986	20	TEX-min	AAA	46	209	189	31	56	11	2	9	41	8	2	15	27	.296	.341	.519	.860		98		0	1	4	3		OKC · AA
1986	20	TEX	AL	113	411	382	50	101	13	10	16	55	7	8	22	65	.264	.302	.476	.779	107	182	8	1	1	5	3	978/D	RoY-6
1987	21	TEX	AL	158	696	643	97	169	35	4	30	109	16	11	39	114	.263	.302	.470	.771	101	302	18	2	0	12	4	*9/8	MVP-20
1988	22	TEX	AL	156	668	615	77	156	32	2	23	91	18	4	44	91	.254	.301	.424	.725	100	261	15	1	0	8	10	*9/D
1989	23	TEX	AL	162	689	634	101	194	35	14	29	119	8	2	43	82	.306	.347	.543	.889	146	344	7	2	0	10	2	*9/8	AS,MVP-2,SS
1990	24	TEX	AL	159	666	608	70	170	37	2	16	96	9	0	49	86	.280	.330	.426	.756	111	259	15	1	0	8	13	*9/D
1991	25	TEX	AL	161	726	661	110	203	44	5	25	116	16	4	56	91	.307	.357	.502	.859	138	332	17	0	0	9	7	*9/8	AS,MVP-8
1992	26	TOT	AL	151	656	601	83	167	34	7	17	87	14	4	45	68	.278	.323	.443	.766	117	266	11	0	0	10	12	*9/D	AS
1992	26	TEX	AL	124	539	500	66	139	30	6	14	70	12	4	31	59	.278	.315	.446	.761	115	223	9	0	0	8	6	*9/D
1992	26	OAK	AL	27	117	101	17	28	4	1	3	17	2	0	14	9	.277	.359	.426	.785	126	43	2	0	0	2	6	9/D
1993	27	OAK	AL	158	692	630	77	147	23	5	22	101	25	5	52	97	.233	.288	.390	.678	86	246	17	0	0	10	16	*9D
1994	28	OAK	AL	110	460	426	71	114	21	1	23	92	8	5	23	64	.268	.298	.484	.781	106	206	15	0	0	11	4	*9D/8	AS,MVP-23
1995	29	TOT	AL	126	533	479	73	126	32	0	19	86	5	4	46	76	.263	.323	.449	.772	104	215	8	0	0	8	4	9D
1995	29	OAK	AL	70	291	264	40	70	17	0	12	42	4	4	24	42	.265	.323	.466	.789	111	123	2	0	0	3	2	9/D
1995	29	NYY	AL	56	242	215	33	56	15	0	7	44	1	0	22	34	.260	.322	.428	.750	95	92	6	0	0	5	2	D9
1996	30	TOT	AL	142	587	518	61	128	26	2	12	72	4	4	60	83	.247	.320	.375	.695	75	194	12	0	0	9	12	D79
1996	30	NYY	AL	96	407	360	39	93	17	1	11	52	1	3	40	58	.258	.327	.403	.730	83	145	10	0	0	7	11	D7/9
1996	30	DET	AL	46	180	158	22	35	9	1	1	20	3	1	20	25	.222	.306	.310	.616	57	49	2	0	0	2	1	D9/7
1997	31	TOR-min	AAA	8	34	32	5	7	2	0	1	5	0	0	2	6	.219	.265	.375	.640		12	0	0	0	0	1		SYR · IL
1997	31	TOT	MLB	39	148	138	10	32	5	3	3	12	0	0	9	34	.232	.277	.377	.654	69	52	1	0	0	1	2	79/D
1997	31	CIN	NL	25	96	90	6	22	5	1	2	7	0	0	6	21	.244	.292	.389	.681	75	35	1	0	0	0	1	79
1997	31	TOR	AL	14	52	48	4	10	0	2	1	5	0	0	3	13	.208	.250	.354	.604	57	17	0	0	0	1	1	/D79
1998	32	NYM-min	AAA	28	124	108	16	28	5	0	3	19	3	0	13	18	.259	.331	.389	.720		42	4	0	0	3	2		NFK · IL
1998	32	CHW	AL	27	77	74	7	16	4	1	4	11	2	0	3	11	.216	.247	.459	.706	81	34	2	0	0	0	0	9/D7

2000	34	TEX-min	AAA	112	498	439	70	143	26	3	18	82	5	2	55	63	.326	.398	.522	.919		229	24	0	0	4	6		OKC · PCL
2000	34	TEX	AL	20	64	60	5	14	0	0	1	7	1	0	4	9	.233	.281	.283	.565	44	17	1	0	0	0	0	D
2001	35	TEX-min	AAA	24	104	94	14	25	2	1	3	12	2	0	10	14	.266	.337	.404	.741		38	5	0	0	0	2		OKC · PCL
2001	35	TEX	AL	94	369	344	55	100	22	1	23	67	2	0	19	52	.291	.322	.561	.884	124	193	13	0	0	6	0	D9/7
2002	36	SEA	AL	122	452	419	47	113	23	0	13	60	4	0	31	66	.270	.319	.418	.736	97	175	17	0	0	2	5	7D/9
2003	37	TOT	AL	106	336	307	33	83	17	1	9	43	2	1	27	47	.270	.327	.420	.748	93	129	9	0	0	2	3	D79
2003	37	TEX	AL	43	147	133	14	35	9	0	3	12	1	1	14	27	.263	.333	.398	.732	85	53	2	0	0	0	1	7D/9
2003	37	NYY	AL	63	189	174	19	48	8	1	6	31	1	0	13	20	.276	.323	.437	.760	100	76	7	0	0	2	2	D9/7
2004	38	NYY	AL	107	338	307	40	75	12	1	17	65	1	0	25	55	.244	.296	.456	.752	94	140	5	0	0	6	4	D9/7
2005	39	NYY-min	AAA	3	13	11	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	.182	.308	.455	.762		5	0	0	0	0	1		CLB · IL
2005	39	NYY	AL	61	181	170	14	39	12	0	4	29	0	0	9	41	.229	.265	.371	.636	69	63	2	0	0	2	1	D9/7
2006	40	MIN-min	A+,AAA	5	21	18	3	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	5	.278	.381	.333	.714		6	1	0	0	0	0		FTM,ROC · FLOR,IL
2006	40	MIN	AL	14	33	28	3	5	1	0	0	4	0	0	4	7	.179	.273	.214	.487	30	6	0	0	0	1	0	/D
20 Yrs				2186	8782	8044	1084	2152	428	59	306	1322	142	52	610	1239	.268	.315	.450	.765	105	3616	193	7	1	120	102
162 Game Avg.				162	651	596	80	159	32	4	23	98	11	4	45	92	.268	.315	.450	.765	105	268	14	1	0	9	8
				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
TEX (10 yrs)				1190	4975	4580	645	1281	257	44	180	742	90	34	321	676	.280	.323	.473	.796	116	2166	105	7	1	66	46
NYY (5 yrs)				383	1357	1226	145	311	64	3	45	221	4	3	109	208	.254	.310	.421	.730	88	516	30	0	0	22	20
OAK (4 yrs)				365	1560	1421	205	359	65	7	60	252	39	14	113	212	.253	.303	.435	.737	100	618	36	0	0	26	28
MIN (1 yr)				14	33	28	3	5	1	0	0	4	0	0	4	7	.179	.273	.214	.487	30	6	0	0	0	1	0
CIN (1 yr)				25	96	90	6	22	5	1	2	7	0	0	6	21	.244	.292	.389	.681	75	35	1	0	0	0	1
SEA (1 yr)				122	452	419	47	113	23	0	13	60	4	0	31	66	.270	.319	.418	.736	97	175	17	0	0	2	5
DET (1 yr)				46	180	158	22	35	9	1	1	20	3	1	20	25	.222	.306	.310	.616	57	49	2	0	0	2	1
CHW (1 yr)				27	77	74	7	16	4	1	4	11	2	0	3	11	.216	.247	.459	.706	81	34	2	0	0	0	0
TOR (1 yr)				14	52	48	4	10	0	2	1	5	0	0	3	13	.208	.250	.354	.604	57	17	0	0	0	1	1

AL (20 yrs)				2161	8686	7954	1078	2130	423	58	304	1315	142	52	604	1218	.268	.316	.450	.766	105	3581	192	7	1	120	101
NL (1 yr)				25	96	90	6	22	5	1	2	7	0	0	6	21	.244	.292	.389	.681	75	35	1	0	0	0	1

Player Value--Batting

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

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