Ruben Sierra (original) (raw)
Ruben Sierra
Full name Ruben Angel (Garcia) Sierra |
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Born October 6, 1965, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico |
First Game: June 1, 1986; Final Game: July 9, 2006 |
Bat: Both Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 175 |
Named AL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1989) |
Named AL Comeback Player of the Year by The Sporting News (2001) |
Named outfielder on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1989) |
Named outfielder on The Sporting News AL Silver Slugger Team (1989) |
Ejections: 1989 (1) |
SABR Biography |
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1986 TEX A Daily Splits 113 382 50 101 13 10 16 55 22 3 65 1 1 5 0 3 8 7 8 .264 .302 .476 -0.6 1986 TEX A 1987 TEX A Daily Splits 158 643 97 169 35 4 30 109 39 4 114 2 0 12 0 5 18 16 11 .263 .302 .470 -1.0 1987 TEX A 1988 TEX A Daily Splits 156 615 77 156 32 2 23 91 44 10 91 1 0 8 0 5 15 18 4 .254 .301 .424 -0.5 1988 TEX A 1989 TEX A Daily Splits 162 634 101 194 35 14 29 119 43 2 82 2 0 10 0 8 7 8 2 .306 .347 .543 3.0 1989 TEX A 1990 TEX A Daily Splits 159 608 70 170 37 2 16 96 49 13 86 1 0 8 0 5 15 9 0 .280 .330 .426 -0.3 1990 TEX A 1991 TEX A Daily Splits 161 661 110 203 44 5 25 116 56 7 91 0 0 9 0 7 17 16 4 .307 .357 .502 2.7 1991 TEX A 1992 TEX A Daily Splits 124 500 66 139 30 6 14 70 31 6 59 0 0 8 0 3 9 12 4 .278 .315 .446 -0.1 1992 TEX A 1992 OAK A Daily Splits 27 101 17 28 4 1 3 17 14 6 9 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 .277 .359 .426 0.4 1992 OAK A 1992 TOT A 151 601 83 167 34 7 17 87 45 12 68 0 0 10 0 3 11 14 4 .278 .323 .443 0.3 1992 TOT A 1993 OAK A Daily Splits 158 630 77 147 23 5 22 101 52 16 97 0 0 10 0 12 17 25 5 .233 .288 .390 -1.8 1993 OAK A 1994 OAK A Daily Splits 110 426 71 114 21 1 23 92 23 4 64 0 0 11 0 7 15 8 5 .268 .298 .484 -0.8 1994 OAK A 1995 OAK A Daily Splits 70 264 40 70 17 0 12 42 24 2 42 0 0 3 0 4 2 4 4 .265 .323 .466 -0.7 1995 OAK A 1995 NY A Daily Splits 56 215 33 56 15 0 7 44 22 2 34 0 0 5 0 3 6 1 0 .260 .322 .428 -0.3 1995 NY A 1995 TOT A 126 479 73 126 32 0 19 86 46 4 76 0 0 8 0 7 8 5 4 .263 .323 .449 -1.0 1995 TOT A 1996 NY A Daily Splits 96 360 39 93 17 1 11 52 40 11 58 0 0 7 0 3 10 1 3 .258 .327 .403 -1.0 1996 NY A 1996 DET A Daily Splits 46 158 22 35 9 1 1 20 20 1 25 0 0 2 0 1 2 3 1 .222 .306 .310 -1.1 1996 DET A 1996 TOT A 142 518 61 128 26 2 12 72 60 12 83 0 0 9 0 4 12 4 4 .247 .320 .375 -2.1 1996 TOT A 1997 CIN N Daily Splits 25 90 6 22 5 1 2 7 6 1 21 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .244 .292 .389 -0.4 1997 CIN N 1997 TOR A Daily Splits 14 48 4 10 0 2 1 5 3 1 13 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .208 .250 .354 -0.4 1997 TOR A 1997 Total 39 138 10 32 5 3 3 12 9 2 34 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 .232 .277 .377 -0.8 1997 Total 1998 CHI A Daily Splits 27 74 7 16 4 1 4 11 3 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 .216 .247 .459 -0.3 1998 CHI A 2000 TEX A Daily Splits 20 60 5 14 0 0 1 7 4 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .233 .281 .283 -0.5 2000 TEX A 2001 TEX A Daily Splits 94 344 55 100 22 1 23 67 19 0 52 0 0 6 0 5 13 2 0 .291 .322 .561 0.4 2001 TEX A 2002 SEA A Daily Splits 122 419 47 113 23 0 13 60 31 5 66 0 0 2 0 6 17 4 0 .270 .319 .418 -0.8 2002 SEA A 2003 TEX A Daily Splits 43 133 14 35 9 0 3 12 14 1 27 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 .263 .333 .398 -0.6 2003 TEX A 2003 NY A Daily Splits 63 174 19 48 8 1 6 31 13 2 20 0 0 2 0 2 7 1 0 .276 .323 .437 -0.3 2003 NY A 2003 TOT A 106 307 33 83 17 1 9 43 27 3 47 0 0 2 0 4 9 2 1 .270 .327 .420 -0.9 2003 TOT A 2004 NY A Daily Splits 107 307 40 75 12 1 17 65 25 4 55 0 0 6 0 2 5 1 0 .244 .296 .456 -0.8 2004 NY A 2005 NY A Daily Splits 61 170 14 39 12 0 4 29 9 1 41 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 0 .229 .265 .371 -1.1 2005 NY A 2006 MIN A Daily Splits 14 28 3 5 1 0 0 4 4 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .273 .214 -0.3 2006 MIN A Total NL ( 1 Year ) 25 90 6 22 5 1 2 7 6 1 21 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .244 .292 .389 -0.4 Total NL Total AL (20 Years) 2161 7954 1078 2130 423 58 304 1315 604 101 1218 7 1 120 0 89 192 142 52 .268 .316 .450 -6.8 Total AL Total (20 Years) Splits 2186 8044 1084 2152 428 59 306 1322 610 102 1239 7 1 120 0 90 193 142 52 .268 .315 .450 -7.2 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Division Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1995 NY A Daily Splits 5 23 2 4 2 0 2 5 2 0 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .174 .231 .522 1995 NY A 2003 NY A Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2003 NY A 2004 NY A Daily Splits 3 12 1 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .286 .417 2004 NY A 2005 NY A Daily Splits 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 2005 NY A Total ( 4 Years) Splits 12 40 3 7 2 0 3 9 4 0 11 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 .175 .244 .450 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1992 OAK A Daily Splits 6 24 4 8 2 1 1 7 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 .333 .357 .625 1992 OAK A 2003 NY A Daily Splits 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 2.000 2003 NY A 2004 NY A Daily Splits 5 21 1 7 1 1 0 2 3 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .417 .476 2004 NY A Total ( 3 Years) Splits 14 47 6 16 3 2 2 10 6 1 9 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 .340 .400 .617 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 2003 NY A Daily Splits 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .750 2003 NY A
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1989 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1989 AL 1991 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1991 AL 1992 AL Daily Splits 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 1992 AL 1994 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1994 AL Total ( 4 Years) Splits 4 9 3 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .500 .778 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1986 TEX A Daily Splits OF 108 93 70 880.1 200 7 6 1 0 .972 44 21 68 1986 TEX A RF 68 38 37 404.1 95 6 2 1 0 .981 1986 TEX A LF 44 39 23 332 75 0 2 0 0 .974 1986 TEX A CF 21 16 10 144 29 1 2 0 0 .938 1986 TEX A DH 2 0 0 - 1987 TEX A Daily Splits OF 157 156 147 1373.1 272 17 11 6 0 .963 0 4 156 1987 TEX A RF 156 155 146 1358.1 270 17 11 6 0 .963 1987 TEX A CF 4 1 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1988 TEX A Daily Splits OF 153 152 142 1338.1 310 11 7 3 0 .979 0 0 153 1988 TEX A RF 153 152 142 1338.1 311 11 7 3 0 .979 1988 TEX A DH 1 1 1 - 1989 TEX A Daily Splits OF 162 162 152 1414.1 313 13 9 2 0 .973 0 2 161 1989 TEX A RF 161 161 151 1404.1 314 13 9 2 0 .973 1989 TEX A CF 2 1 1 10 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1990 TEX A Daily Splits OF 151 150 139 1309.2 283 7 10 1 0 .967 0 0 151 1990 TEX A RF 151 150 139 1309.2 282 7 10 1 0 .967 1990 TEX A DH 7 7 7 - 1991 TEX A Daily Splits OF 161 160 140 1420 305 15 7 3 0 .979 0 3 161 1991 TEX A RF 161 160 140 1405 301 14 7 3 0 .978 1991 TEX A CF 3 0 0 15 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1992 TEX A Daily Splits OF 119 119 111 1055.1 224 6 7 0 0 .970 0 0 119 1992 TEX A RF 119 119 111 1055.1 225 6 7 0 0 .971 1992 TEX A DH 4 3 3 - 1992 OAK A Daily Splits OF 25 25 22 214 59 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 25 1992 OAK A RF 25 25 22 214 59 0 0 0 0 1.000 1992 OAK A DH 2 1 1 - 1992 TOT A RF 144 144 133 1269.1 284 6 7 0 0 .976 1992 TOT A DH 6 4 4 - 1992 TOT A OF 144 144 133 1269.1 283 6 7 0 0 .976 0 0 144 1993 OAK A Daily Splits OF 133 131 117 1150.2 291 9 7 3 0 .977 0 0 133 1993 OAK A RF 133 131 117 1150.2 291 9 7 3 0 .977 1993 OAK A DH 25 25 24 - 1994 OAK A Daily Splits OF 98 97 80 825.1 155 8 9 2 0 .948 0 1 97 1994 OAK A RF 97 96 79 817.1 153 8 9 2 0 .947 1994 OAK A DH 10 10 10 - 1994 OAK A CF 1 1 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1995 OAK A Daily Splits OF 62 60 43 500 89 1 4 0 0 .957 0 0 62 1995 OAK A RF 62 60 43 500 91 1 4 0 0 .958 1995 OAK A DH 7 7 7 - 1995 NY A Daily Splits DH 46 45 45 - 1995 NY A RF 10 9 7 78 17 1 1 0 0 .947 1995 NY A OF 10 9 7 78 18 1 1 0 0 .950 0 0 10 1995 TOT A RF 72 69 50 578 108 2 5 0 0 .957 1995 TOT A DH 53 52 52 - 1995 TOT A OF 72 69 50 578 107 2 5 0 0 .956 0 0 72 1996 NY A Daily Splits DH 61 60 58 - 1996 NY A OF 33 33 21 267 56 5 1 1 0 .984 32 0 1 1996 NY A LF 32 32 20 259 52 4 1 1 0 .982 1996 NY A RF 1 1 1 8 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1996 DET A Daily Splits OF 23 22 22 202.2 52 1 5 1 0 .914 4 0 19 1996 DET A DH 20 18 17 - 1996 DET A RF 19 19 19 167.2 49 1 4 1 0 .926 1996 DET A LF 4 3 3 35 3 0 1 0 0 .750 1996 TOT A LF 36 35 23 294 55 4 2 1 0 .967 1996 TOT A RF 20 20 20 175.2 52 2 4 1 0 .931 1996 TOT A DH 81 78 75 - 1996 TOT A OF 56 55 43 469.2 108 6 6 2 0 .950 36 0 20 1997 CIN N Daily Splits OF 24 22 17 185.2 34 3 0 0 0 1.000 12 0 12 1997 CIN N RF 12 12 10 100.2 23 1 0 0 0 1.000 1997 CIN N LF 12 10 7 85 11 2 0 0 0 1.000 1997 TOR A Daily Splits OF 7 7 6 65 13 0 1 0 0 .929 6 0 2 1997 TOR A LF 6 6 5 54 12 0 1 0 0 .923 1997 TOR A DH 6 6 5 - 1997 TOR A RF 2 1 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1997 Total LF 18 16 12 139 23 2 1 0 0 .962 1997 Total RF 14 13 11 111.2 24 1 0 0 0 1.000 1997 Total OF 31 29 23 250.2 47 3 1 0 0 .980 18 0 14 1998 CHI A Daily Splits OF 14 12 6 98 19 1 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 12 1998 CHI A RF 12 11 5 89 17 1 0 0 0 1.000 1998 CHI A DH 5 5 4 - 1998 CHI A LF 2 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 2000 TEX A Daily Splits DH 14 12 12 - 2001 TEX A Daily Splits DH 50 49 48 - 2001 TEX A OF 36 33 18 280 59 0 4 0 0 .937 1 0 35 2001 TEX A RF 35 32 18 272 58 0 4 0 0 .935 2001 TEX A LF 1 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 2002 SEA A Daily Splits OF 60 54 19 420.1 91 1 2 0 0 .979 59 0 1 2002 SEA A LF 59 53 19 417.1 91 1 1 0 0 .989 2002 SEA A DH 52 49 48 - 2002 SEA A RF 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 .000 2003 TEX A Daily Splits OF 23 20 6 157.2 24 1 1 0 0 .962 20 0 4 2003 TEX A LF 20 18 6 138.2 21 1 0 0 0 1.000 2003 TEX A DH 15 14 14 - 2003 TEX A RF 4 2 0 19 3 0 1 0 0 .750 2003 NY A Daily Splits DH 32 27 25 - 2003 NY A OF 17 13 6 106 20 0 0 0 0 1.000 6 0 11 2003 NY A RF 11 8 5 71 14 0 0 0 0 1.000 2003 NY A LF 6 5 1 35 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 2003 TOT A LF 26 23 7 173.2 27 1 0 0 0 1.000 2003 TOT A RF 15 10 5 90 17 0 1 0 0 .944 2003 TOT A DH 47 41 39 - 2003 TOT A OF 40 33 12 263.2 44 1 1 0 0 .978 26 0 15 2004 NY A Daily Splits DH 56 54 53 - 2004 NY A OF 29 22 10 181.1 41 1 1 0 0 .977 8 0 22 2004 NY A RF 22 20 10 159 37 1 1 0 0 .974 2004 NY A LF 8 2 0 22.1 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 2005 NY A Daily Splits DH 30 23 22 - 2005 NY A OF 18 13 8 118 23 0 1 0 0 .958 8 0 10 2005 NY A RF 10 7 4 64 13 0 1 0 0 .929 2005 NY A LF 8 6 4 54 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 2006 MIN A Daily Splits DH 7 6 4 - Total (18 Years) Splits OF 1623 1565 1309 13641 2951 108 94 23 0 .970 202 31 1425 Total (18 Years) RF 1425 1370 1207 11999.2 2627 98 86 22 0 .969 Total (17 Years) DH 452 422 408 - Total ( 9 Years) LF 202 176 89 1449.1 288 8 6 1 0 .980 Total ( 5 Years) CF 31 19 13 192 39 2 2 0 0 .953 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1995 NY A Daily Splits DH 5 5 5 - 2003 NY A Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 2003 NY A RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2004 NY A Daily Splits DH 3 3 3 - 2005 NY A Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 2005 NY A LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Total ( 2 Years) Splits DH 8 8 8 - Total ( 2 Years) OF 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 1 Total ( 1 Year ) RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - Total ( 1 Year ) LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1992 OAK A Daily Splits OF 6 6 6 54 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 6 1992 OAK A RF 6 6 6 54 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 2003 NY A Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 2003 NY A RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2004 NY A Daily Splits DH 4 4 4 - Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 7 6 6 55 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 7 Total ( 2 Years) RF 7 6 6 55 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) DH 4 4 4 - Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 2003 NY A Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 2003 NY A RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1989 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 1989 AL RF 1 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1991 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 1991 AL RF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 1992 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 1992 AL RF 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1994 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 1994 AL RF 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 4 Years) Splits OF 4 1 1 21 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 4 Total ( 4 Years) RF 4 1 1 21 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason 5-21-1989 BOX TEX A Vic Voltaggio Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Texas Rangers (November 21, 1982).
Traded by Texas Rangers with Jeff Russell, Bobby Witt and cash to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Jose Canseco (August 31, 1992).
Granted free agency (October 26, 1992).
Signed by Oakland Athletics (December 21, 1992).
Traded by Oakland Athletics with Jason Beverlin to New York Yankees in exchange for Danny Tartabull (July 28, 1995).
Traded by New York Yankees with Matt Drews to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Cecil Fielder (July 31, 1996).
Traded by Detroit Tigers to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Ben Bailey and Decomba Conner (October 28, 1996).
Released by Cincinnati Reds (May 9, 1997).
Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (May 11, 1997).
Released by Toronto Blue Jays (June 16, 1997).
Signed by Chicago White Sox (January 9, 1998).
Released by Chicago White Sox (May 29, 1998).
Signed by New York Mets (June 20, 1998).
Granted free agency (October 16, 1998).
Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 23, 1999).
Released by Cleveland Indians (March 20, 2000).
Sold by Cancun (Mexican) to Texas Rangers (May 1, 2000).
Released by Texas Rangers (October 30, 2000).
Signed by Texas Rangers (December 12, 2000).
Released by Texas Rangers (November 5, 2001).
Signed by Seattle Mariners (January 3, 2002).
Released by Seattle Mariners (October 31, 2002).
Signed by Texas Rangers (February 3, 2003).
Traded by Texas Rangers to New York Yankees in exchange for Marcus Thames (June 6, 2003).
Granted free agency (October 27, 2003).
Signed by New York Yankees (December 7, 2003).
Granted free agency (October 29, 2004).
Signed by New York Yankees (January 13, 2005).
Granted free agency (October 27, 2005).
Signed by Minnesota Twins (January 31, 2006).
Released by Minnesota Twins (July 10, 2006).