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Ruben Sierra
Ruben Angel (Garcia) Sierra (El Caballo or El Indio)

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 200 lb.

Debut June 1, 1986
  vs. KCR 3 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB
Born October 6, 1965 in Rio Piedras, P.R.

Signed by the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent in 1982. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1986 20 TEX AL 113  382   50  101  13 10  16   55   7  8  22  65  .264  .302  .476  107  182   1   5   3   1   8 RoY-6
 1987 21 TEX AL 158  643   97  169  35  4  30  109  16 11  39 114  .263  .302  .470  101  302   0  12   4   2  18 MVP-20
 1988 22 TEX AL 156  615   77  156  32  2  23   91  18  4  44  91  .254  .301  .424  100  261   0   8  10   1  15
 1989 23 TEX AL 162  634  101  194  35 14  29  119   8  2  43  82  .306  .347  .543  146  344   0  10   2   2   7 SS,MVP-2,AS
 1990 24 TEX AL 159  608   70  170  37  2  16   96   9  0  49  86  .280  .330  .426  111  259   0   8  13   1  15
 1991 25 TEX AL 161  661  110  203  44  5  25  116  16  4  56  91  .307  .357  .502  138  332   0   9   7   0  17 MVP-8,AS
 1992 26 TOT AL 151  601   83  167  34  7  17   87  14  4  45  68  .278  .323  .443  117  266   0  10  12   0  11 AS
         TEX AL 124  500   66  139  30  6  14   70  12  4  31  59  .278  .315  .446  116  223   0   8   6   0   9
         OAK AL  27  101   17   28   4  1   3   17   2  0  14   9  .277  .359  .426  125   43   0   2   6   0   2
 1993 27 OAK AL 158  630   77  147  23  5  22  101  25  5  52  97  .233  .288  .390   85  246   0  10  16   0  17
 1994 28 OAK AL 110  426   71  114  21  1  23   92   8  5  23  64  .268  .298  .484  105  206   0  11   4   0  15 MVP-23,AS
 1995 29 TOT AL 126  479   73  126  32  0  19   86   5  4  46  76  .263  .323  .449  104  215   0   8   4   0   8
         OAK AL  70  264   40   70  17  0  12   42   4  4  24  42  .265  .323  .466  111  123   0   3   2   0   2
         NYY AL  56  215   33   56  15  0   7   44   1  0  22  34  .260  .322  .428   96   92   0   5   2   0   6
 1996 30 TOT AL 142  518   61  128  26  2  12   72   4  4  60  83  .247  .320  .375   75  194   0   9  12   0  12
         NYY AL  96  360   39   93  17  1  11   52   1  3  40  58  .258  .327  .403   82  145   0   7  11   0  10
         DET AL  46  158   22   35   9  1   1   20   3  1  20  25  .222  .306  .310   58   49   0   2   1   0   2
 1997 31 TOT     39  138   10   32   5  3   3   12   0  0   9  34  .232  .277  .377   69   52   0   1   2   0   1
         CIN NL  25   90    6   22   5  1   2    7   0  0   6  21  .244  .292  .389   76   35   0   0   1   0   1
         TOR AL  14   48    4   10   0  2   1    5   0  0   3  13  .208  .250  .354   55   17   0   1   1   0   0
 1998 32 CHW AL  27   74    7   16   4  1   4   11   2  0   3  11  .216  .247  .459   80   34   0   0   0   0   2
 2000 34 TEX AL  20   60    5   14   0  0   1    7   1  0   4   9  .233  .281  .283   41   17   0   0   0   0   1
 2001 35 TEX AL  94  344   55  100  22  1  23   67   2  0  19  52  .291  .322  .561  127  193   0   6   0   0  13
 2002 36 SEA AL 122  419   47  113  23  0  13   60   4  0  31  66  .270  .319  .418  101  175   0   2   5   0  17
 2003 37 TOT AL 106  307   33   83  17  1   9   43   2  1  27  47  .270  .327  .420   95  129   0   2   3   0   9
         TEX AL  43  133   14   35   9  0   3   12   1  1  14  27  .263  .333  .398   85   53   0   0   1   0   2
         NYY AL  63  174   19   48   8  1   6   31   1  0  13  20  .276  .323  .437  102   76   0   2   2   0   7
 2004 38 NYY AL 107  307   40   75  12  1  17   65   1  0  25  55  .244  .296  .456   96  140   0   6   4   0   5
 2005 39 NYY AL  61  170   14   39  12  0   4   29   0  0   9  41  .229  .265  .371   65   63   0   2   1   0   2
 2006 40 MIN AL  14   28    3    5   1  0   0    4   0  0   4   7  .179  .273  .214   30    6   0   1   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 20 Seasons         8044      2152     59     1322     52    1239  .268  .315  .450  105        1 120 102   7 193
               2186      1084      428    306      142    610                            3616
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        596   80  159  32  4  23   98  11  4  45  92  .268  .315  .450  105  268   0   9   8   1  14
 Career High    162  661  110  203  44 14  30  119  25 11  60 114  .307  .357  .561  146  344   1  12  16   2  18
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/27  AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+ psOPS  SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+----+
 1986 20 TEX AL  411  303   55  4.90   102| .264  .264| .302  .332| .476  .412| .778  .744| 107        46%
 1987 21 TEX AL  696  515   92  4.82   106| .263  .265| .302  .333| .470  .425| .772  .759| 101        59%
 1988 22 TEX AL  668  486   79  4.39    96| .254  .262| .301  .327| .424  .394| .725  .721| 100        81%
 1989 23 TEX AL  689  459  120  7.06    95| .306  .263| .347  .328| .543  .387| .890  .715| 146        80%
 1990 24 TEX AL  666  461   86  5.04    95| .280  .259| .330  .327| .426  .388| .756  .715| 111       100%
 1991 25 TEX AL  726  488  120  6.64    95| .307  .258| .357  .326| .502  .391| .859  .717| 138        80%
 1992 26 TOT AL  656  459   87  5.12    91| .278  .254| .323  .323| .443  .378| .766  .701| 117        77%
         TEX AL  539  382   71  5.02    91| .278  .255| .315  .323| .446  .378| .761  .701| 116        75%
         OAK AL  117   77   16  5.61    90| .277  .254| .359  .322| .426  .376| .785  .698| 125       100%
 1993 27 OAK AL  692  515   72  3.77    98| .233  .261| .288  .330| .390  .399| .678  .729|  85        83%
 1994 28 OAK AL  460  343   63  4.96   104| .268  .263| .298  .334| .484  .418| .782  .752| 105        61%
 1995 29 TOT AL  533  373   70  5.07   104| .263  .263| .323  .336| .449  .416| .772  .752| 104        55%
         OAK AL  291  203   40  5.32   101| .265  .259| .323  .332| .466  .410| .789  .741| 111        50%
         NYY AL  242  170   30  4.76   108| .260  .268| .322  .341| .428  .423| .750  .765|  96       100%
 1996 30 TOT AL  587  415   63  4.10   117| .247  .278| .320  .352| .375  .447| .695  .799|  75        50%
         NYY AL  407  287   48  4.52   118| .258  .280| .327  .353| .403  .449| .730  .802|  82        25%
         DET AL  180  128   15  3.16   115| .222  .276| .306  .349| .310  .443| .616  .792|  58        75%
 1997 31 TOT     148  108   14  3.50   109| .232  .272| .277  .343| .377  .428| .654  .771|  69         0%
         CIN NL   96   69   10  3.91   109| .244  .272| .292  .344| .389  .426| .681  .770|  76         0%
         TOR AL   52   39    4  2.77   110| .208  .272| .250  .342| .354  .431| .604  .773|  55         0%
 1998 32 CHW AL   77   60    8  3.60   108| .216  .269| .247  .338| .459  .429| .706  .766|  80       100%
 2000 34 TEX AL   64   47    5  2.87   120| .233  .282| .281  .356| .283  .454| .564  .810|  41       100%
 2001 35 TEX AL  369  263   63  6.47   107| .291  .267| .322  .334| .561  .429| .883  .763| 127       100%
 2002 36 SEA AL  452  325   56  4.65    98| .270  .255| .319  .321| .418  .410| .737  .730| 101       100%
 2003 37 TOT AL  336  236   43  4.92   108| .270  .270| .327  .337| .420  .432| .747  .769|  95        66%
         TEX AL  147  101   18  4.81   115| .263  .279| .333  .347| .398  .447| .731  .794|  85        50%
         NYY AL  189  135   25  5.00   103| .276  .263| .323  .328| .437  .421| .760  .749| 102       100%
 2004 38 NYY AL  338  243   42  4.67   106| .244  .266| .296  .333| .456  .427| .752  .760|  96       100%
 2005 39 NYY AL  181  135   17  3.40   108| .229  .272| .265  .335| .371  .431| .636  .766|  65         0%
 2006 40 MIN AL   33   24    2  2.25   109| .179  .273| .273  .337| .214  .434| .487  .771|  30         0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+----+
 20 Seasons     8782 6258 1157  4.99   101| .268  .263| .315  .332| .450  .409| .765  .740| 105        73%

* indicates the value is park adjusted

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1986 20 TEX AL OF 107 200 7 6 1 .972 .980 1.93 2.06 44 21 68 DH 3 1987 21 TEX AL OF 157 272 17 11 6 .963 .980 1.84 2.00 0 4 156 1988 22 TEX AL OF 153 310 11 7 3 .979 .979 2.10 2.14 0 0 153 DH 1 1989 23 TEX AL OF 162 313 13 9 2 .973 .980 2.01 2.12 0 2 161 AS 1990 24 TEX AL OF 151 283 7 10 1 .967 .981 1.92 2.04 0 0 151 DH 7 1991 25 TEX AL OF 161 305 15 7 3 .979 .983 1.99 2.03 0 3 161 AS 1992 26 TOT AL OF 144 283 6 7 0 .976 .983 2.01 2.17 0 0 144 AS TOT AL DH 6 AS TEX AL OF 119 224 6 7 0 .970 .983 1.93 2.17 0 0 119 DH 4 OAK AL OF 25 59 0 0 0 1.000 .983 2.36 2.17 0 0 25 DH 2 1993 27 OAK AL OF 133 291 9 7 3 .977 .983 2.26 2.09 0 0 133 DH 25 1994 28 OAK AL OF 98 155 8 9 2 .948 .982 1.66 2.09 0 1 97 AS DH 10 AS 1995 29 TOT AL OF 72 107 2 5 0 .956 .983 1.51 1.99 0 0 72 TOT AL DH 53 OAK AL OF 62 89 1 4 0 .957 .983 1.45 1.99 0 0 62 DH 7 NYY AL DH 46 OF 10 18 1 1 0 .950 .984 1.90 1.99 0 0 10 1996 30 TOT AL DH 81 TOT AL LF 36 56 4 2 1 .968 .979 1.67 1.75 TOT AL RF 20 52 2 4 1 .931 .978 2.70 1.72 NYY AL DH 61 LF 32 53 4 1 1 .983 .979 1.78 1.75 RF 1 3 1 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 1.70 DET AL DH 20 RF 19 49 1 4 1 .926 .978 2.63 1.72 LF 4 3 0 1 0 .750 .968 0.75 1.75 1997 31 TOT LF 18 23 2 1 0 .962 .977 1.39 1.56 TOT RF 14 24 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.79 1.66 CIN NL LF 12 11 2 0 0 1.000 .977 1.08 1.48 RF 12 23 1 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.64 TOR AL DH 6 LF 6 12 0 1 0 .923 .976 2.00 1.72 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.80 1998 32 CHW AL RF 12 17 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.81 DH 5 LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.75 2000 34 TEX AL DH 14 2001 35 TEX AL DH 50 RF 35 58 0 4 0 .935 .981 1.66 1.82 1.92 2.09 32 272.0 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 1.12 2.14 1 8.0 2002 36 SEA AL LF 59 91 1 1 0 .989 .983 1.56 1.74 1.98 2.14 53 417.3 DH 52 RF 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.10 1 3.0 2003 37 TOT AL DH 45 TOT AL LF 26 27 1 0 0 1.000 .986 1.08 1.84 1.45 2.17 23 173.7 TOT AL RF 15 17 0 1 0 .944 .977 1.13 1.79 1.70 2.11 10 90.0 TEX AL LF 20 21 1 0 0 1.000 .987 1.10 1.84 1.43 2.17 18 138.7 DH 15 RF 4 3 0 1 0 .750 .968 0.75 1.80 1.42 2.13 2 19.0 NYY AL DH 30 RF 11 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.27 1.79 1.77 2.10 8 71.0 LF 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 1.83 1.54 2.16 5 35.0 2004 38 NYY AL DH 56 RF 22 37 1 1 0 .974 .982 1.73 1.92 2.15 2.22 20 159.0 LF 8 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.50 1.73 1.61 2.06 2 22.3 2005 39 NYY AL DH 28 RF 10 13 0 1 0 .929 .985 1.30 1.83 1.83 2.12 7 64.0 LF 8 10 0 0 0 1.000 .990 1.25 1.79 1.67 2.10 6 54.0 2006 40 MIN AL DH 7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1986 20 TEX AL DH 3 1988 22 TEX AL DH 1 1990 24 TEX AL DH 7 1992 26 TOT AL DH 6 TEX AL DH 4 OAK AL DH 2 1993 27 OAK AL DH 25 1994 28 OAK AL DH 10 1995 29 TOT AL DH 53 OAK AL DH 7 NYY AL DH 46 1996 30 TOT AL DH 81 NYY AL DH 61 DET AL DH 20 1997 31 TOR AL DH 6 1998 32 CHW AL DH 5 2000 34 TEX AL DH 14 2001 35 TEX AL DH 50 2002 36 SEA AL DH 52 2003 37 TOT AL DH 45 TEX AL DH 15 NYY AL DH 30 2004 38 NYY AL DH 56 2005 39 NYY AL DH 28 2006 40 MIN AL DH 7 1996 30 TOT AL LF 36 56 4 2 1 .968 .979 1.67 1.75 NYY AL LF 32 53 4 1 1 .983 .979 1.78 1.75 DET AL LF 4 3 0 1 0 .750 .968 0.75 1.75 1997 31 TOT LF 18 23 2 1 0 .962 .977 1.39 1.56 CIN NL LF 12 11 2 0 0 1.000 .977 1.08 1.48 TOR AL LF 6 12 0 1 0 .923 .976 2.00 1.72 1998 32 CHW AL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.75 2001 35 TEX AL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 1.12 2.14 1 8.0 2002 36 SEA AL LF 59 91 1 1 0 .989 .983 1.56 1.74 1.98 2.14 53 417.3 2003 37 TOT AL LF 26 27 1 0 0 1.000 .986 1.08 1.84 1.45 2.17 23 173.7 TEX AL LF 20 21 1 0 0 1.000 .987 1.10 1.84 1.43 2.17 18 138.7 NYY AL LF 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 1.83 1.54 2.16 5 35.0 2004 38 NYY AL LF 8 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.50 1.73 1.61 2.06 2 22.3 2005 39 NYY AL LF 8 10 0 0 0 1.000 .990 1.25 1.79 1.67 2.10 6 54.0 1986 20 TEX AL OF 107 200 7 6 1 .972 .980 1.93 2.06 44 21 68 1987 21 TEX AL OF 157 272 17 11 6 .963 .980 1.84 2.00 0 4 156 1988 22 TEX AL OF 153 310 11 7 3 .979 .979 2.10 2.14 0 0 153 1989 23 TEX AL OF 162 313 13 9 2 .973 .980 2.01 2.12 0 2 161 1990 24 TEX AL OF 151 283 7 10 1 .967 .981 1.92 2.04 0 0 151 1991 25 TEX AL OF 161 305 15 7 3 .979 .983 1.99 2.03 0 3 161 1992 26 TOT AL OF 144 283 6 7 0 .976 .983 2.01 2.17 0 0 144 TEX AL OF 119 224 6 7 0 .970 .983 1.93 2.17 0 0 119 OAK AL OF 25 59 0 0 0 1.000 .983 2.36 2.17 0 0 25 1993 27 OAK AL OF 133 291 9 7 3 .977 .983 2.26 2.09 0 0 133 1994 28 OAK AL OF 98 155 8 9 2 .948 .982 1.66 2.09 0 1 97 1995 29 TOT AL OF 72 107 2 5 0 .956 .983 1.51 1.99 0 0 72 OAK AL OF 62 89 1 4 0 .957 .983 1.45 1.99 0 0 62 NYY AL OF 10 18 1 1 0 .950 .984 1.90 1.99 0 0 10 1996 30 TOT AL RF 20 52 2 4 1 .931 .978 2.70 1.72 NYY AL RF 1 3 1 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 1.70 DET AL RF 19 49 1 4 1 .926 .978 2.63 1.72 1997 31 TOT RF 14 24 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.79 1.66 CIN NL RF 12 23 1 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.64 TOR AL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.80 1998 32 CHW AL RF 12 17 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.81 2001 35 TEX AL RF 35 58 0 4 0 .935 .981 1.66 1.82 1.92 2.09 32 272.0 2002 36 SEA AL RF 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.10 1 3.0 2003 37 TOT AL RF 15 17 0 1 0 .944 .977 1.13 1.79 1.70 2.11 10 90.0 TEX AL RF 4 3 0 1 0 .750 .968 0.75 1.80 1.42 2.13 2 19.0 NYY AL RF 11 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.27 1.79 1.77 2.10 8 71.0 2004 38 NYY AL RF 22 37 1 1 0 .974 .982 1.73 1.92 2.15 2.22 20 159.0 2005 39 NYY AL RF 10 13 0 1 0 .929 .985 1.30 1.83 1.83 2.12 7 64.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 1338 2519 95 78 21 .971 .981 1.95 2.08 202 31 1425# DH 449 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 158 214 8 4 1 .982 .982 1.41 1.74 85 675.3 RF* 129 218 5 12 1 .949 .980 1.73 1.80 70 588.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 1625 2951 108 94 23 .970 .981 1.88 2.02

# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
Postseason Batting 

 Year Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  BA    OBP   SLG  SB CS SH SF HBP
+------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+--+--+--+--+--+
 1992 ALCS  OAK TOR   L     6  24   4   8  2  1  1   7   2   1  .333  .357  .625  1  2  0  2  0
 1995 ALDS  NYY SEA   L     5  23   2   4  2  0  2   5   2   7  .174  .231  .522  0  0  0  1  0
 2003 ALDS  NYY MIN   W     1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000  0  0  0  0  0
      ALCS  NYY BOS   W     3   2   1   1  0  0  1   1   1   0  .500  .667 2.000  0  0  0  0  0
      WS    NYY FLA   L     5   4   0   1  0  1  0   2   1   3  .250  .400  .750  0  0  0  0  0
 2004 ALDS  NYY MIN   W     3  12   1   2  0  0  1   3   2   3  .167  .286  .417  1  0  0  0  0
      ALCS  NYY BOS   L     5  21   1   7  1  1  0   2   3   8  .333  .417  .476  0  0  0  0  0
 2005 ALDS  NYY LAA   L     3   3   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   1  .333  .333  .333  0  0         
+------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+--+--+--+--+--+
  4 Lg Div Series    2-2   12  40   3   7  2  0  3   9   4  11  .175  .244  .450  1  0  0  1  0
  3 Lg Champ Series  1-2   14  47   6  16  3  2  2  10   6   9  .340  .400  .617  1  2  0  2  0
  8 Postseason Ser   3-5   31  91   9  24  5  3  5  21  11  23  .264  .333  .549  2  2  0  3  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

All-Star
1989
1991
1992
1994

Silver Sluggers
1989-AL--OF

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1987-AL-20-0.01
1989-AL-2-0.58
1991-AL-8-0.16
1994-AL-23-0.00
Car-300-0.75 shares

Batting Average
1989 AL-.306-10

Slugging %
1989 AL-.543-1

OPS
1989 AL-.889-4

Games
1987 AL-158-9
1989 AL-162-1
1990 AL-159-6
1991 AL-161-4
1993 AL-158-7
Act-2186-13

At Bats
1987 AL-643-1
1988 AL-615-5
1989 AL-634-6
1990 AL-608-9
1991 AL-661-2
1993 AL-630-3
Act-8044-12

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1987 AL-696-5
1989 AL-689-9
1991 AL-726-3
1993 AL-692-6
Act-8782-16

Runs
1989 AL-101-3
1991 AL-110-4
Act-1084-26

Hits
1989 AL-194-5
1991 AL-203-3
Act-2152-20

Total Bases
1987 AL-302-10
1989 AL-344-1
1991 AL-332-3
Act-3616-19

Doubles
1987 AL-35-10
1989 AL-35-8
1990 AL-37-7
1991 AL-44-3
Act-428-16

Triples
1986 AL-10-2
1989 AL-14-1
1992 AL-7-7
Act-59-15

Home Runs
1989 AL-29-6
1994 AL-23-10
Act-306-25

RBI
1987 AL-109-7
1989 AL-119-1
1990 AL-96-5
1991 AL-116-3
1994 AL-92-6
Act-1322-13
Car-1322-82

Strikeouts
Act-1239-28

Singles
1991 AL-129-9
Act-1359-18

Adjusted OPS+
1989 AL-146-4

Runs Created
1989 AL-120-1
1991 AL-120-5

Extra-Base Hits
1987 AL-69-6
1989 AL-78-1
1990 AL-55-10
1991 AL-74-5
Act-793-18
Car-793-93

Times on Base
1991 AL-259-7
Act-2769-28

Sac. Flies
1987 AL-12-1
1988 AL-8-4
1989 AL-10-5
1990 AL-8-8
1991 AL-9-3
1992 AL-10-6
1993 AL-10-4
1994 AL-11-3
1995 AL-8-10
1996 AL-9-8
Act-120-1
Car-120-5

Intentional Walks
1990 AL-13-4
1992 AL-12-8
1993 AL-16-7
1996 AL-12-6
Act-102-18

Grounded into Double Plays
1987 AL-18-9
1994 AL-15-6
2002 AL-17-8
Act-193-14
Car-193-86

Caught Stealing
1987 AL-11-9

Power/Speed Number
1987 AL-20.9-10
1988 AL-20.2-5
1991 AL-19.5-8
1993 AL-23.4-6
Act-194.0-23
Car-194.0-84

At Bats per Home Run
1989 AL-21.9-10

Outs
1987 AL-515-1
1988 AL-486-1
1991 AL-488-5
1993 AL-515-1
1994 AL-343-5
Act-6258-10

Salary
1992 AL-$5,000,000-2
1995 AL-$6,200,000-9
1996 AL-$6,200,000-9
1997 NL-$6,700,000-7

Oldest Player
2006 AL-40-5

Youngest Player
1986 AL-20-4

       

Black Ink: Batting - 10 (225) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 69 (350) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 27.1 (330) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 58.0 (311) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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  4. Andruw Jones (929)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Cesar Cedeno (925)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Cesar Cedeno (923)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Adrian Beltre (921)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Del Ennis (903)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Del Ennis (913)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Del Ennis (918)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Del Ennis (917)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Johnny Callison (918)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. George Hendrick (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. George Hendrick (928)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. George Hendrick (922)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Bobby Bonilla (911)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Paul O'Neill (908)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Don Baylor (884)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Gary Gaetti (854)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

November 21, 1982: Signed by the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent.

August 31, 1992: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Jeff Russell, Bobby Witt, and cash to the Oakland Athletics for Jose Canseco.

October 26, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

December 21, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

July 28, 1995: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Jason Beverlin to the New York Yankees for Danny Tartabull.

July 31, 1996: Traded by the New York Yankees with Matt Drews (minors) to the Detroit Tigers for Cecil Fielder.

October 28, 1996: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Cincinnati Reds for Ben Bailey (minors) and Decomba Conner (minors).

May 9, 1997: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

May 11, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

June 16, 1997: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.

January 9, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

May 29, 1998: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

June 20, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

October 16, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

December 23, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

March 20, 2000: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

May 1, 2000: Purchased by the Texas Rangers from the Cancun (Mexican).

October 30, 2000: Released by the Texas Rangers.

December 12, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

November 5, 2001: Released by the Texas Rangers.

January 3, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

October 31, 2002: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

February 3, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

June 6, 2003: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees for Marcus Thames.

October 27, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 29, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

January 13, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 27, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

January 31, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

July 10, 2006: Released by the Minnesota Twins.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2006.
Salaries Leaders
1986Texas Rangers$60,000
1988Texas Rangers$230,000
1989Texas Rangers$350,000
1990Texas Rangers$1,625,000
1991Texas Rangers$2,650,000
1992Texas Rangers$5,000,000
1993Oakland Athletics$4,200,000
1994Oakland Athletics$4,700,000
1995Oakland Athletics$6,200,000
1996New York Yankees$6,200,000
1997Cincinnati Reds$6,700,000
1998Chicago White Sox$500,000
2002Seattle Mariners$1,900,000
2003Texas Rangers$600,000
2004New York Yankees$1,000,000
2005New York Yankees$1,500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$43,415,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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