Ruben Sierra Stats

Ruben Sierra was born on Wednesday, October 6, 1965, in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. Sierra was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 1, 1986, with the Texas Rangers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ruben Sierra baseball stats page.
"Two factors weigh heavily in (Ruben) Sierra's favor: He's a switch hitter and he faces less wear and tear in the outfield. At a similar age, Sierra is ahead of the pace of countryman Roberto Clemente, the only Latin member of the club." - Inside Sports (on Sierra's chances to reach the 3000 Hit Club), February 1991

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Ruben Sierra

Ruben Sierra Autograph on a 1987 Donruss (#346)

Ruben Sierra Autograph on a 1987 Donruss (#346)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Rubén Angel (Garcia) Sierra
Nickname:   Big Rube or El Caballo or Ruben Slam-wich
Born On:   10-06-1965
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   06-01-1986 (Age 20)
Last Game:   Still Active
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Ruben Sierra

Ruben Sierra Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Ruben Sierra

Ruben Sierra Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1986 Rangers 113 382 50 101 13 10 16 0 55 22 3 65 1 5 1 8 .264 .302 .476
1987 Rangers 158 643 97 169 35 4 30 0 109 39 4 114 0 12 2 18 .263 .302 .470
1988 Rangers 156 615 77 156 32 2 23 0 91 44 10 91 0 8 1 15 .254 .301 .424
1989 Rangers 162 634 101 194 35 14 29 0 119 43 2 82 0 10 2 7 .306 .347 .543
1990 Rangers 159 608 70 170 37 2 16 1 96 49 13 86 0 8 1 15 .280 .330 .426
1991 Rangers 161 661 110 203 44 5 25 0 116 56 7 91 0 9 0 17 .307 .357 .502
1992 Rangers 124 500 66 139 30 6 14 0 70 31 6 59 0 8 0 9 .278 .315 .446
1992 Athletics 27 101 17 28 4 1 3 0 17 14 6 9 0 2 0 2 .277 .359 .426
1993 Athletics 158 630 77 147 23 5 22 1 101 52 16 97 0 10 0 17 .233 .288 .390
1994 Athletics 110 426 71 114 21 1 23 0 92 23 4 64 0 11 0 15 .268 .298 .484
1995 Athletics 70 264 40 70 17 0 12 0 42 24 2 42 0 3 0 2 .265 .323 .466
1995 Yankees 56 215 33 56 15 0 7 1 44 22 2 34 0 5 0 6 .260 .322 .428
1996 Yankees 96 360 39 93 17 1 11 0 52 40 11 58 0 7 0 10 .258 .327 .403
1996 Tigers 46 158 22 35 9 1 1 0 20 20 1 25 0 2 0 2 .222 .306 .310
1997 Reds 25 90 6 22 5 1 2 0 7 6 1 21 0 0 0 1 .244 .292 .389
1997 Blue Jays 14 48 4 10 0 2 1 0 5 3 1 13 0 1 0 0 .208 .250 .354
1998 White Sox 27 74 7 16 4 1 4 0 11 3 0 11 0 0 0 2 .216 .247 .459
2000 Rangers 20 60 5 14 0 0 1 0 7 4 0 9 0 0 0 1 .233 .281 .283
2001 Rangers 94 344 55 100 22 1 23 1 67 19 0 52 0 6 0 13 .291 .322 .561
2002 Mariners 122 419 47 113 23 0 13 2 60 31 5 66 0 2 0 17 .270 .319 .418
2003 Rangers 43 133 14 35 9 0 3 0 12 14 1 27 0 0 0 2 .263 .333 .398
2003 Yankees 63 174 19 48 8 1 6 0 31 13 2 20 0 2 0 7 .276 .323 .437
2004 Yankees 107 307 40 75 12 1 17 3 65 25 4 55 0 6 0 5 .244 .296 .456
2005 Yankees 61 170 14 39 12 0 4 0 29 9 1 41 0 2 0 2 .229 .265 .371
2006 Twins 14 28 3 5 1 0 0 0 4 4 0 7 0 1 0 0 .179 .273 .214
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
20 Years 2,186 8,044 1,084 2,152 428 59 306 9 1,322 610 102 1,239 1 120 7 193 .268 .315 .450
Ruben Sierra

Ruben Sierra Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1986 Rangers OF 107 - - 213 2.0 207 200 7 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1987 Rangers CF 4 - 45 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.60 0.500
1987 Rangers RF 156 - 4,074 305 2.0 294 277 17 11 6 n/a n/a n/a .964 1.95 0.936
1988 Rangers RF 153 - 4,014 335 2.2 326 313 13 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .973 2.19 0.898
1989 Rangers CF 2 - 30 3 1.5 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.70 1.000
1989 Rangers RF 161 - 4,206 332 2.1 323 310 13 9 1 n/a n/a n/a .973 2.07 0.906
1990 Rangers RF 151 - 3,924 300 2.0 290 283 7 10 1 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.00 0.884
1991 Rangers CF 3 0 45 5 1.7 5 4 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00 1.000
1991 Rangers RF 161 160 4,215 321 2.0 314 300 14 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .978 2.01 0.891
1992 Rangers RF 119 119 3,165 237 2.0 230 224 6 7 0 n/a n/a n/a .970 1.96 0.889
1992 Athletics RF 25 25 642 59 2.4 59 59 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.48 0.967
1993 Athletics RF 133 131 3,450 307 2.3 300 291 9 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.35 0.853
1994 Athletics CF 1 1 24 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25 1.000
1994 Athletics RF 97 96 2,451 170 1.8 161 153 8 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .947 1.77 0.890
1995 Athletics RF 62 60 1,500 94 1.5 90 89 1 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .957 1.62 0.774
1995 Yankees RF 10 9 234 20 2.0 19 18 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .950 2.19 0.905
1996 Yankees LF 32 32 777 58 1.8 57 53 4 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .983 1.98 0.914
1996 Yankees RF 1 1 24 4 4.0 4 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50 1.000
1996 Tigers LF 4 3 105 4 1.0 3 3 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.77 0.750
1996 Tigers RF 19 19 501 54 2.8 50 49 1 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .926 2.69 0.891
1997 Reds LF 12 10 255 13 1.1 13 11 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.38 0.786
1997 Reds RF 12 12 300 24 2.0 24 23 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.16 0.889
1997 Blue Jays LF 6 6 152 13 2.2 12 12 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .923 2.13 0.857
1997 Blue Jays RF 2 1 33 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.82 0.333
1998 White Sox LF 2 1 27 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00 1.000
1998 White Sox RF 12 11 267 18 1.5 18 17 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.82 0.850
2001 Rangers LF 1 1 24 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13 1.000
2001 Rangers RF 35 32 816 62 1.8 58 58 0 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .935 1.92 0.862
2002 Mariners LF 59 53 1,252 93 1.6 92 91 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .989 1.98 0.796
2002 Mariners RF 1 1 9 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 0.000
2003 Rangers LF 20 18 414 22 1.1 22 21 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.43 0.741
2003 Rangers RF 4 2 57 4 1.0 3 3 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 1.42 1.000
2003 Yankees LF 6 5 105 61 10.2 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.54 1.000
2003 Yankees RF 11 8 213 14 1.3 14 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.77 0.824
2004 Yankees LF 8 2 67 4 0.5 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.61 0.571
2004 Yankees RF 22 20 477 39 1.8 38 37 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.15 0.923
2005 Yankees LF 8 6 162 10 1.3 10 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.67 0.833
2005 Yankees RF 10 7 192 14 1.4 13 13 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .929 1.83 0.765
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
RF Totals 1,357 714 34,764 2,715 2.0 2,629 2,535 94 86 19 n/a n/a n/a .968 2.04 --
LF Totals 158 137 3,340 281 1.8 222 214 8 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .982 1.79 --
OF Totals 107 0 0 213 2.0 207 200 7 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 --
CF Totals 10 1 144 11 1.1 11 10 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.06 --
20 Years 2,108 852 38,248 3,220 1.5 3,069 2,959 110 96 21 n/a n/a n/a .970 2.17 --
Ruben Sierra

Ruben Sierra Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1986 Rangers 7 8 .467 - - 3 23.9 5.9 6.9 - - -
1987 Rangers 16 11 .593 - - 0 21.4 5.6 5.9 - - -
1988 Rangers 18 4 .818 - - 1 26.7 6.8 6.8 - - -
1989 Rangers 8 2 .800 - - 0 21.9 7.7 5.3 - - -
1990 Rangers 9 0 1.000 - - 7 38.0 7.1 6.3 - - -
1991 Rangers 16 4 .800 - - 0 26.4 7.3 5.7 - - -
1992 Rangers 12 4 .750 - - 4 35.7 8.5 7.1 - - -
1992 Athletics 2 0 1.000 - - 2 33.7 11.2 5.9 - - -
1993 Athletics 25 5 .833 - - 25 28.6 6.5 6.2 - - -
1994 Athletics 8 5 .615 - - 10 18.5 6.7 4.6 - - -
1995 Athletics 4 4 .500 - - 7 22.0 6.3 6.3 - - -
1995 Yankees 1 0 1.000 - - 46 30.7 6.3 4.9 - - -
1996 Yankees 1 3 .250 - - 61 32.7 6.2 6.9 - - -
1996 Tigers 3 1 .750 - - 20 158.0 6.3 7.9 - - -
1997 Reds 0 0 .000 - - 0 45.0 4.3 12.9 - - -
1997 Blue Jays 0 0 .000 - - 6 48.0 3.7 9.6 - - -
1998 White Sox 2 0 1.000 - - 5 18.5 6.7 6.7 - - -
2000 Rangers 1 0 1.000 - - 14 60.0 6.7 8.6 - - -
2001 Rangers 2 0 1.000 - - 50 15.0 6.6 5.1 - - -
2002 Mariners 4 0 1.000 - - 52 32.2 6.3 7.0 - - -
2003 Rangers 1 1 .500 19 - 0 44.3 4.9 11.1 - - -
2003 Yankees 1 0 1.000 - - 45 29.0 8.7 5.6 - - -
2004 Yankees 1 0 1.000 29 - 56 18.1 5.6 4.7 - - -
2005 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 42.5 4.1 5.9 - - -
2006 Twins 0 0 .000 7 - 7 0.0 4.0 7.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
20 Years 142 52 .732 55 - 421 26.3 6.5 6.1 - - -
Ruben Sierra

Ruben Sierra Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1986 Texas Rangers 3 $60,000.00 - -
1987 Texas Rangers 3, 21 Undetermined - -
1988 Texas Rangers 21 $230,000.00 - -
1989 Texas Rangers 21 $350,000.00 Stats -
1990 Texas Rangers 21 $1,625,000.00 - -
1991 Texas Rangers 21 $2,650,000.00 Stats -
1992 Texas Rangers 21 $5,000,000.00 Stats -
1992 Oakland Athletics 29 Undetermined Stats -
1993 Oakland Athletics 21 $4,200,000.00 - -
1994 Oakland Athletics 21 $4,700,000.00 Stats n/a
1995 Oakland Athletics 21 $6,200,000.00 - -
1995 New York Yankees 25 Undetermined - -
1996 New York Yankees 25 $6,200,000.00 - -
1996 Detroit Tigers 21 Undetermined - -
1997 Cincinnati Reds 22 Undetermined - -
1997 Toronto Blue Jays 14 Undetermined - -
1998 Chicago White Sox 44 $500,000.00 - -
2000 Texas Rangers 21, 28 Undetermined - -
2001 Texas Rangers 24 Undetermined - -
2002 Seattle Mariners 21 $1,900,000.00 - -
2003 Texas Rangers 21, 38 $600,000.00 - -
2003 New York Yankees 24 $600,000.00 - Stats
2004 New York Yankees 24 $1,000,000.00 - -
2005 New York Yankees 28 $1,500,000.00 - -
2006 Minnesota Twins 21 Undetermined - -




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