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 (3,000 Hits) Club." - Inside Sports. 2 February 1991.
Ruben SierraRuben Sierra Autograph on a 1987 Donruss Baseball Card (#346) |
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Ruben SierraRuben Sierra Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Ruben SierraRuben Sierra Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1986 | 21 | Rangers | 113 | 382 | 50 | 101 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 55 | 22 | 3 | 65 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | .264 | .302 | .476 |
1987 | 22 | Rangers | 158 | 643 | 97 | 169 | 35 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 109 | 39 | 4 | 114 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 18 | .263 | .302 | .470 |
1988 | 23 | Rangers | 156 | 615 | 77 | 156 | 32 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 91 | 44 | 10 | 91 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 15 | .254 | .301 | .424 |
1989 | 24 | Rangers | 162 | 634 | 101 | 194 | 35 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 119 | 43 | 2 | 82 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 7 | .306 | .347 | .543 |
1990 | 25 | Rangers | 159 | 608 | 70 | 170 | 37 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 96 | 49 | 13 | 86 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 15 | .280 | .330 | .426 |
1991 | 26 | Rangers | 161 | 661 | 110 | 203 | 44 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 116 | 56 | 7 | 91 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 17 | .307 | .357 | .502 |
1992 | 27 | Rangers | 124 | 500 | 66 | 139 | 30 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 70 | 31 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | .278 | .315 | .446 |
1992 | 27 | Athletics | 27 | 101 | 17 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .277 | .359 | .426 |
1993 | 28 | Athletics | 158 | 630 | 77 | 147 | 23 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 101 | 52 | 16 | 97 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 | .233 | .288 | .390 |
1994 | 29 | Athletics | 110 | 426 | 71 | 114 | 21 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 92 | 23 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 15 | .268 | .298 | .484 |
1995 | 30 | Athletics | 70 | 264 | 40 | 70 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 42 | 24 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .265 | .323 | .466 |
1995 | 30 | Yankees | 56 | 215 | 33 | 56 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 22 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | .260 | .322 | .428 |
1996 | 31 | Yankees | 96 | 360 | 39 | 93 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 52 | 40 | 11 | 58 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | .258 | .327 | .403 |
1996 | 31 | Tigers | 46 | 158 | 22 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .306 | .310 |
1997 | 32 | Reds | 25 | 90 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 | .292 | .389 |
1997 | 32 | Blue Jays | 14 | 48 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .250 | .354 |
1998 | 33 | White Sox | 27 | 74 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .216 | .247 | .459 |
2000 | 35 | Rangers | 20 | 60 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .281 | .283 |
2001 | 36 | Rangers | 94 | 344 | 55 | 100 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 67 | 19 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | .291 | .322 | .561 |
2002 | 37 | Mariners | 122 | 419 | 47 | 113 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 60 | 31 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | .270 | .319 | .418 |
2003 | 38 | Rangers | 43 | 133 | 14 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 | .333 | .398 |
2003 | 38 | Yankees | 63 | 174 | 19 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .276 | .323 | .437 |
2004 | 39 | Yankees | 107 | 307 | 40 | 75 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 65 | 25 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | .244 | .296 | .456 |
2005 | 40 | Yankees | 61 | 170 | 14 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .229 | .265 | .371 |
2006 | 41 | Twins | 14 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .273 | .214 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | 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 SierraRuben Sierra Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1986 Rangers | CF | 21 | 16 | 435 | 32 | 1.5 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 1.86 |
1986 Rangers | LF | 44 | 39 | 996 | 78 | 1.8 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 2.06 |
1986 Rangers | RF | 68 | 38 | 1,209 | 103 | 1.5 | 101 | 95 | 6 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.26 |
1987 Rangers | CF | 4 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.60 |
1987 Rangers | RF | 156 | 155 | 4,074 | 298 | 1.9 | 287 | 270 | 17 | 11 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 1.90 |
1988 Rangers | RF | 153 | 152 | 4,014 | 329 | 2.2 | 322 | 311 | 11 | 7 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.17 |
1989 Rangers | CF | 2 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.70 |
1989 Rangers | RF | 161 | 161 | 4,206 | 336 | 2.1 | 327 | 314 | 13 | 9 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.10 |
1990 Rangers | RF | 151 | 150 | 3,924 | 299 | 2.0 | 289 | 282 | 7 | 10 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 1.99 |
1991 Rangers | CF | 3 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1991 Rangers | RF | 161 | 160 | 4,215 | 322 | 2.0 | 315 | 301 | 14 | 7 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.02 |
1992 Rangers | RF | 119 | 119 | 3,165 | 238 | 2.0 | 231 | 225 | 6 | 7 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.97 |
1992 Athletics | RF | 25 | 25 | 642 | 59 | 2.4 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.48 |
1993 Athletics | RF | 133 | 131 | 3,450 | 307 | 2.3 | 300 | 291 | 9 | 7 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.35 |
1994 Athletics | CF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1994 Athletics | RF | 97 | 96 | 2,451 | 169 | 1.7 | 160 | 152 | 8 | 9 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 1.76 |
1995 Athletics | RF | 62 | 60 | 1,500 | 96 | 1.5 | 92 | 91 | 1 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 1.66 |
1995 Yankees | RF | 10 | 9 | 234 | 19 | 1.9 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 2.08 |
1996 Yankees | LF | 32 | 32 | 777 | 58 | 1.8 | 57 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 1.98 |
1996 Yankees | RF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1996 Tigers | LF | 4 | 3 | 105 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 0.77 |
1996 Tigers | RF | 19 | 19 | 501 | 54 | 2.8 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 2.69 |
1997 Reds | LF | 12 | 10 | 255 | 13 | 1.1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.38 |
1997 Reds | RF | 12 | 12 | 300 | 24 | 2.0 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.16 |
1997 Blue Jays | LF | 6 | 6 | 152 | 13 | 2.2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 2.13 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
2001 Rangers | LF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
2001 Rangers | RF | 35 | 32 | 816 | 62 | 1.8 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 1.92 |
2002 Mariners | LF | 59 | 53 | 1,252 | 93 | 1.6 | 92 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 1.98 |
2002 Mariners | RF | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2003 Rangers | LF | 20 | 18 | 414 | 22 | 1.1 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.43 |
2003 Rangers | RF | 4 | 2 | 57 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 1.42 |
2003 Yankees | LF | 6 | 5 | 105 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.54 |
2003 Yankees | RF | 11 | 8 | 213 | 14 | 1.3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.77 |
2004 Yankees | LF | 8 | 2 | 67 | 4 | 0.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.61 |
2004 Yankees | RF | 22 | 20 | 477 | 39 | 1.8 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 2.15 |
2005 Yankees | LF | 8 | 6 | 162 | 10 | 1.3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.67 |
2005 Yankees | RF | 10 | 7 | 192 | 14 | 1.4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 1.83 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
RF Totals | 1,425 | 1,370 | 35,973 | 2,810 | 2.0 | 2,724 | 2,626 | 98 | 86 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.04 | |
LF Totals | 202 | 176 | 4,336 | 304 | 1.5 | 298 | 290 | 8 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 1.86 | |
CF Totals | 31 | 19 | 579 | 43 | 1.4 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 1.91 | |
18 Years | 1,658 | 1,565 | 40,888 | 3,157 | 1.9 | 3,063 | 2,955 | 108 | 94 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.02 |
Ruben SierraRuben Sierra Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1986 Rangers | 7 | 8 | .467 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23.9 | 5.9 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1987 Rangers | 16 | 11 | .593 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21.4 | 5.6 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
1988 Rangers | 18 | 4 | .818 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1989 Rangers | 8 | 2 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.9 | 7.7 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
1990 Rangers | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 38.0 | 7.1 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
1991 Rangers | 16 | 4 | .800 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26.4 | 7.3 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1992 Rangers | 12 | 4 | .750 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 35.7 | 8.5 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1992 Athletics | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.7 | 11.2 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
1993 Athletics | 25 | 5 | .833 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 28.6 | 6.5 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1994 Athletics | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 18.5 | 6.7 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
1995 Athletics | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 22.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
1995 Yankees | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 30.7 | 6.3 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
1996 Yankees | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 32.7 | 6.2 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1996 Tigers | 3 | 1 | .750 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 158.0 | 6.3 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1997 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 4.3 | 12.9 | - | - | - |
1997 Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 48.0 | 3.7 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
1998 White Sox | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 18.5 | 6.7 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
2000 Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 60.0 | 6.7 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
2001 Rangers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 0 | 50 | 15.0 | 6.6 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
2002 Mariners | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 17 | 0 | 52 | 32.2 | 6.3 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
2003 Rangers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 44.3 | 4.9 | 11.1 | - | - | - |
2003 Yankees | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 23 | 0 | 45 | 29.0 | 8.7 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
2004 Yankees | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 60 | 0 | 56 | 18.1 | 5.6 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
2005 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 42.5 | 4.1 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
2006 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
20 Years | 142 | 52 | .732 | 234 | 2 | 421 | 26.3 | 6.5 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
Ruben SierraRuben Sierra Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1986 Texas Rangers | 3 | $60,000.00 | - | - |
1987 Texas Rangers | 3, 21 | $60,000.00 | - | - |
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 | " " | 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 | " " | - | - |
1996 New York Yankees | 25 | $6,200,000.00 | - | - |
1996 Detroit Tigers | 21 | " " | - | - |
1997 Cincinnati Reds | 22 | $6,700,000.00 | - | - |
1997 Toronto Blue Jays | 14 | " " | - | - |
1998 Chicago White Sox | 44 | $500,000.00 | - | - |
2000 Texas Rangers | 21, 28 | $750,000.00 | - | - |
2001 Texas Rangers | 24 | $75,000.00 | - | - |
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 | $1,250,000.00 | - | - |
Ruben Sierra Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Rubén Angel Sierra was a Major League Baseball player with the Texas Rangers (1986-1992), Oakland Athletics (1992-1995), New York Yankees (1995-1996), Detroit Tigers (1996), Cincinnati Reds (1997), Toronto Blue Jays (1997), Chicago White Sox (1998), Texas Rangers (2000-2001), Seattle Mariners (2002), Texas Rangers (2003), New York Yankees (2003-2005), and Minnesota Twins (2006) — a twenty-year career with nine different baseball teams!
Ruben Sierra Rookie Card | 1986 Fleer Update Baseball Card (#U-105)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that Ruben Sierra had seven seasons with twenty-or-more home runs (1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2001), four seasons with 100+ RBIs (1987, 1989, 1991, 1993), two seasons where he scored more than 100 runs (1989, 1991), and a 200-hit season in 1991? The four-time All-Star (1989, 1991, 1992, 1994) also won a Silver Slugger Award (1989) and a Comeback Player of the Year Award (2001)!
In 2009, Ruben Sierra was inducted into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame. He was the first right fielder ever inducted, and just the second outfielder. Do you know what left-fielder preceded Sierra in 2007? [Answer]