Bombo Rivera was born on Saturday, August 2, 1952, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Rivera was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1975, with the Montreal Expos. 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 Bombo Rivera baseball stats page.
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Bombo Rivera![]() Bombo Rivera Autograph on a 1981 Topps Baseball Card (#256 | Checklist) |
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Bombo RiveraBombo Rivera 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 | ||
Bombo RiveraBombo Rivera 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 |
| 1975 | 23 | Expos | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .273 | .111 |
| 1976 | 24 | Expos | 68 | 185 | 22 | 51 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .276 | .323 | .411 |
| 1978 | 26 | Twins | 101 | 251 | 35 | 68 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 35 | 1 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .271 | .362 | .355 |
| 1979 | 27 | Twins | 112 | 263 | 37 | 74 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .281 | .324 | .392 |
| 1980 | 28 | Twins | 44 | 113 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .221 | .248 | .363 |
| 1982 | 30 | Royals | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 6 Years | 335 | 831 | 109 | 220 | 39 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 83 | 71 | 2 | 144 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 19 | .265 | .323 | .374 | ||
Bombo RiveraBombo Rivera Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1975 Expos | LF | 4 | 2 | 54 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
| 1975 Expos | RF | 2 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 3.27 |
| 1976 Expos | LF | 45 | 44 | 999 | 86 | 1.9 | 81 | 75 | 6 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 2.19 |
| 1976 Expos | RF | 14 | 6 | 183 | 17 | 1.2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.51 |
| 1978 Twins | LF | 32 | 3 | 288 | 33 | 1.0 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.09 |
| 1978 Twins | RF | 72 | 57 | 1,524 | 138 | 1.9 | 135 | 133 | 2 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.39 |
| 1979 Twins | CF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1979 Twins | LF | 61 | 38 | 1,131 | 111 | 1.8 | 110 | 103 | 7 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 2.63 |
| 1979 Twins | RF | 50 | 21 | 714 | 66 | 1.3 | 65 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.46 |
| 1980 Twins | LF | 10 | 6 | 159 | 9 | 0.9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.53 |
| 1980 Twins | RF | 28 | 25 | 597 | 53 | 1.9 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .906 | 2.17 |
| 1982 Royals | LF | 2 | 2 | 54 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 |
| 1982 Royals | RF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| RF Totals | 167 | 111 | 3,060 | 279 | 1.7 | 269 | 260 | 9 | 10 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 2.37 | |
| LF Totals | 154 | 95 | 2,685 | 246 | 1.6 | 240 | 224 | 16 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.41 | |
| CF Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 | |
| 6 Years | 322 | 206 | 5,748 | 526 | 1.6 | 510 | 485 | 25 | 16 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.40 | |
Bombo RiveraBombo Rivera 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 |
| 1975 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1976 Expos | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 15 | 2 | n/a | 92.5 | 5.8 | 9.7 | - | - | - |
| 1978 Twins | 5 | 3 | .625 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 83.7 | 5.3 | 10.9 | - | - | - |
| 1979 Twins | 5 | 5 | .500 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 131.5 | 6.6 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
| 1980 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 37.7 | 5.7 | 11.3 | - | - | - |
| 1982 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 6 Years | 11 | 8 | .579 | 75 | 23 | 4 | 83.1 | 5.8 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
Bombo RiveraBombo Rivera Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1975 Montreal Expos | 44 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
| 1976 Montreal Expos | 44 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
| 1978 Minnesota Twins | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1979 Minnesota Twins | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1980 Minnesota Twins | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1982 Kansas City Royals | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
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