René Rivera was born on Sunday, July 31, 1983, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Rivera was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 22, 2004, with the Seattle Mariners. 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 René Rivera baseball stats page.
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René Rivera![]() Rene Rivera Autograph on a 2001 Upper Deck Baseball Card (#49) |
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René RiveraRené 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 | ||
René RiveraRené 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 |
| 2004 | 21 | Mariners | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2005 | 22 | Mariners | 16 | 48 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .396 | .408 | .521 |
| 2006 | 23 | Mariners | 35 | 99 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .152 | .184 | .253 |
| 2011 | 28 | Twins | 45 | 104 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .144 | .211 | .202 |
| 2013 | 30 | Padres | 23 | 67 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .268 | .328 |
| 2014 | 31 | Padres | 103 | 294 | 27 | 74 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 27 | 3 | 76 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .252 | .319 | .432 |
| 2015 | 32 | Rays | 110 | 298 | 16 | 53 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 86 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .178 | .213 | .275 |
| 2016 | 33 | Mets | 65 | 185 | 12 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .222 | .291 | .341 |
| 2017 | 34 | Mets | 54 | 174 | 15 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .230 | .278 | .391 |
| 2017 | 34 | Cubs | 20 | 44 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .341 | .408 | .591 |
| 2018 | 35 | Angels | 30 | 82 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .244 | .287 | .439 |
| 2018 | 35 | Braves | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2019 | 36 | Mets | 9 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .350 | .412 |
| 2020 | 37 | Mets | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| 2021 | 38 | Indians | 21 | 55 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .236 | .300 | .400 |
| 2021 | 38 | Nationals | 4 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .214 | .267 | .214 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 13 Years | 542 | 1,492 | 120 | 330 | 65 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 176 | 93 | 10 | 446 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 30 | .221 | .273 | .354 | ||
René RiveraRené 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 |
| 2004 Mariners | C | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.00 |
| 2005 Mariners | C | 15 | 12 | 333 | 76 | 5.1 | 73 | 69 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .961 | 5.92 |
| 2006 Mariners | C | 35 | 30 | 798 | 237 | 6.8 | 234 | 220 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 9 | .987 | 7.92 |
| 2011 Twins | C | 44 | 35 | 897 | 250 | 5.7 | 247 | 231 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | .988 | 7.43 |
| 2013 Padres | C | 21 | 21 | 540 | 198 | 9.4 | 198 | 185 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.000 | 9.90 |
| 2014 Padres | 1B | 3 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 4.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 11.00 |
| 2014 Padres | C | 89 | 85 | 2,202 | 754 | 8.5 | 746 | 680 | 66 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 33 | .989 | 9.15 |
| 2015 Rays | 1B | 7 | 2 | 78 | 18 | 2.6 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.23 |
| 2015 Rays | C | 107 | 87 | 2,354 | 823 | 7.7 | 812 | 752 | 60 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 23 | .987 | 9.31 |
| 2016 Mets | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 18.00 |
| 2016 Mets | C | 59 | 54 | 1,445 | 534 | 9.1 | 532 | 495 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 18 | .996 | 9.94 |
| 2017 Mets | 1B | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.40 |
| 2017 Mets | C | 52 | 48 | 1,264 | 471 | 9.1 | 470 | 441 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | .998 | 10.04 |
| 2017 Cubs | C | 19 | 11 | 348 | 133 | 7.0 | 133 | 127 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1.000 | 10.32 |
| 2018 Angels | 1B | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 2018 Angels | C | 26 | 22 | 603 | 232 | 8.9 | 231 | 216 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | .996 | 10.34 |
| 2018 Braves | C | 3 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.25 |
| 2019 Mets | C | 8 | 6 | 165 | 66 | 8.3 | 66 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 10.80 |
| 2020 Mets | C | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 2021 Indians | C | 20 | 17 | 456 | 178 | 8.9 | 178 | 168 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1.000 | 10.54 |
| 2021 Nationals | C | 4 | 4 | 102 | 38 | 9.5 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .925 | 9.79 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| C Totals | 505 | 433 | 11,564 | 4,012 | 7.9 | 3,979 | 3,702 | 277 | 35 | 31 | 41 | 237 | 136 | .991 | 9.29 | |
| 1B Totals | 14 | 2 | 135 | 36 | 2.6 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 7.00 | |
| 13 Years | 519 | 435 | 11,699 | 4,048 | 7.8 | 4,014 | 3,734 | 280 | 36 | 31 | 41 | 237 | 136 | .991 | 9.26 | |
René RiveraRené 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 |
| 2004 Mariners | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 2005 Mariners | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 4.4 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
| 2006 Mariners | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.5 | 3.4 | 24.8 | - | - | - |
| 2011 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104.0 | 3.3 | 20.8 | - | - | - |
| 2013 Padres | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
| 2014 Padres | 0 | 0 | .000 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 26.7 | 3.9 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
| 2015 Rays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59.6 | 3.5 | 11.5 | - | - | - |
| 2016 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30.8 | 3.4 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
| 2017 Mets | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21.8 | 3.2 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
| 2017 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | - | - | - |
| 2018 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20.5 | 2.6 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
| 2018 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 2019 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 4.3 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
| 2020 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 2021 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.5 | 2.3 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
| 2021 Nationals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 13 Years | 1 | 1 | .500 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 34.7 | 3.3 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
René RiveraRené Rivera Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 2004 Seattle Mariners | 59 | $300,000.00 | - | - |
| 2005 Seattle Mariners | 59, 30 | $316,000.00 | - | - |
| 2006 Seattle Mariners | 30 | $327,000.00 | - | - |
| 2011 Minnesota Twins | 32 | $414,000.00 | - | - |
| 2013 San Diego Padres | 44 | $505,000.00 | - | - |
| 2014 San Diego Padres | 44 | $506,400.00 | - | - |
| 2015 Tampa Bay Rays | 44 | $1,200,000.00 | - | - |
| 2016 New York Mets | 44 | $1,400,000.00 | - | - |
| 2017 New York Mets | 44 | $1,750,000.00 | - | - |
| 2017 Chicago Cubs | 7 | " " | - | - |
| 2018 Los Angeles Angels | 44 | $2,800,000.00 | - | - |
| 2018 Atlanta Braves | 12 | " " | - | - |
| 2019 New York Mets | 44 | $2,500,000.00 | - | - |
| 2020 New York Mets | 44 | $2,500,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 2021 Cleveland Indians | 46 | $1,000,000.00 | - | - |
| 2021 Washington Nationals | 47 | " " | - | - |
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