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Full Name: Ruben Angel (Garcia) Sierra Primary Position: OF,RF,DH
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/175 First Game: June 1, 1986
Birthdate: October 6, 1965 MLB Experience: 20 years
Birthplace: Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Bat/Throw: Both/Right

Biography[]

Ruben Sierra (Ruben Angel (Garcia) Sierra) was born on October 6, 1965 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on June 1, 1986 for the Texas Rangers. In 1986, his rookie year, he hit .264 with 16 home runs and 55 RBI. Sierra played for the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 20 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Ruben Sierra's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1989, when he slugged 29 home runs, hit for a .306 average and knocked in 119 runs. However, others believe that it was 1991, when he slugged 25 home runs, hit for a .307 average and knocked in 116 runs.

Scouting Report[]

Statistics[]

Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1986 TEX A 113 382 50 101 16 55 .264 .302 .476 13 10 22 65 1 1 7 3 8
1987 TEX A 158 643 97 169 30 109 .263 .302 .470 35 4 39 114 2 0 16 4 18
1988 TEX A 156 615 77 156 23 91 .254 .301 .424 32 2 44 91 1 0 18 10 15
1989 TEX A 162 634 101 194 29 119 .306 .347 .543 35 14 43 82 2 0 8 2 7
1990 TEX A 159 608 70 170 16 96 .280 .330 .426 37 2 49 86 1 0 9 13 15
1991 TEX A 161 661 110 203 25 116 .307 .357 .502 44 5 56 91 0 0 16 7 17
1992 TEX A 124 500 66 139 14 70 .278 .315 .446 30 6 31 59 0 0 12 6 9
1992 OAK A 27 101 17 28 3 17 .277 .359 .426 4 1 14 9 0 0 2 6 2
1992 TOT A 151 601 83 167 17 87 .278 .323 .443 34 7 45 68 0 0 14 12 11
1993 OAK A 158 630 77 147 22 101 .233 .288 .390 23 5 52 97 0 0 25 16 17
1994 OAK A 110 426 71 114 23 92 .268 .298 .484 21 1 23 64 0 0 8 4 15
1995 OAK A 70 264 40 70 12 42 .265 .323 .466 17 0 24 42 0 0 4 2 2
1995 NY A 56 215 33 56 7 44 .260 .322 .428 15 0 22 34 0 0 1 2 6
1995 TOT A 126 479 73 126 19 86 .263 .323 .449 32 0 46 76 0 0 5 4 8
1996 NY A 96 360 39 93 11 52 .258 .327 .403 17 1 40 58 0 0 1 11 10
1996 DET A 46 158 22 35 1 20 .222 .306 .310 9 1 20 25 0 0 3 1 2
1996 TOT A 142 518 61 128 12 72 .247 .320 .375 26 2 60 83 0 0 4 12 12
1997 TOR A 14 48 4 10 1 5 .208 .250 .354 0 2 3 13 0 0 0 1 0
1997 CIN N 25 90 6 22 2 7 .244 .292 .389 5 1 6 21 0 0 0 1 1
1997 Total 39 138 10 32 3 12 .232 .277 .377 5 3 9 34 0 0 0 2 1
1998 CHI A 27 74 7 16 4 11 .216 .247 .459 4 1 3 11 0 0 2 0 2
2000 TEX A 20 60 5 14 1 7 .233 .281 .283 0 0 4 9 0 0 1 0 1
2001 TEX A 94 344 55 100 23 67 .291 .322 .561 22 1 19 52 0 0 2 0 13
2002 SEA A 122 419 47 113 13 60 .270 .319 .418 23 0 31 66 0 0 4 5 17
2003 TEX A 43 133 14 35 3 12 .263 .333 .398 9 0 14 27 0 0 1 1 2
2003 NY A 63 174 19 48 6 31 .276 .323 .437 8 1 13 20 0 0 1 2 7
2003 TOT A 106 307 33 83 9 43 .270 .327 .420 17 1 27 47 0 0 2 3 9
2004 NY A 107 307 40 75 17 65 .244 .296 .456 12 1 25 55 0 0 1 4 5
2005 NY A 61 170 14 39 4 29 .229 .265 .371 12 0 9 41 0 0 0 1 2
2006 MIN A 14 28 3 5 0 4 .179 .273 .214 1 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 25 90 6 22 2 7 .244 .292 .389 5 1 6 21 0 0 0 1 1
Total AL 2161 7954 1078 2130 304 1315 .268 .316 .450 423 58 604 1218 7 1 142 101 192
Total 2186 8044 1084 2152 306 1322 .268 .315 .450 428 59 610 1239 7 1 142 102 193

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1986 TEX A OF 108 93 880.1 200 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1986 TEX A CF 21 16 145 29 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .938
1986 TEX A RF 68 38 403.1 95 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1986 TEX A DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1986 TEX A LF 44 39 332 76 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1987 TEX A RF 156 155 1358.1 270 17 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 .963
1987 TEX A CF 4 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1987 TEX A OF 157 156 1373.1 272 17 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 .963
1988 TEX A RF 153 152 1338.1 311 11 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1988 TEX A DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1988 TEX A OF 153 152 1338.1 310 11 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1989 TEX A RF 161 161 1404.1 314 13 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1989 TEX A CF 2 1 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1989 TEX A OF 162 162 1414.1 313 13 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1990 TEX A OF 151 150 1309.2 283 7 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1990 TEX A RF 151 150 1309.2 282 7 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1990 TEX A DH 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1991 TEX A OF 161 160 1420 305 15 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1991 TEX A RF 161 160 1405 301 14 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1991 TEX A CF 3 0 15 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1992 TEX A OF 119 119 1055.1 224 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1992 TEX A RF 119 119 1055.1 225 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1992 TEX A DH 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1992 OAK A OF 25 25 214 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1992 OAK A RF 25 25 214 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1992 OAK A DH 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1992 TOT A OF 144 144 1269.1 283 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1992 TOT A RF 144 144 1269.1 284 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1992 TOT A DH 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1993 OAK A OF 133 131 1150.2 291 9 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1993 OAK A RF 133 131 1150.2 291 9 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1993 OAK A DH 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1994 OAK A OF 98 97 825.1 155 8 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 .948
1994 OAK A CF 1 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1994 OAK A RF 97 96 817.1 152 8 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 .947
1994 OAK A DH 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 OAK A DH 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 OAK A OF 62 60 500 89 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1995 OAK A RF 62 60 500 91 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1995 NY A OF 10 9 78 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .950
1995 NY A DH 46 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 NY A RF 10 9 78 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .947
1995 TOT A OF 72 69 578 107 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .956
1995 TOT A RF 72 69 578 108 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1995 TOT A DH 53 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 NY A LF 32 32 259 52 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1996 NY A DH 61 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 NY A RF 1 1 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1996 NY A OF 33 33 267 56 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1996 DET A LF 4 3 35 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
1996 DET A DH 20 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 DET A RF 19 19 167.2 49 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .926
1996 DET A OF 23 22 202.2 52 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .914
1996 TOT A LF 36 35 294 55 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1996 TOT A OF 56 55 469.2 108 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .950
1996 TOT A DH 81 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 TOT A RF 20 20 175.2 52 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .931
1997 TOR A DH 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 TOR A OF 7 7 65 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .929
1997 TOR A RF 2 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1997 TOR A LF 6 6 54 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .923
1997 CIN N LF 12 10 85 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1997 CIN N OF 24 22 185.2 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1997 CIN N RF 12 12 100.2 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1997 Total RF 14 13 111.2 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1997 Total LF 18 16 139 23 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .962
1997 Total OF 31 29 250.2 47 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1998 CHI A RF 12 11 89 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 CHI A DH 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 CHI A OF 14 12 98 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 CHI A LF 2 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 TEX A DH 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 TEX A RF 35 32 272 58 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .935
2001 TEX A DH 50 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 TEX A LF 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2001 TEX A OF 36 33 280 59 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .937
2002 SEA A LF 59 53 417.1 90 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .989
2002 SEA A DH 52 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 SEA A OF 60 54 420.1 90 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .978
2002 SEA A RF 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 TEX A OF 23 20 157.2 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .962
2003 TEX A RF 4 2 19 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
2003 TEX A LF 20 18 138.2 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2003 TEX A DH 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 NY A RF 11 8 71 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2003 NY A DH 32 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 NY A LF 6 5 35 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2003 NY A OF 17 13 106 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2003 TOT A DH 47 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 TOT A RF 15 10 90 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .944
2003 TOT A LF 26 23 173.2 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2003 TOT A OF 40 33 263.2 44 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .978
2004 NY A LF 8 2 22.1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2004 NY A OF 29 22 181.1 41 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .977
2004 NY A RF 22 20 159 37 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .974
2004 NY A DH 56 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 NY A RF 10 7 64 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .929
2005 NY A DH 30 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 NY A LF 8 6 54 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2005 NY A OF 18 13 118 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .958
2006 MIN A DH 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total CF 31 19 193 39 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .953
Total OF 1623 1565 13641 2950 108 94 23 0 0 0 0 0 .970
Total DH 452 422 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 1425 1370 11998.2 2626 98 86 22 0 0 0 0 0 .969
Total LF 202 176 1449.1 288 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .980

Transactions[]

  • Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Texas Rangers (November 21, 1982).
  • Traded by Texas Rangers with Jeff Russell, Bobby Witt and cash to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Jose Canseco (August 31, 1992).
  • Granted free agency (October 26, 1992).
  • Signed by Oakland Athletics (December 21, 1992).
  • Traded by Oakland Athletics with Jason Beverlin to New York Yankees in exchange for Danny Tartabull (July 28, 1995).
  • Traded by New York Yankees with Matt Drews to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Cecil Fielder (July 31, 1996).
  • Traded by Detroit Tigers to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Ben Bailey and Decomba Conner (October 28, 1996).
  • Released by Cincinnati Reds (May 9, 1997).
  • Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (May 11, 1997).
  • Released by Toronto Blue Jays (June 16, 1997).
  • Signed by Chicago White Sox (January 9, 1998).
  • Released by Chicago White Sox (May 29, 1998).
  • Signed by New York Mets (June 20, 1998).
  • Granted free agency (October 16, 1998).
  • Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 23, 1999).
  • Released by Cleveland Indians (March 20, 2000).
  • Sold by Cancun (Mexican) to Texas Rangers (May 1, 2000).
  • Released by Texas Rangers (October 30, 2000).
  • Signed by Texas Rangers (December 12, 2000).
  • Released by Texas Rangers (November 5, 2001).
  • Signed by Seattle Mariners (January 3, 2002).
  • Released by Seattle Mariners (October 31, 2002).
  • Signed by Texas Rangers (February 3, 2003).
  • Traded by Texas Rangers to New York Yankees in exchange for Marcus Thames (June 6, 2003).
  • Granted free agency (October 27, 2003).
  • Signed by New York Yankees (December 7, 2003).
  • Granted free agency (October 29, 2004).
  • Signed by New York Yankees (January 13, 2005).
  • Granted free agency (October 27, 2005).
  • Signed by Minnesota Twins (January 31, 2006).
  • Released by Minnesota Twins (July 10, 2006).

Trivia[]

  • Used the pseudonym "Austin Powers" when checking into hotels. [1]


See also[]

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