Luis Rivas

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: August 30, 1979 in La Guaira, Venezuela ve

High School: Licencia Baranda (Venezuela)

Debut: September 16, 2000 (Age 21-017d, 17,794th in major league history)
vs. ANA 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 20, 2008 (Age 29-021d)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2001 season

Agents: SFX

Full Name: Luis Wilfredo Rivas

Pronunciation: \REE-vas\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.5

2101

541

.258

286

RBI

201

OBP

.303

SLG

.377

OPS

.681

OPS+

Summary of 34 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 1 walk-off, 2 tying, 10 go ahead

3 Tms
MIN	30
PIT	3
CLE	1

Platoon
vs RHP	20
vs LHP	14

Home/Road
Away	19
Home	15

Outs
0	13
1	12
2	9

16 Opps
KCR	12
DET	3
CLE	3
STL	2
CHC	2
BAL	2
ARI	1
TBD	1
OAK	1
TEX	1
ANA	1
SEA	1
BOS	1
MON	1
MIL	1
CHW	1

29 Pitchers
Darrell May	4
Ted Lilly	2
Chad Durbin	2
John Halama	1
Jason Johnson	1
CC Sabathia	1
Jeremy Fikac	1
Jake Westbrook	1
Bud Smith	1
Carlos Almánzar	1
Andrew Good	1
Heath Murray	1
Rick Helling	1
Ryan Feierabend	1
Bruce Chen	1
Kelvin Jiménez	1
Nate Robertson	1
Luis Vizcaíno	1
Mark Buehrle	1
Cory Bailey	1
Paxton Crawford	1
Miguel Asencio	1
Dave Mlicki	1
Paul Abbott	1
John Lackey	1
D.J. Carrasco	1
Rich Harden	1
José Lima	1
Runelvys Hernández	1

15 Parks
Metrodome (MIN)	13
KauffmanStad (KAN)	6
PNC Pk (PIT)	2
Comerica Pk (DET)	2
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1

Where Hit
7	30
8	2
9	1
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	9
4	7
6	6
3	4
5	4
1	2
7+	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	32
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	24
1--	4
-2-	3
1-3	2
123	1

48 RBI
RISP	6
0 on	24
1 on	7
2 on	2
3 on	1
Any on	10

Inning
1	6
2	1
3	10
4	1
5	2
6	4
7	4
8	3
9	1
Extra	2

1-3	17
4-6	7
7-end	10

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	3
+2	6
+1	3
Tied	9
-1	3
-2	3
-3	2
-4..	2

Ahead	15
Tied	9
Behind	10

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	8
2-2	6
3-2	5
1-2	4
2-1	3
0-0	2
1-1	2
2-0	2
3-1	1
0-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
2B	31
SS	3

OrderPos
2nd	15
9th	9
8th	5
1st	4
7th	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	15
Low Lev	16

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2001-04-11	MIN		DET	Dave Mlicki	behind 0-1	b 3	2	---	4,(1-2) CBFX	1	2	4	0.117	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	2001-04-24	MIN	@	BOS	Paxton Crawford	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	6,(3-2) FFBBBX	1	2	4	0.094	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	2001-05-06	MIN	@	KCR	Chad Durbin	ahead 1-0	t 6	1	---	6,(2-2) BBCCFX	1	2	4	0.123	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	2001-05-13	MIN		KCR	Cory Bailey	ahead 5-3	b 7	0	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	1	4	0.070	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Pierzynski Scores
5	5	5	1	2001-07-16	MIN	@	STL	Bud Smith	behind 1-3	t 7	2	---	7,(2-2) CBSFFBX	1	1	4	0.105	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	6	1	2001-08-07	MIN		CLE	CC Sabathia	behind 0-3	b 1	0	---	8,(3-2) BCSFBBFX	1	1	4	0.083	36%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	7	1	2001-08-24	MIN	@	KCR	Chad Durbin	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	4	0.089	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2002-07-17	MIN	@	CLE	Heath Murray	ahead 7-4	t 7	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	9	4	0.055	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9	9	2	1	2002-08-03	MIN		KCR	Darrell May	tied 3-3	b 10	1	---	6,(3-2) CSBBBX	1	9	4	0.414	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	3	1	2002-08-04	MIN		KCR	Miguel Asencio	behind 0-1	b 3	0	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	9	4	0.181	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Prince Scores
11	11	4	1	2002-08-22	MIN	@	KCR	Darrell May	ahead 6-3	t 8	1	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	9	4	0.053	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Pierzynski Scores
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2003-04-22	MIN	@	KCR	Runelvys Hernández	behind 0-4	t 5	0	---	6,(3-2) BBCFBX	1	9	4	0.062	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	2	1	2003-07-23	MIN		KCR	D.J. Carrasco	behind 0-7	b 6	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	2	4	0.016	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14	14	3	1	2003-07-29	MIN		BAL	Rick Helling	behind 0-3	b 3	2	-2-	4,(2-1) BBFX	2	2	4	0.169	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Stewart Scores
15	15	4	1	2003-08-11	MIN		CLE	Jake Westbrook	ahead 1-0	b 3	1	1--	1,(0-0) 11X	2	2	4	0.153	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Guzmán Scores
16	16	5	1	2003-08-15	MIN	@	KCR	Paul Abbott	ahead 8-1	t 6	0	---	5,(2-2) CBBCX	1	2	4	0.008	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	6	1	2003-08-17	MIN	@	KCR	Darrell May	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	4	0.091	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
18	18	7	1	2003-08-23	MIN		KCR	José Lima	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	4,(1-2) CBFX	1	2	4	0.096	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
19	19	8	1	2003-08-26	MIN	@	ANA	John Lackey	ahead 2-0	t 7	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	2	4	0.091	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2004-04-10	MIN	@	DET	Jason Johnson	ahead 2-0	t 3	0	1--	4,(1-2) BF1FX	2	2	4	0.119	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Stewart Scores
21	21	2	1	2004-04-18	MIN		KCR	Darrell May	ahead 4-3	b 6	1	-2-	6,(3-2) BCBBFX	2	2	4	0.143	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Stewart Scores
22	22	3	1	2004-06-16	MIN	@	MON	Jeremy Fikac	tied 4-4	t 11	0	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	7	4	0.329	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	4	1	2004-06-19	MIN	@	MIL	Luis Vizcaíno	behind 5-6	t 8	2	---	5,(2-2) CBBSX	1	8	4	0.256	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
24	24	5	1	2004-07-03	MIN	@	ARI	Andrew Good	ahead 2-0	t 2	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	4	0.083	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	6	1	2004-07-21	MIN		TBD	John Halama	ahead 4-2	b 4	1	1-3	5,(2-2) B>B.FFX	3	9	4	0.112	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); M. Cuddyer Scores; H. Blanco Scores
26	26	7	1	2004-08-09	MIN		OAK	Rich Harden	tied 1-1	b 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	9	4	0.131	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
27	27	8	1	2004-08-25	MIN	@	TEX	Carlos Almánzar	ahead 7-5	t 8	0	---	5,(3-1) .BBBCX	1	9	4	0.071	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
28	28	9	1	2004-09-19	MIN		BAL	Bruce Chen	tied 0-0	b 3	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	4	0.110	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
29	29	10	1	2004-09-20	MIN	@	CHW	Mark Buehrle	ahead 6-2	t 9	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	4	0.010	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	2005-09-13	MIN	@	DET	Nate Robertson	ahead 4-1	t 3	2	1-3	2,(1-0) .BX	3	8	4	0.136	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); M. Cuddyer Scores; C. Heintz Scores
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	2007-09-26 (1)	CLE	@	SEA	Ryan Feierabend	behind 0-2	b 3	0	---	6,(2-2) CFBBFX	1	9	4	0.108	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	2008-05-25	PIT		CHC	Ted Lilly	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	4,(1-2) CBCX	1	2	6	0.104	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
33	33	2	2	2008-05-25	PIT		CHC	Ted Lilly	behind 2-4	b 3	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	2	6	0.110	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
34	34	3	1	2008-05-31	PIT	@	STL	Kelvin Jiménez	ahead 5-1	t 3	2	123	2,(1-0) .BX	4	2	6	0.103	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Bautista Scores; R. Paulino Scores; N. McLouth Scores