Rubén Sierra

Q: When was Rubén Sierra born?

Rubén Sierra was born on October 6, 1965.

Q: Where was Rubén Sierra born?

Rubén Sierra was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico .

Q: How tall is Rubén Sierra?

Rubén Sierra is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Rubén Sierra weigh when playing?

Rubén Sierra weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Rubén Sierra play?

Rubén Sierra played 20 seasons.

Q: Is Rubén Sierra in the Hall of Fame?

Rubén Sierra has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: What position did Rubén Sierra play?

Rubén Sierra was a Rightfielder.

Q: How many hits did Rubén Sierra have?

Rubén Sierra had 2,152 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Rubén Sierra have?

Rubén Sierra had 306 home runs over his career.

Q: What was Rubén Sierra's average?

Rubén Sierra had a .268 average over his career.

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: October 6, 1965 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico pr

High School: Liceo Castro (Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico)

Debut: June 1, 1986 (Age 20-238d, 15,168th in major league history)
vs. KCR 3 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 9, 2006 (Age 40-276d)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Agents: Chuck Berry, Tom Reich • Previously: Bob Woolf, Dennis Gilbert, John Davimos, Ray Negron

Full Name: Rubén Angel Sierra

Nicknames: El Caballo or El Indio

Pronunciation: \sea-ERR-ah\

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4x All-Star
HR Derby Champ
Silver Slugger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.8

8044

2152

306

.268

1084

RBI

1322

142

OBP

.315

SLG

.450

OPS

.765

OPS+

105

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1983	17	TEX-min	Rk	48	203	182	26	44	7	3	1	26	3	4	16	38	.242	.300	.330	.630		60		1	0	4	1		RGS · GULF
1984	18	TEX-min	A	138	541	482	55	127	33	5	6	75	13	9	49	97	.263	.331	.390	.721		188		1	6	3	5		BUR · MIDW
1985	19	TEX-min	AA	137	587	545	63	138	34	8	13	74	22	7	35	111	.253	.297	.417	.713		227		1	1	5	6		TUL · TL
1986	20	TEX-min	AAA	46	209	189	31	56	11	2	9	41	8	2	15	27	.296	.341	.519	.860		98		0	1	4	3		OKC · AA
1986	20	TEX	AL	113	411	382	50	101	13	10	16	55	7	8	22	65	.264	.302	.476	.779	107	182	8	1	1	5	3	978/HD	RoY-6
1987	21	TEX	AL	158	696	643	97	169	35	4	30	109	16	11	39	114	.263	.302	.470	.771	101	302	18	2	0	12	4	*9/8H	MVP-20
1988	22	TEX	AL	156	668	615	77	156	32	2	23	91	18	4	44	91	.254	.301	.424	.725	100	261	15	1	0	8	10	*9/HD
1989	23	TEX	AL	162	689	634	101	194	35	14	29	119	8	2	43	82	.306	.347	.543	.889	146	344	7	2	0	10	2	*9/8	AS,MVP-2,SS
1990	24	TEX	AL	159	666	608	70	170	37	2	16	96	9	0	49	86	.280	.330	.426	.756	111	259	15	1	0	8	13	*9/DH
1991	25	TEX	AL	161	726	661	110	203	44	5	25	116	16	4	56	91	.307	.357	.502	.859	138	332	17	0	0	9	7	*9/8H	AS,MVP-8
1992	26	TOT	AL	151	656	601	83	167	34	7	17	87	14	4	45	68	.278	.323	.443	.766	117	266	11	0	0	10	12	*9/DH	AS
1992	26	TEX	AL	124	539	500	66	139	30	6	14	70	12	4	31	59	.278	.315	.446	.761	115	223	9	0	0	8	6	*9/DH
1992	26	OAK	AL	27	117	101	17	28	4	1	3	17	2	0	14	9	.277	.359	.426	.785	126	43	2	0	0	2	6	9/DH
1993	27	OAK	AL	158	692	630	77	147	23	5	22	101	25	5	52	97	.233	.288	.390	.678	86	246	17	0	0	10	16	*9D/H
1994	28	OAK	AL	110	460	426	71	114	21	1	23	92	8	5	23	64	.268	.298	.484	.781	106	206	15	0	0	11	4	*9D/H8	AS,MVP-23
1995	29	TOT	AL	126	533	479	73	126	32	0	19	86	5	4	46	76	.263	.323	.449	.772	104	215	8	0	0	8	4	9D/H
1995	29	OAK	AL	70	291	264	40	70	17	0	12	42	4	4	24	42	.265	.323	.466	.789	111	123	2	0	0	3	2	9/DH
1995	29	NYY	AL	56	242	215	33	56	15	0	7	44	1	0	22	34	.260	.322	.428	.750	95	92	6	0	0	5	2	D9/H
1996	30	TOT	AL	142	587	518	61	128	26	2	12	72	4	4	60	83	.247	.320	.375	.695	75	194	12	0	0	9	12	D79/H
1996	30	NYY	AL	96	407	360	39	93	17	1	11	52	1	3	40	58	.258	.327	.403	.730	83	145	10	0	0	7	11	D7/H9
1996	30	DET	AL	46	180	158	22	35	9	1	1	20	3	1	20	25	.222	.306	.310	.616	57	49	2	0	0	2	1	D9/H7
1997	31	TOR-min	AAA	8	34	32	5	7	2	0	1	5	0	0	2	6	.219	.265	.375	.640		12	0	0	0	0	1		SYR · IL
1997	31	TOT	MLB	39	148	138	10	32	5	3	3	12	0	0	9	34	.232	.277	.377	.654	69	52	1	0	0	1	2	79/DH
1997	31	CIN	NL	25	96	90	6	22	5	1	2	7	0	0	6	21	.244	.292	.389	.681	75	35	1	0	0	0	1	79/H
1997	31	TOR	AL	14	52	48	4	10	0	2	1	5	0	0	3	13	.208	.250	.354	.604	57	17	0	0	0	1	1	/D79H
1998	32	NYM-min	AAA	28	124	108	16	28	5	0	3	19	3	0	13	18	.259	.331	.389	.720		42	4	0	0	3	2		NFK · IL
1998	32	CHW	AL	27	77	74	7	16	4	1	4	11	2	0	3	11	.216	.247	.459	.706	81	34	2	0	0	0	0	9H/D7

2000	34	TEX-min	AAA	112	498	439	70	143	26	3	18	82	5	2	55	63	.326	.398	.522	.919		229	24	0	0	4	6		OKC · PCL
2000	34	TEX	AL	20	64	60	5	14	0	0	1	7	1	0	4	9	.233	.281	.283	.565	44	17	1	0	0	0	0	D/H
2001	35	TEX-min	AAA	24	104	94	14	25	2	1	3	12	2	0	10	14	.266	.337	.404	.741		38	5	0	0	0	2		OKC · PCL
2001	35	TEX	AL	94	369	344	55	100	22	1	23	67	2	0	19	52	.291	.322	.561	.884	124	193	13	0	0	6	0	D9H/7
2002	36	SEA	AL	122	452	419	47	113	23	0	13	60	4	0	31	66	.270	.319	.418	.736	97	175	17	0	0	2	5	7DH/9
2003	37	TOT	AL	106	336	307	33	83	17	1	9	43	2	1	27	47	.270	.327	.420	.748	93	129	9	0	0	2	3	DH79
2003	37	TEX	AL	43	147	133	14	35	9	0	3	12	1	1	14	27	.263	.333	.398	.732	85	53	2	0	0	0	1	7D/H9
2003	37	NYY	AL	63	189	174	19	48	8	1	6	31	1	0	13	20	.276	.323	.437	.760	100	76	7	0	0	2	2	DH9/7
2004	38	NYY	AL	107	338	307	40	75	12	1	17	65	1	0	25	55	.244	.296	.456	.752	94	140	5	0	0	6	4	DH9/7
2005	39	NYY-min	AAA	3	13	11	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	.182	.308	.455	.762		5	0	0	0	0	1		CLB · IL
2005	39	NYY	AL	61	181	170	14	39	12	0	4	29	0	0	9	41	.229	.265	.371	.636	69	63	2	0	0	2	1	DH9/7
2006	40	MIN-min	A+,AAA	5	21	18	3	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	5	.278	.381	.333	.714		6	1	0	0	0	0		FTM,ROC · FLOR,IL
2006	40	MIN	AL	14	33	28	3	5	1	0	0	4	0	0	4	7	.179	.273	.214	.487	30	6	0	0	0	1	0	/HD
20 Yrs				2186	8782	8044	1084	2152	428	59	306	1322	142	52	610	1239	.268	.315	.450	.765	105	3616	193	7	1	120	102
162 Game Avg.				162	651	596	80	159	32	4	23	98	11	4	45	92	.268	.315	.450	.765	105	268	14	1	0	9	8
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
TEX (10 yrs)				1190	4975	4580	645	1281	257	44	180	742	90	34	321	676	.280	.323	.473	.796	116	2166	105	7	1	66	46
NYY (5 yrs)				383	1357	1226	145	311	64	3	45	221	4	3	109	208	.254	.310	.421	.730	88	516	30	0	0	22	20
OAK (4 yrs)				365	1560	1421	205	359	65	7	60	252	39	14	113	212	.253	.303	.435	.737	100	618	36	0	0	26	28
MIN (1 yr)				14	33	28	3	5	1	0	0	4	0	0	4	7	.179	.273	.214	.487	30	6	0	0	0	1	0
CIN (1 yr)				25	96	90	6	22	5	1	2	7	0	0	6	21	.244	.292	.389	.681	75	35	1	0	0	0	1
SEA (1 yr)				122	452	419	47	113	23	0	13	60	4	0	31	66	.270	.319	.418	.736	97	175	17	0	0	2	5
DET (1 yr)				46	180	158	22	35	9	1	1	20	3	1	20	25	.222	.306	.310	.616	57	49	2	0	0	2	1
CHW (1 yr)				27	77	74	7	16	4	1	4	11	2	0	3	11	.216	.247	.459	.706	81	34	2	0	0	0	0
TOR (1 yr)				14	52	48	4	10	0	2	1	5	0	0	3	13	.208	.250	.354	.604	57	17	0	0	0	1	1

AL (20 yrs)				2161	8686	7954	1078	2130	423	58	304	1315	142	52	604	1218	.268	.316	.450	.766	105	3581	192	7	1	120	101
NL (1 yr)				25	96	90	6	22	5	1	2	7	0	0	6	21	.244	.292	.389	.681	75	35	1	0	0	0	1

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Rubén Sierra?

Rubén Sierra is 58 years old.

When was Rubén Sierra born?

Rubén Sierra was born on October 6, 1965.

Where was Rubén Sierra born?

Rubén Sierra was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.

How tall is Rubén Sierra?

Rubén Sierra is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Rubén Sierra weigh when playing?

Rubén Sierra weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Rubén Sierra play?

Rubén Sierra played 20 seasons.

Is Rubén Sierra in the Hall of Fame?

Rubén Sierra has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Rubén Sierra play?

Rubén Sierra was a Rightfielder.

How many hits did Rubén Sierra have?

Rubén Sierra had 2,152 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Rubén Sierra have?

Rubén Sierra had 306 home runs over his career.

What was Rubén Sierra's average?

Rubén Sierra had a .268 average over his career.

How many teams has Rubén Sierra played for?

Rubén Sierra played for 9 teams; the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins.

How many World Series has Rubén Sierra won?

Rubén Sierra has never won a World Series.

When did Rubén Sierra retire?

Rubén Sierra last played in 2006.

What are Rubén Sierra's nicknames?

El Caballo, El Indio are nicknames for Rubén Sierra.

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