Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1986
- AL Silver Slugger
- 1989
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1986
- AL Silver Slugger
- 1989
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,186
- AB
- 8,044
- R
- 1,084
- H
- 2,152
- HR
- 306
- RBI
- 1,322
- SB
- 142
- AVG
- .268
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | TEX | 113 | 382 | 50 | 101 | 16 | 55 | 7 | .264 |
| 1987 | TEX | 158 | 643 | 97 | 169 | 30 | 109 | 16 | .263 |
| 1988 | TEX | 156 | 615 | 77 | 156 | 23 | 91 | 18 | .254 |
| 1989 | TEX | 162 | 634 | 101 | 194 | 29 | 119 | 8 | .306 |
| 1990 | TEX | 159 | 608 | 70 | 170 | 16 | 96 | 9 | .280 |
| 1991 | TEX | 161 | 661 | 110 | 203 | 25 | 116 | 16 | .307 |
| 1992 |  TEX/ATH | 151 | 601 | 83 | 167 | 17 | 87 | 14 | .278 |
| 1993 | ATH | 158 | 630 | 77 | 147 | 22 | 101 | 25 | .233 |
| 1994 | ATH | 110 | 426 | 71 | 114 | 23 | 92 | 8 | .268 |
| 1995 |  ATH/NYY | 126 | 479 | 73 | 126 | 19 | 86 | 5 | .263 |
| 1996 |  NYY/DET | 142 | 518 | 61 | 128 | 12 | 72 | 4 | .247 |
| 1997 |  TOR/CIN | 39 | 138 | 10 | 32 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .232 |
| 1998 | CHW | 27 | 74 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 2 | .216 |
| 2000 | TEX | 20 | 60 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .233 |
| 2001 | TEX | 94 | 344 | 55 | 100 | 23 | 67 | 2 | .291 |
| 2002 | SEA | 122 | 419 | 47 | 113 | 13 | 60 | 4 | .270 |
| 2003 | TEX/NYY | 106 | 307 | 33 | 83 | 9 | 43 | 2 | .270 |
| 2004 | NYY | 107 | 307 | 40 | 75 | 17 | 65 | 1 | .244 |
| 2005 | NYY | 61 | 170 | 14 | 39 | 4 | 29 | 0 | .229 |
| 2006 | MIN | 14 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .179 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 31
- AB
- 91
- R
- 9
- H
- 24
- HR
- 5
- RBI
- 21
- SB
- 2
- AVG
- .264
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 8,782
- TB
- 3,616
- XBH
- 793
- HBP
- 7
- IBB
- 102
- GIDP
- 193
- P/PA
- 0.54
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | TEX | 411 | 182 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | TEX | 696 | 302 | 69 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| 1988 | TEX | 668 | 261 | 57 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | TEX | 689 | 344 | 78 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | TEX | 666 | 259 | 55 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | TEX | 726 | 332 | 74 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | TEX/ATH | 656 | 266 | 58 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | ATH | 692 | 246 | 50 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | ATH | 460 | 206 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | ATH/NYY | 533 | 215 | 51 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | NYY/DET | 587 | 194 | 40 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | TOR/CIN | 148 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | CHW | 77 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | TEX | 64 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | TEX | 369 | 193 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2002 | SEA | 452 | 175 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 3.5 |
| 2003 | TEX/NYY | 336 | 129 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3.5 |
| 2004 | NYY | 338 | 140 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | NYY | 181 | 63 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | MIN | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 13.0
- RC
- 1126.0
- RC/27
- 4.90
- ISOP
- .182
- SECA
- .269
- BB/K
- 0.49
- AB/HR
- 26.3
- GO/FO
- 0.70
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | TEX | 1.2 | 52.2 | 4.7 | .212 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 23.9 | 0 |
| 1987 | TEX | 0.7 | 87 | 4.6 | .207 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 21.4 | 0 |
| 1988 | TEX | 2.1 | 78.7 | 4.4 | .171 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 26.7 | 0 |
| 1989 | TEX | 5.5 | 118.2 | 7 | .237 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 21.9 | 0 |
| 1990 | TEX | 1.3 | 85.8 | 5 | .146 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 38 | 0 |
| 1991 | TEX | 4.9 | 115.5 | 6.4 | .195 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 26.4 | 0 |
| 1992 | TEX/ATH | 3.0 | 87.1 | 5.1 | .165 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 35.4 | 0 |
| 1993 | ATH | -2.0 | 71.8 | 3.8 | .157 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 28.6 | 0 |
| 1994 | ATH | 0.0 | 58.2 | 4.6 | .216 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 18.5 | 0 |
| 1995 | ATH/NYY | -0.8 | 69.7 | 5 | .186 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 25.2 | 0 |
| 1996 | NYY/DET | -1.5 | 62.8 | 4.1 | .127 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 43.2 | 0 |
| 1997 | TOR/CIN | -0.1 | 14.5 | 3.6 | .145 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 46 | 0 |
| 1998 | CHW | -0.3 | 8.4 | 3.8 | .243 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 18.5 | 0 |
| 2000 | TEX | -0.5 | 4.7 | 2.7 | .050 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 60 | 0 |
| 2001 | TEX | 0.8 | 58.4 | 6 | .270 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 15 | 0 |
| 2002 | SEA | -0.2 | 52.2 | 4.3 | .148 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 32.2 | 0 |
| 2003 | TEX/NYY | -0.1 | 40.8 | 4.7 | .150 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 34.1 | 0 |
| 2004 | NYY | -0.1 | 42.2 | 4.7 | .212 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 18.1 | 0.7 |
| 2005 | NYY | -0.7 | 16.5 | 3.3 | .141 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 42.5 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | MIN | -0.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | .036 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.3 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Ruben Sierra's career stats?
Ruben Sierra played 20 seasons for the Rangers, the Athletics, the White Sox, the Mariners, the Yankees and the Twins. He was a career .268 hitter with 2,152 hits, 306 home runs and 1,322 RBI. His best season was 1991: a .307 batting average, 25 home runs and 116 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
20 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1986 to 2006
Ruben Sierra finished top 10 in a stat 7 times.
Championships
- 1996 World Series with the New York Yankees
Awards
All-time career rank
- 159th in home runs (306)
- 209th in hits (2,152)
- 90th in rbi (1,322)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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