Rubén Sierra

Right Field

1986—2006

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Right Field RANK
NR

Player Detail

Ruben Angel
GIVEN NAME
Sierra
SURNAME
October 6, 1965, in Rio Piedras, , P.R.
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1986—2006
Playing Career
Played from 20-40
PLAYING AGE
Texas Rangers
Oakland A's
Cincinnati Reds
Toronto Blue Jays
Chicago White Sox
Seattle Mariners
New York Yankees
Minnesota Twins
Teams Played For
Right Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Texas Rangers
PRIMARY TEAM
1996
World Series titles
El Caballo, El Indio
NICKNAME
NA
UNIFORM NUMBER
#4 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-1 / 175
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Both / Right
BATTED / THREW
June 1, 1986
Major League Debut
July 9, 2006
FINAL GAME
— Rangers ALL-TIME TEAM —

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WHO IS Rubén Sierra?

Was compared to Roberto Clemente as a young player, but was more of a vagabond bat-for-hire. He was traded for Jose Canseco, finished second to Robin Yount in MVP voting, and spent three stints with the Rangers, who inducted him into their Hall of Fame.
  • Rubén Sierra Scouting Report

60

HITTING

60

POWER

50

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

70

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
2186
2152
306
1322
.268
4 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
18.6
58.5

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.765
.774
99.4

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.268
.315
.450

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Jose Canseco
Paul O'Neill
Jay Buhner

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Pudge Rodriguez
Rafael Palmeiro
Michael Young
Derek Jeter
Robin Ventura
Rickey Henderson
Bernie Williams
Ichiro Suzuki
Kevin Brown
Mike Mussina
Bobby Valentine

Rubén Sierra Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Sierra
550
147
74
29
4
21
90
42
85
10
247
189
.268
.315
.450
765
AVG RF
534
143
77
28
3
18
54
101
10
233
202
.268
.338
.436
.774

Rubén Sierra Rankings

AT Right Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
NR
142
NR
NR
82
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Right Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
NR
NR
82
80
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Rubén Sierra PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
16.8
20.4
18.1
14.1
1.24
73.7
43.4
30.3
21.5
5.03
BLUE = Rubén Sierra
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME RF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
209.5
139.4
112.5
78.4
15.5
389.8
205.2
143.3
96.9
26.7
BLUE = Rubén Sierra
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME RF