Ruben Sierra

RF/DH/LF · B/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1986–2006 BORN: RIO PIEDRAS, P.R.
All-Star ×4 Silver Slugger 1989
Career
2152 H · 306 HR · 1322 RBI · 142 SB
.268 AVG · .765 OPS · 2186 G
2006 Season
.179 AVG · 0 HR · 4 RBI · 0 SB
.273 OBP · .214 SLG · .487 OPS
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Ruben Sierra was a right fielder in MLB. Across 2186 career games, with a .268 batting average and 306 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1986 TEX 113 382 50 101 13 10 16 55 7 22 65 .264 .302 .476 .779
1987 TEX 158 643 97 169 35 4 30 109 16 39 114 .263 .302 .470 .771
1988 TEX 156 615 77 156 32 2 23 91 18 44 91 .254 .301 .424 .725
1989 TEX 162 634 101 194 35 14 29 119 8 43 82 .306 .347 .543 .889
1990 TEX 159 608 70 170 37 2 16 96 9 49 86 .280 .330 .426 .756
1991 TEX 161 661 110 203 44 5 25 116 16 56 91 .307 .357 .502 .859
1992 OAK 27 101 17 28 4 1 3 17 2 14 9 .277 .359 .426 .785
1992 TEX 124 500 66 139 30 6 14 70 12 31 59 .278 .315 .446 .761
1993 OAK 158 630 77 147 23 5 22 101 25 52 97 .233 .288 .390 .678
1994 OAK 110 426 71 114 21 1 23 92 8 23 64 .268 .298 .484 .781
1995 NYY 56 215 33 56 15 0 7 44 1 22 34 .260 .322 .428 .750
1995 OAK 70 264 40 70 17 0 12 42 4 24 42 .265 .323 .466 .789
1996 DET 46 158 22 35 9 1 1 20 3 20 25 .222 .306 .310 .616
1996 NYY 96 360 39 93 17 1 11 52 1 40 58 .258 .327 .403 .730
1997 CIN 25 90 6 22 5 1 2 7 0 6 21 .244 .292 .389 .681
1997 TOR 14 48 4 10 0 2 1 5 0 3 13 .208 .250 .354 .604
1998 CWS 27 74 7 16 4 1 4 11 2 3 11 .216 .247 .459 .706
2000 TEX 20 60 5 14 0 0 1 7 1 4 9 .233 .281 .283 .565
2001 TEX 94 344 55 100 22 1 23 67 2 19 52 .291 .322 .561 .884
2002 SEA 122 419 47 113 23 0 13 60 4 31 66 .270 .319 .418 .736
2003 NYY 63 174 19 48 8 1 6 31 1 13 20 .276 .323 .437 .760
2003 TEX 43 133 14 35 9 0 3 12 1 14 27 .263 .333 .398 .732
2004 NYY 107 307 40 75 12 1 17 65 1 25 55 .244 .296 .456 .752
2005 NYY 61 170 14 39 12 0 4 29 0 9 41 .229 .265 .371 .636
2006 MIN 14 28 3 5 1 0 0 4 0 4 7 .179 .273 .214 .487
Career Totals 2186 8044 1084 2152 428 59 306 1322 142 610 1239 .268 .315 .450 .765
Awards & Achievements
  • MLB Players Choice Comeback Player (1): 2001
  • Player of the Month (2): 1989, 1991
  • Player of the Week (2): 1991, 2004
  • Silver Slugger (1): 1989
  • TSN All-Star (1): 1989
  • TSN Comeback Player of the Year (1): 2001
  • TSN Player of the Year (1): 1989
All-Star Selections

1989, 1991, 1992, 1994

Salary & Contract
Year Salary
1986$60,000
1988$230,000
1989$350,000
1990$1,625,000
1991$2,650,000
1992$5,000,000
1993$4,200,000
1994$4,700,000
1995$6,200,000
1996$6,200,000
1997$6,700,000
1998$500,000
2002$1,900,000
2003$600,000
2004$1,000,000
2005$1,500,000

Career Total: $43,415,000 (16 seasons)

Average: $2,713,438

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.