NAME     : Ruben Rivera
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 11/14/1973
  AGE      : 28
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 210
 
  POSITION : Centerfield
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $3,190,000 through 2003
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Leftfield :  D  (Fielding Pct. : .992)
  Range at Centerfield : C  (Fielding Pct. : .985)
  Range at Rightfield : D  (Fielding Pct. : .983)
  Outfield Arm : C

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Speed            : C
  Stealing Ability : C
  Sacrifice Bunt   : C
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Normal
 
  Getting Hits         : 4  (VS. RHP : 3, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Average)
  Hitting Doubles      : 6  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Average)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 5  (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)
  Getting BB's         : 4  (VS. RHP : 3, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 2  (VS. RHP : 2, VS. LHP : 1, Talent Poor)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .261  0   2  23   6  1  0   9  2  0   1   4 .308 .304 
  vs RHP        .250  0   1  12   3  1  0   5  0  0   1   2 .286 .333 
  vs LHP        .273  0   1  11   3  0  0   4  2  0   0   2 .333 .273 
  At Home       .167  0   1  12   2  0  0   5  1  0   1   3 .267 .167 
  Away          .364  0   1  11   4  1  0   4  1  0   0   1 .364 .455 
  R.I.S.P.      .300  0   2  10   3  1  0   0  0  0   0   1 .300 .400 
  Pinch Hitting .286  0   1  14   4  0  0   5  2  0   1   2 .333 .286 
  Close/Late    .286  0   0   7   2  0  0   1  0  0   0   2 .250 .286 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Apr/Mar       .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  May           .333  0   1   6   2  0  0   4  1  0   1   1 .500 .333 
  June          .235  0   1  17   4  1  0   5  1  0   0   3 .222 .294 
  July          .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  August        .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1995  .000  0   0   5   1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   1 .000 .000   NYA
  1996  .284  2  16  46  88  25  6  1  17  6  2  13  26 .376 .443   NYA
  1997  .250  0   1  17  20   5  1  0   2  2  1   2   9 .318 .300   SDN
  1998  .209  6  29  95 172  36  7  2  31  5  1  28  52 .320 .378   SDN
  1999  .195 23  48 147 411  80 16  1  65 18  7  55 143 .290 .406   SDN
  2000  .208 17  57 135 423  88 18  6  62  8  4  44 137 .283 .400   SDN
  2001  .255 10  34 117 263  67 13  1  37  6  3  21  83 .310 .426   CIN
 
  Total AB  : 1401
  Total AVG : .219
  Total Hits: 307
  Total HR  : 58
  Total RBI : 187
  Total Runs: 223
  Total SB  : 47