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Player Report for #64 Ruben 'El Caballo' Sierra Sunday, August 16th, 1998  AB   71  HR   2  RBI   13  AVG   .268  OPS   .757 Name: Ruben Sierra Contract: Major League Contract Nickname: El Caballo Salary: $1,540,000 Birthday: 10-06-1965 Signed Through: 2000 Season Age: 32 Years of Major League Service: 13 Years, 75 Days Born in: Unknown Major League Service Days this Year: 139 Days Nationality: Puerto Rican     Height: 6' 0" Years on 40-Man Roster: 13 Years, 75 Days Weight: 202 lbs Years of Pro Service: 13 Years     Arbitration Eligibility: Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! Position: RF Minor League Option Years: 3 option years left Bats: Switch     Throws: Right Contract Extension - Status: Completely Rested Drafted 1985, 9th Pick in Round 2 Morale: Great Local Popularity (National) Fair (Unknown) Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Batting Ratings (OSA) Batting Contact Gap Power Discipline/Eye Avoid K's   Overall 4 5 5 4 6   Versus LHP 4 5 4 4 5   Versus RHP 4 5 5 4 6   Talent 4 5 5 4 6   Running & Bunting Ratings     Fielding Ratings Running Speed: 6   Left Field 10 (Arm: 10) Stealing Ability: 6   Center Field 5 (Arm: 10) Baserunning Instincts: 7   Right Field 10 (Arm: 10) Sacrifice Bunt: 6   Bunt for Hit: 1   Hitter Type: Pull Hitter                     Game Log, Last 10 Games Date Opponent Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB                   08-15-1998 @ STL Win, 10-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0                 08-14-1998 @ STL Win, 8-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0                 08-13-1998 @ CIN Win, 10-9 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 0                 08-12-1998 @ CIN Win, 9-3 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0                 08-11-1998 @ CIN Win, 6-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                 08-08-1998 @ LAN Win, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                 08-07-1998 @ LAN Win, 6-5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0                 08-05-1998 COL Win, 3-0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0                 08-04-1998 COL Loss, 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                 08-03-1998 COL Loss, 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                 Major League Baseball 1998 Batting Stats Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS TAVG ISO VORP Overall 64 71 19 2 2 2 13 21 6 9 .268 .321 .437 .757 .712 .169 .2 Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27     Overall 11 78 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 6 0 0 0.0 10.7 5.47     Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS Versus Left   29 11 1 1 1 5 5 1 3 1 0 0 .379 .387 .586 .973 Versus Right   42 8 1 1 1 8 8 5 6 0 0 0 .190 .277 .333 .610 Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS Last Week   15 4 0 0 0 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .267 .353 .267 .620 April   10 4 0 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 May   9 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 June   7 3 0 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 .429 .500 .714 1.214 July   23 6 1 1 2 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 .261 .261 .652 .913 August   22 6 1 0 0 5 4 2 4 1 0 0 .273 .320 .318 .638 Spring Training   55 13 2 1 2 9 9 2 14 0 0 0 .236 .263 .418 .681 Last Year   39 8 2 0 0 3 11 4 3 1 0 0 .205 .273 .256 .529 2 Years Ago   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Career   5403 1545 330 54 192 892 834 346 667 65 5 16 .286 .327 .474 .801 Home   32 9 1 2 0 3 8 0 4 1 0 0 .281 .273 .438 .710 Road   39 10 1 0 2 10 13 6 5 0 0 0 .256 .356 .436 .791 Grass   23 6 1 0 2 5 9 2 1 0 0 0 .261 .320 .565 .885 Turf   48 13 1 2 0 8 12 4 8 1 0 0 .271 .321 .375 .696 Day   11 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455 Night   60 17 1 2 2 11 20 6 6 1 0 0 .283 .343 .467 .810 Pinch Hitting   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 Close/Late   32 10 1 1 1 6 7 2 2 0 0 0 .313 .353 .500 .853 Inning 1-3   12 4 0 1 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .385 .750 1.135 Inning 4-6   18 5 1 0 0 3 3 2 4 1 0 0 .278 .333 .333 .667 Inning 7-9   34 7 1 1 1 5 6 3 4 0 0 0 .206 .270 .382 .653 Extra Innings   7 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857 0 Outs   27 6 1 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 0 0 .222 .276 .259 .535 1 Outs   22 7 1 1 0 7 5 2 3 1 0 0 .318 .360 .455 .815 2 Outs   22 6 0 1 2 6 4 2 2 0 0 0 .273 .333 .636 .970 Scoring Position   21 7 0 0 1 12 5 2 5 1 0 0 .333 .375 .476 .851 Bases Empty   35 11 2 2 1 1 7 4 2 0 0 0 .314 .385 .571 .956 Runner on 1st   15 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .067 .067 .067 .133 Runner on 2nd   8 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583 Runner on 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 2 0 0 1 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167 Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Bases Loaded   3 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733 Two Strikes   29 5 0 0 1 5 5 2 9 0 0 0 .172 .226 .276 .502 First Pitch   11 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .455 .727 Count 0-1   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Count 0-2   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 Count 1-0   7 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .250 .429 .679 Count 1-1   9 5 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 1.000 1.556 Count 1-2   10 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 6 0 0 0 .100 .100 .400 .500 Count 2-0   3 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.333 2.000 Count 2-1   5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 Count 2-2   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750 Full Count   10 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533 Behind in Count   18 2 0 0 1 4 2 0 7 0 0 0 .111 .111 .278 .389 Ahead in Count   17 6 1 1 0 4 3 4 0 1 0 0 .353 .455 .529 .984 Career Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1985 Pittsburgh - MLB 19 88 353 100 21 4 11 41 57 19 3 3 60 3 1 .283 .323 .459 .782 18.6 1986 Pittsburgh - MLB 20 153 592 153 39 5 18 80 86 44 3 3 92 0 3 .258 .312 .432 .744 15.8 1987 Pittsburgh - MLB 21 155 620 183 44 7 17 102 96 41 5 10 68 8 3 .295 .339 .471 .810 39.4 1988 Pittsburgh - MLB 22 159 656 197 46 9 31 134 107 40 1 9 77 5 5 .300 .337 .540 .877 54.9 1989 Pittsburgh - MLB 23 157 650 206 49 8 31 144 109 45 2 5 71 6 4 .317 .360 .560 .920 48.6 1990 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 158 645 189 43 7 15 100 84 36 0 12 68 5 2 .293 .325 .451 .776 11.1 1991 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 147 585 170 34 5 24 92 80 36 0 5 60 4 4 .291 .329 .489 .818 21.5 1992 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 138 554 156 24 3 24 93 87 41 1 7 72 3 3 .282 .328 .466 .794 12.3 1993 Pittsburgh - MLB 27 146 483 125 19 3 16 68 58 25 1 5 62 5 2 .259 .294 .410 .704 -4.7 1994 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 59 124 32 7 1 3 18 23 8 0 3 20 0 1 .258 .296 .403 .700 -1.9 1995 Pittsburgh - MLB 29 41 31 7 0 0 0 4 14 1 0 1 5 2 0 .226 .242 .226 .468 -2.3 1996 Pittsburgh - MLB 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1997 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 48 39 8 2 0 0 3 11 4 0 1 3 1 0 .205 .273 .256 .529 -3.0 1998 Pittsburgh - MLB 32 64 71 19 2 2 2 13 21 6 0 1 9 0 0 .268 .321 .437 .757 0.2 Total MLB 1515 5403 1545 330 54 192 892 834 346 16 65 667 42 28 .286 .327 .474 .801 210.4 Career Minor League Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1985 Syracuse - A 19 1 2 2 1 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500 0.0 Total MLBA 1 2 2 1 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500 0.0 Career Postseason Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1985 Pittsburgh - MLB 19 7 24 3 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 .125 .222 .167 .389 0.0 1987 Pittsburgh - MLB 21 4 17 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .176 .222 .235 .458 0.0 1988 Pittsburgh - MLB 22 7 27 6 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 0 .222 .300 .259 .559 0.0 1989 Pittsburgh - MLB 23 12 49 9 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 6 0 1 .184 .200 .245 .445 0.0 1990 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 4 12 2 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 .167 .375 .250 .625 0.0 1991 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 4 15 9 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 .600 .647 .867 1.514 0.0 1993 Pittsburgh - MLB 27 5 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 .211 .286 .211 .496 0.0 1994 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1995 Pittsburgh - MLB 29 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1997 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667 0.0 Total MLB 55 168 37 6 1 2 8 19 16 0 0 17 2 2 .220 .288 .304 .592 0.0 Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1985 Pittsburgh - ML LF 88 88 178 5 0 188 5 .973 761.1 2.16 1986 Pittsburgh - ML CF 14 14 27 0 0 27 0 1.000 113.0 2.15 1986 Pittsburgh - ML RF 139 139 283 12 3 300 5 .983 1223.2 2.17 1987 Pittsburgh - ML LF 49 49 95 3 0 98 0 1.000 458.1 1.92 1987 Pittsburgh - ML RF 106 106 227 7 0 234 0 1.000 952.0 2.21 1988 Pittsburgh - ML LF 122 122 270 12 0 282 0 1.000 1084.2 2.34 1988 Pittsburgh - ML RF 37 37 79 1 0 80 0 1.000 337.0 2.14 1989 Pittsburgh - ML LF 157 157 326 12 1 339 1 .997 1412.1 2.15 1990 Pittsburgh - ML LF 158 158 332 10 2 342 0 1.000 1410.0 2.18 1991 Pittsburgh - ML LF 147 147 310 8 1 320 2 .994 1307.2 2.19 1992 Pittsburgh - ML LF 133 133 288 9 2 297 0 1.000 1196.1 2.23 1992 Pittsburgh - ML RF 5 5 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 45.0 1.80 1993 Pittsburgh - ML LF 144 144 223 7 1 231 1 .996 1163.1 1.78 1993 Pittsburgh - ML RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 1994 Pittsburgh - ML 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 1994 Pittsburgh - ML SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 1994 Pittsburgh - ML LF 29 28 55 1 0 56 0 1.000 240.0 2.10 1994 Pittsburgh - ML CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.1 0.00 1994 Pittsburgh - ML RF 10 5 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 48.0 2.25 1995 Pittsburgh - ML C 1 0 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 6.1 9.95 0 0 0 0.0 1995 Pittsburgh - ML 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 1995 Pittsburgh - ML LF 8 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 33.1 1.35 1995 Pittsburgh - ML CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 1995 Pittsburgh - ML RF 13 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 30.1 1.19 1997 Pittsburgh - ML C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0 0 0 0.0 1997 Pittsburgh - ML 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 1997 Pittsburgh - ML LF 6 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 26.0 2.77 1997 Pittsburgh - ML CF 11 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 31.1 2.01 1997 Pittsburgh - ML RF 12 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 36.0 1.50 1998 Pittsburgh - ML LF 9 7 12 2 0 14 0 1.000 65.2 1.92 1998 Pittsburgh - ML CF 16 4 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 57.0 2.05 1998 Pittsburgh - ML RF 19 0 8 2 0 10 0 1.000 41.1 2.18 Player History 06-15-1985 Drafted in the 1985 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 9, 35th overall Pick) by the Pittsburgh Pirates. 07-12-1985 Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 6 days. 11-18-1985 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. 01-01-1986 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 4 (4). 07-30-1986 Injured (bruised wrist), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. 11-24-1986 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. 01-01-1987 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (6). 06-08-1987 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. 06-29-1987 Was selected to the 1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. 11-16-1987 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. 01-01-1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4). 05-31-1988 Goes 5-5 against the San Diego Padres, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R. 09-05-1988 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. 11-18-1988 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,090,800 through arbitration. 01-01-1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 3 (3). 05-22-1989 Goes 5-5 against the Cincinnati Reds, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI and 4 R. 05-29-1989 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. 06-29-1989 Was selected to the 1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. 11-09-1989 Wins the 1989 MLB NL Gold Glove at LF. 11-19-1989 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,546,000 through arbitration. 01-01-1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 3 (3). 06-18-1990 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $28,960,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. 08-07-1990 Goes 5-5 against the St. Louis Cardinals, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R. 08-10-1990 Injured (tender shoulder), day-to-day for 3 days. 01-01-1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4). 04-03-1991 Injured (fractured foot), out for 2 weeks. 07-22-1991 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. 01-01-1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 3 (3). 06-20-1992 Injured (blurred vision), out for 3 weeks. 09-23-1992 Injured (fractured ulna (arm)), out for 3-4 months. 11-07-1992 Wins the 1992 MLB NL Gold Glove at LF. 01-01-1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 4 (4). 05-03-1993 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $6,960,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. 06-15-1993 Injured (bruised foot), day-to-day for 3 days. 01-01-1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 3 (3). 10-23-1994 Won the 1994 Major League Baseball World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates! 01-01-1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 4 (4). 10-17-1995 Won the 1995 Major League Baseball World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates! 01-01-1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 3 (3). 04-08-1996 Injured (torn back muscle), out for 2 months. 01-01-1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 3 (3). 06-21-1997 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $4,620,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. 01-01-1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4). Leader Boards Appearances Year GS Rank 1987 155 9 1988 159 3 Year AB Rank 1987 620 9 1988 656 5 1989 650 5 1990 645 5 Year H Rank 1988 197 7 1989 206 3 Year K Rank 1986 92 7 Year TB Rank 1987 292 6 1988 354 2 1989 364 3 Year 2B Rank 1987 44 8 1988 46 7 1989 49 4 1990 43 6 Year 3B Rank 1987 7 7 1988 9 3 1989 8 10 1990 7 4 Year HR Rank 1988 31 4 Year RBI Rank 1987 102 6 1988 134 3 1989 144 2 Year IBB Rank 1986 14 1 Year SF Rank 1987 10 7 1988 9 6 1990 12 1 Year EBH Rank 1987 68 6 1988 86 2 1989 88 1 Year AVG Rank 1989 .317 10 Year SLG Rank 1988 .540 4 1989 .560 5 Year RC Rank 1989 126.50 9 Year ISO Rank 1988 .239 2 1989 .243 8 Year OPS Rank 1989 .920 9

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