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Juan Rivera

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 225 lb.

Debut September 4, 2001

Born July 3, 1978 in Guarenas, Venezuela

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1996. (All Transactions)

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        A 5-tool ballplayer coming off a broken leg. He can hit for average, hit for power, field, has a rifle arm, and is pretty quick. He has even hit in the clutch in the World Series. Wish the Yanks still had you Juan!

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2001 22 NYY AL   3    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2002 23 NYY AL  28   83    9   22   5  0   1    6   1  1   6  10  .265  .311  .361   79   30   1   1   0   0   4
 2003 24 NYY AL  57  173   22   46  14  0   7   26   0  0  10  27  .266  .304  .468  102   81   1   1   1   0   8
 2004 25 MON NL 134  391   48  120  24  1  12   49   6  2  34  45  .307  .364  .465  109  182   0   0   7   1  11
 2005 26 LAA AL 106  350   46   95  17  1  15   59   1  9  23  44  .271  .316  .454  104  159   2   1   0   0  15
 2006 27 LAA AL 124  448   65  139  27  0  23   85   0  4  33  59  .310  .362  .525  126  235   0   6   0   7  14
 2007 28 LAA AL  14   43    3   12   1  0   2    8   0  0   1   4  .279  .295  .442   91   19   0   0   0   0   5
 2008 29 LAA AL  89  256   31   63  13  0  12   45   1  1  16  33  .246  .282  .438   86  112   0   8   0   0  10
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      555 1748  224  497 101  2  72  278   9 17 123 222  .284  .331  .468  106  818   4  17   8   8  67
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        510   65  145  29  1  21   81   3  5  36  65  .284  .331  .468  106  239   1   5   2   2  20
 Career High    134  448   65  139  27  1  23   85   6  9  34  59  .310  .364  .525  126  235   2   8   7   7  15
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2001 22 NYY AL    4    4    0   0.0   109| .000  .270| .000  .337| .000  .433| .000  .770|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 2002 23 NYY AL   91   68    8   3.1   105| .265  .264| .311  .332| .361  .425| .672  .757|  79  .304  -2.4  -0.2  50%
 2003 24 NYY AL  185  137   22   4.3   105| .266  .265| .304  .331| .468  .425| .772  .756| 102  .428   0.3   0.0   0%
 2004 25 MON NL  426  284   64   6.0   115| .307  .275| .364  .348| .465  .446| .829  .794| 109  .583   4.7   0.4  75%
 2005 26 LAA AL  376  282   42   4.0   103| .271  .266| .316  .328| .454  .422| .770  .750| 104  .406   0.9   0.1  10%
 2006 27 LAA AL  494  333   81   6.5   111| .310  .275| .362  .340| .525  .438| .887  .778| 126  .598  17.6   1.6   0%
 2007 28 LAA AL   44   36    4   3.0   108| .279  .272| .295  .340| .442  .425| .737  .765|  91  .275  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 2008 29 LAA AL  280  212   29   3.7   108| .246  .272| .282  .340| .438  .426| .720  .767|  86  .364  -6.0  -0.6  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      1900 1356  250   4.9   109| .284  .271| .331  .338| .468  .433| .799  .771| 106  .489  12.9   1.1  34%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2001 22 NYY AL OF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.00 0.75 2.33 0 12.0 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.80 1.00 2.10 0 9.0 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 2002 23 NYY AL OF 28 54 2 2 1 .966 .984 2.00 2.05 2.15 2.35 25 234.7 RF 15 33 0 0 0 1.000 .982 2.20 1.82 2.48 2.12 12 119.7 LF 15 21 2 2 1 .920 .983 1.53 1.74 1.80 2.14 13 115.0 2003 24 NYY AL OF 56 90 3 2 0 .979 .985 1.66 2.08 2.00 2.35 43 418.0 LF 34 65 0 2 0 .970 .985 1.91 1.84 2.02 2.17 30 289.7 RF 22 25 3 0 0 1.000 .979 1.27 1.79 1.96 2.11 13 128.3 2004 25 MON NL OF 121 192 14 3 3 .986 .982 1.70 1.85 2.08 2.16 93 890.0 RF 104 151 13 3 3 .982 .980 1.58 1.71 2.05 2.09 74 721.7 CF 13 24 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.85 2.26 2.22 2.53 10 97.3 LF 10 17 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.48 2.28 1.85 9 71.0 2005 26 LAA AL OF 74 127 5 1 1 .992 .986 1.78 2.05 2.10 2.30 59 565.3 RF 38 45 2 1 1 .979 .981 1.24 1.83 1.78 2.12 23 237.7 LF 33 72 3 0 0 1.000 .988 2.27 1.79 2.27 2.10 32 297.7 DH 27 CF 4 10 0 0 0 1.000 .990 2.50 2.38 3.00 2.70 4 30.0 2006 27 LAA AL OF 103 210 13 6 1 .974 .986 2.17 1.99 2.32 2.30 99 863.7 LF 56 126 7 3 1 .978 .986 2.38 1.69 2.50 2.06 54 478.3 RF 33 50 3 1 0 .981 .983 1.61 1.85 1.97 2.20 26 242.0 CF 20 34 3 2 0 .949 .989 1.85 2.29 2.32 2.65 19 143.3 DH 18 2007 28 LAA AL OF 9 9 1 0 0 1.000 .990 1.11 2.00 1.32 2.30 9 68.0 RF 7 9 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.43 1.77 1.70 2.07 7 53.0 DH 3 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.10 2 15.0 2008 29 LAA AL LF 41 59 3 2 1 .969 .984 1.51 1.66 1.82 2.05 35 307.0 RF 19 19 1 1 0 .952 .985 1.05 1.83 1.57 2.15 15 115.0 DH 16 1B 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 5.00 8.00 22.50 9.45 0 2.0 CF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 2.40 9.00 2.70 0 3.0 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 5.40 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2008 29 LAA AL 1B 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 5.00 8.00 22.50 9.45 0 2.0 2008 29 LAA AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 2001 22 NYY AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 2004 25 MON NL CF 13 24 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.85 2.26 2.22 2.53 10 97.3 2005 26 LAA AL CF 4 10 0 0 0 1.000 .990 2.50 2.38 3.00 2.70 4 30.0 2006 27 LAA AL CF 20 34 3 2 0 .949 .989 1.85 2.29 2.32 2.65 19 143.3 2008 29 LAA AL CF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 2.40 9.00 2.70 0 3.0 2005 26 LAA AL DH 27 2006 27 LAA AL DH 18 2007 28 LAA AL DH 3 2008 29 LAA AL DH 16 2002 23 NYY AL LF 15 21 2 2 1 .920 .983 1.53 1.74 1.80 2.14 13 115.0 2003 24 NYY AL LF 34 65 0 2 0 .970 .985 1.91 1.84 2.02 2.17 30 289.7 2004 25 MON NL LF 10 17 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.48 2.28 1.85 9 71.0 2005 26 LAA AL LF 33 72 3 0 0 1.000 .988 2.27 1.79 2.27 2.10 32 297.7 2006 27 LAA AL LF 56 126 7 3 1 .978 .986 2.38 1.69 2.50 2.06 54 478.3 2007 28 LAA AL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.10 2 15.0 2008 29 LAA AL LF 41 59 3 2 1 .969 .984 1.51 1.66 1.82 2.05 35 307.0 2001 22 NYY AL OF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.00 0.75 2.33 0 12.0 2002 23 NYY AL OF 28 54 2 2 1 .966 .984 2.00 2.05 2.15 2.35 25 234.7 2003 24 NYY AL OF 56 90 3 2 0 .979 .985 1.66 2.08 2.00 2.35 43 418.0 2004 25 MON NL OF 121 192 14 3 3 .986 .982 1.70 1.85 2.08 2.16 93 890.0 2005 26 LAA AL OF 74 127 5 1 1 .992 .986 1.78 2.05 2.10 2.30 59 565.3 2006 27 LAA AL OF 103 210 13 6 1 .974 .986 2.17 1.99 2.32 2.30 99 863.7 2007 28 LAA AL OF 9 9 1 0 0 1.000 .990 1.11 2.00 1.32 2.30 9 68.0 2001 22 NYY AL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.80 1.00 2.10 0 9.0 2002 23 NYY AL RF 15 33 0 0 0 1.000 .982 2.20 1.82 2.48 2.12 12 119.7 2003 24 NYY AL RF 22 25 3 0 0 1.000 .979 1.27 1.79 1.96 2.11 13 128.3 2004 25 MON NL RF 104 151 13 3 3 .982 .980 1.58 1.71 2.05 2.09 74 721.7 2005 26 LAA AL RF 38 45 2 1 1 .979 .981 1.24 1.83 1.78 2.12 23 237.7 2006 27 LAA AL RF 33 50 3 1 0 .981 .983 1.61 1.85 1.97 2.20 26 242.0 2007 28 LAA AL RF 7 9 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.43 1.77 1.70 2.07 7 53.0 2008 29 LAA AL RF 19 19 1 1 0 .952 .985 1.05 1.83 1.57 2.15 15 115.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 394 683 38 14 6 .981 .985 1.83 1.98 2.13 2.27 328 3051.7 191 39 240# RF* 240 333 23 6 4 .983 .981 1.48 1.77 1.97 2.12 170 1626.3 LF* 191 360 16 9 3 .977 .985 1.97 1.72 2.15 2.08 175 1573.7 DH 64 Games not counted in Overall Total below CF* 39 71 3 2 0 .974 .989 1.90 2.29 2.41 2.62 33 276.7 1B* 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 5.00 8.00 22.50 9.45 0 2.0 2B* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 396 688 38 14 6 .981 .985 1.83 2.00 2.14 2.28 328 3055
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2002   ALDS  NYY ANA     L   4  12   2   3  0  0  0   3   1   3  .250  .308  .250   0  0   0   0   0 
 2003   ALDS  NYY MIN     W   4  12   2   4  0  0  0   0   1   0  .333  .385  .333   0  0   1   0   0 
        ALCS  NYY BOS     W   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYY FLA     L   4   6   0   1  1  0  0   1   1   1  .167  .286  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
 2005   ALDS  LAA NYY     W   5  17   3   6  1  0  1   1   1   2  .353  .389  .588   0  0             
        ALCS  LAA CHW     L   3   9   1   1  1  0  0   0   0   1  .111  .111  .222   0  0             
 2007   ALDS  LAA BOS     L   2   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   1  .333  .500  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
 2008   ALDS  LAA BOS     L   3   8   1   1  0  0  0   1   3   2  .125  .364  .125   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  5 Lg Div Series       2-3  18  52   8  15  1  0  1   5   7   8  .288  .373  .365   0  0   1   0   0 
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   5  11   1   1  1  0  0   0   0   2  .091  .091  .182   0  0   0   0   0 
  8 Postseason Series   3-5  27  69   9  17  3  0  1   6   8  11  .246  .325  .333   0  0   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Caught Stealing
2005 AL-9-7

HOF Standards: Batting - 12.0 (1337) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.0 (1472) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

April 12, 1996: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

December 16, 2003: Traded by the New York Yankees with Randy Choate and Nick Johnson to the Montreal Expos for Javier Vazquez.

November 19, 2004: Traded by the Washington Nationals with Maicer Izturis to the Anaheim Angels for Jose Guillen.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2004Montreal Expos$312,000
2005Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$390,000
2006Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$1,250,000
2007Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$2,025,000
2008Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$2,025,000
Career (may be incomplete)$6,002,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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