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Luis Rivera
Luis Antonio (Pedraza) Rivera

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 170 lb.

Debut August 3, 1986
  vs. NYM 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game August 27, 1998
Born January 3, 1964 in Cidra, P.R.

Signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent in 1981. (All Transactions)

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1986 22 MON NL  55  166   20   34  11  1   0   13   1  1  17  33  .205  .285  .283   58   47   1   1   0   2   1
 1987 23 MON NL  18   32    0    5   2  0   0    1   0  0   1   8  .156  .182  .219    5    7   0   0   0   0   0
 1988 24 MON NL 123  371   35   83  17  3   4   30   3  4  24  69  .224  .271  .318   66  118   3   3   4   1   9
 1989 25 BOS AL  93  323   35   83  17  1   5   29   2  3  20  60  .257  .301  .362   82  117   4   1   1   1   7
 1990 26 BOS AL 118  346   38   78  20  0   7   45   4  3  25  58  .225  .279  .344   70  119  12   1   0   1  10
 1991 27 BOS AL 129  414   64  107  22  3   8   40   4  4  35  86  .258  .318  .384   90  159  12   4   0   3  10
 1992 28 BOS AL 102  288   17   62  11  1   0   29   4  3  26  56  .215  .287  .260   51   75   5   0   0   3   5
 1993 29 BOS AL  62  130   13   27   8  1   1    7   1  2  11  36  .208  .273  .308   53   40   2   1   0   1   2
 1994 30 NYM NL  32   43   11   12   2  1   3    5   0  1   4  14  .279  .367  .581  144   25   0   0   0   2   1
 1997 33 HOU NL   7   13    2    3   0  1   0    3   0  0   1   6  .231  .286  .385   77    5   1   0   0   0   0
 1998 34 KCR AL  42   89   14   22   4  0   0    7   1  1   7  17  .247  .302  .292   56   26   2   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     781 2215  249  516 114 12  28  209  20 22 171 443  .233  .291  .333   71  738  42  11   5  14  46
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        459   52  107  24  2   6   43   4  5  35  92  .233  .291  .333   71  153   9   2   1   3  10
 Career High    129  414   64  107  22  3   8   45   4  4  35  86  .258  .318  .384   90  159  12   4   4   3  10
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1986 22 MON NL  187  136   15   3.0    97| .205  .261| .285  .332| .283  .394| .568  .726|  58  .336  -9.3  -1.0  50%
 1987 23 MON NL   33   27    1   1.0   108| .156  .273| .182  .343| .219  .425| .401  .767|   5  .054  -4.5  -0.4   0%
 1988 24 MON NL  402  307   30   2.6    93| .224  .261| .271  .325| .318  .383| .589  .708|  66  .319 -17.2  -1.8  42%
 1989 25 BOS AL  349  255   34   3.6    99| .257  .269| .301  .335| .362  .395| .663  .730|  82  .411  -8.9  -0.9  40%
 1990 26 BOS AL  385  294   32   2.9    99| .225  .265| .279  .334| .344  .396| .623  .730|  70  .321 -15.0  -1.5  57%
 1991 27 BOS AL  468  337   50   4.0   101| .258  .266| .318  .335| .384  .403| .702  .739|  90  .441  -6.3  -0.6  50%
 1992 28 BOS AL  322  239   22   2.5    99| .215  .266| .287  .336| .260  .395| .547  .731|  51  .258 -19.5  -2.0  57%
 1993 29 BOS AL  145  110   11   2.7   108| .208  .274| .273  .345| .308  .418| .581  .764|  53  .253  -9.2  -0.9  33%
 1994 30 NYM NL   49   33    9   7.3   108| .279  .273| .367  .340| .581  .427| .948  .768| 144  .674   2.6   0.2   0%
 1997 33 HOU NL   15   11    2   4.9   105| .231  .266| .286  .337| .385  .417| .671  .754|  77  .500  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1998 34 KCR AL   98   71    8   3.0   111| .247  .273| .302  .342| .292  .434| .594  .776|  56  .269  -5.9  -0.6  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     2453 1820  214   3.2    99| .233  .266| .291  .334| .333  .399| .624  .733|  71  .351 -93.7  -9.6  47%

* 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 ------+
1986 22 MON NL SS 55 64 119 9 24 .953 .963 3.33 3.96 4.00 4.75 46 411.7 1987 23 MON NL SS 15 9 27 3 4 .923 .965 2.40 3.89 4.40 4.73 7 73.7 1988 24 MON NL SS 116 160 301 18 69 .962 .967 3.97 3.99 4.49 4.63 101 924.0 1989 25 BOS AL SS 90 126 240 16 59 .958 .971 4.07 4.11 4.32 4.79 85 763.0 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.50 0.90 5.22 1 10.0 DH 1 1990 26 BOS AL SS 112 186 310 18 69 .965 .973 4.43 4.00 4.80 4.74 105 929.7 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 4.53 1.80 5.22 0 5.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 1991 27 BOS AL SS 129 180 386 24 87 .959 .971 4.39 3.95 4.62 4.67 128 1103.7 1992 28 BOS AL SS 93 117 286 14 56 .966 .969 4.33 4.13 4.95 4.71 85 732.0 DH 2 3B 1 2 1 0 1 1.000 .938 3.00 2.40 9.00 2.70 0 3.0 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.60 2.25 5.17 0 4.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1993 29 BOS AL 2B 27 36 57 3 13 .969 .981 3.44 4.54 5.06 5.15 18 165.3 SS 27 28 51 3 14 .963 .973 2.93 4.13 3.85 4.69 21 184.7 DH 7 3B 2 1 3 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 2.30 4.00 2.70 2 9.0 1994 30 NYM NL SS 11 11 22 1 7 .971 .965 3.00 4.05 5.64 4.53 4 52.7 2B 5 8 7 1 2 .938 .980 3.00 4.56 8.44 5.29 1 16.0 1997 33 HOU NL SS 6 6 8 2 4 .875 .972 2.33 3.85 3.71 4.58 2 34.0 2B 1 3 1 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 4.30 6.00 5.10 0 6.0 1998 34 KCR AL SS 30 42 81 5 20 .961 .972 4.10 4.26 5.35 4.71 22 207.0 2B 6 5 6 0 0 1.000 .982 1.83 4.13 4.12 4.84 2 24.0 3B 6 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 2.23 2.12 2.54 0 17.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1989 25 BOS AL 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.50 0.90 5.22 1 10.0 1990 26 BOS AL 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 4.53 1.80 5.22 0 5.0 1992 28 BOS AL 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.60 2.25 5.17 0 4.0 1993 29 BOS AL 2B 27 36 57 3 13 .969 .981 3.44 4.54 5.06 5.15 18 165.3 1994 30 NYM NL 2B 5 8 7 1 2 .938 .980 3.00 4.56 8.44 5.29 1 16.0 1997 33 HOU NL 2B 1 3 1 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 4.30 6.00 5.10 0 6.0 1998 34 KCR AL 2B 6 5 6 0 0 1.000 .982 1.83 4.13 4.12 4.84 2 24.0 1990 26 BOS AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 1992 28 BOS AL 3B 1 2 1 0 1 1.000 .938 3.00 2.40 9.00 2.70 0 3.0 1993 29 BOS AL 3B 2 1 3 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 2.30 4.00 2.70 2 9.0 1998 34 KCR AL 3B 6 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 2.23 2.12 2.54 0 17.0 1989 25 BOS AL DH 1 1992 28 BOS AL DH 2 1993 29 BOS AL DH 7 1992 28 BOS AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1992 28 BOS AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1986 22 MON NL SS 55 64 119 9 24 .953 .963 3.33 3.96 4.00 4.75 46 411.7 1987 23 MON NL SS 15 9 27 3 4 .923 .965 2.40 3.89 4.40 4.73 7 73.7 1988 24 MON NL SS 116 160 301 18 69 .962 .967 3.97 3.99 4.49 4.63 101 924.0 1989 25 BOS AL SS 90 126 240 16 59 .958 .971 4.07 4.11 4.32 4.79 85 763.0 1990 26 BOS AL SS 112 186 310 18 69 .965 .973 4.43 4.00 4.80 4.74 105 929.7 1991 27 BOS AL SS 129 180 386 24 87 .959 .971 4.39 3.95 4.62 4.67 128 1103.7 1992 28 BOS AL SS 93 117 286 14 56 .966 .969 4.33 4.13 4.95 4.71 85 732.0 1993 29 BOS AL SS 27 28 51 3 14 .963 .973 2.93 4.13 3.85 4.69 21 184.7 1994 30 NYM NL SS 11 11 22 1 7 .971 .965 3.00 4.05 5.64 4.53 4 52.7 1997 33 HOU NL SS 6 6 8 2 4 .875 .972 2.33 3.85 3.71 4.58 2 34.0 1998 34 KCR AL SS 30 42 81 5 20 .961 .972 4.10 4.26 5.35 4.71 22 207.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 684 929 1831 113 413 .961 .970 4.04 4.03 4.59 4.70 606 5416.0 2B* 44 55 71 4 15 .969 .981 2.86 4.48 4.92 5.13 22 230.3 3B* 10 4 7 0 2 1.000 .948 1.10 2.27 3.09 2.62 2 32.0 DH 10 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 739 988 1909 117 430 .961 .970 3.92 4.03 4.59 4.71 630 5679
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1990   ALCS  BOS OAK     L   4   9   1   2  1  0  0   0   0   2  .222  .222  .333   0  0   0   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.

Sac. Hits
1990 AL-12-7
1991 AL-12-7

HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3892) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.0 (2070) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

September 22, 1981: Signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent.

December 8, 1988: Traded by the Montreal Expos with John Dopson to the Boston Red Sox for Spike Owen and Dan Gakeler.

October 25, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

January 19, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

October 24, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 18, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

April 24, 1995: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

May 3, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

June 10, 1995: Released by the Texas Rangers.

November 15, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

October 15, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

January 25, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

October 27, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

February 5, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

June 3, 1998: Purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the Houston Astros.

September 4, 1998: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

January 15, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986Montreal Expos$60,000
1988Montreal Expos$70,000
1989Boston Red Sox$105,000
1990Boston Red Sox$250,000
1991Boston Red Sox$635,000
1992Boston Red Sox$1,075,000
1993Boston Red Sox$1,075,000
1994New York Mets$450,000
1998Kansas City Royals$245,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,965,000

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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