Juan Rivera

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2012)

Juan Rivera was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2012 for 5 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 12 seasons. In 1,058 career games, he hit .274 with 950 hits, 132 home runs, and 539 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,772.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .274
HR 132
RBI 539
H 950
OPS .766
PIV 1,772
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 220 lb
Born
7/3/1978 in Guarenas, Miranda, Venezuela
MLB Debut
2001-09-04
Last Game
2012-10-03

Full name: Juan Luis Rivera

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Career Batting Statistics

Juan Rivera — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,058 3,471 425 950 182 4 132 539 17 253 448 .274 .323 .443 .766 1,772

Career AVG .274 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .323 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .443 vs. league average .417 across their career seasons — +6.0% above league average.

Career OPS .766 vs. league average .748 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Juan Rivera Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2001 NYA AL 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 NYA AL 28 83 9 22 5 0 1 6 1 6 10 .265 .261 (+1%) .331 (-6%) .416 (-13%) .747 (-10%) -143.8
2003 NYA AL 57 173 22 46 14 0 7 26 0 10 27 .266 .264 (+1%) .332 (-8%) .422 (+11%) .754 (+2%) 16.0
2004 MON NL 134 391 48 120 24 1 12 49 6 34 45 .307 .266 (+15%) .335 (+9%) .427 (+9%) .762 (+9%) 745.5
2005 LAA AL 106 350 46 95 17 1 15 59 1 23 44 .271 .264 (+3%) .330 (-4%) .418 (+8%) .749 (+3%) 126.2
2006 LAA AL 124 448 65 139 27 0 23 85 0 33 59 .310 .269 (+15%) .336 (+8%) .431 (+21%) .768 (+15%) 1372.7
2007 LAA AL 14 43 3 12 1 0 2 8 0 1 4 .279 — — — — 0.0
2008 LAA AL 89 256 31 63 13 0 12 45 1 16 33 .246 .263 (-7%) .333 (-15%) .416 (+5%) .749 (-4%) -301.7
2009 LAA AL 138 529 72 152 24 1 25 88 0 36 57 .287 .262 (+9%) .332 (avg) .417 (+14%) .750 (+8%) 749.8
2010 LAA AL 124 416 53 105 20 0 15 52 2 33 58 .252 .257 (-2%) .325 (-4%) .402 (+1%) .728 (-1%) -87.2
2011 TOR AL 70 247 22 60 11 0 6 28 3 22 41 .243 .255 (-5%) .320 (-5%) .399 (-10%) .719 (-7%) -298.8
2011 LAN NL 62 219 24 60 12 1 5 46 2 21 35 .274 .255 (+7%) .320 (+4%) .399 (+2%) .719 (+3%) -298.8
2012 LAN NL 109 312 30 76 14 0 9 47 1 18 35 .244 .254 (-4%) .318 (-10%) .405 (-7%) .724 (-9%) -494.9
Career · 13 seasons 1,058 3,471 425 950 182 4 132 539 17 253 448 .274 — — — — 1,385

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Juan Rivera — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
36 105 10 25 5 0 1 8 8 14 .238

Playoff Batting by Year

Juan Rivera — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2009 ALCS LAA 6 25 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200
2009 ALDS2 LAA 3 11 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .273
2008 ALDS1 LAA 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 .125
2007 ALDS1 LAA 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
2005 ALCS LAA 3 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111
2005 ALDS2 LAA 5 17 3 6 1 0 1 1 1 2 .353
2003 ALCS NYA 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2003 ALDS1 NYA 4 12 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
2003 WS NYA 4 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .167
2002 ALDS1 NYA 4 12 2 3 0 0 0 3 1 3 .250

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Juan Rivera — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home529168120544762244.266
Away529179022050370295.281

Last 10 Games — Batting

Juan Rivera — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2012-10-03 LADSFGW 111001200
2012-10-02 LADSFGL 101000000
2012-10-01 LADSFGW 100000000
2012-09-30 LADCOLW 100000001
2012-09-26 LADSDPW 412001100
2012-09-23 LADCINW 100000000
2012-09-22 LADCINL 300000000
2012-09-21 LADCINW 200000101
2012-09-16 LADSTLL 000000010
2012-09-15 LADSTLW 101000100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Juan Rivera — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 106 83 687 50 9 51
2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
OF 804 706 1374 67 24 11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Juan Rivera — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2001 NYA OF 3 0 1 0 0 0
2002 NYA OF 28 25 54 2 2 1
2003 NYA OF 56 43 90 3 2 0
2004 MON OF 121 93 192 14 3 3
2005 LAA OF 74 59 127 5 1 1
2006 LAA OF 103 99 210 13 6 1
2007 LAA OF 9 9 9 1 0 0
2008 LAA 1B 1 0 5 0 0 0
2008 LAA 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2008 LAA OF 59 50 81 4 3 1
2009 LAA OF 128 125 237 11 2 3
2010 LAA 1B 13 11 98 12 1 8
2010 LAA OF 105 98 214 8 5 1
2011 TOR 1B 21 20 178 15 1 20
2011 TOR OF 27 25 37 2 0 0
2011 LAN 1B 17 13 105 4 2 3
2011 LAN OF 45 45 70 1 0 0
2012 LAN 1B 54 39 301 19 5 20
2012 LAN OF 46 35 52 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Juan Rivera Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 106
Second Base 1
Left Field 491
Center Field 40
Right Field 299
Designated Hitter 101

Salary History

Juan Rivera — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2012 LAN NL $4,000,000
2011 TOR AL $5,250,000
2010 LAA AL $4,250,000
2009 LAA AL $3,250,000
2008 LAA AL $2,025,000
2007 LAA AL $2,025,000
2006 LAA AL $1,250,000
2005 LAA AL $390,000
2004 MON NL $312,000
Total Career Earnings $22,752,000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Juan Rivera (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Lourdes Gurriel
    .271 avg, 131 HR
  2. 94
    Mike Marshall
    .270 avg, 148 HR
  3. 91
    David Murphy
    .274 avg, 104 HR
  4. 90
    Ellis Valentine
    .278 avg, 123 HR
  5. 88
    Rip Repulski
    .269 avg, 106 HR
  6. 87
    Xavier Nady
    .268 avg, 104 HR

Juan Rivera: the record in brief

Juan Rivera played a first major league game on September 4, 2001 and a last one on October 3, 2012. Club by club, the record runs the New York Yankees (2001 to 2003), the Montreal Expos (2004), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005 through 2010), the Toronto Blue Jays (2011), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2011 through 2012). Rivera, born on July 3, 1978, in Guarenas, Miranda, Venezuela, is listed as an outfielder and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 220 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. On the record, Juan Rivera was born Juan Luis Rivera.

Rivera collected 950 hits in 3,471 at bats across 1,058 games, good for a .274 batting average, along with 132 home runs and 539 RBI. On-base and slugging figures of .323 and .443 give Rivera a career OPS of .766. Against a .263 league average for those years, Rivera's .274 average was near the norm. Rivera's most home runs in a season came in 2009, when the total reached 25 for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Frequently Asked Questions about Juan Rivera

What years did Juan Rivera play?
Juan Rivera played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2012.
Was Juan Rivera a pitcher?
No. Juan Rivera was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Juan Rivera hit?
Juan Rivera hit 132 career home runs with 950 hits.
What was Juan Rivera's career batting average?
Juan Rivera batted .274 over his career, with 950 hits in 3,471 at bats.
How many RBI did Juan Rivera have?
Juan Rivera drove in 539 runs in his career.
Is Juan Rivera in the Hall of Fame?
No. Juan Rivera has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.