Ruben Tejada

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2010-2019)

AVG .250
HR 10
RBI 158
H 530
OPS .641
PIV -2,596
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 200 lb
Born
10/27/1989 in Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas, Panama
MLB Debut
2010-04-07
Last Game
2019-08-20

Full name: Ruben Dario Tejada

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
663 2,119 225 530 110 1 10 158 16 202 359 .250 .324 .317 .641 -2,596

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .324 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .317 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 22.3% below league average.

Career OPS .641 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 12.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2010 NYN NL 78 216 28 46 12 0 1 15 2 22 38 .213 .257 (-17%) .325 (-6%) .402 (-30%) .728 (-19%) -620.4
2011 NYN NL 96 328 31 93 15 1 0 36 5 35 50 .284 .255 (+11%) .320 (+12%) .399 (-16%) .719 (-3%) -34.9
2012 NYN NL 114 464 53 134 26 0 1 25 4 27 73 .289 .254 (+13%) .318 (+5%) .405 (-13%) .724 (-5%) -338.3
2013 NYN NL 57 208 20 42 12 0 0 10 2 15 24 .202 .253 (-20%) .317 (-18%) .396 (-35%) .714 (-27%) -882.2
2014 NYN NL 119 355 30 84 11 0 5 34 1 50 73 .237 .251 (-6%) .313 (+9%) .386 (-20%) .700 (-7%) -157.6
2015 NYN NL 116 360 36 94 23 0 3 28 2 38 70 .261 .254 (+3%) .316 (+7%) .404 (-13%) .721 (-5%) -153.2
2016 SLN NL 23 34 6 6 2 0 0 3 0 2 8 .176 — — — — 0.0
2016 SFN NL 13 32 3 5 3 0 0 2 0 5 5 .156 — — — — 0.0
2017 BAL AL 41 113 17 26 6 0 0 5 0 8 15 .230 .254 (-10%) .324 (-10%) .425 (-34%) .750 (-23%) -409.6
2019 NYN NL 6 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 663 2,119 225 530 110 1 10 158 16 202 359 .250 — — — — -2,596

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.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 18.00 0.0

Career ERA 18.00 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 329.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2016 SLN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 18.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 18.00 — 0

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2015 NLDS2 NYN 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3421050116262374.250
Away3211069109268784.251

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home11.0220018.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2019-08-20 NYNCLEW 100000001
2019-08-18 NYNKCRW 110000000
2019-08-17 NYNKCRW 100000000
2019-08-16 NYNKCRL 200000001
2019-08-15 NYNATLW 000000000
2019-08-14 NYNATLL 400000001
2017-08-14 BALSEAW 000000000
2017-08-06 BALDETW 000000000
2017-07-31 BALKCRW 301000011
2017-07-30 BALTEXW 400000100

Last 1 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2016-05-20 STLAZ — 1.0222002

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 128 111 194 306 10 72
3B 50 35 24 81 6 8
P 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 476 430 586 1272 47 278

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2010 NYN 2B 50 46 79 126 6 31
2010 NYN SS 28 24 33 75 2 15
2011 NYN 2B 55 53 95 146 4 31
2011 NYN SS 41 38 53 120 8 18
2012 NYN SS 112 110 164 280 12 72
2013 NYN SS 55 55 72 177 8 37
2014 NYN SS 114 105 147 339 8 79
2015 NYN 2B 13 11 14 32 0 8
2015 NYN 3B 19 18 14 36 2 4
2015 NYN SS 81 65 78 189 5 36
2016 SLN 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1
2016 SLN 3B 10 4 1 12 2 1
2016 SLN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2016 SLN SS 7 4 1 14 2 2
2016 SFN 2B 1 0 1 1 0 1
2016 SFN 3B 13 9 6 21 2 3
2017 BAL 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0
2017 BAL 3B 6 3 2 8 0 0
2017 BAL SS 36 29 37 77 2 18
2019 NYN 2B 2 1 2 0 0 0
2019 NYN 3B 2 1 1 4 0 0
2019 NYN SS 2 0 1 1 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 1
Second Base 128
Third Base 50
Shortstop 476

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 SLN NL $1,500,000
2015 NYN NL $1,880,000
2014 NYN NL $1,100,000
2013 NYN NL $514,701
2012 NYN NL $491,209
2010 NYN NL $400,000
Total Career Earnings $5,885,910

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Ruben Tejada (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Alex Grammas
    .247 avg, 12 HR
  2. 97
    Rube Lutzke
    .249 avg, 4 HR
  3. 94
    Wayne Terwilliger
    .240 avg, 22 HR
  4. 92
    Joey Amalfitano
    .244 avg, 9 HR
  5. 92
    Hal Rhyne
    .250 avg, 2 HR
  6. 90
    Dave Chalk
    .252 avg, 15 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Ruben Tejada

What years did Ruben Tejada play?
Ruben Tejada played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2019.
Was Ruben Tejada a pitcher?
No. Ruben Tejada was a position player (Shortstop), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Ruben Tejada hit?
Ruben Tejada hit 10 career home runs with 530 hits.