High Level:
MLB Career Ranks:
469th in xbs
Positions: 2B-
917, SS-
534, 3B-
5, 1B-
2
Full Name: Luis Wilfredo Rivas
Born:
Aug 30, 1979 (33
.293)
in
La Guaira,Venezuela
Top Prospect: mlb 1997 (#70), 1998 (#55), 1999 (#63), 2000 (#86), 2001 (#93) team 1997 (#2-MIN), 1999 (#4-MIN), 2000 (#5-MIN), 2001 (#4-MIN)MLB Debut: Sep 16, 2000 (21
.017)
Ht/Wt: 5-10 / 175
Bats/Throws: Right / Right
High School:
Riceniado La Guaria (La Guaria,VZ)
College:
None listed
Drafted: Signed as UDFA 1995 by MIN
Tags: Top Prospect
TBC Player ID: 547
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BATTING STATISTICS
ALL Stats
MLB Only
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| 1996 | GCL Twins | GCL | Rk | - | min | 16 | ss | 32 | 53 | 201 | 29 | 52 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .259 | .320 | .343 | 663 | - | - | 69 | 220 | 162 | 25 | 4.2 | .313 |
| 1997 | Fort Wayne | Midw | A | - | min | 17 | ss | 57 | 121 | 419 | 61 | 100 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 33 | 90 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | .239 | .301 | .322 | 623 | - | - | 135 | 465 | 350 | 39 | 3.0 | .300 |
| 1998 | Fort Myers | FSL | A+ | - | min | 18 | ss | 59 | 126 | 463 | 58 | 130 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 34 | 8 | 14 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | .281 | .302 | .374 | 676 | - | - | 173 | 490 | 362 | 55 | 4.1 | .323 |
| 1999 | New Britain | East | AA | - | min | 19 | ss | 31 | 132 | 527 | 78 | 134 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 31 | 14 | 41 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 16 | .254 | .309 | .378 | 687 | - | - | 199 | 580 | 433 | 63 | 3.9 | .295 |
| 2000 | New Britain | East | AA | 1 | min | 20 | 2b | 73 | 82 | 328 | 56 | 82 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 36 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .250 | .329 | .384 | 713 | - | - | 126 | 372 | 257 | 50 | 5.3 | .275 |
| 2000 | Salt Lake | PCL | AAA | - | min | 20 | 2b | - | 41 | 157 | 33 | 50 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .318 | .376 | .478 | 853 | - | - | 75 | 173 | 115 | 31 | 7.2 | .351 |
| 2000 | Minnesota | AL | MLB | 2 | min | 20 | 2b | - | 16 | 58 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .310 | .323 | .414 | 736 | 13 | 81 | 24 | 64 | 46 | 9 | 5.4 | .321 |
| 2001 | Minnesota | AL | MLB | 2 | min | 21 | 2b | 59 | 153 | 563 | 70 | 150 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 31 | 11 | 40 | 99 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | .266 | .319 | .362 | 682 | 148 | 97 | 204 | 619 | 449 | 67 | 4.0 | .310 |
| 2002 | Fort Myers | FSL | A+ | - | min | 22 | 2b | - | 6 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .167 | .182 | 348 | - | - | 4 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 0.7 | .100 |
| 2002 | Minnesota | AL | MLB | 2 | min | 22 | 2b | 62 | 93 | 316 | 46 | 81 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 51 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 12 | .256 | .305 | .392 | 697 | 91 | 98 | 124 | 346 | 259 | 39 | 4.0 | .295 |
| 2003 | Minnesota | AL | MLB | 2 | min | 23 | 2b | 46 | 135 | 475 | 69 | 123 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 30 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 20 | .259 | .308 | .381 | 689 | 131 | 97 | 181 | 521 | 390 | 56 | 3.9 | .284 |
| 2004 | Rochester | IL | AAA | - | min | 24 | 2b | - | 3 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .267 | .214 | 481 | - | - | 3 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2.0 | .250 |
| 2004 | Minnesota | AL | MLB | 2 | min | 24 | 2b | - | 109 | 336 | 44 | 86 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | .256 | .283 | .432 | 715 | 95 | 87 | 145 | 358 | 267 | 46 | 4.7 | .275 |
| 2005 | Rochester | IL | AAA | 2 | min | 25 | 2b | - | 43 | 145 | 17 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .248 | .280 | .386 | 666 | - | - | 56 | 159 | 119 | 18 | 4.2 | .264 |
| 2005 | Minnesota | AL | MLB | 2 | min | 25 | 2b | - | 59 | 136 | 21 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .257 | .311 | .316 | 627 | 42 | 71 | 43 | 148 | 104 | 15 | 3.9 | .286 |
| 2006 | Durham | IL | AAA | 6 | tb | 26 | 2b | - | 69 | 229 | 21 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .218 | .252 | .288 | 540 | - | - | 66 | 244 | 190 | 15 | 2.1 | .246 |
| 2007 | Buffalo | IL | AAA | 2 | cle | 27 | ss-2b | 91 | 105 | 410 | 58 | 108 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 43 | 13 | 7 | 42 | 69 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | .263 | .341 | .400 | 741 | - | - | 164 | 465 | 330 | 57 | 4.7 | .292 |
| 2007 | Cleveland | AL | MLB | 11 | cle | 27 | 2b-ss | - | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .727 | 1000 | 2 | 50 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 9.8 | .200 |
| 2008 | Pittsburgh | NL | MLB | 31 | pit | 28 | ss-2b | - | 79 | 206 | 25 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .218 | .267 | .311 | 578 | 41 | 52 | 64 | 223 | 173 | 16 | 2.5 | .237 |
| 2009 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | 1 | chc | 29 | 2b | - | 63 | 191 | 23 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .236 | .308 | .346 | 654 | - | - | 66 | 216 | 158 | 23 | 4.0 | .253 |
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| Minor League Totals (11 years) | 844 | 3106 | 437 | 792 | 173 | 33 | 35 | 317 | 169 | 68 | 237 | 499 | 26 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 71 | .255 | .311 | .366 | 677 | -- | -- | 1136 | 3423 | 2507 | 377.6 | 4.1 | .292 |
| AAA Totals (6 years) | 324 | 1146 | 154 | 292 | 67 | 7 | 19 | 131 | 29 | 14 | 93 | 162 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 34 | .255 | .315 | .375 | 690 | -- | -- | 430 | 1272 | 923 | 144.7 | 4.2 | .280 |
| AA Totals (2 years) | 214 | 855 | 134 | 216 | 53 | 13 | 10 | 89 | 42 | 18 | 77 | 133 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 19 | .253 | .317 | .380 | 697 | -- | -- | 325 | 952 | 690 | 113.2 | 4.4 | .287 |
| A+ Totals (2 years) | 132 | 485 | 59 | 132 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 35 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | .272 | .296 | .365 | 661 | -- | -- | 177 | 514 | 382 | 55.7 | 3.9 | .312 |
| A Totals (1 year) | 121 | 419 | 61 | 100 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 33 | 90 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | .239 | .301 | .322 | 623 | -- | -- | 135 | 465 | 350 | 39.1 | 3 | .300 |
| Rookie Totals (1 year) | 53 | 201 | 29 | 52 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .259 | .320 | .343 | 663 | -- | -- | 69 | 220 | 162 | 25.1 | 4.2 | .313 |
| 1996 | GCL Twins | GCL | Rk | SS | 51 | | 270 | 68 | 181 | 21 | 40 | | .922 | -- | -- | |
| 1997 | Fort Wayne | Midw | A | SS | 119 | | 621 | 169 | 394 | 58 | 92 | | .907 | -- | -- | |
| 1998 | Fort Myers | FSL | A+ | SS | 124 | | 632 | 162 | 415 | 55 | 78 | | .913 | -- | -- | |
| 1999 | New Britain | East | AA | 2B | 9 | | 41 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 9 | | .951 | -- | -- | |
| | New Britain | East | AA | SS | 123 | | 554 | 150 | 367 | 37 | 78 | | .933 | -- | -- | |
| 2000 | New Britain | East | AA | 2B | 75 | | 353 | 133 | 210 | 10 | 53 | | .972 | -- | -- | |
| | New Britain | East | AA | SS | 8 | | 25 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 8 | | .960 | -- | -- | |
| | Salt Lake | PCL | AAA | 2B | 36 | | 157 | 63 | 93 | 1 | 25 | | .994 | -- | -- | |
| | Salt Lake | PCL | AAA | SS | 4 | | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 4 | | .955 | -- | -- | |
| | Minnesota | AL | MLB | 2B | 14 | | 59 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 117 | .983 | 4.14 | 4.46 | |
| | Minnesota | AL | MLB | SS | 2 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 4.50 | |
| 2001 | Minnesota | AL | MLB | 2B | 150 | | 581 | 231 | 335 | 15 | 66 | 1304 | .974 | 3.77 | 3.91 | |
| 2002 | Fort Myers | FSL | A+ | 2B | 6 | | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | | .900 | -- | -- | |
| | Minnesota | AL | MLB | 2B | 93 | | 357 | 147 | 205 | 5 | 51 | 811 | .986 | 3.78 | 3.91 | |
| 2003 | Minnesota | AL | MLB | 2B | 134 | 131 | 553 | 218 | 325 | 10 | 64 | 1144 | .982 | 4.05 | 4.27 | |
| 2004 | Rochester | IL | AAA | 2B | 3 | | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | | 1.000 | -- | -- | |
| | Minnesota | AL | MLB | 2B | 109 | 95 | 496 | 176 | 317 | 3 | 75 | 860 | .994 | 4.52 | 5.16 | |
| 2005 | Rochester | IL | AAA | 2B | 38 | | 149 | 49 | 96 | 4 | 25 | | .973 | -- | -- | |
| | Rochester | IL | AAA | SS | 5 | | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 5 | | .955 | -- | -- | |
| | Minnesota | AL | MLB | 2B | 53 | 40 | 190 | 77 | 112 | 1 | 26 | 360 | .995 | 3.57 | 4.73 | |
| | Minnesota | AL | MLB | SS | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .889 | 1.33 | 3.27 | |
| 2006 | Durham | IL | AAA | 2B | 64 | | 280 | 109 | 161 | 10 | 30 | | .964 | -- | -- | |
| 2007 | Buffalo | IL | AAA | 2B | 49 | | 210 | 81 | 122 | 7 | 29 | | .967 | -- | -- | |
| | Buffalo | IL | AAA | SS | 59 | | 230 | 72 | 145 | 13 | 22 | | .943 | -- | -- | |
| | Cleveland | AL | MLB | 2B | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.000 | 3.50 | 4.20 | |
| | Cleveland | AL | MLB | SS | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .800 | 4.00 | 5.14 | |
| 2008 | Pittsburgh | NL | MLB | 2B | 29 | 19 | 120 | 51 | 68 | 1 | 22 | 191 | .992 | 4.10 | 5.61 | |
| | Pittsburgh | NL | MLB | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| | Pittsburgh | NL | MLB | SS | 31 | 22 | 113 | 37 | 70 | 6 | 24 | 223 | .947 | 3.45 | 4.32 | |
| 2009 | Iowa | PCL | AAA | 1B | 2 | | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | .889 | -- | -- | |
| | Iowa | PCL | AAA | 2B | 53 | | 200 | 90 | 108 | 2 | 20 | | .990 | -- | -- | |
| | Iowa | PCL | AAA | 3B | 4 | | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | | .917 | -- | -- | |
| | Iowa | PCL | AAA | SS | 1 | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | .500 | -- | -- | |
| | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | SS | 40 | 24 | 129 | 41 | 80 | 8 | 26 | 256 | .938 | 3.03 | 4.25 | |
| | 2B | 333 | 0 | 1428 | 550 | 840 | 38 | 194 | 0 | .973 | 4.17 | | |
| | 3B | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 2.75 | | |
| | SS | 494 | 0 | 2378 | 644 | 1546 | 188 | 327 | 0 | .921 | 4.43 | | |