José Ibar
Full name: José Ibar Medina
Also known as: Cheo · José Ibar
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Born
- 1969-05-04 · La Maya, Oriente
- Debut
- 1987
José Ibar is a Cuban baseball player, born on 4 May 1969 in La Maya. His full name is recorded as José Ibar Medina. He is also listed as Cheo. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 17 seasons in the Cuban Selective Series and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1991 and 2003. Most of that was with La Habana, 13 seasons of it, with the remainder for Agropecuarios and Habana. His play before 1991 survives only as a single career aggregate, so the season-by-season table begins after it. He appears in 4 postseason campaigns.
He is credited with 182 wins against 111 losses, an earned run average of 3.56, and 1,789 strikeouts. His 182 wins are the 12th highest total among the 2,501 players holding career records in this database. His 1,789 strikeouts are the 12th highest total among the 3,873 players holding career records in this database. His best recorded season earned run average was 1.51, in 1997-98 (196.1 IP). His most wins in a season was 20, in 1997-98.
Career summary
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through 1991 (aggregate) | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 43 | 37 | 3.69 | 135 | 79 | 38 | 9 | 712.1 | 729 | 337 | 292 | 55 | 198 | 435 | 1.300 |
| 1991-92 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9 | 3 | 2.81 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 99.1 | 87 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 21 | 72 | 1.090 |
| 1992 | Agropecuarios | Cuban Selective Series | 3 | 7 | 6.16 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 83.1 | 100 | 64 | 57 | 10 | 32 | 36 | 1.580 |
| 1992-93 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 6 | 4.65 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 108.1 | 119 | 68 | 56 | 9 | 40 | 67 | 1.470 |
| 1993 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 1 | 0 | 3.18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11.1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.320 |
| 1993-94 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9 | 3 | 3.76 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 81.1 | 84 | 38 | 34 | 1 | 31 | 47 | 1.410 |
| 1994-95 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 2 | 6.46 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15.1 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.700 |
| 1994 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 3 | 3 | 4.14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 59 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 1.500 |
| 1994-95 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 14 | 2 | 2.98 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 124.0 | 99 | 48 | 41 | 7 | 33 | 88 | 1.060 |
| 1995 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 2 | 1 | 4.98 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21.2 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 1.620 |
| 1995-96 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 7 | 6.46 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 101.2 | 115 | 76 | 73 | 6 | 42 | 60 | 1.540 |
| 1996-97 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8 | 8 | 3.80 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 132.2 | 139 | 65 | 56 | 4 | 34 | 83 | 1.300 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 0 | 1.47 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 36.2 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 45 | 1.170 |
| 1997-98 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 20 | 2 | 1.51 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 196.1 | 125 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 50 | 189 | .890 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.500 |
| 1998-99 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 18 | 2 | 2.28 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 193.0 | 160 | 58 | 49 | 7 | 53 | 158 | 1.100 |
| 1999-00 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 3 | 1.78 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 106.1 | 83 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 39 | 92 | 1.150 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 2 | 3.52 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23.0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 1.090 |
| 2000-01 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 1 | 4.08 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 44 | 1.470 |
| 2001-02 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11 | 3 | 1.81 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 129.1 | 95 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 35 | 142 | 1.010 |
| 2002-03 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 1 | 12.54 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2.140 |
| 2003-04 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 0 | .00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .860 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 173 | 100 | 3.45 | 366 | — | — | 10 | 2371.0 | 2243 | 1022 | 908 | 129 | 723 | 1709 | 1.250 |
| Career total | — | Cuban Selective Series | 9 | 11 | 5.19 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 166.1 | 195 | 108 | 96 | 15 | 62 | 80 | 1.545 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through 1991 (aggregate) | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 712.1 | 30 | 145 | 5 | 11 | .972 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 99.1 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | Agropecuarios | Cuban Selective Series | 83.1 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 108.1 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 1 | .933 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 11.1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 81.1 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 2 | .960 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994-95 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 15.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 50.0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 124.0 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 21.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 101.2 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 132.2 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 3 | .950 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 36.2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 196.1 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 193.0 | 12 | 44 | 1 | 1 | .982 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 106.1 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .963 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 23.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 35.1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 129.1 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 0 | .971 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2371.0 | 117 | 520 | 13 | 28 | .980 | 650 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Awards and honours
- 1994-95 — led the league in wins
- 1997-98 — led the league in earned run average
- 1997-98 — led the league in strikeouts
- 1997-98 — led the league in wins
- 1998-99 — led the league in strikeouts
- 1998-99 — led the league in wins
Leaderships are computed from the season lines held here, using a qualification of 3.1 plate appearances or one inning per scheduled game. They describe this record rather than the league's own adjudication of its titles.
Transactions
- 1992–1993 —
Agropecuarios →
Habana
Moves are inferred from a change of club between consecutive seasons in the same competition. No transfer date is recorded because none is published.
Frequently asked questions
When was José Ibar born?
José Ibar was born on 1969-05-04 in La Maya, Oriente.
Which teams did José Ibar play for?
José Ibar appears for Agropecuarios, Habana, La Habana across 17 recorded seasons.
Sources and licences
- Season leaders computed from the season lines held in this database, using a qualification of 3.1 plate appearances or one inning per scheduled game. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
