Juan Linares
Full name: Juan Carlos Linares Izquierdo
Also known as: Juan Carlos (PRI) Linares Izquierdo
- Born
- —
- Debut
- 1988
Juan Linares is a Cuban baseball player. His full name is recorded as Juan Carlos Linares Izquierdo.
The record here covers 17 seasons in the Cuban Selective Series and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1991 and 2004. Most of that was with Pinar del Río, 14 seasons of it, with the remainder for Occidentales and Vegueros. His play before 1991 survives only as a single career aggregate, so the season-by-season table begins after it. He appears in 11 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .327, with 1,737 hits, 120 home runs and 805 runs batted in. His 1,737 hits are the 57th highest total among the 4,619 players holding career records in this database. His 805 runs batted in are the 71st highest total among the 4,100 players holding career records in this database. His highest recorded season average was .429, in 1994 (163 AB). His most home runs in a season was 9, in 2001-02.
Career summary
- Seasons 17 (1991–2004), plus aggregate totals through 1991
- Leagues Cuban Selective Series, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsOccidentales, Pinar del Río, Vegueros
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.322 / .408 / .459
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through 1991 (aggregate) | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 211 | 725 | 641 | 121 | 170 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 69 | 17 | 13 | 57 | 71 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 253 | .265 | .330 | .395 | .725 |
| 1991-92 | Vegueros | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41 | 154 | 139 | 21 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 70 | .302 | .351 | .504 | .855 |
| 1992-93 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 47 | 38 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | .368 | .467 | .474 | .941 |
| 1992 | Pinar del Río | Cuban Selective Series | 47 | 209 | 182 | 36 | 59 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 85 | .324 | .388 | .467 | .855 |
| 1992-93 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 48 | 216 | 184 | 37 | 58 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 92 | .315 | .401 | .500 | .901 |
| 1993-94 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .273 | .407 | .455 | .862 |
| 1993 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 44 | 196 | 176 | 23 | 64 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 89 | .364 | .412 | .506 | .918 |
| 1993-94 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 51 | 240 | 196 | 43 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 82 | .321 | .425 | .418 | .843 |
| 1994 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 42 | 192 | 163 | 33 | 70 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 106 | .429 | .495 | .650 | 1.145 |
| 1994-95 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 15 | 63 | 48 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .333 | .475 | .417 | .892 |
| 1995-96 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .533 | .588 | 1.067 | 1.655 |
| 1995-96 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 64 | 298 | 252 | 66 | 94 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 140 | .373 | .458 | .556 | 1.014 |
| 1996-97 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8 | 38 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .188 | .270 | .281 | .551 |
| 1996-97 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 59 | 261 | 211 | 39 | 71 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 88 | .336 | .453 | .417 | .870 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 16 | 71 | 62 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .258 | .338 | .371 | .709 |
| 1997-98 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 88 | 384 | 328 | 50 | 113 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 148 | .345 | .426 | .451 | .877 |
| 1998-99 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 24 | 110 | 93 | 17 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | .355 | .440 | .495 | .935 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .269 | .310 | .423 | .733 |
| 1999-00 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 16 | 54 | 48 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .250 | .333 | .292 | .625 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 14 | 63 | 57 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .263 | .306 | .404 | .710 |
| 2000-01 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 86 | 385 | 322 | 57 | 108 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 67 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 156 | .335 | .432 | .484 | .916 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 45 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 |
| 2001-02 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 78 | 342 | 288 | 55 | 99 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 150 | .344 | .434 | .521 | .955 |
| 2002-03 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 47 | 39 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .282 | .404 | .385 | .789 |
| 2002-03 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 80 | 361 | 303 | 51 | 91 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 126 | .300 | .406 | .416 | .822 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9 | 34 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .200 | .364 | .320 | .684 |
| 2003-04 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 76 | 330 | 272 | 29 | 84 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 109 | .309 | .416 | .401 | .817 |
| 2004-05 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 |
| 2004-05 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 62 | 251 | 194 | 27 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 84 | .320 | .460 | .433 | .893 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 4797 | 836 | 1544 | 272 | 34 | 106 | 715 | 53 | 57 | 648 | 528 | 85 | 38 | 60 | 49 | — | .322 | .408 | .459 | .867 |
| Career total | — | Cuban Selective Series | 133 | 597 | 521 | 92 | 193 | 39 | 3 | 14 | 90 | 15 | 10 | 58 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 280 | .370 | .431 | .537 | .968 |
Cuban per-season statistics begin with the XXXI Serie Nacional (1991-92). Earlier play is published by the Federación only as a single aggregate.
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through 1991 (aggregate) | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1263.1 | 263 | 10 | 9 | 2 | .968 | 282 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | Vegueros | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 284.1 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 92.1 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .913 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | Pinar del Río | Cuban Selective Series | 379.2 | 83 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .946 | 93 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 387.1 | 81 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .988 | 85 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 51.0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 381.1 | 116 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .960 | 125 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 444.2 | 79 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .955 | 89 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 355.0 | 74 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .964 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 25.0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .963 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 301.0 | 217 | 11 | 4 | 25 | .983 | 232 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 71.0 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 453.0 | 430 | 19 | 3 | 51 | .993 | 452 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 138.1 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .979 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 714.2 | 355 | 21 | 6 | 42 | .984 | 382 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 204.0 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 107 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 33.0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 77.2 | 92 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .990 | 96 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 116.0 | 67 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .972 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 540.1 | 200 | 12 | 2 | 19 | .991 | 214 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 76.0 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .966 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 595.0 | 353 | 24 | 7 | 28 | .982 | 384 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 88.0 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1.000 | 93 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 677.2 | 658 | 43 | 3 | 76 | .996 | 704 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 71.0 | 83 | 9 | 2 | 11 | .979 | 94 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 642.1 | 773 | 52 | 9 | 86 | .989 | 834 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004-05 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 34.0 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .974 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 451.0 | 497 | 28 | 5 | 47 | .991 | 530 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9573.0 | 5268 | 302 | 85 | 454 | .985 | 5655 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Awards and honours
- 1993 — led the league in hits
- 1994 — led the league in batting average
- 1994 — led the league in hits
- 1994 — led the league in on-base percentage
- 1994 — led the league in runs batted in
- 1994 — led the league in slugging
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
- 1991-92–1992-93 —
Vegueros →
Pinar del Río - 1992–1993 —
Pinar del Río →
Occidentales
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 Juan Linares born?
Juan Linares's date of birth is not recorded in any of the open sources this page draws on.
Which teams did Juan Linares play for?
Juan Linares appears for Occidentales, Pinar del Río, Vegueros across 17 recorded seasons.
What are Juan Linares's career statistics?
In 17 recorded seasons Juan Linares batted .322 with 1544 hits, 106 home runs and 715 runs batted in.
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)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
