Ariel Enrique Benavides
Also known as: Ariel Benavides
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Ariel Enrique Benavides is a Cuban baseball player. He is also listed as Ariel Benavides.
The record here covers 28 seasons in the Cuban Selective Series and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1991 and 2023. Most of that was with Guantánamo, 21 seasons of it, with the remainder for Ciego de Ávila, Mayabeque, Orientales and Santiago de Cuba. He appears in 3 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .305, with 1,514 hits, 183 home runs and 775 runs batted in. His 183 home runs are the 60th highest total among the 2,475 players holding career records in this database. His 775 runs batted in are the 79th highest total among the 4,100 players holding career records in this database. His highest recorded season average was .356, in 1992-93 (205 AB). His most home runs in a season was 25, in 1995-96.
Career summary
- Seasons 28 (1991–2023)
- Leagues Cuban Selective Series, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsCiego de Ávila, Guantánamo, Mayabeque, Orientales, Santiago de Cuba
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.313 / .406 / .517
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 32 | 87 | 79 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .228 | .287 | .329 | .616 |
| 1992-93 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 59 | 225 | 205 | 36 | 73 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 117 | .356 | .409 | .571 | .980 |
| 1993 | Orientales | Cuban Selective Series | 28 | 54 | 48 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .313 | .389 | .417 | .806 |
| 1993-94 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 60 | 235 | 202 | 30 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 85 | .287 | .385 | .421 | .806 |
| 1994-95 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 59 | 222 | 188 | 22 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 72 | .234 | .347 | .383 | .730 |
| 1995-96 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 62 | 272 | 224 | 52 | 74 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 56 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 50 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 163 | .330 | .438 | .728 | 1.166 |
| 1996-97 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 61 | 270 | 215 | 37 | 72 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 37 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 103 | .335 | .459 | .479 | .938 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .308 | .357 | .385 | .742 |
| 1997-98 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 82 | 362 | 310 | 58 | 96 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 43 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 152 | .310 | .401 | .490 | .891 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .188 | .235 | .219 | .454 |
| 1998-99 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 81 | 346 | 289 | 50 | 95 | 21 | 6 | 17 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 179 | .329 | .434 | .619 | 1.053 |
| 1999-00 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 78 | 333 | 290 | 31 | 87 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 57 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 121 | .300 | .390 | .417 | .807 |
| 2000-01 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 88 | 379 | 312 | 66 | 105 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 61 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 77 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 189 | .337 | .449 | .606 | 1.055 |
| 2001-02 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 86 | 370 | 322 | 46 | 104 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 53 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 65 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 159 | .323 | .392 | .494 | .886 |
| 2002-03 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 87 | 382 | 326 | 63 | 104 | 14 | 2 | 23 | 84 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 64 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 191 | .319 | .414 | .586 | 1.000 |
| 2003-04 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 26 | 107 | 92 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 54 | .326 | .411 | .587 | .998 |
| 2004-05 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 72 | 273 | 231 | 40 | 72 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 61 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 112 | .312 | .418 | .485 | .903 |
| 2005-06 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 55 | 192 | 173 | 17 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 59 | .231 | .293 | .341 | .634 |
| 2012-13 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 38 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | .132 | .175 | .132 | — |
| 2012-13 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 67 | 234 | 202 | 30 | 62 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 72 | .307 | .382 | .356 | .738 |
| 2013-14 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 31 | 101 | 92 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | .217 | .280 | .348 | .628 |
| 2014-15 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 14 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .136 | .269 | .182 | .451 |
| 2015-16 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 23 | 52 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .152 | .231 | .326 | .557 |
| 2016-17 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 28 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .130 | .160 | .174 | .334 |
| 2017-18 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 39 | 91 | 82 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | .232 | .292 | .256 | .548 |
| 2018-19 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 90 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | .278 | .365 | .311 | — |
| 2018-19 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 55 | 115 | 99 | 16 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | .293 | .377 | .323 | .700 |
| 2019-20 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 27 | 98 | 90 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | .311 | .347 | .411 | .758 |
| 2020-21 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .167 | .333 | .500 |
| 2020-21 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 64 | 226 | 198 | 34 | 69 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 90 | .348 | .422 | .455 | .877 |
| 2021-22 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 52 | 143 | 127 | 28 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 42 | .244 | .293 | .331 | .624 |
| 2022 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 116 | 25 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | .233 | .288 | .319 | — |
| 2023 | Mayabeque | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41 | 123 | 105 | 22 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 41 | .295 | .375 | .390 | .765 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 3864 | 655 | 1210 | 208 | 26 | 176 | 652 | 49 | 43 | 525 | 760 | 99 | 112 | 2 | 30 | — | .313 | .406 | .517 | .923 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 1098 | 180 | 304 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 123 | 22 | 18 | 104 | 171 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 8 | — | .277 | .345 | .359 | .704 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 161.1 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .879 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 320.1 | 83 | 12 | 5 | 4 | .950 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | Orientales | Cuban Selective Series | 86.0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .955 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 446.0 | 131 | 14 | 9 | 5 | .942 | 154 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 442.1 | 114 | 6 | 7 | 4 | .945 | 127 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 491.2 | 99 | 14 | 7 | 3 | .942 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 535.1 | 116 | 11 | 4 | 5 | .969 | 131 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 23.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 605.1 | 122 | 11 | 5 | 2 | .964 | 138 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 70.0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 609.1 | 177 | 9 | 10 | 1 | .949 | 196 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 676.2 | 142 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .980 | 153 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 752.2 | 131 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .966 | 145 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 736.2 | 173 | 14 | 3 | 4 | .984 | 190 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 435.0 | 92 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .962 | 105 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 172.2 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .921 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 426.2 | 102 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .982 | 112 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 285.1 | 48 | 8 | 6 | 3 | .903 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 486.1 | 137 | 9 | 4 | 3 | .973 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 190.0 | 64 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .957 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 51.0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 78.2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 51.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Guantánamo | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 219.1 | 86 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .978 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 245.0 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .938 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 178.2 | 62 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .954 | 65 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 26.0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 444.1 | 80 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .955 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 248.0 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .950 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Mayabeque | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 253.1 | 77 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .976 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7921.1 | 1768 | 149 | 88 | 40 | .956 | 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2472.0 | 643 | 25 | 27 | 7 | .961 | 695 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Awards and honours
- 1995-96 — led the league in home runs
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
- 2016-17–2018-19 —
Guantánamo →
Ciego de Ávila - 2017-18–2018-19 —
Guantánamo →
Ciego de Ávila - 2019-20–2020-21 —
Ciego de Ávila →
Santiago de Cuba - 2019-20–2020-21 —
Ciego de Ávila →
Santiago de Cuba - 2021-22–2023 —
Santiago de Cuba →
Mayabeque - 2022–2023 —
Santiago de Cuba →
Mayabeque
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 Ariel Enrique Benavides born?
Ariel Enrique Benavides's date of birth is not recorded in any of the open sources this page draws on.
Which teams did Ariel Enrique Benavides play for?
Ariel Enrique Benavides appears for Ciego de Ávila, Guantánamo, Mayabeque, Orientales, Santiago de Cuba across 28 recorded seasons.
What are Ariel Enrique Benavides's career statistics?
In 28 recorded seasons Ariel Enrique Benavides batted .313 with 1210 hits, 176 home runs and 652 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- (retrieved 2026-08-29)
