Bárbaro Garbey
Full name: Bárbaro Garbey Garbey
Also known as: Barbaro · Bárbaro Garbey
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 77 kg
- Born
- 1956-12-04 · Santiago de Cuba
- Debut
- 1984-04-03
Bárbaro Garbey is a Cuban baseball player, born on 4 December 1956 in Santiago de Cuba. His full name is recorded as Bárbaro Garbey Garbey. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 3 seasons in the American League, between 1984 and 1988. Most of that was with Detroit Tigers, 2 seasons of it, with the remainder for Texas Rangers. His play before 1991 survives only as a single career aggregate, so the season-by-season table begins after it.
Across his recorded career he batted .290, with 327 hits, 19 home runs and 140 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .287, in 1984 (327 AB). His most home runs in a season was 6, in 1985.
Career summary
- Seasons 3 (1984–1988), plus aggregate totals through 1991
- Leagues American League
- TeamsDetroit Tigers, Texas Rangers
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.290 / .353 / .399
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 | 309 | 1267 | 1128 | 148 | 327 | 52 | 7 | 19 | 140 | 31 | 14 | 103 | 94 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 450 | .290 | .353 | .399 | .752 |
| 1984 | Detroit Tigers | American League | 110 | 348 | 327 | 45 | 94 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 128 | .287 | .325 | .391 | .716 |
| 1985 | Detroit Tigers | American League | 86 | 259 | 237 | 27 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 90 | .257 | .305 | .380 | .685 |
| 1988 | Texas Rangers | American League | 30 | 67 | 62 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .194 | .239 | .226 | .465 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 1128 | 148 | 327 | 52 | 7 | 19 | 140 | 31 | 14 | 103 | 94 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 19 | — | .290 | .353 | .399 | .752 |
| Career total | — | American League | 226 | 674 | 626 | 76 | 167 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 86 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 83 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 232 | .267 | .309 | .371 | .680 |
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 | 2574.2 | 557 | 174 | 34 | 22 | .956 | 765 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2574.1 | 557 | 174 | 34 | 22 | .956 | 765 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Frequently asked questions
When was Bárbaro Garbey born?
Bárbaro Garbey was born on 1956-12-04 in Santiago de Cuba.
Which teams did Bárbaro Garbey play for?
Bárbaro Garbey appears for Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers across 3 recorded seasons.
What are Bárbaro Garbey's career statistics?
In 3 recorded seasons Bárbaro Garbey batted .290 with 327 hits, 19 home runs and 140 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
