Enrique Esteban Diaz
Also known as: La Bala de Centro Habana
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Enrique Esteban Diaz is a Cuban baseball player. He is also listed as La Bala de Centro Habana.
The record here covers 23 seasons in the Cuban Selective Series and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1991 and 2011. Most of that was with Metropolitanos, 14 seasons of it, with the remainder for Ciudad de La Habana, Habana and Industriales. His play before 1991 survives only as a single career aggregate, so the season-by-season table begins after it. He appears in 10 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .297, with 2,402 hits, 31 home runs and 739 runs batted in. His 745 stolen bases are the highest total among the 2,693 players holding career records in this database. His 2,402 hits are the sixth highest total among the 4,619 players holding career records in this database. His highest recorded season average was .378, in 1995-96 (270 AB). His most home runs in a season was 6, in 2000-01.
Career summary
- Seasons 23 (1991–2011), plus aggregate totals through 1991
- Leagues Cuban Selective Series, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsCiudad de La Habana, Habana, Industriales, Metropolitanos
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.298 / .414 / .368
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 | 293 | 1119 | 939 | 190 | 276 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 74 | 113 | 39 | 139 | 129 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 348 | .294 | .391 | .371 | .762 |
| 1991-92 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 45 | 199 | 169 | 32 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 63 | .325 | .411 | .373 | .784 |
| 1992 · Postseason | Ciudad de La Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | Ciudad de La Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 32 | 70 | 62 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .177 | .271 | .226 | .497 |
| 1992-93 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 65 | 291 | 247 | 52 | 70 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 13 | 38 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 83 | .283 | .388 | .336 | .724 |
| 1993-94 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 64 | 295 | 240 | 45 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 53 | 10 | 40 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 83 | .283 | .408 | .346 | .754 |
| 1994 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 22 | 48 | 37 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .351 | .468 | .378 | .846 |
| 1994-95 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 61 | 285 | 232 | 48 | 68 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 48 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 88 | .293 | .418 | .379 | .797 |
| 1995-96 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 64 | 325 | 270 | 76 | 102 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 35 | 11 | 43 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 140 | .378 | .477 | .519 | .996 |
| 1996-97 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 65 | 305 | 253 | 49 | 76 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 38 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 105 | .300 | .403 | .415 | .818 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .278 | .409 | .278 | .687 |
| 1997-98 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 88 | 412 | 346 | 58 | 104 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 38 | 16 | 51 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 137 | .301 | .403 | .396 | .799 |
| 1998-99 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 89 | 430 | 352 | 79 | 117 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 69 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 148 | .332 | .450 | .420 | .870 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
| 1999-00 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 90 | 414 | 334 | 59 | 94 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 35 | 18 | 66 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 115 | .281 | .406 | .344 | .750 |
| 2000-01 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 90 | 442 | 381 | 89 | 120 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 44 | 12 | 48 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 164 | .315 | .406 | .430 | .836 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 |
| 2001-02 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 90 | 443 | 354 | 71 | 109 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 29 | 10 | 80 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 124 | .308 | .442 | .350 | .792 |
| 2002-03 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 13 | 67 | 50 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .420 | .545 | .500 | 1.045 |
| 2002-03 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 88 | 430 | 320 | 100 | 104 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 28 | 15 | 96 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 128 | .325 | .485 | .400 | .885 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 15 | 70 | 58 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .345 | .457 | .397 | .854 |
| 2003-04 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 87 | 403 | 345 | 63 | 107 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 20 | 6 | 49 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 140 | .310 | .404 | .406 | .810 |
| 2004-05 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .286 | .412 | .286 | .698 |
| 2004-05 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 86 | 417 | 343 | 72 | 98 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 111 | .286 | .404 | .324 | .728 |
| 2005-06 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 18 | 80 | 65 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | .338 | .456 | .400 | .856 |
| 2005-06 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 79 | 376 | 317 | 53 | 87 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 46 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 116 | .274 | .374 | .366 | .740 |
| 2006-07 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 14 | 65 | 53 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .226 | .359 | .245 | .604 |
| 2006-07 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 73 | 271 | 220 | 45 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 60 | .241 | .367 | .273 | .640 |
| 2007-08 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 |
| 2007-08 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 62 | 225 | 176 | 41 | 55 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 68 | .313 | .452 | .386 | .838 |
| 2008-09 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 89 | 431 | 345 | 58 | 112 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 76 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 126 | .325 | .452 | .365 | .817 |
| 2009-10 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 90 | 415 | 332 | 52 | 78 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 74 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 92 | .235 | .385 | .277 | .662 |
| 2010-11 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 83 | 368 | 291 | 49 | 82 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 66 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 93 | .282 | .426 | .320 | .746 |
| 2011-12 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 91 | 420 | 346 | 54 | 91 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 69 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 102 | .263 | .384 | .295 | .679 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 7983 | 1638 | 2378 | 270 | 99 | 31 | 731 | 726 | 279 | 1441 | 945 | 165 | 27 | 95 | 36 | — | .298 | .414 | .368 | .782 |
| Career total | — | Cuban Selective Series | 56 | 118 | 99 | 33 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | .242 | .350 | .283 | .633 |
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 | 2032.2 | 629 | 664 | 43 | 145 | .968 | 1336 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 382.2 | 130 | 145 | 3 | 37 | .989 | 278 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | Ciudad de La Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 106.0 | 16 | 48 | 2 | 9 | .970 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 553.1 | 214 | 199 | 10 | 63 | .976 | 423 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 540.0 | 190 | 221 | 13 | 69 | .969 | 424 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 104.0 | 39 | 45 | 4 | 13 | .955 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 504.2 | 189 | 188 | 12 | 64 | .969 | 389 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 543.1 | 222 | 197 | 7 | 70 | .984 | 426 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 574.1 | 197 | 213 | 10 | 76 | .976 | 420 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42.0 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 782.1 | 276 | 266 | 12 | 95 | .978 | 554 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 787.0 | 304 | 286 | 10 | 84 | .983 | 600 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 45.0 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 792.0 | 272 | 338 | 16 | 98 | .974 | 626 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 777.1 | 250 | 359 | 9 | 106 | .985 | 618 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 34.0 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 2 | .964 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 789.0 | 234 | 295 | 16 | 66 | .971 | 545 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 116.2 | 34 | 41 | 0 | 13 | 1.000 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 768.0 | 264 | 266 | 11 | 87 | .980 | 541 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 134.0 | 29 | 39 | 2 | 12 | .971 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 724.1 | 165 | 268 | 6 | 61 | .986 | 439 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004-05 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 33.0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 743.2 | 203 | 274 | 13 | 83 | .973 | 490 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 117.1 | 35 | 26 | 1 | 11 | .984 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 468.1 | 137 | 167 | 7 | 46 | .977 | 311 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 391.2 | 113 | 136 | 4 | 42 | .984 | 253 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 49.2 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 6 | .929 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 696.2 | 204 | 280 | 10 | 75 | .980 | 494 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 126.1 | 27 | 48 | 5 | 11 | .938 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 26.0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 14658.1 | 4712 | 5404 | 251 | 1550 | .976 | 10367 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Awards and honours
- 1992-93 — led the league in stolen bases
- 1993-94 — led the league in stolen bases
- 1994-95 — led the league in stolen bases
- 1995-96 — led the league in stolen bases
- 1997-98 — led the league in stolen bases
- 1999-00 — led the league in stolen bases
- 2000-01 — led the league in stolen bases
- 2002-03 — led the league in stolen bases
- 2003-04 — led the league in stolen bases
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
- 1992–1994 —
Ciudad de La Habana →
Habana - 2000-01–2001-02 —
Metropolitanos →
Industriales - 2007-08–2008-09 —
Industriales →
Metropolitanos
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 Enrique Esteban Diaz born?
Enrique Esteban Diaz's date of birth is not recorded in any of the open sources this page draws on.
Which teams did Enrique Esteban Diaz play for?
Enrique Esteban Diaz appears for Ciudad de La Habana, Habana, Industriales, Metropolitanos across 23 recorded seasons.
What are Enrique Esteban Diaz's career statistics?
In 23 recorded seasons Enrique Esteban Diaz batted .298 with 2378 hits, 31 home runs and 731 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)
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