Fausto Alvarez
Full name: Fausto Alvarez Rizo
- Born
- 1960-11-28 · Santiago de Cuba
- Debut
- 1985
Fausto Alvarez is a Cuban baseball player, born on 28 November 1960 in Santiago de Cuba. His full name is recorded as Fausto Alvarez Rizo.
The record here covers 14 seasons in the Cuban Selective Series and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1991 and 2002. Most of that was with Santiago de Cuba, 10 seasons of it, with the remainder for Orientales and Serranos. His play before 1991 survives only as a single career aggregate, so the season-by-season table begins after it. He appears in 9 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .294, with 1,844 hits, 232 home runs and 1,202 runs batted in. His 1,202 runs batted in are the 15th highest total among the 4,114 players holding career records in this database. His 232 home runs are the 35th highest total among the 2,484 players holding career records in this database. His highest recorded season average was .341, in 2002-03 (328 AB). His most home runs in a season was 18, in 1993-94.
Career summary
- Seasons 14 (1991–2002), plus aggregate totals through 1991
- Leagues Cuban Selective Series, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsOrientales, Santiago de Cuba, Serranos
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.295 / .378 / .472
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 | 658 | 2674 | 2317 | 350 | 665 | 128 | 17 | 72 | 417 | 17 | 12 | 294 | 307 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 29 | 1043 | .287 | .369 | .450 | .819 |
| 1991-92 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 48 | 209 | 178 | 25 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 72 | .275 | .375 | .404 | .779 |
| 1992 · Postseason | Serranos | Cuban Selective Series | 5 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .222 | .333 | .222 | .555 |
| 1992-93 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .263 | .286 | .474 | .760 |
| 1992 | Serranos | Cuban Selective Series | 52 | 199 | 169 | 29 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 | .225 | .342 | .391 | .733 |
| 1992-93 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 63 | 266 | 224 | 35 | 66 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 114 | .295 | .398 | .509 | .907 |
| 1993-94 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .391 | .417 | .870 | 1.287 |
| 1993 | Orientales | Cuban Selective Series | 36 | 137 | 119 | 17 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57 | .328 | .404 | .479 | .883 |
| 1993-94 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 65 | 274 | 228 | 43 | 74 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 63 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 140 | .325 | .421 | .614 | 1.035 |
| 1994 | Orientales | Cuban Selective Series | 37 | 135 | 123 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49 | .268 | .304 | .398 | .702 |
| 1994-95 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 65 | 283 | 253 | 35 | 64 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 115 | .253 | .325 | .455 | .780 |
| 1995-96 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .261 | .320 | .696 | 1.016 |
| 1995 | Orientales | Cuban Selective Series | 39 | 182 | 159 | 44 | 54 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 103 | .340 | .407 | .648 | 1.055 |
| 1995-96 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 62 | 272 | 226 | 42 | 71 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 143 | .314 | .412 | .633 | 1.045 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 12 | 44 | 37 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .324 | .409 | .459 | .868 |
| 1998-99 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 88 | 360 | 315 | 42 | 97 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 143 | .308 | .383 | .454 | .837 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11 | 49 | 42 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | .571 | .592 | .667 | 1.259 |
| 1999-00 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 75 | 288 | 240 | 20 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 83 | .271 | .378 | .346 | .724 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .185 | .290 | .185 | .475 |
| 2000-01 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 73 | 275 | 239 | 36 | 72 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 110 | .301 | .382 | .460 | .842 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2001-02 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 74 | 264 | 227 | 28 | 65 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 99 | .286 | .367 | .436 | .803 |
| 2002-03 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .227 | .292 | .318 | .610 |
| 2002-03 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 89 | 383 | 328 | 54 | 112 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 164 | .341 | .418 | .500 | .918 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 5691 | 871 | 1676 | 327 | 26 | 210 | 1096 | 23 | 22 | 764 | 864 | 47 | 58 | 18 | 77 | — | .295 | .378 | .472 | .850 |
| Career total | — | Cuban Selective Series | 169 | 674 | 588 | 104 | 168 | 37 | 4 | 22 | 106 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 116 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 279 | .286 | .364 | .474 | .838 |
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 | 4790.1 | 1028 | 30 | 35 | 8 | .968 | 1093 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 412.0 | 93 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .971 | 102 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 · Postseason | Serranos | Cuban Selective Series | 39.0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 46.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | Serranos | Cuban Selective Series | 366.2 | 92 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .970 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 479.0 | 86 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .967 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 51.0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | Orientales | Cuban Selective Series | 61.0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 476.2 | 155 | 6 | 2 | 6 | .988 | 163 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | Orientales | Cuban Selective Series | 213.1 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .985 | 67 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 459.1 | 109 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .966 | 119 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 47.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Orientales | Cuban Selective Series | 41.0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 335.0 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .988 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 83.2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 478.1 | 106 | 7 | 2 | 4 | .983 | 115 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 409.2 | 63 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .956 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 58.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 315.0 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .946 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 132.0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .905 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9359.0 | 2040 | 73 | 69 | 23 | .968 | 2182 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Awards and honours
- 1993-94 — led the league in runs batted in
- 1995 — led the league in runs batted in
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 —
Serranos →
Orientales
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 Fausto Alvarez born?
Fausto Alvarez was born on 1960-11-28 in Santiago de Cuba.
Which teams did Fausto Alvarez play for?
Fausto Alvarez appears for Orientales, Santiago de Cuba, Serranos across 14 recorded seasons.
What are Fausto Alvarez's career statistics?
In 14 recorded seasons Fausto Alvarez batted .295 with 1676 hits, 210 home runs and 1096 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)
- 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)
