Francisco Santiesteban
Full name: Francisco Jesús Santiesteban Hernández
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Born
- —
- Debut
- 1990
Francisco Santiesteban is a Cuban baseball player. His full name is recorded as Francisco Jesús Santiesteban Hernández. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 9 seasons in the Cuban Selective Series and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1991 and 1996. Most of that was with Industriales, 6 seasons of it, with the remainder for Ciudad de La Habana and Habana. His play before 1991 survives only as a single career aggregate, so the season-by-season table begins after it. He appears in 5 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .276, with 246 hits, 10 home runs and 104 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .333, in 1996-97 (147 AB).
Career summary
- Seasons 9 (1991–1996), plus aggregate totals through 1991
- Leagues Cuban Selective Series, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsCiudad de La Habana, Habana, Industriales
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.280 / .373 / .371
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 | 33 | 57 | 48 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .188 | .316 | .271 | .587 |
| 1991-92 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1991-92 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 17 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .154 | .267 | .231 | .498 |
| 1992 · Postseason | Ciudad de La Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | Ciudad de La Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 13 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .286 | .333 | .286 | .619 |
| 1992-93 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 16 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .400 | .733 |
| 1993-94 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 13 | 36 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .250 | .371 | .321 | .692 |
| 1993-94 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42 | 113 | 96 | 18 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | .281 | .369 | .333 | .702 |
| 1994 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 19 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .250 | .273 | .250 | .523 |
| 1994-95 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 45 | 124 | 113 | 15 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | .257 | .317 | .345 | .662 |
| 1995-96 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .400 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 |
| 1995 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 21 | 64 | 53 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | .226 | .339 | .396 | .735 |
| 1995-96 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42 | 145 | 124 | 20 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 48 | .306 | .387 | .387 | .774 |
| 1996-97 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .133 | .188 | .133 | .321 |
| 1996-97 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42 | 182 | 147 | 32 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 66 | .333 | .443 | .449 | .892 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 792 | 150 | 222 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 88 | 58 | 32 | 98 | 138 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 3 | — | .280 | .373 | .371 | .744 |
| Career total | — | Cuban Selective Series | 54 | 113 | 99 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | .242 | .318 | .333 | .651 |
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 | 140.1 | 80 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .989 | 89 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-92 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 43.0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | Ciudad de La Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 31.1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 22.0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993-94 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 93.2 | 74 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 263.0 | 201 | 24 | 2 | 1 | .991 | 227 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 83.0 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .944 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 298.2 | 217 | 36 | 2 | 3 | .992 | 255 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995-96 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 39.0 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .966 | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 141.1 | 73 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 81 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995-96 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 304.0 | 228 | 32 | 2 | 0 | .992 | 262 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996-97 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 31.1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 326.1 | 233 | 34 | 2 | 3 | .993 | 269 | 0 | 1 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2009.0 | 1379 | 181 | 14 | 14 | .991 | 1574 | 0 | 14 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Transactions
- 1992–1994 —
Ciudad de La Habana →
Habana
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 Francisco Santiesteban born?
Francisco Santiesteban's date of birth is not recorded in any of the open sources this page draws on.
Which teams did Francisco Santiesteban play for?
Francisco Santiesteban appears for Ciudad de La Habana, Habana, Industriales across 9 recorded seasons.
What are Francisco Santiesteban's career statistics?
In 9 recorded seasons Francisco Santiesteban batted .280 with 222 hits, 8 home runs and 88 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)
