Franklin Aballe
Full name: Franklin Aballe Sánchez
Also known as: Franklin Aballe
- Position
- Catcher
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Born
- —
- Debut
- 2006
Franklin Aballe is a Cuban catcher. His full name is recorded as Franklin Aballe Sánchez. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 19 seasons in the Cuban Elite League and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 2005 and 2022. Most of that was with Holguín, 18 seasons of it, with the remainder for Cafetaleros.
Across his recorded career he batted .244, with 672 hits, 55 home runs and 333 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .315, in 2022 (197 AB). His most home runs in a season was 10, in 2018-19.
Career summary
- Seasons 19 (2005–2022)
- Leagues Cuban Elite League, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsCafetaleros, Holguín
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.244 / .283 / .340
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 45 | 91 | 87 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .207 | .233 | .276 | .509 |
| 2006-07 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 34 | 110 | 104 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | .221 | .250 | .288 | .538 |
| 2007-08 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 28 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .195 | .233 | .244 | .477 |
| 2008-09 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 26 | 38 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .184 | .184 | .263 | .447 |
| 2009-10 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 33 | 54 | 52 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .250 | .245 | .385 | .630 |
| 2010-11 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 55 | 141 | 130 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 35 | .200 | .226 | .269 | .495 |
| 2011-12 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 72 | 182 | 172 | 7 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 50 | .244 | .268 | .291 | .559 |
| 2012-13 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 71 | 200 | 177 | 19 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 64 | .282 | .319 | .362 | .681 |
| 2013-14 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 71 | 227 | 204 | 21 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 57 | .235 | .302 | .279 | .581 |
| 2014-15 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 80 | 264 | 243 | 19 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 74 | .230 | .268 | .305 | .573 |
| 2015-16 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 83 | 266 | 241 | 20 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 74 | .220 | .267 | .307 | .574 |
| 2016-17 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 58 | 173 | 154 | 9 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 41 | .221 | .248 | .266 | .514 |
| 2017-18 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 40 | 101 | 92 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | .283 | .347 | .543 | .890 |
| 2018-19 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 82 | 289 | 255 | 30 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 103 | .259 | .305 | .404 | .709 |
| 2019-20 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 40 | 124 | 113 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | .204 | .246 | .274 | .520 |
| 2020-21 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 66 | 235 | 212 | 21 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 85 | .264 | .313 | .401 | .714 |
| 2021-22 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 72 | 256 | 237 | 29 | 73 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 116 | .308 | .349 | .489 | .838 |
| 2022 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 197 | 23 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 2 | — | — | — | — | .315 | .354 | .482 | — |
| 2022-23 | Cafetaleros | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 101 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | .248 | .262 | .277 | — |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 2653 | 235 | 647 | 84 | 3 | 55 | 322 | 9 | 9 | 121 | 487 | 35 | 18 | 64 | 25 | — | .244 | .283 | .340 | .623 |
| Career total | — | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 101 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 28 | .248 | .262 | .277 | .539 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 245.0 | 128 | 20 | 1 | 4 | .993 | 149 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006-07 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 256.1 | 149 | 33 | 1 | 5 | .995 | 183 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007-08 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 60.2 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .978 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 77.0 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 55 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009-10 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 110.0 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 61 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010-11 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 334.0 | 145 | 26 | 4 | 4 | .977 | 175 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011-12 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 452.0 | 280 | 51 | 3 | 6 | .991 | 334 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012-13 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 439.0 | 266 | 32 | 6 | 9 | .980 | 304 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013-14 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 539.1 | 341 | 46 | 5 | 10 | .987 | 392 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014-15 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 564.0 | 330 | 52 | 4 | 5 | .990 | 386 | 0 | 11 |
| 2015-16 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 635.2 | 329 | 51 | 4 | 8 | .990 | 384 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 413.1 | 198 | 32 | 2 | 3 | .991 | 232 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 246.1 | 134 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .986 | 144 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 638.1 | 359 | 34 | 2 | 7 | .995 | 395 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019-20 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 282.1 | 151 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .989 | 175 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 494.1 | 220 | 24 | 4 | 6 | .984 | 248 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 541.1 | 271 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 312 | 0 | 5 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6571.0 | 3537 | 497 | 42 | 85 | .990 | 4076 | 2 | 53 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Frequently asked questions
When was Franklin Aballe born?
Franklin Aballe's date of birth is not recorded in any of the open sources this page draws on.
Which teams did Franklin Aballe play for?
Franklin Aballe appears for Cafetaleros, Holguín across 19 recorded seasons.
What are Franklin Aballe's career statistics?
In 19 recorded seasons Franklin Aballe batted .244 with 647 hits, 55 home runs and 322 runs batted in.
What position did Franklin Aballe play?
Franklin Aballe is recorded as C.
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)
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