Germán Mesa
Full name: Germán Mesa Fresneda
Also known as: Germán Mesa
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Born
- 1967-05-12 · La Habana
- Debut
- 1985
Germán Mesa is a Cuban baseball player, born on 12 May 1967 in La Habana. His full name is recorded as Germán Mesa Fresneda. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 13 seasons in the Cuban Selective Series and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1991 and 2001. Most of that was with Industriales, 9 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 9 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .285, with 1,364 hits, 129 home runs and 584 runs batted in. His 363 stolen bases are the sixth highest total among the 2,703 players holding career records in this database. His 129 home runs are the 100th highest total among the 2,484 players holding career records in this database. His highest recorded season average was .324, in 2000-01 (173 AB). His most home runs in a season was 10, in 1995-96.
Career summary
- Seasons 13 (1991–2001), plus aggregate totals through 1991
- Leagues Cuban Selective Series, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsCiudad de La Habana, Habana, Industriales
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.285 / .386 / .423
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 | 515 | 2183 | 1889 | 364 | 554 | 85 | 17 | 42 | 214 | 182 | 76 | 252 | 251 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 799 | .293 | .378 | .423 | .801 |
| 1991-92 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8 | 38 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .281 | .368 | .313 | .681 |
| 1991-92 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 39 | 161 | 129 | 28 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45 | .248 | .387 | .349 | .736 |
| 1992 · Postseason | Ciudad de La Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 7 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .179 | .226 | .321 | .547 |
| 1992-93 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .214 | .353 | .214 | .567 |
| 1992 | Ciudad de La Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 47 | 201 | 163 | 39 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 74 | .301 | .417 | .454 | .871 |
| 1992-93 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 58 | 205 | 170 | 39 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 76 | .241 | .358 | .447 | .805 |
| 1993-94 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 13 | 60 | 53 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | .377 | .433 | .566 | .999 |
| 1993 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 43 | 183 | 146 | 40 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 76 | .322 | .438 | .521 | .959 |
| 1993-94 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 40 | 171 | 145 | 29 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 | .214 | .321 | .379 | .700 |
| 1994 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 11 | 38 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .265 | .324 | .500 | .824 |
| 1994-95 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 53 | 216 | 184 | 36 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 79 | .299 | .395 | .429 | .824 |
| 1995-96 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 49 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | .263 | .383 | .368 | .751 |
| 1995 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 14 | 67 | 60 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .217 | .258 | .333 | .591 |
| 1995-96 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 54 | 250 | 196 | 47 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100 | .296 | .438 | .510 | .948 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 17 | 69 | 61 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .262 | .338 | .262 | .600 |
| 1998-99 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 82 | 322 | 267 | 53 | 65 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 13 | 44 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 92 | .243 | .353 | .345 | .698 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 |
| 1999-00 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 72 | 286 | 244 | 34 | 77 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 98 | .316 | .411 | .402 | .813 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .278 | .381 | .556 | .937 |
| 2000-01 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 52 | 211 | 173 | 47 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 89 | .324 | .433 | .514 | .947 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .231 | .286 | .231 | .517 |
| 2001-02 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 71 | 274 | 215 | 39 | 68 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 101 | .316 | .452 | .470 | .922 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 4352 | 884 | 1241 | 196 | 33 | 112 | 527 | 335 | 172 | 689 | 551 | 45 | 13 | 50 | 34 | — | .285 | .386 | .423 | .809 |
| Career total | — | Cuban Selective Series | 122 | 520 | 431 | 106 | 123 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 57 | 28 | 10 | 61 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 196 | .285 | .385 | .455 | .840 |
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 | 4303.2 | 829 | 1878 | 96 | 321 | .966 | 2803 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-92 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 69.0 | 12 | 32 | 2 | 8 | .957 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 303.1 | 51 | 124 | 6 | 22 | .967 | 181 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 · Postseason | Ciudad de La Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 62.0 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 34.0 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | .909 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | Ciudad de La Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 372.0 | 68 | 167 | 6 | 31 | .975 | 241 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 463.0 | 104 | 210 | 12 | 36 | .963 | 326 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 112.2 | 33 | 55 | 2 | 13 | .978 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 352.1 | 75 | 126 | 11 | 26 | .948 | 212 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 320.0 | 60 | 153 | 9 | 18 | .959 | 222 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 79.0 | 12 | 45 | 1 | 3 | .983 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 376.0 | 81 | 165 | 10 | 32 | .961 | 256 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 89.0 | 18 | 49 | 2 | 12 | .971 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 114.1 | 24 | 61 | 2 | 13 | .977 | 87 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 444.1 | 107 | 193 | 10 | 40 | .968 | 310 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 153.1 | 22 | 67 | 4 | 8 | .957 | 93 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 693.0 | 130 | 308 | 17 | 53 | .963 | 455 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 24.1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | .941 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 589.2 | 114 | 286 | 14 | 47 | .966 | 414 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42.0 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 395.2 | 73 | 189 | 15 | 35 | .946 | 277 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 34.0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 572.0 | 112 | 265 | 20 | 45 | .950 | 397 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10181.1 | 2017 | 4550 | 250 | 807 | .963 | 6817 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
International appearances
- 2026 — World Baseball Classic (manager)
Transactions
- 1992–1993 —
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 Germán Mesa born?
Germán Mesa was born on 1967-05-12 in La Habana.
Which teams did Germán Mesa play for?
Germán Mesa appears for Ciudad de La Habana, Habana, Industriales across 13 recorded seasons.
What are Germán Mesa's career statistics?
In 13 recorded seasons Germán Mesa batted .285 with 1241 hits, 112 home runs and 527 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)
