Héctor Rivero
Full name: Héctor Alberto Rivero Pérez
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Born
- 1971-01-16 · Santa Clara, Villa Clara
- Debut
- 1994
Héctor Rivero is a Cuban baseball player, born on 16 January 1971 in Santa Clara, Villa Clara. His full name is recorded as Héctor Alberto Rivero Pérez. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 8 seasons in the Cuban Selective Series and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1993 and 1999. Most of that was with Cienfuegos, 7 seasons of it, with the remainder for Centrales.
Across his recorded career he batted .253, with 183 hits, 10 home runs and 93 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .311, in 1994-95 (119 AB). His most home runs in a season was 5, in 1995-96.
Career summary
- Seasons 8 (1993–1999)
- Leagues Cuban Selective Series, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsCentrales, Cienfuegos
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.254 / .314 / .334
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 52 | 168 | 157 | 7 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | .197 | .246 | .236 | .482 |
| 1994-95 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 37 | 134 | 119 | 16 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | .311 | .376 | .437 | .813 |
| 1995 | Centrales | Cuban Selective Series | 6 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 |
| 1995-96 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 53 | 199 | 175 | 28 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 76 | .309 | .362 | .434 | .796 |
| 1996-97 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 32 | 81 | 73 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .274 | .346 | .370 | .716 |
| 1997-98 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42 | 110 | 99 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .273 | .345 | .313 | .658 |
| 1998-99 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 27 | 56 | 54 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .111 | .143 | .167 | .310 |
| 1999-00 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 16 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .398 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 712 | 71 | 181 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 93 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 5 | — | .254 | .314 | .334 | .648 |
| Career total | — | Cuban Selective Series | 6 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 406.0 | 224 | 30 | 5 | 3 | .981 | 259 | 0 | 6 |
| 1994-95 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 288.1 | 144 | 16 | 4 | 1 | .976 | 164 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 | Centrales | Cuban Selective Series | 28.0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 411.0 | 218 | 28 | 7 | 4 | .972 | 253 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996-97 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 183.2 | 83 | 20 | 2 | 2 | .981 | 105 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997-98 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 97.2 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .955 | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998-99 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 76.2 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 35 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999-00 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 50.0 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .969 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1541.0 | 778 | 109 | 22 | 13 | .976 | 909 | 0 | 16 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Frequently asked questions
When was Héctor Rivero born?
Héctor Rivero was born on 1971-01-16 in Santa Clara, Villa Clara.
Which teams did Héctor Rivero play for?
Héctor Rivero appears for Centrales, Cienfuegos across 8 recorded seasons.
What are Héctor Rivero's career statistics?
In 8 recorded seasons Héctor Rivero batted .254 with 181 hits, 10 home runs and 93 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 2026-09-21)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
