Hermes Ortega
Full name: Hermes Ortega López
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Born
- 1966-04-12
- Debut
- 1988
Hermes Ortega is a Cuban baseball player, born on 12 April 1966. His full name is recorded as Hermes Ortega López. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 14 seasons in the Cuban Selective Series and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1991 and 2003. Most of that was with Granma, 13 seasons of it, with the remainder for Orientales. His play before 1991 survives only as a single career aggregate, so the season-by-season table begins after it. He appears in 6 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .263, with 805 hits, 33 home runs and 275 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .332, in 1998-99 (301 AB). His most home runs in a season was 5, in 2000-01.
Career summary
- Seasons 14 (1991–2003), plus aggregate totals through 1991
- Leagues Cuban Selective Series, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsGranma, Orientales
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.264 / .355 / .352
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 | 42 | 96 | 84 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | .238 | .312 | .274 | .586 |
| 1991-92 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1991-92 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 18 | 36 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .103 | .257 | .138 | .395 |
| 1992-93 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 58 | 241 | 196 | 28 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 57 | .230 | .361 | .291 | .652 |
| 1993-94 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 64 | 249 | 203 | 45 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 70 | .246 | .375 | .345 | .720 |
| 1994-95 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 62 | 235 | 198 | 30 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 66 | .253 | .352 | .333 | .685 |
| 1995 | Orientales | Cuban Selective Series | 11 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .095 | .174 | .143 | .317 |
| 1995-96 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 65 | 247 | 210 | 34 | 57 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 81 | .271 | .376 | .386 | .762 |
| 1996-97 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 62 | 235 | 205 | 21 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 77 | .298 | .366 | .376 | .742 |
| 1997-98 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 79 | 271 | 243 | 24 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 76 | .247 | .311 | .313 | .624 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .294 | .400 | .353 | .753 |
| 1998-99 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 84 | 342 | 301 | 40 | 100 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 131 | .332 | .403 | .435 | .838 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .217 | .250 | .217 | .467 |
| 1999-00 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 85 | 315 | 268 | 32 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 62 | .205 | .297 | .231 | .528 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .333 | .111 | .444 |
| 2000-01 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 83 | 319 | 280 | 50 | 84 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 122 | .300 | .373 | .436 | .809 |
| 2001-02 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 86 | 352 | 301 | 37 | 78 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 49 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 112 | .259 | .357 | .372 | .729 |
| 2002-03 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .267 | .313 | .333 | .646 |
| 2002-03 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 34 | 105 | 84 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | .298 | .406 | .321 | .727 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .111 | .000 | .111 |
| 2003-04 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 56 | 194 | 164 | 27 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 63 | .280 | .374 | .384 | .758 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 3038 | 428 | 803 | 125 | 21 | 33 | 274 | 48 | 34 | 309 | 459 | 128 | 3 | 63 | 15 | — | .264 | .355 | .352 | .707 |
| Career total | — | Cuban Selective Series | 11 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .095 | .174 | .143 | .317 |
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 | 255.1 | 54 | 92 | 14 | 10 | .913 | 160 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-92 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 92.2 | 18 | 42 | 4 | 6 | .938 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 474.0 | 107 | 185 | 12 | 32 | .961 | 304 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 542.2 | 121 | 233 | 10 | 46 | .973 | 364 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 519.0 | 119 | 211 | 14 | 35 | .959 | 344 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Orientales | Cuban Selective Series | 55.2 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 6 | .978 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 559.1 | 102 | 220 | 18 | 41 | .947 | 340 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 488.0 | 106 | 184 | 13 | 34 | .957 | 303 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 625.1 | 157 | 228 | 14 | 56 | .965 | 399 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42.0 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 726.1 | 125 | 306 | 24 | 54 | .947 | 455 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 57.0 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 3 | .886 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 723.1 | 149 | 349 | 17 | 57 | .967 | 515 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 33.2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 675.0 | 138 | 287 | 17 | 62 | .962 | 442 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 719.0 | 152 | 317 | 24 | 70 | .951 | 493 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 33.0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 209.0 | 33 | 89 | 11 | 21 | .917 | 133 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 21.0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 420.2 | 69 | 170 | 18 | 30 | .930 | 257 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7684.1 | 1593 | 3202 | 234 | 605 | .953 | 5029 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Frequently asked questions
When was Hermes Ortega born?
Hermes Ortega was born on 1966-04-12.
Which teams did Hermes Ortega play for?
Hermes Ortega appears for Granma, Orientales across 14 recorded seasons.
What are Hermes Ortega's career statistics?
In 14 recorded seasons Hermes Ortega batted .264 with 803 hits, 33 home runs and 274 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)
