Javier Méndez
Full name: Javier Méndez González
Also known as: El Javi · Javier Méndez
- Position
- First baseman
- Born
- 1964-04-22 · Playa
- Debut
- 1982
Javier Méndez is a Cuban first baseman, born on 22 April 1964 in Playa. His full name is recorded as Javier Méndez González. He is also listed as El Javi.
The record here covers 16 seasons in the Cuban Selective Series and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1991 and 2002. Most of that was with Industriales, 12 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 11 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .327, with 2,291 hits, 204 home runs and 1,273 runs batted in. His 1,273 runs batted in are the eighth highest total among the 4,114 players holding career records in this database. His 2,291 hits are the 11th highest total among the 4,634 players holding career records in this database. His highest recorded season average was .383, in 1995-96 (154 AB). His most home runs in a season was 19, in 2002-03.
Career summary
- Seasons 16 (1991–2002), plus aggregate totals through 1991
- Leagues Cuban Selective Series, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsCiudad de La Habana, Habana, Industriales
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.327 / .440 / .488
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 | 826 | 3512 | 2937 | 549 | 960 | 163 | 20 | 85 | 460 | 53 | 49 | 479 | 238 | 44 | 32 | 25 | 27 | 1418 | .327 | .425 | .483 | .908 |
| 1991-92 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .444 | .595 | .704 | 1.299 |
| 1991-92 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 43 | 190 | 153 | 28 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 78 | .333 | .439 | .510 | .949 |
| 1992 · Postseason | Ciudad de La Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 7 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .370 | .400 | .556 | .956 |
| 1992-93 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 |
| 1992 | Ciudad de La Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 57 | 239 | 201 | 33 | 68 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 104 | .338 | .431 | .517 | .948 |
| 1992-93 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 49 | 187 | 156 | 16 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 61 | .282 | .385 | .391 | .776 |
| 1993-94 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 13 | 56 | 48 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .250 | .345 | .313 | .658 |
| 1993 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 45 | 195 | 164 | 28 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80 | .335 | .431 | .488 | .919 |
| 1993-94 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 57 | 235 | 185 | 41 | 70 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 102 | .378 | .498 | .551 | 1.049 |
| 1994 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 26 | 108 | 89 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | .315 | .426 | .528 | .954 |
| 1994-95 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42 | 180 | 135 | 21 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 67 | .319 | .472 | .496 | .968 |
| 1995-96 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 45 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .265 | .432 | .353 | .785 |
| 1995 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 25 | 112 | 100 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .260 | .339 | .310 | .649 |
| 1995-96 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 46 | 204 | 154 | 39 | 59 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 93 | .383 | .522 | .604 | 1.126 |
| 1996-97 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 | .294 | .077 | .371 |
| 1996-97 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 57 | 254 | 197 | 36 | 54 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 78 | .274 | .417 | .396 | .813 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .385 | .500 | .692 | 1.192 |
| 1997-98 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 85 | 375 | 291 | 45 | 107 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 167 | .368 | .496 | .574 | 1.070 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 17 | 70 | 57 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .281 | .406 | .368 | .774 |
| 1998-99 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 56 | 246 | 199 | 24 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 79 | .307 | .439 | .397 | .836 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 12 | 48 | 40 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .325 | .404 | .500 | .904 |
| 1999-00 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 71 | 278 | 206 | 22 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 59 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 73 | .291 | .453 | .354 | .807 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .222 | .333 | .333 | .666 |
| 2000-01 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 76 | 327 | 245 | 46 | 74 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 58 | 3 | 1 | 69 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 119 | .302 | .458 | .486 | .944 |
| 2001-02 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 47 | 203 | 164 | 36 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | .354 | .478 | .604 | 1.082 |
| 2002-03 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 13 | 56 | 34 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .412 | .625 | .559 | 1.184 |
| 2002-03 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 81 | 350 | 292 | 50 | 97 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 175 | .332 | .437 | .599 | 1.036 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 6432 | 1139 | 2104 | 381 | 41 | 191 | 1175 | 75 | 82 | 1244 | 527 | 111 | 90 | 38 | 74 | — | .327 | .440 | .488 | .928 |
| Career total | — | Cuban Selective Series | 160 | 684 | 581 | 91 | 187 | 39 | 6 | 13 | 98 | 1 | 10 | 88 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 277 | .322 | .414 | .477 | .891 |
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 | 6336.2 | 1552 | 68 | 35 | 24 | .979 | 1655 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-92 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 67.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 385.1 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 · Postseason | Ciudad de La Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 62.0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .958 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 34.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | Ciudad de La Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 482.0 | 121 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .946 | 130 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 383.1 | 69 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .921 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 114.2 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 389.1 | 110 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .974 | 117 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 450.0 | 96 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .990 | 99 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 215.2 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 337.0 | 85 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .989 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 89.0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 217.1 | 62 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .956 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 376.1 | 96 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .990 | 101 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 33.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 496.0 | 76 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .964 | 83 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 32.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 699.1 | 72 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .962 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 153.1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 488.0 | 64 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .929 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 104.0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 571.0 | 68 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .945 | 73 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 556.1 | 58 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .897 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 199.0 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .969 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 91.2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 245.0 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .833 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 14162.1 | 2953 | 125 | 94 | 37 | .970 | 3172 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Awards and honours
- 1997-98 — led the league in on-base percentage
- 2002-03 — led the league in runs batted in
Leaderships are computed from the season lines held here, using a qualification of 3.1 plate appearances or one inning per scheduled game. They describe this record rather than the league's own adjudication of its titles.
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 Javier Méndez born?
Javier Méndez was born on 1964-04-22 in Playa.
Which teams did Javier Méndez play for?
Javier Méndez appears for Ciudad de La Habana, Habana, Industriales across 16 recorded seasons.
What are Javier Méndez's career statistics?
In 16 recorded seasons Javier Méndez batted .327 with 2104 hits, 191 home runs and 1175 runs batted in.
What position did Javier Méndez play?
Javier Méndez is recorded as 1B.
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)
