Juan Padilla
Full name: Juan Padilla Alfonso
Also known as: La Aspiradora Azul
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Born
- —
- Debut
- 1984
Juan Padilla is a Cuban baseball player. His full name is recorded as Juan Padilla Alfonso. He is also listed as La Aspiradora Azul. 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 1999. 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 .306, with 2,093 hits, 161 home runs and 989 runs batted in. His 2,093 hits are the 23rd highest total among the 4,634 players holding career records in this database. His 989 runs batted in are the 41st highest total among the 4,114 players holding career records in this database. His highest recorded season average was .351, in 1993-94 (208 AB). His most home runs in a season was 10, in 1992-93.
Career summary
- Seasons 13 (1991–1999), plus aggregate totals through 1991
- Leagues Cuban Selective Series, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsCiudad de La Habana, Habana, Industriales
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.307 / .363 / .447
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 | 837 | 3515 | 3187 | 508 | 972 | 151 | 36 | 74 | 437 | 55 | 43 | 253 | 317 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 1417 | .305 | .357 | .445 | .802 |
| 1991-92 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8 | 36 | 34 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .265 | .286 | .706 | .992 |
| 1991-92 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 37 | 152 | 140 | 18 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 59 | .336 | .364 | .421 | .785 |
| 1992 · Postseason | Ciudad de La Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 7 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .222 | .200 | .422 |
| 1992-93 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .133 | .188 | .200 | .388 |
| 1992 | Ciudad de La Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 60 | 242 | 223 | 27 | 60 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 93 | .269 | .311 | .417 | .728 |
| 1992-93 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 59 | 244 | 206 | 36 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 103 | .301 | .397 | .500 | .897 |
| 1993-94 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 13 | 55 | 50 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .260 | .327 | .480 | .807 |
| 1993 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 45 | 185 | 166 | 24 | 57 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 73 | .343 | .387 | .440 | .827 |
| 1993-94 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 56 | 226 | 208 | 34 | 73 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 111 | .351 | .385 | .534 | .919 |
| 1994 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 32 | 125 | 113 | 17 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | .319 | .379 | .531 | .910 |
| 1994-95 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 62 | 250 | 215 | 40 | 74 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 128 | .344 | .415 | .595 | 1.010 |
| 1995-96 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 48 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .237 | .396 | .500 | .896 |
| 1995 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 13 | 63 | 56 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .321 | .381 | .411 | .792 |
| 1995-96 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41 | 186 | 164 | 34 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 83 | .335 | .405 | .506 | .911 |
| 1996-97 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
| 1996-97 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 53 | 231 | 194 | 36 | 56 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 81 | .289 | .377 | .418 | .795 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .143 | .200 | .429 | .629 |
| 1997-98 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 88 | 393 | 348 | 59 | 115 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 142 | .330 | .385 | .408 | .793 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 14 | 53 | 50 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .200 | .231 | .220 | .451 |
| 1998-99 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 80 | 357 | 315 | 35 | 97 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 134 | .308 | .368 | .425 | .793 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 12 | 48 | 42 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .333 | .354 | .476 | .830 |
| 1999-00 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 76 | 310 | 276 | 25 | 72 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 89 | .261 | .321 | .322 | .643 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 6249 | 961 | 1917 | 293 | 68 | 149 | 913 | 86 | 88 | 538 | 534 | 51 | 35 | 64 | 70 | — | .307 | .363 | .447 | .810 |
| Career total | — | Cuban Selective Series | 157 | 643 | 583 | 78 | 176 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 76 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 254 | .302 | .349 | .436 | .785 |
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 | 7193.2 | 2158 | 2423 | 108 | 592 | .977 | 4689 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991-92 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 69.0 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 6 | .977 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 320.1 | 92 | 91 | 1 | 27 | .995 | 184 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 · Postseason | Ciudad de La Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 62.0 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 3 | .970 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 34.0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | Ciudad de La Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 510.0 | 180 | 161 | 3 | 57 | .991 | 344 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 481.0 | 159 | 125 | 5 | 43 | .983 | 289 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 114.2 | 32 | 47 | 1 | 15 | .988 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 384.1 | 116 | 136 | 3 | 37 | .988 | 255 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 472.0 | 134 | 142 | 8 | 33 | .972 | 284 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 263.2 | 79 | 96 | 2 | 25 | .989 | 177 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 482.0 | 119 | 157 | 11 | 43 | .962 | 287 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 89.0 | 33 | 28 | 1 | 16 | .984 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 116.1 | 29 | 52 | 3 | 12 | .964 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 353.1 | 93 | 102 | 2 | 26 | .990 | 197 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 33.1 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 5 | .960 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 449.0 | 124 | 120 | 9 | 35 | .964 | 253 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 32.0 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 5 | .962 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 768.0 | 210 | 225 | 11 | 65 | .975 | 446 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 126.1 | 37 | 31 | 1 | 5 | .986 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 703.0 | 233 | 244 | 2 | 63 | .996 | 479 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 106.0 | 33 | 24 | 1 | 8 | .983 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 658.2 | 189 | 191 | 20 | 57 | .950 | 400 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 14175.1 | 4234 | 4633 | 200 | 1226 | .978 | 9067 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
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 Juan Padilla born?
Juan Padilla's date of birth is not recorded in any of the open sources this page draws on.
Which teams did Juan Padilla play for?
Juan Padilla appears for Ciudad de La Habana, Habana, Industriales across 13 recorded seasons.
What are Juan Padilla's career statistics?
In 13 recorded seasons Juan Padilla batted .307 with 1917 hits, 149 home runs and 913 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)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
