Omar Ajete
Full name: Omar Ajete Iglesias
- Born
- 1965-01-31 · San Juan y Martínez, Pinar del Río
- Debut
- 1984
Omar Ajete is a Cuban baseball player, born on 31 January 1965 in San Juan y Martínez, Pinar del Río. His full name is recorded as Omar Ajete Iglesias.
The record here covers 12 seasons in the Cuban Selective Series and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1991 and 2000. Most of that was with Pinar del Río, 8 seasons of it, with the remainder for Occidentales and Vegueros. His play before 1991 survives only as a single career aggregate, so the season-by-season table begins after it. He appears in 7 postseason campaigns.
He is credited with 198 wins against 106 losses, an earned run average of 3.34, and 1,935 strikeouts. His 1,935 strikeouts are the eighth highest total among the 3,873 players holding career records in this database. His 198 wins are the ninth highest total among the 2,501 players holding career records in this database. His best recorded season earned run average was 2.14, in 1991-92 (71.1 IP). His most wins in a season was 10, in 1992-93.
Career summary
- Seasons 12 (1991–2000), plus aggregate totals through 1991
- Leagues Cuban Selective Series, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsOccidentales, Pinar del Río, Vegueros
- ERA 3.29
· Innings 2320.0
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through 1991 (aggregate) | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 112 | 56 | 3.07 | 252 | 196 | 93 | 11 | 1429.1 | 1343 | 564 | 488 | 105 | 390 | 1123 | 1.210 |
| 1991-92 | Vegueros | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 5 | 2.14 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 71.1 | 79 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 50 | 1.330 |
| 1992-93 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 1 | 3.23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 30.2 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 1.240 |
| 1992 | Pinar del Río | Cuban Selective Series | 5 | 3 | 4.42 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 73.1 | 78 | 38 | 36 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 1.300 |
| 1992-93 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 4 | 2.28 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 118.1 | 97 | 39 | 30 | 7 | 25 | 85 | 1.030 |
| 1993-94 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 2 | 5.73 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.450 |
| 1993 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 5 | 2 | 2.33 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 58.0 | 42 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 38 | .930 |
| 1993-94 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 4 | 3.68 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 93.0 | 101 | 48 | 38 | 11 | 29 | 76 | 1.400 |
| 1994-95 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 1 | 7.71 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21.0 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 1.760 |
| 1994 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 7 | 2 | 3.90 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 67.0 | 74 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 28 | 55 | 1.520 |
| 1994-95 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8 | 4 | 4.05 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 95.2 | 96 | 43 | 43 | 6 | 34 | 69 | 1.360 |
| 1995-96 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 9.53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.470 |
| 1995 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 2 | 3 | 4.88 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 31.1 | 35 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 1.560 |
| 1995-96 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 2 | 4.11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 30.2 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 1.570 |
| 1996-97 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 5.68 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.260 |
| 1996-97 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 1 | 3.68 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 36.2 | 40 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 1.580 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 1 | 4.05 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2.250 |
| 1999-00 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 1 | 2.76 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 45.2 | 45 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 39 | 1.290 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.650 |
| 2000-01 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 0 | 2.68 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37.0 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 1.300 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 179 | 96 | 3.29 | 449 | — | — | 29 | 2320.0 | 2252 | 977 | 849 | 167 | 681 | 1777 | 1.260 |
| Career total | — | Cuban Selective Series | 19 | 10 | 3.80 | 39 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 229.2 | 229 | 107 | 97 | 16 | 71 | 158 | 1.306 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through 1991 (aggregate) | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1429.1 | 29 | 212 | 16 | 13 | .938 | 257 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | Vegueros | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 71.1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .882 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 30.2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | Pinar del Río | Cuban Selective Series | 73.1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 118.1 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | .964 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 58.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 93.0 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 0 | .870 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994-95 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 21.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 67.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 95.2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 31.1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 30.2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 36.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 45.2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 37.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2320.0 | 60 | 352 | 29 | 19 | .934 | 441 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Awards and honours
- 1993 — led the league in earned run average
- 1994 — led the league in strikeouts
- 1994 — led the league in wins
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
- 1991-92–1992-93 —
Vegueros →
Pinar del Río - 1992–1993 —
Pinar del Río →
Occidentales
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 Omar Ajete born?
Omar Ajete was born on 1965-01-31 in San Juan y Martínez, Pinar del Río.
Which teams did Omar Ajete play for?
Omar Ajete appears for Occidentales, Pinar del Río, Vegueros across 12 recorded seasons.
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)
