Orestes Kindelán
Full name: Orestes Kindelán Olivares
Also known as: El Tambor Mayor · Orestes Kindelan Olivares
- Position
- First baseman
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 190 cm
- Weight
- 89 kg
- Born
- 1964-11-01 · Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba
- Debut
- 1982
Orestes Kindelán is a Cuban baseball player, born on 1 November 1964 in Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba. He is also listed as El Tambor Mayor. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 15 seasons in the Cuban Selective Series and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1991 and 2001. Most of that was with Santiago de Cuba, 11 seasons of it, with the remainder for Orientales and Serranos. 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 .313, with 2,030 hits, 487 home runs and 1,511 runs batted in. His 487 home runs are the highest total among the 2,009 players holding career records in this database. His 1,511 runs batted in are the second highest total among the 3,347 players holding career records in this database. His highest recorded season average was .395, in 1992-93 (129 AB). His most home runs in a season was 21, in 1995-96.
Career summary
- Seasons 15 (1991–2001), plus aggregate totals through 1991
- Leagues Cuban Selective Series, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- Teams
Orientales, Santiago de Cuba, Serranos - AVG / OBP / SLG
.313 / .431 / .600 - ERA .00
· Innings 2.1
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 | 977 | 4228 | 3423 | 760 | 1073 | 159 | 22 | 275 | 785 | 25 | 20 | 688 | 571 | 78 | 100 | 1 | 38 | 2101 | .313 | .435 | .614 | 1.049 |
| 1991-92 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 46 | 200 | 157 | 32 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 81 | .268 | .425 | .516 | .941 |
| 1992 · Postseason | Serranos | Cuban Selective Series | 7 | 32 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .200 | .344 | .440 | .784 |
| 1992-93 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .286 | .250 | .536 |
| 1992 | Serranos | Cuban Selective Series | 49 | 205 | 168 | 28 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 82 | .268 | .376 | .488 | .864 |
| 1992-93 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 40 | 174 | 129 | 43 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 113 | .395 | .546 | .876 | 1.422 |
| 1993 | Orientales | Cuban Selective Series | 43 | 185 | 152 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 94 | .289 | .395 | .618 | 1.013 |
| 1993-94 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .182 | .321 | .318 | .639 |
| 1994 | Orientales | Cuban Selective Series | 44 | 187 | 160 | 27 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | .244 | .342 | .419 | .761 |
| 1994-95 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 52 | 235 | 185 | 34 | 56 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 106 | .303 | .438 | .573 | 1.011 |
| 1995-96 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .346 | .346 | .692 | 1.038 |
| 1995 | Orientales | Cuban Selective Series | 19 | 87 | 66 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | .303 | .460 | .561 | 1.021 |
| 1995-96 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 60 | 262 | 201 | 61 | 71 | 17 | 3 | 21 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 157 | .353 | .485 | .781 | 1.266 |
| 1996-97 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .294 | .500 | .353 | .853 |
| 1996-97 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 52 | 222 | 187 | 27 | 57 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 103 | .305 | .410 | .551 | .961 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 15 | 66 | 56 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | .357 | .439 | .500 | .939 |
| 1997-98 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 76 | 328 | 262 | 48 | 81 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 145 | .309 | .433 | .553 | .986 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 18 | 80 | 70 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .243 | .338 | .429 | .767 |
| 1998-99 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 51 | 224 | 170 | 31 | 54 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 90 | .318 | .460 | .529 | .989 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11 | 53 | 45 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | .378 | .453 | .622 | 1.075 |
| 1999-00 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 64 | 265 | 235 | 26 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 101 | .264 | .336 | .430 | .766 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 15 | 64 | 56 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | .375 | .438 | .625 | 1.063 |
| 2000-01 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 67 | 298 | 237 | 54 | 83 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 42 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 155 | .350 | .463 | .654 | 1.117 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .067 | .125 | .067 | .192 |
| 2001-02 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41 | 176 | 154 | 27 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 105 | .357 | .426 | .682 | 1.108 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 6488 | 1379 | 2030 | 330 | 36 | 487 | 1511 | 31 | 29 | 1232 | 1025 | 185 | 168 | 1 | 91 | — | .313 | .431 | .600 | 1.031 |
Cuban per-season statistics begin with the XXXI Serie Nacional (1991-92). Earlier play is published by the Federación only as a single aggregate.
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 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .860 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .860 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through 1991 (aggregate) | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6224.0 | 2580 | 176 | 52 | 55 | .981 | 2808 | 1 | 57 |
| 1991-92 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 327.1 | 62 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .943 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 · Postseason | Serranos | Cuban Selective Series | 62.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 44.1 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | Serranos | Cuban Selective Series | 269.2 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .933 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 301.1 | 327 | 11 | 2 | 42 | .994 | 340 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | Orientales | Cuban Selective Series | 348.1 | 327 | 14 | 4 | 37 | .988 | 345 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 56.0 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .981 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | Orientales | Cuban Selective Series | 367.2 | 357 | 17 | 5 | 23 | .987 | 379 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 360.0 | 370 | 15 | 1 | 36 | .997 | 386 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 47.0 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .979 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Orientales | Cuban Selective Series | 155.2 | 165 | 7 | 3 | 16 | .983 | 175 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 393.2 | 384 | 15 | 7 | 50 | .983 | 406 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 50.0 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .980 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 131.0 | 140 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1.000 | 144 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 128.2 | 127 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 136 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 92.0 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 46.0 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .977 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 86.0 | 101 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .990 | 102 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 81.2 | 109 | 7 | 2 | 11 | .983 | 118 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9832.0 | 5703 | 300 | 94 | 370 | .985 | 6097 | 2 | 57 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Awards and honours
- 1993 — led the league in home runs
- 1993 — 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 —
Serranos →
Orientales
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 Orestes Kindelán born?
Orestes Kindelán was born on 1964-11-01 in Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba.
Which teams did Orestes Kindelán play for?
Orestes Kindelán appears for Orientales, Santiago de Cuba, Serranos across 15 recorded seasons.
What are Orestes Kindelán's career statistics?
In 15 recorded seasons Orestes Kindelán batted .313 with 2030 hits, 487 home runs and 1511 runs batted in.
What position did Orestes Kindelán play?
Orestes Kindelán is recorded as Primera base, [[Bateador_(béisbol).
Sources and licences
- 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)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Biographical detail from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. CC-BY-SA-4.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
