Oscar Machado
Full name: Oscar Machado Acosta
Also known as: La Pantera
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 184 cm
- Weight
- 86 kg
- Born
- 1967-02-08 · Sagua La Grande, Villa Clara
- Debut
- 1985
Oscar Machado is a Cuban baseball player. His full name is recorded as Oscar Machado Acosta. He is also listed as La Pantera. 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 2003. Most of that was with Villa Clara, 12 seasons of it, with the remainder for Centrales. His play before 1991 survives only as a single career aggregate, so the season-by-season table begins after it. He appears in 10 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .286, with 1,159 hits, 207 home runs and 761 runs batted in. His 207 home runs are the 44th highest total among the 2,009 players holding career records in this database. His 113 stolen bases are the 66th highest total among the 2,244 players holding career records in this database. His highest recorded season average was .353, in 1996-97 (204 AB). His most home runs in a season was 24, in 1997-98.
Career summary
- Seasons 15 (1991–2003), plus aggregate totals through 1991
- Leagues Cuban Selective Series, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- Teams
Centrales, Villa Clara - AVG / OBP / SLG
.286 / .377 / .504
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 | 293 | 997 | 875 | 158 | 222 | 24 | 5 | 49 | 154 | 44 | 15 | 103 | 230 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 403 | .254 | .336 | .461 | .797 |
| 1991-92 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 48 | 200 | 180 | 23 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66 | .256 | .327 | .367 | .694 |
| 1992-93 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11 | 52 | 50 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .280 | .288 | .300 | .588 |
| 1992-93 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 61 | 264 | 224 | 45 | 70 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 115 | .313 | .403 | .513 | .916 |
| 1993-94 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 13 | 58 | 47 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .277 | .414 | .617 | 1.031 |
| 1993 | Centrales | Cuban Selective Series | 13 | 31 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .087 | .323 | .130 | .453 |
| 1993-94 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 64 | 272 | 225 | 40 | 71 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 52 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 119 | .316 | .424 | .529 | .953 |
| 1994-95 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 46 | 41 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | .488 | .522 | 1.049 | 1.571 |
| 1994 | Centrales | Cuban Selective Series | 26 | 71 | 63 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .222 | .310 | .381 | .691 |
| 1994-95 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 57 | 249 | 214 | 48 | 72 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 64 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 142 | .336 | .418 | .664 | 1.082 |
| 1995-96 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 12 | 51 | 46 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | .370 | .431 | .739 | 1.170 |
| 1995 | Centrales | Cuban Selective Series | 18 | 79 | 66 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | .348 | .443 | .712 | 1.155 |
| 1995-96 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 49 | 195 | 170 | 37 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 92 | .282 | .364 | .541 | .905 |
| 1996-97 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 39 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .111 | .179 | .139 | .318 |
| 1996-97 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 55 | 233 | 204 | 41 | 72 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 125 | .353 | .425 | .613 | 1.038 |
| 1997-98 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 89 | 400 | 332 | 65 | 100 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 87 | 2 | 7 | 61 | 73 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 206 | .301 | .416 | .620 | 1.036 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .125 | .176 | .375 | .551 |
| 1998-99 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 82 | 344 | 295 | 37 | 95 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 66 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 135 | .322 | .410 | .458 | .868 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1999-00 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 53 | 222 | 183 | 29 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 69 | .257 | .377 | .377 | .754 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .666 |
| 2000-01 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 82 | 345 | 284 | 54 | 85 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 73 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 60 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 170 | .299 | .405 | .599 | 1.004 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| 2001-02 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 40 | 119 | 101 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 32 | .238 | .328 | .317 | .645 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2003-04 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 79 | 196 | 170 | 16 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | .206 | .301 | .318 | .619 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 4050 | 726 | 1159 | 180 | 41 | 207 | 761 | 113 | 95 | 553 | 907 | 63 | 56 | 15 | 37 | — | .286 | .377 | .504 | .881 |
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 | 2116.2 | 548 | 141 | 29 | 20 | .960 | 718 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 417.1 | 64 | 8 | 9 | 2 | .889 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 102.0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 540.0 | 111 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .991 | 114 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 117.0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .958 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | Centrales | Cuban Selective Series | 69.2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .733 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 546.2 | 104 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .973 | 111 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994-95 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 86.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | Centrales | Cuban Selective Series | 159.0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .972 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 480.1 | 98 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .952 | 105 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 100.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Centrales | Cuban Selective Series | 159.2 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .964 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 384.0 | 76 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .975 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 85.0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 467.2 | 113 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .991 | 117 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 762.2 | 190 | 10 | 12 | 1 | .943 | 212 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 35.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 665.2 | 179 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .989 | 185 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 383.0 | 154 | 5 | 8 | 8 | .952 | 167 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 689.1 | 151 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 159 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 219.0 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .929 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 169.1 | 76 | 6 | 1 | 7 | .988 | 83 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9228.1 | 2204 | 206 | 86 | 44 | .966 | 2496 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Awards and honours
- 1994-95 — led the league in runs batted in
- 1994-95 — led the league in slugging
- 1996-97 — led the league in slugging
- 1997-98 — led the league in home runs
- 1997-98 — led the league in runs batted in
- 1997-98 — led the league in slugging
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.
Frequently asked questions
When was Oscar Machado born?
Oscar Machado was born on 1967-02-08 in Sagua La Grande, Villa Clara.
Which teams did Oscar Machado play for?
Oscar Machado appears for Centrales, Villa Clara across 15 recorded seasons.
What are Oscar Machado's career statistics?
In 15 recorded seasons Oscar Machado batted .286 with 1159 hits, 207 home runs and 761 runs batted in.
What position did Oscar Machado play?
Oscar Machado is recorded as Jardinero.
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)
