Osvaldo Arias
Full name: Osvaldo Arias González
Also known as: Osvaldo Arias
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Born
- 1977-06-12 · Palmira
- Debut
- 1995
Osvaldo Arias is a Cuban baseball player. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 20 seasons in the Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1994 and 2016. He appears throughout for Cienfuegos. He appears in 4 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .271, with 1,387 hits, 234 home runs and 868 runs batted in. His 234 home runs are the 29th highest total among the 2,009 players holding career records in this database. His 868 runs batted in are the 52nd highest total among the 3,347 players holding career records in this database. His highest recorded season average was .344, in 2002-03 (299 AB). His most home runs in a season was 21, in 2002-03.
Career summary
- Seasons 20 (1994–2016)
- Leagues Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- Teams
Cienfuegos - AVG / OBP / SLG
.271 / .359 / .455
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 26 | 39 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .154 | .154 | .333 | .487 |
| 1995-96 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 25 | 44 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .125 | .182 | .125 | .307 |
| 1996-97 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 48 | 151 | 137 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | .212 | .270 | .277 | .547 |
| 1997-98 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 79 | 267 | 229 | 24 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 83 | .240 | .309 | .362 | .671 |
| 1998-99 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 83 | 343 | 301 | 33 | 59 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 108 | .196 | .289 | .359 | .648 |
| 1999-00 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 87 | 338 | 300 | 20 | 73 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 99 | .243 | .315 | .330 | .645 |
| 2000-01 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 79 | 315 | 289 | 40 | 76 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 128 | .263 | .311 | .443 | .754 |
| 2001-02 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 83 | 341 | 310 | 39 | 89 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 160 | .287 | .340 | .516 | .856 |
| 2002-03 · Postseason | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .263 | .333 | .474 | .807 |
| 2002-03 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 80 | 335 | 299 | 52 | 103 | 18 | 0 | 21 | 79 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 184 | .344 | .400 | .615 | 1.015 |
| 2003-04 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 80 | 322 | 283 | 36 | 82 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 140 | .290 | .376 | .495 | .871 |
| 2004-05 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 80 | 298 | 262 | 33 | 67 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 110 | .256 | .346 | .420 | .766 |
| 2005-06 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 84 | 342 | 303 | 38 | 95 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 162 | .314 | .377 | .535 | .912 |
| 2006-07 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 84 | 350 | 279 | 40 | 78 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 125 | .280 | .423 | .448 | .871 |
| 2007-08 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 88 | 376 | 317 | 54 | 93 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 167 | .293 | .396 | .527 | .923 |
| 2008-09 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 86 | 364 | 294 | 45 | 94 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 161 | .320 | .431 | .548 | .979 |
| 2009-10 · Postseason | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .421 | .167 | .588 |
| 2009-10 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 88 | 371 | 303 | 48 | 77 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 152 | .254 | .375 | .502 | .877 |
| 2010-11 · Postseason | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11 | 50 | 42 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .333 | .440 | .690 | 1.130 |
| 2010-11 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 90 | 385 | 319 | 37 | 98 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 159 | .307 | .414 | .498 | .912 |
| 2011-12 · Postseason | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
| 2011-12 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 88 | 371 | 320 | 32 | 81 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 126 | .253 | .349 | .394 | .743 |
| 2012-13 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 57 | 229 | 200 | 22 | 58 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 82 | .290 | .372 | .410 | .782 |
| 2016-17 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 32 | 122 | 99 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 | .232 | .369 | .323 | .692 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 5112 | 641 | 1387 | 223 | 6 | 234 | 868 | 17 | 18 | 524 | 446 | 208 | 118 | 26 | 51 | — | .271 | .359 | .455 | .814 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 103.0 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .981 | 54 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995-96 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 103.2 | 59 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .957 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 377.0 | 215 | 41 | 4 | 7 | .985 | 260 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997-98 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 649.2 | 334 | 55 | 3 | 6 | .992 | 392 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 732.1 | 402 | 60 | 5 | 8 | .989 | 467 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999-00 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 715.0 | 416 | 72 | 7 | 11 | .986 | 495 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000-01 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 606.0 | 411 | 56 | 8 | 4 | .983 | 475 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001-02 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 680.1 | 458 | 54 | 7 | 5 | .987 | 519 | 0 | 5 |
| 2002-03 · Postseason | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 43.0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002-03 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 602.2 | 533 | 41 | 3 | 2 | .995 | 577 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003-04 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 656.2 | 483 | 54 | 2 | 4 | .996 | 539 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004-05 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 624.1 | 465 | 67 | 4 | 17 | .993 | 536 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005-06 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 669.2 | 397 | 54 | 5 | 9 | .989 | 456 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006-07 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 672.1 | 388 | 55 | 5 | 10 | .989 | 448 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007-08 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 664.0 | 393 | 51 | 4 | 9 | .991 | 448 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008-09 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 538.1 | 332 | 40 | 4 | 7 | .989 | 376 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009-10 · Postseason | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42.0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 406.1 | 264 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 293 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010-11 · Postseason | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 64.0 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 475.1 | 272 | 16 | 2 | 2 | .993 | 290 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011-12 · Postseason | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 26.0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 275.1 | 140 | 12 | 4 | 2 | .974 | 156 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012-13 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 278.2 | 154 | 15 | 1 | 2 | .994 | 170 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | Cienfuegos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 212.0 | 124 | 11 | 3 | 1 | .978 | 138 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10408.1 | 6527 | 816 | 77 | 109 | .990 | 7420 | 0 | 52 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Frequently asked questions
When was Osvaldo Arias born?
Osvaldo Arias was born on 1977-06-12 in Palmira.
Which teams did Osvaldo Arias play for?
Osvaldo Arias appears for Cienfuegos across 20 recorded seasons.
What are Osvaldo Arias's career statistics?
In 20 recorded seasons Osvaldo Arias batted .271 with 1387 hits, 234 home runs and 868 runs batted in.
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)
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