Rafael Orta
Full name: Rafael Orta Luis
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Born
- —
- Debut
- 1999
Rafael Orta is a Cuban baseball player. His full name is recorded as Rafael Orta Luis. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 15 seasons in the Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1998 and 2016. Most of that was with La Habana, 12 seasons of it, with the remainder for Artemisa. He appears in 8 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .273, with 1,005 hits, 33 home runs and 491 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .336, in 2008-09 (330 AB). His most home runs in a season was 6, in 2000-01.
Career summary
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41 | 155 | 135 | 18 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 66 | .296 | .371 | .489 | .860 |
| 1999-00 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 48 | 154 | 136 | 12 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | .243 | .304 | .324 | .628 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .231 | .310 | .385 | .695 |
| 2000-01 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 79 | 318 | 291 | 43 | 82 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 127 | .282 | .333 | .436 | .769 |
| 2001-02 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 49 | 109 | 99 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .182 | .241 | .202 | .443 |
| 2003-04 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 85 | 336 | 298 | 37 | 82 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 71 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 129 | .275 | .341 | .433 | .774 |
| 2004-05 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 16 | 70 | 63 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | .317 | .353 | .492 | .845 |
| 2004-05 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 90 | 388 | 344 | 53 | 111 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 143 | .323 | .392 | .416 | .808 |
| 2005-06 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .333 | .313 | .646 |
| 2005-06 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 89 | 402 | 337 | 52 | 97 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 48 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 137 | .288 | .388 | .407 | .795 |
| 2006-07 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9 | 38 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .182 | .229 | .212 | .441 |
| 2006-07 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 86 | 368 | 316 | 38 | 78 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 52 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 115 | .247 | .331 | .364 | .695 |
| 2007-08 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .222 | .250 | .222 | .472 |
| 2007-08 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 84 | 344 | 302 | 46 | 88 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 101 | .291 | .358 | .334 | .692 |
| 2008-09 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 16 | 76 | 71 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .268 | .316 | .380 | .696 |
| 2008-09 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 88 | 396 | 330 | 43 | 111 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 144 | .336 | .426 | .436 | .862 |
| 2009-10 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 |
| 2009-10 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 78 | 313 | 264 | 25 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 56 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 74 | .208 | .318 | .280 | .598 |
| 2010-11 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .357 | .526 | .429 | .955 |
| 2010-11 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 53 | 172 | 140 | 22 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 53 | .250 | .363 | .379 | .742 |
| 2013-14 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 77 | 275 | 231 | 22 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 65 | .234 | .323 | .281 | .604 |
| 2014-15 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .043 | .179 | .043 | .222 |
| 2016-17 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 33 | 97 | 77 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 24 | .247 | .348 | .312 | .660 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 3684 | 467 | 1005 | 174 | 51 | 33 | 491 | 30 | 29 | 394 | 638 | 80 | 37 | 60 | 41 | — | .273 | .352 | .375 | .727 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 287.2 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .932 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 268.0 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 1 | .949 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 71.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 611.2 | 79 | 18 | 7 | 2 | .933 | 104 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 128.0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 673.0 | 87 | 15 | 6 | 1 | .944 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004-05 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 139.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 788.0 | 155 | 9 | 10 | 1 | .943 | 174 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 35.0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 791.2 | 135 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .979 | 145 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 79.2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 496.0 | 88 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .978 | 92 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 652.1 | 77 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .966 | 87 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 51.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 723.1 | 97 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .990 | 102 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 35.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 563.1 | 92 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .943 | 105 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 37.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 328.0 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .933 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 316.1 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .966 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 52.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 167.0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .897 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7567.0 | 1163 | 103 | 60 | 8 | .955 | 1326 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Transactions
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 Rafael Orta born?
Rafael Orta's date of birth is not recorded in any of the open sources this page draws on.
Which teams did Rafael Orta play for?
Rafael Orta appears for Artemisa, La Habana across 15 recorded seasons.
What are Rafael Orta's career statistics?
In 15 recorded seasons Rafael Orta batted .273 with 1005 hits, 33 home runs and 491 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
