Rafael Viñales
Full name: Rafael Ramón Viñales Álvarez
Also known as: Rafael Viñales
- Position
- Catcher
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Born
- — · Manatí
- Debut
- 2011
Rafael Viñales is a Cuban catcher. His full name is recorded as Rafael Ramón Viñales Álvarez. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 13 seasons in the Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 2010 and 2024. Most of that was with Las Tunas, 12 seasons of it, with the remainder for Camagüey. He appears in 8 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .310, with 852 hits, 133 home runs and 554 runs batted in. His 133 home runs are the 87th highest total among the 2,009 players holding career records in this database. His highest recorded season average was .387, in 2020-21 (261 AB). His most home runs in a season was 19, in 2020-21.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2011-12 · Postseason | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 |
| 2011-12 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 45 | 63 | 58 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .172 | .226 | .224 | .450 |
| 2012-13 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 78 | 257 | 236 | 29 | 77 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 116 | .326 | .367 | .492 | .859 |
| 2013-14 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 28 | 73 | 65 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | .200 | .257 | .277 | .534 |
| 2014-15 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 21 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .286 | .342 | .486 | .828 |
| 2016-17 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 44 | 167 | 145 | 27 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 96 | .338 | .425 | .662 | 1.087 |
| 2017-18 · Postseason | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 14 | 57 | 51 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .255 | .333 | .431 | .764 |
| 2017-18 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 89 | 385 | 311 | 67 | 116 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 80 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 49 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 184 | .373 | .481 | .592 | 1.073 |
| 2018-19 · Postseason | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2018-19 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 83 | 340 | 300 | 37 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 64 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 112 | .257 | .338 | .373 | .711 |
| 2019-20 · Postseason | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .333 | .250 | .583 |
| 2019-20 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 60 | 220 | 198 | 33 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83 | .232 | .309 | .419 | .728 |
| 2020-21 · Postseason | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 44 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .382 | .523 | .529 | 1.052 |
| 2020-21 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 72 | 305 | 261 | 59 | 101 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 172 | .387 | .469 | .659 | 1.128 |
| 2021-22 · Postseason | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .176 | .263 | .235 | .498 |
| 2021-22 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 57 | 227 | 180 | 42 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 119 | .378 | .480 | .661 | 1.141 |
| 2023 · Postseason | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 14 | 59 | 43 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .233 | .441 | .279 | .720 |
| 2024 · Postseason | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 17 | 76 | 65 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | .292 | .368 | .431 | .799 |
| 2024 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 65 | 289 | 232 | 50 | 78 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 149 | .336 | .450 | .642 | 1.092 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 2750 | 462 | 852 | 143 | 6 | 133 | 554 | 9 | 17 | 394 | 439 | 32 | 60 | 7 | 30 | — | .310 | .399 | .511 | .910 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 20.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011-12 · Postseason | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011-12 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 132.2 | 70 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .962 | 79 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012-13 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 481.1 | 228 | 34 | 5 | 7 | .981 | 267 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013-14 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 96.0 | 65 | 14 | 3 | 2 | .963 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 75.0 | 56 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 67 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 308.1 | 182 | 19 | 4 | 5 | .980 | 205 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017-18 · Postseason | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 119.0 | 140 | 9 | 3 | 19 | .980 | 152 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 729.1 | 682 | 38 | 8 | 57 | .989 | 728 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018-19 · Postseason | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 687.0 | 630 | 47 | 8 | 39 | .988 | 685 | 0 | 10 |
| 2019-20 · Postseason | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 34.0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 433.1 | 339 | 31 | 2 | 36 | .995 | 372 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020-21 · Postseason | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 90.0 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 93 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 584.2 | 495 | 19 | 8 | 51 | .985 | 522 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021-22 · Postseason | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41.2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 392.0 | 197 | 18 | 2 | 11 | .991 | 217 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 · Postseason | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 111.0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 · Postseason | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 138.2 | 117 | 11 | 3 | 9 | .977 | 131 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 523.0 | 329 | 34 | 5 | 31 | .986 | 368 | 0 | 2 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6020.0 | 4450 | 342 | 68 | 367 | .986 | 4860 | 0 | 32 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Awards and honours
- 2017-18 — led the league in runs batted in
- 2017-18 — 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.
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 Viñales born?
Rafael Viñales's date of birth is not recorded in any of the open sources this page draws on.
Which teams did Rafael Viñales play for?
Rafael Viñales appears for Camagüey, Las Tunas across 13 recorded seasons.
What are Rafael Viñales's career statistics?
In 13 recorded seasons Rafael Viñales batted .310 with 852 hits, 133 home runs and 554 runs batted in.
What position did Rafael Viñales play?
Rafael Viñales is recorded as C.
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)
- (retrieved 2026-08-29)
