René Arocha
Full name: René Arocha Rodríguez
Also known as: Rene · René Arocha
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 82 kg
- Born
- 1964-02-24 · Havana, La Habana
- Debut
- 1993-04-09
René Arocha is a Cuban baseball player, born on 24 February 1964 in Havana, La Habana. His full name is recorded as René Arocha Rodríguez. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 4 seasons in the National League, between 1993 and 1997. Most of that was with St. Louis Cardinals, 3 seasons of it, with the remainder for San Francisco Giants. His play before 1991 survives only as a single career aggregate, so the season-by-season table begins after it.
He is credited with 104 wins against 72 losses, an earned run average of 3.18, and 1,039 strikeouts. His 1,039 strikeouts are the 57th highest total among the 3,862 players holding career records in this database. His 104 wins are the 75th highest total among the 2,491 players holding career records in this database. His best recorded season earned run average was 3.78, in 1993 (188.0 IP). His most wins in a season was 11, in 1993.
Career summary
- Seasons 4 (1993–1997), plus aggregate totals through 1991
- Leagues National League
- TeamsSan Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
- AVG / OBP / SLG
— / — / — - ERA 3.18
· Innings 1413.2
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 | 246 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | St. Louis Cardinals | National League | 32 | 67 | 58 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | .103 | .133 | .121 | .254 |
| 1994 | St. Louis Cardinals | National League | 45 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .200 | .222 | .422 |
| 1995 | St. Louis Cardinals | National League | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1997 | San Francisco Giants | National League | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career total | — | National League | 124 | 82 | 69 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | .101 | .139 | .130 | .269 |
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 | 104 | 72 | 3.18 | 246 | 198 | 92 | 7 | 1413.2 | 1255 | 616 | 499 | 93 | 544 | 1039 | 1.270 |
| 1993 | St. Louis Cardinals | National League | 11 | 8 | 3.78 | 32 | 29 | — | 0 | 188.0 | 197 | 89 | 79 | 20 | 31 | 96 | 1.213 |
| 1994 | St. Louis Cardinals | National League | 4 | 4 | 4.01 | 45 | 7 | — | 11 | 83.0 | 94 | 42 | 37 | 9 | 21 | 62 | 1.386 |
| 1995 | St. Louis Cardinals | National League | 3 | 5 | 3.99 | 41 | 0 | — | 0 | 49.2 | 55 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 1.470 |
| 1997 | San Francisco Giants | National League | 0 | 0 | 11.32 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 10.1 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.129 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 104 | 72 | 3.18 | 246 | — | — | 7 | 1413.2 | 1255 | 616 | 499 | 93 | 544 | 1039 | 1.270 |
| Career total | — | National League | 18 | 17 | 4.11 | 124 | 36 | — | 11 | 331.0 | 363 | 169 | 151 | 37 | 75 | 190 | 1.323 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through 1991 (aggregate) | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1413.2 | 54 | 225 | 19 | 9 | .936 | 298 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1413.1 | 54 | 225 | 19 | 9 | .936 | 298 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Frequently asked questions
When was René Arocha born?
René Arocha was born on 1964-02-24 in Havana, La Habana.
Which teams did René Arocha play for?
René Arocha appears for San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals across 4 recorded seasons.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-09-21)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
