Rey Ordóñez
Full name: Reynaldo Ordóñez Pereira
Also known as: Rey · Rey Ordóñez
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 73 kg
- Born
- 1971-01-11 · Havana, La Habana
- Debut
- 1996-04-01
Rey Ordóñez is a Cuban baseball player, born on 11 January 1971 in Havana, La Habana. His full name is recorded as Reynaldo Ordóñez Pereira. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 9 seasons in the American League and National League, between 1996 and 2004. Most of that was with New York Mets, 7 seasons of it, with the remainder for Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Across his recorded career he batted .246, with 767 hits, 12 home runs and 287 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .316, in 2003 (117 AB).
Career summary
- Seasons 9 (1996–2004)
- Leagues American League, National League
- TeamsChicago Cubs, New York Mets, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.243 / .288 / .303
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | New York Mets | National League | 151 | 530 | 502 | 51 | 129 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 53 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 152 | .257 | .289 | .303 | .592 |
| 1997 | New York Mets | National League | 120 | 391 | 356 | 35 | 77 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 91 | .216 | .255 | .256 | .511 |
| 1998 | New York Mets | National League | 153 | 548 | 505 | 46 | 124 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 60 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 151 | .246 | .278 | .299 | .577 |
| 1999 | New York Mets | National League | 154 | 588 | 520 | 49 | 134 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 8 | 4 | 49 | 59 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 165 | .258 | .319 | .317 | .636 |
| 2000 | New York Mets | National League | 45 | 155 | 133 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 30 | .188 | .278 | .226 | .504 |
| 2001 | New York Mets | National League | 149 | 505 | 461 | 31 | 114 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 43 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 155 | .247 | .299 | .336 | .635 |
| 2002 | New York Mets | National League | 144 | 499 | 460 | 53 | 117 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 46 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 149 | .254 | .292 | .324 | .616 |
| 2003 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | American League | 34 | 124 | 117 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 57 | .316 | .328 | .487 | .815 |
| 2004 | Chicago Cubs | National League | 23 | 67 | 61 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | .164 | .190 | .262 | .452 |
| Career total | — | National League | 939 | 3283 | 2998 | 277 | 730 | 118 | 17 | 9 | 265 | 28 | 22 | 189 | 327 | 7 | 64 | 68 | 21 | 909 | .243 | .288 | .303 | .591 |
| Career total | — | American League | 34 | 124 | 117 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 57 | .316 | .328 | .487 | .815 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Rey Ordóñez born?
Rey Ordóñez was born on 1971-01-11 in Havana, La Habana.
Which teams did Rey Ordóñez play for?
Rey Ordóñez appears for Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Tampa Bay Devil Rays across 9 recorded seasons.
What are Rey Ordóñez's career statistics?
In 9 recorded seasons Rey Ordóñez batted .243 with 730 hits, 9 home runs and 265 runs batted in.
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)
- 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)
- Biographical detail from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. CC-BY-SA-4.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
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