Tito Fuentes
Full name: Rigoberto Fuentes Peat
Also known as: Tito · Tito Fuentes
- Bats / Throws
- Switch / Right
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
- Born
- 1944-01-04 · Havana
- Debut
- 1965-08-18
Tito Fuentes is a Cuban baseball player, born on 4 January 1944 in Havana. His full name is recorded as Rigoberto Fuentes Peat. He batted switch-handed and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 13 seasons in the American League and National League, between 1965 and 1978. Most of that was with San Francisco Giants, 9 seasons of it, with the remainder for Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics and San Diego Padres.
Across his recorded career he batted .268, with 1,491 hits, 45 home runs and 438 runs batted in. His 1,491 hits are the 13th highest total among the 288 Cuban-born major leaguers in this record. His highest recorded season average was .309, in 1977 (615 AB). His most home runs in a season was 9, in 1966.
Career summary
- Seasons 13 (1965–1978)
- Leagues American League, National League
- TeamsDetroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.264 / .303 / .342
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | San Francisco Giants | National League | 26 | 78 | 72 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .208 | .269 | .222 | .491 |
| 1966 | San Francisco Giants | National League | 133 | 564 | 541 | 63 | 141 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 195 | .261 | .276 | .360 | .636 |
| 1967 | San Francisco Giants | National League | 133 | 383 | 344 | 27 | 72 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 61 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 101 | .209 | .266 | .294 | .560 |
| 1969 | San Francisco Giants | National League | 67 | 203 | 183 | 28 | 54 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 67 | .295 | .350 | .366 | .716 |
| 1970 | San Francisco Giants | National League | 123 | 490 | 435 | 49 | 116 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 149 | .267 | .323 | .343 | .666 |
| 1971 | San Francisco Giants | National League | 152 | 672 | 630 | 63 | 172 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 224 | .273 | .299 | .356 | .655 |
| 1972 | San Francisco Giants | National League | 152 | 634 | 572 | 64 | 151 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 39 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 217 | .264 | .310 | .379 | .689 |
| 1973 | San Francisco Giants | National League | 160 | 731 | 656 | 78 | 182 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 12 | 6 | 45 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 235 | .277 | .328 | .358 | .686 |
| 1974 | San Francisco Giants | National League | 108 | 428 | 390 | 33 | 97 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 116 | .249 | .293 | .297 | .590 |
| 1975 | San Diego Padres | National League | 146 | 613 | 565 | 57 | 158 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 51 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 197 | .280 | .309 | .349 | .658 |
| 1976 | San Diego Padres | National League | 135 | 559 | 520 | 48 | 137 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 161 | .263 | .287 | .310 | .597 |
| 1977 | Detroit Tigers | American League | 151 | 673 | 615 | 83 | 190 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 244 | .309 | .348 | .397 | .745 |
| 1978 | Oakland Athletics | American League | 13 | 45 | 43 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .140 | .159 | .163 | .322 |
| Career total | — | National League | 1335 | 5355 | 4908 | 522 | 1295 | 191 | 36 | 40 | 385 | 76 | 43 | 259 | 495 | 31 | 22 | 119 | 38 | 1678 | .264 | .303 | .342 | .645 |
| Career total | — | American League | 164 | 718 | 658 | 88 | 196 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 251 | .298 | .337 | .381 | .718 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Tito Fuentes born?
Tito Fuentes was born on 1944-01-04 in Havana.
Which teams did Tito Fuentes play for?
Tito Fuentes appears for Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants across 13 recorded seasons.
What are Tito Fuentes's career statistics?
In 13 recorded seasons Tito Fuentes batted .264 with 1295 hits, 40 home runs and 385 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)
