Tony Pérez
Full name: Atanacio Pérez Rigal
Also known as: Tony · Tony Pérez
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
- Born
- 1942-05-14 · Camaguey
- Debut
- 1964-07-26
Tony Pérez is a Cuban baseball player, born on 14 May 1942 in Camaguey. His full name is recorded as Atanacio Pérez Rigal. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 23 seasons in the American League and National League, between 1964 and 1986. Most of that was with Cincinnati Reds, 16 seasons of it, with the remainder for Boston Red Sox, Montreal Expos and Philadelphia Phillies.
Across his recorded career he batted .279, with 2,732 hits, 379 home runs and 1,652 runs batted in. His 2,732 hits are the second highest total among the 288 Cuban-born major leaguers in this record. His 1,652 runs batted in are the second highest total among the 237 Cuban-born major leaguers in this record. His highest recorded season average was .328, in 1985 (183 AB). His most home runs in a season was 40, in 1970.
Career summary
- Seasons 23 (1964–1986)
- Leagues American League, National League
- TeamsBoston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.281 / .344 / .466
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 12 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .080 | .179 | .120 | .299 |
| 1965 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 104 | 307 | 281 | 40 | 73 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 67 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 131 | .260 | .315 | .466 | .781 |
| 1966 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 99 | 278 | 257 | 25 | 68 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 98 | .265 | .304 | .381 | .685 |
| 1967 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 156 | 644 | 600 | 78 | 174 | 28 | 7 | 26 | 102 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 102 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 294 | .290 | .328 | .490 | .818 |
| 1968 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 160 | 690 | 625 | 93 | 176 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 92 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 92 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 269 | .282 | .338 | .430 | .768 |
| 1969 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 160 | 704 | 629 | 103 | 185 | 31 | 2 | 37 | 122 | 4 | 2 | 63 | 131 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 331 | .294 | .357 | .526 | .883 |
| 1970 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 158 | 681 | 587 | 107 | 186 | 28 | 6 | 40 | 129 | 8 | 3 | 83 | 134 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 346 | .317 | .401 | .589 | .990 |
| 1971 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 158 | 664 | 609 | 72 | 164 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 91 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 120 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 267 | .269 | .325 | .438 | .763 |
| 1972 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 136 | 576 | 515 | 64 | 146 | 33 | 7 | 21 | 90 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 121 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 256 | .283 | .349 | .497 | .846 |
| 1973 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 151 | 647 | 564 | 73 | 177 | 33 | 3 | 27 | 101 | 3 | 1 | 74 | 117 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 297 | .314 | .393 | .527 | .920 |
| 1974 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 158 | 667 | 596 | 81 | 158 | 28 | 2 | 28 | 101 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 112 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 274 | .265 | .331 | .460 | .791 |
| 1975 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 137 | 574 | 511 | 74 | 144 | 28 | 3 | 20 | 109 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 101 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 238 | .282 | .350 | .466 | .816 |
| 1976 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 139 | 586 | 527 | 77 | 137 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 91 | 10 | 5 | 50 | 88 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 238 | .260 | .328 | .452 | .780 |
| 1977 | Montreal Expos | National League | 154 | 633 | 559 | 71 | 158 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 91 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 111 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 259 | .283 | .352 | .463 | .815 |
| 1978 | Montreal Expos | National League | 148 | 590 | 544 | 63 | 158 | 38 | 3 | 14 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 104 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 244 | .290 | .336 | .449 | .785 |
| 1979 | Montreal Expos | National League | 132 | 537 | 489 | 58 | 132 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 82 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 208 | .270 | .322 | .425 | .747 |
| 1980 | Boston Red Sox | American League | 151 | 635 | 585 | 73 | 161 | 31 | 3 | 25 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 93 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 273 | .275 | .320 | .467 | .787 |
| 1981 | Boston Red Sox | American League | 84 | 336 | 306 | 35 | 77 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 121 | .252 | .310 | .395 | .705 |
| 1982 | Boston Red Sox | American League | 69 | 215 | 196 | 18 | 51 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | .260 | .326 | .444 | .770 |
| 1983 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 91 | 285 | 253 | 18 | 61 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 94 | .241 | .316 | .372 | .688 |
| 1984 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 71 | 149 | 137 | 9 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | .241 | .295 | .343 | .638 |
| 1985 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 72 | 207 | 183 | 25 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 86 | .328 | .396 | .470 | .866 |
| 1986 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 77 | 228 | 200 | 14 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 71 | .255 | .333 | .355 | .688 |
| Career total | — | National League | 2473 | 9675 | 8691 | 1146 | 2443 | 449 | 71 | 339 | 1477 | 48 | 32 | 838 | 1660 | 42 | 136 | 9 | 95 | 4051 | .281 | .344 | .466 | .810 |
| Career total | — | American League | 304 | 1186 | 1087 | 126 | 289 | 56 | 8 | 40 | 175 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 207 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 481 | .266 | .318 | .443 | .761 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Tony Pérez born?
Tony Pérez was born on 1942-05-14 in Camaguey.
Which teams did Tony Pérez play for?
Tony Pérez appears for Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies across 23 recorded seasons.
What are Tony Pérez's career statistics?
In 23 recorded seasons Tony Pérez batted .281 with 2443 hits, 339 home runs and 1477 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)
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