Heliodoro Díaz

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 28–50
ERA 4.35
WHIP 1.41
SO 432
Pitcher PIV 9111.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'5" / —
Born
6/5/1905 in Puerto Padre, Oriente, Cuba
Died
1989

Full name: Heliodoro Bernardo Díaz

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
14.0 12.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .167 .231 .250 .481

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 2 3 2 0 0 20.0 29 18 1 2 4 3 0.45 1.65

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1936 9.0 8.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375
Listed seasons · 1 9 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1936 0 2 3 2 0 0 20.0 29 18 1 2 4 3 0.45 1.65
Listed seasons · 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 20.0 29 18 1 2 4 3 0.45 1.65

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
28 50 105 74 55 2 3 679.0 692 328 31 262 432 4.35 9111.5

Career ERA 4.35 vs. league average 4.34 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1926 CSW NNL 6 11 27 17 11 1 1 156.0 184 99 63 81 5.71 4.11 (-39%) -1228.2
1927 CSW NNL 5 11 20 16 11 1 0 135.7 141 64 50 80 4.25 4.08 (-4%) 1148.5
1928 CSW NNL 3 14 19 15 12 0 1 140.3 138 67 56 99 4.30 4.13 (-4%) 3063.1
1929 CSW NNL 6 8 17 13 11 0 0 122.0 109 54 44 101 3.98 4.60 (+13%) 4573.8
1930 CSW NNL 8 5 20 12 9 0 1 114.0 109 41 42 65 3.24 4.80 (+33%) 1536.1
1935 NYC NN2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 11.0 11 3 7 6 2.45 4.35 (+44%) 18.2
Career · 6 seasons 28 50 105 74 55 2 3 679.0 692 328 262 432 4.35 — 9,111

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
122 278 22 58 9 0 3 29 1 26 3 .209 .276 .273 .550 -1,125

Career AVG .209 vs. league average .284 across their career seasons — 26.6% below league average.

Career OBP .276 vs. league average .347 across their career seasons — 20.4% below league average.

Career SLG .273 vs. league average .404 across their career seasons — 32.3% below league average.

Career OPS .550 vs. league average .751 across their career seasons — 26.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1926 CSW NNL 27 53 4 7 1 0 0 4 0 6 0 .132 .279 (-53%) .345 (-36%) .390 (-61%) .735 (-50%) -422.4
1927 CSW NNL 22 51 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 .137 .282 (-51%) .344 (-42%) .392 (-60%) .736 (-52%) -426.7
1928 CSW NNL 20 56 1 11 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 .196 .280 (-30%) .342 (-31%) .395 (-50%) .737 (-41%) -368.0
1929 CSW NNL 17 45 5 16 4 0 2 8 0 6 0 .356 — — — — 252.6
1930 CSW NNL 25 52 7 12 2 0 1 10 1 6 1 .231 .293 (-21%) .354 (-12%) .429 (-24%) .784 (-19%) -160.1
1935 NYC NN2 11 21 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 .238 — — — — 0.0
Career · 6 seasons 122 278 22 58 9 0 3 29 1 26 3 .209 — — — — -1,125

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1935 NLC NYC 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home11201400.200
Away681200.250

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home22.120640.00
Away216.0212221.12

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1936-08-25 CUSPH5L 300000000
1935-08-25 NY6BRNL 200000000
1935-08-24 NY6BRNL 200000010
1935-08-17 NY6NW1W 301000000
1935-08-04 NY6CAGL 000000000
1935-07-31 NY6HOMW 000000000
1935-07-27 NY6HOMW 000000000
1935-07-21 NY6HOML 200000000
1935-07-14 NY6CAGW 300000010
1935-07-07 NY6NSHL 000000000

Last 4 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1936-08-25 CUSPH5 L 8.01370000
1935-06-16 NY6NSH — 2.1220440
1935-06-06 NY6NW1 L 0.0050200
1935-05-12 NY6PTC L 8.0822220

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 2 0 7 0 0 0
C 8 7 50 7 1 0
OF 2 0 2 0 0 0
P 105 73 24 191 15 8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1926 CSW P 27 17 8 52 3 3
1927 CSW P 20 16 5 32 3 1
1928 CSW 1B 1 0 6 0 0 0
1928 CSW P 19 14 3 33 3 2
1929 CSW P 17 13 6 34 3 1
1930 CSW OF 2 0 2 0 0 0
1930 CSW P 20 12 2 38 3 1
1935 NYC 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1935 NYC C 8 7 50 7 1 0
1935 NYC P 2 1 0 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 105
Catcher 8
First Base 2
Left Field 1
Right Field 1

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Frequently Asked Questions about Heliodoro Díaz

Was Heliodoro Díaz a pitcher?
Yes. Heliodoro Díaz pitched in the major leagues, recording 28 wins and 432 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Heliodoro Díaz hit?
Heliodoro Díaz hit 3 career home runs with 58 hits.