Danny Betancourt
Full name: Danny Betancourt Chacón
Also known as: Danny Betancourt
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Born
- 1981-05-25 · Santiago de Cuba
- Debut
- 2001
Danny Betancourt is a Cuban pitcher, born on 25 May 1981 in Santiago de Cuba. His full name is recorded as Danny Betancourt Chacón. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 28 seasons in the Cuban Elite League and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 2000 and 2025. Most of that was with Santiago de Cuba, 23 seasons of it, with the remainder for Cafetaleros, Camagüey, Ciego de Ávila, Industriales and Matanzas. He appears in 10 postseason campaigns.
He is credited with 171 wins against 133 losses, an earned run average of 4.03, and 1,363 strikeouts. His 171 wins are the 17th highest total among the 2,491 players holding career records in this database. His 1,363 strikeouts are the 26th highest total among the 3,862 players holding career records in this database. His best recorded season earned run average was 2.10, in 2003-04 (128.2 IP). His most wins in a season was 12, in 2003-04.
Career summary
- Seasons 28 (2000–2025)
- Leagues Cuban Elite League, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsCafetaleros, Camagüey, Ciego de Ávila, Industriales, Matanzas, Santiago de Cuba
- ERA 4.03
· Innings 2279.2
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 1 | 2.66 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20.1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1.130 |
| 2000-01 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 5 | 3.87 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 88.1 | 90 | 41 | 38 | 12 | 41 | 56 | 1.480 |
| 2001-02 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 5 | 2.95 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 110.0 | 95 | 44 | 36 | 2 | 54 | 83 | 1.350 |
| 2002-03 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 1 | 15.43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.290 |
| 2002-03 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 5 | 4.49 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 102.1 | 90 | 56 | 51 | 3 | 55 | 72 | 1.420 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 2 | 5.46 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 28.0 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 1.250 |
| 2003-04 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 12 | 4 | 2.10 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 128.2 | 99 | 35 | 30 | 2 | 48 | 101 | 1.140 |
| 2004-05 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 1 | 3.68 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22.0 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 1.500 |
| 2004-05 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11 | 4 | 2.51 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 136.0 | 109 | 46 | 38 | 7 | 55 | 129 | 1.210 |
| 2005-06 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 4 | 3.72 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 67.2 | 67 | 29 | 28 | 5 | 27 | 38 | 1.390 |
| 2006-07 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 2 | 6.33 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 33 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 1.780 |
| 2007-08 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 1 | 6.30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1.700 |
| 2008-09 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 1 | 4.09 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1.360 |
| 2008-09 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8 | 6 | 4.56 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 98.2 | 96 | 56 | 50 | 5 | 52 | 53 | 1.500 |
| 2009-10 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.290 |
| 2009-10 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9 | 6 | 4.25 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 120.2 | 129 | 67 | 57 | 19 | 51 | 82 | 1.490 |
| 2010-11 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 7 | 5.91 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 102.0 | 122 | 70 | 67 | 12 | 49 | 70 | 1.680 |
| 2011-12 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 6 | 4.27 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 135.0 | 143 | 77 | 64 | 11 | 55 | 78 | 1.470 |
| 2012-13 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 1 | 2.68 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 53.2 | 44 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 1.060 |
| 2013-14 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 7 | 4.06 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 102.0 | 90 | 53 | 46 | 6 | 37 | 41 | 1.250 |
| 2014-15 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 3 | 4.97 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 1.760 |
| 2015-16 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.330 |
| 2015-16 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 6 | 3.36 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 61.2 | 62 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 33 | 1.310 |
| 2016-17 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.670 |
| 2016-17 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 4 | 4.58 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 59.0 | 66 | 34 | 30 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 1.750 |
| 2017-18 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 4 | 2.56 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 38.2 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 1.400 |
| 2018-19 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 4 | 3.99 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 56.1 | 50 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 22 | 40 | 1.280 |
| 2019-20 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 8 | 4.69 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 96.0 | 104 | 60 | 50 | 13 | 41 | 46 | 1.510 |
| 2020-21 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 8 | 6.58 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 53.1 | 79 | 44 | 39 | 4 | 18 | 32 | 1.820 |
| 2021-22 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8 | 7 | 3.39 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 90.1 | 96 | 52 | 34 | 10 | 35 | 43 | 1.450 |
| 2022 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 5 | 2.62 | 14 | 14 | — | 0 | 75.2 | 77 | 40 | 22 | 6 | 26 | 35 | — |
| 2022-23 | Cafetaleros | Cuban Elite League | 1 | 3 | 5.08 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 28.1 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 8 | — |
| 2023 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 1 | 2.87 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1.280 |
| 2023-24 | Santiago de Cuba | Cuban Elite League | 1 | 3 | 8.74 | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 22.2 | 45 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 9 | — |
| 2023 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 4 | 5.59 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 56.1 | 61 | 41 | 35 | 5 | 21 | 29 | 1.460 |
| 2024 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 1 | 5.14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1.360 |
| 2024 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 1 | 2.60 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 79.2 | 83 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 39 | 1.220 |
| 2025 | Santiago de Cuba | Cuban Elite League | 6 | 1 | 2.60 | 15 | 15 | — | 0 | 79.2 | 83 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 39 | — |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 171 | 133 | 4.03 | 462 | — | — | 16 | 2279.2 | 2320 | 1201 | 1020 | 187 | 954 | 1363 | 1.440 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 20.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 88.1 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 110.0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 102.1 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 28.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 128.2 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 3 | .963 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004-05 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 22.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 136.0 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 67.2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 27.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 98.2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 120.2 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 2 | .973 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 102.0 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 135.0 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 0 | .971 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 53.2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 102.0 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 29.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 61.2 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .958 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 59.0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 38.2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 56.1 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .950 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 96.0 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .944 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 53.1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 90.1 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 2 | .962 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 15.2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 56.1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 3 | .950 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 14.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 79.2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2279.1 | 135 | 449 | 15 | 40 | .975 | 599 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Awards and honours
- 2024 — led the league in earned run average
Leaderships are computed from the season lines held here, using a qualification of 3.1 plate appearances or one inning per scheduled game. They describe this record rather than the league's own adjudication of its titles.
Transactions
- 2011-12–2012-13 —
Santiago de Cuba →
Ciego de Ávila - 2012-13–2013-14 —
Ciego de Ávila →
Santiago de Cuba - 2013-14–2014-15 —
Santiago de Cuba →
Industriales - 2014-15–2015-16 —
Industriales →
Matanzas - 2015-16–2016-17 —
Matanzas →
Camagüey - 2016-17–2017-18 —
Camagüey →
Santiago de Cuba - 2022-23–2023-24 —
Cafetaleros →
Santiago de Cuba
Moves are inferred from a change of club between consecutive seasons in the same competition. No transfer date is recorded because none is published.
Frequently asked questions
When was Danny Betancourt born?
Danny Betancourt was born on 1981-05-25 in Santiago de Cuba.
Which teams did Danny Betancourt play for?
Danny Betancourt appears for Cafetaleros, Camagüey, Ciego de Ávila, Industriales, Matanzas, Santiago de Cuba across 28 recorded seasons.
What position did Danny Betancourt play?
Danny Betancourt is recorded as pitcher.
Sources and licences
- 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)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- (retrieved 2026-08-29)
