Alfredo Despaigne
Full name: Alfredo Despaigne Rodríguez
Also known as: Alfredo Despaigne · El Caballo de los Caballos · El Inmenso Despaigne
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 174 cm
- Weight
- 92 kg
- Born
- 1986-06-17 · Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba
- Debut
- 2005
Alfredo Despaigne is a Cuban outfielder, born on 17 June 1986 in Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba. His full name is recorded as Alfredo Despaigne Rodríguez. He is also listed as El Caballo de los Caballos. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 18 seasons in the Cuban Elite League and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 2004 and 2025. He appears throughout for Granma. He appears in 9 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .343, with 1,408 hits, 314 home runs and 1,028 runs batted in. His 314 home runs are the tenth highest total among the 2,484 players holding career records in this database. His 1,028 runs batted in are the 35th highest total among the 4,114 players holding career records in this database. His highest recorded season average was .423, in 2012-13 (123 AB). His most home runs in a season was 36, in 2011-12.
Career summary
- Seasons 18 (2004–2025)
- Leagues Cuban Elite League, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsGranma
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.342 / .461 / .638
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .231 | .286 | .615 | .901 |
| 2004-05 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 83 | 339 | 320 | 58 | 100 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 157 | .313 | .342 | .491 | .833 |
| 2005-06 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9 | 39 | 34 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .324 | .410 | .441 | .851 |
| 2005-06 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 86 | 381 | 344 | 66 | 112 | 22 | 3 | 15 | 72 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 185 | .326 | .378 | .538 | .916 |
| 2006-07 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 89 | 389 | 336 | 60 | 108 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 66 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 182 | .321 | .410 | .542 | .952 |
| 2007-08 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 88 | 389 | 321 | 75 | 117 | 33 | 4 | 24 | 78 | 14 | 6 | 53 | 46 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 230 | .364 | .476 | .717 | 1.193 |
| 2008-09 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 90 | 405 | 328 | 73 | 123 | 25 | 2 | 32 | 97 | 16 | 6 | 61 | 45 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 248 | .375 | .481 | .756 | 1.237 |
| 2009-10 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 87 | 376 | 317 | 79 | 128 | 37 | 0 | 31 | 97 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 258 | .404 | .489 | .814 | 1.303 |
| 2010-11 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 13 | 61 | 46 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 39 | .413 | .557 | .848 | 1.405 |
| 2010-11 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 67 | 303 | 261 | 56 | 93 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 74 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 181 | .356 | .439 | .693 | 1.132 |
| 2011-12 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 13 | 56 | 42 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .262 | .446 | .619 | 1.065 |
| 2011-12 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 95 | 447 | 344 | 87 | 112 | 19 | 0 | 36 | 105 | 4 | 2 | 91 | 47 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 239 | .326 | .479 | .695 | 1.174 |
| 2012-13 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 36 | 156 | 123 | 22 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 77 | .423 | .545 | .626 | 1.171 |
| 2013-14 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 19 | 72 | 64 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 43 | .359 | .417 | .672 | 1.089 |
| 2014-15 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .316 | .381 | .474 | .855 |
| 2014-15 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 58 | 263 | 202 | 53 | 82 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 154 | .406 | .521 | .762 | 1.283 |
| 2016-17 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11 | 49 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .214 | .551 | .536 | 1.087 |
| 2016-17 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .455 | .684 | 1.000 | 1.684 |
| 2017-18 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 12 | 53 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .189 | .415 | .243 | .658 |
| 2020-21 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .111 | .261 | .111 | .372 |
| 2023 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 40 | 161 | 99 | 28 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 52 | .313 | .571 | .525 | 1.096 |
| 2024 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 12 | 55 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .231 | .455 | .308 | .763 |
| 2024 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 58 | 254 | 172 | 55 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 22 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 128 | .378 | .575 | .744 | 1.319 |
| 2025 | Granma | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 172 | 55 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | — | .378 | .575 | .744 | — |
| 2025-26 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 22 | 82 | 67 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 37 | .239 | .341 | .552 | .893 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 3931 | 862 | 1343 | 244 | 20 | 294 | 969 | 61 | 38 | 794 | 550 | 110 | 225 | 4 | 35 | — | .342 | .461 | .638 | 1.099 |
| Career total | — | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 172 | 55 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | 128 | .378 | .577 | .744 | 1.321 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 24.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 633.1 | 117 | 8 | 9 | 1 | .933 | 134 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 78.0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 692.1 | 131 | 12 | 9 | 4 | .941 | 152 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 771.1 | 167 | 11 | 5 | 1 | .973 | 183 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 724.1 | 142 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .961 | 155 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 733.0 | 153 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .975 | 163 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 716.1 | 171 | 5 | 5 | 3 | .972 | 181 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 109.0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .895 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 235.1 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .957 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 111.2 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .933 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 670.0 | 128 | 7 | 9 | 3 | .938 | 144 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 291.1 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .962 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 130.0 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .979 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 69.1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 · Postseason | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6603.1 | 1331 | 74 | 63 | 17 | .957 | 1468 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
International appearances
- 2017 — World Baseball Classic (Cuba 2–4)
- 2023 — World Baseball Classic (Cuba 3–3)
- 2024 — WBSC Premier12
Awards and honours
- 2008-09 — led the league in home runs
- 2008-09 — led the league in runs batted in
- 2008-09 — led the league in slugging
- 2009-10 — led the league in batting average
- 2009-10 — led the league in home runs
- 2011-12 — led the league in home runs
- 2011-12 — led the league in runs batted in
- 2024 — led the league in home runs
- 2024 — led the league in on-base percentage
- 2024 — led the league in slugging
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.
Frequently asked questions
When was Alfredo Despaigne born?
Alfredo Despaigne was born on 1986-06-17 in Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba.
Which teams did Alfredo Despaigne play for?
Alfredo Despaigne appears for Granma across 18 recorded seasons.
What are Alfredo Despaigne's career statistics?
In 18 recorded seasons Alfredo Despaigne batted .342 with 1343 hits, 294 home runs and 969 runs batted in.
What position did Alfredo Despaigne play?
Alfredo Despaigne is recorded as OF.
Sources and licences
- Season leaders computed from the season lines held in this database, using a qualification of 3.1 plate appearances or one inning per scheduled game. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Roster details from Federación Cubana de Béisbol and INDER tournament bulletins and JIT squad announcements. Factual roster data only. (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- 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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