Edilse Silva
Full name: Edilse Silva La O
Also known as: Edilse Silva La · La salsa
- Position
- Outfielder
- Born
- 1981-03-12 · Santiago de Cuba
- Debut
- 2000
Edilse Silva is a Cuban outfielder, born on 12 March 1981 in Santiago de Cuba. His full name is recorded as Edilse Silva La O. He is also listed as La salsa.
The record here covers 23 seasons in the Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1999 and 2025. Most of that was with Santiago de Cuba, 15 seasons of it, with the remainder for Ciego de Ávila, Holguín, Las Tunas and Villa Clara. He appears in 9 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .318, with 1,740 hits, 217 home runs and 1,052 runs batted in. His 1,052 runs batted in are the 32nd highest total among the 4,114 players holding career records in this database. His 217 home runs are the 41st highest total among the 2,484 players holding career records in this database. His highest recorded season average was .383, in 2018-19 (141 AB). His most home runs in a season was 25, in 2010-11.
Career summary
- Seasons 23 (1999–2025)
- Leagues Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsCiego de Ávila, Holguín, Las Tunas, Santiago de Cuba, Villa Clara
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.318 / .389 / .507 - ERA 6.75
· Innings 2.2
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 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .357 | .438 | .429 | .867 |
| 2004-05 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 17 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .282 | .317 | .410 | .727 |
| 2005-06 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .375 | .375 | .375 | .750 |
| 2005-06 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 47 | 124 | 115 | 23 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 | .296 | .347 | .643 | .990 |
| 2006-07 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .666 |
| 2006-07 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 48 | 107 | 95 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 31 | .221 | .280 | .326 | .606 |
| 2007-08 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .453 |
| 2007-08 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 27 | 56 | 51 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .275 | .339 | .412 | .751 |
| 2008-09 · Postseason | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .071 | .067 | .286 | .353 |
| 2008-09 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 86 | 344 | 321 | 47 | 112 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 187 | .349 | .390 | .583 | .973 |
| 2009-10 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 85 | 337 | 320 | 50 | 98 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 58 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 183 | .306 | .333 | .572 | .905 |
| 2010-11 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 89 | 393 | 331 | 60 | 111 | 22 | 1 | 25 | 87 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 66 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 210 | .335 | .433 | .634 | 1.067 |
| 2011-12 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 96 | 420 | 380 | 56 | 113 | 20 | 4 | 17 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 71 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 192 | .297 | .360 | .505 | .865 |
| 2012-13 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .308 | .400 | .462 | .862 |
| 2012-13 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 40 | 167 | 145 | 27 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 71 | .290 | .365 | .490 | .855 |
| 2013-14 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 78 | 305 | 275 | 33 | 75 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 55 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 123 | .273 | .339 | .447 | .786 |
| 2014-15 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 157 | 18 | 49 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | .312 | .357 | .497 | — |
| 2014-15 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 44 | 171 | 157 | 18 | 49 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 78 | .312 | .357 | .497 | .854 |
| 2015-16 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 36 | 134 | 121 | 17 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | .331 | .388 | .537 | .925 |
| 2016-17 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 40 | 35 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .286 | .375 | .400 | .775 |
| 2016-17 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 157 | 25 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | .363 | .466 | .503 | — |
| 2016-17 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 43 | 189 | 157 | 25 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 79 | .363 | .466 | .503 | .969 |
| 2017-18 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 40 | 161 | 141 | 15 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 53 | .255 | .342 | .376 | .718 |
| 2018-19 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .174 | .174 | .304 | .478 |
| 2018-19 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 138 | 26 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | .377 | .473 | .558 | — |
| 2018-19 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 43 | 171 | 141 | 27 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 79 | .383 | .480 | .560 | 1.040 |
| 2019-20 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 176 | 30 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | — | .375 | .432 | .574 | — |
| 2019-20 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 83 | 346 | 302 | 52 | 108 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 49 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 172 | .358 | .431 | .570 | 1.001 |
| 2020-21 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .333 | .385 | .417 | .802 |
| 2020-21 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 73 | 326 | 274 | 47 | 88 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 25 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 128 | .321 | .420 | .467 | .887 |
| 2021-22 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 69 | 292 | 258 | 51 | 83 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 136 | .322 | .387 | .527 | .914 |
| 2022 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 211 | 41 | 64 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | — | .303 | .373 | .507 | — |
| 2023 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 75 | 308 | 258 | 41 | 90 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 30 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 133 | .349 | .445 | .516 | .961 |
| 2024 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 75 | 322 | 274 | 37 | 95 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 25 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 133 | .347 | .435 | .485 | .920 |
| 2025-26 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 53 | 221 | 181 | 40 | 67 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 99 | .370 | .462 | .547 | 1.009 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 5480 | 833 | 1740 | 316 | 35 | 217 | 1052 | 20 | 21 | 638 | 812 | 38 | 257 | 5 | 60 | — | .318 | .389 | .507 | .896 |
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.880 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.880 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 89.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 194.0 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 192.2 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 12.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 84.1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .967 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 · Postseason | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 31.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 567.1 | 109 | 6 | 5 | 2 | .958 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 491.1 | 90 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .980 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 759.1 | 759 | 60 | 6 | 116 | .993 | 825 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 819.0 | 221 | 14 | 6 | 11 | .975 | 241 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 81.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 185.2 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 650.2 | 232 | 8 | 4 | 17 | .984 | 244 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 257.1 | 198 | 17 | 5 | 18 | .977 | 220 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 218.0 | 178 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 1.000 | 189 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 74.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 350.1 | 69 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .975 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 314.0 | 64 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .986 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 278.1 | 239 | 19 | 4 | 30 | .985 | 262 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 247.1 | 106 | 11 | 3 | 11 | .975 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 25.0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 459.1 | 525 | 32 | 3 | 67 | .995 | 560 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 521.1 | 272 | 14 | 3 | 30 | .990 | 289 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 316.0 | 314 | 26 | 2 | 49 | .994 | 342 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 128.1 | 124 | 8 | 2 | 21 | .985 | 134 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 214.1 | 139 | 4 | 3 | 15 | .979 | 146 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9207.0 | 4797 | 334 | 71 | 521 | .986 | 5202 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Awards and honours
- 2019-20 — 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.
Transactions
- 2007-08–2008-09 —
Santiago de Cuba →
Holguín - 2010-11–2011-12 —
Holguín →
Santiago de Cuba - 2014-15 —
Santiago de Cuba →
Holguín - 2014-15–2015-16 —
Holguín →
Las Tunas - 2015-16–2016-17 —
Las Tunas →
Santiago de Cuba - 2016-17 —
Santiago de Cuba →
Ciego de Ávila - 2016-17–2017-18 —
Ciego de Ávila →
Santiago de Cuba - 2018-19 —
Santiago de Cuba →
Ciego de Ávila - 2018-19–2019-20 —
Ciego de Ávila →
Santiago de Cuba - 2020-21–2021-22 —
Santiago de Cuba →
Holguín - 2024–2025-26 —
Holguín →
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 Edilse Silva born?
Edilse Silva was born on 1981-03-12 in Santiago de Cuba.
Which teams did Edilse Silva play for?
Edilse Silva appears for Ciego de Ávila, Holguín, Las Tunas, Santiago de Cuba, Villa Clara across 23 recorded seasons.
What are Edilse Silva's career statistics?
In 23 recorded seasons Edilse Silva batted .318 with 1740 hits, 217 home runs and 1052 runs batted in.
What position did Edilse Silva play?
Edilse Silva is recorded as OF.
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)
- 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)
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