Luis Rivera
Full name: Luis Felix Rivera Despaigne
- Position
- Infielder
- Born
- —
- Debut
- 1997
Luis Rivera is a Cuban infielder. His full name is recorded as Luis Felix Rivera Despaigne.
The record here covers 29 seasons in the Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1996 and 2025. He appears throughout for Isla de la Juventud. He appears in 8 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .303, with 2,202 hits, 92 home runs and 851 runs batted in. His 2,202 hits are the 16th highest total among the 4,634 players holding career records in this database. His 128 stolen bases are the 48th highest total among the 2,703 players holding career records in this database. His highest recorded season average was .373, in 2001-02 (365 AB). His most home runs in a season was 9, in 2002-03.
Career summary
- Seasons 29 (1996–2025)
- Leagues Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsIsla de la Juventud
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.303 / .401 / .403
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 40 | 138 | 132 | 15 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | .242 | .270 | .326 | .596 |
| 1997-98 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 74 | 293 | 266 | 37 | 73 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 97 | .274 | .325 | .365 | .690 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| 1998-99 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .400 | .500 | .600 | 1.100 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
| 1999-00 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 76 | 306 | 267 | 31 | 80 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 103 | .300 | .377 | .386 | .763 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2000-01 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 65 | 254 | 221 | 49 | 73 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 91 | .330 | .398 | .412 | .810 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .263 | .364 | .421 | .785 |
| 2001-02 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 90 | 408 | 365 | 73 | 136 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 15 | 11 | 32 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 182 | .373 | .431 | .499 | .930 |
| 2002-03 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 89 | 419 | 354 | 81 | 125 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 12 | 8 | 49 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 172 | .353 | .445 | .486 | .931 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .083 | .000 | .083 |
| 2003-04 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 89 | 409 | 363 | 65 | 109 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 51 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 137 | .300 | .365 | .377 | .742 |
| 2004-05 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 74 | 274 | 246 | 37 | 65 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | .264 | .339 | .321 | .660 |
| 2005-06 · Postseason | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .333 | .500 | .389 | .889 |
| 2005-06 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 86 | 422 | 342 | 76 | 103 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 67 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 140 | .301 | .430 | .409 | .839 |
| 2006-07 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 85 | 406 | 348 | 63 | 113 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 157 | .325 | .412 | .451 | .863 |
| 2007-08 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 86 | 406 | 330 | 60 | 94 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 64 | 53 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 133 | .285 | .404 | .403 | .807 |
| 2008-09 · Postseason | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .364 | .391 | .545 | .936 |
| 2008-09 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 87 | 423 | 338 | 76 | 104 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 69 | 59 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 155 | .308 | .433 | .459 | .892 |
| 2009-10 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 83 | 372 | 323 | 55 | 103 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 54 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 145 | .319 | .404 | .449 | .853 |
| 2010-11 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 76 | 312 | 260 | 36 | 78 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 30 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 104 | .300 | .412 | .400 | .812 |
| 2011-12 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 94 | 401 | 335 | 50 | 99 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 42 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 144 | .296 | .405 | .430 | .835 |
| 2012-13 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 79 | 335 | 286 | 40 | 90 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 121 | .315 | .402 | .423 | .825 |
| 2013-14 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 58 | 217 | 170 | 23 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 59 | .253 | .407 | .347 | .754 |
| 2014-15 · Postseason | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 13 | 61 | 50 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .360 | .450 | .440 | .890 |
| 2014-15 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 79 | 320 | 266 | 36 | 83 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 104 | .312 | .421 | .391 | .812 |
| 2015-16 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 82 | 320 | 267 | 34 | 72 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 35 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 88 | .270 | .376 | .330 | .706 |
| 2016-17 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 44 | 140 | 109 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 28 | .211 | .360 | .257 | .617 |
| 2017-18 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 44 | 187 | 150 | 23 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 53 | .307 | .432 | .353 | .785 |
| 2018-19 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 44 | 179 | 137 | 26 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 56 | .292 | .425 | .409 | .834 |
| 2019-20 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42 | 173 | 126 | 26 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 50 | .286 | .452 | .397 | .849 |
| 2020-21 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 66 | 259 | 212 | 28 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 89 | .325 | .431 | .420 | .851 |
| 2021-22 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 66 | 242 | 195 | 36 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 79 | .328 | .450 | .405 | .855 |
| 2023 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 67 | 230 | 194 | 27 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 92 | .320 | .414 | .474 | .888 |
| 2024 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 43 | 152 | 121 | 9 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 36 | .231 | .382 | .298 | .680 |
| 2025-26 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 28 | 109 | 88 | 9 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 39 | .352 | .468 | .443 | .911 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 7268 | 1199 | 2202 | 354 | 50 | 92 | 851 | 128 | 108 | 1059 | 1036 | 169 | 185 | 73 | 51 | — | .303 | .401 | .403 | .804 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 107.0 | 71 | 8 | 4 | 11 | .952 | 83 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 554.0 | 339 | 25 | 6 | 33 | .984 | 370 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 23.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 35.2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 558.1 | 385 | 18 | 8 | 36 | .981 | 411 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 454.1 | 210 | 10 | 3 | 14 | .987 | 223 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41.2 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 773.0 | 843 | 58 | 8 | 121 | .991 | 909 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 753.1 | 762 | 33 | 6 | 99 | .993 | 801 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 23.0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .938 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 768.0 | 833 | 57 | 8 | 111 | .991 | 898 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 535.2 | 109 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .965 | 115 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 · Postseason | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42.0 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .980 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 742.0 | 807 | 58 | 4 | 106 | .995 | 869 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 760.1 | 846 | 63 | 9 | 96 | .990 | 918 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 766.2 | 832 | 61 | 11 | 116 | .988 | 904 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 · Postseason | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41.2 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 763.2 | 836 | 70 | 2 | 119 | .998 | 908 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 690.0 | 754 | 51 | 3 | 114 | .996 | 808 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 612.2 | 716 | 44 | 2 | 83 | .997 | 762 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 760.1 | 807 | 45 | 6 | 110 | .993 | 858 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 640.2 | 708 | 38 | 3 | 79 | .996 | 749 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 424.0 | 447 | 28 | 14 | 52 | .971 | 489 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 · Postseason | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 119.2 | 135 | 8 | 2 | 11 | .986 | 145 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 623.2 | 655 | 44 | 2 | 103 | .997 | 701 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 604.2 | 628 | 42 | 6 | 84 | .991 | 676 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 276.1 | 291 | 25 | 1 | 31 | .997 | 317 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 310.0 | 308 | 20 | 1 | 46 | .997 | 329 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 307.2 | 326 | 24 | 1 | 48 | .997 | 351 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 239.1 | 256 | 9 | 2 | 36 | .993 | 267 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 24.2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 290.0 | 275 | 23 | 0 | 45 | 1.000 | 298 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Isla de la Juventud | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 23.0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 14321.0 | 13867 | 901 | 126 | 1776 | .992 | 14894 | 3 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Awards and honours
- 2001-02 — led the league in hits
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 Luis Rivera born?
Luis Rivera's date of birth is not recorded in any of the open sources this page draws on.
Which teams did Luis Rivera play for?
Luis Rivera appears for Isla de la Juventud across 29 recorded seasons.
What are Luis Rivera's career statistics?
In 29 recorded seasons Luis Rivera batted .303 with 2202 hits, 92 home runs and 851 runs batted in.
What position did Luis Rivera play?
Luis Rivera is recorded as IF.
Sources and licences
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
