William Saavedra
Full name: William Saavedra Valdés
Also known as: William Saavedra · Yiye
- Position
- Infielder
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Born
- 1981-10-23 · Pinar del Río
- Debut
- 2005
William Saavedra is a Cuban infielder, born on 23 October 1981 in Pinar del Río. His full name is recorded as William Saavedra Valdés. He is also listed as Yiye. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 21 seasons in the Cuban Elite League and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 2004 and 2025. Most of that was with Pinar del Río, 20 seasons of it, with the remainder for Matanzas and Villa Clara. He appears in 10 postseason campaigns.
His 207 home runs are the 45th highest total among the 2,532 players holding career records in this database. His 886 runs batted in are the 55th highest total among the 4,181 players holding career records in this database. His highest recorded season average was .411, in 2025 (197 AB). His most home runs in a season was 21, in 2010-11.
Career summary
- Seasons 21 (2004–2025)
- Leagues Cuban Elite League, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- Teams
Matanzas, Pinar del Río, Villa Clara - AVG / OBP / SLG
.315 / .382 / .509
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 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2004-05 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 25 | 52 | 44 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .295 | .373 | .477 | .850 |
| 2005-06 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 50 | 164 | 148 | 16 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 46 | .230 | .290 | .311 | .601 |
| 2008-09 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2008-09 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 51 | 158 | 146 | 25 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 59 | .281 | .318 | .404 | .722 |
| 2009-10 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 61 | 178 | 164 | 35 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 94 | .293 | .331 | .573 | .904 |
| 2010-11 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 18 | 76 | 71 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | .338 | .355 | .662 | 1.017 |
| 2010-11 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 85 | 346 | 321 | 59 | 110 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 91 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 196 | .343 | .367 | .611 | .978 |
| 2011-12 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 67 | 271 | 245 | 32 | 71 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 107 | .290 | .337 | .437 | .774 |
| 2012-13 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 61 | 233 | 213 | 27 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 87 | .268 | .322 | .408 | .730 |
| 2013-14 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 13 | 56 | 50 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | .300 | .357 | .760 | 1.117 |
| 2013-14 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 81 | 331 | 306 | 40 | 79 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 122 | .258 | .302 | .399 | .701 |
| 2014-15 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 68 | 278 | 241 | 32 | 72 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 99 | .299 | .374 | .411 | .785 |
| 2015-16 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 14 | 60 | 50 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | .380 | .467 | .660 | 1.127 |
| 2015-16 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 82 | 340 | 291 | 52 | 97 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 63 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 156 | .333 | .424 | .536 | .960 |
| 2016-17 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .286 | .333 | .536 | .869 |
| 2016-17 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41 | 173 | 146 | 22 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 75 | .363 | .451 | .514 | .965 |
| 2017-18 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 76 | 305 | 256 | 43 | 82 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 129 | .320 | .420 | .504 | .924 |
| 2018-19 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .395 | .419 | .605 | 1.024 |
| 2018-19 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 39 | 163 | 139 | 22 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 62 | .281 | .362 | .446 | .808 |
| 2019-20 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42 | 160 | 132 | 17 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 76 | .394 | .475 | .576 | 1.051 |
| 2020-21 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .174 | .367 | .435 | .802 |
| 2020-21 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 35 | 137 | 119 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 40 | .227 | .321 | .336 | .657 |
| 2021-22 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .286 | .348 | .714 | 1.062 |
| 2021-22 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 60 | 240 | 205 | 45 | 83 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 148 | .405 | .467 | .722 | 1.189 |
| 2022 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 160 | 33 | 62 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | .387 | .458 | .725 | — |
| 2023 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 60 | 222 | 191 | 27 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 92 | .304 | .374 | .482 | .856 |
| 2024 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 17 | 77 | 68 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 36 | .338 | .403 | .529 | .932 |
| 2024 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 52 | 220 | 197 | 37 | 81 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 134 | .411 | .455 | .680 | 1.135 |
| 2025 | Pinar del Río | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 197 | 37 | 81 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | .411 | .455 | .680 | — |
| 2025-26 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 63 | 230 | 200 | 31 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 105 | .295 | .383 | .525 | .908 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 4349 | 699 | 1368 | 231 | 18 | 193 | 831 | 22 | 28 | 444 | 410 | 74 | 192 | 5 | 73 | — | .315 | .382 | .509 | .891 |
| Career total | — | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 197 | 37 | 81 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | 134 | .411 | .463 | .680 | 1.143 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 93.1 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | .920 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 258.1 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 2 | .917 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 69.2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .913 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 307.2 | 211 | 42 | 5 | 27 | .981 | 258 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 153.0 | 83 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .989 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 682.0 | 740 | 39 | 10 | 81 | .987 | 789 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 544.1 | 445 | 24 | 10 | 47 | .979 | 479 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 483.0 | 548 | 39 | 3 | 47 | .995 | 590 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 110.0 | 128 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 134 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 691.1 | 809 | 63 | 8 | 88 | .991 | 880 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 525.1 | 585 | 44 | 4 | 61 | .994 | 633 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 92.1 | 119 | 9 | 1 | 9 | .992 | 129 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 655.0 | 722 | 46 | 7 | 95 | .991 | 775 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 60.0 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 339.1 | 442 | 32 | 1 | 48 | .998 | 475 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 597.0 | 760 | 28 | 6 | 99 | .992 | 794 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 83.0 | 105 | 5 | 1 | 8 | .991 | 111 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 313.0 | 351 | 10 | 4 | 44 | .989 | 365 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 96.0 | 107 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1.000 | 113 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 19.0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 172.0 | 209 | 12 | 2 | 19 | .991 | 223 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 145.2 | 168 | 3 | 1 | 22 | .994 | 172 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 20.0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 113.0 | 112 | 4 | 2 | 15 | .983 | 118 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 37.2 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .970 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7251.0 | 7516 | 497 | 81 | 828 | .990 | 8094 | 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)
Awards and honours
- 2021-22 — 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
- 2015-16–2016-17 —
Pinar del Río →
Matanzas - 2016-17–2017-18 —
Matanzas →
Pinar del Río
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 William Saavedra born?
William Saavedra was born on 1981-10-23 in Pinar del Río.
Which teams did William Saavedra play for?
William Saavedra appears for Matanzas, Pinar del Río, Villa Clara across 21 recorded seasons.
What are William Saavedra's career statistics?
In 21 recorded seasons William Saavedra batted .315 with 1368 hits, 193 home runs and 831 runs batted in.
What position did William Saavedra play?
William Saavedra is recorded as IF.
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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