Nickname:
Bats: R
Throws: R
Born: 03-09-1965
Birthplace: Ponce, P.R.
Career Positions Played: C,LF,1B,DH
Rookie of the Year: 1987
All-Star: 1989,1990,1991,1992,2002
Gold Glove Award: 1988,1989,1990
League MVP Award: 2002
Height: 6 ft., 1 in. Weight: 182 lbs.
(Benito Santiago at www.retrosheet.org)
NSB Total Offensive Rank: 3670 / 5240
BATTING STATS
YEAR CITY POS AGE G PA AB H 1B 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG LAV OBA SLA BB IBB SO SH SF HP YEAR CITY
1986 SD:N 2 21 17 65 62 18 13 2 0 3 6 10 .290 .253 .313 .468 2 0 12 0 1 0 1986 SD:N
1987 SD:N 2 22 146 573 546 164 111 33 2 18 79 64 .300 .261 .326 .467 16 2 112 2 4 5 1987 SD:N
1988 SD:N 2 23 139 527 492 122 88 22 2 10 46 49 .248 .248 .284 .362 24 2 82 5 5 1 1988 SD:N
1989 SD:N 2 24 129 495 462 109 74 16 3 16 62 50 .236 .246 .278 .387 26 6 89 4 2 1 1989 SD:N
1990 SD:N 2 25 100 382 344 93 69 8 5 11 53 42 .270 .256 .329 .419 27 2 55 1 7 3 1990 SD:N
1991 SD:N 2,7 26 152 614 580 155 113 22 3 17 87 60 .267 .250 .300 .403 23 5 114 0 7 4 1991 SD:N
1992 SD:N 2 27 106 411 386 97 66 21 0 10 42 37 .251 .252 .290 .383 21 1 52 0 4 0 1992 SD:N
1993 FLA:N 2,7 28 139 516 469 108 70 19 6 13 50 49 .230 .264 .294 .380 37 2 88 0 5 5 1993 FLA:N
1994 FLA:N 2 29 101 372 337 92 65 14 2 11 41 35 .273 .267 .325 .424 25 1 57 2 7 1 1994 FLA:N
1995 CIN:N 2,3 30 81 299 266 76 45 20 0 11 44 40 .286 .263 .354 .485 24 1 48 0 5 4 1995 CIN:N
1996 PHI:N 2,3 31 136 534 481 127 74 21 2 30 85 71 .264 .262 .333 .503 49 7 104 0 3 1 1996 PHI:N
1997 TOR:A D,2 32 97 368 341 83 60 10 0 13 42 31 .243 .271 .283 .387 17 1 80 1 7 2 1997 TOR:A
1998 TOR:A 2 33 15 30 29 9 4 5 0 0 4 3 .310 .271 .333 .483 1 0 6 0 0 0 1998 TOR:A
1999 CHI:N 2,3 34 109 390 350 87 59 18 3 7 36 28 .249 .268 .315 .377 32 6 71 0 6 2 1999 CHI:N
2000 CIN:N 2 35 89 277 252 66 46 11 1 8 45 22 .262 .266 .316 .409 19 8 45 0 5 1 2000 CIN:N
2001 SF:N 2,3 36 133 515 477 125 90 25 4 6 45 39 .262 .261 .299 .369 23 0 78 7 6 2 2001 SF:N
2002 SF:N 2 37 126 513 474 131 87 24 5 15 73 56 .276 .259 .318 .443 27 8 73 3 7 2 2002 SF:N
2003 SF:N 2 38 108 434 401 112 78 21 2 11 56 53 .279 .262 .331 .424 29 0 69 0 2 2 2003 SF:N
2004 KC:A 2 39 49 189 175 48 32 10 0 6 23 15 .274 .270 .314 .434 8 0 32 3 1 2 2004 KC:A
2005 PIT:N 2 40 6 23 23 6 4 1 1 0 0 1 .261 .262 .261 .391 0 0 3 0 0 0 2005 PIT:N
BATTING STATS CONT.
YEAR CITY AGE SB CS SB3 CS3 SB4 CS4 AT2 AT3 1>3 2>H GWBI IPHR LOHR GSHR TB OM GB FB LD G/F GDP GDPO YEAR CITY
1986 SD:N 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 .06 .00 .33 .67 1 0 0 0 29 46 11 23 2 .48 0 7 1986 SD:N
1987 SD:N 22 21 12 1 0 0 0 .29 .01 .32 .63 10 0 0 0 255 412 166 125 64 1.33 12 137 1987 SD:N
1988 SD:N 23 15 7 2 0 0 2 .17 .03 .62 .92 4 0 0 1 178 405 178 172 61 1.03 18 120 1988 SD:N
1989 SD:N 24 11 6 1 0 0 2 .14 .01 .37 .42 9 0 0 1 179 376 152 169 53 .90 9 100 1989 SD:N
1990 SD:N 25 5 5 2 0 0 0 .08 .04 .26 .67 8 0 0 1 144 269 106 125 56 .85 4 70 1990 SD:N
1991 SD:N 26 8 10 5 2 0 2 .07 .10 .50 .50 9 0 0 0 234 467 180 172 121 1.05 21 150 1991 SD:N
1992 SD:N 27 2 5 1 1 0 0 .06 .03 .19 .50 11 0 0 0 148 313 134 122 82 1.10 14 80 1992 SD:N
1993 FLA:N 28 10 7 3 0 0 0 .12 .05 .30 .73 7 0 0 0 178 382 165 145 71 1.14 9 91 1993 FLA:N
1994 FLA:N 29 1 2 0 0 0 0 .03 .00 .21 .45 3 0 0 0 143 267 126 102 55 1.24 11 82 1994 FLA:N
1995 CIN:N 30 2 2 2 1 0 0 .01 .06 .18 .80 7 0 0 0 129 204 83 77 44 1.08 7 56 1995 CIN:N
1996 PHI:N 31 2 0 1 0 0 0 .01 .01 .23 .72 7 0 0 2 242 365 141 143 74 .99 8 123 1996 PHI:N
1997 TOR:A 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 .02 .00 .08 .60 7 0 0 1 132 276 114 92 51 1.24 10 67 1997 TOR:A
1998 TOR:A 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 .00 .00 .50 .00 1 0 0 0 14 21 8 11 4 .73 1 6 1998 TOR:A
1999 CHI:N 34 1 1 1 0 0 0 .01 .02 .17 .14 2 0 0 0 132 282 118 101 62 1.17 12 84 1999 CHI:N
2000 CIN:N 35 2 2 0 0 0 0 .08 .00 .33 .50 3 0 0 1 103 200 72 63 11 1.14 7 71 2000 CIN:N
2001 SF:N 36 5 4 2 0 0 0 .06 .03 .22 .54 5 0 0 0 176 388 163 111 19 1.47 19 111 2001 SF:N
2002 SF:N 37 4 2 1 0 0 0 .05 .01 .25 .64 10 0 0 1 210 374 159 104 17 1.53 19 132 2002 SF:N
2003 SF:N 38 0 1 0 0 0 0 .01 .00 .30 .75 11 0 0 0 170 305 149 117 68 1.27 13 91 2003 SF:N
2004 KC:A 39 1 2 1 0 0 1 .03 .05 .12 .50 1 0 0 0 76 142 66 57 24 1.16 9 55 2004 KC:A
2005 PIT:N 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 .00 .00 .00 .00 0 0 0 0 9 18 11 6 3 1.83 1 4 2005 PIT:N
PINCH HITTING DESIGNATED HITTING
YEAR CITY AGE AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO AVG SLA AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO AVG SLA
1986 SD:N 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1987 SD:N 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1988 SD:N 23 7 2 1 0 0 1 1 .286 .429 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1989 SD:N 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1990 SD:N 25 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .250 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1991 SD:N 26 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1992 SD:N 27 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1993 FLA:N 28 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 .200 .200 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1994 FLA:N 29 8 2 0 0 0 1 3 .250 .250 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1995 CIN:N 30 7 3 1 0 0 0 1 .429 .571 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1996 PHI:N 31 10 5 0 0 1 2 3 .500 .800 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1997 TOR:A 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333
1998 TOR:A 33 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .500 - - - - - - - - -
1999 CHI:N 34 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
2000 CIN:N 35 12 4 0 0 0 1 4 .333 .333 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
2001 SF:N 36 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
2002 SF:N 37 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
2003 SF:N 38 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
2004 KC:A 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 - - - - - - - - -
2005 PIT:N 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
HOME ROAD
YEAR CITY AGE AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO AVG SLA AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO AVG SLA YEAR CITY
1986 SD:N 21 27 7 2 0 2 2 5 .259 .556 35 11 0 0 1 0 7 .314 .400 1986 SD:N
1987 SD:N 22 274 77 17 1 11 10 50 .281 .471 272 87 16 1 7 6 62 .320 .463 1987 SD:N
1988 SD:N 23 261 60 12 2 3 9 45 .230 .326 231 62 10 0 7 15 37 .268 .403 1988 SD:N
1989 SD:N 24 212 56 8 2 8 12 43 .264 .434 250 53 8 1 8 14 46 .212 .348 1989 SD:N
1990 SD:N 25 189 54 4 4 5 19 31 .286 .429 155 39 4 1 6 8 24 .252 .406 1990 SD:N
1991 SD:N 26 287 70 8 0 6 8 49 .244 .334 293 85 14 3 11 15 65 .290 .471 1991 SD:N
1992 SD:N 27 195 60 10 0 8 7 28 .308 .482 191 37 11 0 2 14 24 .194 .283 1992 SD:N
1993 FLA:N 28 233 53 11 4 6 18 52 .227 .386 236 55 8 2 7 19 36 .233 .373 1993 FLA:N
1994 FLA:N 29 169 48 9 1 4 16 29 .284 .420 168 44 5 1 7 9 28 .262 .429 1994 FLA:N
1995 CIN:N 30 144 48 14 0 7 14 23 .333 .576 122 28 6 0 4 10 25 .230 .377 1995 CIN:N
1996 PHI:N 31 240 62 9 0 8 21 51 .258 .396 241 65 12 2 22 28 53 .270 .610 1996 PHI:N
1997 TOR:A 32 184 48 6 0 7 7 39 .261 .408 157 35 4 0 6 10 41 .223 .363 1997 TOR:A
1998 TOR:A 33 7 3 2 0 0 1 2 .429 .714 22 6 3 0 0 0 4 .273 .409 1998 TOR:A
1999 CHI:N 34 168 42 11 2 2 20 34 .250 .375 182 45 7 1 5 12 37 .247 .379 1999 CHI:N
2000 CIN:N 35 154 44 8 1 7 13 24 .286 .487 98 22 3 0 1 6 21 .224 .286 2000 CIN:N
2001 SF:N 36 228 56 10 2 3 12 31 .246 .346 249 69 15 2 3 11 47 .277 .390 2001 SF:N
2002 SF:N 37 233 59 12 3 6 10 38 .253 .408 241 72 12 2 9 17 35 .299 .477 2002 SF:N
2003 SF:N 38 188 53 7 2 2 15 24 .282 .372 213 59 14 0 9 14 45 .277 .469 2003 SF:N
2004 KC:A 39 85 26 6 0 3 6 11 .306 .482 90 22 4 0 3 2 21 .244 .389 2004 KC:A
2005 PIT:N 40 8 3 0 1 0 0 1 .375 .625 15 3 1 0 0 0 2 .200 .267 2005 PIT:N
Bats: R AGAINST LHP AGAINST RHP
YEAR CITY AGE AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO AVG SLA AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO AVG SLA YEAR CITY
1986 SD:N 21 22 8 0 0 2 1 3 .364 .636 40 10 2 0 1 1 9 .250 .375 1986 SD:N
1987 SD:N 22 182 62 17 1 8 6 32 .341 .577 364 102 16 1 10 10 80 .280 .412 1987 SD:N
1988 SD:N 23 140 36 4 1 5 7 23 .257 .407 352 86 18 1 5 17 59 .244 .344 1988 SD:N
1989 SD:N 24 117 26 3 1 2 11 23 .222 .316 345 83 13 2 14 15 66 .241 .412 1989 SD:N
1990 SD:N 25 116 32 3 0 1 9 21 .276 .328 228 61 5 5 10 18 34 .268 .465 1990 SD:N
1991 SD:N 26 204 58 12 2 8 10 41 .284 .480 376 97 10 1 9 13 73 .258 .362 1991 SD:N
1992 SD:N 27 130 38 7 0 7 7 17 .292 .508 256 59 14 0 3 14 35 .230 .320 1992 SD:N
1993 FLA:N 28 123 34 8 3 4 15 15 .276 .488 346 74 11 3 9 22 73 .214 .341 1993 FLA:N
1994 FLA:N 29 100 34 6 0 3 9 12 .340 .490 237 58 8 2 8 16 45 .245 .397 1994 FLA:N
1995 CIN:N 30 62 22 6 0 3 10 9 .355 .597 204 54 14 0 8 14 39 .265 .451 1995 CIN:N
1996 PHI:N 31 72 24 3 0 6 8 12 .333 .625 409 103 18 2 24 41 92 .252 .482 1996 PHI:N
1997 TOR:A 32 93 28 0 0 6 5 21 .301 .495 248 55 10 0 7 12 59 .222 .347 1997 TOR:A
1998 TOR:A 33 14 6 4 0 0 0 1 .429 .714 15 3 1 0 0 1 5 .200 .267 1998 TOR:A
1999 CHI:N 34 132 33 6 0 5 12 26 .250 .409 218 54 12 3 2 20 45 .248 .358 1999 CHI:N
2000 CIN:N 35 82 22 5 0 2 6 16 .268 .402 170 44 6 1 6 13 29 .259 .412 2000 CIN:N
2001 SF:N 36 117 30 7 2 1 6 15 .256 .376 360 95 18 2 5 17 63 .264 .367 2001 SF:N
2002 SF:N 37 116 32 9 1 4 12 15 .276 .474 358 99 15 4 11 15 58 .277 .433 2002 SF:N
2003 SF:N 38 100 29 5 0 4 7 22 .290 .460 301 83 16 2 7 22 47 .276 .412 2003 SF:N
2004 KC:A 39 44 11 3 0 1 1 6 .250 .386 131 37 7 0 5 7 26 .282 .450 2004 KC:A
2005 PIT:N 40 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 15 5 1 1 0 0 3 .333 .533 2005 PIT:N
FIELDING STATS - CATCHER
YEAR CITY AGE FA LFA G GS INN PO A E TE DP PB WP SB CS
1986 SD:N 21 .946 .986 17 15 137.7 80 7 5 2 2 2 8 14 3
1987 SD:N 22 .976 .987 146 140 1220.7 817 80 22 19 12 20 43 104 50
1988 SD:N 23 .985 .987 136 128 1168.3 725 75 12 7 11 6 33 57 38
1989 SD:N 24 .975 .986 127 122 1087.7 685 81 20 8 10 13 25 46 24
1990 SD:N 25 .980 .987 98 89 799.7 538 51 12 8 6 5 19 60 27
1991 SD:N 26 .985 .988 150 148 1305.3 830 101 14 9 14 8 46 93 57
1992 SD:N 27 .982 .991 103 98 885.3 584 53 12 5 6 0 17 73 42
1993 FLA:N 28 .988 .989 136 125 1095.0 743 62 10 8 4 18 53 90 34
1994 FLA:N 29 .991 .991 97 88 786.7 514 62 5 4 6 5 35 45 35
1995 CIN:N 30 .996 .989 75 71 606.0 464 30 2 2 4 5 27 34 10
1996 PHI:N 31 .987 .989 114 112 982.0 725 60 10 9 5 7 43 64 26
1997 TOR:A 32 .997 .991 95 93 819.3 621 40 2 2 10 6 37 48 26
1998 TOR:A 33 1.000 .991 15 6 68.0 45 2 0 0 0 1 1 10 0
1999 CHI:N 34 .990 .990 107 95 841.3 560 43 6 2 8 10 25 42 23
2000 CIN:N 35 .994 .990 84 66 608.7 428 36 3 0 4 4 39 19 11
2001 SF:N 36 .994 .992 130 119 1080.0 830 62 5 2 12 7 37 66 32
2002 SF:N 37 .995 .991 122 121 1057.7 748 37 4 3 10 7 27 58 22
2003 SF:N 38 .993 .992 106 106 902.7 630 33 5 3 3 6 46 44 8
2004 KC:A 39 .996 .992 49 48 416.0 228 18 1 1 3 5 16 28 6
2005 PIT:N 40 1.000 .992 6 5 48.3 43 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0
FIELDING STATS - FIRST BASE
YEAR CITY AGE FA LFA G GS INN PO A E TE DP
1995 CIN:N 30 1.000 .993 8 1 23.0 20 2 0 0 2
1996 PHI:N 31 .991 .992 14 12 111.0 110 6 1 0 9
1999 CHI:N 34 1.000 .993 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
2001 SF:N 36 1.000 .993 2 1 8.0 7 0 0 0 0
FIELDING STATS - LEFT FIELD
YEAR CITY AGE FA LFA G GS INN PO A E TE DP
1991 SD:N 26 .000 .983 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 FLA:N 28 .000 .983 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 0
AVG OBA SLA DB TP HR BB SO SB
RANK: 3,706 4,238 2,414 2,852 3,337 1,367 3,843 3,664 2,227
ERA OAV WPct SO BB HRA GF SVP WHIP
RANK: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Benito Santiago - Historical Batting Stastistics
Benito Santiago - Pinch Hitting Statistics, Designated Hitting Statistics
Benito Santiago - Batting - Home / Road Splits
Benito Santiago - Batting - Left / Right Splits
Benito Santiago - Fielding Statistics - Catcher
Fielding Statistics - First Base
Fielding Statistics - Left Field
Itemized Sim Rankings - Offense
Itemized Sim Rankings - Pitching