Player

Benito Santiago

Player Info
Full Name
Benito
Born
March 9, 1965
Ponce, P.R.
Size
6'1" / 180 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
September 14, 1986
Final Game
April 11, 2005
Career
20 years
Teams
Honors
5 x All-Star
2002 - NL Championship Series MVP (NL)
1991 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
1991 - Silver Slugger (NL)
1990 - Silver Slugger (NL)
1990 - Gold Glove (NL)
1989 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
1989 - Gold Glove (NL)
1988 - Silver Slugger (NL)
1988 - Gold Glove (NL)
1987 - TSN Rookie Player of the Year (NL)
... and 3 more
Career Batting
1,978
G
.263
AVG
1,830
H
217
HR
920
RBI
.721
OPS
97
OPS vs Lg
76% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Season-by-season batting statistics for Benito Santiago
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
2005 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 23 6 1 1 0 1 .261
2004 Kansas City Royals 49 175 48 10 0 6 15 .274
2003 San Francisco Giants 108 401 112 21 2 11 53 .279
2002 San Francisco Giants 126 478 133 24 5 16 56 .278
2001 San Francisco Giants 133 477 125 25 4 6 39 .262
2000 Cincinnati Reds 89 252 66 11 1 8 22 .262
1999 Chicago Cubs 109 350 87 18 3 7 28 .249
1998 Toronto Blue Jays 15 29 9 5 0 0 3 .310
1997 Toronto Blue Jays 97 341 83 10 0 13 31 .243
1996 Philadelphia Phillies 136 481 127 21 2 30 71 .264
1995 Cincinnati Reds 81 266 76 20 0 11 40 .286
1994 Florida Marlins 101 337 92 14 2 11 35 .273
1993 Florida Marlins 139 469 108 19 6 13 49 .230
1992 San Diego Padres 106 386 97 21 0 10 37 .251
1991 San Diego Padres 152 580 155 22 3 17 60 .267
1990 San Diego Padres 100 344 93 8 5 11 42 .270
1989 San Diego Padres 129 462 109 16 3 16 50 .236
1988 San Diego Padres 139 492 122 22 2 10 49 .248
1987 San Diego Padres 146 546 164 33 2 18 64 .300
1986 San Diego Padres 17 62 18 2 0 3 10 .290
Advanced Batting About these stats
Season-by-season advanced batting statistics for Benito Santiago
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
2005 NL 23 .130 .300 0.0 13.0 73 0.0
2004 AL 189 .160 .304 4.2 16.9 93 6.0
2003 NL 434 .145 .313 6.7 15.9 101 11.1
2002 NL 517 .172 .296 5.2 14.1 104 16.0
2001 NL 515 .107 .298 4.5 15.1 75 6.0
2000 NL 277 .147 .284 6.9 16.2 85 8.0
1999 NL 386 .129 .292 8.3 18.4 79 7.0
1998 AL 30 .172 .391 3.3 20.0 111 0.0
1997 AL 366 .144 .277 4.6 21.9 73 13.0
1996 NL 533 .239 .278 9.2 19.5 123 30.0
1995 NL 296 .199 .311 8.1 16.2 125 12.4
1994 NL 369 .151 .297 6.8 15.4 99 15.5
1993 NL 515 .149 .255 7.2 17.1 84 13.0
1992 NL 411 .132 .265 5.1 12.7 94 10.0
1991 NL 614 .136 .303 3.7 18.6 102 17.0
1990 NL 382 .148 .288 7.1 14.4 110 11.0
1989 NL 494 .152 .259 5.3 18.0 94 16.0
1988 NL 527 .114 .277 4.6 15.6 91 10.1
1987 NL 572 .167 .348 2.8 19.6 114 18.0
1986 NL 65 .177 .313 3.1 18.5 118 3.0
Career Fielding by Position
Career fielding totals by position for Benito Santiago
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
C 1,917 10,816 960 151 130 .987
1B 25 139 8 1 11 .993
OF 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Fielding Season by Season
Season-by-season fielding statistics for Benito Santiago
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
2005 Pittsburgh Pirates C 6 43 0 0 0 1.000
2004 Kansas City Royals C 49 228 18 1 3 .996
2003 San Francisco Giants C 106 629 34 5 3 .993
2002 San Francisco Giants C 125 738 54 4 10 .995
2001 San Francisco Giants 1B 2 7 0 0 0 1.000
2001 San Francisco Giants C 130 830 62 5 12 .994
2000 Cincinnati Reds C 84 428 36 3 4 .994
1999 Chicago Cubs 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1999 Chicago Cubs C 107 560 43 6 8 .990
1998 Toronto Blue Jays C 15 45 2 0 0 1.000
1997 Toronto Blue Jays C 95 621 40 2 10 .997
1996 Philadelphia Phillies 1B 14 111 6 1 9 .992
1996 Philadelphia Phillies C 114 723 61 10 5 .987
1995 Cincinnati Reds 1B 8 19 2 0 2 1.000
1995 Cincinnati Reds C 75 461 33 2 4 .996
1994 Florida Marlins C 97 511 66 5 6 .991
1993 Florida Marlins C 136 740 64 11 4 .987
1993 Florida Marlins OF 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1992 San Diego Padres C 103 584 53 12 6 .982
1991 San Diego Padres C 151 830 100 14 14 .985
1991 San Diego Padres OF 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 San Diego Padres C 98 538 51 12 6 .980
1989 San Diego Padres C 127 685 81 20 10 .975
1988 San Diego Padres C 136 725 75 12 11 .985
1987 San Diego Padres C 146 817 80 22 12 .976
1986 San Diego Padres C 17 80 7 5 2 .946
Postseason Batting
Postseason batting statistics for Benito Santiago
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 28 100 25 3 19 .250
2003 NL Division Series San Francisco Giants 4 11 2 0 0 .182
2002 NL Division Series San Francisco Giants 5 21 5 0 5 .238
2002 NL Championship Series San Francisco Giants 5 20 6 2 6 .300
2002 World Series San Francisco Giants 7 26 6 0 5 .231
1995 NL Division Series Cincinnati Reds 3 9 3 1 3 .333
1995 NL Championship Series Cincinnati Reds 4 13 3 0 0 .231