Player
Ron Santo HOF 2012
Player Info
- Full Name
- Ronald Edward
- Born
-
February 25, 1940
Seattle, WA, USA - Died
- December 2, 2010
- Size
- 6'0" / 190 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- June 26, 1960
- Final Game
- September 29, 1974
- Career
- 15 years
Teams
- Chicago Cubs 1960-1973
- Chicago White Sox 1974-1974
Honors
1973 - Player of the Week
(NL)
1973 - Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
(ML)
1972 - Sporting News All-Star
(NL)
1969 - Sporting News All-Star
(NL)
1968 - Sporting News All-Star
(NL)
1968 - Gold Glove
(NL)
1967 - Sporting News All-Star
(NL)
1967 - Gold Glove
(NL)
1966 - Sporting News All-Star
(NL)
1966 - Gold Glove
(NL)
... and 2 more
Career Batting
2,243
G
.277
AVG
2,254
H
342
HR
1,331
RBI
.827
OPS
138
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Chicago White Sox | 117 | 375 | 83 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 29 | .221 |
| 1973 | Chicago Cubs | 149 | 536 | 143 | 29 | 2 | 20 | 65 | .267 |
| 1972 | Chicago Cubs | 133 | 464 | 140 | 25 | 5 | 17 | 68 | .302 |
| 1971 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 555 | 148 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 77 | .267 |
| 1970 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 555 | 148 | 30 | 4 | 26 | 83 | .267 |
| 1969 | Chicago Cubs | 160 | 575 | 166 | 18 | 4 | 29 | 97 | .289 |
| 1968 | Chicago Cubs | 162 | 577 | 142 | 17 | 3 | 26 | 86 | .246 |
| 1967 | Chicago Cubs | 161 | 586 | 176 | 23 | 4 | 31 | 107 | .300 |
| 1966 | Chicago Cubs | 155 | 561 | 175 | 21 | 8 | 30 | 93 | .312 |
| 1965 | Chicago Cubs | 164 | 608 | 173 | 30 | 4 | 33 | 88 | .285 |
| 1964 | Chicago Cubs | 161 | 592 | 185 | 33 | 13 | 30 | 94 | .313 |
| 1963 | Chicago Cubs | 162 | 630 | 187 | 29 | 6 | 25 | 79 | .297 |
| 1962 | Chicago Cubs | 162 | 604 | 137 | 20 | 4 | 17 | 44 | .227 |
| 1961 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 578 | 164 | 32 | 6 | 23 | 84 | .284 |
| 1960 | Chicago Cubs | 95 | 347 | 87 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 44 | .251 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | AL | 417 | .077 | .259 | 8.9 | 17.3 | 71 | 5.0 | |
| 1973 | NL | 604 | .174 | .293 | 10.4 | 16.1 | 124 | 20.1 | ✓ |
| 1972 | NL | 547 | .185 | .324 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 157 | 17.7 | ✓ |
| 1971 | NL | 642 | .157 | .285 | 12.3 | 14.8 | 127 | 21.0 | ✓ |
| 1970 | NL | 655 | .209 | .286 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 133 | 26.0 | ✓ |
| 1969 | NL | 687 | .197 | .296 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 152 | 28.8 | ✓ |
| 1968 | NL | 682 | .175 | .258 | 14.1 | 15.5 | 142 | 25.8 | ✓ |
| 1967 | NL | 697 | .212 | .313 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 168 | 31.0 | ✓ |
| 1966 | NL | 672 | .226 | .315 | 14.1 | 11.6 | 172 | 30.0 | ✓ |
| 1965 | NL | 704 | .225 | .299 | 12.5 | 15.5 | 158 | 32.6 | ✓ |
| 1964 | NL | 686 | .252 | .328 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 179 | 30.0 | ✓ |
| 1963 | NL | 687 | .184 | .309 | 6.1 | 13.4 | 143 | 25.0 | ✓ |
| 1962 | NL | 679 | .131 | .241 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 83 | 17.0 | ✓ |
| 1961 | NL | 655 | .196 | .293 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 129 | 23.9 | ✓ |
| 1960 | NL | 382 | .159 | .264 | 8.1 | 11.5 | 102 | 9.3 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3B | 2,130 | 1,955 | 4,581 | 317 | 395 | .954 |
| 2B | 42 | 106 | 107 | 7 | 44 | .968 |
| SS | 18 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 7 | .955 |
| OF | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .929 |
| 1B | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 |
| 1974 | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 39 | 97 | 99 | 6 | 40 | .970 |
| 1974 | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 28 | 25 | 49 | 2 | 6 | .974 |
| 1974 | Chicago White Sox | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1973 | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 146 | 107 | 271 | 20 | 17 | .950 |
| 1972 | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | .944 |
| 1972 | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 129 | 108 | 274 | 21 | 19 | .948 |
| 1972 | Chicago Cubs | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1972 | Chicago Cubs | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1971 | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 149 | 118 | 274 | 17 | 29 | .958 |
| 1971 | Chicago Cubs | OF | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .917 |
| 1970 | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 152 | 143 | 320 | 27 | 36 | .945 |
| 1970 | Chicago Cubs | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1969 | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 160 | 144 | 334 | 27 | 23 | .947 |
| 1968 | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 162 | 130 | 378 | 15 | 33 | .971 |
| 1967 | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 161 | 187 | 393 | 26 | 33 | .957 |
| 1966 | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 152 | 150 | 391 | 25 | 36 | .956 |
| 1966 | Chicago Cubs | SS | 8 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 5 | .960 |
| 1965 | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 164 | 155 | 373 | 24 | 27 | .957 |
| 1964 | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 161 | 156 | 367 | 20 | 31 | .963 |
| 1963 | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 162 | 136 | 374 | 26 | 25 | .951 |
| 1962 | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 157 | 161 | 332 | 23 | 33 | .955 |
| 1962 | Chicago Cubs | SS | 8 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .944 |
| 1961 | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 153 | 157 | 307 | 31 | 41 | .937 |
| 1960 | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 94 | 78 | 144 | 13 | 6 | .945 |