Benito
Santiago
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 182
 
Born: March 9, 1965 in P.R., , PONCE
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1986 21 BSN NL     5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 3 3 3 6 6 6
1987 22 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6
1988 23 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6
1989 24 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7
1990 25 BSN NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 3 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1986 21 AAA   82 310 43 85 10 2 16 64 1 7 23 49 .274 .324 .474 .799 45.0  
    AA   53 201 35 67 15 2 9 30 4 1 16 31 .333 .382 .562 .945 39.3  
1987 22 BSN NL 64 148 15 33 9 1 5 28 0 0 7 28 .223 .253 .399 .652 13.7 0.8
1988 23 BSN NL 44 121 9 23 3 0 3 10 0 0 4 17 .190 .216 .289 .505 5.9 0.0
1989 24 BSN NL 32 106 4 20 4 0 1 12 0 1 0 20 .189 .189 .255 .443 2.9 0.0
1990 25 BSN NL 64 208 22 47 8 0 6 25 1 0 10 31 .226 .264 .351 .615 19.3 1.6
4 Years Sim 204 583 50 123 24 1 15 75 1 1 21 96 .211 .238 .333 .571 41.9 2.5
1 Years AAA 82 310 43 85 10 2 16 64 1 7 23 49 .274 .323 .474 .798 45.0  
1 Years AA 53 201 35 67 15 2 9 30 4 1 16 31 .333 .389 .562 .951 39.3  
2 Years Minors 135 511 78 152 25 4 25 94 5 8 39 80 .297 .349 .509 .858 84.3  
162 Game Average 462 39 97 19 0 11 59 0 0 16 76 .211 .238 .333 .571 33.2  
Career Highs 64 208 22 47 9 1 6 28 1 1 10 31 .226 .264 .399 .652 19.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   373 33 71 11 1 8 40 0 0 11 62 .190 .212 .290 .501 20.7
vs LH   210 17 52 13 0 7 35 1 1 10 34 .248 .284 .410 .693 23.5
Home 96 278 25 58 11 0 8 35 0 1 6 46 .209 .223 .335 .558 19.5
Away 108 305 25 65 13 1 7 40 1 0 15 50 .213 .252 .331 .583 24.7
RISP   158 0 37 7 0 8 63 0 0 1 27 .234 .233 .430 .664 16.3
Pinch Hitting   33 3 7 3 0 1 8 0 0 5 6 .212 .308 .394 .702 4.3
Close/Late   83 4 17 2 0 0 9 0 0 5 14 .205 .247 .229 .476 4.3
Mar/Apr 16 50 7 11 2 0 3 7 0 0 4 5 .220 .278 .440 .718 6.4
May 27 80 5 14 1 0 1 9 0 1 2 13 .175 .193 .225 .418 2.2
June 43 128 9 29 8 0 1 14 1 0 5 21 .227 .256 .313 .568 9.6
July 40 106 15 24 4 1 5 15 0 0 4 19 .226 .261 .425 .686 11.6
August 39 108 7 23 4 0 3 14 0 0 3 21 .213 .234 .333 .568 8.1
Sep/Oct 39 111 7 22 5 0 2 16 0 0 3 17 .198 .214 .297 .511 6.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1987 22 BSN NL C 42 38 315.0 201 25 1 0 .996 6.46 39 21 .538 1 2.3
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1988 23 BSN NL C 33 31 266.0 191 14 1 0 .995 6.94 30 11 .367 1 1.5
    SS 2 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1989 24 BSN NL C 31 29 239.7 165 8 2 0 .989 6.50 15 6 .400 0 1.4
1990 25 BSN NL C 38 36 307.0 233 18 3 2 .988 7.36 36 11 .306 1 1.7
    CF 1 1 8.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.04 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 144 134 1127.7 790 65 7 2 .992 6.82 120 49 .408 3 7.0
  CF 1 1 8.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.04 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 4 0 5.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.59 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   151 135 1145.0 791 66 7 2 .992 6.74 120 49 .408 3 7.0
Career Highs   44 38 319.0 234 26 3 2 .996 7.16 39 21 .538 1  
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Al Lakeman (993)
  2. Dave Engle (990)
  3. Mark Salas (987)
  4. Del Wilber (982)
  5. John Wockenfuss (981)
  6. Eddie Phillips (981)
  7. Pat Collins (980)
  8. Chick Autry (976)
  9. Jerry Willard (973)
  10. Al Unser (971)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 49th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1986
Injured on 5/3/1986 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/17/1987, off Jeff Parrett (SEM)
Injured on 3/21/1989 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 7 weeks
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against New York (N) on 7/30/1990