José Santiago

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: November 5, 1974 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 70th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Carlos Escobar Lopez HS (Loiza, Puerto Rico).

High School: Carlos Escobar Lopez HS (Loiza, Puerto Rico)

Debut: June 7, 1997 (Age 22-214d, 17,072nd in major league history)
vs. TEX 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 9, 2005 (Age 30-277d)
vs. SDP 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Full Name: José Rafael Santiago

Pronunciation: \SAWN-tea-ah-go\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.2

ERA

4.36

229

299.0

153

WHIP

1.441

Summary of 28 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 1 tying, 10 go ahead

3 Tms
KCR	16
PHI	10
CLE	2

Platoon
vs RHB	20
vs LHB	8

Home/Road
Away	18
Home	10

Outs
0	12
2	9
1	7

18 Opps
ANA	3
NYM	3
OAK	2
SEA	2
DET	2
ATL	2
MON	2
TOR	2
CIN	1
NYY	1
BAL	1
PIT	1
BOS	1
CLE	1
FLA	1
HOU	1
CHW	1
MIL	1

26 Batters
Mike Piazza	2
Troy Glaus	2
Lee Stevens	1
Kevin Young	1
Tsuyoshi Shinjo	1
Eric Chavez	1
Jeffrey Hammonds	1
Wil Cordero	1
Travis Fryman	1
Andy Fox	1
Tony Batista	1
Bernie Williams	1
Damion Easley	1
Edgar Martínez	1
Andruw Jones	1
Brad Fullmer	1
Keith Lockhart	1
Deivi Cruz	1
Magglio Ordóñez	1
José Hernández	1
Carl Everett	1
Russ Davis	1
Mo Vaughn	1
Miguel Tejada	1
Richard Hidalgo	1
Shane Halter	1

15 Parks
VeteransStad (PHI)	5
KauffmanStad (KAN)	5
Angel Stad (ANA)	3
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
SunLife Stad (MIA)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1

Where Hit
7	10
78	8
9	5
8	3
89	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	8
5	6
1	5
6	3
3	3
4	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	24
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	14
1--	5
12-	4
123	2
-2-	2
--3	1

50 Runs
RISP	9
0 on	14
1 on	8
2 on	4
3 on	2
Any on	14

Inning
5	3
6	4
7	5
8	11
9	3
Extra	2

4-6	7
7-end	21

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	5
+2	2
+1	3
Tied	7
-1	2
-2	3
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	12
Tied	7
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

Count
2-2	7
1-0	5
0-0	4
0-1	4
3-1	2
2-0	2
3-2	1
1-2	1
1-1	1
2-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
3B	6
RF	4
SS	4
CF	3
DH	3
PH	2
1B	2
2B	2
C	2

OrderPos
7th	7
3rd	6
4th	4
5th	3
6th	3
1st	2
9th	2
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	10
Medium Lev	2
Low Lev	16

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1999-04-12	Travis Fryman	CLE		KCR	tied 2-2	b 10	1	12-	1,(0-1) X	3	7	5	28%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Thome Scores; W. Cordero Scores
2	2	2	1	1999-05-02	Bernie Williams	NYY	@	KCR	tied 7-7	t 9	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	8	33%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball); C. Curtis Scores
3	3	3	1	1999-05-22	Russ Davis	SEA	@	KCR	tied 3-3	t 6	2	-2-	7,(2-2) FFBBFFX	2	7	5	25%	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); B. Huskey Scores
4	4	4	1	1999-05-28	Mo Vaughn	ANA		KCR	behind 3-11	b 7	1	---	6,(2-2) BSBSFX	1	3	DH	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
5	5	5	1	1999-06-05 (1)	Jeffrey Hammonds	CIN	@	KCR	tied 4-4	t 5	1	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	7	9	26%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); G. Vaughn Scores; D. Young Scores
6	6	6	1	1999-06-12	Kevin Young	PIT		KCR	behind 4-6	b 5	0	1--	5,(3-1) BCBBX	2	4	3	22%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball); B. Giles Scores
7	7	7	1	1999-09-24	Damion Easley	DET		KCR	behind 2-7	b 9	0	---	4,(1-2) BCFX	1	5	4	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2000-04-30	Edgar Martínez	SEA	@	KCR	behind 2-4	t 7	2	---	5,(2-2) BCBFX	1	4	DH	10%	25%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
9	9	2	1	2000-05-15	Miguel Tejada	OAK		KCR	tied 3-3	b 6	2	--3	6,(3-2) CBFBBX	2	7	6	25%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); M. Stairs Scores
10	10	3	2	2000-05-15	Eric Chavez	OAK		KCR	ahead 5-3	b 6	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	5	8%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
11	11	4	1	2000-05-19	Troy Glaus	ANA		KCR	ahead 5-4	b 8	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	6	5	9%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
12	12	5	1	2000-07-14	José Hernández	MIL	@	KCR	ahead 2-0	t 8	2	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	7	6	12%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Hayes Scores
13	13	6	1	2000-08-22	Brad Fullmer	TOR		KCR	behind 3-5	b 8	0	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	5	DH	46%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); D. Martinez Scores; C. Delgado Scores
14	14	7	2	2000-08-22	Tony Batista	TOR		KCR	ahead 6-5	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	5	8%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2001-04-27	Carl Everett	BOS		KCR	ahead 5-2	b 6	0	123	5,(2-2) CBBSX	4	3	8	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); M. Lansing Scores/unER; C. Stynes Scores; T. Nixon Scores
16	16	2	1	2001-06-03	Troy Glaus	ANA		KCR	ahead 5-1	b 5	0	---	6,(2-2) FCBFBX	1	3	5	3%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	3	1	2001-06-27	Keith Lockhart	ATL	@	PHI	ahead 7-4	t 8	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	1	PH	4%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	4	1	2001-07-18	Lee Stevens	MON		PHI	ahead 4-3	b 8	0	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	5	3	7%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
19	19	5	1	2001-07-29	Tsuyoshi Shinjo	NYM		PHI	behind 3-4	b 8	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	7	9	50%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Payton Scores
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2002-04-16	Andy Fox	FLA		PHI	behind 1-6	b 7	2	12-	2,(0-1) SX	3	1	4	11%	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Redmond Scores; E. Owens Scores
21	21	2	1	2002-05-15	Richard Hidalgo	HOU		PHI	ahead 5-2	b 8	0	---	5,(2-2) CFBBX	1	6	9	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
22	22	3	1	2002-05-29	Mike Piazza	NYM		PHI	tied 3-3	b 7	1	---	5,(2-2) BBCFX	1	3	2	23%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
23	23	4	1	2002-06-20	Magglio Ordóñez	CHW	@	PHI	ahead 5-0	t 9	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	3	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
24	24	5	1	2002-07-05	Wil Cordero	MON	@	PHI	ahead 6-3	t 8	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	9	PH	5%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Barrett Scores
25	25	6	1	2002-09-09	Mike Piazza	NYM	@	PHI	behind 2-3	t 7	2	123	3,(2-0) BBX	4	3	2	55%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Burnitz Scores; R. Cedeño Scores; R. Alomar Scores
26	26	7	1	2002-09-25	Andruw Jones	ATL	@	PHI	ahead 4-1	t 8	1	1--	3,(1-1) SBX	2	4	8	5%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); C. Jones Scores
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	2003-04-02	Deivi Cruz	BAL		CLE	behind 1-4	b 8	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	9	6	8%	17%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
28	28	2	1	2003-09-03	Shane Halter	DET		CLE	tied 5-5	b 11	0	---	2,(1-0) ...BX	1	7	6	36%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)