Benito Santiago

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: March 9, 1965 in Ponce, Puerto Rico pr

High School: John F. Kennedy HS (Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico)

Debut: September 14, 1986 (Age 21-189d, 15,259th in major league history)
vs. HOU 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 11, 2005 (Age 40-033d)
vs. MIL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Agents: Joe Longo, Joe Rosario • Previously: Manny Sanguillen, Joe Maenza, Greg Genske, Lonnie Cooper, Scott Boras

Full Name: Benito Santiago

Nicknames: Benny

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Rookie of the Year
5x All-Star
3x Gold Glove
4x Silver Slugger
NLCS MVP

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.4

6951

1830

217

.263

755

RBI

920

OBP

.307

SLG

.415

OPS

.722

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2001 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2001 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 5	SFG		SDP	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
2	5 (1)	Apr 7	SFG	@	LAD	L,4-10	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
3	6	Apr 8	SFG	@	LAD	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
4	8 (1)	Apr 11	SFG	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
5	10 (1)	Apr 13	SFG	@	MIL	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
6	11	Apr 14	SFG	@	MIL	L,6-11	GF	19	4.1	4	2	0	6	0	C
7	13 (1)	Apr 17	SFG		LAD	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	C
8	15 (1)	Apr 19	SFG		LAD	L,1-10	CG	45	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
9	17 (1)	Apr 21	SFG		MIL	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
10	18	Apr 22	SFG		MIL	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
11	20 (1)	Apr 25	SFG		CIN	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	C
12	21	Apr 26	SFG		CIN	L,5-7	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
13	22	Apr 27	SFG		CHC	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
14	23	Apr 28	SFG		CHC	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	25 (1)	May 1	SFG	@	PIT	W,11-6	CG	37	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
16	27 (1)	May 3	SFG	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
17	29 (1)	May 5	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
18	30	May 6	SFG	@	PHI	L,8-10	CG	43	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
19	32 (1)	May 8	SFG		MON	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
20	34 (1)	May 10	SFG		MON	W,13-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
21	37 (2)	May 13	SFG		NYM	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
22	39 (1)	May 16	SFG	@	FLA	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
23	41 (1)	May 18	SFG	@	ATL	L,5-6	CG	37	8.2	9	1	0	10	0	C
24	42	May 19	SFG	@	ATL	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
25	44 (1)	May 21	SFG	@	ARI	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	6	1	1	8	0	C
26	46 (1)	May 23	SFG	@	ARI	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
27	47	May 24	SFG		COL	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
28	48	May 25	SFG		COL	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
29	49	May 26	SFG		COL	L,4-10	GS	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C 1B
30	50	May 27	SFG		COL	W,5-4	GS	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B C
31	51	May 28	SFG		ARI	L,1-2	CG	45	12.0	7	2	0	9	1	C
32	52	May 29	SFG		ARI	L,0-1	CG	70	18.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	54 (1)	Jun 1	SFG	@	COL	W,11-7	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
34	56 (1)	Jun 3	SFG	@	COL	L,2-11	GS	30	5.0	4	2	0	6	1	C
35	57	Jun 4	SFG		SDP	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
36	58	Jun 5	SFG		SDP	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
37	59	Jun 6	SFG		SDP	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
38	61 (1)	Jun 8	SFG	@	OAK	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
39	62	Jun 9	SFG	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	41	11.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
40	63	Jun 10	SFG	@	OAK	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
41	64	Jun 12	SFG		ANA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
42	65	Jun 13	SFG		ANA	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
43	66	Jun 14	SFG		ANA	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
44	67	Jun 15	SFG		OAK	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
45	68	Jun 16	SFG		OAK	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
46	69	Jun 17	SFG		OAK	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
47	70	Jun 19	SFG	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	62	14.2	19	0	0	19	0	C
48	71	Jun 20	SFG	@	SDP	W,8-6	GF	2	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	C
49	72	Jun 21	SFG	@	SDP	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
50	73	Jun 22	SFG	@	STL	W,10-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
51	74	Jun 23	SFG	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	44	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	C
52	75	Jun 24	SFG	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	43	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
53	76	Jun 25	SFG		LAD	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
54	77	Jun 26	SFG		LAD	L,8-14	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
55	78	Jun 27	SFG		LAD	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
56	79	Jun 29	SFG		STL	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
57	80	Jun 30	SFG		STL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	81	Jul 1	SFG		STL	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
59	82	Jul 2	SFG	@	LAD	L,6-8	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
60	83	Jul 3	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
61	85 (1)	Jul 5	SFG	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
62	86	Jul 6	SFG		MIL	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
63	87	Jul 7	SFG		MIL	L,3-13	GS	39	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
64	88	Jul 8	SFG		MIL	L,4-6	CG	56	13.0	18	0	0	18	0	C
65	89	Jul 12	SFG	@	SEA	L,3-4	CG	45	10.2	4	0	0	4	0	C
66	90	Jul 13	SFG	@	SEA	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
67	91	Jul 14	SFG	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
68	92	Jul 15	SFG	@	TEX	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
69	94 (1)	Jul 17	SFG	@	TEX	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
70	95	Jul 18	SFG		COL	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
71	96	Jul 19	SFG		COL	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
72	97	Jul 20	SFG		ARI	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
73	98	Jul 21	SFG		ARI	L,2-9	GF	21	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	C
74	99	Jul 22	SFG		ARI	L,4-12	GS	36	7.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
75	100	Jul 23	SFG	@	COL	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
76	101	Jul 24	SFG	@	COL	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
77	102	Jul 25	SFG	@	COL	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
78	103	Jul 26	SFG	@	ARI	W,11-3	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
79	104	Jul 27	SFG	@	ARI	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
80	105	Jul 28	SFG	@	ARI	W,11-4	CG	36	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	C
81	106	Jul 29	SFG	@	ARI	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
82	107	Jul 31	SFG		PIT	W,8-7	CG	48	11.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
83	108	Aug 1	SFG		PIT	W,3-1	CG	28	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
84	109	Aug 2	SFG		PIT	W,3-0	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
85	110	Aug 3	SFG		PHI	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
86	111	Aug 4	SFG		PHI	L,2-12	GS	41	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
87	112	Aug 5	SFG		PHI	W,8-4	GS	18	3.2	2	0	0	2	0	C
88	113	Aug 7	SFG	@	CIN	W,9-3	CG	43	11.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
89	114	Aug 8	SFG	@	CIN	L,9-11	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
90	115	Aug 9	SFG	@	CIN	W,6-4	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
91	116	Aug 10	SFG	@	CHC	L,3-9	CG	44	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
92	117	Aug 11	SFG	@	CHC	W,9-4	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
93	118	Aug 12	SFG	@	CHC	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
94	119	Aug 14	SFG		FLA	W,13-7	CG	47	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
95	120	Aug 15	SFG		FLA	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
96	122 (1)	Aug 17	SFG		ATL	L,1-2	CG	31	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	C
97	123	Aug 18	SFG		ATL	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
98	124	Aug 19	SFG		ATL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
99	125	Aug 21	SFG	@	MON	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
100	127 (1)	Aug 23	SFG	@	MON	W,10-5	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
101	128	Aug 24	SFG	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
102	129	Aug 25	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	44	10.1	6	0	0	6	0	C
103	130	Aug 26	SFG	@	NYM	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	C
104	131	Aug 27	SFG	@	NYM	W,6-5	GF	5	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
105	132	Aug 28	SFG	@	ARI	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	8	0	1	9	1	C
106	133	Aug 29	SFG	@	ARI	L,0-2	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
107	134	Aug 30	SFG	@	ARI	W,13-5	GS	30	7.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
108	135	Aug 31	SFG		COL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
109	136	Sep 1	SFG		COL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
110	137	Sep 2	SFG		COL	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
111	139 (1)	Sep 4	SFG		ARI	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	C
112	140	Sep 5	SFG		ARI	L,2-7	GS	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
113	141	Sep 6	SFG		ARI	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
114	142	Sep 7	SFG	@	COL	L,2-3	CG	45	11.1	5	2	0	7	1	C
115	144 (1)	Sep 9	SFG	@	COL	W,9-4	GS	38	10.0	9	0	0	9	1	C
116	145	Sep 18	SFG		HOU	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
117	146	Sep 19	SFG		HOU	L,3-10	GS	29	6.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
118	147	Sep 20	SFG		HOU	L,4-5	CG	42	10.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
119	148	Sep 21	SFG	@	SDP	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
120	149	Sep 22	SFG	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
121	151 (1)	Sep 24	SFG	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
122	152	Sep 25	SFG	@	LAD	L,5-9	GS	30	5.2	5	1	1	7	0	C
123	153	Sep 26	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
124	154	Sep 28	SFG		SDP	W,10-5	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	C
125	155	Sep 29	SFG		SDP	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
126	156	Sep 30	SFG		SDP	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
127	157	Oct 2	SFG	@	HOU	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
128	158	Oct 3	SFG	@	HOU	W,11-8	CG	43	9.0	11	0	1	12	0	C
129	159	Oct 4	SFG	@	HOU	W,10-2	GS	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
130	160	Oct 5	SFG		LAD	L,10-11	CG	48	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
							132gm		1088.0	837	62	5	904	12