Rafael Santana
Rafael Francisco (De La Cruz) Santana
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: January 31, 1958 in La Romana, D.R.
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1976. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 5, 1983
Final Game: April 23, 1990
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1983 STL NL 25 2B 9 1 18.2 7 2 4 1 1 .857 -0.8 -51.4 -0.8 -0.1 -0.8 0 2.89 0.67 .986 5.35 4.46
1983 STL NL 25 SS 6 0 9.1 4 1 2 1 1 .750 -1.4 -180.0 -1.4 -0.2 -1.2 0 2.89 0.50 .975 4.82 4.17
1983 STL NL 25 3B 4 0 6.0 4 0 2 2 1 .500 -1.0 -200.0 -1.0 -0.1 -0.8 0 3.00 0.50 .975 2.70 2.30
1984 NYM NL 26 SS 50 42 377.2 202 92 104 6 34 .970 -6.1 -19.4 -7.1 -3.7 -3.4 1 4.67 3.92 .965 4.87 3.98
1985 NYM NL 27 SS 153 145 1338.0 722 301 396 25 81 .965 -5.0 -4.5 -4.0 -2.5 -1.5 -1 4.69 4.56 .963 4.88 4.26
1986 NYM NL 28 SS 137 111 1044.1 588 203 369 16 68 .973 8.6 9.9 10.6 1.2 9.3 -2 4.93 4.18 .963 4.75 3.96
1986 NYM NL 28 2B 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.50
1987 NYM NL 29 SS 138 129 1125.1 626 213 396 17 82 .973 1.4 1.5 1.4 2.2 -0.8 0 4.87 4.41 .965 4.72 3.89
1988 NYY AL 30 SS 148 147 1255.2 645 202 421 22 96 .966 -9.0 -8.6 -12.0 -13.7 1.6 3 4.47 4.21 .971 4.69 4.14
1990 CLE AL 32 SS 7 4 34.0 11 2 9 0 2 1.000 -1.1 -38.8 -1.1 -1.1 0.0 0 2.91 1.57 .973 4.74 4.00
7 Seasons SS 639 578 5184.1 2798 1014 1697 87 364 .969 -12.6 -2.9 -13.6 -17.8 4.0 1 4.71 4.24 .965 4.77 4.06
2 Seasons 2B 10 1 19.1 7 2 4 1 1 .857 -0.8 -49.7 -0.8 -0.1 -0.8 0 2.79 0.60 .986 5.35 4.46
1 Season 3B 4 0 6.0 4 0 2 2 1 .500 -1.0 -200.0 -1.0 -0.1 -0.8 0 3.00 0.50 .975 2.70 2.30
7 Seasons TOT 653 579 5209.2 2809 1016 1703 90 366 .968 -14.4 -3.3 -15.4 -18.0 2.4 1 4.70 4.16 .933 4.77 4.06

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1983 STL NL 25 30 1 30 19 0 0 0 8 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 7 14
1984 NYM NL 26 51 42 51 50 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
1985 NYM NL 27 154 145 154 153 0 0 0 0 0 153 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1986 NYM NL 28 139 111 139 138 0 0 0 1 0 137 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1987 NYM NL 29 139 129 139 138 0 0 0 0 0 138 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
1988 NYY AL 30 148 147 148 148 0 0 0 0 0 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 CLE AL 32 7 4 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 668 579 668 653 0 0 0 9 5 639 0 0 0 0 0 13 17
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1983 STL NL 25 48 65% 81% 23% 2 50% 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1984 NYM NL 26 1719 58% 74% 21% 135 96% 1 94 39 44 11 107 89 14 0 2 6 1 5 0 5 34 11 6 12 0 1 32 17 15 1 0 1
1985 NYM NL 27 5754 55% 75% 25% 504 96% 2 301 138 127 35 393 317 60 0 5 25 1 23 1 21 81 25 6 22 11 8 74 31 41 6 1 3
1986 NYM NL 28 4487 56% 75% 30% 438 93% 7 207 78 98 32 372 285 66 1 3 16 1 14 1 14 69 21 6 15 7 9 63 28 31 2 1 1
1987 NYM NL 29 4995 52% 76% 31% 468 88% 2 215 76 105 34 393 308 73 1 4 17 1 14 2 14 83 28 7 24 10 5 77 36 41 3 1 1
1988 NYY AL 30 5591 62% 79% 31% 545 88% 14 200 101 77 22 422 313 89 1 4 22 0 14 8 17 98 48 3 24 7 10 93 52 41 2 0 2
1990 CLE AL 32 159 62% 76% 32% 10 90% 0 2 1 1 0 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
7 Seasons 22753 56% 76% 29% 2102 91% 26 1020 433 453 134 1697 1320 303 3 18 87 4 71 12 72 368 133 29 97 35 33 341 166 169 15 4 8
MLB Averages 56% 77% 28% 91%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1983 STL NL 25 89 49% 80% 26% 7 86% 0 2 2 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1986 NYM NL 28 2 100% 100% 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 91 51% 80% 27% 7 86% 0 2 2 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 56% 77% 28% 94%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1983 STL NL 25 38 47% 58% 16% 4 50% 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 Season 38 47% 58% 16% 4 50% 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 56% 77% 28% 90% 70%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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