Benito Santiago

Positions: Catcher and Leftfielder

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)

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+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1983	18	-4.0	Miami	FLOR	A	SDP	122	456	429	34	106	25	3	5	56	3	7	11	79	.247	.276	.354	.631	152		7	7	2	1
1984	19	-3.5	Reno	CALL	A	SDP	114	464	416	64	116	20	6	16	83	5	2	36	75	.279	.338	.471	.809	196		4	2	6	4
1985	20	-3.4	Beaumont	TL	AA	SDP	101	401	372	55	111	16	6	5	52	12	2	16	59	.298	.328	.414	.742	154		2	8	3	1
1986	21	-4.5	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	SDP	117	461	437	55	125	26	3	17	71	19	7	17	81	.286	.312	.476	.788	208		1	2	4	1
1986	21	-7.5	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	17	65	62	10	18	2	0	3	6	0	1	2	12	.290	.308	.468	.775	29	0	0	0	1	0
1987	22	-6.2	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	146	572	546	64	164	33	2	18	79	21	12	16	112	.300	.324	.467	.791	255	12	5	1	4	2
1988	23	-5.1	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	139	527	492	49	122	22	2	10	46	15	7	24	82	.248	.282	.362	.643	178	18	1	5	5	2
1989	24	-4.4	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	129	494	462	50	109	16	3	16	62	11	6	26	89	.236	.277	.387	.664	179	9	1	3	2	6
1990	25	-0.9	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	SDP	6	24	20	5	6	2	0	1	8	0	0	3	1	.300	.375	.550	.925	11		0	0	1	0
1990	25	-3.3	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	100	382	344	42	93	8	5	11	53	5	5	27	55	.270	.323	.419	.741	144	4	3	1	7	2
1991	26	-2.4	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	152	614	580	60	155	22	3	17	87	8	10	23	114	.267	.296	.403	.700	234	21	4	0	7	5
1992	27	0.5	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	SDP	4	14	13	3	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	.308	.357	.539	.896	7	0	0	0	0	1
1992	27	-1.2	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	106	411	386	37	97	21	0	10	42	2	5	21	52	.251	.287	.383	.671	148	14	0	0	4	1
1993	28	0.0	FLA	NL	Maj	FLA	139	515	469	49	108	19	6	13	50	10	7	37	88	.230	.291	.380	.671	178	9	5	0	4	2
1994	29	0.7	FLA	NL	Maj	FLA	101	369	337	35	92	14	2	11	41	1	2	25	57	.273	.322	.424	.746	143	11	1	2	4	1
1995	30	1.8	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	81	296	266	40	76	20	0	11	44	2	2	24	48	.286	.351	.485	.836	129	7	4	0	2	1
1996	31	2.3	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	136	533	481	71	127	21	2	30	85	2	0	49	104	.264	.332	.503	.835	242	8	1	0	2	7
1997	32	2.9	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	97	366	341	31	83	10	0	13	42	1	0	17	80	.243	.280	.387	.667	132	10	2	1	5	1
1998	33		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AAA	TOR	16	63	59	4	11	3	0	1	7	3	0	4	12	.186	.238	.288	.526	17	2	0	0	0	0
1998	33	6.7	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	5	23	22	0	5	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	.227	.261	.318	.579	7	1	0	0	0	0
1998	33	10.5	Dunedin	FLOR	A+	TOR	11	40	37	4	6	1	0	1	5	3	0	3	9	.162	.225	.270	.495	10	1	0	0	0	0
1998	33	3.7	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	15	30	29	3	9	5	0	0	4	0	0	1	6	.310	.333	.483	.816	14	1	0	0	0	0
1999	34	5.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	109	386	350	28	87	18	3	7	36	1	1	32	71	.249	.314	.377	.691	132	12	2	0	2	6
2000	35	5.9	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	89	277	252	22	66	11	1	8	45	2	2	19	45	.262	.311	.409	.719	103	7	1	0	5	8
2001	36	6.7	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	133	515	477	39	125	25	4	6	45	5	4	23	78	.262	.295	.369	.664	176	19	2	7	6	0
2002	37	7.5	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	126	517	478	56	133	24	5	16	74	4	2	27	73	.278	.315	.450	.765	215	19	2	3	7	8
2003	38	8.5	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	108	434	401	53	112	21	2	11	56	0	1	29	69	.279	.330	.424	.753	170	13	2	0	2	0
2004	39	9.8	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	49	189	175	15	48	10	0	6	23	1	2	8	32	.274	.312	.434	.746	76	9	2	3	1	0
2005	40		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A+	NYM	12	49	42	6	11	2	0	0	5	0	0	5	8	.262	.347	.310	.656	13	3	1	0	1	0
2005	40	12.7	Norfolk	IL	AAA	NYM	9	39	33	5	8	1	0	0	4	0	0	4	8	.242	.333	.273	.606	9	1	1	0	1	0
2005	40	17.0	St. Lucie	FLOR	A+	NYM	3	10	9	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.333	.400	.444	.844	4	2	0	0	0	0
2005	40	10.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	6	23	23	1	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.261	.261	.391	.652	9	1	0	0	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (20 seasons)					Majors		1978	7515	6951	755	1830	323	41	217	920	91	69	430	1270	.263	.307	.415	.722	2886	204	38	26	70	52
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		492	1932	1788	226	490	94	18	46	284	42	18	93	316	.274	.313	.424	.737	758		15	19	17	8
All Levels (23 Seasons)							2470	9447	8739	981	2320	417	59	263	1204	133	87	523	1586	.266	.308	.417	.725	3644	209	53	45	87	60

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		141	561	525	68	148	31	3	19	87	19	7	26	94	.282	.315	.461	.776	242		2	2	6	2
AA (1 season)					Minors		101	401	372	55	111	16	6	5	52	12	2	16	59	.298	.328	.414	.742	154		2	8	3	1
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		14	50	46	5	9	2	0	1	6	3	0	4	9	.196	.260	.304	.564	14	3	0	0	0	0
A (2 seasons)					Minors		236	920	845	98	222	45	9	21	139	8	9	47	154	.263	.307	.412	.719	348		11	9	8	5