Carlos Santana

Q: How old is Carlos Santana?

Carlos Santana is 36 years old.

Q: When was Carlos Santana born?

Carlos Santana was born on April 8, 1986.

Q: Where was Carlos Santana born?

Carlos Santana was born in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional.

Q: How tall is Carlos Santana?

Carlos Santana is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

Q: How much does Carlos Santana weigh?

Carlos Santana weighs 215 lbs (97 kg).

Q: How many seasons has Carlos Santana played?

Carlos Santana has played 13 seasons.

Q: What position does Carlos Santana play?

Carlos Santana is a First Baseman and Catcher.

Q: How many hits does Carlos Santana have?

Carlos Santana had 87 hits last season and 1,533 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs does Carlos Santana have?

Carlos Santana had 19 home runs last season and 278 home runs over his career.

Q: What is Carlos Santana's average?

Carlos Santana had a .202 average last season and a .242 average over his career.

Positions: First Baseman and Catcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 215lb (180cm, 97kg)

Team: Pittsburgh Pirates (majors)

Born: April 8, 1986 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic do

Debut: June 11, 2010 (Age 24-064d, 19,756th in major league history)
vs. WSN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2010 season

2023 Contract Status: Signed thru 2023, 1 yr/$6.75M (23)

Service Time (01/2023): 12.115 • Free Agent: 2024

Agents: Octagon • Previously: Wasserman Media Group

Full Name: Carlos Santana

Nicknames: Axeman, El Oso or Slamtana

Twitter: @TheRealSlamtana

Instagram: @slamtana_41

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SUMMARY

2022

Career

WAR

1.1

32.7

431

6329

1533

278

.202

.242

917

RBI

925

OBP

.316

.359

SLG

.376

.432

OPS

.692

.791

OPS+

100

115

2023 Spring Training

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Projections

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Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2005	19	LAD-min	Rk	32	97	78	14	23	4	1	1	14	0	2	16	8	.295	.412	.410	.823		32	2	1	0	2	1		DGR · GULF
2006	20	LAD-min	A+,Rk	91	391	330	47	93	15	3	10	45	4	3	53	62	.282	.379	.436	.815		144	11	2	0	6	0		VRO,OGD · FLOR,PION
2007	21	LAD-min	A	86	334	292	32	65	20	1	7	36	5	3	40	45	.223	.318	.370	.688		108	9	1	1	0	0		GRL · MIDW
2008	22	LAD-CLE-min	A+,AA	130	568	463	125	151	39	5	21	117	10	4	89	85	.326	.431	.568	.999		263	8	4	2	10	4		SBR,KIN,AKR · CALL,CARL,EL
2009	23	CLE-min	AA	130	535	428	91	124	30	2	23	97	2	2	90	83	.290	.413	.530	.943		227	10	7	0	10	7		AKR · EL
2010	24	CLE-min	AAA	57	246	196	39	62	14	1	13	51	6	0	45	39	.316	.447	.597	1.044		117	5	3	0	2	4		CLB · IL
2010	24	CLE	AL	46	192	150	23	39	13	0	6	22	3	0	37	29	.260	.401	.467	.868	143	70	3	1	0	4	2	2/DH
2011	25	CLE	AL	155	658	552	84	132	35	2	27	79	5	3	97	133	.239	.351	.457	.808	126	252	15	2	0	7	7	23/HD
2012	26	CLE-min	A	1	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250		4	0	0	0	0	0		LCO · MIDW
2012	26	CLE	AL	143	609	507	72	128	27	2	18	76	3	5	91	101	.252	.365	.420	.785	121	213	21	3	0	8	4	2D3/7H
2013	27	CLE	AL	154	642	541	75	145	39	1	20	74	3	1	93	110	.268	.377	.455	.832	135	246	7	4	0	4	6	2D3/H	MVP-15
2014	28	CLE	AL	152	660	541	68	125	25	0	27	85	5	2	*113*	124	.231	.365	.427	.792	122	231	13	3	0	3	5	35D2/H
2015	29	CLE	AL	154	666	550	72	127	29	2	19	85	11	3	108	122	.231	.357	.395	.752	102	217	20	3	0	5	8	*3D/H
2016	30	CLE	AL	158	688	582	89	151	31	3	34	87	5	2	99	99	.259	.366	.498	.865	123	290	18	2	0	5	0	D3/H
2017	31	CLE	AL	154	667	571	90	148	37	3	23	79	5	1	88	94	.259	.363	.455	.818	112	260	11	6	0	2	6	*3/D9H
2018	32	PHI	NL	161	679	560	82	128	28	2	24	86	2	1	110	93	.229	.352	.414	.766	105	232	12	1	0	8	6	*35/H
2019	33	CLE	AL	158	686	573	110	161	30	1	34	93	4	0	108	108	.281	.397	.515	.911	136	295	13	3	0	2	12	*3D	AS,MVP-16,SS
2020	34	CLE	AL	60	255	206	34	41	7	0	8	30	0	0	47	43	.199	.349	.350	.699	93	72	5	1	0	1	1	*3
2021	35	KCR	AL	158	659	565	66	121	15	0	19	69	2	0	86	102	.214	.319	.342	.660	81	193	12	3	0	5	3	*3D/H
2022	36	TOT	AL	131	506	431	52	87	18	0	19	60	0	0	71	88	.202	.316	.376	.692	100	162	9	2	0	2	2	3D/H9
2022	36	KCR	AL	52	212	176	17	38	10	0	4	21	0	0	36	28	.216	.349	.341	.690	97	60	1	0	0	0	1	3D/H
2022	36	SEA	AL	79	294	255	35	49	8	0	15	39	0	0	35	60	.192	.293	.400	.693	101	102	8	2	0	2	1	D3/H9
13 Yrs				1784	7567	6329	917	1533	334	16	278	925	48	18	1148	1246	.242	.359	.432	.791	115	2733	159	34	0	56	62
162 Game Avg.				162	687	575	83	139	30	1	25	84	4	2	104	113	.242	.359	.432	.791	115	248	14	3	0	5	6

CLE (10 yrs)				1334	5723	4773	717	1197	273	14	216	710	44	17	881	963	.251	.368	.450	.818	121	2146	126	28	0	41	51
KCR (2 yrs)				210	871	741	83	159	25	0	23	90	2	0	122	130	.215	.326	.341	.667	85	253	13	3	0	5	4
SEA (1 yr)				79	294	255	35	49	8	0	15	39	0	0	35	60	.192	.293	.400	.693	101	102	8	2	0	2	1
PHI (1 yr)				161	679	560	82	128	28	2	24	86	2	1	110	93	.229	.352	.414	.766	105	232	12	1	0	8	6

AL (12 yrs)				1623	6888	5769	835	1405	306	14	254	839	46	17	1038	1153	.244	.359	.434	.793	116	2501	147	33	0	48	56
NL (1 yr)				161	679	560	82	128	28	2	24	86	2	1	110	93	.229	.352	.414	.766	105	232	12	1	0	8	6

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Carlos Santana?

Carlos Santana is 36 years old.

When was Carlos Santana born?

Carlos Santana was born on April 8, 1986.

Where was Carlos Santana born?

Carlos Santana was born in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional.

How tall is Carlos Santana?

Carlos Santana is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much does Carlos Santana weigh?

Carlos Santana weighs 215 lbs (97 kg).

How many seasons has Carlos Santana played?

Carlos Santana has played 13 seasons.

What position does Carlos Santana play?

Carlos Santana is a First Baseman and Catcher.

How many hits does Carlos Santana have?

Carlos Santana had 87 hits last season and 1,533 hits over his career.

How many home runs does Carlos Santana have?

Carlos Santana had 19 home runs last season and 278 home runs over his career.

What is Carlos Santana's average?

Carlos Santana had a .202 average last season and a .242 average over his career.

How much is Carlos Santana worth?

Carlos Santana made $10,500,000.00 last year. His current contract terms are 1 yr/$6.75M (23).

How many teams has Carlos Santana played for?

Carlos Santana has played for 4 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners.

How many World Series has Carlos Santana won?

Carlos Santana has never won a World Series.

What is Carlos Santana's Twitter account?

Carlos Santana is on Twitter at TheRealSlamtana.

What is Carlos Santana's Instagram account?

Carlos Santana is on Instagram at slamtana_41.

What are Carlos Santana's nicknames?

Axeman, El Oso, Slamtana are nicknames for Carlos Santana.

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