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Ervin Santana

Q: When was Ervin Santana born?

Ervin Santana was born on December 12, 1982.

Q: Where was Ervin Santana born?

Ervin Santana was born in La Romana, La Romana.

Q: How tall is Ervin Santana?

Ervin Santana is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Ervin Santana weigh when playing?

Ervin Santana weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Ervin Santana play?

Ervin Santana played 16 seasons.

Q: Is Ervin Santana in the Hall of Fame?

Ervin Santana has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Ervin Santana have?

Ervin Santana had 1,978 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Ervin Santana played for?

Ervin Santana played for 5 teams; the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox.

Q: How many World Series has Ervin Santana won?

Ervin Santana has never won a World Series.

Q: When did Ervin Santana retire?

Ervin Santana last played in 2021.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: December 12, 1982 in La Romana, Dominican Republic do

High School: Colego Cristiano El Alfarero (Dominican Republic)

Debut: May 17, 2005 (Age 22-156d, 18,650th in major league history)
vs. CLE 4.0 IP, 8 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 6 ER, L

Last Game: October 1, 2021 (Age 38-293d)
vs. MIN 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

Agents: Jay Alou • Previously: Wasserman Media Group (Adam Katz)

Full Name: Ervin Ramon Santana

Nicknames: Magic

Twitter: @ErvinSantana_54

Instagram: @ervinsantana_54

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.0

151

129

ERA

4.11

425

386

2486.2

1978

WHIP

1.274

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2001	18	ANA-min	Rk	5	3	.625	4.31	14	13	0	1	1	0	77.1	59	44	37	1	47	1	91	4	2	11	349			1.371	6.9	0.1	5.5	10.6	1.94	ANG,PVO ARIZ,PION
2002	19	ANA-min	A	14	8	.636	4.16	27	27	0	0	0	0	147.0	133	75	68	10	48	3	146	6	3	9	619			1.231	8.1	0.6	2.9	8.9	3.04	CDR MIDW
2003	20	ANA-min	A+,AA	11	3	.786	2.80	26	26	0	1	0	0	154.1	121	59	48	13	48	0	153	10	0	15	635			1.095	7.1	0.8	2.8	8.9	3.19	RCU,ARK CALL,TL
2004	21	ANA-min	AA	2	1	.667	3.30	8	8	0	0	0	0	43.2	41	19	16	3	18	0	48	4	0	5	191			1.351	8.5	0.6	3.7	9.9	2.67	ARK TL
2005	22	LAA-min	AA,AAA	6	1	.857	2.93	10	10	0	0	0	0	58.1	53	23	19	4	17	0	49	4	0	1	240			1.200	8.2	0.6	2.6	7.6	2.88	ARK,SLK TL,PCL
2005	22	LAA	AL	12	8	.600	4.65	23	23	0	1	1	0	133.2	139	73	69	17	47	2	99	8	0	4	583	91	4.43	1.392	9.4	1.1	3.2	6.7	2.11
2006	23	LAA	AL	16	8	.667	4.28	33	33	0	0	0	0	204.0	181	106	97	21	70	2	141	11	2	10	846	106	4.29	1.230	8.0	0.9	3.1	6.2	2.01
2007	24	LAA-min	AAA	2	1	.667	5.01	5	5	0	0	0	0	32.1	39	19	18	4	10	0	32	3	0	1	144			1.515	10.9	1.1	2.8	8.9	3.20	SLK PCL
2007	24	LAA	AL	7	14	.333	5.76	28	26	1	0	0	0	150.0	174	103	96	26	58	3	126	8	0	7	675	79	5.13	1.547	10.4	1.6	3.5	7.6	2.17
2008	25	LAA	AL	16	7	.696	3.49	32	32	0	2	1	0	219.0	198	89	85	23	47	2	214	8	1	5	897	127	3.30	1.119	8.1	0.9	1.9	8.8	4.55	AS,CYA-6
2009	26	LAA-min	AAA,A+,Rk	1	0	1.000	3.46	3	3	0	0	0	0	13.0	10	5	5	2	1	0	14	1	0	1	52			0.846	6.9	1.4	0.7	9.7	14.00	SLK,RCU,ANG PCL,CALL,ARIZ
2009	26	LAA	AL	8	8	.500	5.03	24	23	0	2	2	0	139.2	159	83	78	24	47	4	107	10	0	4	614	87	5.02	1.475	10.2	1.5	3.0	6.9	2.28
2010	27	LAA	AL	17	10	.630	3.92	33	33	0	4	1	0	222.2	221	104	97	27	73	2	169	12	1	11	954	102	4.28	1.320	8.9	1.1	3.0	6.8	2.32
2011	28	LAA	AL	11	12	.478	3.38	33	33	0	4	1	0	228.2	207	95	86	26	72	4	178	8	1	10	949	111	4.00	1.220	8.1	1.0	2.8	7.0	2.47
2012	29	LAA	AL	9	13	.409	5.16	30	30	0	1	1	0	178.0	165	109	102	39	61	2	133	9	0	4	764	74	5.63	1.270	8.3	2.0	3.1	6.7	2.18
2013	30	KCR	AL	9	10	.474	3.24	32	32	0	0	0	0	211.0	190	85	76	26	51	3	161	6	0	6	859	127	3.93	1.142	8.1	1.1	2.2	6.9	3.16
2014	31	ATL-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	8.44	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.1	8	6	5	1	4	0	3	0	0	1	28			2.250	13.5	1.7	6.8	5.1	0.75	GWI IL
2014	31	ATL	NL	14	10	.583	3.95	31	31	0	0	0	0	196.0	193	90	86	16	63	4	179	4	0	9	817	90	3.39	1.306	8.9	0.7	2.9	8.2	2.84
2015	32	MIN-min	AAA	3	0	1.000	1.74	3	3	0	0	0	0	20.2	17	4	4	2	4	0	11	1	0	2	80			1.016	7.4	0.9	1.7	4.8	2.75	ROC IL
2015	32	MIN	AL	7	5	.583	4.00	17	17	0	0	0	0	108.0	104	50	48	12	36	2	82	4	0	3	457	102	4.17	1.296	8.7	1.0	3.0	6.8	2.28
2016	33	MIN	AL	7	11	.389	3.38	30	30	0	2	1	0	181.1	168	78	68	19	53	2	149	4	3	11	748	125	3.81	1.219	8.3	0.9	2.6	7.4	2.81
2017	34	MIN	AL	16	8	.667	3.28	33	33	0	5	3	0	211.1	177	85	77	31	61	2	167	8	1	12	864	135	4.46	1.126	7.5	1.3	2.6	7.1	2.74	AS,CYA-7
2018	35	MIN-min	AAA,A+,AA	0	4	.000	3.72	7	7	0	0	0	0	29.0	19	12	12	6	5	0	22	2	0	1	112			0.828	5.9	1.9	1.6	6.8	4.40	ROC,FTM,CNG IL,FLOR,SOUL
2018	35	MIN	AL	0	1	.000	8.03	5	5	0	0	0	0	24.2	31	22	22	9	9	0	16	2	0	0	114	54	7.94	1.622	11.3	3.3	3.3	5.8	1.78
2019	36	NYM-min	AAA,A+	5	5	.500	5.31	18	18	0	0	0	0	95.0	112	60	56	13	35	2	65	4	0	13	426			1.547	10.6	1.2	3.3	6.2	1.86	SYR,SCE IL,FLOR
2019	36	CHW	AL	0	2	.000	9.45	3	3	0	0	0	0	13.1	19	14	14	6	6	0	5	0	0	1	64	50	9.66	1.875	12.8	4.1	4.1	3.4	0.83

2021	38	KCR	AL	2	2	.500	4.68	38	2	19	0	0	0	65.1	65	35	34	9	22	1	52	2	2	7	277	97	4.47	1.332	9.0	1.2	3.0	7.2	2.36
16 Yrs				151	129	.539	4.11	425	386	20	21	11	0	2486.2	2391	1221	1135	331	776	35	1978	104	11	104	10482	101	4.31	1.274	8.7	1.2	2.8	7.2	2.55
162 Game Avg.				13	11	.539	4.11	36	32	2	2	1	0	209	200	102	95	28	65	3	166	9	1	9	879	101	4.31	1.274	8.7	1.2	2.8	7.2	2.55

LAA (8 yrs)				96	80	.545	4.33	236	233	1	14	7	0	1475.2	1444	762	710	203	475	21	1167	74	5	55	6282	97	4.43	1.300	8.8	1.2	2.9	7.1	2.46
MIN (4 yrs)				30	25	.545	3.68	85	85	0	7	4	0	525.1	480	235	215	71	159	6	414	18	4	26	2183	116	4.34	1.216	8.2	1.2	2.7	7.1	2.60
KCR (2 yrs)				11	12	.478	3.58	70	34	19	0	0	0	276.1	255	120	110	35	73	4	213	8	2	13	1136	118	4.06	1.187	8.3	1.1	2.4	6.9	2.92
ATL (1 yr)				14	10	.583	3.95	31	31	0	0	0	0	196.0	193	90	86	16	63	4	179	4	0	9	817	90	3.39	1.306	8.9	0.7	2.9	8.2	2.84
CHW (1 yr)				0	2	.000	9.45	3	3	0	0	0	0	13.1	19	14	14	6	6	0	5	0	0	1	64	50	9.66	1.875	12.8	4.1	4.1	3.4	0.83

AL (15 yrs)				137	119	.535	4.12	394	355	20	21	11	0	2290.2	2198	1131	1049	315	713	31	1799	100	11	95	9665	102	4.39	1.271	8.6	1.2	2.8	7.1	2.52
NL (1 yr)				14	10	.583	3.95	31	31	0	0	0	0	196.0	193	90	86	16	63	4	179	4	0	9	817	90	3.39	1.306	8.9	0.7	2.9	8.2	2.84

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Ervin Santana?

Ervin Santana is 41 years old.

When was Ervin Santana born?

Ervin Santana was born on December 12, 1982.

Where was Ervin Santana born?

Ervin Santana was born in La Romana, La Romana.

How tall is Ervin Santana?

Ervin Santana is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Ervin Santana weigh when playing?

Ervin Santana weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Ervin Santana play?

Ervin Santana played 16 seasons.

Is Ervin Santana in the Hall of Fame?

Ervin Santana has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Ervin Santana play?

Ervin Santana was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Ervin Santana have?

Ervin Santana had 1,978 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Ervin Santana played for?

Ervin Santana played for 5 teams; the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox.

How many World Series has Ervin Santana won?

Ervin Santana has never won a World Series.

When did Ervin Santana retire?

Ervin Santana last played in 2021.

What is Ervin Santana's Twitter account?

Ervin Santana is on Twitter at ErvinSantana_54.

What is Ervin Santana's Instagram account?

Ervin Santana is on Instagram at ervinsantana_54.

What are Ervin Santana's nicknames?

Magic is a nickname for Ervin Santana.

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