Rafael Santana Stats

Rafael Santana was born on Friday, January 31, 1958, in La Romana, La Romana, Dominican Republic. Santana was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 5, 1983, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rafael Santana baseball stats page.

"What makes the National League more tough is you see so many great arms. From what I've seen in this league, there are a bunch of guys who, when it's 3-2 in the count, will throw the breaking ball. This league depends more on the breaking ball. The fourth or fifth started over there (N.L.) might be second or third over here." - Rafael Santana in Baseball Digest (September 1988)

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Rafael Santana

Rafael Santana Autograph on a 1985 Topps (#67)

Rafael Santana Autograph on a 1985 Topps (#67)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Rafael Francisco (De La Cruz) Santana
Nickname:   Magic
Born On:   01-31-1958
Place of Birth Data Born In:   La Romana, La Romana, Dominican Republic
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   04-05-1983 (Age 25)
Last Game:   04-23-1990
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Rafael Santana

Rafael Santana Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Rafael Santana

Rafael Santana Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1983 Cardinals 30 14 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 .214 .353 .214
1984 Mets 51 152 14 42 11 1 1 0 12 9 0 17 1 0 0 3 .276 .317 .382
1985 Mets 154 529 41 136 19 1 1 0 29 29 12 54 4 2 0 14 .257 .295 .302
1986 Mets 139 394 38 86 11 0 1 0 28 36 12 43 1 3 2 15 .218 .285 .254
1987 Mets 139 439 41 112 21 2 5 0 44 29 10 57 0 1 1 11 .255 .302 .346
1988 Yankees 148 480 50 115 12 1 4 0 38 33 0 61 5 2 1 17 .240 .289 .294
1990 Indians 7 13 3 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .231 .462
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 668 2,021 188 497 74 5 13 0 156 138 34 234 11 8 5 61 .246 .295 .307
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Rafael Santana Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1983 Cardinals 2B 9 - - 7 0.8 6 2 4 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .857 0.00 -
1983 Cardinals 3B 4 - - 4 1.0 2 0 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00 -
1983 Cardinals SS 6 - - 4 0.7 3 1 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00 -
1984 Mets SS 50 - - 202 4.0 196 92 104 6 34 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1985 Mets SS 153 - - 722 4.7 697 301 396 25 81 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 -
1986 Mets 2B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1986 Mets SS 137 - - 588 4.3 572 203 369 16 68 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1987 Mets SS 138 - - 626 4.5 609 213 396 17 82 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1988 Yankees SS 148 - - 645 4.4 623 202 421 22 96 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1990 Indians SS 7 - - 11 1.6 11 2 9 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
SS Totals 639 0 0 2,798 4.4 2,711 1,014 1,697 87 364 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 --
2B Totals 10 0 0 7 0.7 6 2 4 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .857 0.00 --
3B Totals 4 0 0 4 1.0 2 0 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00 --
7 Years 653 - - 2,809 4.3 2,719 1,016 1,703 90 366 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 --
Rafael Santana

Rafael Santana Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1983 Cardinals 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 7.0 7.0 - - -
1984 Mets 0 3 .000 - - n/a 152.0 8.9 12.7 - - -
1985 Mets 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 529.0 9.8 18.2 - - -
1986 Mets 0 0 .000 - - n/a 394.0 9.2 14.1 - - -
1987 Mets 1 1 .500 - - n/a 87.8 7.7 10.0 - - -
1988 Yankees 1 2 .333 - - 0 120.0 7.9 12.6 - - -
1990 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 0 13.0 0.0 4.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 3 7 .300 - - 0 155.5 8.6 13.0 - - -
Rafael Santana

Rafael Santana Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1983 St. Louis Cardinals 14 Undetermined - -
1984 New York Mets 3 Undetermined - -
1985 New York Mets 3 $125,000.00 - -
1986 New York Mets 3 $235,000.00 - Stats
1987 New York Mets 3 $250,000.00 - -
1988 New York Yankees 17 $425,000.00 - -
1990 Cleveland Indians 2 $250,000.00 - -


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