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 starter over there (N.L.) might be second or third over here." - Rafael Santana in Baseball Digest (September 1988)
Rafael SantanaRafael Santana Autograph on a 1985 Topps Baseball Card (#67 | Checklist) |
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Rafael SantanaRafael Santana Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Rafael SantanaRafael Santana Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1983 | 25 | Cardinals | 30 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .353 | .214 |
1984 | 26 | Mets | 51 | 152 | 14 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .276 | .317 | .382 |
1985 | 27 | Mets | 154 | 529 | 41 | 136 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | .257 | .295 | .302 |
1986 | 28 | Mets | 139 | 394 | 38 | 86 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 36 | 12 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | .218 | .285 | .254 |
1987 | 29 | Mets | 139 | 439 | 41 | 112 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 29 | 10 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .255 | .302 | .346 |
1988 | 30 | Yankees | 148 | 480 | 50 | 115 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 33 | 0 | 61 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | .240 | .289 | .294 |
1990 | 32 | Indians | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .231 | .462 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | 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 |
Rafael SantanaRafael Santana Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1983 Cardinals | 2B | 9 | 1 | 54 | 7 | 0.8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 3.00 |
1983 Cardinals | 3B | 4 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 3.00 |
1983 Cardinals | SS | 6 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 0.7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 3.00 |
1984 Mets | SS | 50 | 42 | 1,131 | 202 | 4.0 | 196 | 92 | 104 | 6 | 34 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 4.68 |
1985 Mets | SS | 153 | 145 | 4,014 | 722 | 4.7 | 697 | 301 | 396 | 25 | 81 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 4.69 |
1986 Mets | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1986 Mets | SS | 137 | 111 | 3,132 | 588 | 4.3 | 572 | 203 | 369 | 16 | 68 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 4.93 |
1987 Mets | SS | 138 | 129 | 3,375 | 626 | 4.5 | 609 | 213 | 396 | 17 | 82 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 4.87 |
1988 Yankees | SS | 148 | 147 | 3,765 | 645 | 4.4 | 623 | 202 | 421 | 22 | 96 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 4.47 |
1990 Indians | SS | 7 | 4 | 102 | 11 | 1.6 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.91 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
SS Totals | 639 | 578 | 15,546 | 2,798 | 4.4 | 2,711 | 1,014 | 1,697 | 87 | 364 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 4.71 | |
2B Totals | 10 | 1 | 54 | 7 | 0.7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 3.00 | |
3B Totals | 4 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 3.00 | |
7 Years | 653 | 579 | 15,618 | 2,809 | 4.3 | 2,719 | 1,016 | 1,703 | 90 | 366 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 4.70 |
Rafael SantanaRafael Santana Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1983 Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7 | 14 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
1984 Mets | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 2 | n/a | 152.0 | 8.9 | 12.7 | - | - | - |
1985 Mets | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 529.0 | 9.8 | 18.2 | - | - | - |
1986 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 394.0 | 9.2 | 14.1 | - | - | - |
1987 Mets | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 87.8 | 7.7 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
1988 Yankees | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120.0 | 7.9 | 12.6 | - | - | - |
1990 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
7 Years | 3 | 7 | .300 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 155.5 | 8.6 | 13.0 | - | - | - |
Rafael SantanaRafael Santana Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1983 St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
1984 New York Mets | 3 | $40,000.00 | - | - |
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 | - | - |
Rafael Santana Stats by Baseball Almanac |
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