Benito Santiago was born on Tuesday, March 9, 1965, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Santiago was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 14, 1986, with the San Diego Padres. 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 Benito Santiago baseball stats page.
"This guy (Benito Santiago) could be a pitcher -- that's how hard he throws. He cut down 23 of 62 base-stealers last season, and he's at his best throwing from the kneeling position; throwing that way, he nailed 10 of 26 felons and picked off five runners at first. Santiago threw out Howard Johnson so impressively two seasons ago that HoJo said without shame, 'I won't try stealing on Santiago anymore.'" - Inside Sports, February 1991
Benito SantiagoBenito Santiago Autograph on a 1989 Fleer Baseball Card (#316) |
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Benito SantiagoBenito Santiago 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 |
Benito SantiagoBenito Santiago 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 |
1986 | 21 | Padres | 17 | 62 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .308 | .468 |
1987 | 22 | Padres | 146 | 546 | 64 | 164 | 33 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 79 | 16 | 2 | 112 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | .300 | .324 | .467 |
1988 | 23 | Padres | 139 | 492 | 49 | 122 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 46 | 24 | 2 | 82 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | .248 | .282 | .362 |
1989 | 24 | Padres | 129 | 462 | 50 | 109 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 62 | 26 | 6 | 89 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .236 | .277 | .387 |
1990 | 25 | Padres | 100 | 344 | 42 | 93 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 53 | 27 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .270 | .323 | .419 |
1991 | 26 | Padres | 152 | 580 | 60 | 155 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 87 | 23 | 5 | 114 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 21 | .267 | .296 | .403 |
1992 | 27 | Padres | 106 | 386 | 37 | 97 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 21 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | .251 | .287 | .383 |
1993 | 28 | Marlins | 139 | 469 | 49 | 108 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 50 | 37 | 2 | 88 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | .230 | .291 | .380 |
1994 | 29 | Marlins | 101 | 337 | 35 | 92 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 41 | 25 | 1 | 57 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | .273 | .322 | .424 |
1995 | 30 | Reds | 81 | 266 | 40 | 76 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 24 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .286 | .351 | .485 |
1996 | 31 | Phillies | 136 | 481 | 71 | 127 | 21 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 85 | 49 | 7 | 104 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .264 | .332 | .503 |
1997 | 32 | Blue Jays | 97 | 341 | 31 | 83 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | .243 | .279 | .387 |
1998 | 33 | Blue Jays | 15 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 | .333 | .483 |
1999 | 34 | Cubs | 109 | 350 | 28 | 87 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 32 | 6 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | .249 | .313 | .377 |
2000 | 35 | Reds | 89 | 252 | 22 | 66 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 19 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .262 | .310 | .409 |
2001 | 36 | Giants | 133 | 477 | 39 | 125 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 23 | 0 | 78 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 | .262 | .295 | .369 |
2002 | 37 | Giants | 126 | 478 | 56 | 133 | 24 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 74 | 27 | 8 | 73 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | .278 | .315 | .450 |
2003 | 38 | Giants | 108 | 401 | 53 | 112 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 56 | 29 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | .279 | .329 | .424 |
2004 | 39 | Royals | 49 | 175 | 15 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .274 | .312 | .434 |
2005 | 40 | Pirates | 6 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .261 | .391 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
20 Years | 1,978 | 6,951 | 755 | 1,830 | 323 | 41 | 217 | 8 | 920 | 430 | 52 | 1,270 | 26 | 70 | 38 | 205 | .263 | .307 | .415 |
Benito SantiagoBenito Santiago Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1986 Padres | C | 17 | 15 | 413 | 92 | 5.4 | 87 | 80 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 3 | .946 | 5.69 |
1987 Padres | C | 146 | 140 | 3,660 | 919 | 6.3 | 897 | 817 | 80 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 22 | .976 | 6.62 |
1988 Padres | C | 136 | 128 | 3,504 | 812 | 6.0 | 800 | 725 | 75 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 95 | .985 | 6.16 |
1989 Padres | C | 127 | 122 | 3,261 | 786 | 6.2 | 766 | 685 | 81 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 4 | .975 | 6.34 |
1990 Padres | C | 98 | 89 | 2,397 | 601 | 6.1 | 589 | 538 | 51 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 31 | .980 | 6.63 |
1991 Padres | C | 151 | 148 | 3,915 | 944 | 6.3 | 930 | 830 | 100 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 0 | .985 | 6.41 |
1991 Padres | LF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1992 Padres | C | 103 | 98 | 2,655 | 649 | 6.3 | 637 | 584 | 53 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 73 | 42 | .982 | 6.48 |
1993 Marlins | C | 136 | 125 | 3,285 | 815 | 6.0 | 804 | 740 | 64 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 90 | .987 | 6.61 |
1993 Marlins | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1994 Marlins | C | 97 | 88 | 2,358 | 582 | 6.0 | 577 | 511 | 66 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 4 | .991 | 6.61 |
1995 Reds | 1B | 8 | 1 | 69 | 21 | 2.6 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.22 |
1995 Reds | C | 75 | 71 | 1,818 | 496 | 6.6 | 494 | 461 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 13 | .996 | 7.34 |
1996 Phillies | 1B | 14 | 12 | 333 | 118 | 8.4 | 117 | 111 | 6 | 1 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.49 |
1996 Phillies | C | 114 | 112 | 2,946 | 794 | 7.0 | 784 | 723 | 61 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 28 | .987 | 7.19 |
1997 Blue Jays | C | 95 | 93 | 2,457 | 663 | 7.0 | 661 | 621 | 40 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 48 | 31 | .997 | 7.26 |
1998 Blue Jays | C | 15 | 6 | 204 | 47 | 3.1 | 47 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.22 |
1999 Cubs | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 18.00 |
1999 Cubs | C | 107 | 95 | 2,524 | 609 | 5.7 | 603 | 560 | 43 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 25 | .990 | 6.45 |
2000 Reds | C | 84 | 66 | 1,826 | 467 | 5.6 | 464 | 428 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | .994 | 6.86 |
2001 Giants | 1B | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.88 |
2001 Giants | C | 130 | 119 | 3,240 | 898 | 6.9 | 893 | 830 | 63 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 35 | .994 | 7.44 |
2002 Giants | C | 125 | 122 | 3,200 | 796 | 6.4 | 792 | 739 | 53 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 58 | 25 | .995 | 6.68 |
2003 Giants | C | 106 | 106 | 2,708 | 668 | 6.3 | 663 | 629 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 10 | .993 | 6.61 |
2004 Royals | C | 49 | 48 | 1,248 | 247 | 5.0 | 246 | 228 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 8 | .996 | 5.32 |
2005 Pirates | C | 6 | 5 | 144 | 43 | 7.2 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.06 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 1,917 | 1,796 | 47,763 | 11,928 | 6.2 | 11,777 | 10,817 | 960 | 151 | 130 | 157 | 652 | 480 | .987 | 6.66 | |
1B Totals | 25 | 14 | 429 | 148 | 5.9 | 147 | 139 | 8 | 1 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.25 | |
LF Totals | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
20 Years | 1,944 | 1,810 | 48,201 | 12,076 | 6.2 | 11,924 | 10,956 | 968 | 152 | 141 | 157 | 652 | 480 | .987 | 6.68 |
Benito SantiagoBenito Santiago 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 |
1986 Padres | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 20.7 | 5.2 | 10.3 | - | - | - |
1987 Padres | 21 | 12 | .636 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 30.3 | 4.9 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1988 Padres | 15 | 7 | .682 | 8 | 1 | n/a | 49.2 | 6.0 | 10.7 | - | - | - |
1989 Padres | 11 | 6 | .647 | 2 | 2 | n/a | 28.9 | 5.2 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1990 Padres | 5 | 5 | .500 | 6 | 1 | n/a | 31.3 | 6.3 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1991 Padres | 8 | 10 | .444 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 34.1 | 5.1 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1992 Padres | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4 | 3 | n/a | 38.6 | 7.4 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
1993 Marlins | 10 | 7 | .588 | 7 | 1 | n/a | 36.1 | 5.3 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
1994 Marlins | 1 | 2 | .333 | 9 | 1 | n/a | 30.6 | 5.9 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
1995 Reds | 2 | 2 | .500 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 24.2 | 5.5 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1996 Phillies | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 16.0 | 4.6 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1997 Blue Jays | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26.2 | 4.3 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1998 Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
1999 Cubs | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 4.9 | 9.7 | - | - | - |
2000 Reds | 2 | 2 | .500 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 31.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
2001 Giants | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79.5 | 6.1 | 10.6 | - | - | - |
2002 Giants | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29.9 | 6.5 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
2003 Giants | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36.5 | 5.8 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
2004 Royals | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 5.5 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
2005 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
20 Years | 91 | 69 | .569 | 94 | 11 | 1 | 32.0 | 5.5 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
Benito SantiagoBenito Santiago Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1986 San Diego Padres | 10 | $60,000.00 | - | - |
1987 San Diego Padres | 9 | $63,500.00 | - | - |
1988 San Diego Padres | 9 | $167,500.00 | - | - |
1989 San Diego Padres | 9 | $345,000.00 | Stats | - |
1990 San Diego Padres | 9 | $750,000.00 | Stats | - |
1991 San Diego Padres | 9, 09 | $1,650,000.00 | Stats | - |
1992 San Diego Padres | 09 | $3,300,000.00 | Stats | - |
1993 Florida Marlins | 09 | $3,400,000.00 | - | - |
1994 Florida Marlins | 09 | $3,800,000.00 | - | n/a |
1995 Cincinnati Reds | 18 | $1,650,000.00 | - | - |
1996 Philadelphia Phillies | 18 | $1,700,000.00 | - | - |
1997 Toronto Blue Jays | 18 | $2,500,000.00 | - | - |
1998 Toronto Blue Jays | 18 | $4,000,000.00 | - | - |
1999 Chicago Cubs | 9 | $1,700,000.00 | - | - |
2000 Cincinnati Reds | 6 | $650,000.00 | - | - |
2001 San Francisco Giants | 33 | $500,000.00 | - | - |
2002 San Francisco Giants | 33 | $2,044,168.00 | Stats | Stats |
2003 San Francisco Giants | 33 | $1,775,000.00 | - | - |
2004 Kansas City Royals | 30, 33 | $2,150,000.00 | - | - |
2005 Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | $2,150,000.00 | - | - |
Benito Santiago Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Benito Santiago set a Major League record for rookies by hitting safely in thirty-four consecutive games (the fourteenth longest hitting streak in history at the time)? It was also the longest hitting streak by a catcher in Major League history, the longest ever by a San Diego Padres player and the longest ever by a Latin player!
Benito Santiago had a brilliantly strong throwing arm, was able to easily throw out would-be base stealers from his knees (video above), and has a few interesting numbers:
09: Benito Santiago was the only player in San Diego Padres history to wear number 09, the only Florida Marlins player in history wear number 09, and the only player ever from any team to add the zero in front of the nine on his uniform.
10: Benito Santiago was behind the plate in one-thousand nine-hundred seventeen games, ranking him number tenth in Major League history for most games caught in a career. Those above him: Al Lopez (1,918 GC), Jim Sundberg (1,927 GC), Brad Ausmus (1,938) Tony Pena (1,950 GC), Jason Kendall (2,025) Gary Carter (2,056 GC), Bob Boone (2,225 GC), Carlton Fisk (2,226 GC) and Ivan Rodriguez (2,427 GC).
16: Benito Santiago finished the 1987 season with sixteen walks in five-hundred seventy-two plate appearances, and teammate / first baseman John Kruk said, "Benny's only rule, is Thou Shalt Not Draw a Pass." Having only sixteen bases on balls didn't stop the writers from awarding him the Rookie of the Year Award (unanimously) at the end of the season.
86: Benito Santiago, on April 12, 1993, in the top of the sixth inning, 2-men out, a man on second, a 1-0 count, Trevor Wilson on the mound, hit the first home run in the history of the Florida Marlins franchise. This was Benny's eighty-sixth career home run.
128: Benito Santiago, on May 3, 1996, in the top of the ninth inning, 1 man out, the bases were loaded, an 0-0 count, Greg Maddux on the mound, hit the first regular-season grand slam off future Hall of Famer Maddux who had been pitching for nearly ten years. This was Benny's one-hundred twenty-eighth career home run.
In 1988, Benito Santiago won the first of three consecutive Gold Gloves, the first San Diego Padres catcher to receive the prestigious honor. Santiago was the fifth catcher from the senior circuit to win three-or-more consecutive Gold Gloves, joining Tony Pena (1983-1985), Gary Carter (1980-1982), Johnny Bench (1968-1977), and Del Crandall (1958-1960).