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Benito
Santiago		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 197
 
Born: March 9, 1965 in P.R., , PONCE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1999   
Gold Glove Award 1991    1993    1994    1996    1997   
All-Star Selections 1993   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1988 23 MIN AL 42 132 17 46 7 0 1 18 0 0 7 15 .348 .376 .424 .800 19.3 4.2
1989 24 MIN AL 104 349 41 123 22 4 6 59 1 1 10 58 .352 .366 .490 .856 56.0 13.4
1990 25 MIN AL 145 520 64 157 37 1 15 65 0 0 30 110 .302 .339 .463 .803 74.2 17.5
1991 26 MIN AL 140 510 60 127 24 6 13 62 0 0 37 111 .249 .299 .396 .695 56.9 9.7
1992 27 MIN AL 138 524 80 148 32 7 21 87 2 0 30 109 .282 .319 .490 .809 74.6 15.3
1993 28 MIN AL 142 523 67 144 28 1 17 76 0 0 30 120 .275 .311 .430 .741 67.4 12.7
1994 29 MIN AL 112 423 61 127 24 4 19 84 1 0 23 92 .300 .331 .511 .842 67.6 14.5
1995 30 MIN AL 141 583 96 173 30 5 20 92 0 0 31 112 .297 .331 .468 .799 83.6 13.7
1996 31 MIN AL 142 558 78 158 30 3 16 80 1 0 31 134 .283 .318 .434 .751 73.3 10.1
1997 32 MIN AL 147 587 93 166 35 6 24 90 2 0 29 135 .283 .315 .486 .801 80.4 12.3
1998 33 MIN AL 90 321 40 84 20 1 11 45 1 0 27 78 .262 .318 .433 .751 43.7 5.4
  BOS AL 44 162 20 52 12 0 5 23 1 0 8 33 .321 .351 .488 .839 25.6 4.1
  TOT   134 483 60 136 32 1 16 68 2 0 35 111 .282 .329 .451 .780 69.3 9.5
1999 34 BOS AL 92 287 54 83 21 4 20 68 0 0 20 56 .289 .332 .599 .932 53.3 7.9
2000 35 BOS AL 66 210 18 41 6 0 4 12 0 0 17 67 .195 .254 .281 .535 13.4 0.0
13 Years Sim 1545 5689 789 1629 328 42 192 861 9 1 330 1230 .286 .323 .460 .783 789.4 140.7
162 Game Average 596 82 170 34 4 20 90 0 0 34 128 .286 .323 .460 .783 82.8  
Career Highs 147 587 96 173 37 7 24 92 2 1 37 135 .352 .376 .599 .932 83.6  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1988 23 MIN AL C 35 33 284.7 169 13 1 0 .995 5.75 25 9 .360 1 1.1
1989 24 MIN AL C 86 70 649.0 406 47 5 0 .989 6.28 70 29 .414 2 4.6
1990 25 MIN AL C 121 110 989.0 616 51 10 2 .985 6.07 83 28 .337 1 5.2
1991 26 MIN AL C 113 102 944.3 673 51 2 1 .997 6.90 71 33 .465 3 7.5
    2B 1 1 9.0 3 1 0 1 1.000 4.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1992 27 MIN AL C 133 126 1157.0 905 58 8 1 .992 7.49 91 34 .374 8 7.5
1993 28 MIN AL C 137 129 1180.7 1036 51 16 0 .985 8.29 78 32 .410 7 7.8
1994 29 MIN AL C 109 100 915.0 816 47 11 0 .987 8.49 75 29 .387 3 4.3
1995 30 MIN AL C 93 89 812.3 762 49 8 0 .990 8.99 70 30 .429 3 3.9
1996 31 MIN AL C 138 131 1185.3 1097 47 11 1 .990 8.69 88 31 .352 10 6.5
    CF 2 2 17.7 4 0 1 0 .800 2.04 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1997 32 MIN AL C 142 134 1235.7 1110 52 10 1 .991 8.46 79 32 .405 7 9.0
1998 33 MIN AL C 86 79 717.0 593 36 5 1 .992 7.90 40 16 .400 7 4.2
  BOS AL C 42 39 350.3 289 17 3 1 .990 7.86 19 8 .421 3 2.4
  TOT   C 128 118 1067.3 882 53 8 2 .992 7.88 59 24 .407 10 6.7
1999 34 BOS AL C 72 50 486.3 455 16 4 0 .992 8.72 26 9 .346 3 2.9
2000 35 BOS AL C 58 50 459.3 475 17 4 0 .992 9.64 26 9 .346 3 2.3
  C 1365 1242 11365.9 9402 552 98 8 .990 7.88 841 329 .391 61 69.2
  CF 2 2 17.7 4 0 1 0 .800 2.04 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  2B 1 1 9.0 3 1 0 1 1.000 4.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1368 1245 11392.6 9409 553 99 9 .990 7.87 841 329 .391 61 69.3
Career Highs   142 134 1235.7 1110 58 16 2 .997 9.64 91 34 .465 10  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1989 24 MIN AL 4 18 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .222 .333
1990 25 MIN AL 4 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .071 .133 .071 .205
1991 26 MIN AL 4 19 1 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .421 .421 .474 .895
1993 28 MIN AL 4 15 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .333 .412 .333 .745
1994 29 MIN AL 4 17 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .235 .222 .294 .516
1995 30 MIN AL 5 23 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .348 .348 .348 .696
1996 31 MIN AL 4 17 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 .176 .211 .235 .446
1997 32 MIN AL 16 66 10 22 2 1 1 8 0 0 4 12 .333 .366 .439 .806
1999 34 BOS AL 10 27 4 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 8 .111 .143 .111 .254
Career Post-Season Batting 55 216 20 56 5 2 1 24 0 0 9 46 .259 .285 .315 .600
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1992-10-.490
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 40    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 44)
 
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  3. Jerry Willard (895)
  4. Dave Nilsson (894)
  5. Jeff Reed (886)
  6. Steve Decker (883)
  7. Mike Sweeney (880)
  8. Darrell Porter (865)
  9. Jason Kendall (863)
  10. Mike Fitzgerald (855)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 43rd overall pick, by Baltimore in 1986
Traded from Baltimore to Minnesota on 3/2/1986 (Going to MIN: RF C. Snyder, C B. Santiago. Going to BAL: C T. Player)
Injured on 7/18/1986 with a Broken Hip, out for full season
Had first career hit on 6/12/1988, off Gary Lucas (CAL)
Injured on 6/23/1988 with a Concussion, out for one week
Hit first career homerun on 7/23/1988, off Joe Hesketh (MIL)
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1991
1/31/1992: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/29/1992, hitting .538 with 3 HR, 6 RBI
1/31/1993: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,478,571 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 5/27/1993, hitting .538 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
Was selected to the 1993 Allstar game
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1993
1/31/1994: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,478,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/16/1994 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 5 weeks
7/16/1994: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $7,500,000 per year, for 6 years
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1994
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Chicago (A) on 4/21/1995
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Baltimore on 6/1/1995
Won Player of the Week award on 10/14/1995, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 9 RBI
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1996
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1997
Traded from Minnesota to Boston on 7/31/1998 (Going to MIN: P Bill Mooneyham. Going to BOS: C Benito Santiago, P Eric Gunderson)
Injured on 3/11/1999 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for one week
Hit for the cycle against Chicago (A) on 5/27/1999
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (A) on 5/27/1999
Drove in 8 runs against Chicago (A) on 5/28/1999
Won World Championship with Boston in 1999
Signed as a free agent by Texas on 4/16/2001 to a 1-year deal worth $596,000 per year
 
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