Benito Santiago

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: March 9, 1965 in Ponce, Puerto Rico pr

High School: John F. Kennedy HS (Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico)

Debut: September 14, 1986 (Age 21-189d, 15,259th in major league history)
vs. HOU 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 11, 2005 (Age 40-033d)
vs. MIL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Agents: Joe Longo, Joe Rosario • Previously: Manny Sanguillen, Joe Maenza, Greg Genske, Lonnie Cooper, Scott Boras

Full Name: Benito Santiago

Nicknames: Benny

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Rookie of the Year
5x All-Star
3x Gold Glove
4x Silver Slugger
NLCS MVP

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.4

6951

1830

217

.263

755

RBI

920

OBP

.307

SLG

.415

OPS

.722

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1993 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1993 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	FLA		LAD	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
2	2	Apr 6	FLA		LAD	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
3	3	Apr 7	FLA		LAD	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
4	4	Apr 9	FLA		SDP	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
5	5	Apr 10	FLA		SDP	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
6	7 (1)	Apr 12	FLA	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	47	10.1	4	1	0	5	0	C
7	8	Apr 13	FLA	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
8	9	Apr 14	FLA	@	SFG	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
9	10	Apr 16	FLA	@	HOU	L,3-9	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
10	11	Apr 17	FLA	@	HOU	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
11	12	Apr 18	FLA	@	HOU	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
12	13	Apr 20	FLA		ATL	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
13	14	Apr 21	FLA		ATL	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
14	15	Apr 22	FLA		ATL	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
15	16	Apr 23	FLA	@	COL	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
16	17	Apr 24	FLA	@	COL	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
17	18	Apr 25	FLA	@	COL	W,11-1	GS	27	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
18	19	Apr 26	FLA	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
19	20	Apr 27	FLA	@	CIN	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
20	21	Apr 28	FLA	@	ATL	W,3-1	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
21	22	Apr 29	FLA	@	ATL	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
22	23	Apr 30	FLA		COL	L,2-6	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	24	May 1	FLA		COL	W,7-6	CG	53	12.0	9	3	0	12	1	C
24	25	May 2	FLA		COL	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
25	26	May 4	FLA		CIN	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
26	27	May 5	FLA		CIN	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
27	28	May 7	FLA	@	NYM	L,0-4	CG	30	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
28	29	May 8	FLA	@	NYM	W,4-2	GF	10	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
29	30	May 9	FLA	@	NYM	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
30	31	May 10	FLA	@	NYM	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
31	32	May 11	FLA	@	MON	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
32	33	May 12	FLA	@	MON	W,10-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
33	34	May 13	FLA	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	39	8.1	4	2	0	6	0	C
34	35	May 14	FLA	@	STL	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
35	36	May 15	FLA	@	STL	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
36	38 (1)	May 17	FLA		PHI	L,3-10	CG	49	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
37	39	May 18	FLA		PHI	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
38	40	May 19	FLA		PHI	W,5-3	GF	4	1.1	2	0	0	2	0	C
39	41	May 21	FLA		CHC	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
40	42	May 22	FLA		CHC	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	7	1	2	10	0	C
41	43	May 23	FLA		CHC	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
42	44	May 25	FLA	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
43	45	May 26	FLA	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
44	46	May 27	FLA	@	PIT	L,8-13	CG	48	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
45	47	May 28	FLA		HOU	W,5-4	CG	52	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
46	48	May 29	FLA		HOU	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
47	49	May 30	FLA		HOU	L,1-2	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	50	Jun 1 (1)	FLA		SFG	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
49	51	Jun 1 (2)	FLA		SFG	L,3-4	GF	10	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR C
50	52	Jun 2	FLA		SFG	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	C
51	53	Jun 4	FLA	@	SDP	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	C
52	54	Jun 5	FLA	@	SDP	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
53	55	Jun 6	FLA	@	SDP	W,9-2	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
54	56	Jun 7	FLA	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
55	57	Jun 8	FLA	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
56	58	Jun 10	FLA		PIT	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
57	59	Jun 11	FLA		PIT	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
58	60	Jun 12	FLA		PIT	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
59	61	Jun 13	FLA		PIT	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
60	62	Jun 14	FLA	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
61	63	Jun 15	FLA	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
62	65 (1)	Jun 17	FLA	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
63	66	Jun 18	FLA	@	PHI	L,3-7	GS	25	4.2	3	0	0	3	0	C
64	67	Jun 19	FLA	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
65	68	Jun 20	FLA	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
66	69	Jun 21	FLA		STL	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
67	70	Jun 22	FLA		STL	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
68	71	Jun 23	FLA		STL	L,3-4	GF	10	3.0	2	1	0	3	0	PH C
69	72	Jun 25	FLA		MON	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
70	73	Jun 26	FLA		MON	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
71	74	Jun 27	FLA		MON	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
72	75	Jun 29	FLA		NYM	L,9-10	CG	56	12.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
73	76	Jun 30	FLA		NYM	L,1-7	CG	47	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	77	Jul 1	FLA		NYM	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
75	78	Jul 2	FLA	@	ATL	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
76	79	Jul 3	FLA	@	ATL	L,2-11	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
77	81 (1)	Jul 5	FLA	@	ATL	L,7-9	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
78	82	Jul 6	FLA	@	COL	L,3-8	CG	36	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
79	83	Jul 7	FLA	@	COL	L,5-6	CG	38	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	C
80	84	Jul 8	FLA	@	COL	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH C
81	85	Jul 9	FLA		ATL	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
82	86	Jul 10	FLA		ATL	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
83	87	Jul 11	FLA		ATL	L,3-6	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
84	88	Jul 15	FLA	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
85	90 (1)	Jul 17	FLA	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
86	91	Jul 18	FLA	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
87	92	Jul 19	FLA		COL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
88	93	Jul 20	FLA		COL	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
89	94	Jul 21	FLA		COL	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
90	95	Jul 22	FLA		CIN	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
91	96	Jul 23	FLA		CIN	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
92	97	Jul 24	FLA		CIN	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
93	99 (1)	Jul 27	FLA	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
94	100	Jul 28	FLA	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	3	1	0	4	0	C
95	101	Jul 29	FLA	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
96	102	Jul 30	FLA	@	MON	L,1-11	GS	34	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
97	103	Jul 31	FLA	@	MON	L,5-6	CG	43	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	104	Aug 1	FLA	@	MON	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
99	105	Aug 2	FLA	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
100	106	Aug 3	FLA	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
101	107	Aug 4	FLA	@	STL	L,2-10	GS	34	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
102	108	Aug 5	FLA	@	STL	L,6-16	GS	37	4.2	4	1	0	5	1	C
103	109	Aug 6	FLA		PHI	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
104	110	Aug 7	FLA		PHI	L,7-8	CG	50	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
105	111	Aug 8	FLA		PHI	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
106	112	Aug 9	FLA		CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
107	113	Aug 10	FLA		CHC	W,3-2	GS	30	8.1	7	0	1	8	0	C
108	114	Aug 11	FLA		CHC	W,12-11	CG	53	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
109	115	Aug 12	FLA		CHC	L,1-5	GF	6	1.2	3	0	0	3	0	C
110	116	Aug 13	FLA	@	PIT	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
111	117	Aug 14	FLA	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
112	119 (1)	Aug 17	FLA	@	HOU	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
113	120	Aug 18	FLA	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
114	121	Aug 19	FLA	@	HOU	L,3-8	GS	34	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
115	122	Aug 20	FLA	@	SFG	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
116	123	Aug 21	FLA	@	SFG	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
117	124	Aug 22	FLA	@	SFG	L,6-7	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	C
118	125	Aug 24	FLA		HOU	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
119	126	Aug 25	FLA		HOU	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
120	127	Aug 26	FLA		HOU	W,5-4	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
121	128	Aug 27	FLA		SFG	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
122	129	Aug 29	FLA		SFG	L,3-9	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
123	130	Aug 30	FLA		SFG	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
124	131	Aug 31	FLA		SDP	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	132	Sep 1	FLA		SDP	L,5-13	CG	52	9.0	7	0	2	9	0	C
126	133	Sep 2	FLA		SDP	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	C
127	134	Sep 3	FLA		LAD	L,4-5	GS	41	9.1	11	2	0	13	0	C
128	136 (1)	Sep 5	FLA		LAD	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
129	137	Sep 6	FLA	@	SDP	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
130	138	Sep 7	FLA	@	SDP	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
131	139	Sep 8	FLA	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
132	140	Sep 9	FLA	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	52	9.2	4	0	0	4	0	C
133	141	Sep 10	FLA	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
134	144 (2)	Sep 14	FLA		PIT	L,0-1	CG	22	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
135	145	Sep 15	FLA		PIT	L,1-8	GS	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	C
136	152 (6)	Sep 22	FLA	@	PHI	L,1-2	GF	5	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
137	153	Sep 24	FLA		STL	L,5-9	GS	14	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
							137gm		1096.2	740	64	11	815	4