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.

1999 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1999 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
2	2	Apr 7	CHC	@	HOU	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	C
3	3	Apr 8	CHC	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
4	4	Apr 9	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
5	5	Apr 10	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
6	6	Apr 11	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-9	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
7	7	Apr 12	CHC		CIN	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
8	8	Apr 14	CHC		CIN	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
9	9	Apr 16	CHC	@	MIL	W,9-4	GS	32	6.2	5	0	0	5	0	C
10	10	Apr 17	CHC	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	35	8.2	6	0	0	6	0	C
11	11	Apr 18	CHC	@	MIL	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
12	12	Apr 20	CHC		HOU	L,4-10	CG	45	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
13	14 (1)	Apr 23	CHC		NYM	L,5-6	GS	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
14	15	Apr 24	CHC		NYM	W,2-0	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
15	16	Apr 25	CHC		NYM	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
16	17	Apr 27	CHC	@	FLA	L,0-8	GS	28	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
17	18	Apr 28	CHC	@	FLA	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
18	19	Apr 29	CHC	@	FLA	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
19	20	Apr 30	CHC		SDP	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	21	May 1	CHC		SDP	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
21	22	May 2	CHC		SDP	W,3-2	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
22	23	May 3	CHC		COL	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
23	24	May 4	CHC		COL	W,13-12	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
24	25	May 5	CHC		COL	L,6-13	CG	52	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
25	26	May 7	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	41	8.2	4	1	0	5	0	C
26	27	May 8	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
27	28	May 9	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
28	29	May 10	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
29	30	May 11	CHC	@	LAD	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
30	32 (1)	May 14	CHC		ATL	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
31	33	May 15	CHC		ATL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
32	34	May 16	CHC		ATL	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
33	35	May 17	CHC	@	FLA	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
34	36	May 18	CHC	@	FLA	W,4-1	CG	36	11.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
35	37	May 19	CHC	@	FLA	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
36	38	May 20	CHC	@	ATL	W,6-5	CG	48	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
37	39	May 21	CHC	@	ATL	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
38	41 (1)	May 23	CHC	@	ATL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
39	42	May 24	CHC		FLA	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
40	43	May 25	CHC		FLA	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	C
41	45 (1)	May 28	CHC		STL	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
42	46	May 29	CHC		STL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
43	47	May 30	CHC		STL	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	48	Jun 1	CHC		SDP	L,0-1	CG	23	5.2	4	0	1	5	0	C
45	49	Jun 2	CHC		SDP	W,9-8	CG	38	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	C
46	50	Jun 3	CHC		SDP	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
47	51	Jun 4	CHC	@	CLE	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
48	52	Jun 5	CHC	@	CLE	L,7-8	CG	51	10.1	8	0	0	8	0	C
49	54 (1)	Jun 7	CHC	@	ARI	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
50	55	Jun 8	CHC	@	ARI	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
51	56	Jun 9	CHC	@	ARI	L,7-8	GS	43	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B C
52	57	Jun 11	CHC		CHW	L,3-5	CG	29	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	C
53	58	Jun 12	CHC		CHW	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
54	60 (1)	Jun 14	CHC	@	MIL	L,1-5	GS	39	7.1	3	0	0	3	0	C
55	61	Jun 15	CHC	@	MIL	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
56	63 (1)	Jun 17	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	39	8.1	8	0	0	8	0	C
57	64	Jun 18	CHC	@	SFG	L,5-8	GS	32	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
58	65	Jun 19	CHC	@	SFG	L,5-11	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
59	67 (1)	Jun 22	CHC	@	COL	W,13-12	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	C
60	69 (1)	Jun 24	CHC	@	COL	W,12-10	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
61	70	Jun 25	CHC		PHI	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
62	71	Jun 26	CHC		PHI	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
63	72	Jun 27	CHC		PHI	W,13-7	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
64	73	Jun 29	CHC		MIL	L,6-17	GS	27	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
65	74	Jun 30	CHC		MIL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	76 (1)	Jul 2	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-14	GS	28	5.2	2	1	0	3	0	C
67	79 (2)	Jul 5	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-2	GF	12	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
68	80	Jul 6	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
69	81	Jul 7	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
70	82	Jul 8	CHC	@	PIT	W,9-4	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
71	83	Jul 9	CHC	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	41	8.2	2	1	0	3	1	C
72	86 (2)	Jul 15	CHC		MIN	W,9-3	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	C
73	87	Jul 16	CHC		MIN	W,11-10	CG	49	9.0	10	2	1	13	0	C
74	88	Jul 17	CHC		MIN	L,0-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
75	91 (2)	Jul 20	CHC		KCR	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
76	92	Jul 21	CHC		PIT	W,2-1	GS	29	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
77	95 (2)	Jul 24	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
78	96	Jul 25	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
79	97	Jul 26	CHC	@	MON	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
80	99 (1)	Jul 28	CHC	@	MON	L,2-8	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
81	100	Jul 30	CHC		NYM	L,9-10	GF	15	4.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
82	102 (1)	Aug 1	CHC		NYM	L,4-5	GS	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
83	105 (2)	Aug 4	CHC		MON	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	C
84	106	Aug 5	CHC		MON	L,2-5	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
85	107	Aug 6 (1)	CHC		HOU	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
86	110 (2)	Aug 8	CHC		HOU	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
87	111	Aug 9	CHC		ARI	L,7-10	CG	45	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	C
88	112	Aug 10	CHC		ARI	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
89	113	Aug 11	CHC		ARI	L,5-7	CG	50	11.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
90	115 (1)	Aug 14	CHC	@	STL	W,9-7	GS	30	6.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
91	117 (1)	Aug 16	CHC	@	ARI	L,3-10	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
92	118	Aug 17	CHC	@	ARI	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
93	121 (2)	Aug 21	CHC		COL	W,8-6	GS	40	8.2	8	0	0	8	0	C
94	122	Aug 22	CHC		COL	L,2-3	GF	5	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
95	123	Aug 24	CHC		SFG	L,4-12	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
96	125 (1)	Aug 25 (2)	CHC		SFG	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
97	127 (1)	Aug 27	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-9	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	132 (4)	Sep 1	CHC	@	SDP	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
99	138 (5)	Sep 7 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,3-10	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
100	147 (8)	Sep 17	CHC		MIL	W,6-5		6	1.2	2	0	0	2	0	C
101	149 (1)	Sep 19	CHC		MIL	W,8-7	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
102	150	Sep 20	CHC		STL	L,2-7	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
103	151	Sep 21	CHC		STL	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	C
104	153 (1)	Sep 23	CHC		PIT	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
105	156 (2)	Sep 26	CHC		PIT	L,4-8	CG	50	11.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
106	157	Sep 28	CHC	@	PHI	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
107	160 (2)	Oct 1	CHC	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
							108gm		842.1	562	43	6	611	8