José Santiago

Q: How old is José Santiago?

José Santiago is 49 years old.

Q: When was José Santiago born?

José Santiago was born on November 5, 1974.

Q: Where was José Santiago born?

José Santiago was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico .

Q: How tall is José Santiago?

José Santiago is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much did José Santiago weigh when playing?

José Santiago weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did José Santiago play?

José Santiago played 8 seasons.

Q: Is José Santiago in the Hall of Fame?

José Santiago has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was José Santiago drafted?

José Santiago was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 70th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Carlos Escobar Lopez HS (Loiza, Puerto Rico) .

Q: How many strikeouts did José Santiago have?

José Santiago had 153 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has José Santiago played for?

José Santiago played for 4 teams; the Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians and New York Mets.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: November 5, 1974 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 70th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Carlos Escobar Lopez HS (Loiza, Puerto Rico).

High School: Carlos Escobar Lopez HS (Loiza, Puerto Rico)

Debut: June 7, 1997 (Age 22-214d, 17,072nd in major league history)
vs. TEX 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 9, 2005 (Age 30-277d)
vs. SDP 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Full Name: José Rafael Santiago

Pronunciation: \SAWN-tea-ah-go\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.2

ERA

4.36

229

299.0

153

WHIP

1.441

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1994	19	KCR-min	Rk	1	0	1.000	2.37	10	1	7	0	0	2	19.0	17	7	5	1	7	0	10	1	1	2	84			1.263	8.1	0.5	3.3	4.7	1.43	ROY GULF
1995	20	KCR-min	A-	2	4	.333	3.14	22	0	10	0	0	1	48.2	60	26	17	1	20	4	32	5	0	3	227			1.644	11.1	0.2	3.7	5.9	1.60	SPO NORW
1996	21	KCR-min	A	7	6	.538	2.57	54	0	46	0	0	19	77.0	78	34	22	4	21	3	55	5	1	3	331			1.286	9.1	0.5	2.5	6.4	2.62	LNS MIDW
1997	22	KCR-min	AA,A,A+	4	2	.667	3.50	35	0	18	0	0	6	43.2	45	22	17	1	15	2	21	3	0	0	195			1.374	9.3	0.2	3.1	4.3	1.40	WCH,LNS,WMT TL,MIDW,CARL
1997	22	KCR	AL	0	0		1.93	4	0	3	0	0	0	4.2	7	2	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	24	259	4.61	1.929	13.5	0.0	3.9	1.9	0.50
1998	23	KCR-min	AA,AAA	3	4	.429	3.94	56	0	43	0	0	23	80.0	89	45	35	9	32	9	35	2	0	2	356			1.513	10.0	1.0	3.6	3.9	1.09	WCH,OMA TL,PCL
1998	23	KCR	AL	0	0		9.00	2	0	2	0	0	0	2.0	4	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	61	1.14	2.000	18.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
1999	24	KCR-min	AA,Rk,AAA	0	1	.000	1.72	8	5	1	0	0	0	15.2	12	3	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	55			0.766	6.9	0.0	0.0	2.3		WCH,ROY,OMA TL,GULF,PCL
1999	24	KCR	AL	3	4	.429	3.42	34	0	15	0	0	2	47.1	46	23	18	7	14	2	15	2	1	2	203	146	5.44	1.268	8.7	1.3	2.7	2.9	1.07
2000	25	KCR-min	AAA	0	1	.000	3.18	11	0	7	0	0	4	17.0	19	7	6	2	3	1	14	0	0	1	71			1.294	10.1	1.1	1.6	7.4	4.67	OMA PCL
2000	25	KCR	AL	8	6	.571	3.91	45	0	20	0	0	2	69.0	70	33	30	7	26	3	44	3	0	0	302	130	4.44	1.391	9.1	0.9	3.4	5.7	1.69
2001	26	TOT	MLB	4	6	.400	4.61	73	0	11	0	0	0	91.2	106	47	47	5	22	2	43	3	0	1	397	96	3.64	1.396	10.4	0.5	2.2	4.2	1.95
2001	26	KCR	AL	2	2	.500	6.75	20	0	6	0	0	0	29.1	40	22	22	2	9	1	15	1	0	1	136	72	3.94	1.670	12.3	0.6	2.8	4.6	1.67
2001	26	PHI	NL	2	4	.333	3.61	53	0	5	0	0	0	62.1	66	25	25	3	13	1	28	2	0	0	261	118	3.50	1.267	9.5	0.4	1.9	4.0	2.15
2002	27	PHI-min	AAA	3	2	.600	1.29	22	0	20	0	0	7	28.0	28	6	4	0	7	1	21	1	0	1	117			1.250	9.0	0.0	2.3	6.8	3.00	SWB IL
2002	27	PHI	NL	1	3	.250	6.70	42	0	7	0	0	0	47.0	56	35	35	7	15	1	30	3	0	1	214	58	4.77	1.511	10.7	1.3	2.9	5.7	2.00
2003	28	CLE-min	AAA	3	3	.500	2.43	25	4	5	0	0	2	66.2	79	25	18	1	22	1	33	2	0	0	291			1.515	10.7	0.1	3.0	4.5	1.50	BFL IL
2003	28	CLE	AL	1	3	.250	2.84	25	0	4	0	0	0	31.2	37	11	10	2	14	3	15	0	0	0	138	156	4.23	1.611	10.5	0.6	4.0	4.3	1.07

2004	29	CHW-min	AAA	9	9	.500	4.34	57	1	25	0	0	7	87.0	89	51	42	6	35	7	47	5	1	2	390			1.425	9.2	0.6	3.6	4.9	1.34	CHR IL
2005	30	NYM-min	AAA	7	6	.538	4.26	29	17	1	0	0	0	122.2	138	62	58	10	40	1	61	7	0	2	532			1.451	10.1	0.7	2.9	4.5	1.53	NFK IL
2005	30	NYM	NL	0	0		3.18	4	0	1	0	0	0	5.2	10	2	2	0	2	0	3	1	0	0	27	138	3.55	2.118	15.9	0.0	3.2	4.8	1.50
2007	32	NYM-min	AAA	7	8	.467	5.64	32	17	3	0	0	0	119.2	155	79	75	14	39	0	52	2	0	3	536			1.621	11.7	1.1	2.9	3.9	1.33	NOR PCL
2008	33	NYM-min	AAA	5	2	.714	5.38	43	2	12	0	0	1	87.0	116	57	52	17	15	1	45	6	0	1	384			1.506	12.0	1.8	1.6	4.7	3.00	NOR PCL
8 Yrs				17	22	.436	4.36	229	0	63	0	0	4	299.0	336	155	145	28	95	12	153	13	1	4	1314	106	4.34	1.441	10.1	0.8	2.9	4.6	1.61
162 Game Avg.				5	7	.436	4.36	68	0	19	0	0	1	89	100	46	43	8	28	4	45	4	0	1	390	106	4.34	1.441	10.1	0.8	2.9	4.6	1.61

KCR (5 yrs)				13	12	.520	4.31	105	0	46	0	0	4	152.1	167	82	73	16	51	7	77	7	1	3	674	116	4.61	1.431	9.9	0.9	3.0	4.5	1.51
PHI (2 yrs)				3	7	.300	4.94	95	0	12	0	0	0	109.1	122	60	60	10	28	2	58	5	0	1	475	83	4.05	1.372	10.0	0.8	2.3	4.8	2.07
NYM (1 yr)				0	0		3.18	4	0	1	0	0	0	5.2	10	2	2	0	2	0	3	1	0	0	27	138	3.55	2.118	15.9	0.0	3.2	4.8	1.50
CLE (1 yr)				1	3	.250	2.84	25	0	4	0	0	0	31.2	37	11	10	2	14	3	15	0	0	0	138	156	4.23	1.611	10.5	0.6	4.0	4.3	1.07

AL (6 yrs)				14	15	.483	4.06	130	0	50	0	0	4	184.0	204	93	83	18	65	10	92	7	1	3	812	121	4.55	1.462	10.0	0.9	3.2	4.5	1.42
NL (3 yrs)				3	7	.300	4.85	99	0	13	0	0	0	115.0	132	62	62	10	30	2	61	6	0	1	502	85	4.02	1.409	10.3	0.8	2.3	4.8	2.03

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is José Santiago?

José Santiago is 49 years old.

When was José Santiago born?

José Santiago was born on November 5, 1974.

Where was José Santiago born?

José Santiago was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

How tall is José Santiago?

José Santiago is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did José Santiago weigh when playing?

José Santiago weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did José Santiago play?

José Santiago played 8 seasons.

Is José Santiago in the Hall of Fame?

José Santiago has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was José Santiago drafted?

José Santiago was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 70th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Carlos Escobar Lopez HS (Loiza, Puerto Rico).

What position did José Santiago play?

José Santiago was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did José Santiago have?

José Santiago had 153 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has José Santiago played for?

José Santiago played for 4 teams; the Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians and New York Mets.

When did José Santiago retire?

José Santiago last played in 2005.

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