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Benito Santiago
Benito (Rivera) Santiago

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 182 lb.

MLB Debut September 14, 1986
Final Game April 11, 2005
Born March 9, 1965 in Ponce, P.R. (age 59)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1986 21 SDN NL    9   25    2    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .240  .240  .320  .560    77     8   0   0   0   0   0  
 1987 22 SDN NL  142  531   70  149  33   2  18   78   3   2   18  103  .281  .312  .452  .764   103   240   2   6   1   9  16  
 1988 23 SDN NL  138  502   49  123  17   2  11   44   7   4   22   87  .245  .275  .353  .627    94   177  11   4   0   0  15  
 1989 24 SDN NL  139  490   45  119  12   3  12   50   7   4   21   99  .243  .272  .353  .625    91   173   9   4   3   0   7  
 1990 25 SDN NL  121  347   37   90   7   6  15   51   5   2   23   57  .259  .309  .444  .753   111   154   2   5   3   4   6  
 1991 26 SDN NL  162  599   61  161  20   6  16   74   5   5   31  117  .269  .306  .402  .708    97   241   3   7   7   4  17  
 1992 27 SDN NL  122  373   38   95  17   0  12   52   1   0   20   44  .255  .288  .397  .685    95   148   3   6   3   0   8  
 1993 28 FLN NL  140  461   63  120  22   8  22   65   2   3   32   76  .260  .312  .486  .798   109   224   0   3   3   4  11  
 1994 29 FLN NL   85  286   37   86  12   4   6   32   2   3   21   50  .301  .354  .434  .787   101   124   0   1   5   3  12  
         CIN NL   35  116   13   33   2   0   4   24   0   0   10   18  .284  .341  .405  .746    98    47   0   0   1   0   6  
         TOT     120  402   50  119  14   4  10   56   2   3   31   68  .296  .350  .425  .775         171   0   1   6   3  18 
 1995 30 CIN NL   93  285   46   86  27   0   9   44   3   3   24   50  .302  .358  .491  .849   115   140   1   0   2   1   8  
 1996 31 SDN NL  103  365   46   92  14   1  25   71   2   0   40   79  .252  .324  .501  .825   109   183   0   3   2   0   7  
         TOA AL   33  118   24   33   3   0  13   31   2   0   10   28  .280  .336  .636  .972   122    75   0   0   0   0   2  
         TOT     136  483   70  125  17   1  38  102   4   0   50  107  .259  .326  .534  .861         258   0   3   2   0   9 
 1997 32 TOA AL   96  311   39   75   7   0  19   51   0   0   12   78  .241  .271  .447  .718    97   139   3   3   2   2   8  
 1998 33 TOA AL    9   24    3    7   4   0   0    4   0   0    1    6  .292  .308  .458  .766    97    11   0   1   0   0   2  
 1999 34 CHA AL   95  344   35   83  20   7   6   40   0   1   31   71  .241  .304  .392  .697    87   135   0   2   2   1   9  
 2000 35 ATN NL   74  200   11   44  10   2   3   15   0   0   10   45  .220  .258  .335  .593    76    67   0   2   2   1   6  
 2001 36 CHN NL  131  470   39  116  19   3   7   48   0   0   22   78  .247  .279  .345  .624    81   162   4   2   0   0  19  
 2002 37 CHN NL   16   53    5   12   3   1   3    8   0   0    1    7  .226  .250  .547  .797   109    29   0   1   0   1   2  
         MON NL   96  324   22   83  13   3   6   39   0   0   25   58  .256  .304  .361  .665    87   117   0   9   1   1  18  
         TOT     112  377   27   95  16   4   9   47   0   0   26   65  .252  .296  .387  .684         146   0  10   1   2  20 
 2003 38 MON NL   76  241   27   61   5   0   8   37   0   0   30   40  .253  .341  .373  .714    96    90   0   2   1   3  10  
 2004 39 SLN NL   45  158   17   47  14   0   3   30   2   0    9   36  .297  .337  .443  .780   104    70   1   1   1   1   6  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 19 Seasons     1960 6623  729 1721 283  48 218  891  41  27  413 1230  .260  .304  .416  .720        2754  39  62  39  35 195
 Per 600 PA           554   61  144  24   4  18   75   3   2   35  103                                 230   3   5   3   3  16
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SDN      936 3232  348  835 122  20 109  423  30  17  175  589  .258  .297  .410  .707        1324  30  35  19  17  76
   With FLN      225  747  100  206  34  12  28   97   4   6   53  126  .276  .328  .466  .794         348   0   4   8   7  23
   With MON      172  565   49  144  18   3  14   76   0   0   55   98  .255  .320  .366  .686         207   0  11   2   4  28
   With CHN      147  523   44  128  22   4  10   56   0   0   23   85  .245  .276  .365  .642         191   4   3   0   1  21
   With TOA      138  453   66  115  14   0  32   86   2   0   23  112  .254  .290  .497  .787         225   3   4   2   2  12
   With CIN      128  401   59  119  29   0  13   68   3   3   34   68  .297  .353  .466  .820         187   1   0   3   1  14
   With CHA       95  344   35   83  20   7   6   40   0   1   31   71  .241  .304  .392  .697         135   0   2   2   1   9
   With ATN       74  200   11   44  10   2   3   15   0   0   10   45  .220  .258  .335  .593          67   0   2   2   1   6
   With SLN       45  158   17   47  14   0   3   30   2   0    9   36  .297  .337  .443  .780          70   1   1   1   1   6
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1978 6951  755 1830 323  41 217  920  91  69  430 1270  .263  .307  .415  .722        2886  26  70  52  38 204
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1986 21 SDN NL  16    1   2.7   1   0   0  .000   3    5    3  .600    6    1  .857  C    3(0)e16  -215   
 1987 22 SDN NL  36   70   4.7   1   0   0  .000  20   62   46  .742   44   31  .587  C    2(-3)e7   -27   
 1988 23 SDN NL  32   45   3.0   2   0   0  .000   9   71   57  .803   32   19  .627  C    1(-4)e7   -16   
 1989 24 SDN NL  28   46   3.2   2   1   0  .500  21   53   44  .830   12   12  .500  C    1(-4)e16  -40   
 1990 25 SDN NL  13   47   4.7   7   2   0  .286   6   33   26  .788   30   18  .625  C    1(-3)e3    11   
 1991 26 SDN NL  33   69   4.0   0   0   0  .000  12   96   78  .812   52   28  .650  C    1(-3)e5     8   
 1992 27 SDN NL  42   41   3.8   3   0   0  .000  12   46   35  .761   57   38  .600  C    1(-1)e5    14   
 1993 28 FLN NL  38   66   5.0   9   5   0  .556  13   72   56  .778   71   27  .724  C    3(-1)e3   127   
 1994 29 FLN NL  35   39   5.0   4   1   0  .250   3   39   31  .795   37   15  .712  C    3(-2)e1    41   
         CIN NL  56   14   4.4   2   0   0  .000   0   12   11  .917   19   11  .633  C    3(-2)e1     1   
         TOT                     6   1   0  .167   3   51   42  .824   56   26  .683
 1995 30 CIN NL  46   47   6.1   1   0   0  .000   2   47   33  .702   23   12  .657  C    3(-1)e1    13   
 1996 31 SDN NL  33   59   5.7   5   2   0  .400   4   66   58  .879   33   10  .767  C    2(-2)e2   -10   
         TOA AL  25   25   7.8   1   0   0  .000   1   19   12  .632    2    0 1.000  C    2(-2)e2   136   
         TOT                     6   2   0  .333   5   85   70  .824   35   10  .778
 1997 32 TOA AL  55   35   3.8  11   3   0  .273   0   43   32  .744   33    8  .805  C    3(-2)e1    52   
 1998 33 TOA AL  84    2   3.7   1   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    5    2  .714  C    4(+3)e1   -50   
 1999 34 CHA AL  12   39   4.0   1   0   0  .000   4   56   42  .750   10    4  .714  C    3(-2)e2     6   
 2000 35 ATN NL  55   16   2.7  12   2   0  .167   4   28   23  .821   15    8  .652  C    3(-2)e5  -126   
 2001 36 CHN NL   7   40   2.9   3   0   0  .000   5   62   51  .823   37    9  .804  C    3(-1)e3   -40   
 2002 37 CHN NL   6    6   4.0   0   0   0  .000   0    6    5  .833    5    4  .556  C    2(-1)e1    32   
         MON NL  13   32   3.3   2   0   0  .000   2   40   34  .850   24    7  .774  C    2(-1)e1  -100   
         TOT                     2   0   0  .000   2   46   39  .848   29   11  .725
 2003 38 MON NL  33   30   4.3   5   2   0  .400   6   45   36  .800   24   11  .686  C    4(+1)e3   -39   
 2004 39 SLN NL  15   22   5.1   0   0   0  .000   2   24   19  .792   19    5  .792  C    4(+1)e1    34   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 19 Seasons          803   4.2  73  18   0  .247 129  926  733  .792  590  280  .678                  -1   6
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 31.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 97.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1986 21 SDN NL  C      9    44     3    3    0   .940     6    57.2   7.34
 1987 22 SDN NL  C    141   853    56   20    1   .978   130  1184.0   6.91
 1988 23 SDN NL  C    137   788    60    9    6   .989   133  1198.1   6.37
 1989 24 SDN NL  C    137   889    38   21    1   .978   133  1201.0   6.95  GG
 1990 25 SDN NL  C    117   656    31    6    2   .991    91   868.1   7.12
 1991 26 SDN NL  C    162  1066    75   12    6   .990   162  1468.1   6.99
 1992 27 SDN NL  C    119   659    58   12    7   .984    96   908.0   7.11
 1993 28 FLN NL  C    134   788    60   13    2   .985   117  1079.1   7.07
 1994 29 FLN NL  C     83   572    33    3    3   .995    76   683.2   7.96
         CIN NL  C     34   210    16    0    1  1.000    29   261.0   7.79
 1995 30 CIN NL  C     87   477    32    0    1  1.000    65   630.2   7.26
                 1B     4    32     1    2    1   .943     3    29.1  10.12
 1996 31 SDN NL  C    103   742    43    4    3   .995    94   846.1   8.35
         TOA AL  C     28   168    11    1    3   .994    24   222.0   7.26
                 1B     6    51     5    0    7  1.000     6    49.0  10.29
 1997 32 TOA AL  C     91   607    23    0    2  1.000    81   707.1   8.02
 1998 33 TOA AL  C      7    36     4    0    1  1.000     6    53.0   6.79
 1999 34 CHA AL  C     94   622    21    4    2   .994    93   824.2   7.02
 2000 35 ATN NL  C     63   385    25    4    3   .990    47   453.1   8.14
 2001 36 CHN NL  C    129  1007    34    5    7   .995   123  1074.1   8.72
 2002 37 CHN NL  C     16   137     8    0    0  1.000    14   128.2  10.14  GG
         MON NL  C     95   574    25    2    1   .997    87   776.1   6.94
 2003 38 MON NL  C     73   527    23    6    3   .989    68   590.0   8.39
 2004 39 SLN NL  C     44   323    10    2    0   .994    40   361.1   8.29
                 SS     1     1     3    0    0  1.000     1     7.2   4.70
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C   1903 12130   689  127   55   .990  1715 15577.2   7.41
                 1B    10    83     6    2    8   .978     9    78.1  10.23
                 SS     1     1     3    0    0  1.000     1     7.2   4.70
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1992 NLCS  SDN MON   W    3   7  2  1  0  0  0   0  1  1  .143  .250  .143  0
      WS    SDN SEA   W    6  22  1  3  1  0  0   1  3  1  .136  .240  .182  0
 1994 NLDS  CIN SDN   W    1   5  2  3  0  0  1   1  0  1  .600  .600 1.200  0
      NLCS  CIN MON   L    2   8  3  3  1  0  1   2  0  4  .375  .375  .875  0
 1995 NLDS  CIN NYN   W    3  11  1  3  0  0  1   3  0  1  .273  .273  .545  0
      NLCS  CIN FLN   L    2   4  0  2  1  0  0   0  1  0  .500  .600  .750  0
 2001 NLDS  CHN SFN   L    4  12  4  4  1  1  0   2  1  3  .333  .357  .583  0
 2003 NLDS  MON SLN   L    1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
 2004 NLDS  SLN LAN   W    2   8  1  2  1  0  0   1  0  1  .250  .250  .375  0
      NLCS  SLN FLN   W    3  10  2  2  0  0  0   0  0  3  .200  .273  .200  0
      WS    SLN NYA   W    5  19  4  3  0  0  1   2  2  8  .158  .238  .316  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1986  SDN   85-77   Mike Tomeo
 1987  SDN   85-77   Mike Tomeo
 1988  SDN   84-78   Mike Tomeo
 1989  SDN   85-77   Mike Tomeo
 1990  SDN   79-83   Mike Tomeo
 1991  SDN   79-83   Mike Tomeo
 1992  SDN  104-58   Mike Tomeo
 1993  FLN   53-109  Thomas Treece
 1994  FLN   65-97   Thomas Treece
 1994  CIN  102-60   Alan Boodman
 1995  CIN   95-67   Alan Boodman
 1996  SDN   83-79   Mike Tomeo
 1996  TOA   65-97   Rob Rife
 1997  TOA   67-95   Rob Rife
 1998  TOA   94-68   Rob Rife
 1999  CHA   70-92   Gene Gumbs
 2000  ATN   79-83   Rick Field
 2001  CHN   93-69   Dennis Schimmel
 2002  CHN   90-72   Dennis Schimmel
 2002  MON   81-81   Steve Bivens
 2003  MON   93-69   Steve Bivens
 2004  SLN  103-59   Mike Rescigno

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