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C Benito Santiago #18
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R
07/14/1997
DBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY | FRONT OFFICE
C BENITO SANTIAGO #18 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
77 294 62 16 0 13 31 9 68 .211 .242 .398 6 1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 12 13 12 12
Gap 11 11 11 11
Power 12 12 12 12
Eye 7 7 7 9
Avoid K's 11 11 11 11
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 2 1
Arm: 20 2 2
Turn DP: - 2 -
Ability: 11 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 18 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 9
Stealing Ability: 17
Baserunning Inst.: 18
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 14
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/13/1997 @ ARI Win, 5-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/12/1997 @ ARI Loss, 0-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/11/1997 @ ARI Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/09/1997 SEA Win, 3-0 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 0
07/08/1997 SEA Win, 6-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/07/1997 SEA Win, 7-6 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/05/1997 SD Win, 7-4 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
07/04/1997 SD Loss, 2-8 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/03/1997 SEA Loss, 6-7 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/01/1997 SEA Loss, 2-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Birthday:03/09/1965
Born in:Ponce, PON
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Drafted:1985, 14th Pick in Round 1
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 77 294 62 16 0 13 31 34 9 68 .211 .242 .398 .640 .267 .187 77
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 77 306 3 0 0 4 0 0 117 29 6 4 60.0 26.6 2.99 1.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   91 20 5 0 4 14 11 6 26 0 0 1 .220 .276 .407 .682
Versus Right   203 42 11 0 9 17 23 3 42 0 0 2 .207 .226 .394 .620
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 4 0 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 .174 .208 .304 .513
March   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
April   81 8 2 0 2 6 5 2 18 0 0 2 .099 .141 .198 .339
May   87 29 6 0 7 17 14 1 18 0 0 0 .333 .341 .644 .985
June   84 16 7 0 3 6 8 3 26 0 0 1 .190 .227 .381 .608
July   38 8 1 0 1 2 7 3 4 0 0 0 .211 .268 .316 .584
Last Year   398 84 14 3 15 56 48 25 101 7 0 3 .211 .259 .374 .633
2 Years Ago   487 100 22 4 17 63 41 22 115 8 0 6 .205 .245 .372 .616
Career   5649 1328 228 13 215 726 642 290 1299 53 0 47 .235 .276 .394 .670
Home   150 30 6 0 3 10 16 6 32 0 0 2 .200 .241 .300 .541
Road   144 32 10 0 10 21 18 3 36 0 0 1 .222 .243 .500 .743
Grass   275 60 15 0 12 30 33 8 60 0 0 2 .218 .246 .404 .649
Turf   19 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 0 0 1 .105 .190 .316 .506
Day   243 54 12 0 11 27 30 9 56 0 0 3 .222 .259 .407 .666
Night   51 8 4 0 2 4 4 0 12 0 0 0 .157 .157 .353 .510
As Starter   294 62 16 0 13 31 34 9 68 0 0 3 .211 .242 .398 .640
Close/Late   69 18 3 0 6 13 11 2 20 0 0 1 .261 .292 .565 .857
Inning 1-3   80 18 6 0 1 5 7 2 19 0 0 2 .225 .262 .338 .599
Inning 4-6   110 18 4 0 4 6 13 4 24 0 0 0 .164 .193 .309 .502
Inning 7-9   99 25 5 0 8 20 14 3 21 0 0 1 .253 .282 .545 .827
Extra Innings   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
0 Outs   101 19 5 0 2 5 13 4 26 0 0 0 .188 .219 .297 .516
1 Outs   102 25 8 0 8 14 16 2 18 0 0 0 .245 .260 .559 .818
2 Outs   91 18 3 0 3 12 5 3 24 0 0 3 .198 .247 .330 .577
Scoring Position   60 11 3 0 1 15 4 0 20 0 0 0 .183 .183 .283 .467
Bases Empty   180 38 8 0 9 9 23 6 40 0 0 3 .211 .249 .406 .654
Runner on 1st   54 13 5 0 3 7 7 3 8 0 0 0 .241 .281 .500 .781
Runner on 2nd   25 3 1 0 1 4 2 0 8 0 0 0 .120 .120 .280 .400
Runner on 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 .063 .063 .063 .125
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 3 1 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Two Strikes   125 15 4 0 3 8 11 5 68 0 0 2 .120 .167 .224 .391
First Pitch   45 13 4 0 4 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .289 .644 .933
Count 0-1   17 6 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .529 .882
Count 0-2   21 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 .190 .190 .238 .429
Count 1-0   43 11 2 0 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .273 .442 .715
Count 1-1   32 9 2 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .281 .531 .813
Count 1-2   44 5 2 0 1 3 3 0 26 0 0 1 .114 .133 .227 .361
Count 2-0   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-1   20 4 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Count 2-2   43 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 28 0 0 1 .047 .068 .116 .184
Count 3-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .800 .500 1.300
Count 3-1   6 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .833 1.262
Full Count   17 4 1 0 1 4 5 5 5 0 0 0 .235 .409 .471 .880
Behind in Count   82 15 6 0 1 7 5 0 35 0 0 1 .183 .193 .293 .485
Ahead in Count   75 19 3 0 4 9 11 4 0 0 0 1 .253 .300 .453 .753
Batting 6th   249 46 11 0 10 23 27 9 59 0 0 3 .185 .222 .349 .572
Batting 7th   45 16 5 0 3 8 7 0 9 0 0 0 .356 .356 .667 1.022
Low Leverage   127 32 8 0 6 9 16 5 26 0 0 3 .252 .296 .457 .753
Medium Leverage   116 17 7 0 4 12 10 2 26 0 0 0 .147 .161 .310 .471
High Leverage   48 11 1 0 2 9 7 2 16 0 0 0 .229 .260 .375 .635
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1986 Oakland - DBL 21 146 574 148 28 0 24 86 76 33 5 7 123 30 17 .258 .300 .432 .733 109 104 2.9
1987 Oakland - DBL 22 134 549 141 27 0 20 70 68 13 3 5 130 46 6 .257 .275 .415 .691 99 96 3.7
1988 Oakland - DBL 23 133 503 123 17 2 22 63 67 26 4 3 93 30 9 .245 .285 .417 .703 107 105 3.8
1989 Oakland - DBL 24 134 515 112 13 1 10 54 40 31 4 5 127 36 14 .217 .265 .305 .570 70 68 1.5
1990 Oakland - DBL 25 133 493 108 12 1 18 55 40 28 2 3 104 25 9 .219 .262 .357 .619 83 81 2.3
1991 Oakland - DBL 26 132 484 120 30 0 24 78 59 21 5 3 118 28 12 .248 .285 .459 .743 114 110 3.5
1992 Oakland - DBL 27 132 500 125 17 1 24 70 61 31 4 5 110 28 6 .250 .296 .432 .728 111 110 4.0
1993 Oakland - DBL 28 132 485 126 23 0 16 58 64 26 3 4 117 20 7 .260 .299 .406 .705 104 101 3.3
1994 Oakland - DBL 29 96 367 79 9 1 12 42 44 25 5 3 93 20 5 .215 .273 .343 .616 77 75 1.3
1995 Oakland - DBL 30 136 487 100 22 4 17 63 41 22 6 8 115 25 4 .205 .245 .372 .616 81 76 2.0
1996 Oakland - DBL 31 102 398 84 14 3 15 56 48 25 3 7 101 14 3 .211 .259 .374 .633 79 77 1.3
1997 Oakland - DBL 32 77 294 62 16 0 13 31 34 9 3 0 68 6 4 .211 .242 .398 .640 79 77 1.0
Total DBL 1487 5649 1328 228 13 215 726 642 290 47 53 1299 308 96 .235 .276 .394 .670 94 91 30.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1986 Palolo - WL 21 28 125 51 11 3 5 38 21 5 2 3 14 4 3 .408 .430 .664 1.094 100 202 0.0
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1986 Oakland - DBL 21 6 25 11 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 .440 .440 .560 1.000 0 0 0.0
1989 Oakland - DBL 24 7 26 7 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 7 3 1 .269 .296 .269 .566 0 0 0.0
1990 Oakland - DBL 25 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0.0
1991 Oakland - DBL 26 6 18 5 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 6 1 3 .278 .409 .444 .854 0 0 0.0
1993 Oakland - DBL 28 4 16 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 .188 .188 .188 .375 0 0 0.0
Total DBL 25 91 28 0 0 2 10 5 5 0 0 24 6 6 .308 .344 .374 .717 112 113
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1986 Oakland - DBL C 98 98 529 73 6 615 13 .979 875.2 6.19 +4.5 1.034 3 78 31 39.7
1986 Palolo - WL C 28 28 141 12 0 154 1 .994 250.0 5.51 +0.1 .750 2 19 6 31.6
1987 Oakland - DBL C 134 134 720 76 6 806 10 .988 1196.2 5.99 +3.5 1.122 9 100 33 33.0
1988 Oakland - DBL C 133 133 720 89 5 820 11 .987 1192.0 6.11 +4.4 .994 8 99 38 38.4
1989 Oakland - DBL C 134 134 696 88 6 793 9 .989 1207.2 5.84 +4.4 1.081 9 106 40 37.7
1990 Oakland - DBL C 133 131 688 92 7 790 10 .987 1165.0 6.03 +6.3 1.121 4 131 46 35.1
1991 Oakland - DBL C 132 132 704 68 6 779 7 .991 1174.0 5.92 +2.1 1.005 11 95 31 32.6
1992 Oakland - DBL C 132 132 693 85 5 792 14 .982 1197.0 5.85 +3.0 .892 10 104 42 40.4
1993 Oakland - DBL C 132 132 745 59 6 811 7 .991 1179.1 6.14 +1.0 1.014 9 74 18 24.3
1994 Oakland - DBL C 96 96 570 46 2 625 9 .986 838.1 6.61 +1.5 .961 6 84 24 28.6
1995 Oakland - DBL C 134 129 813 71 3 899 15 .983 1142.2 6.96 +1.3 .899 14 100 33 33.0
1996 Oakland - DBL C 102 101 694 53 10 755 8 .989 887.1 7.58 +2.4 1.056 5 91 22 24.2
1997 Oakland - DBL C 77 77 610 40 4 653 3 .995 684.1 8.55 +3.6 1.277 6 49 19 38.8
TOTAL C 1465 1457 8323 852 66 9292 117 .987 12990.0 6.36 +38.0 1.029 96 1130 383 33.9
PLAYER HISTORY
12/30/1985 Drafted in the 1985 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall pick) by the Oakland Athletics.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 5 (7).
01/15/1986 Named to the 1986 Hawaii Winter League for the Palolo Turtles.
02/24/1986 Wins the 1986 HWL Championship with the Palolo Turtles.
03/31/1986 Named the #31 prospect in the DBL
07/31/1986 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 5 (7).
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 6 (7).
08/21/1988 Injured (Cold), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 7 (7).
11/01/1989 Wins the 1989 DBL UL Gold Glove at C.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 7 (7).
06/27/1990 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 4 days.
10/02/1990 Injured (Chronic back soreness), out for 3-4 weeks.
11/01/1990 Wins the 1990 DBL UL Gold Glove at C.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 7 (7).
05/01/1991 Injured (Blurred vision), day-to-day for one week.
07/10/1991 Was selected to the 1991 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 7 (7).
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 7 (7).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 8 (8).
05/03/1994 Injured (Fractured finger), out for 6 weeks.
06/15/1994 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (13); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 8 (8).
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 7 (8).
06/05/1996 Injured (Strained hamstring), out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 7 (9).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1986 28 10
Year PA Rank
1986 135 9
Year AB Rank
1986 125 4
Year H Rank
1986 51 1
Year TB Rank
1986 83 1
Year 2B Rank
1986 11 2
Year 3B Rank
1986 3 1
Year HR Rank
1986 5 6
Year SB Rank
1986 4 7
1987 46 9
Year RBI Rank
1986 38 1
Year IBB Rank
1986 5 10
Year HP Rank
1986 2 2
Year SF Rank
1986 3 3
1995 8 7
1996 7 10
Year EBH Rank
1986 19 1
Year AVG Rank
1986 .408 4
Year OBP Rank
1986 .430 9
Year SLG Rank
1986 .664 1
Year RC Rank
1986 35.38 1
Year RC/27 Rank
1986 11.79 3
Year ISO Rank
1986 .256 4
Year WOBA Rank
1986 .475 3
Year OPS Rank
1986 1.094 2
Year WAR Rank
1986 1.8 1
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