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C Benito Santiago #18
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R
10/05/1997
C BENITO SANTIAGO #18 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
132 496 109 27 0 23 61 22 114 .220 .264 .413 12 2.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 12 12 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
09/28/1997 @ SD Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1997 @ SD Win, 14-2 5 2 4 5 2 0 0 0
09/25/1997 @ COL Win, 16-6 6 3 3 2 0 0 1 0
09/24/1997 @ COL Win, 7-4 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
09/22/1997 @ COL Win, 1-0 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
09/21/1997 ARI Win, 11-3 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/20/1997 ARI Win, 3-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
09/19/1997 ARI Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/1997 @ TOR Win, 5-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/15/1997 @ TOR Loss, 4-8 5 1 3 1 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 132 496 109 27 0 23 61 55 22 114 .220 .264 .413 .677 .284 .194 90
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 131 527 8 0 0 6 0 1 205 50 12 4 75.0 53.7 3.65 2.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   149 31 8 0 8 26 18 12 41 1 0 3 .208 .279 .423 .702
Versus Right   347 78 19 0 15 35 37 10 73 0 0 5 .225 .257 .409 .666
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 9 1 0 2 9 6 1 4 0 0 0 .429 .455 .762 1.216
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   78 12 1 0 3 5 11 5 18 0 0 2 .154 .224 .282 .506
August   82 23 7 0 4 13 5 5 15 1 0 1 .280 .326 .512 .838
September   80 20 4 0 4 14 12 6 17 0 0 2 .250 .318 .450 .768
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   5851 1375 239 13 225 756 663 303 1345 54 0 52 .235 .276 .396 .672
Home   234 44 12 0 6 17 23 8 53 1 0 4 .188 .227 .316 .543
Road   262 65 15 0 17 44 32 14 61 0 0 4 .248 .296 .500 .796
Grass   440 95 24 0 19 53 49 17 96 1 0 5 .216 .253 .400 .653
Turf   56 14 3 0 4 8 6 5 18 0 0 3 .250 .344 .518 .862
Day   399 92 21 0 20 51 46 19 88 1 0 8 .231 .279 .434 .712
Night   97 17 6 0 3 10 9 3 26 0 0 0 .175 .200 .330 .530
As Starter   496 109 27 0 23 61 55 22 114 1 0 8 .220 .264 .413 .677
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   110 30 4 0 9 20 14 5 28 1 0 2 .273 .314 .555 .868
Inning 1-3   142 32 10 0 5 15 13 7 31 0 0 2 .225 .272 .401 .673
Inning 4-6   180 32 7 0 6 15 20 8 43 0 0 3 .178 .225 .317 .542
Inning 7-9   166 44 9 0 12 31 22 7 36 1 0 3 .265 .305 .536 .841
Extra Innings   8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375
0 Outs   162 39 12 0 6 14 23 8 41 1 0 1 .241 .279 .426 .705
1 Outs   168 38 8 0 14 27 25 4 34 0 0 1 .226 .249 .524 .772
2 Outs   166 32 7 0 3 20 7 10 39 0 0 6 .193 .264 .289 .553
Scoring Position   108 25 5 0 3 34 9 2 30 1 0 2 .231 .257 .361 .618
Bases Empty   304 64 16 0 15 15 36 15 66 0 0 5 .211 .259 .411 .670
Runner on 1st   84 20 6 0 5 12 10 5 18 0 0 1 .238 .289 .488 .777
Runner on 2nd   41 8 1 0 3 11 4 0 14 0 0 0 .195 .195 .439 .634
Runner on 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 .286 .250 .286 .536
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 7 1 0 0 5 3 0 10 0 0 2 .226 .273 .258 .531
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 5 2 0 0 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 .385 .385 .538 .923
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Bases Loaded   10 2 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Two Strikes   208 26 7 0 7 19 19 13 114 0 0 2 .125 .184 .260 .443
First Pitch   84 23 7 0 5 13 12 0 0 0 0 3 .274 .299 .536 .835
Count 0-1   36 14 5 0 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 1 .389 .405 .611 1.017
Count 0-2   36 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 0 0 0 .111 .111 .139 .250
Count 1-0   64 17 4 0 3 7 8 0 0 0 0 2 .266 .288 .469 .757
Count 1-1   53 16 2 0 5 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 .302 .302 .623 .925
Count 1-2   76 11 4 0 3 9 6 0 42 0 0 1 .145 .156 .316 .472
Count 2-0   11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Count 2-1   27 5 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .185 .333 .519
Count 2-2   63 4 1 0 2 2 4 0 37 0 0 1 .063 .078 .175 .253
Count 3-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 .333 .800 .333 1.133
Count 3-1   10 4 1 0 1 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .400 .462 .800 1.262
Full Count   33 7 1 0 2 8 8 13 14 0 0 0 .212 .435 .424 .859
Behind in Count   148 29 10 0 4 16 10 0 63 0 0 2 .196 .207 .345 .551
Ahead in Count   115 30 6 0 5 14 13 9 0 1 0 2 .261 .323 .443 .766
Batting 6th   451 93 22 0 20 53 48 22 105 1 0 8 .206 .255 .388 .643
Batting 7th   45 16 5 0 3 8 7 0 9 0 0 0 .356 .356 .667 1.022
Low Leverage   234 56 15 0 11 20 29 12 50 0 0 6 .239 .294 .444 .738
Medium Leverage   183 32 10 0 8 21 15 5 43 0 0 1 .175 .201 .361 .562
High Leverage   74 19 2 0 3 19 10 5 21 1 0 1 .257 .309 .405 .714
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 32 132 496 109 27 0 23 61 55 22 8 1 114 12 4 .220 .264 .413 .677 91 90 2.4
Total DBL 1542 5851 1375 239 13 225 756 663 303 52 54 1345 314 96 .235 .276 .396 .672 94 92 32.0
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 132 131 1033 74 5 1114 7 .994 1164.1 8.56 +4.6 1.253 10 85 30 35.3
TOTAL C 1520 1511 8746 886 67 9753 121 .988 13470.0 6.44 +39.0 1.034 100 1166 394 33.8
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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