Benito Santiago

Catcher 1986–2005 5× All-Star

1,830H

217HR

.263AVG

920RBI

.722OPS

Benito Santiago, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, played 20 seasons (1986–2005) primarily as a catcher, mostly with the San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Florida Marlins. He collected 1,830 hits and 217 home runs with a .263 batting average, ranking 12th in hits among Puerto Rican-born players. He was selected to 5 All-Star games.

Born: March 9, 1965 · Ponce, Puerto Rico · 26 major leaguers from Ponce
Bats / Throws: R / R
Teams: San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG
1986	San Diego Padres	17	62	10	18	2	0	3	6	0	2	12	.290
1987	San Diego Padres	146	546	64	164	33	2	18	79	21	16	112	.300
1988	San Diego Padres	139	492	49	122	22	2	10	46	15	24	82	.248
1989	San Diego Padres	129	462	50	109	16	3	16	62	11	26	89	.236
1990	San Diego Padres	100	344	42	93	8	5	11	53	5	27	55	.270
1991	San Diego Padres	152	580	60	155	22	3	17	87	8	23	114	.267
1992	San Diego Padres	106	386	37	97	21	0	10	42	2	21	52	.251
1993	Florida Marlins	139	469	49	108	19	6	13	50	10	37	88	.230
1994	Florida Marlins	101	337	35	92	14	2	11	41	1	25	57	.273
1995	Cincinnati Reds	81	266	40	76	20	0	11	44	2	24	48	.286
1996	Philadelphia Phillies	136	481	71	127	21	2	30	85	2	49	104	.264
1997	Toronto Blue Jays	97	341	31	83	10	0	13	42	1	17	80	.243
1998	Toronto Blue Jays	15	29	3	9	5	0	0	4	0	1	6	.310
1999	Chicago Cubs	109	350	28	87	18	3	7	36	1	32	71	.249
2000	Cincinnati Reds	89	252	22	66	11	1	8	45	2	19	45	.262
2001	San Francisco Giants	133	477	39	125	25	4	6	45	5	23	78	.262
2002	San Francisco Giants	126	478	56	133	24	5	16	74	4	27	73	.278
2003	San Francisco Giants	108	401	53	112	21	2	11	56	0	29	69	.279
2004	Kansas City Royals	49	175	15	48	10	0	6	23	1	8	32	.274
2005	Pittsburgh Pirates	6	23	1	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	.261
Career		1,978	6,951	755	1,830	323	41	217	920	91	430	1,270	.263

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