Benito Santiago
1986–2005 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Florida Marlins, Kansas City Royals, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres
1,978G
.263AVG
.307OBP
.415SLG
More career statistics
1,830H
217HR
920RBI
91SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,978 | 7,516 | 6,951 | 755 | 1,830 | 323 | 41 | 217 | 920 | 430 | 1,270 | 91 | 69 | 38 | 70 | 2,886 | .263 | .307 | .415 | .722 |
Streaks
34longest hitting streak · 1987-08-25 to 1987-10-02
34longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1999-04-16 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1996-09-15 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1991-09-13 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1013 | 3780 | 929 | 98 | 467 | 220 | 610 | .266 | .304 | .413 |
| Away | 965 | 3736 | 901 | 119 | 453 | 210 | 660 | .260 | .297 | .418 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 |
| April | 305 | 1195 | 293 | 38 | 150 | 69 | 192 | .263 | .303 | .429 |
| May | 367 | 1437 | 344 | 33 | 175 | 76 | 244 | .258 | .292 | .387 |
| June | 318 | 1180 | 279 | 25 | 125 | 71 | 216 | .256 | .297 | .380 |
| July | 282 | 1054 | 257 | 31 | 119 | 54 | 185 | .262 | .295 | .412 |
| August | 354 | 1344 | 330 | 42 | 157 | 79 | 204 | .266 | .304 | .431 |
| September | 333 | 1239 | 310 | 45 | 186 | 78 | 219 | .275 | .313 | .451 |
| October | 18 | 63 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | .267 | .302 | .433 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| los-angeles-dodgers | 172 | 680 | 150 | 20 | 90 | 36 | 125 | .238 | .274 | .377 |
| atlanta-braves | 149 | 579 | 142 | 25 | 79 | 31 | 109 | .262 | .299 | .455 |
| cincinnati-reds | 141 | 521 | 120 | 12 | 54 | 30 | 89 | .249 | .288 | .376 |
| houston-astros | 139 | 551 | 124 | 11 | 62 | 36 | 102 | .244 | .290 | .368 |
| new-york-mets | 135 | 500 | 131 | 11 | 54 | 25 | 97 | .281 | .312 | .403 |
| san-francisco-giants | 131 | 507 | 139 | 25 | 74 | 20 | 77 | .288 | .314 | .492 |
| montreal-expos | 126 | 466 | 112 | 9 | 56 | 26 | 78 | .262 | .296 | .397 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 124 | 479 | 135 | 16 | 68 | 29 | 72 | .308 | .342 | .491 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  San Diego Padres | 17 | 62 | 18 | 3 | 6 | – | .290 | – | – |
| 1987 | San Diego Padres | 146 | 546 | 164 | 18 | 79 | 21 | .300 | – | – |
| 1988 | San Diego Padres | 139 | 492 | 122 | 10 | 46 | 15 | .248 | – | – |
| 1989 | San Diego Padres | 129 | 462 | 109 | 16 | 62 | 11 | .236 | – | – |
| 1990 | San Diego Padres | 100 | 344 | 93 | 11 | 53 | 5 | .270 | – | – |
| 1991 | San Diego Padres | 152 | 580 | 155 | 17 | 87 | 8 | .267 | – | – |
| 1992 | San Diego Padres | 106 | 386 | 97 | 10 | 42 | 2 | .251 | – | – |
| 1993 | FMFlorida Marlins | 139 | 469 | 108 | 13 | 50 | 10 | .230 | – | – |
| 1994 | FMFlorida Marlins | 101 | 337 | 92 | 11 | 41 | 1 | .273 | – | – |
| 1995 |  Cincinnati Reds | 81 | 266 | 76 | 11 | 44 | 2 | .286 | – | – |
| 1996 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 136 | 481 | 127 | 30 | 85 | 2 | .264 | – | – |
| 1997 |  Toronto Blue Jays | 97 | 341 | 83 | 13 | 42 | 1 | .243 | – | – |
| 1998 | Toronto Blue Jays | 15 | 29 | 9 | – | 4 | – | .310 | – | – |
| 1999 |  Chicago Cubs | 109 | 350 | 87 | 7 | 36 | 1 | .249 | – | – |
| 2000 | Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 252 | 66 | 8 | 45 | 2 | .262 | – | – |
| 2001 |  San Francisco Giants | 133 | 477 | 125 | 6 | 45 | 5 | .262 | – | – |
| 2002 | San Francisco Giants | 126 | 478 | 133 | 16 | 74 | 4 | .278 | – | – |
| 2003 | San Francisco Giants | 108 | 401 | 112 | 11 | 56 | – | .279 | – | – |
| 2004 |  Kansas City Royals | 49 | 175 | 48 | 6 | 23 | 1 | .274 | – | – |
| 2005 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 23 | 6 | – | – | – | .261 | – | – |