Rafael Santana
1983–1990 · bats R / throws R · Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals
668G
.246AVG
.295OBP
.307SLG
More career statistics
497H
13HR
156RBI
3SB
1Rare feat
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 668 | 2,183 | 2,021 | 188 | 497 | 74 | 5 | 13 | 156 | 138 | 234 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 620 | .246 | .295 | .307 | .602 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1986-08-24 to 1986-09-02
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1988-04-05 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1984-08-11 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 10 | 2 doubles | 1985-07-24 | 1 in 99 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 330 | 1060 | 225 | 5 | 73 | 68 | 114 | .230 | .276 | .287 |
| Away | 338 | 1123 | 272 | 8 | 83 | 70 | 120 | .261 | .305 | .325 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 78 | 252 | 42 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 30 | .184 | .250 | .263 |
| May | 92 | 276 | 65 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 40 | .253 | .283 | .300 |
| June | 124 | 363 | 86 | 3 | 36 | 27 | 30 | .259 | .311 | .328 |
| July | 117 | 396 | 96 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 39 | .257 | .293 | .316 |
| August | 135 | 475 | 126 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 46 | .279 | .307 | .344 |
| September | 112 | 383 | 75 | 1 | 26 | 34 | 43 | .217 | .285 | .266 |
| October | 10 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .206 | .263 | .265 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 65 | 218 | 48 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 25 | .239 | .294 | .318 |
| chicago-cubs | 61 | 192 | 42 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 16 | .237 | .292 | .294 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 56 | 185 | 34 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 22 | .206 | .281 | .297 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 56 | 200 | 49 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 20 | .266 | .305 | .321 |
| montreal-expos | 48 | 156 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 14 | .238 | .295 | .273 |
| san-francisco-giants | 43 | 130 | 39 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 16 | .310 | .315 | .389 |
| houston-astros | 37 | 109 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | .243 | .257 | .280 |
| san-diego-padres | 36 | 114 | 30 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 9 | .278 | .316 | .398 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 14 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .214 | – | – |
| 1984 |  New York Mets | 51 | 152 | 42 | 1 | 12 | – | .276 | – | – |
| 1985 | New York Mets | 154 | 529 | 136 | 1 | 29 | 1 | .257 | – | – |
| 1986 | New York Mets | 139 | 394 | 86 | 1 | 28 | – | .218 | – | – |
| 1987 | New York Mets | 139 | 439 | 112 | 5 | 44 | 1 | .255 | – | – |
| 1988 |  New York Yankees | 148 | 480 | 115 | 4 | 38 | 1 | .240 | – | – |
| 1990 |  Cleveland Guardians | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | .231 | – | – |