Ron Santo
1960–1974 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, NLS
2,243G
.277AVG
.362OBP
.464SLG
2,254H
342HR
1,331RBI
35SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,243 | 9,397 | 8,144 | 1,138 | 2,254 | 365 | 67 | 342 | 1,331 | 1,108 | 1,343 | 35 | 41 | 38 | 94 | 3,779 | .277 | .362 | .464 | .826 |
Streaks
29longest hitting streak · 1966-05-30 to 1966-07-04
39longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 8 RBI | 1970-07-06 | 1 in 26,239 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1964-05-24 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1966-06-01 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1136 | 4724 | 1208 | 216 | 743 | 577 | 646 | .296 | .378 | .522 |
| Away | 1107 | 4673 | 1046 | 126 | 588 | 531 | 697 | .257 | .337 | .406 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 241 | 1029 | 240 | 40 | 136 | 146 | 135 | .276 | .375 | .480 |
| May | 356 | 1531 | 363 | 45 | 203 | 169 | 228 | .271 | .347 | .435 |
| June | 402 | 1733 | 448 | 76 | 294 | 182 | 239 | .296 | .364 | .509 |
| July | 430 | 1755 | 433 | 66 | 255 | 194 | 258 | .282 | .357 | .468 |
| August | 420 | 1744 | 422 | 69 | 252 | 217 | 248 | .280 | .366 | .480 |
| September | 376 | 1531 | 334 | 44 | 184 | 186 | 221 | .253 | .340 | .410 |
| October | 18 | 74 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 14 | .237 | .378 | .441 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 247 | 1045 | 254 | 37 | 146 | 133 | 148 | .282 | .370 | .474 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 247 | 1040 | 238 | 33 | 137 | 133 | 156 | .269 | .357 | .442 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 235 | 993 | 257 | 40 | 151 | 128 | 135 | .301 | .388 | .506 |
| cincinnati-reds | 220 | 953 | 242 | 43 | 159 | 101 | 125 | .289 | .360 | .507 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 218 | 915 | 228 | 32 | 113 | 107 | 150 | .289 | .366 | .481 |
| san-francisco-giants | 217 | 907 | 236 | 39 | 140 | 90 | 124 | .292 | .359 | .491 |
| new-york-mets | 204 | 872 | 207 | 27 | 119 | 119 | 122 | .282 | .374 | .471 |
| houston-astros | 179 | 748 | 180 | 33 | 115 | 69 | 103 | .271 | .333 | .477 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 |  Chicago Cubs | 95 | 348 | 87 | 9 | 44 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1961 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 578 | 164 | 23 | 83 | 2 | .284 | – | – |
| 1962 | Chicago Cubs | 162 | 604 | 137 | 17 | 83 | 4 | .227 | – | – |
| 1963 | Chicago Cubs | 162 | 630 | 187 | 25 | 99 | 6 | .297 | – | – |
| 1964 | Chicago Cubs | 161 | 592 | 185 | 30 | 114 | 3 | .312 | – | – |
| 1965 | Chicago Cubs | 164 | 608 | 173 | 33 | 101 | 3 | .285 | – | – |
| 1966 | Chicago Cubs | 155 | 561 | 175 | 30 | 94 | 4 | .312 | – | – |
| 1967 | Chicago Cubs | 161 | 586 | 176 | 31 | 98 | 1 | .300 | – | – |
| 1968 | Chicago Cubs | 162 | 577 | 142 | 26 | 98 | 3 | .246 | – | – |
| 1969 | Chicago Cubs | 160 | 575 | 166 | 29 | 123 | 1 | .289 | – | – |
| 1970 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 555 | 148 | 26 | 114 | 2 | .267 | – | – |
| 1971 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 555 | 148 | 21 | 88 | 4 | .267 | – | – |
| 1972 | Chicago Cubs | 133 | 464 | 140 | 17 | 74 | 1 | .302 | – | – |
| 1973 | Chicago Cubs | 149 | 536 | 143 | 20 | 77 | 1 | .267 | – | – |
| 1974 |  Chicago White Sox | 117 | 375 | 83 | 5 | 41 | – | .221 | – | – |