Danny Santana

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2014-2021)

AVG .255
HR 47
RBI 202
H 443
OPS .709
PIV -658
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 195 lb
Born
11/7/1990 in Monte Plata, Monte Plata, D.R.
MLB Debut
2014-05-05
Last Game
2021-09-10

Full name: Daniel Ernesto Santana

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
547 1,740 254 443 89 23 47 202 75 90 478 .255 .296 .413 .709 -658

Career AVG .255 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .296 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 7.3% below league average.

Career SLG .413 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .709 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2014 MIN AL 101 405 70 129 27 7 7 40 20 19 98 .319 .251 (+27%) .313 (+12%) .386 (+22%) .700 (+18%) 1210.3
2015 MIN AL 91 261 30 56 10 5 0 21 8 6 68 .215 .254 (-16%) .316 (-24%) .404 (-28%) .721 (-26%) -1120.5
2016 MIN AL 75 233 29 56 10 2 2 14 12 12 55 .240 .255 (-6%) .321 (-13%) .417 (-22%) .738 (-18%) -695.2
2017 MIN AL 13 25 3 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 .200 — — — — 0.0
2017 ATL NL 69 143 16 29 9 2 3 22 6 7 33 .203 .254 (-20%) .324 (-24%) .425 (-16%) .750 (-20%) 0.0
2018 ATL NL 15 28 4 5 3 0 0 2 1 3 11 .179 — — — — 0.0
2019 TEX AL 130 474 81 134 23 6 28 81 21 25 151 .283 .252 (+12%) .322 (avg) .434 (+23%) .757 (+13%) 1089.1
2020 TEX AL 15 55 6 8 4 0 1 7 2 7 24 .145 .244 (-41%) .321 (-26%) .417 (-35%) .739 (-31%) -292.7
2021 BOS AL 38 116 15 21 2 1 5 14 4 10 30 .181 .243 (-26%) .317 (-21%) .410 (-16%) .727 (-18%) -345.3
Career · 9 seasons 547 1,740 254 443 89 23 47 202 75 90 478 .255 — — — — -154

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2021 ALCS BOS 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
2021 ALDS2 BOS 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home26283713423027117.275
Away2859031202132085.236

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2021-09-10 BOSCHWL 411000001
2021-09-08 BOSTBRW 301000001
2021-09-07 BOSTBRL 211001100
2021-09-03 BOSCLEW 010000010
2021-09-02 BOSTBRW 210000021
2021-07-21 BOSTORW 400000001
2021-07-19 BOSTORW 512101301
2021-07-06 BOSLAAL 300000000
2021-07-05 BOSLAAW 301000100
2021-07-04 BOSOAKW 400000001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 67 62 442 26 5 48
2B 28 16 29 45 3 14
3B 14 12 7 22 3 2
OF 266 215 537 13 12 1
SS 112 104 159 278 20 68

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2014 MIN OF 69 62 167 5 4 0
2014 MIN SS 34 31 53 65 2 15
2015 MIN OF 5 3 8 0 0 0
2015 MIN SS 66 65 92 191 16 47
2016 MIN 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0
2016 MIN 3B 1 1 1 4 1 0
2016 MIN OF 61 59 136 2 3 1
2016 MIN SS 3 2 6 8 0 1
2017 MIN 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017 MIN 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017 MIN OF 10 6 17 1 1 0
2017 ATL 2B 7 1 5 5 0 2
2017 ATL 3B 4 3 1 2 0 0
2017 ATL OF 38 21 57 2 1 0
2018 ATL OF 9 4 13 0 0 0
2019 TEX 1B 44 42 298 21 5 29
2019 TEX 2B 17 15 24 40 3 12
2019 TEX 3B 8 8 5 16 2 2
2019 TEX OF 51 40 92 2 3 0
2019 TEX SS 9 6 8 14 2 5
2020 TEX 1B 9 9 58 2 0 3
2020 TEX OF 4 4 14 0 0 0
2021 BOS 1B 14 11 86 3 0 16
2021 BOS OF 19 16 33 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 67
Second Base 28
Third Base 14
Shortstop 112
Left Field 85
Center Field 164
Right Field 32
Designated Hitter 19

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2014 Player of the Week Week of 2014-08-24

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 MIN AL $537,500
2015 MIN AL $530,000
Total Career Earnings $1,067,500

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2014 Rookie of the Year AL 7th 3.0 150 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Danny Santana (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jerald Clark
    .257 avg, 44 HR
  2. 93
    Nate Schierholtz
    .253 avg, 52 HR
  3. 93
    Carmelo Castillo
    .252 avg, 55 HR
  4. 90
    Bryan De La Cruz
    .253 avg, 60 HR
  5. 90
    Josh Lowe
    .244 avg, 53 HR
  6. 89
    Dayan Viciedo
    .254 avg, 66 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Danny Santana

What years did Danny Santana play?
Danny Santana played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2021.
Was Danny Santana a pitcher?
No. Danny Santana was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Danny Santana hit?
Danny Santana hit 47 career home runs with 443 hits.