Ervin Santana

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2021)

W–L 151–129
ERA 4.11
WHIP 1.27
SO 1,978
Pitcher PIV -9189.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 175 lb
Born
12/12/1982 in La Romana, La Romana, D.R.
MLB Debut
2005-05-17
Last Game
2021-10-01
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Ervin Ramon Santana

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
151 129 425 386 21 11 0 2486.7 2,391 1,135 331 776 1,978 4.11 -9189.1

Career ERA 4.11 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2005 LAA AL 12 8 23 23 1 1 0 133.7 139 69 47 99 4.65 4.29 (-8%) -453.0
2006 LAA AL 16 8 33 33 0 0 0 204.0 181 97 70 141 4.28 4.53 (+5%) 1238.3
2007 LAA AL 7 14 28 26 0 0 0 150.0 174 96 58 126 5.76 4.47 (-29%) -2474.4
2008 LAA AL 16 7 32 32 2 1 0 219.0 198 85 47 214 3.49 4.32 (+19%) 5878.5
2009 LAA AL 8 8 24 23 2 2 0 139.7 159 78 47 107 5.03 4.32 (-16%) -2448.8
2010 LAA AL 17 10 33 33 4 1 0 222.7 221 97 73 169 3.92 4.08 (+4%) -1129.1
2011 LAA AL 11 12 33 33 4 1 0 228.7 207 86 72 178 3.38 3.94 (+14%) -307.6
2012 LAA AL 9 13 30 30 1 1 0 178.0 165 102 61 133 5.16 4.01 (-28%) -7181.4
2013 KCA AL 9 10 32 32 0 0 0 211.0 190 76 51 161 3.24 3.87 (+16%) -362.0
2014 ATL NL 14 10 31 31 0 0 0 196.0 193 86 63 179 3.95 3.74 (-6%) 1774.9
2015 MIN AL 7 5 17 17 0 0 0 108.0 104 48 36 82 4.00 3.96 (-1%) -564.7
2016 MIN AL 7 11 30 30 2 1 0 181.3 168 68 53 149 3.38 4.19 (+19%) 1794.3
2017 MIN AL 16 8 33 33 5 3 0 211.3 177 77 61 167 3.28 4.36 (+25%) -558.1
2018 MIN AL 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 24.7 31 22 9 16 8.03 4.15 (-93%) -2340.6
2019 CHA AL 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 13.3 19 14 6 5 9.45 4.51 (-110%) -1719.7
2021 KCA AL 2 2 38 2 0 0 0 65.3 65 34 22 52 4.68 4.27 (-10%) -335.7
Career · 16 seasons 151 129 425 386 21 11 0 2,486.2 2,391 1,135 776 1,978 4.11 — -9,189

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
425 103 11 13 3 0 0 8 0 2 49 .126 .143 .155 .298 -602

Career AVG .126 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 50.9% below league average.

Career OBP .143 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 55.9% below league average.

Career SLG .155 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — 62.3% below league average.

Career OPS .298 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 59.5% below 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
2005 LAA AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 LAA AL 33 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 — — — — 0.0
2007 LAA AL 28 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 .200 — — — — 0.0
2008 LAA AL 32 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 LAA AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 LAA AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 LAA AL 33 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
2012 LAA AL 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 KCA AL 32 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 — — — — 0.0
2014 ATL NL 31 63 7 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 28 .111 .251 (-56%) .313 (-56%) .386 (-67%) .700 (-62%) -601.9
2015 MIN AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 MIN AL 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 MIN AL 33 10 3 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 .200 — — — — 0.0
2018 MIN AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 CHA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 KCA AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 425 103 11 13 3 0 0 8 0 2 49 .126 — — — — -602

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
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2017 ALWC MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2009 ALCS LAA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 ALDS1 LAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 ALDS1 LAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 ALCS LAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 ALDS2 LAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 2 9 3 0 24.7 24 18 11 14 6.57

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2017 ALWC MIN 0 0 1 1 0 2.0 3 4 2 0 18.00
2009 ALCS LAA 1 1 4 0 0 5.7 5 1 4 5 1.59
2008 ALDS1 LAA 0 0 1 1 0 5.3 8 5 0 3 8.44
2007 ALDS1 LAA 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 2 0.00
2005 ALCS LAA 0 1 1 1 0 4.3 3 5 3 2 10.38
2005 ALDS2 LAA 1 0 1 0 0 5.3 5 3 2 2 5.06

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home212284300.107
Away2137571008.133

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2121284.2122355237110203.87
Away2131202.011685834059584.37

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2021-10-01 KCRMIN — 1.0100010
2021-09-28 KCRCLE — 3.0300230
2021-09-25 KCRDET — 0.0322100
2021-09-14 KCROAK — 2.0311020
2021-09-10 KCRMIN W 1.0000100
2021-09-04 KCRCHW — 2.1533120
2021-09-01 KCRCLE L 1.0221110
2021-08-26 KCRSEA W 2.0000020
2021-08-24 KCRHOU — 2.0100120
2021-08-23 KCRHOU — 1.0000020

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 425 386 196 194 16 23

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2005 LAA P 23 23 10 10 0 2
2006 LAA P 33 33 13 12 2 3
2007 LAA P 28 26 6 13 0 2
2008 LAA P 32 32 19 13 0 0
2009 LAA P 24 23 6 9 1 1
2010 LAA P 33 33 15 17 0 2
2011 LAA P 33 33 11 20 5 3
2012 LAA P 30 30 17 16 1 1
2013 KCA P 32 32 22 19 1 2
2014 ATL P 31 31 17 20 1 1
2015 MIN P 17 17 10 14 1 2
2016 MIN P 30 30 20 8 1 3
2017 MIN P 33 33 19 16 2 0
2018 MIN P 5 5 3 3 0 0
2019 CHA P 3 3 2 0 0 0
2021 KCA P 38 2 6 4 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 425

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2011 Player of the Week Week of 2011-07-31

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 MIN AL $13,500,000
2015 MIN AL $13,500,000
2014 ATL NL $14,100,000
2013 KCA AL $13,000,000
2012 LAA AL $11,200,000
2011 LAA AL $8,000,000
2010 LAA AL $6,000,000
2009 LAA AL $3,800,000
2008 LAA AL $420,000
2007 LAA AL $425,000
2006 LAA AL $350,000
Total Career Earnings $84,295,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2017 Cy Young Award AL 7th 3.0 210 0
2008 Cy Young Award AL 6th 2.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    James Shields
    145-139, 4.01 ERA
  2. 88
    Andy Benes
    155-139, 3.97 ERA
  3. 83
    Freddy Garcia
    156-108, 4.15 ERA
  4. 81
    Kevin Millwood
    169-152, 4.11 ERA
  5. 79
    Floyd Bannister
    134-143, 4.06 ERA
  6. 79
    Bruce Hurst
    145-113, 3.92 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Ervin Santana

What years did Ervin Santana play?
Ervin Santana played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2021.
Was Ervin Santana a pitcher?
Yes. Ervin Santana pitched in the major leagues, recording 151 wins and 1978 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ervin Santana hit?
Ervin Santana hit 0 career home runs with 13 hits.