Johan Santana

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2000-2012)

W–L 139–78
ERA 3.20
WHIP 1.13
SO 1,988
Pitcher PIV 48732.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 210 lb
Born
3/13/1979 in Tovar, Mérida, Venezuela
MLB Debut
2000-04-03
Last Game
2012-08-17
Awards
4× All-Star · 2× Cy Young · Gold Glove · Pitching Triple Crown

Full name: Johan Alexander Santana

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
139 78 360 284 15 10 1 2025.7 1,726 721 220 567 1,988 3.20 48732.2

Career ERA 3.20 vs. league average 4.36 across their career seasons — 26.6% better than 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
2000 MIN AL 2 3 30 5 0 0 0 86.0 102 62 54 64 6.49 4.77 (-36%) -1058.9
2001 MIN AL 1 0 15 4 0 0 0 43.7 50 23 16 28 4.74 4.42 (-7%) -481.2
2002 MIN AL 8 6 27 14 0 0 1 108.3 84 36 49 137 2.99 4.28 (+30%) 4487.0
2003 MIN AL 12 3 45 18 0 0 0 158.3 127 54 47 169 3.07 4.40 (+30%) 4740.3
2004 MIN AL 20 6 34 34 1 1 0 228.0 156 66 54 265 2.61 4.46 (+42%) 9205.3
2005 MIN AL 16 7 33 33 3 2 0 231.7 180 74 45 238 2.87 4.29 (+33%) 9073.6
2006 MIN AL 19 6 34 34 1 0 0 233.7 186 72 47 245 2.77 4.53 (+39%) 9104.7
2007 MIN AL 15 13 33 33 1 1 0 219.0 183 81 52 235 3.33 4.47 (+26%) 3739.6
2008 NYN NL 16 7 34 34 3 2 0 234.3 206 66 63 206 2.53 4.32 (+41%) 5012.4
2009 NYN NL 13 9 25 25 0 0 0 166.7 156 58 46 146 3.13 4.32 (+28%) 2304.2
2010 NYN NL 11 9 29 29 4 2 0 199.0 179 66 55 144 2.98 4.08 (+27%) 2814.5
2012 NYN NL 6 9 21 21 2 2 0 117.0 117 63 39 111 4.85 4.01 (-21%) -209.3
Career · 12 seasons 139 78 360 284 15 10 1 2,025.2 1,726 721 567 1,988 3.20 — 48,732

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
360 248 11 40 12 1 1 9 0 9 78 .161 .191 .230 .421 -1,037

Career AVG .161 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 38.9% below league average.

Career OBP .191 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 42.7% below league average.

Career SLG .230 vs. league average .421 across their career seasons — 45.3% below league average.

Career OPS .421 vs. league average .753 across their career seasons — 44.2% 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
2000 MIN AL 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 MIN AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 MIN AL 27 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
2003 MIN AL 45 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
2004 MIN AL 34 8 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .375 — — — — 0.0
2005 MIN AL 33 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
2006 MIN AL 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 MIN AL 33 7 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 .286 — — — — 0.0
2008 NYN NL 34 78 5 11 5 0 0 1 0 3 24 .141 .263 (-47%) .333 (-48%) .416 (-51%) .749 (-50%) -647.3
2009 NYN NL 25 42 1 7 3 0 0 4 0 5 14 .167 — — — — 0.0
2010 NYN NL 29 62 2 11 3 0 1 1 0 0 22 .177 .257 (-31%) .325 (-45%) .402 (-32%) .728 (-38%) -389.9
2012 NYN NL 21 35 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .086 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 360 248 11 40 12 1 1 9 0 9 78 .161 — — — — -1,037

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
11 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
2006 ALDS2 MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 ALDS2 MIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 ALDS1 MIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 ALCS MIN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 ALDS2 MIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 3 11 5 0 34.0 35 15 10 32 3.97

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2006 ALDS2 MIN 0 1 1 1 0 8.0 5 2 1 8 2.25
2004 ALDS2 MIN 1 0 2 2 0 12.0 14 1 4 12 0.75
2003 ALDS1 MIN 0 1 2 2 0 7.7 9 6 3 6 7.04
2002 ALCS MIN 0 1 4 0 0 3.3 4 4 0 4 10.80
2002 ALDS2 MIN 0 0 2 0 0 3.0 3 2 2 2 6.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home18611851615.136
Away17413062404.185

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1861055.188235629510753.04
Away174970.18443652729133.39

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2012-08-17 NYNWASL 200000000
2012-08-11 NYNATLL 000000000
2012-07-20 NYNLADL 000000000
2012-07-15 NYNATLL 200000001
2012-07-06 NYNCHCL 200000002
2012-06-30 NYNLADW 301000000
2012-06-25 NYNCHCL 200000000
2012-06-19 NYNBALW 201000001
2012-06-14 NYNTBRW 000000000
2012-06-08 NYNNYYL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2012-08-17 NYNWAS L 5.0766042
2012-08-11 NYNATL L 1.1888120
2012-07-20 NYNLAD L 3.0766332
2012-07-15 NYNATL L 5.0866231
2012-07-06 NYNCHC L 4.21377063
2012-06-30 NYNLAD W 8.0300230
2012-06-25 NYNCHC L 6.0522361
2012-06-19 NYNBAL W 6.0400250
2012-06-14 NYNTBR W 5.0644460
2012-06-08 NYNNYY L 5.0766154

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 360 283 98 232 19 16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2000 MIN P 30 5 5 13 1 2
2001 MIN P 15 4 0 6 2 1
2002 MIN P 27 13 4 9 2 0
2003 MIN P 45 18 3 11 3 1
2004 MIN P 34 34 9 24 4 2
2005 MIN P 33 33 12 26 2 0
2006 MIN P 34 34 12 32 1 2
2007 MIN P 33 33 14 26 0 1
2008 NYN P 34 34 13 27 1 1
2009 NYN P 25 25 7 24 2 3
2010 NYN P 29 29 12 18 1 1
2012 NYN P 21 21 7 16 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 360

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2012 Player of the Week Week of 2012-06-03
2009 Pitcher of the Month April
2008 Pitcher of the Month September
2008 Player of the Week Week of 2008-08-16
2007 Gold Glove P
2007 Player of the Week Week of 2007-08-18
2006 Cy Young Award
2006 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2006 Pitcher of the Month June
2006 Pitcher of the Month September
2006 Pitching Triple Crown
2006 TSN Pitcher of the Year
2004 Cy Young Award
2004 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2004 Pitcher of the Month August
2004 Pitcher of the Month July
2004 Pitcher of the Month September
2004 Player of the Week Week of 2004-06-19
2004 Player of the Week Week of 2004-09-18
2004 TSN All-Star P
2004 TSN Pitcher of the Year
2004 This Year in Baseball Starter of the Year MLB.com GIBBY
2003 Pitcher of the Month August

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2012 NYN NL $23,145,011
2011 NYN NL $21,644,707
2010 NYN NL $20,144,707
2009 NYN NL $18,876,139
2008 NYN NL $16,984,216
2007 MIN AL $13,000,000
2006 MIN AL $8,750,000
2005 MIN AL $4,750,000
2004 MIN AL $1,600,000
2003 MIN AL $335,000
2001 MIN AL $212,500
2000 MIN AL $200,000
Total Career Earnings $129,642,280

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2008 Cy Young Award NL 3rd 55.0 160 4
2008 Most Valuable Player NL 14th 30.0 448 0
2007 Cy Young Award AL 5th 1.0 140 0
2006 Cy Young Award AL 1st 140.0 140 28
2006 Most Valuable Player AL 7th 114.0 392 1
2005 Cy Young Award AL 3rd 51.0 140 3
2004 Cy Young Award AL 1st 140.0 140 28
2004 Most Valuable Player AL 6th 117.0 392 0
2003 Cy Young Award AL 7th 1.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    David Price
    157-82, 3.32 ERA
  2. 89
    Zack Wheeler
    124-80, 3.28 ERA
  3. 74
    Gerrit Cole
    160-87, 3.18 ERA
  4. 70
    Madison Bumgarner
    134-124, 3.47 ERA
  5. 68
    Sonny Gray
    141-106, 3.53 ERA
  6. 67
    Corey Kluber
    116-77, 3.44 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Johan Santana

What years did Johan Santana play?
Johan Santana played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2012.
Was Johan Santana a pitcher?
Yes. Johan Santana pitched in the major leagues, recording 139 wins and 1988 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Johan Santana hit?
Johan Santana hit 1 career home runs with 40 hits.