What years did Ron Santo play?

Ron Santo played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1974.

Was Ron Santo a pitcher?

No. Ron Santo was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Ron Santo hit?

Ron Santo hit 342 career home runs with 2254 hits.

Is Ron Santo in the Hall of Fame?

Yes. Ron Santo was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012.

Ron Santo

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1960-1974)

⭐ Hall of Fame 2012

AVG .277

HR 342

RBI 1,331

H 2,254

OPS .826

PIV 33,743

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 190 lb
Born: 2/25/1940 in Seattle, WA, USA
Died: 12/2/2010 in Scottsdale, AZ, USA
MLB Debut: 1960-06-26
Last Game: 1974-09-29
Hall of Fame: Inducted 2012 (BBWAA)
Awards: 9× All-Star · 5× Gold Glove

Full name: Ronald Edward Santo

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,243	8,143	1,138	2,254	365	67	342	1,331	35	1,108	1,343	.277	.362	.464	.826	33,743

Career AVG .277 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — +10.7% above league average.

Career OBP .362 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — +14.4% above league average.

Career SLG .464 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — +24.5% above league average.

Career OPS .826 vs. league average .689 across their career seasons — +19.9% above 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
1960	CHN	NL	95	347	44	87	24	2	9	44	0	31	44	.251	.255 (-2%)	.323 (-4%)	.387 (+6%)	.711 (+1%)	1.1
1961	CHN	NL	154	578	84	164	32	6	23	83	2	73	77	.284	.258 (+10%)	.328 (+10%)	.399 (+20%)	.727 (+16%)	1886.9
1962	CHN	NL	162	604	44	137	20	4	17	83	4	65	94	.227	.257 (-12%)	.326 (-7%)	.393 (-9%)	.719 (-8%)	-812.5
1963	CHN	NL	162	630	79	187	29	6	25	99	6	42	92	.297	.246 (+21%)	.308 (+10%)	.371 (+29%)	.680 (+20%)	2293.7
1964	CHN	NL	161	592	94	185	33	13	30	114	3	86	96	.312	.250 (+25%)	.312 (+27%)	.377 (+49%)	.690 (+39%)	4689.1
1965	CHN	NL	164	608	88	173	30	4	33	101	3	88	109	.285	.245 (+16%)	.310 (+22%)	.371 (+37%)	.682 (+30%)	3780.4
1966	CHN	NL	155	561	93	175	21	8	30	94	4	95	78	.312	.248 (+26%)	.309 (+33%)	.376 (+43%)	.685 (+39%)	4575.7
1967	CHN	NL	161	586	107	176	23	4	31	98	1	96	103	.300	.242 (+24%)	.306 (+29%)	.357 (+43%)	.663 (+37%)	4365.8
1968	CHN	NL	162	577	86	142	17	3	26	98	3	96	106	.246	.236 (+4%)	.298 (+18%)	.340 (+24%)	.638 (+21%)	2600.2
1969	CHN	NL	160	575	97	166	18	4	29	123	1	96	97	.289	.248 (+16%)	.320 (+20%)	.369 (+31%)	.689 (+26%)	3141.3
1970	CHN	NL	154	555	83	148	30	4	26	114	2	92	108	.267	.253 (+5%)	.325 (+13%)	.385 (+23%)	.711 (+19%)	2214.4
1971	CHN	NL	154	555	77	148	22	1	21	88	4	79	95	.267	.249 (+7%)	.316 (+12%)	.365 (+16%)	.682 (+14%)	1636.7
1972	CHN	NL	133	464	68	140	25	5	17	74	1	69	75	.302	.243 (+24%)	.310 (+26%)	.353 (+38%)	.664 (+32%)	2880.3
1973	CHN	NL	149	536	65	143	29	2	20	77	1	63	97	.267	.256 (+4%)	.325 (+7%)	.378 (+16%)	.703 (+12%)	1320.8
1974	CHA	AL	117	375	29	83	12	1	5	41	0	37	72	.221	.256 (-14%)	.324 (-10%)	.369 (-19%)	.693 (-15%)	-831.3
Career · 15 seasons			2,243	8,143	1,138	2,254	365	67	342	1,331	35	1,108	1,343	.277	—	—	—	—	33,743

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1136	4075	659	1208	216	743	.296
Away	1107	4069	479	1046	126	588	.257

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
1974-09-29	CHW	OAK	L	1	0	0	0	0
1974-09-28	CHW	OAK	L	1	1	0	0	0
1974-09-14	CHW	LAA	L	3	1	0	1	2
1974-09-13	CHW	LAA	W	5	1	0	0	2
1974-09-12	CHW	TEX	L	3	1	0	0	0
1974-09-10	CHW	MIN	L	3	0	0	0	1
1974-09-08	CHW	LAA	W	4	0	0	0	1
1974-09-07	CHW	LAA	L	0	0	0	0	0
1974-09-06	CHW	LAA	L	4	2	1	0	1
1974-09-04	CHW	KCR	W	5	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	3	2	13	0	0	3
2B	42	39	106	107	7	44
3B	2130	2116	1955	4581	317	395
OF	8	8	12	1	1	0
SS	18	7	14	28	2	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1960	CHN	3B	94	94	78	144	13	6
1961	CHN	3B	153	152	157	307	31	41
1962	CHN	3B	157	156	161	332	23	33
1962	CHN	SS	8	3	6	11	1	2
1963	CHN	3B	162	162	136	374	26	25
1964	CHN	3B	161	161	156	367	20	31
1965	CHN	3B	164	164	155	373	24	27
1966	CHN	3B	152	151	150	391	25	36
1966	CHN	SS	8	4	7	17	1	5
1967	CHN	3B	161	161	187	393	26	33
1968	CHN	3B	162	162	130	378	15	33
1969	CHN	3B	160	159	144	334	27	23
1970	CHN	3B	152	151	143	320	27	36
1970	CHN	OF	1	1	1	0	0	0
1971	CHN	3B	149	147	118	274	17	29
1971	CHN	OF	6	6	10	1	1	0
1972	CHN	2B	3	2	9	8	1	4
1972	CHN	3B	129	128	108	274	21	19
1972	CHN	OF	1	1	1	0	0	0
1972	CHN	SS	1	0	1	0	0	0
1973	CHN	3B	146	146	107	271	20	17
1974	CHA	1B	3	2	13	0	0	3
1974	CHA	2B	39	37	97	99	6	40
1974	CHA	3B	28	22	25	49	2	6
1974	CHA	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	3
Second Base	42
Third Base	2129
Shortstop	18
Left Field	8
Designated Hitter	47

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1973	Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1973	Player of the Week	Week of 1973-06-29
1972	TSN All-Star	3B
1969	TSN All-Star	3B
1968	Gold Glove	3B
1968	TSN All-Star	3B
1967	Gold Glove	3B
1967	TSN All-Star	3B
1966	Gold Glove	3B
1966	TSN All-Star	3B
1965	Gold Glove	3B
1964	Gold Glove	3B

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1969	Most Valuable Player	NL	5th	124.0	336	0
1968	Most Valuable Player	NL	24th	2.0	280	0
1967	Most Valuable Player	NL	4th	103.0	280	0
1966	Most Valuable Player	NL	12th	23.0	280	0
1965	Most Valuable Player	NL	18th	11.0	280	0
1964	Most Valuable Player	NL	8th	59.0	280	0
1963	Most Valuable Player	NL	8th	41.0	280	0
1960	Rookie of the Year	NL	4th	2.0	24	2

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ron Santo

What years did Ron Santo play?: Ron Santo played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1974.
Was Ron Santo a pitcher?: No. Ron Santo was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Ron Santo hit?: Ron Santo hit 342 career home runs with 2254 hits.
Is Ron Santo in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Ron Santo was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012.