Benito Santiago
Minnesota Twins (ML)
Benito Santiago
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Birthdate:
March 9, 1965 (35 y, 2 m, 27 d)
Born In:
Ponce, PON, PUR
Nationality:
Puerto Rican
Position:
C
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'1"/195
Entry:
1982 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 19, Team: Minnesota Twins
Contract:
$13.6M / 8 years (1994-2001)
ML Service Time:
12 years, 43 days
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1985 Auburn (NYPL)
1984 Auburn (NYPL)
All-Star 1997 Minnesota (XFBL)
1991 Minnesota (XFBL)
League Champ 1996 Minnesota (XFBL)
Gold Glove 1998 - C Minnesota (XFBL)
1997 - C Minnesota (XFBL)
1995 - C Minnesota (XFBL)
1994 - C Minnesota (XFBL)
1990 - C Minnesota (XFBL)
1985 - C Auburn (NYPL)
Silver Slugger 1991 - C Minnesota (XFBL)
1987 - C Charlotte (SOL)
1985 - C Auburn (NYPL)
1984 - DH Auburn (NYPL)
Championship Series MVP 1984 Auburn (NYPL)
Batter of the Month Sep 1984 Auburn (NYPL)
Aug 1984 Auburn (NYPL)
Player of the Week Jun 28, 1999 Minnesota (XFBL)
Jul 11, 1988 Minnesota (XFBL)
Aug 12, 1985 Auburn (NYPL)
Jul 2, 1984 Auburn (NYPL)
Aug 1, 1983 Tampa (GULF)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 0 0.5 32.0
Grey Ink 4 44.8 176.6
HoF Standard 26 37.9 50.7
WAR 29.7 23.0 61.3
WAR7 22.6 17.3 39.6
JAWS 26.2 20.1 50.5
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Leaderboard Appearances
Year IBB Rank
1993 7 6
Year HBP Rank
1991 7 10
Year SH Rank
1989 15 7
1990 12 9
1992 13 9
1993 15 8
1996 12 8
1997 12 7
Year SF Rank
1991 14 1
Year Avg Rank
1991 0.308 8