P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 205 lbs | Age: 34
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2017 0 0 3.50 19 0 0 18 20 1.56
2018 3 4 3.26 69 0 0 66.1 54 1.10
2021 3 0 3.59 41 0 0 42.2 33 1.15
3 Seasons 6 4 3.40 129 0 0 127 107 1.18
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2017 19 0-0 3.50 18 20 1.56
2018 69 3-4 3.26 66.1 54 1.10
2021 41 3-0 3.59 42.2 33 1.15
3 Seasons 129 6-4 3.40 127 107 1.18
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2017 25 296 48 1 2.1 1.2 88.5 106.1 7.8 41.7 .214 .366 .338 .313 .349 27.7 24.7 14.8 3.50 4.21
2018 26 929 202 13 6.4 4.8 89.0 110.5 12.3 35.6 .256 .419 .282 .309 .368 38.1 20.0 4.1 3.26 4.04
2021 29 610 130 8 6.2 4.6 88.1 109.1 7.8 26.2 .252 .420 .286 .313 .360 39.2 18.9 6.9 3.59 4.18
Player 1835 380 22 5.8 4.2 88.6 110.5 10.2 33.2 .249 .412 .292 .311 .363 37.2 20.3 6.7
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Santana relies on 3 pitches.
Sinker
(63.8%) ,
Slider
(35.1%) ,
Four Seamer
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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2017 45.8 54.2 20.8 31.3 2.1 50.0 27.1 22.9 22.9 16.7 6.3 27.1 10.4 16.7
2018 47.0 53.0 20.3 24.3 8.4 39.1 43.6 16.3 22.3 21.8 2.0 16.8 21.8 14.4
2021 50.8 49.2 20.0 20.8 8.5 39.2 43.8 16.9 23.1 25.4 2.3 16.2 18.5 14.6
Player 48.2 51.8 20.3 23.9 7.6 40.5 41.6 17.4 22.6 22.4 2.6 17.9 19.2 14.7
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2017 2.1 39.6 22.9 18.8 10.4 2.1 1.2
2018 2.5 34.2 22.8 24.8 8.9 6.4 4.8
2021 6.2 39.2 16.9 24.6 6.9 6.2 4.6
Player 3.7 36.6 20.8 23.9 8.4 5.8 4.2
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2021 Sinker ATL R 389 94.3 24.6 2.9 15.3ARM 0.6 6.2 2.6 15.3ARM 0.5
2021 Slider ATL R 214 86.6 36.3 1.9 1.4ARM -4.9 0.3 1.5 1.4ARM -6.9
2021 4-Seam Fastball ATL R 7 93.2 25.5 -10.1 8.9ARM 1.7 5.8 -10.4 8.9ARM 1.7
2018 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 121 94.8 14.9 0.6 10.7ARM 2.9 16.6 0.9 10.7ARM 3.5
2018 Sinker PIT R 413 94.6 19.6 -1.5 15.7ARM 1.0 11.8 -2.5 15.7ARM 1.0
2018 Changeup PIT R 33 88.5 26.7 -2.0 10.9ARM -3.2 9.2 -2.5 10.9ARM -2.4
2018 Slider PIT R 362 86.8 36.3 1.3 2.1ARM -6.1 1.3 0.5 2.1ARM -7.2
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2021 Sinker 0.2 1 389 63.8 115 .257 .457 .343 15.7 9.6 15.9 .276 .478 .350 41.1
2021 Slider 1.7 4 214 35.1 56 .182 .255 .199 44.7 37.5 26.3 .217 .325 .242 35.3
2021 4-Seam Fastball 6.3 0 7 1.1 3 .000 .000 .233 33.3 33.3 50.0 .005 .007 .238 0.0
2018 Sinker 0.4 2 413 44.5 130 .301 .447 .363 11.5 6.9 17.0 .303 .508 .363 38.8
2018 Slider 1.8 7 362 39.0 94 .156 .244 .204 47.9 42.6 28.8 .186 .286 .224 30.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball -0.3 0 121 13.0 38 .257 .514 .354 10.7 7.9 10.3 .277 .474 .349 46.9
2018 Changeup 1.4 0 33 3.6 6 .167 .167 .150 50.0 33.3 33.3 .212 .284 .218 50.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2021 Sinker 385 94.3 81 17.0 1:15 2:30 -75
2021 Slider 212 86.6 14 3.2 4:15 4:45 -30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2017 79 295 0 4 -1 -2 0
2018 268 929 5 10 -3 -4 8
2021 174 610 1 10 -5 -2 5
Player 521 1,834 6 24 -9 6 13
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2017 296 50.2 62.8 76.3 26.5 41.0 41.7 61.3 44.9 33.8 5.8 82.4
2018 929 52.9 68.8 81.4 26.5 52.6 41.6 61.6 48.9 26.0 8.4 71.8
2021 610 52.6 71.3 82.1 27.3 48.1 43.0 61.7 50.5 26.6 8.0 79.6
Player 1,835 52.3 68.8 80.9 26.8 49.1 42.0 61.6 48.8 27.4 7.9 75.7
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2017 80 49 22
2018 47 25 29 36 70 60 49 29 27 35 98 57 33 75 72 13
2021 65 42 2
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2017 24.57 2 3.2 -1 0 4 1 50.0
2018 22.50 7 7.7 -1 8 9 1 14.3
2021 23.77 7 6.1 1 3 4 3 42.9
Player 23.32 16 17.0 -1 11 17 5 31.3
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2017 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 2 3 2 3 4 3 2 3 3 2 2 5 4 3 4 5 4 2 2 4 5 4 4 3
2018 7 11 3 10 8 5 8 8 8 3 7 12 9 6 6 8 6 6 8 10 9 7 15 12 5 3 7 8 10 7 5
2021 7 7 7 7 5 5 6 7 3 4 4 6 7 5 5 7 7 7 6 5 7 6 8 7 7 6 7 7 7 5 5
Player 16 21 12 20 17 13 18 17 14 9 14 22 19 13 14 18 15 15 19 19 19 17 28 23 14 11 18 20 21 16 13
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2018 +/-   2017
Results
BA .240 +.001 .239
xBA .256 +.042 .214
OBP .279 -.083 .362
xOBP .294 -.050 .344
SLG .378 -.040 .418
xSLG .419 +.053 .366
ISO .138 -.041 .179
xISO .164 +.012 .152
BABIP .278 -.033 .311
wOBA .282 -.056 .338
xwOBA .309 -.004 .313
wOBACON .333 -.058 .391
xwOBACON .368 +.019 .349
BACON .303 -.037 .340
xBACON .324 +.017 .307
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 38.1 +10.4 27.7
Avg Exit Velocity 89.0 +0.5 88.5
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 35.6 -6.1 41.7
Barrel % 6.4 +4.3 2.1
Avg Launch Angle 12.3 +4.5 7.8
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- --
Attack Angle -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- --
Attack Direction -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 94.6 -0.4 95.0
Breaking Velocity 86.8 +0.2 86.6
Offspeed Velocity 88.5 -- --
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 13 +12 1
Popup % 8.4 +6.3 2.1
Flyball % 20.3 -0.5 20.8
Line Drive % 24.3 -7.0 31.3
Groundball % 47.0 +1.2 45.8
Pull % 39.1 -10.9 50.0
Straight Away % 43.6 +16.5 27.1
Opposite Field % 16.3 -6.6 22.9
Weak Contact % 2.5 +0.4 2.1
Pull Airball % 16.8 -10.3 27.1
Topped Contact % 34.2 -5.4 39.6
Under Contact % 22.8 -0.1 22.9
Flare/Burner Contact % 24.8 +6.0 18.8
Solid Contact % 8.9 -1.5 10.4
HR/FB % 17.1 -2.9 20.0
Popups 17 +16 1
Flyballs 41 +31 10
Line Drives 49 +34 15
Groundballs 95 +73 22
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 52.9 +2.7 50.2
Out of Zone % 47.1 -2.7 49.8
Edge % 41.6 -0.1 41.7
Zone Swing % 68.8 +6.0 62.8
Out of Zone Swing % 26.5 0.0 26.5
In Zone Contact % 81.4 +5.1 76.3
Out of Zone Contact % 52.6 +11.6 41.0
Whiff % 26.0 -7.8 33.8
First Strike % 61.6 +0.3 61.3
First Pitch Swing % 34.0 +5.3 28.7
Swing % 48.9 +4.0 44.9
Meatball Swing % 71.8 -10.6 82.4
Meatball % 8.4 +2.6 5.8
Zone Swing & Miss % 18.6 -5.1 23.7
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 47.4 -11.6 59.0
In Zone 491 +343 148
Out of Zone 438 +291 147
Edge 386 +263 123
In Zone Swings 338 +245 93
Out of Zone Swings 116 +77 39
In Zone Swing & Misses 63 +41 22
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 55 +32 23
Basic
Pitches 929 +633 296
PA 270 +189 81
AB 254 +187 67
Hits 61 +45 16
Singles 40 +32 8
Doubles 14 +8 6
Triples 0 0 0
Home Runs 7 +5 2
Walks 11 -1 12
Strikeouts 54 +34 20
K% 20.0 -4.7 24.7
BB% 4.1 -10.7 14.8
HBP 3 +2 1
Batted Balls 202 +154 48
Number of Fastballs 534 +353 181
Number of Offspeed 33 +33 0
Number of Breaking 362 +248 114
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2017 Shifts 79 .327 44 5 11.4 35 9 25.7
2018 Shifts 268 .282 134 9 6.7 134 35 26.1
2021 Shifts 171 .284 102 39 38.2 69 37 53.6
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2017 70 18.1 7.1% 1.4% 66 25.2 0.0% 19.7%
2018 245 19.1 6.9% 4.1% 166 24.7 0.0% 15.7%
2021 162 17.3 21.0% 3.1% 94 23.4 0.0% 12.8%

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Pitch Distribution