Héctor Santiago
P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 6' 0" 215LBS | Age: 36
Draft: 2006 | Rd: 30, #915, Chicago White Sox | Bloomfield Voc Technical HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2018 6 3 4.41 49 7 2 102 103 1.58
2019 1 1 6.68 19 2 0 33.2 40 1.90
2021 1 1 3.42 13 1 0 26.1 30 1.44
10 Seasons 48 51 4.12 270 140 6 947 856 1.39
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2018 49 6-3 4.41 102 103 1.58
2019 19 1-1 6.68 33.2 40 1.90
2021 13 1-1 3.42 26.1 30 1.44
10 Seasons 270 48-51 4.12 947 856 1.39
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
2015 27 3162 533 42 7.9 5.4 88.9 114.6 22.4 32.6 .224 .407 .313 .312 .354 35.8 20.9 9.1 3.59 4.05
2016 28 3172 557 52 9.3 6.6 89.7 114.6 20.1 33.0 .256 .487 .332 .353 .394 39.3 18.3 10.1 4.70 5.42
2017 29 1236 224 26 11.6 8.4 90.5 114.2 22.5 33.5 .276 .555 .338 .386 .424 39.4 16.4 10.0 5.63 6.82
2018 30 1963 292 30 10.3 6.5 89.3 115.5 21.0 32.2 .223 .414 .349 .328 .366 35.3 22.4 13.0 4.41 4.60
2019 31 715 101 15 14.9 9.2 89.2 112.8 21.2 40.6 .267 .524 .395 .374 .453 38.6 24.5 13.5 6.68 6.49
2021 33 491 76 2 2.6 1.7 88.1 111.0 12.2 32.9 .208 .287 .312 .259 .298 38.2 25.6 9.4 3.42 2.79
Player 10739 1783 167 9.4 6.4 89.4 115.5 21.0 33.3 .242 .452 .333 .337 .380 37.5 20.3 10.5
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Santiago relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(65.4%) ,
Changeup
(25.5%) ,
Slider
(7.3%) ,
Sinker
(1.6%) ,
Curveball
(0.2%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 30.8 31.0 25.0 13.3 34.7 40.7 24.0 2.4 21.4 37.3 22.1 7.3 7.9 5.4
2016 35.5 30.3 20.5 13.6 38.1 36.3 25.0 2.7 25.0 31.4 21.7 8.3 9.3 6.6
2017 32.1 30.4 24.6 12.9 37.5 33.5 28.1 0.9 22.3 36.2 21.9 5.8 11.6 8.4
2018 34.6 32.2 20.2 13.0 33.9 36.6 29.5 3.8 25.0 35.3 19.9 5.1 10.3 6.5
2019 31.7 31.7 24.8 11.9 36.6 34.7 28.7 5.0 21.8 28.7 25.7 4.0 14.9 9.2
2021 44.7 22.4 27.6 5.3 36.8 39.5 23.7 3.9 27.6 30.3 27.6 7.9 2.6 1.7
Player 33.7 30.6 22.8 12.9 36.2 37.4 26.0 2.7 23.5 34.2 22.0 6.9 9.4 6.4
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! 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 Curveball SEA L 1 75.8 55.5 -2.5 5.5GLV -3.7 -7.7 -1.0 5.5GLV -2.4
2021 4-Seam Fastball SEA L 321 90.9 17.8 -1.0 12.0ARM 4.3 15.4 -0.7 12.0ARM 4.4
2021 Slider SEA L 36 82.3 36.4 -3.0 3.1GLV -3.4 3.9 -2.3 3.1GLV -1.7
2021 Changeup SEA L 125 81.4 32.6 -1.1 15.6ARM 1.9 8.7 -0.9 15.6ARM 1.7
2021 Sinker SEA L 7 88.7 25.3 -2.4 17.6ARM 1.6 9.7 -0.1 17.6ARM 2.8
2019 Changeup CWS L 141 83.9 29.9 -2.3 16.2ARM 2.3 10.1 -2.2 16.2ARM 1.9
2019 4-Seam Fastball CWS L 423 91.8 18.4 -1.2 13.2ARM 5.5 14.9 -0.8 13.2ARM 5.5
2019 Sinker CWS L 1 92.5 26.2 2.6 20.3ARM 4.9 7.2 2.3 20.3ARM 6.2
2019 Curveball CWS L 33 74.6 56.1 -3.1 6.4GLV -5.4 -4.4 -4.3 6.4GLV -1.7
2019 Slider CWS L 115 85.0 33.4 -3.9 2.8GLV -2.3 5.6 -4.0 2.8GLV -2.5
! 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 4-Seam Fastball 0.5 2 321 65.4 64 .241 .315 .303 26.9 26.6 17.2 .199 .277 .275 42.1
2021 Changeup 0.4 0 125 25.5 43 .268 .415 .313 26.1 18.6 15.7 .223 .300 .249 30.3
2021 Slider 0.6 0 36 7.3 8 .250 .625 .363 33.3 50.0 26.7 .157 .224 .159 50.0
2021 Sinker -0.1 0 8 1.6 2 .500 1.000 .625 25.0 50.0 50.0 .364 .550 .387 100.0
2021 Curveball -1.3 0 1 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2019 4-Seam Fastball -1.5 -6 423 59.2 93 .274 .562 .418 34.4 28.0 17.3 .227 .502 .378 39.6
2019 Changeup -1.8 -3 141 19.7 31 .429 .643 .485 19.6 16.1 11.6 .405 .707 .484 52.2
2019 Slider 4.3 5 115 16.1 27 .111 .222 .174 22.8 29.6 23.5 .179 .301 .202 15.8
2019 Curveball -10.4 -3 33 4.6 12 .583 1.083 .704 5.6 8.3 6.7 .387 .735 .465 45.5
2019 Sinker -3.3 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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 Changeup 125 81.4 90 18.1 9:30 9:45 -15
2021 4-Seam Fastball 321 90.9 100 19.3 10:30 10:45 -15
2021 Slider 36 82.3 40 4.8 12:30 1:45 -75
! 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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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2012 305 1,358 14 12 -9 -7 11
2013 654 2,687 11 25 -16 -19 1
2014 548 2,297 7 15 -14 -10 -3
2015 771 3,143 21 16 -22 -13 2
2016 785 3,172 11 21 -28 -10 -6
2017 308 1,233 -1 10 -12 -4 -7
2018 457 1,959 3 17 -19 -8 -7
2019 163 713 1 3 -8 -4 -7
2021 117 491 4 3 -2 -2 2
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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 %
2015 3,162 51.6 63.2 81.6 23.9 68.5 43.3 57.6 44.1 21.4 8.2 74.9
2016 3,172 52.7 66.8 82.8 23.1 69.2 42.2 55.0 46.2 19.9 8.6 78.7
2017 1,236 50.9 67.0 83.8 23.6 74.8 42.2 55.6 45.8 17.8 9.2 79.6
2018 1,963 49.6 66.0 82.9 24.0 68.4 45.1 56.4 44.8 21.0 7.0 83.3
2019 715 51.1 67.3 71.4 20.6 73.6 44.2 59.5 44.5 28.0 7.3 90.4
2021 491 48.1 70.8 78.4 31.4 61.3 44.8 65.0 50.3 27.1 7.5 81.1
Player 10,739 51.3 65.8 81.6 23.8 69.2 43.3 56.8 45.4 21.2 8.1 79.2
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 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
2015 40 74 33 9 53 1 6 24 23 53 19 38 4 24 51 22 5
2016 10 37 6 1 23 1 4 19 12 29 19 22 3 34 55 11 5
2017 1 14 1 1 8 21 1 1 7 15 24 8 11 18 39 9 11
2018 28 70 32 13 24 18 4 21 49 51 5 24 10 19 25 8 13
2019 28 20 13
2021 14 12 12
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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 %
2016 23.3 33 39.0 -6 17 19 25 75.8
2017 23.0 15 13.8 1 4 9 7 46.7
2018 23.4 16 16.5 -1 9 10 8 50.0
2019 23.4 8 7.6 0 6 7 3 37.5
2021 21.4 2 0.9 1 3 1 0 0.0
Player 23.2 74 77.9 -4 39 46 43 58.1
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs 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
2016 33 39 33 40 39 34 42 42 35 32 38 45 39 35 36 38 29 32 38 42 39 39 53 52 36 33 39 52 45 42 33
2017 15 13 12 14 15 15 15 13 13 13 14 13 14 13 13 15 11 13 14 15 14 14 16 13 13 13 14 18 15 16 10
2018 16 20 15 19 18 13 18 16 15 13 17 22 19 15 15 19 14 15 16 19 17 18 21 15 13 12 16 18 19 16 13
2019 8 10 6 7 6 8 9 9 3 4 7 8 10 9 9 8 8 6 8 6 10 7 11 10 9 8 3 6 10 7 6
2021 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 1
Player 74 83 67 81 79 70 85 80 67 62 76 89 85 72 74 82 62 66 77 83 81 79 104 91 71 66 74 95 90 82 63
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs 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

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.2 91.5 1.3 90.4 -1.1 90.7 0.3 91.8 1.1
Offspeed Velocity 83.4 83.2 -0.2 82.4 -0.8 82.0 -0.4 83.9 1.9
Breaking Velocity 77.7 77.2 -0.5 76.9 -0.3 77.7 0.8 82.7 5.0
Exit Velocity 88.9 89.7 0.8 90.5 0.8 89.3 -1.2 89.2 -0.1
Launch Angle 22.4 20.1 -2.3 22.5 2.4 21.0 -1.5 21.2 0.2
Barrel % 7.9 9.3 1.4 11.6 2.3 10.3 -1.3 14.9 4.6
Hard Hit % 35.8 39.3 3.5 39.4 0.1 35.3 -4.1 38.6 3.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.6 33.0 0.4 33.5 0.5 32.2 -1.3 40.6 8.4
xBA .224 .256 0.032 .276 0.020 .223 -0.053 .267 0.044
BA .227 .245 0.018 .255 0.010 .258 0.003 .300 0.042
xwOBA .312 .353 0.041 .386 0.033 .328 -0.058 .374 0.046
wOBA .313 .332 0.019 .338 0.006 .349 0.011 .395 0.046
xSLG .407 .487 0.080 .555 0.068 .414 -0.141 .524 0.110
SLG .416 .449 0.033 .442 -0.007 .445 0.003 .557 0.112
K% 20.9 18.3 -2.6 16.4 -1.9 22.4 6.0 24.5 2.1
BB% 9.1 10.1 1.0 10.0 -0.1 13.0 3.0 13.5 0.5
Swing % 44.1 46.2 2.1 45.8 -0.4 44.8 -1.0 44.5 -0.3
Whiff% 21.4 19.9 -1.5 17.8 -2.1 21.0 3.2 28.0 7.0
In Zone % 51.6 52.7 1.1 50.9 -1.8 49.6 -1.3 51.1 1.5
Out of Zone % 48.4 47.3 -1.1 49.1 1.8 50.4 1.3 48.9 -1.5
Out of Zone Swing % 23.9 23.1 -0.8 23.6 0.5 24.0 0.4 20.6 -3.4
First Pitch Swing % 24.9 23.8 -1.1 27.3 3.5 25.5 -1.8 24.5 -1.0
First Pitch Strike % 57.6 55.0 -2.6 55.6 0.6 56.4 0.8 59.5 3.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 763 .336 598 91 15.2 165 49 29.7
2017 Shifts 307 .340 250 22 8.8 57 11 19.3
2018 Shifts 457 .349 323 27 8.4 134 15 11.2
2019 Shifts 163 .395 115 8 7.0 48 18 37.5
2021 Shifts 117 .312 81 18 22.2 36 22 61.1
! 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 %
2011 33 12.8 81.8% 0.0% 3 17.9 0.0% 0.0%
2012 427 13.4 66.5% 0.2% 239 20.7 5.9% 5.9%
2013 794 14.1 60.8% 0.8% 549 22.2 2.6% 10.2%
2014 693 15.6 41.8% 2.2% 416 23.2 0.0% 13.0%
2015 1054 15.2 48.3% 2.8% 484 24.5 6.4% 25.8%
2016 940 15.9 41.0% 2.3% 554 24.2 4.9% 20.9%
2017 375 15.0 49.6% 1.1% 219 23.4 0.0% 12.8%
2018 514 15.5 44.7% 0.6% 431 23.9 0.9% 12.3%
2019 197 14.8 51.8% 1.5% 157 23.6 0.0% 13.4%
2021 121 15.6 41.3% 0.8% 104 23.4 1.0% 10.6%

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Pitch Distribution