How Jose Santiago's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Jose Santiago posted a career ERA of 4.36, above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1997, posting 1.93, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.35 that year. The highest point came in 1998 at 9.0, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.26 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 6.7 in 2002 to 2.84 in 2003 and 3.18 in 2005. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.93 to 9.0 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Jose Santiago Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Jose Santiago
| Jose Santiago
ERA | Jose Santiago
Component ERA | Jose Santiago
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.36 | 4.5 | 4.28 |
| Season Avg. | 4.36 | 4.5 | 4.28 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.36 | 4.5 | 4.28 |
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Jose Santiago ERA Per Season
Jose Santiago's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jose Santiago ERA by Team
Jose Santiago's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jose Santiago ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Jose Santiago's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Jose Santiago ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jose Santiago's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Jose Santiago ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jose Santiago's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
