Jose Altuve vs. Benito Santiago — Career Comparison

Jose Altuve
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Benito Santiago
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcherGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jose Altuve comes out clearly ahead of Benito Santiago across most offensive categories. Jose Altuve led in contact rate (K%+ 186 vs 90), walk rate (BB%+ 108 vs 63), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 124 vs 95). Benito Santiago held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 109). Jose Altuve was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jose Altuve and Benito Santiago

Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
1975
136.27
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1978
157.92
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8696
600
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
7515
600
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7881
543.77
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6951
554.97
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2388
164.77
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
1830
146.11
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1646
113.57
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
1249
99.72
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
455
31.39
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
323
25.79
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
32
2.21
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.27
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
17.59
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
217
17.33
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742
51.2
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
581
46.39
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1309
90.32
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
863.21
68.92
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3672
253.36
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
2886
230.42
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3123
215.48
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
2298
183.47
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1236
85.28
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
755
60.28
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
889
61.34
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
920
73.45
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1870
129.02
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
1458
116.41
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1346.68
92.92
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
873.29
69.72
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
5.52
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
38
3.03
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
655
45.19
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
430
34.33
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
50
3.45
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.15
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1139
78.59
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
1270
101.4
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.63
7.63
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
5.92
5.92
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
1.86
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2.08
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
53
3.66
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
5.59
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
14.83
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
16.29
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
22.42
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
91
7.27
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
6.62
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
69
5.51
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
29.05
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
160
12.77
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
77.2
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
56.88
56.88

Fielding Stats for Jose Altuve and Benito Santiago

Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1880
1.05
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1944
1.09
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1855
1.04
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1810
1.01
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48287
27
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
48216
27
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16095.2
9
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
16072
9
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
2652
1.48
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10955
6.13
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4390
2.45
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
968
0.54
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.06
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.09
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
7153
4
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12075
6.76
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
7042
3.94
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11923
6.68
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.45
98.45
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.746
3.746
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.133
6.133
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.67
98.67
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.11
93.11
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
0.57
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.08
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.09
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
998
0.56
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
0.3