Travis Baptist vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

Travis Baptist
Gen XOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johan Santana
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Johan Santana built a career as a starting pitcher and Travis Baptist as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Johan Santana posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.2 and WHIP 1.138 compared to 5.67 and 1.704 for Travis Baptist. By the career numbers, Johan Santana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Travis Baptist and Johan Santana

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.26
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.62
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.35
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.06
64.06
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.89
78.89
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.33
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.98
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.16
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
41
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
35.33
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7563
33.6
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Travis Baptist and Johan Santana

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.44
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.03
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.55
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
1.47
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.56
94.56
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Travis Baptist and Johan Santana

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
774.19
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
600
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
533.33
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
86.02
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
55.91
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
24.6
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
105.38
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.66
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
40.86
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
17.33
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
78
167.74
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.31
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA