Clint Blume vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

Clint Blume
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational 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 Clint Blume as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clint Blume posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 3.2 and 1.138 for Johan Santana. By the career numbers, Clint Blume had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clint Blume and Johan Santana

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.55
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.26
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.62
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.35
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.06
64.06
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.89
78.89
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
3.2
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
7.91
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.98
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.73
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.758
0.758
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
39.55
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.82
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
33.27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7563
33.6
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Clint Blume and Johan Santana

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.6
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6077
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2025.2
9
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.44
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.03
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.55
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.47
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.56
94.56
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clint Blume and Johan Santana

Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
866.67
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
774.19
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
600
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
533.33
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
86.02
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
55.91
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
51.96
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.44
24.6
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
105.38
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
23.66
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
40.86
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
73.56
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.06
17.33
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.35
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
78
167.74
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.31
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA