Nestor Cortes vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

Nestor Cortes
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Johan Santana
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Nestor Cortes a clear advantage over Johan Santana across the core pitching metrics. Nestor Cortes led in home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 100), walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 121), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 119 vs 114). Johan Santana held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 114). Nestor Cortes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Nestor Cortes and Johan Santana

Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.14
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.4
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.26
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.52
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.62
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.35
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.06
64.06
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.73
65.73
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.89
78.89
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
3.94
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
8.02
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.52
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.98
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
2.69
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
9.02
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
8.83
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.261
1.261
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2490
37.21
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
4.06
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.52
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2279
34.05
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7563
33.6
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.21
37.21
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Nestor Cortes and Johan Santana

Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.14
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.4
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.26
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.44
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.03
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.85
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.55
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.82
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.47
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.49
96.49
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.56
94.56
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.73
65.73
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nestor Cortes and Johan Santana

Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
86400
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
774.19
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
600
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
533.33
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
86.02
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
55.91
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
24.6
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
105.38
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.66
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
40.86
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
17.33
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
78
167.74
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.31
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA