George Diehl vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

George Diehl
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational 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 George Diehl 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 3.52 and 1.435 for George Diehl. By the career numbers, Johan Santana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Diehl and Johan Santana

George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.26
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.62
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.35
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.06
64.06
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.89
78.89
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.52
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.04
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1726
7.67
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.98
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.87
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
39.91
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.7
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
32.87
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7563
33.6
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for George Diehl and Johan Santana

George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.6
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6077
27
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2025.2
9
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.44
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.03
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.55
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.47
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.56
94.56
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Diehl and Johan Santana

George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
774.19
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
600
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
533.33
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
86.02
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
55.91
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
24.6
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
105.38
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.66
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
40.86
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
17.33
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
167.74
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.31
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA