Steve Foucault vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

Steve Foucault
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican 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 Steve Foucault as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Johan Santana led in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 94), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 100), and run prevention (ERA+ 132 vs 112). Steve Foucault held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 100). Role difference aside, Johan Santana holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Foucault and Johan Santana

Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
5.02
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.26
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.63
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.62
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.65
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.35
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.3
49.3
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.06
64.06
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.89
78.89
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.94
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
3.21
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
496.2
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
8.3
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.74
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.98
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
3.44
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.72
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
5.56
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.001
1.001
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2101
38.07
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.59
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
3.86
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.72
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.85
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.305
1.305
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1832
33.2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7563
33.6
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Steve Foucault and Johan Santana

Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
5.02
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
496.2
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.44
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.36
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.03
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.98
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.55
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.88
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
1.47
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.41
95.41
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.56
94.56
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Foucault and Johan Santana

Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
277
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
774.19
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
600
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
533.33
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
86.02
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
55.91
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
24.6
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
105.38
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.66
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
40.86
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
17.33
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
78
167.74
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.31
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA