Steve Frey vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

Steve Frey
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican 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 Frey 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 75), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 89). Steve Frey held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 189 vs 100). Role difference aside, Johan Santana holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Frey and Johan Santana

Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
9.3
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.26
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.53
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.62
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.44
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.35
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.06
64.06
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.89
78.89
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.83
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.76
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
8.79
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.89
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.98
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
4.56
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.68
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
4.65
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.33
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1335
39.52
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.43
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.41
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.59
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.53
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
33.51
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7563
33.6
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Steve Frey and Johan Santana

Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
9.3
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.47
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.44
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.24
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.03
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.78
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.55
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.72
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
1.47
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.56
94.56
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Frey and Johan Santana

Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
314
37680
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
774.19
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
600
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
533.33
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
86.02
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
55.91
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
24.6
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
105.38
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.66
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
40.86
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-14.11
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
17.33
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.35
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
167.74
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.31
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA