Javy Guerra vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

Javy Guerra
MillenialPanamaThrows RightBats LeftCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational 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 Javy Guerra 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 6.43 and 1.857 for Javy Guerra. By the career numbers, Johan Santana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Javy Guerra and Johan Santana

Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
8.71
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.26
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.62
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.35
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.06
64.06
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.89
78.89
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.43
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
9.86
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.29
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.98
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.14
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.71
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
6.43
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.261
1.261
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.3
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
42.86
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
6.71
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
35.57
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7563
33.6
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Javy Guerra and Johan Santana

Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.75
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.42
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.44
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.75
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.03
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.33
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.55
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.17
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
1.47
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.56
94.56
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.551
0.551
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Javy Guerra and Johan Santana

Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
2368.42
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
774.19
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
600
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
533.33
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
86.02
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
55.91
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
20.51
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
24.6
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
105.38
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
23.66
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.35
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
40.86
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
20.76
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.06
17.33
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.35
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
284.21
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
167.74
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.31
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Javy Guerra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Javy Guerra
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA