Xavier Hernandez vs. Jose Santiago — Career Comparison

Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Santiago
Silent GenerationP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jose Santiago built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Santiago led in home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 90). Xavier Hernandez held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 99). Role difference aside, Jose Santiago holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Jose Santiago

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
2.64
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.55
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.47
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.97
53.97
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.26
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
3.9
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.74
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1668
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
8.38
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.9
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.91
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
3.57
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.24
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
6.54
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.086
1.086
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2879
38.62
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
2354
38.1
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.53
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
4.35
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
4.29
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.64
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2143
34.69
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Jose Santiago

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
2.64
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1667
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
555.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.63
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.86
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.15
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.86
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.78
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Jose Santiago

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
172
570.17
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
600
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
537.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
92.82
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
69.61
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.89
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.31
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.02
26.57
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
122.65
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
119.34
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
53.04
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
72.93
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.46
21.43
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
26.52
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
152.49
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
33.15
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.31
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.63
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA