Danny Herrera vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

Danny Herrera
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational 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 Danny Herrera 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 3.72 and 1.544 for Danny Herrera. By the career numbers, Johan Santana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Herrera and Johan Santana

Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
11.6
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.26
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.62
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.71
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.35
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.06
64.06
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.89
78.89
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.72
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
101.2
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
10.36
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.8
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.98
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
3.19
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
6.29
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.053
1.053
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
39.57
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.59
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.69
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.62
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.71
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.06
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
34.7
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7563
33.6
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Danny Herrera and Johan Santana

Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
11.6
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
101.2
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.33
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.44
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.33
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.03
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.66
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.55
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.66
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
1.47
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.56
94.56
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Herrera and Johan Santana

Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
15720
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
774.19
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
600
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
533.33
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
86.02
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
55.91
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
4.24
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
24.6
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
105.38
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.66
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
40.86
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
4.34
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
17.33
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.35
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
167.74
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
47.31
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Herrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA