Steve Kent vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

Steve Kent
Gen XWest GermanyThrows LeftBats SwitchEuropeTampa Bay RaysAmerican 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 Kent 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 5.65 and 1.831 for Steve Kent. By the career numbers, Johan Santana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Kent and Johan Santana

Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.34
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.26
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.62
Steve Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.35
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.06
64.06
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.89
78.89
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Steve Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Steve Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.52
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Steve Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.94
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.98
Steve Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Steve Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Steve Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
5.97
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
Steve Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
6.44
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Steve Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.261
1.261
Steve Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.3
Steve Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Steve Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
42.7
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.57
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Steve Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.44
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Steve Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Steve Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.831
1.831
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
35.79
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7563
33.6
Steve Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Steve Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.7
42.7
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Steve Kent and Johan Santana

Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.34
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.44
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.03
Steve Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.73
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.55
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.41
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.47
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.56
94.56
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Kent and Johan Santana

Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
34
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
774.19
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
600
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
533.33
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
86.02
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
55.91
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
24.6
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
105.38
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.66
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
40.86
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
17.33
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
78
167.74
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.31
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA