David Lee vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

David Lee
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational 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 David Lee 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 78), strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 92). David Lee held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 100). Role difference aside, Johan Santana holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for David Lee and Johan Santana

David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
7.49
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.26
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.62
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.35
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.06
64.06
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.89
78.89
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.37
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
9.13
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.98
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.62
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
7.57
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.465
1.465
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.261
1.261
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.3
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
41.36
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.26
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.76
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.7
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.639
1.639
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
34.34
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7563
33.6
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.36
41.36
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for David Lee and Johan Santana

David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
7.49
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.44
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.03
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.25
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.55
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.47
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.56
94.56
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.146
0.146
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Lee and Johan Santana

David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
9600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
774.19
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
600
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
533.33
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
86.02
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
55.91
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
24.6
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
105.38
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
23.66
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
40.86
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
17.33
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
167.74
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.31
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA