Andy McGaffigan vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

Andy McGaffigan
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational 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 Andy McGaffigan 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 run prevention (ERA+ 132 vs 101), strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 98), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 107). Andy McGaffigan held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 123 vs 100). Role difference aside, Johan Santana holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Andy McGaffigan and Johan Santana

Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
3.92
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.67
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.26
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.41
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.62
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.35
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.52
53.52
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.06
64.06
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.08
17.08
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.89
78.89
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
3.38
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2500
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
833.1
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
8.35
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.59
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.98
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.18
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.41
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
6.59
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.32
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.3
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3505
37.85
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.21
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
3.79
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.42
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.65
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3134
33.85
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7563
33.6
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Andy McGaffigan and Johan Santana

Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
3.92
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.66
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2500
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
833.1
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.44
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.84
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.03
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.51
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.55
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.33
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.47
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.86
87.86
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.56
94.56
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.8
16.8
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andy McGaffigan and Johan Santana

Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
1520.83
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
360
774.19
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
144
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
600
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
126
525
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
533.33
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
86.02
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
55.91
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
3.66
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
24.6
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
37.5
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
50
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
105.38
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.66
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.83
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.35
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
40.86
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.08
-29.52
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
17.33
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
25
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.35
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
80
333.33
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
167.74
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
50
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
47.31
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA