Phil Ortega vs. Dennis Santana — Career Comparison

Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dennis Santana
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Ortega built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis Santana as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dennis Santana led in home run suppression (HR9+ 214 vs 74), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 82), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 82). Role difference aside, Dennis Santana holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Ortega and Dennis Santana

Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
8.49
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.59
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.62
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.43
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.13
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
875
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.2
9
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
8.36
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
7.28
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.28
7.28
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.24
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.68
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.57
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
3.61
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.26
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
5.19
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
8.3
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.28
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4064
38.43
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1218
37.58
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.81
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
4.71
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
4.57
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.77
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3656
34.58
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
32.86
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Phil Ortega and Dennis Santana

Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
8.49
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
875
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.2
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.28
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.84
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.3
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.73
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.17
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.138
0.138
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Ortega and Dennis Santana

Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
205
394.23
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
27600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
486.54
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
55.77
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
50
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.54
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
90.41
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
61.54
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
105.77
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.77
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.15
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
51.92
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.58
3.03
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
92.31
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
226.92
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.69
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.62
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA