Gene Freese vs. Benito Santiago — Career Comparison

Gene Freese
Silent GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Benito Santiago
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcherGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Gene Freese and Benito Santiago are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 95 for Gene Freese, 95 for Benito Santiago), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 109 vs 109). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Gene Freese and Benito Santiago

Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1115
176.8
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1978
157.92
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
3784
600
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7515
600
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
3446
546.41
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6951
554.97
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
877
139.06
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1830
146.11
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
573
90.86
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
99.72
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
161
25.53
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
25.79
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.44
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.27
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
18.23
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
17.33
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
304
48.2
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
581
46.39
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
443.43
70.31
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
863.21
68.92
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
1439
228.17
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2886
230.42
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
1140
180.76
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2298
183.47
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
429
68.02
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
755
60.28
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
432
68.5
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
920
73.45
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
746
118.29
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1458
116.41
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
446.56
70.81
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
873.29
69.72
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.17
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
3.03
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
243
38.53
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
34.33
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.44
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
4.15
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
84.83
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
1270
101.4
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.07
7.07
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
5.92
5.92
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
7.61
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2.08
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
27
4.28
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
5.59
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
11.89
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
204
16.29
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
8.09
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
7.27
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
26
4.12
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
5.51
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
77
12.21
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
12.77
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.23
66.23
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
56.88
56.88

Fielding Stats for Gene Freese and Benito Santiago

Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
1.13
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1944
1.09
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
1.03
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
1.01
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
22488
27
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48216
27
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
7496
9
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16072
9
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
871
1.05
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10955
6.13
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1669
2
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
968
0.54
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.19
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.09
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
2702
3.24
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12075
6.76
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
2540
3.05
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11923
6.68
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.708
2.708
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.133
6.133
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.58
91.58
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.24
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.08
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.09
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Benito Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
998
0.56
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benito Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
0.3