Benito Santiago career batting average
.263Career Regular Season
Benito Santiago has a career batting average of .263 over 20 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .310 in 1998.
- Most recent: .261 in 2005.
Average of 20 regular seasons, 1986 through 2005. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1986 |  SD | 17 | 62 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .290 | .308 | .468 | .775 |
| 1987 | SD | 146 | 546 | 64 | 164 | 18 | 79 | 21 | .300 | .324 | .467 | .791 |
| 1988 | SD | 139 | 492 | 49 | 122 | 10 | 46 | 15 | .248 | .282 | .362 | .643 |
| 1989 | SD | 129 | 462 | 50 | 109 | 16 | 62 | 11 | .236 | .277 | .387 | .664 |
| 1990 | SD | 100 | 344 | 42 | 93 | 11 | 53 | 5 | .270 | .323 | .419 | .741 |
| 1991 | SD | 152 | 580 | 60 | 155 | 17 | 87 | 8 | .267 | .296 | .403 | .700 |
| 1992 | SD | 106 | 386 | 37 | 97 | 10 | 42 | 2 | .251 | .287 | .383 | .671 |
| 1993 |  MIA | 139 | 469 | 49 | 108 | 13 | 50 | 10 | .230 | .291 | .380 | .671 |
| 1994 | MIA | 101 | 337 | 35 | 92 | 11 | 41 | 1 | .273 | .322 | .424 | .746 |
| 1995 |  CIN | 81 | 266 | 40 | 76 | 11 | 44 | 2 | .286 | .351 | .485 | .836 |
| 1996 |  PHI | 136 | 481 | 71 | 127 | 30 | 85 | 2 | .264 | .332 | .503 | .835 |
| 1997 |  TOR | 97 | 341 | 31 | 83 | 13 | 42 | 1 | .243 | .279 | .387 | .667 |
| 1998 | TOR | 15 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .310 | .333 | .483 | .816 |
| 1999 |  CHC | 109 | 350 | 28 | 87 | 7 | 36 | 1 | .249 | .313 | .377 | .691 |
| 2000 | CIN | 89 | 252 | 22 | 66 | 8 | 45 | 2 | .262 | .310 | .409 | .719 |
| 2001 |  SF | 133 | 477 | 39 | 125 | 6 | 45 | 5 | .262 | .295 | .369 | .664 |
| 2002 | SF | 126 | 478 | 56 | 133 | 16 | 74 | 4 | .278 | .315 | .450 | .765 |
| 2003 | SF | 108 | 401 | 53 | 112 | 11 | 56 | 0 | .279 | .329 | .424 | .753 |
| 2004 |  KC | 49 | 175 | 15 | 48 | 6 | 23 | 1 | .274 | .312 | .434 | .746 |
| 2005 |  PIT | 6 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .261 | .391 | .652 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS