Billy Ripken vs Rafael Santana

Billy RipkenRafael Santana

Billy Ripken and Rafael Santana compared on their MLB careers: Billy Ripken played 12 seasons, 1987 to 1998, Rafael Santana 7 seasons, 1983 to 1990. Billy Ripken has .247 batting average to Rafael Santana's .246. Rafael Santana won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Billy Ripken and Rafael Santana career totals
912GP668
2,729AB2,021
287R188
674H497
20HR13
229RBI156
25SB3
0.2AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.3
0.3SLG0.3
0.6OPS0.6

Titles and awards

  • Billy Ripken: 0 championships; none on file
  • Rafael Santana: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Billy Ripken and Rafael Santana season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1987.3082201983.21402
2nd1988.2072341984.276112
3rd1989.2392261985.257129
4th1990.2913381986.218128
5th1991.2160141987.255544
6th1992.2304361988.240438
7th1993.1890111990.23113
8th1994.30906————
9th1995.41223————
10th1996.230212————
11th1997.276324————
12th1998.27005————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI