Ron Santo stats

Last played for the Chicago White Sox, 1974

Age 86

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Ron Santo played 15 MLB seasons, 1960 to 1974.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,243
AB
8,143
R
1,138
H
2,254
HR
342
RBI
1,331
SB
35
AVG
.277

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1960CHC9534744879440.251
1961CHC1545788416423832.284
1962CHC1626044413717834.227
1963CHC1626307918725996.297
1964CHC16159294185301143.313
1965CHC16460888173331013.285
1966CHC1555619317530944.312
1967CHC16158610717631981.300
1968CHC1625778614226983.246
1969CHC16057597166291231.289
1970CHC15455583148261142.267
1971CHC1545557714821884.267
1972CHC1334646814017741.302
1973CHC1495366514320771.267
1974CHW11737529835410.221

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
9,396
TB
3,779
XBH
774
HBP
38
IBB
94
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1960CHC382142350500
1961CHC655277610700
1962CHC679216412500
1963CHC687303604700
1964CHC686334762500
1965CHC704310675700
1966CHC672302596700
1967CHC697300583900
1968CHC682243463700
1969CHC687279512700
1970CHC655264601600
1971CHC642235440800
1972CHC547226474500
1973CHC604236514800
1974CHW417112182100

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
66.6
RC
1,441.1
RC/27
6.40
ISOP
.187
SECA
.323
BB/K
0.83
AB/HR
23.8
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1960CHC0.745.44.6.1590.20.738.60
1961CHC2.6103.56.6.1960.31.025.10
1962CHC-0.5714.1310.20.735.50
1963CHC6.2105.46.2.1840.30.525.20
1964CHC8.6132.58.6.2520.40.919.70
1965CHC7.3121.17.4.2250.40.818.40
1966CHC8.7127.18.6.2260.41.218.70
1967CHC9.6122.47.7.2120.40.918.90
1968CHC6.393.45.7.1750.30.922.20
1969CHC5.4113.97.2.1970.41.019.80
1970CHC3.91046.8.2090.40.921.30
1971CHC2.790.95.9.1570.30.826.40
1972CHC4.891.87.3.1850.30.927.30
1973CHC2.185.75.8.1740.30.726.80
1974CHW-1.834.63.1.0770.20.5750

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
86 yearsFeb 25, 1940
Debut
1960
NL Gold Glove
5x

What were Ron Santo's career stats?

Ron Santo played 15 seasons for the Cubs and the White Sox. He was a career .277 hitter with 2,254 hits, 342 home runs and 1,331 RBI. His best season was 1964: a .313 batting average, 30 home runs and 114 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 1960 to 1974

Ron Santo finished top 10 in a stat 12 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 110th in home runs (342)
  • 167th in hits (2,254)
  • 86th in rbi (1,331)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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