Carlos Santana
2010–2026 · 1B

Carlos Santana

5' 11", 215 lbs·Lived to 40·Bats B / Throws R
Silver SluggerGold GloveAll-Star
Hitter archetype· CONTEXTUAL
Contact / SprayElite bat-to-ball who sprays line drives to all fields with modest power.2015–2026 · 4,537 batted balls
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Career Highs
.911
Best OPS · 2019
34
Most HR · 2019
93
Most RBI · 2019
.281
Best AVG · 2019
Career Arc · OPS
16 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Batting

16 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2010CLE46150622.260.868119
2011CLE1555522779.239.808112
2012CLE1435071876.252.785108
2013CLE1545412074.268.832117
2014CLE1525412785.231.792113
2015CLE1545501985.231.752104
2016CLE1585823487.259.865117
2017CLE1545712379.259.818109
2018PHI1615602486.229.766105
2019CLE1585733493.281.911120
2020CLE60206830.199.69995
2021KC1585651969.214.66091
2022SEA1314311960.202.69298
2023PIT1465502386.240.747102
2024MIN1505212371.238.749105
2025CLE1244151154.219.63388
Career220478153351136.241
Barrel Surface

Every ball this hitter has put in play — how hard it left the bat, and at what angle. The red field behind the dots shows how much damage that kind of contact does, league-wide: the darker the red, the better things go for the hitter.

4,515 BBE · 2015–2026 · 89.5 mph avg EV · 7.6% barrels
406080100-60-3030600EXIT VELOCITY (MPH)LAUNCH ANGLE (°)BARRELZONE
LEAGUE xwOBA0.02.0
BATTED BALLS11025+

The field — league-average xwOBA (what a batted ball is typically worth: 0.0 is a sure out, ~2.0 a sure home run) for every exit-velocity × launch-angle combination, measured from 1.3 million regular-season balls in play since 2015. The dark ridge — balls hit 105+ mph at 25–30° — is the barrel zone, where contact becomes near-automatic extra bases.

The dots — this hitter’s career regular-season balls in play, grouped to a fine grid; a bigger dot means more batted balls at that exact combination. Dots piled onto the red ridge are damage; dots low on the pale field are weak or mishit contact. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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