Ervin Santana
2005–2021 · P

Ervin Santana

6' 2", 175 lbs·Lived to 44·Bats R / Throws R
All-Star
Pitcher archetype· SP· CONTEXTUAL
Balanced ArsenalA deep, even arsenal without a single dominant tendency.2015–2021 · 9,595 pitches · 92.8 mph fastball
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Career Highs
3.24
Best ERA · 2013
17
Most W · 2010
214
Most K · 2008
1.119
Best WHIP · 2008
Career Arc · OPS
6 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
16 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

16 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2005LAA23000
2006LAA33400.250.50065
2007LAA28502.200.60079
2008LAA32600.000.0000
2009LAA24000
2010LAA33000
2011LAA33200.5001.000139
2012LAA30400.000.0000
2013KC32400.250.50070
2014ATL316301.111.26538
2015MIN17000
2016MIN30500.000.0000
2017MIN331005.200.50067
2018MIN5000
2019CWS3000
2021KC38000
Career42510308.126

Career · Pitching

16 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2005LAA23133.71284.6592991.392
2006LAA33204.01684.281061411.230
2007LAA28150.07145.76771261.547
2008LAA32219.01673.491242141.119
2009LAA24139.7885.03861071.475
2010LAA33222.717103.921041691.320
2011LAA33228.711123.381171781.220
2012LAA30178.09135.16781331.270
2013KC32211.09103.241191611.142
2014ATL31196.014103.95951791.306
2015MIN17108.0754.0099821.296
2016MIN30181.37113.381241491.219
2017MIN33211.31683.281331671.126
2018MIN524.7018.0352161.622
2019CWS313.3029.454851.875
2021KC3865.3224.6891521.332
Career4252486.71511291978
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

RHP · 9,571 pitches · 2015–2021
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFSLCHSI
FF · 4-Seam Fastball43.1% · 93.0 mph
SL · Slider39.2% · 84.2 mph
CH · Changeup9.0% · 85.4 mph
SI · Sinker8.6% · 91.7 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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