Ron Santo made their MLB debut in 1960 and appeared in 2,243 games over 15 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.277, OPS of 0.826, hit 342 HRs, and recorded 70.5 WAR. They rank 105th all-time in HRs and 65th in WAR.
Ron Santo Year-by-Year Stat Trends
This chart visualizes Ron Santo's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.
📊 Career Summary
Ron Santo made their MLB debut in 1960 and played in 2,243 games over 15 seasons.
Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.
| G | 2,243 (MLB Rank: 134) |
| AB | 8,143 (MLB Rank: 137) |
| H | 2,254 (MLB Rank: 169) |
| BA | 0.277 (MLB Rank: 2,747) |
| 2B | 365 (MLB Rank: 274) |
| 3B | 67 (MLB Rank: 434) |
| HR | 342 (MLB Rank: 105) |
| RBI | 1331 (MLB Rank: 98) |
| R | 1138 (MLB Rank: 231) |
| BB | 1108 (MLB Rank: ) |
| OBP | 0.362 (MLB Rank: 1,846) |
| SLG | 0.464 (MLB Rank: 1,212) |
| OPS | 0.826 (MLB Rank: 1,170) |
| SB | 35 (MLB Rank: 2,237) |
| SO | 1,343 (MLB Rank: 142) |
| GIDP | 256 (MLB Rank: 34) |
| CS | 41 (MLB Rank: 816) |
| Rbat+ | 130 (MLB Rank: 1,135) |
| WAR | 70.5 (MLB Rank: 65) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1974)
In 1974, Ron Santo played in 117 games and posted the following stats:
| G | 117 |
| AB | 375 |
| H | 83 |
| BA | 0.221 |
| 2B | 12 |
| 3B | 1 |
| HR | 5 |
| RBI | 41 |
| R | 29 |
| BB | 37 |
| OBP | 0.293 |
| SLG | 0.299 |
| OPS | 0.591 |
| SB | 0 |
| SO | 72 |
| GIDP | 16 |
| CS | 2 |
| Rbat+ | 64 |
| WAR | −1.6 |
📈 Peak Seasons
Here are Ron Santo's best seasons by category:
- Most HR in a season: 1965, 33 HR
- Most H in a season: 1963, 187 H
- Most RBI in a season: 1969, 123 RBI
- Most SB in a season: 1963, 6 SB
- Best BA in a season: 1964, 0.313 BA
- Best OBP in a season: 1966, 0.412 OBP
- Best SLG in a season: 1964, 0.564 SLG
- Best OPS in a season: 1964, 0.962 OPS
- Best WAR in a season: 1967, 9.8 WAR
🎯 Postseason Stats
Ron Santo has no postseason appearances.
Ron Santo Career Stat Summary
| season | H | HR | RBI | BA | R | OPS | WAR | OBP | SLG | PA | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | TB | rOBA | Rbat+ | OPS+ | G | GIDP | HBP | IBB | SB | CS | SF | SH | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | 87 | 9 | 44 | 0.251 | 44 | 0.72 | 0.9 | 0.311 | 0.409 | 382 | 31 | 44 | 24 | 2 | 142 | 0.334 | 103 | 97 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 347 |
1961 | 164 | 23 | 83 | 0.284 | 84 | 0.842 | 3 | 0.362 | 0.479 | 655 | 73 | 77 | 32 | 6 | 277 | 0.382 | 127 | 122 | 154 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 578 |
1962 | 137 | 17 | 83 | 0.227 | 44 | 0.659 | -0.1 | 0.302 | 0.358 | 679 | 65 | 94 | 20 | 4 | 216 | 0.312 | 71 | 74 | 162 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 604 |
1963 | 187 | 25 | 99 | 0.297 | 79 | 0.82 | 6.6 | 0.339 | 0.481 | 687 | 42 | 92 | 29 | 6 | 303 | 0.371 | 128 | 128 | 162 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 630 |
1964 | 185 | 30 | 114 | 0.313 | 94 | 0.962 | 8.9 | 0.398 | 0.564 | 686 | 86 | 96 | 33 | 13 | 334 | 0.434 | 173 | 164 | 161 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 592 |
1965 | 173 | 33 | 101 | 0.285 | 88 | 0.888 | 7.7 | 0.378 | 0.51 | 704 | 88 | 109 | 30 | 4 | 310 | 0.402 | 151 | 146 | 164 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 608 |
1966 | 175 | 30 | 94 | 0.312 | 93 | 0.95 | 8.9 | 0.412 | 0.538 | 672 | 95 | 78 | 21 | 8 | 302 | 0.423 | 169 | 161 | 155 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 561 |
1967 | 176 | 31 | 98 | 0.3 | 107 | 0.906 | 9.8 | 0.395 | 0.512 | 697 | 96 | 103 | 23 | 4 | 300 | 0.411 | 161 | 153 | 161 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 586 |
1968 | 142 | 26 | 98 | 0.246 | 86 | 0.775 | 6.4 | 0.354 | 0.421 | 682 | 96 | 106 | 17 | 3 | 243 | 0.37 | 137 | 126 | 162 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 577 |
1969 | 166 | 29 | 123 | 0.289 | 97 | 0.869 | 5.5 | 0.384 | 0.485 | 687 | 96 | 97 | 18 | 4 | 279 | 0.398 | 134 | 131 | 160 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 575 |
1970 | 148 | 26 | 114 | 0.267 | 83 | 0.844 | 4.2 | 0.369 | 0.476 | 655 | 92 | 108 | 30 | 4 | 264 | 0.389 | 120 | 115 | 154 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 555 |
1971 | 148 | 21 | 88 | 0.267 | 77 | 0.778 | 3.1 | 0.354 | 0.423 | 642 | 79 | 95 | 22 | 1 | 235 | 0.365 | 112 | 109 | 154 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 555 |
1972 | 140 | 17 | 74 | 0.302 | 68 | 0.878 | 4.9 | 0.391 | 0.487 | 547 | 69 | 75 | 25 | 5 | 226 | 0.402 | 146 | 139 | 133 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 464 |
1973 | 143 | 20 | 77 | 0.267 | 65 | 0.788 | 2.3 | 0.348 | 0.44 | 604 | 63 | 97 | 29 | 2 | 236 | 0.368 | 117 | 112 | 149 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 536 |
1974 | 83 | 5 | 41 | 0.221 | 29 | 0.591 | -1.6 | 0.293 | 0.299 | 418 | 37 | 72 | 12 | 1 | 112 | 0.283 | 64 | 69 | 117 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 375 |