C · 20 seasons · 1986 – 2005 · B/T: R/R
Few careers score higher: Benito Santiago sits 1st of 0 hitters all-time in roto value, built over 20 seasons. No season of his scores higher than 1987, at +9.5, 50th that season and 5606th of 111,420 player-seasons on record. His profile is all upside: RBI (+20.5), home runs (+18.7) and runs (+13.7), and nothing on the debit side.
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | SD | 17 | -1.07 | #348 | #37,628 |
| 1987★ | SD | 146 | 9.47 | #50 | #5,606 |
| 1988 | SD | 139 | 4.30 | #145 | #15,423 |
| 1989 | SD | 129 | 5.13 | #126 | #13,355 |
| 1990 | SD | 100 | 4.36 | #145 | #15,282 |
| 1991 | SD | 152 | 7.75 | #80 | #8,160 |
| 1992 | SD | 106 | 2.54 | #190 | #20,323 |
| 1993 | FLA | 139 | 2.32 | #207 | #21,046 |
| 1994 | FLA | 101 | 3.12 | #168 | #18,623 |
| 1995 | CIN | 81 | 3.53 | #181 | #17,474 |
| 1996 | PHI | 136 | 6.15 | #118 | #11,102 |
| 1997 | TOR | 97 | 0.98 | #254 | #25,857 |
| 1998 | TOR | 15 | -1.75 | #456 | #45,558 |
| 1999 | CHC | 109 | -0.22 | #326 | #31,664 |
| 2000 | CIN | 89 | 0.92 | #279 | #26,140 |
| 2001 | SF | 133 | 1.99 | #233 | #22,159 |
| 2002 | SF | 126 | 6.13 | #123 | #11,143 |
| 2003 | SF | 108 | 3.72 | #190 | #16,959 |
| 2004 | KC | 49 | 0.25 | #312 | #29,187 |
| 2005 | PIT | 6 | -2.08 | #566 | #62,485 |
★ Best season by Z