Nicholas
Santiago
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: February 5, 1977 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2004    2006    2007    2008    2009   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 27 SFK HL $ 11,800,000   10 10 9 9 10 10 5 6 6 10 10 10 7 8 8
2005 28 SFK HL $ 11,800,000   10 10 9 8 10 9 5 6 6 10 10 10 7 8 8
2006 29 NYE HL $ 9,000,000   10 10 9 9 10 10 6 7 7 10 10 10 8 8 8
2007 30 NYE HL $ 9,000,000   10 10 9 9 10 9 6 7 7 10 10 10 8 8 8
2008 31 NYE HL $ 9,000,000   10 10 9 8 9 9 6 7 7 10 10 10 8 8 8
2009 32 NYE HL $ 9,000,000   9 9 9 8 9 9 6 7 6 10 10 10 8 8 8
2010 33 NYE HL $ 9,000,000   9 9 9 8 9 9 6 7 6 10 10 10 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 9,000,000   9 9 9 8 9 9 5 6 6 10 10 10 7 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 11,800,000   10 10 9 9 10 10 6 7 7 10 10 10 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hank Aaron Award or Super Newbie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2004 27 SFK HL 156 555 110 166 25 0 35 110 11 7 89 93 .299 .402 .533 .935 115.1 28.2
2005 28 SFK HL 161 565 99 143 27 1 26 92 12 8 116 100 .253 .391 .442 .833 106.9 23.0
2006 29 NYE HL 159 547 95 164 27 2 28 115 2 3 83 72 .300 .402 .510 .913 109.0 21.5
2007 30 NYE HL 155 571 112 181 29 4 32 100 4 2 83 64 .317 .412 .550 .962 120.3 24.9
2008 31 NYE HL 160 561 126 195 40 3 38 112 1 0 97 65 .348 .455 .633 1.088 143.6 39.9
2009 32 NYE HL 132 486 94 152 20 1 22 82 2 0 80 55 .313 .422 .494 .916 99.6 22.9
2010 33 NYE HL 158 565 118 181 30 2 30 100 0 1 85 75 .320 .421 .540 .961 118.6 31.7
7 Years Sim 1081 3850 754 1182 198 13 211 711 32 21 633 524 .307 .415 .530 .945 813.0 192.1
162 Game Average 576 112 177 29 1 31 106 4 3 94 78 .307 .415 .530 .945 121.8  
Career Highs 161 571 126 195 40 4 38 115 12 8 116 100 .348 .455 .633 1.088 143.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2750 554 894 149 11 156 551 26 20 492 356 .325 .437 .557 .995 619.7
vs LH   1100 200 288 49 2 55 160 6 1 141 168 .262 .356 .460 .816 178.3
Home 538 1885 341 545 87 7 105 340 16 13 300 248 .289 .398 .510 .907 366.2
Away 543 1965 413 637 111 6 106 371 16 8 333 276 .324 .431 .549 .980 431.9
RISP   985 0 311 57 3 59 475 0 0 234 149 .316 .451 .559 1.010 240.0
Pinch Hitting   44 8 10 3 0 2 6 1 0 8 7 .227 .358 .432 .790 7.2
Close/Late   438 75 124 19 0 19 52 0 0 89 71 .283 .412 .457 .869 84.2
Mar/Apr 163 598 106 185 34 1 25 108 9 4 86 75 .309 .410 .495 .905 114.0
May 168 582 106 170 27 3 28 103 7 3 103 88 .292 .409 .493 .902 114.6
June 181 658 135 203 34 3 39 127 3 3 116 86 .309 .422 .547 .969 142.6
July 170 616 130 195 34 1 36 126 5 5 107 77 .317 .422 .550 .972 134.6
August 193 669 129 206 39 1 40 119 2 2 103 99 .308 .414 .549 .962 140.0
Sep/Oct 206 727 148 223 30 4 43 128 6 4 118 99 .307 .412 .536 .949 152.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hoover Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2004 27 SFK HL RF 108 107 975.0 223 2 5 0 .978 2.08   2.4
    LF 46 39 362.3 72 2 1 0 .987 1.84    
2005 28 SFK HL RF 158 158 1409.0 330 3 9 1 .974 2.13   2.2
    3B 3 3 30.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.90   0.0
2006 29 NYE HL RF 147 146 1298.7 304 7 5 1 .984 2.16   3.5
    LF 4 0 10.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.74    
    CF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
2007 30 NYE HL RF 151 149 1317.7 287 10 6 4 .980 2.03   2.6
    LF 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
2008 31 NYE HL RF 148 144 1307.7 335 4 5 3 .985 2.33   3.4
    LF 7 0 17.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.04    
2009 32 NYE HL RF 128 125 1127.7 243 8 10 1 .962 2.00   1.2
    LF 2 0 2.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 7.73    
2010 33 NYE HL RF 137 136 1230.7 271 4 3 2 .989 2.01   2.8
    LF 18 12 117.0 33 1 0 1 1.000 2.62    
  RF 977 965 8666.3 1993 38 43 12 .979 2.11   18.2
  LF 80 51 512.3 111 3 1 1 .991 2.00    
  3B 3 3 30.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.90   0.0
  CF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   1061 1019 9211.6 2106 42 44 13 .980 2.10   18.2
Career Highs   161 161 1439.0 337 10 10 4 .990 2.32    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2006 29 NYE HL 4 16 3 6 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 5 .375 .444 .563 1.007
2008 31 NYE HL 5 19 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .211 .318 .211 .529
2010 33 NYE HL 5 17 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 .059 .227 .059 .286
Career Post-Season Batting 14 52 5 11 0 0 1 4 0 0 8 11 .212 .323 .269 .592
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
2007-7-.317
2008-2-.348
2010-6-.320
CAR-15-.307
On-Base Pct
2004-8-.402
2007-7-.412
2008-1-.455
2009-5-.422
2010-3-.421
CAR-5-.415
Slugging Pct
2004-5-.533
2007-4-.550
2008-2-.633
2009-9-.494
2010-3-.540
CAR-7-.530
OPS
2004-4-.935
2007-4-.962
2008-1-1.088
2009-7-.916
2010-3-.961
CAR-5-.945
XR
2004-4-115.1
2005-9-106.9
2007-5-120.3
2008-2-143.6
2010-4-118.6
CAR-3-813.0
Games
2005-8-161
2006-7-159
2008-6-160
2010-8-158
CAR-12-1081
At-Bats
CAR-27-3850
Runs
2004-2-110
2005-10-99
2007-7-112
2008-3-126
2010-3-118
CAR-3-754
Hits
2007-9-181
2008-2-195
2010-6-181
CAR-16-1182
Total Bases
2004-5-296
2007-6-314
2008-2-355
2010-5-305
CAR-5-2039
Singles
CAR-30-760
Doubles
2008-4-40
CAR-35-198
Homeruns
2004-1-35
2005-6-26
2007-5-32
2008-2-38
2010-8-30
CAR-3-211
RBIs
2004-2-110
2006-4-115
2007-10-100
2008-5-112
2010-7-100
CAR-3-711
Walks
2004-5-89
2005-1-116
2006-8-83
2008-3-97
2009-9-80
2010-5-85
CAR-4-633
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 6
   Gray Ink Test: 109
   Hall of Fame Standards: 43
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 19th overall pick, by Sioux Falls in 2004
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/5/2004, off Wilfredo Hernandez (NYE)
Won Player of the Week award on 7/5/2004, hitting .440 with 5 HR, 11 RBI
Was selected to the 2004 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2004, hitting .389 with 10 HR, 35 RBI
Signed as a free agent by New York on 2/7/2006 to a 5-year deal worth $9,000,000 per year
Was selected to the 2006 Allstar game
Was selected to the 2007 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2007, hitting .358 with 8 HR, 20 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/2008, hitting .476 with 4 HR, 10 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2008, hitting .380 with 10 HR, 25 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/2008, hitting .417 with 7 HR, 22 RBI
Was selected to the 2008 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Mildenhall on 4/21/2009
Injured on 5/10/2009 with a Broken Jaw, out for 3 weeks
Was selected to the 2009 Allstar game
5/19/2010: Signed a contract extension with New York, $10,300,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Player of the Week award on 6/21/2010, hitting .381 with 4 HR, 6 RBI
Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 8/26/2010
Won Player of the Week award on 9/13/2010, hitting .474 with 2 HR, 8 RBI