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Ervin Santana

Angels Career team 2005–2012
Number #54
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 43
Height 6' 2"
Weight 175 lbs
Birth Place San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
Born Dec 12, 1982

Key Insights

2021
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Santana's changeup leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 84.5 off his slider.

41 and 553 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him

Right-handed hitters average 87.5 mph off the bat against Santana and left-handers 92.7.

120 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 79 from left-handers.
Both sides hit him about the same

40% of the contact right-handers make against Santana is hit hard, against 49.4% of what left-handers make.

670 pitches to right-handed hitters, 434 to left-handed hitters.
Too much of the contact against him is loud

43.7% of the contact Santana gives up is hit hard, 23rd percentile.

1104 pitches in 2021. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 621st in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season

Santana has given up 9 tracked home runs, 6 of them to centre field, the longest 451 feet.

9 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass

The quality of contact against Santana projects a .351 average, 27th percentile.

1104 pitches in 2021. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 589th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

Pitch
Outcome
Batter
Situation
Single
Double
Triple
Home Run
Out
Vs All Pitchers
Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 12, 1982
Birth Place San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
Height 6' 2"
Weight 175 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right