RF Jimmy Benson #13
Chicago Traders MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
05/08/1972
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RF JIMMY BENSON #13 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
30 119 32 7 2 2 17 7 18 .269 .312 .412 0 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 50 50 55 55
Eye 45 45 45 60
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 50
Errors: - 30 75
Arm: 20 55 70
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: - Center Field: 35
2nd Base: - Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 70
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/07/1972 STL Win, 3-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/06/1972 STL Win, 2-1 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
05/05/1972 STL Win, 12-4 5 2 2 2 1 0 1 0
05/03/1972 @ NYK Win, 6-1 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
05/02/1972 @ NYK Win, 5-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/01/1972 @ NYK Loss, 5-6 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
04/30/1972 @ BRO Win, 2-1 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
04/29/1972 @ BRO Win, 5-3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/28/1972 @ BRO Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/27/1972 @ STL Loss, 2-3 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He works hard at his craft.
High: Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Leader, Financial Ambition
Birthday:10/06/1946
Born in:Austin, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$104,000
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 73 Days
Service This Yr:34 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 12th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 30 119 32 7 2 2 17 11 7 18 .269 .312 .412 .724 .330 .143 119
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 30 128 1 0 0 3 0 1 49 11 0 1 0.0 14.5 4.26 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   11 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 1 0 0 .091 .083 .273 .356
Versus Right   108 31 7 1 2 15 10 7 14 0 0 1 .287 .336 .426 .762
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   27 7 2 0 2 5 5 1 3 0 0 0 .259 .286 .556 .841
April   92 25 5 2 0 12 6 6 15 1 0 1 .272 .320 .370 .690
May   27 7 2 0 2 5 5 1 3 0 0 0 .259 .286 .556 .841
Spring Training   56 14 1 1 2 6 10 4 9 0 0 0 .250 .300 .411 .711
Last Year   370 102 19 4 11 48 45 22 47 3 0 3 .276 .319 .438 .757
2 Years Ago   573 154 27 7 24 88 84 28 70 3 0 5 .269 .307 .466 .773
Career   2243 575 109 23 61 275 262 122 348 11 0 18 .256 .299 .407 .706
Home   46 12 2 1 1 5 5 3 10 1 0 0 .261 .300 .413 .713
Road   73 20 5 1 1 12 6 4 8 0 0 1 .274 .321 .411 .731
Grass   119 32 7 2 2 17 11 7 18 1 0 1 .269 .312 .412 .724
Day   70 22 4 1 1 12 6 6 10 1 0 0 .314 .364 .443 .806
Night   49 10 3 1 1 5 5 1 8 0 0 1 .204 .235 .367 .603
As Starter   119 32 7 2 2 17 11 7 18 1 0 1 .269 .312 .412 .724
Close/Late   31 8 0 1 0 4 3 2 4 0 0 0 .258 .303 .323 .626
Inning 1-3   36 9 2 1 0 5 3 2 5 1 0 0 .250 .282 .361 .643
Inning 4-6   42 14 5 0 2 7 5 3 7 0 0 1 .333 .391 .595 .987
Inning 7-9   36 9 0 1 0 5 3 2 6 0 0 0 .250 .289 .306 .595
Extra Innings   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   41 16 2 1 1 5 5 3 7 0 0 0 .390 .432 .561 .993
1 Outs   39 7 2 1 1 6 4 1 7 1 0 0 .179 .195 .359 .554
2 Outs   39 9 3 0 0 6 2 3 4 0 0 1 .231 .302 .308 .610
Scoring Position   30 9 1 1 0 11 2 2 4 1 0 0 .300 .333 .400 .733
Bases Empty   65 17 4 0 0 0 4 5 10 0 0 1 .262 .324 .323 .647
Runner on 1st   24 6 2 1 2 6 5 0 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 .667 .917
Runner on 2nd   9 4 1 1 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 .444 .500 .778 1.278
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Two Strikes   46 7 2 1 1 5 3 4 18 1 0 1 .152 .231 .304 .535
First Pitch   20 4 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Count 0-1   11 4 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .545 .909
Count 0-2   6 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .500 .667
Count 1-0   13 6 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 .615 1.077
Count 1-1   13 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 .538 1.000
Count 1-2   18 4 2 0 1 3 2 0 6 0 0 1 .222 .263 .500 .763
Count 2-0   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-1   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Count 2-2   14 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 .071 .067 .071 .138
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Full Count   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 .125 .417 .125 .542
Behind in Count   35 9 2 2 1 7 4 0 9 0 0 1 .257 .278 .514 .792
Ahead in Count   29 11 3 0 0 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 .379 .438 .483 .920
Batting 4th   3 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 1.333 1.833
Batting 5th   116 31 7 2 1 15 10 6 18 1 0 1 .267 .306 .388 .694
Low Leverage   44 10 3 0 1 3 4 2 7 0 0 1 .227 .277 .364 .640
Medium Leverage   45 12 2 1 1 7 5 3 7 1 0 0 .267 .306 .422 .728
High Leverage   30 10 2 1 0 7 2 2 4 0 0 0 .333 .375 .467 .842
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1968 Chicago - MLB 21 149 566 126 22 2 6 53 48 30 3 2 118 7 9 .223 .265 .300 .565 77 75 -0.9
1969 Chicago - MLB 22 154 615 161 34 8 18 69 74 35 6 2 95 7 4 .262 .307 .431 .738 113 108 2.0
1970 Chicago - MLB 23 151 573 154 27 7 24 88 84 28 5 3 70 8 6 .269 .307 .466 .773 110 107 1.4
1971 Chicago - MLB 24 131 370 102 19 4 11 48 45 22 3 3 47 1 3 .276 .319 .438 .757 117 114 1.4
1972 Chicago - MLB 25 30 119 32 7 2 2 17 11 7 1 1 18 0 1 .269 .312 .412 .724 111 119 0.5
Total MLB 615 2243 575 109 23 61 275 262 122 18 11 348 23 23 .256 .299 .407 .706 104 101 4.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1964 Total - 17 25 106 48 12 3 2 27 40 14 2 3 6 22 8 .453 .512 .679 1.191 100 100 2.3
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1969 Chicago - MLB 22 13 50 16 3 1 2 8 7 1 0 0 3 0 1 .320 .333 .540 .873 151 152 -0.6
1970 Chicago - MLB 23 12 35 6 2 0 0 3 3 3 0 1 8 0 0 .171 .231 .229 .459 27 26 -0.9
Total MLB 25 85 22 5 1 2 11 10 4 0 1 11 0 1 .259 .289 .412 .701 97 97
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Chicago - MLB RF 149 148 321 15 3 339 3 .991 1305.0 2.32 -8.0 .978
1969 Chicago - MLB RF 153 153 253 5 0 262 4 .985 1373.0 1.69 -0.9 .995
1970 Chicago - MLB RF 143 142 224 12 2 240 4 .983 1210.1 1.75 -4.5 .966
1971 Chicago - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Chicago - MLB RF 87 86 168 12 1 183 3 .984 709.1 2.28 -4.7 .970
1972 Chicago - MLB RF 30 30 52 2 0 55 1 .982 273.0 1.78 -2.3 .948
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 562 559 1018 46 6 1079 15 .986 4870.2 1.97 -20.4 .976
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 12, 36th overall pick) by the Chicago Traders, out of high school Steele (Steele; Cibolo, TX).
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 25 (50).
04/13/1965 Named the #98 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1965 Named the #65 prospect in the MLB
11/07/1965 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $18,600.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 30 (50).
03/20/1966 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 30 (50).
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 35 (50).
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 40 (55).
10/07/1969 Wins the 1969 MLB NBL Divisional Round MVP Award.
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 40 (55).
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $62,220.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (55).
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $104,000.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (60).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1969 153 1
Year PA Rank
1969 658 5
Year AB Rank
1969 615 2
Year H Rank
1969 161 8
Year K Rank
1968 118 4
Year TB Rank
1969 265 8
Year 2B Rank
1969 34 9
Year IBB Rank
1969 7 5
Year HP Rank
1969 6 8
Year EBH Rank
1969 60 5
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