RF Jimmy Benson #13
Chicago Traders MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
09/17/1973
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RF JIMMY BENSON #13 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
148 527 138 32 1 13 71 38 77 .262 .316 .400 9 0.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 55 50 55 55
Power 50 45 50 50
Eye 45 45 45 55
Avoid K's 50 45 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 50
Errors: - 30 75
Arm: 20 50 70
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 45
1st Base: - Center Field: 30
2nd Base: - Right Field: 55
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 65
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/15/1973 KCB Win, 4-1 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
09/14/1973 KCB Loss, 0-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/1973 STL Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/1973 STL Loss, 1-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1973 STL Win, 9-8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1973 @ MIL Loss, 3-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/08/1973 @ MIL Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1973 @ MIL Loss, 2-8 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/06/1973 @ KCB Loss, 1-3 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 1
09/05/1973 @ KCB Loss, 4-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Benson puts in long hours.
High: Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Leader, Financial Ambition
Birthday:10/06/1946
Born in:Austin, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$150,000
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 39 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 12th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 148 527 138 32 1 13 71 49 38 77 .262 .316 .400 .716 .316 .139 97
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 148 581 5 4 0 9 8 3 211 46 9 3 75.0 67.3 4.41 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   118 24 7 0 0 10 10 6 12 0 5 0 .203 .242 .263 .505
Versus Right   409 114 25 1 13 61 39 32 65 3 3 5 .279 .336 .440 .776
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   15 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 .200 .294 .333 .627
April   87 24 8 1 3 15 7 3 11 0 1 2 .276 .315 .494 .809
May   100 25 4 0 3 11 6 6 15 1 0 1 .250 .296 .380 .676
June   89 17 5 0 1 10 9 10 15 0 2 0 .191 .273 .281 .554
July   103 41 8 0 5 18 16 7 14 0 0 2 .398 .446 .621 1.068
August   96 19 5 0 0 14 5 6 13 2 2 0 .198 .240 .250 .490
September   52 12 2 0 1 3 6 6 9 0 3 0 .231 .310 .327 .637
Spring Training   60 9 2 1 1 8 4 2 6 0 1 0 .150 .177 .267 .444
Last Year   580 152 25 4 11 73 60 47 90 5 0 2 .262 .317 .376 .693
2 Years Ago   370 102 19 4 11 48 45 22 47 3 0 3 .276 .319 .438 .757
Career   3231 833 159 26 83 402 360 200 497 18 8 24 .258 .304 .400 .705
Home   262 75 19 0 10 39 29 16 32 1 4 2 .286 .331 .473 .804
Road   265 63 13 1 3 32 20 22 45 2 4 3 .238 .301 .328 .630
Grass   527 138 32 1 13 71 49 38 77 3 8 5 .262 .316 .400 .716
Day   283 77 19 1 8 44 24 20 43 1 4 4 .272 .328 .431 .759
Night   244 61 13 0 5 27 25 18 34 2 4 1 .250 .302 .365 .667
As Starter   527 138 32 1 13 71 49 38 77 3 8 5 .262 .316 .400 .716
Close/Late   77 17 4 0 2 10 7 9 13 0 1 1 .221 .310 .351 .661
Inning 1-3   187 49 12 0 5 21 17 11 26 1 5 4 .262 .315 .406 .722
Inning 4-6   213 57 13 1 6 37 17 10 28 2 2 0 .268 .298 .423 .720
Inning 7-9   122 31 7 0 2 13 14 16 23 0 0 1 .254 .345 .361 .706
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
0 Outs   160 40 7 1 5 14 21 16 31 1 8 1 .250 .320 .400 .720
1 Outs   168 45 13 0 3 15 15 11 23 2 0 1 .268 .313 .399 .712
2 Outs   199 53 12 0 5 42 13 11 23 0 0 3 .266 .315 .402 .717
Scoring Position   169 48 15 0 3 59 15 16 29 3 8 2 .284 .347 .426 .773
Bases Empty   273 74 13 1 9 9 27 14 40 0 0 2 .271 .311 .425 .736
Runner on 1st   85 16 4 0 1 3 7 8 8 0 0 1 .188 .266 .271 .537
Runner on 2nd   71 21 6 0 1 11 5 3 13 0 7 0 .296 .324 .423 .747
Runner on 3rd   15 4 2 0 0 6 0 1 5 1 0 1 .267 .333 .400 .733
Runner on 1st & 2nd   27 8 0 0 1 7 3 5 6 0 0 1 .296 .424 .407 .832
Runner on 1st & 3rd   27 7 5 0 1 17 3 1 3 1 0 0 .259 .276 .556 .831
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   15 4 0 0 0 9 1 5 1 1 1 0 .267 .429 .267 .695
Bases Loaded   14 4 2 0 0 9 3 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .333 .429 .762
Two Strikes   206 40 6 0 7 22 18 16 77 1 0 2 .194 .258 .325 .583
First Pitch   85 27 5 0 1 8 10 1 0 1 3 1 .318 .330 .412 .741
Count 0-1   59 23 6 0 1 13 5 0 0 0 1 1 .390 .400 .542 .942
Count 0-2   38 8 1 0 0 5 1 0 11 1 0 1 .211 .225 .237 .462
Count 1-0   62 16 4 1 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .258 .403 .661
Count 1-1   48 12 5 0 0 9 2 1 0 0 2 1 .250 .280 .354 .634
Count 1-2   60 14 3 0 4 12 8 0 23 0 0 1 .233 .246 .483 .729
Count 2-0   14 4 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .333 .357 .690
Count 2-1   43 13 5 0 2 11 4 0 0 1 2 0 .302 .295 .558 .854
Count 2-2   73 13 0 0 3 3 6 0 28 0 0 0 .178 .178 .301 .479
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   9 2 0 0 1 3 1 9 0 0 0 0 .222 .611 .556 1.167
Full Count   35 5 2 0 0 2 3 16 15 0 0 0 .143 .412 .200 .612
Behind in Count   157 45 10 0 5 30 14 0 34 1 1 3 .287 .298 .446 .744
Ahead in Count   129 36 10 1 4 19 14 20 0 1 2 0 .279 .373 .465 .838
Batting 2nd   71 14 4 0 1 7 8 7 11 0 4 0 .197 .269 .296 .565
Batting 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 4th   15 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .267 .333 .600
Batting 5th   437 119 27 1 12 63 41 31 64 3 4 5 .272 .326 .421 .747
Low Leverage   204 56 10 0 5 12 17 14 29 1 1 1 .275 .323 .397 .720
Medium Leverage   220 58 16 1 6 28 22 11 33 2 5 2 .264 .302 .427 .729
High Leverage   100 24 6 0 2 31 10 13 15 0 2 2 .240 .339 .360 .699
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 74 -0.9
1969 Chicago - MLB 22 154 615 161 34 8 18 69 74 35 6 2 95 7 4 .262 .307 .431 .738 112 107 1.9
1970 Chicago - MLB 23 151 573 154 27 7 24 88 84 28 5 3 70 8 6 .269 .307 .466 .773 107 106 1.3
1971 Chicago - MLB 24 131 370 102 19 4 11 48 45 22 3 3 47 1 3 .276 .319 .438 .757 116 113 1.3
1972 Chicago - MLB 25 155 580 152 25 4 11 73 60 47 2 5 90 8 10 .262 .317 .376 .693 103 104 0.6
1973 Chicago - MLB 26 148 527 138 32 1 13 71 49 38 5 3 77 9 3 .262 .316 .400 .716 96 97 0.8
Total MLB 888 3231 833 159 26 83 402 360 200 24 18 497 40 35 .258 .304 .400 .705 101 100 5.1
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 .873 150 152 -0.6
1970 Chicago - MLB 23 12 35 6 2 0 0 3 3 3 0 1 8 0 0 .171 .231 .229 .459 26 25 -0.9
Total MLB 25 85 22 5 1 2 11 10 4 0 1 11 0 1 .259 .289 .412 .701 96 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 155 155 282 15 1 298 1 .997 1377.2 1.94 -12.6 .958
1973 Chicago - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1973 Chicago - MLB RF 148 148 252 10 0 270 8 .970 1169.0 2.02 -6.5 .962
TOTAL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL RF 835 832 1500 69 7 1592 23 .986 7144.1 1.98 -37.1 .971
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).
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (55).
07/30/1973 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1969 153 1
1972 155 2
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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