2B Benito Olivas #30
Cleveland Bobcats MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/19/1977
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2B BENITO OLIVAS #30 - AGE: 29 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
159 608 193 29 3 8 47 69 48 .317 .388 .414 24 6.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 70 70 70 75
BABIP 65 65 65 65
Avoid K's 75 75 75 80
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 30 30 30 40
Eye 60 60 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 25
Errors: - 70 50
Arm: 20 55 40
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 60
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 70 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 25
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/25/1977 PIT Loss, 3-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1977 PIT Win, 7-1 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 0
09/23/1977 PIT Win, 7-6 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 1
09/22/1977 CIN Win, 1-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1977 CIN Win, 4-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/20/1977 CIN Loss, 2-4 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
09/19/1977 CIN Loss, 6-8 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/18/1977 DEN Loss, 2-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/1977 DEN Loss, 0-2 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/16/1977 DEN Loss, 4-7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He never lacks for effort.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:04/10/1948
Born in:Moca, ESP
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 0"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$224,010
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 64 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 4th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 159 608 193 29 3 8 47 85 69 48 .317 .388 .414 .802 .358 .097 130
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 147 688 3 1 0 8 5 3 252 40 24 17 58.5 100.2 6.04 6.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   187 59 11 3 2 15 28 13 21 1 0 1 .316 .361 .439 .800
Versus Right   421 134 18 0 6 32 57 56 27 2 5 2 .318 .399 .404 .803
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   96 29 4 0 0 5 12 9 9 1 1 0 .302 .358 .344 .702
May   110 46 4 0 4 13 21 9 8 0 1 0 .418 .462 .564 1.026
June   101 26 5 1 0 5 8 15 10 0 1 0 .257 .353 .327 .680
July   113 34 5 2 1 4 18 13 9 1 0 0 .301 .370 .407 .777
August   104 34 7 0 2 14 17 13 6 1 1 2 .327 .408 .452 .860
September   84 24 4 0 1 6 9 10 6 0 1 1 .286 .368 .369 .737
All-Star Game   3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Spring Training   64 18 3 1 0 5 12 6 6 0 2 0 .281 .343 .359 .702
Last Year   620 187 29 4 7 75 80 55 33 5 2 5 .302 .361 .395 .756
2 Years Ago   580 170 24 10 6 82 81 70 36 6 3 4 .293 .370 .400 .770
Career   3034 867 132 23 28 332 384 308 215 23 14 18 .286 .353 .372 .725
Home   303 113 14 3 4 29 52 42 16 1 3 0 .373 .448 .479 .927
Road   305 80 15 0 4 18 33 27 32 2 2 3 .262 .326 .351 .677
Grass   569 185 27 3 8 46 81 65 45 2 5 2 .325 .395 .425 .820
Turf   39 8 2 0 0 1 4 4 3 1 0 1 .205 .289 .256 .545
Day   381 119 17 2 5 28 43 38 32 0 3 1 .312 .376 .407 .783
Night   227 74 12 1 3 19 42 31 16 3 2 2 .326 .407 .427 .834
As Starter   596 192 29 3 8 47 84 68 47 3 5 3 .322 .393 .421 .814
As Reliever / Substitution   12 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .083 .154 .083 .237
Pinch Hitting   11 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
Close/Late   135 38 6 0 2 10 17 20 11 1 0 1 .281 .376 .370 .746
Inning 1-3   246 78 14 2 2 17 34 27 23 0 3 1 .317 .387 .415 .801
Inning 4-6   178 63 6 1 4 18 28 16 12 1 2 0 .354 .405 .466 .871
Inning 7-9   173 48 9 0 2 10 23 25 13 2 0 2 .277 .371 .364 .735
Extra Innings   11 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .364 .417 .364 .780
0 Outs   210 56 10 0 1 9 34 26 18 1 5 1 .267 .349 .329 .677
1 Outs   255 92 17 3 2 19 41 25 18 2 0 1 .361 .417 .475 .891
2 Outs   143 45 2 0 5 19 10 18 12 0 0 1 .315 .395 .434 .829
Scoring Position   114 36 9 0 1 36 17 20 9 3 5 1 .316 .413 .421 .834
Bases Empty   363 114 16 3 3 3 45 38 33 0 0 1 .314 .381 .399 .780
Runner on 1st   131 43 4 0 4 8 23 11 6 0 0 1 .328 .385 .450 .835
Runner on 2nd   38 13 2 0 1 7 5 8 4 0 4 0 .342 .457 .474 .930
Runner on 3rd   10 3 2 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .300 .417 .500 .917
Runner on 1st & 2nd   33 9 2 0 0 6 6 6 3 0 0 1 .273 .400 .333 .733
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 4 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .462 .769
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 4 1 0 0 6 1 1 1 1 1 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
Bases Loaded   12 3 0 0 0 8 2 3 0 2 0 0 .250 .353 .250 .603
Two Strikes   291 89 18 2 4 25 48 46 48 2 0 2 .306 .402 .423 .824
First Pitch   90 24 1 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 1 0 .267 .275 .278 .553
Count 0-1   55 22 2 0 1 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .400 .491 .891
Count 0-2   42 14 3 0 2 2 7 0 6 0 0 0 .333 .333 .548 .881
Count 1-0   54 15 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 .278 .291 .333 .624
Count 1-1   55 24 4 0 0 5 9 0 0 1 0 0 .436 .429 .509 .938
Count 1-2   88 23 5 0 0 3 8 0 12 0 0 1 .261 .270 .318 .588
Count 2-0   13 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .231 .231 .308 .538
Count 2-1   26 8 2 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .500 .808
Count 2-2   84 25 6 1 2 9 17 0 18 1 0 0 .298 .294 .464 .758
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   24 8 0 0 2 4 4 16 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .583 1.183
Full Count   77 27 4 1 0 11 16 46 12 1 0 1 .351 .592 .429 1.021
Behind in Count   185 59 10 0 3 8 22 0 18 0 1 1 .319 .323 .422 .744
Ahead in Count   117 34 4 1 3 7 15 22 0 0 3 1 .291 .407 .419 .826
Batting Leadoff   97 26 5 0 2 10 11 17 10 1 0 0 .268 .374 .381 .755
Batting 2nd   499 166 24 3 6 37 73 51 37 2 5 3 .333 .396 .429 .825
Batting 4th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 8th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   285 98 15 3 5 12 38 24 23 1 0 1 .344 .395 .470 .866
Medium Leverage   215 68 9 0 2 19 31 29 19 0 3 1 .316 .400 .386 .786
High Leverage   105 26 5 0 1 16 16 15 6 2 2 1 .248 .341 .324 .665
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
1972 Cleveland - MLB 24 57 206 52 5 0 1 17 23 17 2 1 27 5 1 .252 .314 .291 .605 80 83 -0.2
1973 Cleveland - MLB 25 119 459 115 15 2 3 52 41 33 3 5 30 12 4 .251 .302 .312 .614 72 76 0.7
1974 Cleveland - MLB 26 158 561 150 30 4 3 59 74 64 1 3 41 23 9 .267 .342 .351 .693 101 105 4.4
1975 Cleveland - MLB 27 157 580 170 24 10 6 82 81 70 4 6 36 17 12 .293 .370 .400 .770 118 121 5.9
1976 Cleveland - MLB 28 155 620 187 29 4 7 75 80 55 5 5 33 29 13 .302 .361 .395 .756 122 127 5.8
1977 Cleveland - MLB 29 159 608 193 29 3 8 47 85 69 3 3 48 24 17 .317 .388 .414 .802 114 130 6.0
Total MLB 805 3034 867 132 23 28 332 384 308 18 23 215 110 56 .286 .353 .372 .725 105 112 22.5
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
1969 Total - 21 55 245 80 12 1 5 44 53 20 5 1 15 14 7 .327 .387 .445 .832 100 100 1.8
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
1975 Cleveland - MLB 27 21 84 26 5 0 2 15 12 9 1 1 2 4 2 .310 .379 .440 .819 131 139 2.7
1976 Cleveland - MLB 28 5 21 5 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 .238 .273 .333 .606 77 80 1.0
Total MLB 26 105 31 7 0 2 18 13 10 1 1 6 5 2 .295 .359 .419 .778 121 128
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1972 Cleveland - MLB SS 54 54 96 163 41 264 5 .981 483.0 4.83 -9.9 .935
1973 Cleveland - MLB 2B 110 107 285 322 93 618 11 .982 958.2 5.70 +4.7 1.033
1973 Cleveland - MLB SS 19 9 13 38 6 55 4 .927 89.2 5.12 -1.9 .904
1974 Cleveland - MLB 2B 110 108 277 350 99 637 10 .984 952.0 5.93 +13.3 1.069
1974 Cleveland - MLB SS 45 41 73 147 21 225 5 .978 373.1 5.30 -5.2 .959
1975 Cleveland - MLB 2B 112 110 304 332 90 646 10 .985 962.0 5.95 +16.0 1.103
1975 Cleveland - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Cleveland - MLB SS 47 38 60 132 22 198 6 .970 343.1 5.03 -2.4 .957
1976 Cleveland - MLB 2B 107 101 255 317 79 585 13 .978 927.1 5.55 +8.7 1.057
1976 Cleveland - MLB SS 48 43 79 155 25 238 4 .983 418.2 5.03 -4.4 .957
1977 Cleveland - MLB 2B 150 146 297 418 109 724 9 .988 1254.2 5.13 +6.9 1.022
1977 Cleveland - MLB SS 15 1 10 12 8 22 0 1.000 33.2 5.88 -0.4 1.068
TOTAL 2B 589 572 1418 1739 470 3210 53 .983 5054.2 5.62 +49.6 1.055
TOTAL SS 228 186 331 647 123 1002 24 .976 1741.2 5.05 -24.2 .950
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick) by the Cleveland Bobcats.
10/29/1969 Named the #15 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (80); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 35 (50).
03/21/1970 Detrimentally completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
04/07/1970 Named the #20 prospect in the MLB
07/02/1970 Named the #12 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1970 Named the #9 prospect in the MLB
12/08/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (80); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 40 (50).
03/14/1971 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
04/06/1971 Named the #7 prospect in the MLB
07/01/1971 Named the #4 prospect in the MLB
10/25/1971 Named the #7 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (75); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 45 (50).
03/14/1972 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
04/04/1972 Named the #8 prospect in the MLB
06/29/1972 Named the #10 prospect in the MLB
11/12/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
11/29/1972 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (75); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
02/06/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
03/18/1973 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
07/02/1973 Injured (bone marrow edema (knee)),out for 6 weeks.
11/06/1973 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (80); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
03/15/1974 Outstandingly completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
05/05/1974 Goes 5-6 against the San Diego Captains, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 4 R.
11/16/1974 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (80); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
03/11/1975 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
06/12/1975 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/13/1975 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/06/1975 Was selected to the 1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/07/1975 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
10/18/1975 Wins the 1975 MLB NBL League Championship Series MVP Award.
10/28/1975 Wins the 1975 World Series MVP Award.
10/29/1975 Wins the 1975 World Series with the Cleveland Bobcats.
11/03/1975 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $99,751 with the Cleveland Bobcats organization.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (80); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
03/05/1976 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
06/06/1976 Goes 5-5 against the St. Louis Explorers, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R.
06/22/1976 Goes 5-6 against the Philadelphia Quakers, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 1 R.
07/04/1976 Was selected to the 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/14/1976 Injured (strained back muscle),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/24/1976 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
11/11/1976 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $224,010.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (75); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
02/15/1977 Detrimentally completed training to improve his infield defense at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
06/20/1977 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/10/1977 Was selected to the 1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/16/1977 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1976 687 5
1977 688 4
Year AB Rank
1976 620 7
1977 608 4
Year H Rank
1976 187 5
1977 193 5
Year 3B Rank
1975 10 8
Year HP Rank
1976 5 10
Year AVG Rank
1977 .317 9
Year WAR Rank
1976 6.0 10
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