2B Benito Olivas #30
Cleveland Bobcats MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/16/1976
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2B BENITO OLIVAS #30 - AGE: 28 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
155 620 187 29 4 7 75 55 33 .302 .361 .395 29 6.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 70 70 70 75
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 30 35 30 40
Eye 55 55 55 55
Avoid K's 70 70 70 80
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 30
Errors: - 70 55
Arm: 20 55 45
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 60
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 70 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 30
       
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
10/03/1976 @ PIT Loss, 1-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/02/1976 @ PIT Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/01/1976 @ PIT Win, 9-7 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 1
09/29/1976 PIT Loss, 4-7 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
09/28/1976 PIT Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1976 @ CIN Win, 8-2 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
09/22/1976 @ CIN Win, 2-0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
09/21/1976 @ CIN Win, 13-5 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/19/1976 @ DEN Loss, 3-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1976 @ DEN Loss, 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Benito trains hard.
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.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$99,751
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 64 Days
Service This Yr:174 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:1969, 4th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 155 620 187 29 4 7 75 80 55 33 .302 .361 .395 .756 .347 .094 130
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 144 687 5 1 0 19 2 5 245 40 29 13 69.0 87.3 5.00 6.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   203 64 17 0 2 18 28 17 11 1 1 2 .315 .372 .429 .801
Versus Right   417 123 12 4 5 57 52 38 22 4 1 3 .295 .355 .379 .734
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   86 22 5 1 0 10 11 13 2 1 0 2 .256 .363 .337 .700
May   115 36 3 0 1 12 9 6 3 1 0 1 .313 .350 .365 .715
June   105 37 8 0 2 14 17 8 4 1 2 1 .352 .400 .486 .886
July   113 30 3 1 2 14 16 8 11 0 0 1 .265 .320 .363 .683
August   113 33 5 0 1 9 16 12 8 1 0 0 .292 .357 .363 .720
September   88 29 5 2 1 16 11 8 5 1 0 0 .330 .381 .466 .847
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   70 17 1 0 0 5 10 15 3 0 0 3 .243 .398 .257 .655
Postseason   21 5 2 0 0 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 .238 .273 .333 .606
Last Year   580 170 24 10 6 82 81 70 36 6 3 4 .293 .370 .400 .770
2 Years Ago   561 150 30 4 3 59 74 64 41 3 0 1 .267 .342 .351 .693
Career   2426 674 103 20 20 285 299 239 167 20 9 15 .278 .344 .362 .705
Home   304 95 13 2 3 36 43 33 13 3 0 2 .312 .380 .398 .778
Road   316 92 16 2 4 39 37 22 20 2 2 3 .291 .341 .392 .734
Grass   577 173 24 3 7 71 72 51 31 4 2 4 .300 .358 .388 .747
Turf   43 14 5 1 0 4 8 4 2 1 0 1 .326 .388 .488 .876
Day   369 113 18 3 5 50 46 26 16 4 2 3 .306 .353 .412 .765
Night   251 74 11 1 2 25 34 29 17 1 0 2 .295 .371 .371 .742
As Starter   610 184 29 4 7 75 79 52 32 5 2 5 .302 .359 .397 .755
As Reliever / Substitution   10 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 .300 .462 .300 .762
Pinch Hitting   8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Close/Late   160 43 5 0 2 21 19 13 16 2 1 2 .269 .328 .338 .665
Inning 1-3   238 78 14 2 1 23 32 19 5 1 0 0 .328 .376 .416 .792
Inning 4-6   178 55 7 2 3 25 22 16 7 1 1 2 .309 .371 .421 .792
Inning 7-9   178 45 7 0 3 21 23 19 19 2 0 2 .253 .328 .343 .671
Extra Innings   26 9 1 0 0 6 3 1 2 1 1 1 .346 .379 .385 .764
0 Outs   205 63 12 0 3 16 33 16 11 2 2 1 .307 .357 .410 .767
1 Outs   194 56 10 0 2 30 26 23 13 3 0 3 .289 .368 .371 .739
2 Outs   221 68 7 4 2 29 21 16 9 0 0 1 .308 .357 .403 .760
Scoring Position   188 61 6 2 3 68 20 21 14 5 2 3 .324 .392 .426 .817
Bases Empty   340 96 20 1 4 4 43 28 15 0 0 2 .282 .341 .382 .723
Runner on 1st   92 30 3 1 0 3 17 6 4 0 0 0 .326 .367 .380 .748
Runner on 2nd   93 31 3 0 2 21 8 13 3 0 2 0 .333 .415 .430 .845
Runner on 3rd   18 6 1 0 0 10 2 0 1 2 0 1 .333 .333 .389 .722
Runner on 1st & 2nd   39 13 1 0 0 11 5 5 5 0 0 1 .333 .422 .359 .781
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 5 0 2 1 11 3 0 0 1 0 0 .385 .357 .923 1.280
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 5 0 2 2 1 0 1 .111 .308 .111 .419
Bases Loaded   16 5 1 0 0 10 2 1 3 1 0 0 .312 .333 .375 .708
Two Strikes   288 88 14 0 0 24 33 26 33 1 0 2 .306 .366 .354 .720
First Pitch   93 26 4 2 2 11 10 1 0 0 1 2 .280 .302 .430 .732
Count 0-1   56 18 5 0 2 13 13 0 0 1 1 0 .321 .316 .518 .834
Count 0-2   41 14 1 0 0 4 3 0 8 0 0 1 .341 .357 .366 .723
Count 1-0   48 12 1 0 1 5 4 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .260 .333 .593
Count 1-1   59 17 2 1 1 5 6 0 0 1 0 0 .288 .283 .407 .690
Count 1-2   74 23 5 0 0 8 9 0 8 1 0 1 .311 .316 .378 .694
Count 2-0   19 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .211 .263 .474
Count 2-1   45 18 2 1 1 12 6 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .391 .556 .947
Count 2-2   86 24 4 0 0 8 8 0 10 0 0 0 .279 .279 .326 .605
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 4 0 0 0 2 2 14 0 0 0 0 .333 .692 .333 1.026
Full Count   87 27 4 0 0 4 13 26 7 0 0 0 .310 .469 .356 .825
Behind in Count   171 55 11 0 2 25 25 0 16 2 1 2 .322 .326 .421 .747
Ahead in Count   124 38 4 1 2 22 18 28 0 2 0 1 .306 .432 .403 .835
Batting Leadoff   188 57 17 0 0 15 25 13 11 0 1 2 .303 .355 .394 .748
Batting 2nd   9 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .444 .500 .444 .944
Batting 3rd   413 123 12 4 7 60 54 38 21 5 1 3 .298 .357 .397 .754
Batting 6th   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 8th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 9th   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Low Leverage   238 67 8 1 2 11 25 21 13 2 0 3 .282 .345 .349 .693
Medium Leverage   251 79 17 3 1 30 35 20 9 1 1 2 .315 .369 .418 .787
High Leverage   123 40 4 0 3 33 19 13 11 2 1 0 .325 .384 .431 .815
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 .756 118 130 6.0
Total MLB 646 2426 674 103 20 20 285 299 239 15 20 167 86 39 .278 .344 .362 .705 102 108 16.7
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 74 81 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
TOTAL 2B 439 426 1121 1321 361 2486 44 .982 3800.0 5.78 +42.7 1.065
TOTAL SS 213 185 321 635 115 980 24 .976 1708.0 5.04 -23.8 .948
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1976 687 5
Year AB Rank
1976 620 7
Year H Rank
1976 187 5
Year 3B Rank
1975 10 8
Year HP Rank
1976 5 10
Year WAR Rank
1976 6.0 10
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