2B Benito Olivas #30
Cleveland Bobcats MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
06/13/1977
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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
62 243 81 8 0 4 18 25 18 .333 .394 .416 7 2.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 75 75 75 75
BABIP 65 65 65 70
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
06/12/1977 @ PIT Win, 3-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/11/1977 @ PIT Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
06/10/1977 @ PIT Win, 5-4 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
06/09/1977 @ CHI Loss, 4-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/08/1977 @ CHI Loss, 2-5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07/1977 @ CHI Loss, 5-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/05/1977 STL Loss, 2-7 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
06/04/1977 STL Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/03/1977 STL Loss, 0-4 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
06/01/1977 @ WAS Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
He trains hard.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:04/10/1948
Born in:Moca, ESP
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 0"
Weight:215 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, 57 Days
Service This Yr:69 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 62 243 81 8 0 4 18 34 25 18 .333 .394 .416 .810 .357 .082 129
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 58 272 0 1 0 4 3 1 101 12 7 7 50.0 39.5 6.02 2.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   73 21 3 0 1 6 6 3 8 0 0 0 .288 .316 .370 .686
Versus Right   170 60 5 0 3 12 28 22 10 1 3 0 .353 .425 .435 .860
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   24 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .208 .269 .208 .478
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   37 6 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 1 0 .162 .295 .162 .458
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   2669 755 111 20 24 303 333 264 185 21 12 15 .283 .348 .366 .715
Home   110 42 3 0 2 13 19 14 6 0 1 0 .382 .452 .464 .915
Road   133 39 5 0 2 5 15 11 12 1 2 0 .293 .345 .376 .721
Grass   232 79 7 0 4 17 32 24 17 0 3 0 .341 .402 .422 .825
Turf   11 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 .182 .231 .273 .503
Day   150 52 5 0 3 12 18 15 12 0 2 0 .347 .406 .440 .846
Night   93 29 3 0 1 6 16 10 6 1 1 0 .312 .375 .376 .751
As Starter   239 80 8 0 4 18 34 24 17 1 3 0 .335 .394 .418 .812
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Close/Late   59 17 1 0 1 4 7 9 5 1 0 0 .288 .377 .356 .733
Inning 1-3   99 30 4 0 0 5 11 7 10 0 2 0 .303 .349 .343 .692
Inning 4-6   69 26 1 0 3 9 14 6 2 0 1 0 .377 .427 .522 .948
Inning 7-9   69 23 3 0 1 3 9 12 6 1 0 0 .333 .427 .420 .847
Extra Innings   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   78 26 4 0 0 3 14 8 8 0 3 0 .333 .395 .385 .780
1 Outs   111 37 4 0 1 4 17 14 7 1 0 0 .333 .405 .396 .801
2 Outs   54 18 0 0 3 11 3 3 3 0 0 0 .333 .368 .500 .868
Scoring Position   47 17 2 0 1 14 4 5 1 1 3 0 .362 .415 .468 .883
Bases Empty   145 45 4 0 2 2 20 17 13 0 0 0 .310 .383 .379 .762
Runner on 1st   51 19 2 0 1 2 10 3 4 0 0 0 .373 .407 .471 .878
Runner on 2nd   20 7 1 0 1 6 2 2 0 0 3 0 .350 .409 .550 .959
Runner on 3rd   3 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 1.000 1.750
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 5 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .417 .500 .417 .917
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .167 .200 .367
Two Strikes   122 38 6 0 3 10 20 16 18 0 0 0 .311 .391 .434 .826
First Pitch   33 11 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .353 .333 .686
Count 0-1   25 10 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 0-2   18 7 1 0 2 2 3 0 4 0 0 0 .389 .389 .778 1.167
Count 1-0   22 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318 .318 .364 .682
Count 1-1   17 7 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 .412 .389 .412 .801
Count 1-2   34 6 1 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 .176 .176 .206 .382
Count 2-0   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-1   6 5 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .833 .833 1.500 2.333
Count 2-2   36 11 3 0 1 4 7 0 5 0 0 0 .306 .306 .472 .778
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 .167 .500
Full Count   34 14 1 0 0 4 6 16 5 0 0 0 .412 .600 .441 1.041
Behind in Count   77 23 2 0 2 2 10 0 8 0 1 0 .299 .299 .403 .701
Ahead in Count   46 15 2 0 1 3 5 8 0 0 1 0 .326 .426 .435 .861
Batting Leadoff   18 6 0 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Batting 2nd   221 74 8 0 3 15 32 24 15 1 3 0 .335 .398 .412 .810
Batting 4th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 7th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   108 36 4 0 2 3 14 8 10 0 0 0 .333 .379 .426 .805
Medium Leverage   86 33 3 0 1 9 16 9 6 0 2 0 .384 .442 .453 .896
High Leverage   47 12 1 0 1 6 4 8 2 1 1 0 .255 .357 .340 .698
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 62 243 81 8 0 4 18 34 25 0 1 18 7 7 .333 .394 .416 .810 116 129 2.6
Total MLB 708 2669 755 111 20 24 303 333 264 15 21 185 93 46 .283 .348 .366 .715 104 109 19.2
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 60 58 117 172 45 290 1 .997 502.2 5.17 +5.3 1.047
1977 Cleveland - MLB SS 5 0 5 4 4 9 0 1.000 10.0 8.10 -0.3 1.077
TOTAL 2B 499 484 1238 1493 406 2776 45 .984 4302.2 5.71 +48.0 1.063
TOTAL SS 218 185 326 639 119 989 24 .976 1718.0 5.06 -24.1 .949
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.
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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