LF Jimmy Benson #20
Denver Burros MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
06/30/1975
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LF JIMMY BENSON #20 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
58 169 57 21 2 4 36 16 25 .337 .394 .556 0 1.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 45 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 50 45 50 50
Eye 45 45 45 55
Avoid K's 45 45 50 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 50
Errors: - 25 75
Arm: 20 50 70
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 60
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
06/29/1975 @ STL Win, 6-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
06/28/1975 @ STL Win, 2-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
06/27/1975 @ STL Loss, 5-7 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
06/25/1975 @ MIL Loss, 4-6 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
06/24/1975 @ MIL Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/23/1975 @ MIL Loss, 5-6 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
06/22/1975 @ CHI Win, 2-1 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
06/21/1975 @ CHI Win, 14-2 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 0
06/20/1975 @ CHI Win, 5-1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
06/19/1975 BRO Win, 7-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Benson puts in extra time at the gym.
High: Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Leader, Financial Ambition
Birthday:10/06/1946
Born in:Austin, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$70,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 39 Days
Service This Yr:83 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 58 169 57 21 2 4 36 35 16 25 .337 .394 .556 .950 .423 .219 159
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 46 193 3 0 0 1 0 5 94 27 0 0 0.0 39.5 9.03 1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   10 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .364 .400 .764
Versus Right   159 54 20 2 4 35 34 15 24 5 0 3 .340 .396 .566 .962
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 5 3 0 0 3 2 2 5 2 0 1 .294 .364 .471 .834
April   12 5 4 0 0 2 5 3 1 1 0 0 .417 .500 .750 1.250
May   73 24 7 0 2 16 9 6 10 1 0 1 .329 .383 .507 .890
June   84 28 10 2 2 18 21 7 14 3 0 2 .333 .385 .571 .957
Spring Training   55 10 2 1 2 8 2 1 6 0 2 1 .182 .211 .364 .574
Last Year   412 99 15 2 9 46 52 33 57 3 12 1 .240 .296 .352 .648
2 Years Ago   549 145 32 1 14 73 53 43 79 3 8 5 .264 .322 .403 .724
Career   3834 996 195 30 97 486 451 254 581 26 20 28 .260 .309 .402 .711
Home   88 31 11 1 4 19 21 6 12 2 0 2 .352 .398 .636 1.034
Road   81 26 10 1 0 17 14 10 13 3 0 1 .321 .389 .469 .859
Grass   169 57 21 2 4 36 35 16 25 5 0 3 .337 .394 .556 .950
Day   104 32 13 1 0 23 18 12 17 1 0 2 .308 .387 .452 .838
Night   65 25 8 1 4 13 17 4 8 4 0 1 .385 .405 .723 1.128
As Starter   160 53 17 2 4 35 31 13 24 5 0 3 .331 .381 .537 .919
As Reliever / Substitution   9 4 4 0 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 .444 .583 .889 1.472
Pinch Hitting   9 4 4 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 .444 .545 .889 1.434
Close/Late   29 11 5 0 1 5 12 6 1 2 0 0 .379 .459 .655 1.115
Inning 1-3   57 18 6 1 2 18 8 4 9 3 0 1 .316 .354 .561 .915
Inning 4-6   65 23 7 1 1 10 13 5 11 0 0 2 .354 .417 .538 .955
Inning 7-9   45 14 8 0 1 8 13 7 5 2 0 0 .311 .389 .556 .944
Extra Innings   2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
0 Outs   69 25 10 2 1 12 14 5 8 1 0 1 .362 .408 .609 1.017
1 Outs   48 17 6 0 1 9 16 8 6 4 0 2 .354 .435 .542 .977
2 Outs   52 15 5 0 2 15 5 3 11 0 0 0 .288 .327 .500 .827
Scoring Position   62 21 8 0 1 31 10 4 10 5 0 0 .339 .352 .516 .868
Bases Empty   78 25 9 1 3 3 17 9 12 0 0 2 .321 .404 .577 .981
Runner on 1st   29 11 4 1 0 2 8 3 3 0 0 1 .379 .455 .586 1.041
Runner on 2nd   17 4 1 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 .235 .316 .294 .610
Runner on 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 8 4 0 1 9 3 0 1 0 0 0 .421 .421 .789 1.211
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 3 1 0 0 8 0 1 0 4 0 0 .500 .364 .667 1.030
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   9 2 1 0 0 6 2 0 3 1 0 0 .222 .200 .333 .533
Two Strikes   66 18 8 0 3 17 13 7 25 2 0 0 .273 .333 .530 .864
First Pitch   31 14 6 0 1 7 6 0 0 1 0 1 .452 .455 .742 1.196
Count 0-1   15 7 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .467 .500 .600 1.100
Count 0-2   13 3 1 0 1 4 3 0 6 1 0 0 .231 .214 .538 .753
Count 1-0   17 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .235 .222 .412 .634
Count 1-1   18 7 1 1 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .389 .556 .944
Count 1-2   21 8 3 0 0 5 3 0 8 1 0 0 .381 .364 .524 .887
Count 2-0   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   14 5 2 0 0 5 4 0 0 1 0 1 .357 .375 .500 .875
Count 2-2   17 3 2 0 1 5 3 0 5 0 0 0 .176 .176 .471 .647
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 2 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 .500 .778 .750 1.528
Full Count   15 4 2 0 1 3 4 7 6 0 0 0 .267 .500 .600 1.100
Behind in Count   49 18 6 0 1 13 7 0 14 2 0 1 .367 .365 .551 .916
Ahead in Count   39 11 4 1 0 6 9 9 0 2 0 1 .282 .412 .436 .848
Batting 4th   8 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 3 1 0 0 .250 .300 .500 .800
Batting 5th   146 49 15 2 4 28 28 11 21 3 0 3 .336 .387 .548 .934
Batting 6th   1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 7th   7 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .429 .444 .571 1.016
Batting 8th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 9th   7 2 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .571 .946
Low Leverage   63 23 9 0 1 8 13 4 10 1 0 1 .365 .406 .556 .961
Medium Leverage   62 17 5 1 2 8 11 9 11 0 0 2 .274 .384 .484 .867
High Leverage   43 17 7 1 1 20 11 3 3 4 0 0 .395 .400 .674 1.074
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 26 154 549 145 32 1 14 73 53 43 5 3 79 9 5 .264 .322 .403 .724 99 98 0.7
1974 Denver - MLB 27 122 412 99 15 2 9 46 52 33 1 3 57 0 0 .240 .296 .352 .648 80 73 -1.0
1975 Denver - MLB 28 58 169 57 21 2 4 36 35 16 3 5 25 0 0 .337 .394 .556 .950 150 159 1.8
Total MLB 1074 3834 996 195 30 97 486 451 254 28 26 581 40 37 .260 .309 .402 .711 102 99 5.8
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 154 154 259 10 0 277 8 .971 1222.2 1.98 -6.3 .961
1974 Denver - MLB LF 90 90 124 3 0 127 0 1.000 715.1 1.60 -10.5 .904
1974 Denver - MLB RF 15 14 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 123.0 1.90 -0.7 .911
1975 Denver - MLB LF 48 46 59 2 0 65 4 .938 340.1 1.61 -1.1 1.020
TOTAL LF 140 136 183 5 0 192 4 .979 1060.2 1.60 -11.7 .939
TOTAL RF 856 852 1533 69 7 1625 23 .986 7321.0 1.97 -37.6 .970
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.
11/06/1973 Became a free agent.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (55).
02/03/1974 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $280,000 with the Denver Burros organization.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1969 153 1
1972 155 2
1973 154 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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