LF Jimmy Benson #20
Denver Burros MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
10/30/1975
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LF JIMMY BENSON #20 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
125 354 100 30 2 7 59 32 54 .282 .342 .438 0 1.3
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 50
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
10/08/1975 CLE Loss, 4-10 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
10/07/1975 CLE Loss, 3-5 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
10/04/1975 @ CLE Win, 10-4 5 2 3 4 1 0 0 0
10/03/1975 @ CLE Win, 12-10 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
10/01/1975 CLE Loss, 4-7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1975 CLE Loss, 0-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1975 KCB Win, 5-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1975 KCB Loss, 2-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1975 @ SDC Win, 9-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1975 @ SDC Loss, 5-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Benson is an extremely hard worker.
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:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$70,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 39 Days
Service This Yr:174 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 125 354 100 30 2 7 59 54 32 54 .282 .342 .438 .780 .355 .155 112
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 96 395 3 0 0 5 0 6 155 39 0 1 0.0 54.6 5.54 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   19 6 3 0 0 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 .316 .350 .474 .824
Versus Right   335 94 27 2 7 56 53 31 50 6 0 3 .281 .341 .436 .777
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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   85 29 11 2 2 18 21 7 14 3 0 2 .341 .392 .588 .980
July   66 17 3 0 1 10 6 7 13 0 0 0 .258 .329 .348 .677
August   83 19 5 0 2 12 10 8 12 1 0 0 .229 .293 .361 .655
September   35 6 0 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 .171 .194 .171 .366
Spring Training   55 10 2 1 2 8 2 1 6 0 2 1 .182 .211 .364 .574
Postseason   20 11 3 2 1 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 .550 .571 1.050 1.621
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   4019 1039 204 30 100 509 470 270 610 27 20 28 .259 .308 .399 .707
Home   176 53 15 1 5 33 28 12 25 3 0 2 .301 .347 .483 .830
Road   178 47 15 1 2 26 26 20 29 3 0 1 .264 .337 .393 .730
Grass   354 100 30 2 7 59 54 32 54 6 0 3 .282 .342 .438 .780
Day   216 50 18 1 0 31 25 19 37 2 0 2 .231 .297 .324 .621
Night   138 50 12 1 7 28 29 13 17 4 0 1 .362 .410 .616 1.026
As Starter   328 93 24 2 7 58 49 29 49 6 0 3 .284 .342 .433 .774
As Reliever / Substitution   26 7 6 0 0 1 5 3 5 0 0 0 .269 .345 .500 .845
Pinch Hitting   22 5 5 0 0 1 4 2 5 0 0 0 .227 .292 .455 .746
Close/Late   68 20 6 0 2 7 16 6 9 2 0 0 .294 .342 .471 .813
Inning 1-3   121 30 7 1 3 27 17 14 16 3 0 1 .248 .324 .397 .720
Inning 4-6   134 43 13 1 2 22 19 10 22 1 0 2 .321 .374 .478 .852
Inning 7-9   94 23 10 0 1 8 15 8 15 2 0 0 .245 .298 .383 .681
Extra Innings   5 4 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 .800 .800 1.400 2.200
0 Outs   133 39 12 2 3 16 24 9 20 2 0 1 .293 .338 .481 .819
1 Outs   108 32 9 0 1 16 21 12 15 4 0 2 .296 .365 .407 .772
2 Outs   113 29 9 0 3 27 9 11 19 0 0 0 .257 .323 .416 .739
Scoring Position   113 34 11 0 1 49 14 10 16 6 0 0 .301 .341 .425 .766
Bases Empty   172 45 12 1 5 5 26 18 29 0 0 2 .262 .339 .430 .769
Runner on 1st   69 21 7 1 1 5 14 4 9 0 0 1 .304 .351 .478 .830
Runner on 2nd   28 5 1 0 0 3 4 4 4 0 0 0 .179 .281 .214 .496
Runner on 3rd   11 3 1 0 0 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697
Runner on 1st & 2nd   40 14 5 0 1 13 4 4 3 0 0 0 .350 .409 .550 .959
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 4 2 0 0 10 1 1 1 4 0 0 .400 .333 .600 .933
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 3 0 0 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Bases Loaded   14 5 2 0 0 13 2 0 4 2 0 0 .357 .312 .500 .812
Two Strikes   139 31 10 0 3 20 16 14 54 2 0 0 .223 .290 .360 .650
First Pitch   60 17 6 0 2 9 10 0 0 1 0 1 .283 .290 .483 .774
Count 0-1   41 18 6 0 0 10 5 0 0 0 0 1 .439 .452 .585 1.038
Count 0-2   27 4 1 0 1 4 3 0 13 1 0 0 .148 .143 .296 .439
Count 1-0   34 8 2 1 0 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 .235 .222 .353 .575
Count 1-1   34 14 2 1 2 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 .412 .412 .706 1.118
Count 1-2   45 11 3 0 0 5 3 0 18 1 0 0 .244 .239 .311 .550
Count 2-0   13 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Count 2-1   25 7 3 0 0 5 4 0 0 1 0 1 .280 .296 .400 .696
Count 2-2   37 9 4 0 1 7 4 0 11 0 0 0 .243 .243 .432 .676
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 3 1 0 0 1 5 11 0 0 0 0 .375 .737 .500 1.237
Full Count   30 7 2 0 1 4 6 14 12 0 0 0 .233 .477 .400 .877
Behind in Count   113 33 10 0 1 19 11 0 31 2 0 1 .292 .293 .407 .700
Ahead in Count   80 20 6 1 0 11 13 18 0 3 0 1 .250 .382 .350 .732
Batting 4th   15 3 2 0 0 6 2 2 5 1 0 0 .200 .278 .333 .611
Batting 5th   307 88 22 2 7 51 47 26 45 4 0 3 .287 .344 .440 .784
Batting 6th   7 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
Batting 7th   8 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .375 .400 .500 .900
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 9th   15 4 4 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 .267 .312 .533 .846
Low Leverage   125 35 12 0 2 11 17 11 21 1 0 1 .280 .341 .424 .765
Medium Leverage   147 37 9 1 3 16 22 15 21 1 0 2 .252 .327 .388 .715
High Leverage   81 28 9 1 2 32 15 6 11 4 0 0 .346 .374 .556 .929
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 28 125 354 100 30 2 7 59 54 32 3 6 54 0 1 .282 .342 .438 .780 107 112 1.3
Total MLB 1141 4019 1039 204 30 100 509 470 270 28 27 610 40 38 .259 .308 .399 .707 100 98 5.3
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
1975 Denver - MLB 28 6 20 11 3 2 1 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .550 .571 1.050 1.621 326 350 0.2
Total MLB 31 105 33 8 3 3 19 15 5 0 1 11 0 1 .314 .342 .533 .876 140 145
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 102 96 128 5 0 139 6 .957 699.2 1.71 -2.5 1.000
1975 Denver - MLB RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.1 1.042
TOTAL LF 194 186 252 8 0 266 6 .977 1420.0 1.65 -13.1 .951
TOTAL RF 857 852 1535 69 7 1627 23 .986 7327.0 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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