LF Jimmy Benson #20
Denver Burros MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
09/20/1974
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LF JIMMY BENSON #20 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
116 393 94 15 2 8 43 32 56 .239 .297 .349 0 -0.8
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
09/19/1974 KCB Win, 6-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/1974 KCB Win, 5-4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/15/1974 CLE Win, 11-5 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/13/1974 CLE Loss, 4-6 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1974 @ SDC Loss, 1-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1974 @ SDC Loss, 4-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/10/1974 @ SDC Win, 2-1 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
09/09/1974 @ LAB Loss, 1-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/08/1974 @ LAB Loss, 5-14 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1974 @ LAB Win, 5-3 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Benson never shows any lack of effort.
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:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$70,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 39 Days
Service This Yr:164 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 116 393 94 15 2 8 43 50 32 56 .239 .297 .349 .645 .290 .109 74
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 100 440 1 1 0 5 12 2 137 25 0 0 0.0 42.3 3.59 -0.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   14 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 .143 .294 .143 .437
Versus Right   379 92 15 2 8 43 50 29 56 2 11 1 .243 .297 .356 .653
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .167 .200 .367
Last Week   24 3 1 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 1 0 .125 .192 .167 .359
April   57 18 1 0 1 6 6 7 4 0 3 0 .316 .391 .386 .777
May   71 15 3 0 4 10 8 2 11 1 1 0 .211 .230 .423 .652
June   79 22 3 2 1 13 14 7 13 0 4 1 .278 .345 .405 .750
July   81 17 5 0 1 6 9 3 10 0 2 0 .210 .238 .309 .547
August   49 11 1 0 0 2 3 8 9 0 0 0 .224 .333 .245 .578
September   56 11 2 0 1 6 10 5 9 1 2 0 .196 .258 .286 .544
Spring Training   40 11 2 1 0 6 0 2 4 1 2 1 .275 .318 .375 .693
Last Year   549 145 32 1 14 73 53 43 79 3 8 5 .264 .322 .403 .724
2 Years Ago   580 152 25 4 11 73 60 47 90 5 0 2 .262 .317 .376 .693
Career   3646 934 174 28 92 447 414 237 555 20 20 25 .256 .304 .395 .699
Home   180 51 7 2 3 21 30 21 22 1 6 0 .283 .356 .394 .751
Road   213 43 8 0 5 22 20 11 34 1 6 1 .202 .243 .310 .553
Grass   393 94 15 2 8 43 50 32 56 2 12 1 .239 .297 .349 .645
Day   244 53 6 2 6 30 34 26 29 0 9 1 .217 .295 .332 .627
Night   149 41 9 0 2 13 16 6 27 2 3 0 .275 .299 .376 .675
As Starter   379 90 15 2 8 43 47 30 52 2 12 1 .237 .294 .351 .645
As Reliever / Substitution   14 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Pinch Hitting   14 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Close/Late   90 20 2 0 4 12 12 8 13 1 2 0 .222 .283 .378 .661
Inning 1-3   149 34 4 0 2 14 17 8 20 1 10 0 .228 .266 .295 .561
Inning 4-6   128 33 8 1 2 16 20 12 18 0 0 1 .258 .326 .383 .709
Inning 7-9   106 23 3 1 4 13 11 11 17 1 2 0 .217 .288 .377 .665
Extra Innings   10 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .455 .400 .855
0 Outs   135 33 6 0 3 19 27 10 8 1 11 0 .244 .295 .356 .650
1 Outs   145 36 5 1 4 12 17 13 28 1 1 0 .248 .308 .379 .687
2 Outs   113 25 4 1 1 12 6 9 20 0 0 1 .221 .285 .301 .585
Scoring Position   116 25 3 1 3 33 17 13 16 2 12 1 .216 .295 .336 .632
Bases Empty   225 54 8 0 3 3 25 14 33 0 0 0 .240 .285 .316 .600
Runner on 1st   52 15 4 1 2 7 8 5 7 0 0 0 .288 .351 .519 .870
Runner on 2nd   57 11 2 0 0 8 8 7 6 0 9 0 .193 .281 .228 .509
Runner on 3rd   8 3 0 1 1 8 2 1 0 2 3 0 .375 .364 1.000 1.364
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 6 0 0 1 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .240 .321 .360 .681
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 3 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   10 2 0 0 1 8 4 2 4 0 0 0 .200 .333 .500 .833
Two Strikes   156 28 5 0 2 18 18 16 56 1 0 0 .179 .254 .250 .504
First Pitch   66 20 3 0 2 6 7 1 0 1 8 0 .303 .309 .439 .748
Count 0-1   50 12 4 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .240 .320 .560
Count 0-2   26 4 1 0 1 2 3 0 14 0 0 0 .154 .154 .308 .462
Count 1-0   39 11 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .282 .308 .590
Count 1-1   29 9 1 1 2 6 5 0 0 0 3 1 .310 .333 .621 .954
Count 1-2   51 10 2 0 1 4 5 0 13 0 0 0 .196 .196 .294 .490
Count 2-0   10 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .600 .900
Count 2-1   33 10 1 1 1 6 5 0 0 0 1 0 .303 .303 .485 .788
Count 2-2   51 6 1 0 0 8 3 0 19 1 0 0 .118 .115 .137 .253
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 1 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 .100 .471 .100 .571
Full Count   28 8 1 0 0 4 7 16 10 0 0 0 .286 .545 .321 .867
Behind in Count   127 26 7 0 2 9 13 0 27 0 0 0 .205 .205 .307 .512
Ahead in Count   92 25 2 1 2 10 15 15 0 0 1 0 .272 .374 .380 .754
Batting Leadoff   9 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Batting 2nd   240 56 11 2 3 26 34 17 34 2 9 1 .233 .285 .333 .618
Batting 3rd   33 8 0 0 3 5 3 5 5 0 0 0 .242 .342 .515 .857
Batting 4th   10 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Batting 5th   92 24 3 0 2 11 10 8 12 0 3 0 .261 .320 .359 .679
Batting 6th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 7th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Low Leverage   177 39 5 2 3 9 18 12 26 0 0 0 .220 .270 .322 .592
Medium Leverage   141 32 8 0 3 16 21 12 18 1 10 0 .227 .286 .348 .633
High Leverage   74 23 2 0 2 18 11 8 11 1 2 1 .311 .381 .419 .800
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 27 116 393 94 15 2 8 43 50 32 1 2 56 0 0 .239 .297 .349 .645 79 74 -0.8
Total MLB 1010 3646 934 174 28 92 447 414 237 25 20 555 40 37 .256 .304 .395 .699 99 97 4.2
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
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 86 86 117 3 0 120 0 1.000 680.1 1.59 -10.8 .897
1974 Denver - MLB RF 15 14 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 123.0 1.90 -0.7 .911
TOTAL LF 88 86 117 3 0 120 0 1.000 685.1 1.58 -10.9 .897
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.
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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