2B Benito Olivas #30
Cleveland Bobcats MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/16/1977
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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
149 575 180 28 3 8 44 63 45 .313 .382 .414 23 5.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 75 75 75 75
BABIP 65 65 65 65
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
09/14/1977 @ PIT Win, 6-3 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/12/1977 @ PIT Win, 7-2 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/11/1977 @ CIN Loss, 3-6 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1977 @ CIN Loss, 5-8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1977 @ CIN Win, 6-4 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/08/1977 @ CIN Win, 5-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1977 @ DEN Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/06/1977 @ DEN Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
09/05/1977 @ DEN Loss, 2-11 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1977 WAS Win, 11-3 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is a tireless worker.
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.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$224,010
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 64 Days
Service This Yr:164 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 149 575 180 28 3 8 44 81 63 45 .313 .382 .414 .796 .355 .101 127
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 138 648 3 1 0 8 4 3 238 39 23 17 57.5 92.3 5.83 5.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   173 55 11 3 2 13 26 12 20 1 0 1 .318 .364 .451 .815
Versus Right   402 125 17 0 6 31 55 51 25 2 4 2 .311 .389 .398 .788
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   9 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .300 .333 .633
Last Week   29 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 .172 .250 .207 .457
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   101 26 5 1 0 5 8 15 10 0 1 0 .257 .353 .327 .680
July   113 34 5 2 1 4 18 13 9 1 0 0 .301 .370 .407 .777
August   104 34 7 0 2 14 17 13 6 1 1 2 .327 .408 .452 .860
September   51 11 3 0 1 3 5 4 3 0 0 1 .216 .286 .333 .619
All-Star Game   3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
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   3001 854 131 23 28 329 380 302 212 23 13 18 .285 .351 .372 .723
Home   270 100 13 3 4 26 48 36 13 1 2 0 .370 .443 .485 .928
Road   305 80 15 0 4 18 33 27 32 2 2 3 .262 .326 .351 .677
Grass   536 172 26 3 8 43 77 59 42 2 4 2 .321 .389 .425 .814
Turf   39 8 2 0 0 1 4 4 3 1 0 1 .205 .289 .256 .545
Day   365 113 17 2 5 27 42 35 31 0 2 1 .310 .372 .408 .780
Night   210 67 11 1 3 17 39 28 14 3 2 2 .319 .399 .424 .823
As Starter   564 179 28 3 8 44 80 62 44 3 4 3 .317 .386 .420 .806
As Reliever / Substitution   11 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
Pinch Hitting   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
Close/Late   128 35 6 0 2 10 16 18 9 1 0 1 .273 .365 .367 .732
Inning 1-3   231 71 13 2 2 15 32 26 23 0 3 1 .307 .380 .407 .787
Inning 4-6   169 60 6 1 4 17 27 14 11 1 1 0 .355 .402 .473 .876
Inning 7-9   164 45 9 0 2 10 22 22 11 2 0 2 .274 .363 .366 .729
Extra Innings   11 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .364 .417 .364 .780
0 Outs   200 53 9 0 1 9 32 23 18 1 4 1 .265 .342 .325 .667
1 Outs   241 87 17 3 2 17 40 24 17 2 0 1 .361 .418 .481 .899
2 Outs   134 40 2 0 5 18 9 16 10 0 0 1 .299 .377 .425 .803
Scoring Position   106 33 9 0 1 33 16 16 7 3 4 1 .311 .397 .425 .821
Bases Empty   345 107 15 3 3 3 44 37 32 0 0 1 .310 .379 .397 .776
Runner on 1st   124 40 4 0 4 8 21 10 6 0 0 1 .323 .378 .452 .829
Runner on 2nd   34 10 2 0 1 7 4 6 3 0 4 0 .294 .400 .441 .841
Runner on 3rd   8 3 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .375 .500 .625 1.125
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 9 2 0 0 6 6 5 3 0 0 1 .281 .395 .344 .738
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 4 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 4 1 0 0 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
Bases Loaded   12 3 0 0 0 7 2 2 0 2 0 0 .250 .312 .250 .562
Two Strikes   278 84 18 2 4 23 46 43 45 2 0 2 .302 .397 .424 .821
First Pitch   84 22 1 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 1 0 .262 .271 .274 .544
Count 0-1   54 21 2 0 1 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 .389 .389 .481 .870
Count 0-2   40 13 3 0 2 2 6 0 5 0 0 0 .325 .325 .550 .875
Count 1-0   51 13 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 .255 .269 .314 .583
Count 1-1   48 22 4 0 0 5 9 0 0 1 0 0 .458 .449 .542 .991
Count 1-2   83 21 5 0 0 3 8 0 11 0 0 1 .253 .262 .313 .575
Count 2-0   12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-1   25 8 2 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .320 .520 .840
Count 2-2   79 23 6 1 2 8 16 0 17 1 0 0 .291 .287 .468 .756
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   23 8 0 0 2 4 3 13 0 0 0 0 .348 .583 .609 1.192
Full Count   76 27 4 1 0 10 16 43 12 1 0 1 .355 .587 .434 1.021
Behind in Count   177 55 10 0 3 8 21 0 16 0 1 1 .311 .315 .418 .733
Ahead in Count   111 31 3 1 3 7 14 19 0 0 2 1 .279 .389 .405 .795
Batting Leadoff   94 25 4 0 2 10 11 15 9 1 0 0 .266 .364 .372 .736
Batting 2nd   470 154 24 3 6 34 69 47 35 2 4 3 .328 .391 .430 .821
Batting 4th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 8th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   273 92 15 3 5 12 37 23 23 1 0 1 .337 .389 .469 .858
Medium Leverage   199 63 8 0 2 17 30 26 17 0 3 1 .317 .398 .387 .785
High Leverage   100 24 5 0 1 15 14 13 5 2 1 1 .240 .328 .320 .648
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 29 149 575 180 28 3 8 44 81 63 3 3 45 23 17 .313 .382 .414 .796 113 127 5.4
Total MLB 795 3001 854 131 23 28 329 380 302 18 23 212 109 56 .285 .351 .372 .723 105 111 22.0
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 141 137 279 391 100 679 9 .987 1181.2 5.10 +6.6 1.020
1977 Cleveland - MLB SS 15 1 10 12 8 22 0 1.000 33.2 5.88 -0.4 1.068
TOTAL 2B 580 563 1400 1712 461 3165 53 .983 4981.2 5.62 +49.3 1.055
TOTAL SS 228 186 331 647 123 1002 24 .976 1741.2 5.05 -24.2 .950
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.
06/20/1977 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/10/1977 Was selected to the 1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
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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