2B Robert 'Buster' Bennion #1
Brooklyn Whales LBL
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/14/1918
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2B ROBERT 'BUSTER' BENNION #1 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
95 291 57 7 3 2 34 21 22 .196 .248 .261 0 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 50 45 45
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 50
Errors: - 55 55
Arm: 20 80 75
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 70
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/15/1917 @ PRV Loss, 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/1917 @ PRV Win, 11-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/1917 BLT Win, 5-0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/11/1917 BLT Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/10/1917 BLT Win, 2-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/1917 NYB Win, 6-0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/08/1917 NYB Win, 3-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/06/1917 NYB Loss, 2-3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
08/05/1917 BSN Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/04/1917 BSN Win, 4-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Robert is easy to like.
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:01/14/1888
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 7"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$556
Signed Through:1918 Season
Major Service:7 Years, None
Service This Yr:138 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:1909, 6th Pick in Round 1
LEGACY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1917 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 95 291 57 7 3 2 34 21 21 22 .196 .248 .261 .509 .235 .065 52
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 82 315 0 7 0 8 10 3 76 12 0 0 0.0 18.6 1.97 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   177 40 5 1 2 18 12 11 9 1 6 0 .226 .270 .299 .569
Versus Right   114 17 2 2 0 16 9 10 13 2 4 0 .149 .214 .202 .416
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   53 12 2 1 0 4 0 3 3 0 1 0 .226 .268 .302 .570
May   77 14 1 1 1 10 7 8 6 1 2 0 .182 .256 .260 .516
June   75 14 2 0 1 11 6 7 7 2 3 0 .187 .250 .253 .503
July   42 10 0 1 0 5 4 2 4 0 1 0 .238 .273 .286 .558
August   44 7 2 0 0 4 4 1 2 0 3 0 .159 .178 .205 .382
Spring Training   22 3 1 1 0 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 .136 .296 .273 .569
Last Year   291 57 7 3 2 34 21 21 22 3 10 0 .196 .248 .261 .509
2 Years Ago   235 50 9 2 1 33 26 17 34 3 9 4 .213 .274 .281 .555
Career   2227 575 78 38 12 286 256 149 253 22 95 17 .258 .307 .344 .650
Home   145 26 2 2 0 11 9 10 12 0 7 0 .179 .232 .221 .453
Road   146 31 5 1 2 23 12 11 10 3 3 0 .212 .263 .301 .564
Grass   291 57 7 3 2 34 21 21 22 3 10 0 .196 .248 .261 .509
Day   96 20 4 0 1 11 5 4 5 0 3 0 .208 .240 .281 .521
Night   195 37 3 3 1 23 16 17 17 3 7 0 .190 .251 .251 .502
As Starter   282 55 7 3 2 32 20 19 21 3 10 0 .195 .243 .262 .506
As Reliever / Substitution   9 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586
Pinch Hitting   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Close/Late   72 17 2 0 1 8 9 7 5 0 3 0 .236 .304 .306 .609
Inning 1-3   82 19 1 1 0 10 4 5 5 1 2 0 .232 .273 .268 .541
Inning 4-6   108 18 3 2 0 14 6 7 8 2 5 0 .167 .214 .231 .445
Inning 7-9   97 19 3 0 2 10 11 7 8 0 2 0 .196 .250 .289 .539
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
0 Outs   94 23 3 1 2 4 13 6 6 0 9 0 .245 .290 .362 .652
1 Outs   98 18 1 1 0 16 1 10 9 3 1 0 .184 .252 .214 .467
2 Outs   99 16 3 1 0 14 7 5 7 0 0 0 .162 .202 .212 .414
Scoring Position   87 19 2 2 0 30 6 11 5 3 10 0 .218 .297 .287 .584
Bases Empty   151 30 4 0 1 1 11 9 11 0 0 0 .199 .244 .245 .489
Runner on 1st   53 8 1 1 1 3 4 1 6 0 0 0 .151 .167 .264 .431
Runner on 2nd   35 6 0 1 0 5 2 9 5 0 8 0 .171 .341 .229 .569
Runner on 3rd   10 2 0 1 0 5 1 1 0 2 1 0 .200 .231 .400 .631
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .312 .562
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 .286 .333 .286 .619
Bases Loaded   14 5 1 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .429 .786
Two Strikes   111 23 0 2 1 8 8 5 22 1 0 0 .207 .239 .270 .510
First Pitch   43 7 0 0 0 2 4 5 0 0 2 0 .163 .250 .163 .413
Count 0-1   37 3 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .081 .081 .081 .162
Count 0-2   17 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .176 .176 .176 .353
Count 1-0   25 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .160 .200 .360
Count 1-1   31 8 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 4 0 .258 .273 .323 .595
Count 1-2   39 11 0 1 0 4 4 0 11 0 0 0 .282 .282 .333 .615
Count 2-0   10 3 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 .300 .300 .500 .800
Count 2-1   24 4 1 1 0 6 2 0 0 1 2 0 .167 .160 .292 .452
Count 2-2   34 6 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 1 0 0 .176 .171 .235 .407
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 5 1 0 1 4 2 5 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .900 1.567
Full Count   21 3 0 0 1 1 2 5 3 0 0 0 .143 .308 .286 .593
Behind in Count   93 17 0 1 0 10 6 0 15 0 0 0 .183 .183 .204 .387
Ahead in Count   69 16 5 1 1 16 7 10 0 1 4 0 .232 .325 .377 .702
Batting Leadoff   1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 2nd   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 4th   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   27 4 1 0 0 4 2 3 1 0 2 0 .148 .233 .185 .419
Batting 6th   81 12 1 1 0 7 6 5 5 3 5 0 .148 .191 .185 .376
Batting 7th   168 39 5 2 2 20 12 12 14 0 3 0 .232 .283 .321 .605
Batting 8th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   121 22 4 1 2 9 9 7 13 0 0 0 .182 .227 .281 .508
Medium Leverage   114 24 2 2 0 13 7 8 5 2 6 0 .211 .258 .263 .521
High Leverage   54 11 1 0 0 12 5 6 4 1 4 0 .204 .279 .222 .501
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
1911 Brooklyn - LBL 23 37 138 45 8 2 1 17 19 8 0 2 8 0 0 .326 .358 .435 .793 125 125 1.6
1912 Brooklyn - LBL 24 112 408 121 17 11 2 62 47 32 2 1 53 0 0 .297 .350 .407 .757 120 122 3.7
1913 Brooklyn - LBL 25 94 352 110 8 5 4 44 51 24 3 2 35 0 0 .312 .360 .398 .757 123 123 3.3
1914 Brooklyn - LBL 26 112 408 85 14 9 0 40 38 23 3 7 50 0 1 .208 .252 .287 .538 67 68 2.2
1915 Brooklyn - LBL 27 111 395 107 15 6 2 56 54 24 5 4 51 0 0 .271 .318 .354 .672 109 111 2.5
1916 Brooklyn - LBL 28 74 235 50 9 2 1 33 26 17 4 3 34 0 2 .213 .274 .281 .555 74 75 0.7
1917 Brooklyn - LBL 29 95 291 57 7 3 2 34 21 21 0 3 22 0 0 .196 .248 .261 .509 53 52 -0.1
Total LBL 635 2227 575 78 38 12 286 256 149 17 22 253 0 3 .258 .307 .344 .650 95 96 14.0
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
1907 Sunrise Manor College - COL 19 59 233 72 16 3 0 39 35 21 6 2 18 3 1 .309 .378 .403 .781 105 101 0.7
1908 Sunrise Manor College - COL 20 59 216 48 8 3 1 26 22 22 5 3 22 5 4 .222 .305 .301 .606 97 83 0.2
1909 Sunrise Manor College - COL 21 60 206 49 10 5 0 10 24 13 2 0 26 3 4 .238 .290 .335 .625 108 110 0.9
1909 Sleepy Hollow - AA 21 47 173 50 11 6 1 31 21 14 2 5 10 0 0 .289 .340 .439 .780 156 144 1.5
1910 Jersey City - AAA 22 113 433 117 19 13 5 41 51 43 5 3 58 0 1 .270 .341 .409 .750 138 140 3.5
Total RLBL 113 433 117 19 13 5 41 51 43 5 3 58 0 1 .270 .341 .409 .750 138 140
Total MBL 47 173 50 11 6 1 31 21 14 2 5 10 0 0 .289 .340 .439 .780 156 144
Total USCBA 178 655 169 34 11 1 75 81 56 13 5 66 11 9 .258 .326 .348 .675 103 98
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
1911 Brooklyn - LBL 23 12 42 9 4 0 0 3 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 .214 .233 .310 .542 54 53 0.4
1912 Brooklyn - LBL 24 10 30 9 4 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 4 0 1 .300 .344 .433 .777 125 127 0.9
1915 Brooklyn - LBL 27 10 34 8 1 0 0 9 3 4 0 1 4 0 0 .235 .308 .265 .572 78 84 0.4
1916 Brooklyn - LBL 28 6 21 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 .048 .045 .048 .093 -71 -70 0.4
Total LBL 38 127 27 9 0 0 15 11 7 0 2 17 0 1 .213 .250 .283 .533 57 59
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1911 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 36 36 23 67 2 97 7 .928 311.2 2.60 +2.7 1.051
1912 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 112 112 65 252 17 342 25 .927 984.1 2.90 +5.6 1.017
1913 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 93 93 43 203 11 265 19 .928 838.0 2.64 +3.7 1.006
1914 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 112 112 50 290 13 365 25 .932 999.0 3.06 +12.6 1.055
1915 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 111 111 97 250 8 374 27 .928 961.1 3.25 +1.1 .992
1916 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.2 1.006
1916 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 63 61 36 139 9 183 8 .956 552.0 2.85 +4.9 1.039
1917 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 77 77 176 242 27 441 23 .948 629.2 5.97 +3.1 1.014
1917 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 29 5 9 25 0 35 1 .971 93.2 3.27 +0.6 1.024
TOTAL 2B 78 77 176 244 27 443 23 .948 633.2 5.97 +3.3 1.014
TOTAL 3B 556 530 323 1226 60 1661 112 .933 4740.0 2.94 +31.3 1.023
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/1907 Joined the Sunrise Manor College Texans.
01/01/1908 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 65 (80); Eye: 35 (45).
06/11/1909 Wins the 1909 USCBA SL1 Great Glove Award at 3B.
06/28/1909 Released by the Sunrise Manor College Texans.
06/28/1909 Drafted in the 1909 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick) by the Brooklyn Whales.
07/02/1909 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/14/1909 Named the #43 prospect in the LBL
01/01/1910 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 75 (80); Eye: 40 (45).
04/07/1910 Named the #38 prospect in the LBL
05/23/1910 Wins the RLBL SL1 Player of the Week Award.
06/14/1910 Named the #21 prospect in the LBL
09/10/1910 Wins the 1910 Reserve League League Championship Series with the Jersey City Chicks!
09/13/1910 Named the #23 prospect in the LBL
09/20/1910 Wins the 1910 RLBL SL1 Golden Bat at 3B.
01/01/1911 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 75 (80); Eye: 45 (45).
04/06/1911 Named the #37 prospect in the LBL
08/04/1911 Injured on 08/02/1911, diagnosed with a hamstring strain, will miss 2 weeks.
09/10/1911 Wins the 1911 Legacy Cup with the Brooklyn Whales.
01/01/1912 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 75 (80); Eye: 40 (45).
09/05/1912 Wins the 1912 Legacy Cup with the Brooklyn Whales.
01/01/1913 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 70 (75); Eye: 40 (40).
04/19/1913 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/01/1913 Injured (fractured finger),out for 5-6 weeks.
08/26/1913 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 3 months.
09/12/1913 Wins the 1913 Legacy Cup with the Brooklyn Whales.
01/01/1914 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 70 (75); Eye: 40 (40).
05/08/1914 Injured on 05/06/1914, diagnosed with a bruised finger, is day-to-day.
09/20/1914 Wins the 1914 LBL EL Grande Snagger at 3B.
01/01/1915 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 40 (40).
09/08/1915 Wins the 1915 Legacy Cup with the Brooklyn Whales.
01/01/1916 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
09/08/1916 Wins the 1916 Legacy Cup with the Brooklyn Whales.
01/01/1917 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
01/24/1917 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at third base at the Brooklyn Whales development complex.
08/15/1917 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1918 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1912 53 7
1915 51 9
Year 3B Rank
1912 11 8
1914 9 7
Year HR Rank
1913 4 7
Year RBI Rank
1912 62 7
1915 56 5
Year IBB Rank
1917 7 9
Year HP Rank
1915 5 7
Year SF Rank
1914 7 4
Year AVG Rank
1913 .312 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1913 5.25 8
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