3B Robert 'Buster' Bennion #1
Brooklyn Whales LBL
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/14/1918
BNN Index | LBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B ROBERT 'BUSTER' BENNION #1 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
48 139 35 6 4 1 19 12 13 .252 .312 .374 0 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 45 50 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 50
Errors: - 55 50
Arm: 25 75 70
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 60
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
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
08/28/1918 SLB Win, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1918 @ NYB Win, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/20/1918 NYB Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
08/15/1918 @ BLT Win, 10-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/1918 @ PHI Win, 7-6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/03/1918 @ PRV Loss, 10-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/31/1918 NYK Win, 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/30/1918 NYK Loss, 0-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1918 NYK Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/24/1918 @ NYB Loss, 5-6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Works hard when he's at the park, but has interests off the field, too.
Birthday:01/14/1888
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:170 cm
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$603
Signed Through:1919 Season
Major Service:8 Years, None
Service This Yr:137 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 1918 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 48 139 35 6 4 1 19 7 12 13 .252 .312 .374 .686 .311 .122 106
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 35 155 1 4 0 1 1 2 52 11 0 0 0.0 17.0 4.24 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   98 24 6 3 1 16 5 9 11 1 1 1 .245 .312 .398 .710
Versus Right   41 11 0 1 0 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .268 .311 .317 .628
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   56 13 3 2 1 7 2 4 3 1 0 1 .232 .290 .411 .701
May   52 12 2 1 0 5 2 4 7 0 1 0 .231 .286 .308 .593
June   23 7 1 1 0 6 1 2 3 1 0 0 .304 .346 .435 .781
July   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
August   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Spring Training   18 5 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 .278 .409 .278 .687
Postseason   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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   2366 610 84 42 13 305 263 161 266 24 96 18 .258 .307 .345 .652
Home   62 16 4 2 0 6 1 5 6 1 0 1 .258 .319 .387 .706
Road   77 19 2 2 1 13 6 7 7 1 1 0 .247 .306 .364 .670
Grass   139 35 6 4 1 19 7 12 13 2 1 1 .252 .312 .374 .686
Day   35 11 1 2 0 5 4 5 5 0 0 1 .314 .415 .457 .872
Night   104 24 5 2 1 14 3 7 8 2 1 0 .231 .274 .346 .620
As Starter   128 30 6 4 1 17 4 10 12 2 1 1 .234 .291 .367 .658
As Reliever / Substitution   11 5 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 .455 .538 .455 .993
Pinch Hitting   8 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .625 .625 .625 1.250
Close/Late   38 10 1 2 1 8 5 7 4 0 1 0 .263 .378 .474 .851
Inning 1-3   41 10 2 2 0 4 0 1 4 0 0 0 .244 .262 .390 .652
Inning 4-6   47 10 3 0 0 4 0 4 5 1 0 1 .213 .283 .277 .560
Inning 7-9   45 14 1 2 1 11 6 7 2 1 1 0 .311 .396 .489 .885
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
0 Outs   40 4 0 1 0 3 3 2 4 0 1 0 .100 .143 .150 .293
1 Outs   38 14 2 0 0 6 3 4 5 2 0 1 .368 .422 .421 .843
2 Outs   61 17 4 3 1 10 1 6 4 0 0 0 .279 .343 .492 .835
Scoring Position   46 15 2 2 0 16 2 7 5 2 1 1 .326 .411 .457 .867
Bases Empty   66 12 3 2 0 0 2 4 5 0 0 0 .182 .229 .288 .516
Runner on 1st   27 8 1 0 1 3 3 1 3 0 0 0 .296 .321 .444 .766
Runner on 2nd   15 5 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 .333 .474 .533 1.007
Runner on 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .200 .250 .200 .450
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 4 1 0 0 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 .235 .350 .294 .644
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Bases Loaded   3 3 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.667 2.667
Two Strikes   53 11 2 0 0 4 3 6 13 1 0 1 .208 .295 .245 .540
First Pitch   28 7 2 1 0 8 2 2 0 0 1 0 .250 .300 .393 .693
Count 0-1   21 5 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .238 .381 .619
Count 0-2   8 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 .250 .300 .250 .550
Count 1-0   9 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .444 .500 .778 1.278
Count 1-1   14 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .357 .333 .357 .690
Count 1-2   16 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .188 .188 .250 .438
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Count 2-2   16 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.167 1.500
Full Count   13 4 1 0 0 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 .308 .526 .385 .911
Behind in Count   45 10 2 1 0 5 1 0 6 1 0 1 .222 .234 .311 .545
Ahead in Count   23 7 1 2 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 .304 .407 .652 1.060
Batting Leadoff   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 3rd   2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 4th   11 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 .273 .333 .364 .697
Batting 5th   15 3 1 0 1 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 .200 .235 .467 .702
Batting 6th   67 17 4 2 0 8 2 6 8 0 0 1 .254 .324 .373 .697
Batting 7th   36 8 0 2 0 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .222 .275 .333 .608
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   49 13 2 2 0 2 2 4 2 1 0 0 .265 .315 .388 .703
Medium Leverage   61 8 3 1 1 7 2 5 8 1 0 0 .131 .194 .262 .456
High Leverage   28 13 1 1 0 10 3 3 3 0 1 1 .464 .531 .571 1.103
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 .793 127 127 1.6
1912 Brooklyn - LBL 24 112 408 121 17 11 2 62 47 32 2 1 53 0 0 .297 .350 .407 .757 121 118 3.5
1913 Brooklyn - LBL 25 94 352 110 8 5 4 44 51 24 3 2 35 0 0 .312 .360 .398 .757 124 119 3.1
1914 Brooklyn - LBL 26 112 408 85 14 9 0 40 38 23 3 7 50 0 1 .208 .252 .287 .538 67 62 2.0
1915 Brooklyn - LBL 27 111 395 107 15 6 2 56 54 24 5 4 51 0 0 .271 .318 .354 .672 108 106 2.4
1916 Brooklyn - LBL 28 74 235 50 9 2 1 33 26 17 4 3 34 0 2 .213 .274 .281 .555 74 69 0.5
1917 Brooklyn - LBL 29 95 291 57 7 3 2 34 21 21 0 3 22 0 0 .196 .248 .261 .509 62 49 -0.2
1918 Brooklyn - LBL 30 48 139 35 6 4 1 19 7 12 1 2 13 0 0 .252 .312 .374 .686 108 106 0.3
Total LBL 683 2366 610 84 42 13 305 263 161 18 24 266 0 3 .258 .307 .345 .652 98 93 13.3
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
1907 Sunrise Manor College - COL 19 59 233 72 16 3 0 39 35 21 6 2 18 3 1 .309 .378 .403 .781 102 104 0.8
1908 Sunrise Manor College - COL 20 59 216 48 8 3 1 26 22 22 5 3 22 5 4 .222 .305 .301 .606 93 86 0.3
1909 Sunrise Manor College - COL 21 60 206 49 10 5 0 10 24 13 2 0 26 3 4 .238 .290 .335 .625 106 104 0.8
1909 Sleepy Hollow - AA 21 47 173 50 11 6 1 31 21 14 2 5 10 0 0 .289 .340 .439 .780 150 146 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 3.6
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 .780 150 146
Total USCBA 178 655 169 34 11 1 75 81 56 13 5 66 11 9 .258 .326 .348 .675 100 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 55 42 0.4
1912 Brooklyn - LBL 24 10 30 9 4 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 4 0 1 .300 .344 .433 .777 127 112 0.8
1915 Brooklyn - LBL 27 10 34 8 1 0 0 9 3 4 0 1 4 0 0 .235 .308 .265 .572 78 76 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 -74 0.4
1918 Brooklyn - LBL 30 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -106 -0.4
Total LBL 41 129 27 9 0 0 16 11 7 0 2 17 0 1 .209 .246 .279 .525 57 49
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
1918 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 26 23 69 70 10 147 8 .946 210.1 5.95 -1.3 .987
1918 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 16 12 15 28 3 49 6 .878 116.1 3.33 -2.1 .931
TOTAL 2B 104 100 245 314 37 590 31 .947 844.0 5.96 +2.0 1.007
TOTAL 3B 572 542 338 1254 63 1710 118 .931 4856.1 2.95 +29.2 1.020
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).
09/06/1918 Wins the 1918 Legacy Cup with the Brooklyn Whales.
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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