SS Mike Benjamin #10
Pittsburgh Pirates MLB
Age: 38 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/21/2004
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SS MIKE BENJAMIN #10 - AGE: 38 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
130 209 32 11 1 2 21 8 49 .153 .187 .244 1 -1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 30 35 30 30
Gap 40 45 35 40
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 35 40 35 35
Avoid K's 45 50 40 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 20
Errors: - 75 25
Arm: - 75 25
Turn DP: - 75 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 70
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 20
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/09/2004 STL Loss, 5-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/08/2004 STL Win, 11-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/07/2004 STL Loss, 1-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/04/2004 @ STL Loss, 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/02/2004 CHC Win, 17-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/2004 @ CHC Win, 8-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/2004 @ CHC Win, 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/2004 CHC Loss, 3-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/2004 CHC Win, 8-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2004 @ STL Loss, 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/22/1965
Born in:Euclid, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,000,000
Signed Through:2004 Season
Major Service:15 Years, 22 Days
Service This Yr:178 Days
40-Man Service:17 Years, 150 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2004 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 130 209 32 11 1 2 21 21 8 49 .153 .187 .244 .431 .191 .091 5
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 56 219 1 0 0 4 0 1 51 14 1 3 25.0 8.4 1.23 -1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   42 9 2 0 0 2 7 6 7 0 0 0 .214 .312 .262 .574
Versus Right   167 23 9 1 2 19 14 2 42 1 0 1 .138 .152 .240 .392
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   41 9 2 0 0 8 4 1 15 0 0 0 .220 .238 .268 .506
May   40 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 9 0 0 1 .050 .073 .150 .223
June   33 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 7 1 0 0 .091 .088 .242 .331
July   43 7 3 1 0 6 8 5 3 0 0 0 .163 .250 .279 .529
August   33 9 2 0 0 2 3 2 8 0 0 0 .273 .314 .333 .648
September   15 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .133 .133 .200 .333
Postseason   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   312 52 8 0 4 22 32 17 64 0 0 3 .167 .217 .231 .448
2 Years Ago   426 74 13 2 4 30 42 24 108 9 0 3 .174 .219 .242 .460
Career   3720 793 187 20 45 351 435 202 794 29 77 45 .213 .260 .310 .571
Home   93 13 5 1 0 7 8 2 27 0 0 0 .140 .158 .215 .373
Road   116 19 6 0 2 14 13 6 22 1 0 1 .164 .210 .267 .477
Grass   199 31 11 1 2 21 21 8 48 1 0 1 .156 .191 .251 .443
Turf   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Day   70 6 2 0 0 6 4 4 21 1 0 1 .086 .145 .114 .259
Night   139 26 9 1 2 15 17 4 28 0 0 0 .187 .210 .309 .519
As Starter   179 29 10 1 2 20 20 8 46 1 0 1 .162 .201 .263 .464
As Reliever / Substitution   30 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .100 .100 .133 .233
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   47 9 2 1 1 5 6 1 10 0 0 0 .191 .208 .340 .549
Inning 1-3   56 5 1 0 1 3 2 2 14 0 0 0 .089 .121 .161 .281
Inning 4-6   76 12 6 0 0 11 8 4 20 1 0 0 .158 .198 .237 .434
Inning 7-9   73 15 4 1 1 7 11 2 14 0 0 1 .205 .237 .329 .566
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   63 16 4 1 1 7 14 2 13 0 0 0 .254 .277 .397 .674
1 Outs   67 6 2 0 0 8 3 2 15 1 0 1 .090 .127 .119 .246
2 Outs   79 10 5 0 1 6 4 4 21 0 0 0 .127 .169 .228 .397
Scoring Position   69 11 5 1 0 18 6 3 19 1 0 1 .159 .203 .261 .464
Bases Empty   112 17 4 0 2 2 9 2 26 0 0 0 .152 .167 .241 .408
Runner on 1st   28 4 2 0 0 1 6 3 4 0 0 0 .143 .226 .214 .440
Runner on 2nd   19 4 2 0 0 3 2 1 5 0 0 0 .211 .250 .316 .566
Runner on 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 4 2 1 0 5 3 1 4 0 0 0 .167 .200 .333 .533
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Bases Loaded   5 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 .200 .333 .400 .733
Two Strikes   90 7 2 1 1 4 6 2 49 0 0 0 .078 .098 .156 .253
First Pitch   36 5 3 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .139 .139 .222 .361
Count 0-1   19 3 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .158 .200 .368 .568
Count 0-2   13 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Count 1-0   19 6 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .316 .368 .684
Count 1-1   17 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .118 .176 .294
Count 1-2   32 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 0 0 0 .062 .062 .094 .156
Count 2-0   10 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-1   12 5 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .667 1.083
Count 2-2   27 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 19 0 0 0 .037 .037 .148 .185
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
Count 3-1   5 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 .400 .556 .400 .956
Full Count   18 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 6 0 0 0 .111 .200 .278 .478
Behind in Count   64 7 2 0 1 3 5 0 24 0 0 1 .109 .123 .188 .311
Ahead in Count   47 15 4 0 0 7 9 6 0 1 0 0 .319 .389 .404 .793
Batting 2nd   6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Batting 5th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   193 31 10 1 2 20 21 8 46 1 0 1 .161 .197 .254 .451
Low Leverage   108 18 7 0 1 7 11 2 24 1 0 1 .167 .188 .259 .447
Medium Leverage   63 7 3 0 1 5 7 6 13 0 0 0 .111 .188 .206 .395
High Leverage   36 7 1 1 0 9 3 0 12 0 0 0 .194 .194 .278 .472
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
1989 San Francisco - MLB 23 14 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 2 -16 -0.1
1990 Boston - MLB 24 55 154 34 4 2 1 16 22 8 1 1 30 8 0 .221 .262 .292 .554 46 50 -0.1
1991 Boston - MLB 25 63 172 31 4 1 4 17 22 10 3 1 30 5 0 .180 .237 .285 .521 41 43 0.4
1992 Boston - MLB 26 52 111 22 4 0 1 13 17 12 2 0 20 1 0 .198 .288 .261 .549 49 55 0.3
1993 Boston - MLB 27 44 132 31 8 2 1 16 15 3 1 2 14 3 1 .235 .254 .348 .602 55 48 0.1
1994 Boston - MLB 28 52 152 34 5 0 4 12 25 10 5 0 37 5 2 .224 .293 .336 .629 55 55 0.2
1995 Boston - MLB 29 25 72 19 1 1 2 13 11 3 1 1 13 4 1 .264 .299 .389 .688 82 77 0.6
1996 Boston - MLB 30 88 273 56 13 2 2 16 33 22 3 2 61 16 5 .205 .270 .289 .559 43 43 1.0
1997 Boston - MLB 31 89 271 67 21 0 3 28 32 12 4 3 64 3 0 .247 .286 .358 .644 65 64 0.8
1998 Boston - MLB 32 113 366 84 27 0 3 45 48 25 4 5 81 7 5 .230 .282 .328 .610 55 52 0.2
1999 Boston - MLB 33 70 208 53 20 0 1 19 25 11 3 0 38 7 1 .255 .302 .365 .667 65 65 0.7
2000 Tampa Bay - MLB 34 143 460 115 28 5 7 46 47 21 9 2 97 1 0 .250 .295 .378 .673 77 71 1.8
2001 Tampa Bay - MLB 35 131 396 88 20 4 6 37 37 16 2 2 87 4 3 .222 .255 .338 .593 55 52 0.6
2002 Tampa Bay - MLB 36 155 426 74 13 2 4 30 42 24 3 9 108 5 6 .174 .219 .242 .460 29 25 -0.8
2003 Tampa Bay - MLB 37 129 312 52 8 0 4 22 32 17 3 0 64 4 4 .167 .217 .231 .448 20 21 -0.8
2004 Pittsburgh - MLB 38 130 209 32 11 1 2 21 21 8 1 1 49 1 3 .153 .187 .244 .431 13 5 -1.1
Total MLB 1353 3720 793 187 20 45 351 435 202 45 29 794 74 31 .213 .260 .310 .571 49 47 3.6
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
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
1990 Boston - MLB 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -104 0.1
1991 Boston - MLB 25 9 24 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 .125 .192 .125 .317 -11 -2 0.7
1994 Boston - MLB 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 179 303 0.7
2004 Pittsburgh - MLB 38 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -123 0.7
Total MLB 20 31 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 8 0 0 .097 .176 .097 .273 -24 -18
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1989 San Francisco - MLB SS 8 0 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 17.0 4.24 0.0 .000
1990 Boston - MLB 2B 14 12 24 39 10 64 1 .984 111.0 5.11 -1.6 .923
1990 Boston - MLB 3B 10 9 2 14 1 19 3 .842 82.0 1.76 -1.6 .844
1990 Boston - MLB SS 25 18 28 62 13 92 2 .978 166.1 4.87 +3.1 1.141
1991 Boston - MLB 2B 5 0 2 7 1 9 0 1.000 11.0 7.36 -0.0 1.019
1991 Boston - MLB 3B 16 13 10 26 0 36 0 1.000 116.0 2.79 +1.1 1.074
1991 Boston - MLB SS 41 35 50 129 22 181 2 .989 321.0 5.02 +6.7 1.127
1992 Boston - MLB 2B 14 8 13 22 5 35 0 1.000 81.2 3.86 -0.6 1.015
1992 Boston - MLB 3B 13 12 5 17 1 22 0 1.000 105.0 1.89 +0.9 1.074
1992 Boston - MLB SS 24 11 27 50 10 77 0 1.000 115.2 5.99 +3.0 1.128
1993 Boston - MLB 1B 1 1 8 1 2 9 0 1.000 8.0 10.12 +0.1 1.035
1993 Boston - MLB 2B 10 6 15 18 3 33 0 1.000 61.0 4.87 +0.2 1.021
1993 Boston - MLB 3B 5 5 1 9 0 11 1 .909 44.1 2.03 -0.4 .980
1993 Boston - MLB SS 27 19 26 74 11 101 1 .990 181.0 4.97 +3.1 1.081
1994 Boston - MLB 2B 4 4 5 10 4 16 1 .938 33.0 4.09 -0.7 .820
1994 Boston - MLB 3B 8 8 3 14 2 17 0 1.000 70.0 2.19 +1.0 1.082
1994 Boston - MLB SS 40 26 49 96 14 148 3 .980 255.0 5.12 +5.9 1.099
1995 Boston - MLB 1B 1 1 13 2 1 15 0 1.000 9.0 15.00 -0.2 1.040
1995 Boston - MLB 2B 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 -0.1 1.005
1995 Boston - MLB 3B 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 1.078
1995 Boston - MLB SS 21 16 23 63 16 86 0 1.000 148.2 5.21 +4.7 1.161
1996 Boston - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1996 Boston - MLB 3B 2 1 0 6 0 6 0 1.000 12.0 4.50 +0.3 1.073
1996 Boston - MLB SS 85 79 129 277 53 414 8 .981 688.2 5.31 +15.8 1.135
1997 Boston - MLB 2B 1 1 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.0 1.022
1997 Boston - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1997 Boston - MLB SS 82 77 121 247 47 373 5 .987 668.2 4.95 +7.2 1.097
1998 Boston - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1998 Boston - MLB 3B 23 23 10 34 3 46 2 .957 213.0 1.86 -0.3 1.022
1998 Boston - MLB SS 88 83 127 293 52 426 6 .986 743.1 5.09 +12.3 1.087
1999 Boston - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 +0.0 .000
1999 Boston - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1999 Boston - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1999 Boston - MLB SS 68 52 80 174 33 257 3 .988 482.2 4.74 +7.7 1.096
2000 Tampa Bay - MLB 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2000 Tampa Bay - MLB SS 140 139 209 484 108 704 11 .984 1219.0 5.12 +14.8 1.077
2001 Tampa Bay - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2001 Tampa Bay - MLB SS 130 129 174 388 93 567 5 .991 1070.1 4.73 +14.3 1.073
2002 Tampa Bay - MLB 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.059
2002 Tampa Bay - MLB SS 154 150 189 451 101 652 12 .982 1219.2 4.72 +10.5 1.061
2003 Tampa Bay - MLB 3B 7 2 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 26.2 2.36 -0.4 1.064
2003 Tampa Bay - MLB SS 119 100 137 314 64 453 2 .996 859.1 4.72 +11.2 1.086
2004 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 1 1 6 0 2 6 0 1.000 8.0 6.75 +0.0 1.027
2004 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 4 3 8 6 1 14 0 1.000 24.0 5.25 -0.2 1.020
2004 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 5 3 1 9 1 11 1 .909 26.0 3.46 +0.1 .948
2004 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 122 49 75 221 37 302 6 .980 560.1 4.75 +5.9 1.069
TOTAL P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 +0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 3 3 27 3 5 30 0 1.000 25.0 10.80 -0.1 1.035
TOTAL 2B 53 35 70 107 25 179 2 .989 334.2 4.76 -3.1 .967
TOTAL 3B 94 77 34 137 9 178 7 .961 717.0 2.15 +0.8 1.021
TOTAL SS 1174 983 1448 3327 674 4841 66 .986 8716.2 4.93 +126.0 1.089
PLAYER HISTORY
03/03/1990 Was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Boston Red Sox, along with 3B Matt D Williams, in exchange for 3B Wade Boggs, RF Dwight Evans, CL Lee Smith.
11/28/1990 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $100,800 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
12/08/1991 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $107,200 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
09/26/1992 Injured (Sprained ankle), out for 6 weeks.
11/13/1992 Wins the 1992 World Series with the Boston Red Sox.
12/04/1992 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $140,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
10/03/1993 Injured (Oblique strain), out for one week.
11/14/1993 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $191,920 with the Boston Red Sox organization.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
11/08/1994 Wins the 1994 World Series with the Boston Red Sox.
11/29/1994 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $220,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
04/09/1995 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $2,230,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization.
05/19/1995 Injured (Bone spur (elbow)), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 35 (35).
04/28/1996 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 1 day.
09/17/1996 Injured (Hip flexor strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 35 (35).
04/16/1997 Injured (Hip flexor strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (35).
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 35 (35).
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (35).
04/10/2000 Was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in exchange for RP Kevin Ritz.
07/08/2000 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $900,000 with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (40).
07/03/2001 Injured (eye irritation),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/20/2001 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (30); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
03/19/2002 Injured (bruised wrist),out for one week.
06/19/2002 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/28/2002 Became a free agent.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (30); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 35 (35).
02/01/2003 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $4,000,000 with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (30); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (40).
02/10/2004 Was claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh while with Tampa Bay.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1998 19 1
2000 12 7
Year SF Rank
2002 9 4
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