3B Ben Watson #56
Age: 62 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/11/2027
 OA: 40 POT: 40
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3B BEN WATSON #56 - AGE: 62 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 50 45 45
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 65 70 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 35
Errors: - 75 45
Arm: 20 60 60
Turn DP: - 65 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 30
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: 20
3rd Base: 55
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Ben has a dry sense of humor.
Personality Class: Prankster
High: Adaptability
Birthday:02/15/1965
Born in:Rosemont, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:230 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, -210 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:6 Years, -210 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1988, 15th Pick in Round 2
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
1992 Miami - SKY 27 72 272 76 15 5 3 16 40 17 2 1 24 6 0 .279 .325 .404 .730 106 99 1.3
1993 New York - SKY 28 87 303 81 10 2 4 30 31 10 3 1 42 5 1 .267 .297 .353 .650 91 88 0.8
1994 New York - SKY 29 142 499 122 23 5 8 46 56 21 3 2 79 5 1 .244 .278 .359 .637 87 83 1.2
1995 New York - SKY 30 80 266 70 15 1 3 18 31 13 1 1 32 5 0 .263 .299 .361 .660 94 88 0.9
1996 New York - SKY 31 88 275 64 13 4 5 23 24 10 3 2 39 5 0 .233 .266 .364 .629 84 79 0.7
1997 Chicago - SKY 32 41 111 29 3 0 1 7 11 10 0 1 15 1 0 .261 .320 .315 .635 81 68 -0.1
Total SKY 510 1726 442 79 17 24 140 193 81 12 8 231 27 2 .256 .293 .363 .656 91 86 4.8
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
1988 Total - 23 61 276 81 16 7 2 51 51 22 3 3 16 31 5 .293 .349 .424 .773 100 100 0.6
1988 Pulaski - R+ 23 4 16 5 3 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 3 0 0 .312 .450 .500 .950 165 175 0.3
1988 Staten Island - A- 23 31 115 20 4 0 2 15 13 12 2 1 24 5 0 .174 .262 .261 .522 36 28 -0.5
1988 Charleston - A 23 16 57 11 4 1 0 3 8 7 3 1 10 2 0 .193 .309 .298 .607 67 72 0.2
1989 Trenton - AA 24 106 354 106 22 2 5 41 37 17 4 5 54 13 0 .299 .334 .415 .749 120 119 2.9
1990 Tampa - A+ 25 117 446 129 26 10 9 63 67 38 9 5 43 11 4 .289 .353 .453 .806 128 131 4.3
1991 Binghamton - AA 26 116 500 111 21 6 4 46 57 22 4 6 55 12 1 .222 .258 .312 .570 60 59 0.4
1992 Binghamton - AA 27 25 90 29 8 3 2 12 17 9 1 0 10 2 0 .322 .390 .544 .934 161 168 1.3
1993 Newark - AAA 28 45 149 37 8 1 1 7 11 9 3 0 15 5 2 .248 .304 .336 .640 100 96 0.8
1995 Newark - AAA 30 41 159 33 10 0 2 11 15 8 1 0 16 4 0 .208 .250 .308 .558 70 66 0.1
1997 Charlotte - AAA 32 82 276 64 18 0 2 19 25 15 2 1 31 5 0 .232 .276 .319 .594 68 70 0.2
1998 El Paso - AAA 33 87 297 72 13 1 4 36 36 22 5 2 35 3 0 .242 .304 .333 .637 79 83 -0.1
1999 Syracuse - AAA 34 121 435 118 34 4 13 61 42 31 1 5 47 1 2 .271 .318 .457 .775 122 124 3.5
2000 Syracuse - AAA 35 89 322 90 19 3 4 37 29 24 1 0 45 1 0 .280 .331 .394 .726 110 118 2.0
Total IL 378 1341 342 89 8 22 135 122 87 8 6 154 16 4 .255 .303 .383 .686 100 102
Total PCL 87 297 72 13 1 4 36 36 22 5 2 35 3 0 .242 .304 .333 .637 79 83
Total EL 247 944 246 51 11 11 99 111 48 9 11 119 27 1 .261 .299 .373 .672 92 93
Total FSL 117 446 129 26 10 9 63 67 38 9 5 43 11 4 .289 .353 .453 .806 128 131
Total SAL 16 57 11 4 1 0 3 8 7 3 1 10 2 0 .193 .309 .298 .607 67 72
Total NYP 31 115 20 4 0 2 15 13 12 2 1 24 5 0 .174 .262 .261 .522 36 28
Total APP 4 16 5 3 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 3 0 0 .312 .450 .500 .950 165 175
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
1993 New York - SKY 28 4 17 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 .235 .235 .294 .529 55 47 0.0
1994 New York - SKY 29 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -124 0.2
Total SKY 6 18 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 .222 .222 .278 .500 47 38
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1988 Staten Island - A- 2B 1 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 6.1 5.68 +0.2 1.052
1988 Pulaski - R+ 2B 4 4 9 13 3 23 1 .957 35.0 5.66 +0.0 .973
1988 Staten Island - A- 3B 20 20 14 30 3 45 1 .978 179.2 2.20 +0.4 1.024
1988 Charleston - A SS 15 15 25 49 8 76 2 .974 138.0 4.83 +0.5 1.032
1988 Staten Island - A- SS 11 8 12 22 4 35 1 .971 73.1 4.17 -0.2 .996
1988 Pulaski - R+ SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1989 Trenton - AA 2B 80 78 142 200 46 343 1 .997 688.2 4.47 +1.0 1.016
1989 Trenton - AA 3B 12 0 2 6 1 8 0 1.000 34.1 2.10 +0.3 1.042
1989 Trenton - AA SS 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.1 1.032
1990 Tampa - A+ 2B 37 37 80 102 33 183 1 .995 333.0 4.92 +1.9 1.093
1990 Tampa - A+ 3B 70 70 38 159 18 200 3 .985 632.1 2.80 +3.0 1.036
1990 Tampa - A+ SS 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.2 2.08 -0.0 1.022
1991 Binghamton - AA 2B 115 114 275 341 82 621 5 .992 1011.1 5.48 +6.1 1.023
1992 Miami - MLB 2B 21 21 32 42 8 77 3 .961 170.2 3.90 -1.1 .944
1992 Binghamton - AA 2B 21 20 41 61 19 102 0 1.000 188.1 4.87 +0.4 1.027
1992 Miami - MLB 3B 14 13 8 23 3 31 0 1.000 114.2 2.43 +0.5 1.027
1992 Miami - MLB SS 39 36 48 97 19 147 2 .986 323.1 4.04 +0.1 1.013
1993 Newark - AAA 2B 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 +0.1 1.031
1993 New York - MLB 3B 12 9 3 14 4 18 1 .944 68.2 2.23 -0.2 .964
1993 Newark - AAA 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1993 New York - MLB SS 75 69 76 208 43 289 5 .983 610.2 4.19 -2.6 .970
1993 Newark - AAA SS 42 40 60 117 23 178 1 .994 353.2 4.50 +0.7 .991
1994 New York - MLB 2B 37 34 68 86 27 154 0 1.000 303.0 4.57 +0.2 1.024
1994 New York - MLB 3B 52 51 31 87 11 121 3 .975 431.0 2.46 +1.2 1.025
1994 New York - MLB SS 54 47 63 117 34 184 4 .978 417.1 3.88 -2.8 .953
1995 New York - MLB 2B 4 2 8 6 4 14 0 1.000 20.0 6.30 -0.1 1.031
1995 Newark - AAA 2B 38 37 83 88 19 173 2 .988 328.1 4.69 -0.3 .993
1995 New York - MLB 3B 42 39 17 75 11 92 0 1.000 358.1 2.31 +2.7 1.063
1995 New York - MLB SS 26 25 27 79 13 107 1 .991 228.0 4.18 -1.4 .959
1995 New York - MLB CF 1 0 5 0 0 6 1 .833 9.0 5.00 -1.5 .723
1996 New York - MLB 2B 23 18 29 34 10 63 0 1.000 151.2 3.74 -0.2 1.073
1996 New York - MLB 3B 57 52 24 100 8 125 1 .992 426.1 2.62 +1.6 1.043
1996 New York - MLB SS 4 2 3 6 2 9 0 1.000 23.2 3.42 +0.0 1.029
1997 Chicago - MLB 2B 18 14 26 33 6 59 0 1.000 117.2 4.51 -0.5 .943
1997 Charlotte - AAA 2B 64 63 132 171 55 306 3 .990 527.2 5.17 -0.4 .988
1997 Chicago - MLB 3B 22 20 14 32 2 48 2 .958 163.1 2.53 -0.8 .983
1997 Charlotte - AAA 3B 2 0 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 6.0 7.50 +0.1 1.048
1997 Chicago - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1997 Charlotte - AAA SS 13 8 12 18 8 31 1 .968 70.2 3.82 -1.3 .868
1998 El Paso - AAA 2B 73 71 144 188 51 338 6 .982 604.2 4.94 -5.2 .950
1998 El Paso - AAA 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.1 1.42 +0.1 .000
1998 El Paso - AAA SS 6 2 5 13 4 19 1 .947 32.1 5.01 -1.5 .731
1999 Syracuse - AAA 2B 35 32 69 94 28 164 1 .994 285.1 5.14 +1.5 1.016
1999 Syracuse - AAA 3B 58 53 22 101 14 125 2 .984 479.0 2.31 +1.3 1.024
1999 Syracuse - AAA SS 28 27 25 79 20 104 0 1.000 232.1 4.03 -1.0 .970
2000 Syracuse - AAA 2B 20 19 39 53 14 92 0 1.000 167.0 4.96 +0.9 1.015
2000 Syracuse - AAA 3B 58 55 26 100 16 129 3 .977 489.2 2.32 -0.6 1.005
2000 Syracuse - AAA SS 5 3 7 13 3 20 0 1.000 35.1 5.09 -0.6 .905
2000 Syracuse - AAA RF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 18.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL 2B 593 564 1182 1514 405 2719 23 .992 4942.2 4.91 +4.4 1.006
TOTAL 3B 425 382 200 732 91 948 16 .983 3391.2 2.47 +9.6 1.028
TOTAL SS 324 282 365 820 181 1203 18 .985 2552.1 4.18 -10.2 .972
TOTAL CF 1 0 5 0 0 6 1 .833 9.0 5.00 -1.5 .723
TOTAL RF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 18.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/06/1988 Drafted in the 1988 first-year player draft out of college (Northwestern; Evanston, IL) by the New York Yankees (Round 2, Pick 15, 51st overall pick).
06/07/1988 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees organization with a signing bonus of $930,000.
06/20/1988 Injured (Bruised knee), day-to-day for 6 days.
08/09/1988 Injured (Fractured rib), out for 5 weeks.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
05/02/1989 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
05/10/1989 Injured (Wrist soreness), day-to-day for 6 days.
06/12/1989 Was selected to the 1989 Eastern League All-Star Game.
07/25/1989 Injured (Sprained thumb), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/17/1989 Injured (Oblique strain), out for 6 days.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 40 (40).
06/10/1990 Was selected to the 1990 Florida State League All-Star Game.
11/01/1990 Released by the New York organization.
11/05/1990 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the New York Mets organization.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 40 (40).
05/04/1991 Injured (Knee inflammation), day-to-day for 5 days.
08/19/1991 Injured (Torn thumb ligament), out for 2 weeks.
09/16/1991 Wins the 1991 EL EL Glove Wizard Award at 2B.
12/31/1991 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1, Pick 19, 19th overall Pick) by the Miami Marlins, from the New York Mets.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (40).
05/01/1992 Wins the MLB MLB Rookie of the Month Award.
06/01/1992 Wins the MLB MLB Rookie of the Month Award.
06/28/1992 Injured (Wrist soreness), day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
08/01/1992 Released by the Miami organization, returned to the New York Mets.
11/28/1992 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
06/07/1993 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
06/25/1993 Injured (Concussion), out for 2-3 weeks.
11/24/1993 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
03/08/1994 Injured (Knee inflammation), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/07/1994 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $820,000 with the New York Mets organization.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
05/27/1995 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 3 days.
08/09/1995 Injured (Knee inflammation), day-to-day for one week.
11/07/1995 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,040,000 with the New York Mets organization.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (45).
06/09/1996 Injured (Knee tendinitis), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/27/1996 Injured (Ruptured Achilles tendon), out for 5-6 months.
11/26/1996 Became a free agent.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (45).
02/09/1997 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox organization.
11/29/1997 Became a free agent.
12/15/1997 Signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres organization.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (45).
05/15/1998 Injured (Knee tendinitis), day-to-day for 2 days.
07/17/1998 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
08/18/1998 Injured (Torn hamstring), out for 5 weeks.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (45).
04/07/1999 Was claimed off waivers by Washington while with San Diego.
04/20/1999 Injured (Groin tightness), day-to-day for 1 day.
06/22/1999 Goes 5-5 against the Ottawa Lynx, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R.
06/24/1999 Was selected to the 1999 International League All-Star Game.
06/28/1999 Wins the IL NC Player of the Week Award.
07/09/1999 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 5 days.
10/12/1999 Wins the 1999 IL NC Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (45).
07/02/2000 Was selected to the 2000 International League All-Star Game.
07/21/2000 Injured (Torn anterior cruciate ligament), out for 9 months.
09/30/2000 Retired from professional baseball.
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