LF Mark Benson #4
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
10/09/1982
OA: 27 POT: 29
LF MARK BENSON #4 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
131 501 92 17 1 9 48 54 81 .184 .264 .275 11 -1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 44 44 44 44
Gap 56 56 56 56
Power 17 17 17 17
Eye 75 76 75 75
Avoid K's 48 48 48 48
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 36
Errors: - 8 50
Arm: 1 10 47
Turn DP: - 2 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 37
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 56
Stealing Ability: 95
Baserunning Inst.: 38
Sacrifice Bunt: 14
Bunt for Hit: 22
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/11/1982 OMA Win, 6-5 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/10/1982 OMA Win, 4-2 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
09/09/1982 OMA Loss, 1-10 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/08/1982 OMA Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/07/1982 EVL Loss, 4-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
09/06/1982 EVL Loss, 3-6 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/05/1982 EVL Loss, 5-9 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 0
09/04/1982 EVL Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/1982 @ IND Loss, 0-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1982 @ IND Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
Benson may have a future in stand-up comedy.
Personality Class: Prankster
High: Greed
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:04/25/1956
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1978, 13th Pick in Round 10
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 1982 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 131 501 92 17 1 9 48 54 54 81 .184 .264 .275 .540 .251 .092 73
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 130 560 2 2 0 11 0 3 138 27 11 2 84.6 38.4 2.44 -1.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   171 36 6 1 1 13 14 19 30 2 0 0 .211 .286 .275 .561
Versus Right   330 56 11 0 8 35 40 35 51 1 0 2 .170 .253 .276 .528
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   52 8 2 0 1 5 5 4 7 0 0 0 .154 .214 .250 .464
May   104 22 3 0 2 10 9 11 15 1 0 0 .212 .284 .298 .583
June   101 20 4 1 0 6 8 9 21 0 0 0 .198 .264 .257 .521
July   105 15 1 0 2 8 13 13 16 0 0 1 .143 .244 .210 .453
August   102 17 4 0 2 10 14 10 17 1 0 1 .167 .246 .265 .510
September   37 10 3 0 2 9 5 7 5 1 0 0 .270 .378 .514 .891
Last Year   425 100 27 2 8 45 49 65 69 4 0 8 .235 .345 .365 .709
Career   926 192 44 3 17 93 103 119 150 7 0 10 .207 .302 .316 .619
Home   250 52 12 0 3 23 30 27 41 2 0 0 .208 .283 .292 .575
Road   251 40 5 1 6 25 24 27 40 1 0 2 .159 .246 .259 .505
Grass   501 92 17 1 9 48 54 54 81 3 0 2 .184 .264 .275 .540
Day   49 11 3 0 2 7 5 4 7 0 0 0 .224 .283 .408 .691
Night   452 81 14 1 7 41 49 50 74 3 0 2 .179 .262 .261 .523
As Starter   500 92 17 1 9 48 53 54 81 3 0 2 .184 .265 .276 .541
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   122 22 3 1 3 13 15 14 16 1 0 0 .180 .263 .295 .558
Inning 1-3   166 30 6 0 1 12 19 21 28 1 0 2 .181 .279 .235 .514
Inning 4-6   163 31 6 0 4 15 13 15 25 1 0 0 .190 .257 .301 .558
Inning 7-9   144 25 5 0 4 19 20 15 26 1 0 0 .174 .250 .292 .542
Extra Innings   28 6 0 1 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 .214 .290 .286 .576
0 Outs   162 30 3 1 3 11 29 19 28 2 0 1 .185 .272 .272 .543
1 Outs   180 35 6 0 5 20 21 16 35 1 0 1 .194 .263 .311 .574
2 Outs   159 27 8 0 1 17 4 19 18 0 0 0 .170 .258 .239 .497
Scoring Position   130 21 1 0 4 36 12 17 23 3 0 0 .162 .253 .262 .515
Bases Empty   269 49 10 0 3 3 24 26 41 0 0 1 .182 .257 .253 .510
Runner on 1st   102 22 6 1 2 9 18 11 17 0 0 1 .216 .298 .353 .651
Runner on 2nd   46 9 1 0 2 9 4 6 3 0 0 0 .196 .288 .348 .636
Runner on 3rd   24 5 0 0 0 9 4 4 4 2 0 0 .208 .300 .208 .508
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0 0 .032 .063 .032 .095
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 0 0 1 5 1 2 4 1 0 0 .222 .333 .556 .889
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Bases Loaded   11 3 0 0 1 9 2 3 2 0 0 0 .273 .429 .545 .974
Two Strikes   267 37 10 0 5 25 20 22 81 2 0 1 .139 .205 .232 .438
First Pitch   53 18 2 1 0 4 12 2 0 0 0 0 .340 .364 .415 .779
Count 0-1   46 9 0 0 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 .196 .213 .326 .539
Count 0-2   38 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 0 0 0 .053 .053 .053 .105
Count 1-0   35 7 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .194 .229 .423
Count 1-1   43 8 1 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .186 .186 .279 .465
Count 1-2   66 7 1 0 3 9 5 0 23 0 0 0 .106 .106 .258 .364
Count 2-0   16 4 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 2-1   29 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .138 .138 .207 .345
Count 2-2   79 8 4 0 0 2 1 0 28 1 0 1 .101 .111 .152 .263
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 5 0 0 0 3 5 19 0 0 0 0 .417 .774 .417 1.191
Full Count   84 20 5 0 2 13 13 22 14 1 0 0 .238 .393 .369 .762
Behind in Count   150 18 1 0 5 16 10 0 39 0 0 1 .120 .126 .227 .352
Ahead in Count   92 20 4 0 1 8 13 30 0 1 0 0 .217 .407 .293 .700
Batting 2nd   141 26 4 0 2 9 16 17 28 0 0 0 .184 .272 .255 .527
Batting 3rd   77 15 3 1 0 6 5 8 8 0 0 1 .195 .279 .260 .539
Batting 4th   49 9 0 0 1 5 7 6 5 1 0 1 .184 .281 .245 .526
Batting 5th   114 17 5 0 2 9 14 12 21 1 0 0 .149 .228 .246 .474
Batting 6th   58 10 2 0 2 6 4 5 11 1 0 0 .172 .234 .310 .545
Batting 7th   27 10 3 0 1 8 4 3 5 0 0 0 .370 .433 .593 1.026
Batting 8th   34 5 0 0 1 5 3 3 3 0 0 0 .147 .216 .235 .452
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   178 31 8 0 0 2 13 17 26 0 0 0 .174 .246 .219 .465
Medium Leverage   203 38 5 0 5 20 26 22 37 1 0 2 .187 .272 .286 .558
High Leverage   118 22 3 1 4 26 14 15 18 2 0 0 .186 .274 .331 .605
SOUTH OF THE BORDER 1981 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 33 109 22 9 1 0 14 14 22 21 .202 .341 .303 .644 .333 .101 98
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 29 132 1 0 0 4 0 0 33 10 1 2 33.3 11.7 3.39 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   23 4 1 0 0 1 5 5 7 0 0 0 .174 .321 .217 .539
Versus Right   86 18 8 1 0 13 9 17 14 0 0 1 .209 .346 .326 .672
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
January   20 2 1 0 0 4 1 4 3 0 0 1 .100 .280 .150 .430
November   47 11 4 1 0 7 8 13 11 0 0 0 .234 .400 .362 .762
December   42 9 4 0 0 3 5 5 7 0 0 0 .214 .298 .310 .607
Last Year   109 22 9 1 0 14 14 22 21 0 0 1 .202 .341 .303 .644
Career   109 22 9 1 0 14 14 22 21 0 0 1 .202 .341 .303 .644
Home   49 12 3 1 0 6 8 11 6 0 0 0 .245 .383 .347 .730
Road   60 10 6 0 0 8 6 11 15 0 0 1 .167 .306 .267 .572
Grass   106 22 9 1 0 14 14 20 20 0 0 1 .208 .339 .311 .650
Turf   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Day   34 7 3 0 0 7 4 4 8 0 0 1 .206 .308 .294 .602
Night   75 15 6 1 0 7 10 18 13 0 0 0 .200 .355 .307 .662
As Starter   105 21 9 1 0 13 12 21 21 0 0 1 .200 .339 .305 .643
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
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
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
1978 Birmingham - AA 22 76 274 56 14 2 1 22 33 56 3 0 57 9 1 .204 .345 .281 .626 82 91 1.0
1979 Burlington - A 23 6 20 5 2 0 0 2 6 8 0 1 3 2 0 .250 .448 .350 .798 120 118 0.2
1979 Birmingham - AA 23 97 378 85 15 2 7 35 53 73 0 2 64 9 2 .225 .349 .331 .679 100 106 2.1
1980 Birmingham - AA 24 75 261 55 13 2 4 26 46 51 3 1 53 9 3 .211 .345 .322 .667 94 102 1.3
1981 Merida - WDL 25 33 109 22 9 1 0 14 14 22 1 0 21 1 2 .202 .341 .303 .644 94 98 0.1
1981 Iowa - AAA 25 116 425 100 27 2 8 45 49 65 8 4 69 11 2 .235 .345 .365 .709 122 122 3.6
1982 Iowa - AAA 26 131 501 92 17 1 9 48 54 54 2 3 81 11 2 .184 .264 .275 .540 70 73 -1.0
Total AA 247 926 192 44 3 17 93 103 119 10 7 150 22 4 .207 .302 .316 .619 94 97
Total SOL 248 913 196 42 6 12 83 132 180 6 3 174 27 6 .215 .347 .313 .660 93 100
Total MWL 6 20 5 2 0 0 2 6 8 0 1 3 2 0 .250 .448 .350 .798 120 118
Total SOB 33 109 22 9 1 0 14 14 22 1 0 21 1 2 .202 .341 .303 .644 94 98
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1981 Merida - WDL 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 -0.6 .000
1981 Merida - WDL LF 24 23 40 0 0 41 1 .976 205.2 1.75 -0.5 1.010
1982 Iowa - AAA LF 130 130 239 2 1 244 3 .988 1187.2 1.83 -8.6 .962
TOTAL 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 -0.6 .000
TOTAL LF 154 153 279 2 1 285 4 .986 1393.1 1.82 -9.1 .968
PLAYER HISTORY
06/02/1978 Drafted in the 1978 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 13, 247th overall pick) by the Oakland Athletics.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 32 (42); Power: 21 (21); Eye: 80 (80).
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 33 (34); Power: 22 (22); Eye: 79 (79).
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 44 (44); Power: 17 (17); Eye: 76 (76).
06/27/1981 Was selected to the 1981 American Association All-Star Game.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 44 (44); Power: 17 (17); Eye: 76 (76).
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