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Kenneth
Benson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: April 26, 1921 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 26 TRO KL $ 771,429 5 5 6 6 8 8 8 4 5 5
1948 27 TRO KL $ 771,429 5 5 6 5 8 8 8 5 6 5
1949 28 TRO KL $ 771,429 5 5 6 5 8 8 8 5 6 6
1950 29 OMA KL   5 5 6 5 8 8 8 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 5 6 5 8 8 8 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 771,429 5 5 6 6 8 8 8 5 6 6
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 26 TRO KL $ 771,429   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
1948 27 TRO KL $ 771,429   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
1949 28 TRO KL $ 771,429   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
1950 29 OMA KL     1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 771,429   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Pitcher of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1947 26 TRO KL 1 3 .250 37 0 0 0 2 48.3 50 30 8 16 23 5.59 .272 .333 .462 .795 1.4
1948 27 TRO KL 0 0 .000 20 0 0 0 0 21.7 24 9 4 3 12 3.74 .289 .310 .482 .792 1.4
1949 28 TRO KL 1 3 .250 21 6 0 0 1 47.0 67 42 12 15 24 8.04 .332 .373 .579 .952 0.0
1950 29 AAA   6 2 .750 25 20 0 0 0 106.0 98 35 10 26 73 2.97 .243 .288 .366 .655  
3 Years Sim 2 6 .250 78 6 0 0 3 117.0 141 81 24 34 59 6.23 .301 .346 .516 .862 2.8
1 Years AAA 6 2 .750 25 20 0 0 0 106.0 98 35 10 26 73 2.97 .243 .288 .366 .655  
Season Average 0 2 .000 26 2 0 0 1 39.0 47 27 8 11 19 6.23 .301 .346 .516 .862  
Career Highs 1 3 .250 37 6 0 0 2 48.3 67 42 12 16 24 8.04 .332 .373 .579 .952  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   95 58 15 22 36   .326 .374 .546 .920
vs LH   46 23 9 12 23   .258 .305 .466 .772
Home 0 4 .000 36 3 0 0 0 55.0 63 39 15 15 29 6.38 .284 .329 .554 .883
Away 2 2 .500 42 3 0 0 3 62.0 78 42 9 19 30 6.10 .316 .365 .482 .846
Mar/Apr 0 1 .000 11 3 0 0 1 20.0 22 11 5 6 8 4.95 .289 .341 .513 .855
May 0 3 .000 14 3 0 0 0 19.0 27 22 7 9 14 10.42 .321 .387 .655 1.042
June 1 0 1.000 20 0 0 0 1 31.0 30 18 8 3 20 5.23 .256 .275 .496 .771
July 1 1 .500 14 0 0 0 0 20.0 25 13 2 11 4 5.85 .325 .409 .468 .877
August 0 1 .000 10 0 0 0 0 17.3 15 6 1 3 10 3.12 .224 .257 .328 .586
Sep/Oct 0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 1 9.7 22 11 1 2 3 10.25 .458 .480 .667 1.147
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 26 TRO KL 37 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .500 .833 0.9 0.2
1948 27 TRO KL 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1949 28 TRO KL 21 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
3 Years Sim 78 16 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .188 .313 0.0 0.2
162 Game Average 33 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .125 .125 .188 .313 0.0  
Career Highs 37 8 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .500 .833 0.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
vs LH   8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .250 .375 0.0
Home 36 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .200 .300 -0.1
Away 33 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
RISP   4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
May 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
June 20 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1
July 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
August 8 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1947 26 TRO KL P 37 0 48.3 4 8 0 2 1.000 2.23    
1948 27 TRO KL P 20 0 21.7 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.66    
1949 28 TRO KL P 21 6 47.0 6 8 0 1 1.000 2.68    
Career Totals   78 6 117.0 11 19 0 3 1.000 2.31    
Career Highs   37 6 48.3 6 8 0 2 1.000 2.68    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1947 26 TRO KL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 3 4 1 1 1 27.07 .429 .500 .857 1.357
1948 27 TRO KL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.3 3 4 1 1 2 15.45 .300 .364 .600 .964
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1947 26 TRO KL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ronald Skeens (992)
  2. Christopher Bartling (991)
  3. Thomas Watterson (989)
  4. Joesph Gray (988)
  5. Jack Waddy (986)
  6. Eric Dabrowski (985)
  7. Fred Wilmer (980)
  8. Arnold Brown (977)
  9. Duane Hawkins (975)
  10. Billy Mehl (974)
History
Drafted in 17th round, 290th overall pick, by Troy in 1947
Had first career hit on 6/10/1947, off Daniel Henderson (VER)
Earned first career win on 6/10/1947
1/26/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $771,429 through salary arbitration
1/26/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $771,429 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Omaha on 3/1/1950 to a minor league contract
 
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