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Benny
Ayala		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: February 7, 1951 in P.R., , YAUCO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1987    1988   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1974 23 MIN AL     4 4 5 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 6 6
1975 24 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 5 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 6 7
1976 25 MIN AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
1977 26 MIL NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 7 6 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 7 7
1978 27 MIL NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 4 5 8 7 7
1979 28 MIL NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 9 8 8 6 5 5 5 4 5 8 7 7
1980 29 MIL NL $ 2,492,857   7 7 7 9 8 8 6 5 5 5 4 5 8 7 7
1981 30 MIL NL $ 4,500,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 4 4 8 7 7
1982 31 MIL NL $ 4,500,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 4 5 8 7 7
1983 32 MIL NL $ 4,500,000   6 6 7 8 7 8 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 7 7
1984 33 MIL NL $ 3,540,000   6 6 6 8 7 8 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 7 7
1985 34 MIL NL $ 3,540,000   6 6 7 8 8 8 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 7 7
1986 35 SDP NL $ 3,000,003   6 6 6 8 8 8 5 4 4 4 3 4 8 7 7
1987 36 SDP NL $ 3,000,003   6 6 6 8 7 8 4 4 4 4 3 3 8 7 7
1988 37 SDP NL $ 3,000,003   6 6 6 8 7 7 5 4 4 3 2 3 7 6 7
1989 38 SDP NL $ 3,000,003   5 5 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 2 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,500,000   7 7 7 9 8 8 6 5 5 5 4 5 8 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1974 23 AA   122 467 75 136 20 2 36 91 1 0 41 56 .291 .348 .574 .922 89.7  
1975 24 MIN AL 5 15 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .133 .133 .200 .333 0.0 0.0
    AAA   72 273 33 70 11 0 13 38 0 0 19 38 .256 .305 .440 .744 36.6  
    AA   54 197 24 51 8 0 11 31 0 1 29 32 .259 .354 .467 .821 33.1  
1976 25 MIN AL 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.7 0.3
    AAA   102 363 52 97 13 3 24 69 1 0 37 50 .267 .335 .518 .853 62.8  
1977 26 MIL NL 114 317 32 67 10 0 10 43 1 0 30 42 .211 .280 .338 .618 27.8 1.9
1978 27 MIL NL 155 507 59 142 18 1 25 82 0 0 36 58 .280 .325 .467 .793 73.2 16.9
1979 28 MIL NL 153 549 50 148 20 2 16 71 1 0 43 62 .270 .323 .401 .724 67.9 12.8
1980 29 MIL NL 154 584 72 162 24 1 25 102 0 0 40 66 .277 .319 .450 .769 83.5 17.2
1981 30 MIL NL 152 567 62 146 22 0 21 88 0 0 45 73 .257 .311 .407 .719 70.5 15.7
1982 31 MIL NL 128 370 58 111 20 0 16 54 0 0 26 41 .300 .343 .484 .826 58.9 14.5
1983 32 MIL NL 154 575 68 148 20 0 15 73 6 0 39 61 .257 .301 .370 .672 65.9 10.4
1984 33 MIL NL 155 548 69 154 31 1 22 67 1 2 56 61 .281 .346 .462 .808 83.7 18.6
1985 34 MIL NL 147 531 74 137 32 1 25 92 2 0 42 56 .258 .311 .463 .774 71.3 17.2
1986 35 SDP NL 123 386 45 115 18 1 19 81 0 0 25 41 .298 .337 .497 .834 61.3 12.0
1987 36 SDP NL 151 563 57 146 16 1 23 84 0 0 27 63 .259 .294 .414 .707 63.0 8.5
1988 37 SDP NL 147 482 54 129 11 2 18 81 0 0 21 60 .268 .295 .411 .705 57.9 8.7
1989 38 SDP NL 76 197 24 60 18 0 8 37 0 0 11 28 .305 .343 .518 .861 32.5 8.6
15 Years Sim 1815 6192 724 1668 262 10 243 955 11 2 441 719 .269 .316 .433 .749 818.1 163.4
2 Years AAA 174 636 85 167 24 3 37 107 1 0 56 88 .263 .321 .484 .805 99.4  
2 Years AA 176 664 99 187 28 2 47 122 1 1 70 88 .282 .349 .542 .891 122.8  
4 Years Minors 350 1300 184 354 52 5 84 229 2 1 126 176 .272 .335 .514 .849 222.2  
162 Game Average 552 64 148 23 0 21 85 0 0 39 64 .269 .316 .433 .749 73.0  
Career Highs 155 584 74 162 32 2 25 102 6 2 56 73 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 83.7  
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   4199 448 1079 163 7 151 615 10 1 269 522 .257 .299 .407 .706 514.5
vs LH   1993 276 589 99 3 92 340 1 1 172 197 .296 .351 .487 .837 327.9
Home 894 2991 335 827 114 7 116 455 5 1 208 341 .276 .322 .436 .757 415.0
Away 921 3201 389 841 148 3 127 500 6 1 233 378 .263 .311 .430 .741 427.5
RISP   1607 0 425 69 2 62 668 0 0 165 214 .264 .323 .426 .749 229.7
Pinch Hitting   207 24 56 16 0 6 50 0 0 17 25 .271 .320 .435 .755 28.4
Close/Late   762 79 208 33 0 26 112 0 0 75 93 .273 .335 .419 .754 108.0
Mar/Apr 290 1009 116 248 43 0 33 126 1 1 73 123 .246 .297 .387 .683 116.1
May 318 1102 145 284 53 2 47 188 0 0 80 132 .258 .306 .437 .743 147.6
June 304 1046 112 276 40 1 39 155 2 0 80 119 .264 .313 .416 .729 137.6
July 283 975 109 264 38 1 43 148 1 0 51 116 .271 .305 .444 .749 130.6
August 303 1016 129 298 44 6 40 173 4 1 70 116 .293 .336 .467 .802 154.8
Sep/Oct 317 1044 113 298 44 0 41 165 3 0 87 113 .285 .339 .445 .785 155.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1975 24 MIN AL CF 4 4 32.0 11 0 0 0 1.000 3.09 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1977 26 MIL NL RF 45 28 295.3 61 1 1 0 .984 1.89 0 0 .000 0 1.0
    LF 14 10 96.0 23 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 6 5 45.3 12 0 0 0 1.000 2.38 0 0 .000 0  
1978 27 MIL NL 1B 144 142 1230.0 1612 115 22 160 .987 12.64 0 0 .000 0 1.6
    LF 7 0 13.7 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.64 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    RF 4 0 8.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13 0 0 .000 0  
1979 28 MIL NL 1B 96 93 815.0 1072 68 21 111 .982 12.59 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    C 2 1 14.7 4 0 1 0 .800 2.46 3 0 .000 1 0.0
    LF 6 0 12.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    RF 2 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0  
1980 29 MIL NL LF 151 148 1313.3 265 7 0 1 1.000 1.86 0 0 .000 0 3.6
    RF 1 0 5.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.69 0 0 .000 0  
    1B 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1981 30 MIL NL LF 151 150 1261.7 271 5 0 1 1.000 1.97 0 0 .000 0 2.4
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1982 31 MIL NL LF 75 50 490.0 109 4 0 2 1.000 2.08 0 0 .000 0 2.0
    RF 23 8 107.7 29 0 0 0 1.000 2.42 0 0 .000 0  
    1B 9 5 54.3 47 3 5 4 .909 8.28 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1983 32 MIL NL LF 141 139 1237.7 222 4 1 4 .996 1.64 0 0 .000 0 4.3
    CF 6 5 48.0 16 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 9 0 15.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.40 0 0 .000 0  
    1B 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1984 33 MIL NL RF 150 148 1327.7 265 3 3 1 .989 1.82 0 0 .000 0 4.7
    LF 3 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1985 34 MIL NL RF 120 117 1061.7 220 4 1 0 .996 1.90 0 0 .000 0 3.2
    1B 16 4 57.0 69 4 3 3 .961 11.53 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    LF 9 4 42.0 8 1 0 1 1.000 1.93 0 0 .000 0  
1986 35 SDP NL LF 36 26 253.0 54 1 0 0 1.000 1.96 0 0 .000 0 0.8
    RF 20 4 71.7 26 1 1 0 .964 3.39 0 0 .000 0  
    1B 11 6 60.0 67 6 0 4 1.000 10.95 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1987 36 SDP NL LF 147 144 1253.7 320 8 1 2 .997 2.35 0 0 .000 0 3.6
    RF 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
    1B 1 0 2.0 1 1 1 1 .667 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1988 37 SDP NL LF 144 143 1170.3 238 7 1 4 .996 1.88 0 0 .000 0 2.6
    RF 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1989 38 SDP NL LF 45 40 340.0 74 2 0 0 1.000 2.01 0 0 .000 0 0.6
    RF 6 3 31.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.03 0 0 .000 0  
    1B 3 1 10.0 13 0 0 3 1.000 11.70 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
  LF 930 854 7486.6 1592 40 3 15 .998 1.96 0 0 .000 0 20.2
  RF 387 308 2935.3 616 9 6 1 .990 1.92 0 0 .000 0 8.9
  1B 282 251 2232.3 2885 197 52 286 .983 12.43 0 0 .000 0 1.9
  CF 18 14 128.3 39 0 0 0 1.000 2.74 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  C 2 1 14.7 4 0 1 0 .800 2.46 3 0 .000 1 0.0
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1620 1428 12798.3 5136 246 62 302 .989 3.78 3 0 .000 1 31.1
Career Highs   158 150 1330.0 1617 115 22 160 1.000 12.45 3 0 .000 1  
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
1982 31 MIL NL 7 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 .222 .222 .444
1984 33 MIL NL 7 32 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .219 .242 .250 .492
1987 36 SDP NL 18 59 10 23 5 0 2 7 0 0 3 6 .390 .419 .576 .996
Career Post-Season Batting 32 100 12 32 6 0 2 9 0 0 4 11 .320 .346 .440 .786
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1978-8-.467
1984-8-.462
1985-10-.463
 OPS
1984-10-.808
 Games
1978-3-155
1984-10-155
 Total Bases
1980-10-263
 Homeruns
1978-8-25
1985-6-25
 RBIs
1980-7-102
1985-9-92
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 27    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Cliff Cook (940)
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  3. Willie Montanez (929)
  4. Willard Marshall (929)
  5. Roger Maris (929)
  6. Sam Mele (922)
  7. Ben Oglivie (920)
  8. Hank Leiber (919)
  9. Dusty Rhodes (914)
  10. Reggie Smith (912)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 47th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1974
Injured on 4/5/1974 with a Bruised Ribs, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/17/1974 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Injured on 7/6/1975 with a Strained Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 9/21/1975, off Tom Seaver (BOS)
Injured on 4/20/1976 with a Bruised Neck, out for 3 days
Injured on 6/24/1976 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 4 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 4/20/1977, off Larry Bradford (LAD)
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,492,857 through salary arbitration
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1980, hitting .356 with 7 HR, 28 RBI
7/1/1980: Signed a contract extension with Milwaukee, $4,500,000 per year, for 3 years
Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 9/29/1980
Won Player of the Week award on 5/20/1981, hitting .455 with 2 HR, 7 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/22/1982, hitting .438 with 4 HR, 7 RBI
7/1/1983: Signed a contract extension with Milwaukee, $3,540,000 per year, for 2 years
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/14/1986 to a 4-year deal worth $3,000,003 per year
Hit 3 homeruns against Detroit, driving in 4 runs on 5/18/1986
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Montreal on 7/12/1986
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Washington on 8/24/1987
Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia on 9/17/1987
Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1987
Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1988
 
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