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Bruce
Benedict		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: August 18, 1955 in Usa, AL, BIRMINGHAM
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1988   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1978 22 COL NL     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1979 23 COL NL $ 300,000   4 4 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1980 24 COL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
1981 25 COL NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9
1982 26 COL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9
1983 27 COL NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9
1984 28 COL NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9
1985 29 COL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
1986 30 COL NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1987 31 COL NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1988 32 COL NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
1989 33 COL NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9
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
1978 22 AA   137 514 51 139 25 2 8 54 2 1 83 25 .270 .372 .374 .745 75.9  
1979 23 COL NL 40 116 11 22 6 0 0 9 0 0 11 9 .190 .258 .241 .499 5.8 0.0
1980 24 COL NL 68 214 12 41 10 0 1 13 1 0 13 21 .192 .238 .252 .490 9.2 0.0
1981 25 AAA   131 429 50 99 15 0 8 68 2 3 64 33 .231 .331 .322 .652 49.8  
1982 26 COL NL 68 196 14 42 9 0 0 17 0 0 17 12 .214 .277 .260 .537 13.9 0.2
1983 27 COL NL 45 131 16 28 7 0 0 17 0 1 14 10 .214 .293 .267 .560 9.5 0.3
1984 28 AAA   137 464 62 122 22 3 4 42 1 4 54 30 .263 .340 .349 .689 55.6  
1985 29 COL NL 4 10 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 .300 .385 .300 .685 2.1 0.4
    AAA   108 340 46 107 18 0 3 41 2 1 36 25 .315 .380 .394 .774 50.2  
1986 30 AAA   36 58 3 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 .155 .183 .172 .356 0.7  
1987 31 COL NL 19 62 6 17 8 0 0 13 0 0 5 5 .274 .324 .403 .727 7.2 1.3
    AAA   132 400 36 96 20 3 0 35 1 1 57 45 .240 .335 .305 .640 44.1  
1988 32 COL NL 130 425 58 100 19 5 2 40 2 2 41 41 .235 .301 .318 .619 39.2 4.0
1989 33 AAA   39 33 5 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 .121 .216 .212 .428 1.2  
7 Years Sim 374 1154 119 253 59 5 3 110 4 3 103 99 .219 .282 .287 .569 86.9 6.2
6 Years AAA 583 1724 202 437 79 6 15 188 6 9 217 142 .253 .336 .332 .668 201.6  
1 Years AA 137 514 51 139 25 2 8 54 2 1 83 25 .270 .371 .374 .744 75.9  
7 Years Minors 720 2238 253 576 104 8 23 242 8 10 300 167 .257 .344 .342 .686 277.5  
162 Game Average 499 51 109 25 2 1 47 1 1 44 42 .219 .282 .287 .569 37.6  
Career Highs 130 425 58 100 19 5 2 40 2 2 41 41 .300 .385 .403 .727 39.2  
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   666 61 139 32 2 2 69 1 2 55 61 .209 .268 .272 .540 47.1
vs LH   488 58 114 27 3 1 41 3 1 48 38 .234 .302 .307 .609 46.1
Home 185 578 65 128 33 2 1 57 3 2 54 43 .221 .286 .291 .576 48.3
Away 189 576 54 125 26 3 2 53 1 1 49 56 .217 .279 .283 .562 44.9
RISP   296 0 65 16 2 1 98 0 0 27 32 .220 .282 .297 .579 25.0
Pinch Hitting   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 -0.1
Close/Late   169 26 38 8 0 1 15 0 0 14 14 .225 .288 .290 .578 13.9
Mar/Apr 57 188 22 47 12 0 1 19 0 1 23 17 .250 .332 .330 .662 21.0
May 60 194 22 42 11 1 1 21 1 0 13 21 .216 .268 .299 .567 14.9
June 60 184 15 37 7 1 0 13 2 1 17 14 .201 .266 .250 .516 12.3
July 56 163 15 31 7 1 0 8 0 0 17 10 .190 .265 .245 .511 10.7
August 60 177 26 47 7 2 0 21 0 1 13 19 .266 .316 .328 .643 17.7
Sep/Oct 81 248 19 49 15 0 1 28 1 0 20 18 .198 .256 .270 .526 16.6
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
1979 23 COL NL C 36 29 268.3 157 18 1 0 .994 5.87 25 10 .400 1 2.3
1980 24 COL NL C 64 63 545.7 330 40 7 0 .981 6.10 71 31 .437 1 3.6
1982 26 COL NL C 67 52 485.3 277 35 0 0 1.000 5.79 53 28 .528 0 4.3
1983 27 COL NL C 44 37 336.7 201 22 0 0 1.000 5.96 32 15 .469 3 3.5
1985 29 COL NL C 4 4 34.0 24 3 0 0 1.000 7.15 7 3 .429 0 0.3
1987 31 COL NL C 19 19 171.3 119 11 1 0 .992 6.83 19 9 .474 0 1.2
1988 32 COL NL C 130 127 1119.3 790 71 4 0 .995 6.92 98 46 .469 5 10.0
Career Totals   364 331 2960.6 1898 200 13 0 .994 6.38 305 142 .466 10 25.3
Career Highs   130 127 1119.3 790 71 7 0 1.000 7.15 98 46 .528 5  
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
1987 31 COL NL 10 35 0 10 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 .306 .343 .648
1988 32 COL NL 5 16 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 .188 .278 .313 .590
Career Post-Season Batting 15 51 3 13 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 .255 .296 .333 .630
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Steve Nicosia (988)
  2. Bill Hall (970)
  3. Clay Dalrymple (967)
  4. Hal Naragon (965)
  5. Charlie Moore (964)
  6. Greg Myers (963)
  7. Eddie Malone (963)
  8. John Sullivan (961)
  9. Jack Shepard (961)
  10. Ben Huffman (960)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 57th overall pick, by Colorado in 1978
Had first career hit on 4/8/1979, off Joe Moeller (KCR)
Hit first career homerun on 4/5/1980, off Joe Sambito (WAS)
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
10/31/1984: Signed a minor league contract extension with Colorado
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
10/12/1986: Signed a minor league contract extension with Colorado
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1988
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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