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Dennis
Bennett		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 210
 
Born: October 5, 1939 in Usa, CA, OAKLAND
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1973   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1962 22 NYA AL   7 5 5 5 6 5 6 4 4 4
1963 23 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
1964 24 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 4 4
1965 25 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 7 6 6 5 4 4
1966 26 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 5 4 5 7 7 7 5 4 4
1967 27 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 8 7 8 5 5 5
1968 28 NYA AL $ 500,000 7 5 5 5 8 7 7 6 6 6
1969 29 NYA AL $ 500,000 7 6 5 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
1970 30 SDP NL $ 500,000 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1971 31 TOR AL $ 500,000 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1972 32 MON NL $ 4,020,000 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1973 33 MON NL $ 4,020,000 5 6 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6
1974 34 MON NL $ 4,020,000 5 6 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6
1975 35 MON NL   5 5 5 5 7 6 6 5 4 4
1976 36 OAK AL   5 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 4 4 4 6 5 6 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,020,000 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
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
1962 22 NYA AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 23 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 24 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 25 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 26 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 27 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 28 NYA AL $ 500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 29 NYA AL $ 500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 30 SDP NL $ 500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 31 TOR AL $ 500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 32 MON NL $ 4,020,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 33 MON NL $ 4,020,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 34 MON NL $ 4,020,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 35 MON NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1976 36 OAK AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,020,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1962 22 AAA   10 8 .556 24 24 1 0 0 160.0 170 82 19 51 127 4.61 .271 .326 .431 .757  
1963 23 NYA AL 1 2 .333 3 3 1 0 0 23.3 21 8 3 9 7 3.09 .241 .313 .391 .703 1.4
    AAA   4 4 .500 11 11 3 0 0 75.3 59 21 12 23 56 2.51 .218 .279 .380 .659  
    AA   9 4 .692 18 18 1 1 0 134.0 100 35 10 43 137 2.35 .206 .271 .315 .586  
1964 24 NYA AL 5 3 .625 36 5 2 0 2 69.0 49 18 4 25 39 2.35 .199 .276 .313 .589 7.3
1965 25 NYA AL 5 8 .385 43 6 2 0 1 86.3 94 43 11 23 50 4.48 .281 .323 .454 .777 2.6
1966 26 NYA AL 1 3 .250 33 0 0 0 4 44.7 55 29 7 16 26 5.84 .306 .375 .478 .853 0.0
1967 27 NYA AL 13 12 .520 91 1 0 0 18 117.3 131 56 10 34 53 4.30 .281 .331 .401 .732 9.0
1968 28 NYA AL 4 4 .500 59 0 0 0 1 70.7 86 45 9 19 44 5.73 .298 .337 .471 .807 0.4
1969 29 NYA AL 9 11 .450 30 22 7 2 0 181.0 172 89 20 42 127 4.43 .247 .293 .380 .673 9.8
1970 30 SDP NL 8 6 .571 42 11 2 0 5 144.7 154 66 22 37 81 4.11 .269 .315 .429 .744 8.4
1971 31 TOR AL 13 13 .500 29 29 5 1 0 208.7 196 85 17 58 127 3.67 .245 .300 .365 .665 12.9
1972 32 MON NL 3 1 .750 33 2 0 0 8 54.0 60 31 6 27 23 5.17 .279 .360 .414 .774 2.3
1973 33 MON NL 12 4 .750 58 1 0 0 15 114.7 109 45 13 43 60 3.53 .251 .317 .389 .706 12.0
1974 34 MON NL 10 14 .417 76 2 0 0 18 120.7 131 73 21 61 71 5.45 .276 .362 .466 .829 3.3
1975 35 MON NL 6 4 .600 33 1 0 0 7 62.7 50 25 7 37 24 3.59 .223 .332 .371 .703 5.9
    AAA   0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 2 2 2 0 0 54.55 .667 .667 2.667 3.333  
1976 36 AAA   0 11 .000 22 22 0 0 0 76.3 108 51 13 39 58 6.01 .323 .394 .494 .888  
13 Years Sim 90 85 .514 566 83 19 3 79 1297.6 1308 613 150 431 732 4.25 .261 .321 .406 .726 75.3
4 Years AAA 14 23 .378 58 57 4 0 0 312.0 339 156 46 113 241 4.50 .274 .335 .442 .777  
1 Years AA 9 4 .692 18 18 1 1 0 134.0 100 35 10 43 137 2.35 .206 .271 .315 .586  
5 Years Minors 23 27 .460 76 75 5 1 0 446.0 439 191 56 156 378 3.85 .255 .317 .406 .724  
Season Average 6 6 .500 43 6 1 0 6 99.8 100 47 11 33 56 4.25 .261 .321 .406 .726  
Career Highs 13 14 .750 91 29 7 2 18 208.7 196 89 22 61 127 5.84 .306 .375 .478 .853  
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   932 412 104 328 517   .264 .326 .407 .733
vs LH   376 201 46 103 215   .254 .302 .402 .704
Home 53 38 .582 290 41 9 1 36 680.6 667 305 83 221 397 4.03 .256 .314 .405 .719
Away 37 47 .440 276 42 10 2 44 617.0 641 308 67 210 335 4.49 .266 .324 .407 .731
Mar/Apr 17 10 .630 102 14 2 0 10 232.6 228 120 34 92 122 4.64 .252 .322 .433 .755
May 11 16 .407 97 14 1 0 20 228.3 220 88 26 71 135 3.47 .251 .307 .385 .692
June 21 14 .600 123 12 5 2 15 254.0 255 101 23 80 146 3.58 .256 .312 .376 .688
July 13 15 .464 94 10 2 0 14 190.3 193 94 22 55 101 4.45 .263 .315 .393 .708
August 17 12 .586 84 13 2 1 10 186.3 209 118 23 58 106 5.70 .284 .337 .449 .786
Sep/Oct 11 18 .379 66 20 7 0 11 206.0 203 92 22 75 122 4.02 .261 .326 .407 .733
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
1963 23 NYA AL 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
1964 24 NYA AL 36 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.4 0.0
1965 25 NYA AL 43 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .188 .188 .188 .375 0.4 0.0
1966 26 NYA AL 33 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .400 .600 0.3 0.0
1967 27 NYA AL 91 12 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .250 .250 .333 .583 0.9 0.0
1968 28 NYA AL 59 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
6 Years Sim 265 57 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 .140 .140 .175 .316 0.1 0.0
162 Game Average 34 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .140 .140 .175 .316 0.1  
Career Highs 91 16 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .250 .250 .400 .600 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   44 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 16 .182 .182 .227 .409 1.0
vs LH   13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2
Home 133 33 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 .242 .242 .303 .545 2.0
Away 132 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.3
RISP   9 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .222 .333 0.0
Close/Late   7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1
Mar/Apr 39 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
May 25 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
June 56 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .400 .600 0.3
July 29 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.7
August 17 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.8
Sep/Oct 30 28 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .071 .071 .107 .179 -1.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1963 23 NYA AL P 3 3 23.3 3 4 0 1 1.000 2.70    
1964 24 NYA AL P 36 5 69.0 2 8 0 1 1.000 1.30    
1965 25 NYA AL P 43 6 86.3 7 19 0 0 1.000 2.71    
1966 26 NYA AL P 33 0 44.7 3 9 1 0 .923 2.42    
1967 27 NYA AL P 91 1 117.3 7 16 0 0 1.000 1.76    
1968 28 NYA AL P 59 0 70.7 7 5 0 0 1.000 1.53    
1969 29 NYA AL P 30 22 181.0 6 19 1 1 .962 1.24    
1970 30 SDP NL P 42 11 144.7 3 21 1 4 .960 1.49    
1971 31 TOR AL P 29 29 208.7 16 24 1 3 .976 1.73    
1972 32 MON NL P 33 2 54.0 1 4 1 0 .833 0.83    
1973 33 MON NL P 58 1 114.7 7 11 2 1 .900 1.41    
1974 34 MON NL P 76 2 120.7 7 17 0 2 1.000 1.79    
1975 35 MON NL P 33 1 62.7 2 7 2 2 .818 1.29    
Career Totals   566 83 1297.6 71 164 9 15 .963 1.63    
Career Highs   91 29 208.7 16 24 2 4 1.000 2.71    
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
1963 23 NYA AL 1 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 0 8.3 10 4 1 3 7 4.32 .303 .361 .485 .846
1964 24 NYA AL 1 0 1.000 5 0 0 0 0 7.7 8 2 1 2 1 2.35 .276 .323 .448 .771
1967 27 NYA AL 1 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 1 4.7 7 6 0 3 2 11.59 .368 .455 .579 1.033
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 0 1.000 18 0 0 0 1 20.7 25 12 2 8 10 5.23 .309 .371 .494 .865
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
1963 23 NYA AL 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1964 24 NYA AL 5 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .500 .750
Career Post-Season Batting 11 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .400 .600
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
1973-5-.750
 Saves
1967-4-18
1972-10-8
1973-2-15
1974-2-18
1975-10-7
 Games Pitched
1967-2-91
1973-6-58
1974-3-76
 Shutouts
1969-6-2
 Walks per 9IP
1969-9-2.1
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 24    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by New York (A) in 1962
Injured on 5/31/1962 with a Fractured Hand, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 8/27/1963 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Earned first career win on 9/26/1963
Had first career hit on 9/22/1964, off Eddie Fisher (NYG)
Injured on 7/18/1966 with a Broken Skull, out for 9 weeks
7/31/1967: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $500,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 8/16/1968 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
Traded from New York (A) to San Diego on 2/7/1970 (Going to SDP: P Dennis Bennett, P Ralph Lumenti, CF Joe Gaines. Going to NYA: P Earl Francis, P Clyde Wright)
Traded from San Diego to Toronto on 2/1/1971 (Going to TOR: P Dennis Bennett, P Frank Carpin. Going to SDP: C Rick Dempsey, 2B Luis Alvarado)
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/11/1972 to a 4-year deal worth $4,020,000 per year
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game
Released by Montreal on 10/22/1975
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 4/2/1976 to a minor league deal
Injured on 6/4/1976 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 6-7 weeks
 
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