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Bennie
Daniels		  
Nickname: The Cab
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 203
 
Born: June 17, 1932 in Usa, AL, TUSCALOOSA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1957 25 DET AL $ 300,000 7 3 4 4 6 7 7 7 8 7
1958 26 DET AL $ 300,000 8 3 4 4 6 7 7 7 7 7
1959 27 DET AL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 6 7 7 7 8 7
1960 28 DET AL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 6 7 7 7 7 7
1961 29 DET AL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 6 7 6 6 7 7
1962 30 DET AL $ 350,000 7 4 4 4 6 7 7 6 7 6
1963 31 DET AL $ 1,291,429 7 3 4 4 6 7 7 5 6 5
1964 32 DET AL $ 1,291,429 7 3 4 4 6 7 7 5 5 5
1965 33 KCR AL $ 1,291,429 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 5 4
1966 34 KCR AL   6 2 3 2 5 6 6 3 4 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 2 3 2 5 6 6 3 4 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,291,429 8 4 4 4 6 7 7 7 8 7
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
1957 25 DET AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 26 DET AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 27 DET AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 28 DET AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 29 DET AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 30 DET AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 31 DET AL $ 1,291,429   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 32 DET AL $ 1,291,429   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 33 KCR AL $ 1,291,429   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 34 KCR 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 $ 1,291,429   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
1957 25 DET AL 2 4 .333 67 0 0 0 5 76.7 95 48 10 42 43 5.64 .299 .376 .456 .832 1.9
    AAA   3 3 .500 6 6 2 0 0 41.7 38 17 4 9 18 3.67 .247 .288 .370 .658  
1958 26 DET AL 1 4 .200 28 0 0 0 2 36.0 44 23 5 13 16 5.75 .301 .352 .479 .831 0.2
    AAA   0 1 .000 4 4 0 0 0 24.7 26 11 2 6 19 4.01 .265 .308 .378 .685  
1959 27 DET AL 4 5 .444 45 0 0 0 3 48.0 54 28 5 15 21 5.25 .283 .332 .450 .782 1.7
1960 28 DET AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.2
    AAA   14 13 .519 30 30 4 2 0 226.7 205 63 11 61 155 2.50 .242 .293 .328 .620  
1961 29 DET AL 0 0 .000 14 0 0 0 0 17.3 6 1 1 4 12 0.52 .107 .167 .196 .363 2.6
1962 30 DET AL 1 2 .333 12 2 1 0 2 30.7 24 5 0 10 7 1.47 .222 .286 .278 .563 4.1
    AAA   6 9 .400 17 17 1 1 0 115.3 114 40 7 34 97 3.12 .256 .308 .339 .647  
1963 31 AAA   4 1 .800 49 0 0 0 3 39.3 36 11 6 8 36 2.52 .248 .288 .372 .660  
1964 32 AAA   5 1 .833 74 0 0 0 7 61.7 50 18 4 19 48 2.63 .225 .286 .311 .597  
1965 33 AA   0 9 .000 10 10 1 0 0 63.0 75 42 5 21 49 6.00 .290 .343 .398 .741  
1966 34 AA   3 1 .750 79 0 0 0 17 121.7 119 46 9 40 96 3.40 .253 .311 .340 .651  
6 Years Sim 8 15 .348 167 2 1 0 12 210.0 223 105 21 84 102 4.50 .271 .335 .416 .750 10.8
6 Years AAA 32 28 .533 180 57 7 3 10 509.3 469 160 34 137 373 2.83 .245 .296 .338 .633  
2 Years AA 3 10 .231 89 10 1 0 17 184.7 194 88 14 61 145 4.29 .266 .322 .360 .683  
8 Years Minors 35 38 .479 269 67 8 3 27 694.0 663 248 48 198 518 3.22 .251 .303 .344 .647  
Season Average 1 2 .333 27 0 0 0 2 35.0 37 17 3 14 17 4.50 .271 .335 .416 .750  
Career Highs 4 5 .444 67 2 1 0 5 76.7 95 48 10 42 43 5.75 .301 .376 .479 .832  
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   131 55 12 43 71   .267 .326 .411 .737
vs LH   92 50 9 41 31   .277 .357 .422 .778
Home 4 5 .444 86 1 1 0 5 108.3 100 50 10 42 56 4.15 .248 .318 .391 .709
Away 4 10 .286 81 1 0 0 7 101.7 123 55 11 42 46 4.87 .294 .358 .439 .797
Mar/Apr 1 2 .333 15 0 0 0 0 15.3 28 15 5 5 7 8.81 .406 .446 .667 1.113
May 0 3 .000 31 0 0 0 2 32.7 35 19 4 12 17 5.24 .267 .329 .427 .756
June 2 4 .333 42 0 0 0 2 53.0 59 22 2 14 25 3.74 .278 .323 .387 .710
July 1 3 .250 27 0 0 0 1 29.7 33 19 5 20 15 5.77 .282 .387 .470 .857
August 2 0 1.000 21 0 0 0 5 30.0 26 11 1 10 9 3.30 .232 .295 .313 .608
Sep/Oct 2 3 .400 31 2 1 0 2 49.3 42 19 4 23 29 3.47 .231 .317 .374 .691
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
1958 26 DET AL 28 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 1.0 0.2
1959 27 DET AL 47 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1961 29 DET AL 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1962 30 DET AL 12 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1 0.0
1964 32 AAA   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.1  
1966 34 AA   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.1  
4 Years Sim 101 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.7 0.2
1 Years AAA 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.1  
1 Years AA 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.1  
2 Years Minors 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.2  
162 Game Average 19 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 .250 .250 .500 1.1  
Career Highs 47 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .667 .667 .667 1.333 1.0  
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   6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.6
vs LH   6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
Home 41 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1
Away 21 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.7
RISP   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
May 11 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1.0
June 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
July 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Sep/Oct 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1957 25 DET AL P 67 0 76.7 7 15 2 2 .917 2.58    
1958 26 DET AL P 28 0 36.0 1 9 0 0 1.000 2.50    
1959 27 DET AL P 45 0 48.0 4 8 0 2 1.000 2.25    
1960 28 DET AL P 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1961 29 DET AL P 14 0 17.3 3 2 0 0 1.000 2.60    
1962 30 DET AL P 12 2 30.7 2 8 0 1 1.000 2.94    
Career Totals   167 2 210.0 17 42 2 5 .967 2.53    
Career Highs   67 2 76.7 7 15 2 2 1.000 2.94    
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
1962 30 DET AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 4 5 1 2 1 68.18 .667 .750 1.333 2.083
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 4 5 1 2 1 68.18 .667 .750 1.333 2.083
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1957-9-67
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 44th overall pick, by Detroit in 1957
Earned first career win on 6/6/1957
Injured on 8/13/1957 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks
Had first career hit on 5/1/1958, off Lindy Mcdaniel (NYA)
Injured on 8/11/1958 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 3 weeks
2/1/1962: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/24/1962 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 6 weeks
2/1/1963: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,291,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1964: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,291,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,291,429 through salary arbitration
Traded from Detroit to Kansas City on 3/3/1965 (Going to KCR: P Bennie Daniels, RF Bob Skinner, P Jackie Collum, P John Gabler. Going to DET: RF Duke Snider)
6/1/1965: Signed a minor league contract extension with Kansas City
 
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