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Benny
Distefano		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: January 23, 1962 in Usa, NY, BROOKLYN
 
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
1984 22 BSN NL     4 4 4 3 4 3 5 6 5 3 4 4 5 6 6
1985 23 BSN NL $ 300,000   6 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 5 4 5 6 6
1986 24 BSN NL $ 300,000   6 6 5 4 5 4 5 7 6 4 5 4 6 7 6
1987 25 BSN NL $ 300,000   6 6 5 4 5 5 6 7 7 4 5 5 6 7 7
1988 26 BSN NL $ 300,000   6 6 5 4 5 5 6 7 7 4 5 4 6 7 7
1989 27 BSN NL $ 300,000   6 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 4 5 4 6 7 7
1990 28 BSN NL $ 350,000   6 6 5 5 6 5 6 8 7 4 5 5 6 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 3 4 3 5 6 5 3 4 4 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   6 6 5 5 6 5 6 8 7 4 5 5 6 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
1984 22 AA   112 427 42 99 10 2 12 41 4 4 44 70 .232 .304 .349 .653 47.0  
    A   25 85 13 26 4 2 5 11 0 0 18 11 .306 .427 .576 1.004 20.1  
1985 23 BSN NL 8 29 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 .207 .233 .207 .440 0.6 0.0
    AAA   33 134 16 34 7 0 1 13 1 1 9 21 .254 .301 .328 .629 12.8  
    AA   104 398 41 101 18 4 13 47 0 5 37 57 .254 .317 .417 .734 51.3  
1986 24 BSN NL 77 276 22 52 8 1 7 26 1 2 23 42 .188 .252 .301 .552 20.3 0.0
    AAA   53 211 13 48 7 4 4 21 1 2 12 35 .227 .269 .355 .625 19.4  
1987 25 BSN NL 107 350 46 86 20 5 8 41 2 3 25 46 .246 .302 .400 .702 40.7 7.2
1988 26 BSN NL 92 213 28 45 10 1 5 25 3 1 8 38 .211 .250 .338 .588 17.4 0.7
1989 27 BSN NL 48 84 10 28 6 0 6 17 0 0 3 11 .333 .356 .619 .975 16.2 3.8
1990 28 BSN NL 144 499 70 131 44 7 10 58 10 4 36 70 .263 .322 .439 .761 69.1 13.5
6 Years Sim 476 1451 176 348 88 14 36 168 16 11 95 215 .240 .293 .394 .688 164.3 25.2
2 Years AAA 86 345 29 82 14 4 5 34 2 3 21 56 .238 .285 .345 .629 32.2  
2 Years AA 216 825 83 200 28 6 25 88 4 9 81 127 .242 .319 .382 .701 98.3  
1 Years A 25 85 13 26 4 2 5 11 0 0 18 11 .306 .433 .576 1.009 20.1  
5 Years Minors 327 1255 125 308 46 12 35 133 6 12 120 194 .245 .318 .385 .703 150.6  
162 Game Average 493 59 118 29 4 12 57 5 3 32 73 .240 .293 .394 .688 55.9  
Career Highs 144 499 70 131 44 7 10 58 10 4 36 70 .333 .356 .619 .975 69.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1131 139 281 75 11 29 142 13 11 82 155 .248 .307 .411 .719 135.3
vs LH   320 37 67 13 3 7 26 3 0 13 60 .209 .242 .334 .576 25.2
Home 223 656 85 155 42 4 16 82 3 5 41 92 .236 .290 .386 .676 68.7
Away 253 795 91 193 46 10 20 86 13 6 54 123 .243 .296 .401 .697 91.8
RISP   348 0 82 22 3 9 123 0 0 27 60 .236 .293 .394 .686 39.6
Pinch Hitting   68 8 19 3 1 1 11 0 0 5 8 .279 .347 .397 .744 8.6
Close/Late   197 19 41 8 2 4 20 0 0 11 35 .208 .263 .330 .593 15.9
Mar/Apr 34 70 8 15 5 0 3 10 2 1 10 5 .214 .317 .414 .731 9.6
May 51 127 21 43 13 2 1 20 2 2 10 22 .339 .388 .496 .885 21.4
June 70 190 24 40 11 1 5 25 2 0 12 27 .211 .265 .358 .623 17.7
July 87 278 37 69 17 5 9 35 0 1 17 36 .248 .300 .442 .743 34.8
August 122 423 48 88 14 5 11 33 5 3 26 71 .208 .256 .343 .599 36.7
Sep/Oct 112 363 38 93 28 1 7 45 5 4 20 54 .256 .308 .397 .704 40.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1985 23 BSN NL 1B 7 7 56.0 66 2 2 8 .971 10.93   0.1
1986 24 BSN NL RF 74 73 628.0 146 3 0 2 1.000 2.14   1.8
    1B 2 1 11.3 14 0 0 0 1.000 11.12   0.0
1987 25 BSN NL 1B 100 98 842.7 999 68 11 71 .990 11.40   1.1
    RF 4 1 12.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
    LF 3 0 9.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00    
1988 26 BSN NL 1B 39 35 311.0 374 26 4 25 .990 11.58   0.6
    RF 13 8 69.7 12 0 0 0 1.000 1.55   0.3
    LF 4 4 36.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.50    
    CF 2 2 18.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.50    
1989 27 BSN NL RF 14 7 70.7 13 0 1 0 .929 1.66   0.2
    LF 11 4 49.3 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.28    
    1B 4 3 25.0 40 2 0 2 1.000 15.12   0.1
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1990 28 BSN NL RF 79 75 638.7 137 3 5 2 .966 1.97   1.1
    LF 55 55 463.3 78 4 0 2 1.000 1.59    
    1B 9 1 31.0 40 2 1 7 .977 12.19   0.0
    CF 1 0 6.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 6.00    
  RF 184 164 1419.0 311 6 6 4 .981 2.01   3.4
  1B 161 145 1277.0 1533 100 18 113 .989 11.51   1.9
  LF 73 63 557.7 93 4 0 2 1.000 1.57    
  CF 3 2 24.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.63    
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   422 374 3278.6 1944 110 24 119 .988 5.64   5.3
Career Highs   144 131 1139.0 1004 68 11 71 1.000 11.17    
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.
Doubles
1990-9-44
 Triples
1990-3-7
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  4. Shane Mack (966)
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  6. Gene Hermanski (963)
  7. Al Cowens (963)
  8. Danny Schell (961)
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  10. Doug Frobel (959)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 75th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1984
Injured on 5/26/1984 with a Bruised Ankle, out for 4 days
Injured on 5/9/1985 with a Strained Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 6/14/1985 with a Bruised Neck, out for 4 days
Had first career hit on 9/22/1985, off Mark Huismann (PIT)
Hit first career homerun on 7/5/1986, off Lary Sorensen (IND)
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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