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Bruce Benedict
Bruce Edwin Benedict

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.
School Nebraska

MLB Debut August 18, 1978
Final Game September 11, 1989
Born August 18, 1955 in Birmingham, AL (age 68)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1979 23 ATN NL   48  136   16   23   9   0   0    6   0   0   29    9  .169  .311  .235  .547    75    32   0   2   0   0   9  
 1980 24 ATN NL  112  381   30   92  16   0   3   31   6   0   16   40  .241  .275  .307  .582    86   117   3   1   0   2  10  
 1981 25 ATN NL  139  424   44  117  18   2   9   61   0   2   52   46  .276  .358  .392  .749   105   166   4   2   3   3  10  
 1982 26 ATN NL  122  389   22   83  12   2   2   34   1   2   27   53  .213  .273  .270  .542    78   105   1   1   0   5  13  
 1983 27 ATN NL  140  434   55  133  15   2   3   53   0   2   60   35  .306  .389  .371  .760   107   161  10   5   1   2  16  
 1984 28 ATN NL  101  305   26   67  11   1   5   42   0   0   28   26  .220  .285  .311  .597    85    95   0   5   3   2   9  
 1985 29 ATN NL   85  234   13   44  11   0   0   21   0   0   27   19  .188  .269  .235  .504    71    55   3   3   1   0   7  
 1986 30 ATN NL   55  164    7   28   8   0   0   13   0   0   12   12  .171  .232  .220  .451    62    36   3   0   0   1   3  
 1987 31 ATN NL   73  212   15   29   3   0   1   14   0   0   38   46  .137  .266  .165  .431    56    35   8   2   0   0   5  
 1988 32 ATN NL   76  272   22   84   9   0   0   16   0   1   19   22  .309  .353  .342  .695    98    93   1   1   0   0   3  
 1989 33 ATN NL   81  252   17   41  10   0   4   16   0   0   27   24  .163  .252  .250  .502    69    63   1   0   0   3   6  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     1032 3203  267  741 122   7  27  307   7   7  335  332  .231  .306  .299  .605         958  34  22   8  18  91
 Per 600 PA           532   44  123  20   1   4   51   1   1   56   55                                 159   6   4   1   3  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With ATN     1032 3203  267  741 122   7  27  307   7   7  335  332  .231  .306  .299  .605         958  34  22   8  18  91
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      982 2878  214  696  98   6  18  260  12  20  328  251  .242  .320  .299  .619         860  49  21  52  13  76
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1979 23 ATN NL  13   10   2.3   1   0   0  .000   3   20   15  .750   39   15  .722  C    3(+2)e2   -63   
 1980 24 ATN NL  31   31   2.8   0   0   0  .000   3   62   50  .806   25   18  .581  C    2(-3)e1   -41   
 1981 25 ATN NL  15   60   5.0   6   0   0  .000   9   66   50  .758  101   44  .697  C    2(-1)e6    45   
 1982 26 ATN NL  38   27   2.3   3   0   0  .000   9   52   44  .846   57   21  .731  C    2(-1)e2   -75   
 1983 27 ATN NL  25   63   5.2   0   0   0  .000   3   55   47  .855   62   32  .660  C    2(0)e3     27   
 1984 28 ATN NL  60   27   2.9   2   0   0  .000   6   44   30  .682   77   36  .681  C    2(+1)e3    -1   
 1985 29 ATN NL  49   15   2.1   3   1   0  .333   2   35   24  .686   85   29  .746  C    3(+1)e2    -6   
 1986 30 ATN NL  32    8   1.6   2   1   0  .500   5   30   22  .733   27   17  .614  C    4(0)e3   -147   
 1987 31 ATN NL  13   11   1.6   3   0   0  .000   5   42   32  .762   47   20  .701  C    4(+2)e2   -35   
 1988 32 ATN NL   9   33   4.7   2   2   0 1.000   0   37   32  .865   60   15  .800  C    3(+1)e2   128   
 1989 33 ATN NL   6   16   2.0   4   0   0  .000   1   49   42  .857   33   13  .717  C    3(+1)e1   -28   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 11 Seasons          306   3.2  26   4   0  .154  46  492  388  .789  613  260  .702                  -8   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 20.8 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 8.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1979 23 ATN NL  C     47   209    26    3    1   .987    41   369.0   5.73
 1980 24 ATN NL  C    112   559    35    3    4   .995   105   952.0   5.62
 1981 25 ATN NL  C    136   710    68    9    5   .989   123  1105.1   6.33
 1982 26 ATN NL  C    122   613    39    9    3   .986   107   978.1   6.00
 1983 27 ATN NL  C    136   733    55    3    1   .996   120  1114.0   6.37
 1984 28 ATN NL  C     99   512    46    6    1   .989    85   770.1   6.52
 1985 29 ATN NL  C     82   407    46    2    2   .996    72   624.2   6.53
 1986 30 ATN NL  C     53   295    29    5    1   .985    49   427.0   6.83
 1987 31 ATN NL  C     70   386    32    5    0   .988    69   592.2   6.35
 1988 32 ATN NL  C     74   433    28    0    1  1.000    74   628.2   6.60
 1989 33 ATN NL  C     76   435    33    1    3   .998    72   622.1   6.77
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C   1007  5292   437   46   22   .992   917  8184.1   6.30
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1983 NLCS  ATN MON   W    5  15  0  2  0  0  0   0  5  1  .133  .350  .133  0
      WS    ATN MLA   W    7  26  4 10  2  0  0   1  2  0  .385  .448  .462  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1979  ATN   78-84   Roger Slane
 1980  ATN   81-81   Roger Slane
 1981  ATN   84-78   Rick Field
 1982  ATN   87-75   Rick Field
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