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Santo Rodriguez League
4-1-2082
Jim Benton Left Field
Retired (1989, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .290 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .785 Status Deceased (2016) Option Years 0  
H 1581 Age at Death 63 Date of Birth 01-09-1953
HR 128 Drafted Round 2, Pick 32
(1971)
Majors Svc Time 13 years
(31 games)
RBI 726
SB 210
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity   Mentor vR
Speed B+ Bunt Control   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 2
1B A+ (92.9%) LF A+ (100%) Arm B- WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF (0.8%)   Health LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1971 Minors 18 65.00 9 / 9 14 / 14 9 / 10 8 / 8 3 / 7 6 / 6 11 / 11 60 / 65
1972 Minors 19 68.00 9 / 11 7 / 9 5 / 7 9 / 10 6 / 10 9 / 9 11 / 12 56 / 68
1973 Minors 20 62.00 7 / 7 6 / 7 8 / 12 6 / 9 2 / 9 9 / 10 7 / 8 45 / 62
1973 Pos (LF) 20 20.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 10 / 20
1974 Minors 21 56.00 6 / 10 11 / 13 4 / 7 4 / 11 1 / 4 1 / 6 3 / 5 30 / 56
1974 Pos (LF) 21 14.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 10 / 14
1975 Minors 22 64.00 3 / 8 2 / 10 6 / 8 3 / 14 2 / 6 1 / 4 6 / 14 23 / 64
1976 Majors 23 51.93 144 42 18 2 / 7 2 / 5 3 / 7 1 / 6 1 / 8 6 / 10 4 / 8 19 / 51
1977 Majors 24 68.34 152 94 10 7 / 15 2 / 11 1 / 4 4 / 9 2 / 8 3 / 7 8 / 14 27 / 68
1978 Majors 25 74.46 162 130 0 3 / 13 2 / 6 1 / 7 5 / 16 1 / 12 5 / 11 5 / 9 22 / 74
1979 Majors 26 68.91 162 123 0 2 / 11 2 / 7 4 / 14 2 / 7 1 / 13 1 / 8 1 / 8 13 / 68
1980 Majors 27 73.36 162 130 0 2 / 7 1 / 13 1 / 14 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 13 1 / 13 5 / 73
1981 Majors 28 66.19 162 130 0 0 / 9 1 / 12 0 / 9 2 / 10 0 / 7 1 / 10 0 / 9 4 / 66
1982 Majors 29 67.86 162 130 0 0 / 8 1 / 9 1 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 15 0 / 7 0 / 7 2 / 67
1983 Majors 30 69.04 162 130 0 1 / 7 0 / 7 1 / 14 0 / 12 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 13 2 / 69
1984 Majors 31 60.33 162 130 0 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 14 1 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 10 1 / 60
1985 Majors 32 61.34 152 123 10 0 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 61
1986 Majors 33 65.16 162 127 0 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 14 0 / 12 0 / 65
1987 Majors 34 37.07 134 40 13 -3 / 6 -6 / 6 -4 / 11 -1 / 4 -6 / 6 -2 / 3 -4 / 1 -26 / 37
1988 Majors 35 40.54 162 46 0 1 / 8 -4 / 5 -3 / 3 -2 / 9 -3 / 6 -1 / 5 -2 / 4 -14 / 40
1989 Minors 36 51.00 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 9 1 / 3 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 9 1 / 51
1989 Majors 36 2.37 15 0 0 -5 / 1 -5 / 0 -5 / 0 -5 / 0 -1 / 1 -3 / 0 -2 / 0 -26 / 2
Total 2055 1375 51 44 / 173 36 / 165 32 / 176 38 / 165 9 / 160 36 / 154 49 / 174 264 / 1201
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Jim Benton has retired from the Milwaukee Brewers
1989-06-25The Milwaukee Brewers have designated Jim Benton for assignment.
1989-06-08The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted Jim Benton to the major league team.
1989-04-01The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted Frank McCauley to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brewers have designated Jim Benton for assignment.
1987-08-30Jim Benton of the Milwaukee Brewers is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1985-05-30Jim Benton of the Philadelphia Phantasms is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1977-06-05Jim Benton of the Philadelphia Fightins is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1976-08-06Jim Benton of the Philadelphia Fightins is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1976-04-01The Philadelphia Fightins have promoted Rollie Grott to the major league team. The Philadelphia Fightins have promoted Jim Benton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Fightins have designated Mike Foiles for assignment. The Philadelphia Fightins have designated Roy Wickman for assignment.