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Keller Stargell League
11-1-2029
Ben Thompson Shortstop
Retired (2012, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .276 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .754 Status Retired (2012) Option Years 0  
H 1564 Age 52 (OS 53) Date of Birth 11-12-1976
HR 105 Drafted Round 4, Pick 92
(1994)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(62 games)
RBI 658
SB 262
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A-
Speed A- Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 3
3B D- (4.3%) RF D  (18.6%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
Notes: 1st hit (a double) vs CLE's Guaranteed Star 09/03/1998; 1st HR vs CLE's Rick McLaughlin 10/01/1999; 3-time Gold Glove; Hits Grand Slam vs Texas in 9-0 win (06/11/2004). Hits Walk-off Grand Slam off SEA John Elder (05/01/2007).
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1998 TB
7
18
2
3
1
0
0
0
2
 4 0 0
1
 0 0
.472
.250
.222
.056
.167
1999 TB
16
67
11
12
1
1
1
1
3
 16 0 0
0
 0 1
.483
.214
.269
.090
.179
2000 TB
82
315
41
81
8
6
4
32
26
 68 2 1
16
 3 8
.676
.317
.359
.102
.257
2001 TB
111
366
29
90
11
4
4
38
34
 69 3 0
4
 5 6
.646
.315
.331
.085
.246
2002 TB
130
471
51
127
25
1
6
69
46
 72 2 2
20
 9 9
.701
.336
.365
.096
.270
2003 TB
130
459
62
127
18
4
15
52
60
 78 2 2
25
 11 7
.793
.361
.431
.155
.277
2004 TB
129
524
112
171
27
12
16
74
64
 88 0 1
26
 9 18
.914
.399
.515
.189
.326
2005 TB
135
520
76
157
22
7
13
85
59
 88 0 2
33
 8 7
.818
.372
.446
.144
.302
2006 TB
134
527
83
148
26
13
10
78
52
 85 2 2
26
 10 14
.783
.346
.436
.156
.281
2007 TB
131
517
82
149
23
10
11
61
64
 93 1 1
29
 15 14
.802
.367
.435
.147
.288
2008 TB
114
392
52
100
23
4
5
37
49
 85 1 1
11
 10 11
.711
.339
.372
.117
.255
2009 TB
132
496
66
137
21
3
5
49
62
 86 3 1
27
 15 13
.720
.359
.361
.085
.276
2010 TB
140
330
46
88
12
2
7
23
41
 57 1 0
20
 8 4
.728
.349
.379
.112
.267
2011 TB
137
419
59
122
20
3
7
42
65
 67 1 0
15
 10 5
.791
.388
.403
.112
.291
2012 TB
101
236
25
52
7
4
1
17
20
 58 1 1
9
 4 6
.580
.283
.297
.076
.220
Total
1629
5657
797
1564
245
74
105
658
647
 1014 19 14
262
 117 123
.754
.352
.402
.125
.276
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2012-11-01Ben Thompson has retired from the Tampa Bay Wave Riders
2012-07-14The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have removed Ben Thompson from the trade block.
2012-04-01The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have placed Ben Thompson on the trade block.
2010-03-07The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have removed Ben Thompson from the trade block.
2008-07-04Ben Thompson of the Tampa Bay Wave Riders is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
2008-05-13The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have placed Ben Thompson on the trade block.
2000-03-01The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have promoted Ben Thompson to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have designated ESP Kennedy for assignment.
1999-10-12The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have sent Ben Thompson to the minors. The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have sent Russ Knott to the minors.
1999-09-19The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have promoted Ben Thompson to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have sent Ron Elliott to the minors.
1999-08-27The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have promoted Shortboard Nelson to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have sent Ben Thompson to the minors.
1999-08-10The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have promoted Ben Thompson to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have sent Danny Barrel Rolls to the minors.
1999-06-13The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have removed Ben Thompson from the trade block.
1999-05-01The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have placed Ben Thompson on the trade block.
1998-10-12The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have sent Ben Thompson to the minors. The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have designated Larry McConnell for assignment. The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have sent Zanzibar Wills to the minors.
1998-09-28The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have promoted Ben Thompson to the major league team.
1998-06-01The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have promoted Zanzibar Wills to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have sent Ben Thompson to the minors.
1998-05-22The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have promoted Ben Thompson to the major league team.
1998-05-17The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have sent Ben Thompson to the minors.
1998-04-28The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have promoted Ben Thompson to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have sent Ron Elliott to the minors.
1995-09-13The Tampa Bay Wave Riders have acquired Ben Thompson from the waiver wire.
1995-09-09The St. Louis Browns have waived Ben Thompson.
1995-06-19The St. Louis Browns have acquired Ben Thompson from the waiver wire.
1995-06-15The St. Louis Browns have waived Ben Thompson.
1994-04-14The St. Louis Browns have placed Ben Thompson on the trade block.