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Tris Speaker League
4-1-2021
Shane Benton Third Base
Retired (2008, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .265 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .724 Status Retired (2008) Option Years 0  
H 1436 Age 49 (OS 50) Date of Birth 08-24-1971
HR 124 Drafted Round 2, Pick 28
(1994)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(102 games)
RBI 641
SB 161
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed A  Bunt B+ Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B A+ (99.0%) LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 5
3B A+ (100%) RF F  (0.2%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* 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
1994 DET
100
354
51
102
15
4
8
41
37
 70 3 1
15
 4 7
.780
.359
.421
.133
.288
1995 DET
142
563
71
122
15
5
8
47
50
 132 10 3
23
 5 16
.594
.291
.304
.087
.217
1996 DET
99
313
33
73
7
5
7
42
28
 64 0 0
9
 1 7
.651
.296
.355
.121
.233
1997 DET
92
180
41
60
10
3
6
20
14
 26 1 0
5
 3 6
.907
.385
.522
.189
.333
1998 DET
59
202
25
51
11
3
6
31
24
 34 0 1
4
 1 8
.756
.330
.426
.173
.252
1999 DET
93
206
26
56
6
2
5
26
22
 41 2 0
3
 3 1
.741
.348
.393
.121
.272
2000 DET
139
420
53
119
14
4
14
60
34
 89 1 5
10
 6 16
.770
.335
.436
.152
.283
2001 DET
142
606
111
179
21
7
21
75
57
 123 3 1
16
 5 5
.815
.358
.457
.162
.295
2002 DET
144
563
83
156
21
6
11
55
60
 112 1 2
13
 4 15
.741
.347
.394
.117
.277
2003 DET
142
517
75
121
17
5
5
51
52
 127 3 2
9
 3 17
.622
.307
.315
.081
.234
2004 DET
144
405
57
111
18
5
9
45
41
 85 1 4
13
 1 7
.749
.339
.410
.136
.274
2005 DET
142
480
75
137
17
13
12
74
55
 96 3 6
19
 4 11
.808
.358
.450
.165
.285
2006 DET
107
333
31
77
4
0
5
34
24
 70 3 2
11
 3 10
.576
.287
.288
.057
.231
2007 DET
63
144
20
38
7
0
6
22
10
 26 1 0
4
 1 3
.754
.316
.438
.174
.264
2008 DET
44
131
18
34
7
1
1
18
11
 25 1 0
7
 1 5
.673
.322
.351
.092
.260
Total
1652
5417
770
1436
190
63
124
641
519
 1120 33 27
161
 45 134
.724
.332
.392
.127
.265
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2008-11-01Shane Benton has retired from the Detroit Wheels
2000-05-25Shane Benton of the Detroit Wheels is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1999-10-03The Detroit Wheels have promoted Shane Benton to the major league team.
1999-08-26The Detroit Wheels have sent Shane Benton down to the minors.
1999-06-25The Detroit Wheels have promoted Shane Benton to the major league team.
1999-06-20The Detroit Wheels have sent Shane Benton to the minors.
1999-05-24The Detroit Wheels have promoted Shane Benton to the major league team.
1999-05-20The Detroit Wheels have sent Shane Benton to the minors.
1999-04-18The Detroit Wheels have promoted Shane Benton to the major league team.
1999-04-14The Detroit Wheels have promoted Jay Hrbek to the major league team. The Detroit Wheels have sent Shane Benton to the minors.
1999-03-01The Detroit Wheels have promoted Shane Benton to the major league team.
1998-07-21The Detroit Wheels have demoted Shane Benton to the minor leagues.
1998-07-13The Detroit Wheels have promoted Shane Benton to the major league team. The Detroit Wheels have sent Harley Platt to the minors.
1998-06-09The Detroit Wheels have promoted Don Hollins to the major league team. The Detroit Wheels have sent Shane Benton to the minors.
1997-08-13Shane Benton of the Detroit Wheels is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1996-06-23Shane Benton of the Detroit Wheels is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1994-05-25The Detroit Wheels have promoted Shane Benton to the major league team.