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Nellie Fox League
4-1-2156
Kal Benton Third Base
Retired (2004, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .285 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .819 Status Deceased (2029) Option Years 0  
H 1897 Age at Death 62 Date of Birth 11-20-1967
HR 267 Drafted Round 1, Pick 14
(1985)
Majors Svc Time 13 years
(103 games)
RBI 1013
SB 380
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 2
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1991 Away 64 238 30 65 5 4 6 36 26 60 11 6 17 .749 .346 .403 .130 .273
1991 Home 66 244 33 63 12 1 8 32 19 54 6 2 11 .728 .314 .414 .156 .258
1992 Away 64 264 44 79 12 1 11 39 21 44 18 5 4 .826 .348 .477 .178 .299
1992 Home 66 248 35 63 10 3 7 31 26 37 15 5 5 .726 .322 .403 .149 .254
1993 Away 65 272 33 64 8 3 5 35 22 61 13 2 11 .642 .300 .342 .107 .235
1993 Home 65 250 43 76 15 3 12 52 19 45 16 6 11 .885 .353 .532 .228 .304
1994 Away 66 271 61 87 10 3 17 55 20 38 12 6 10 .935 .366 .568 .247 .321
1994 Home 64 252 45 57 9 3 14 42 27 67 14 3 2 .757 .305 .452 .226 .226
1995 Away 66 265 36 76 15 5 6 31 26 48 20 3 6 .801 .352 .449 .162 .287
1995 Home 64 245 52 76 9 5 9 38 36 46 16 9 9 .897 .399 .498 .188 .310
1996 Away 65 262 48 83 15 2 6 35 27 66 20 9 5 .837 .379 .458 .141 .317
1996 Home 65 250 47 80 16 2 10 44 19 41 19 5 6 .888 .368 .520 .200 .320
1997 Away 70 243 31 63 8 2 12 34 24 51 14 14 10 .780 .323 .457 .198 .259
1997 Home 65 232 38 74 14 4 9 37 24 41 12 3 3 .913 .383 .530 .211 .319
1998 Away 50 210 27 56 7 3 6 24 16 40 10 7 5 .730 .316 .414 .148 .267
1998 Home 51 204 39 64 11 3 13 34 11 39 15 6 8 .940 .352 .588 .275 .314
1999 Away 58 241 34 73 16 1 9 39 18 58 14 4 9 .845 .355 .490 .187 .303
1999 Home 58 223 39 76 10 3 12 36 26 30 18 10 6 .981 .407 .574 .233 .341
2000 Away 64 260 52 81 13 5 18 53 29 52 11 6 9 .988 .381 .608 .296 .312
2000 Home 66 275 48 93 14 2 16 49 17 46 11 6 10 .957 .379 .578 .240 .338
2001 Away 65 250 36 67 9 2 9 23 26 40 19 5 8 .765 .337 .428 .160 .268
2001 Home 65 251 38 69 8 3 12 41 19 44 12 6 4 .805 .331 .474 .199 .275
2002 Away 66 250 35 72 15 1 10 38 33 53 14 4 3 .844 .368 .476 .188 .288
2002 Home 64 243 39 62 6 3 11 42 26 61 16 4 8 .767 .327 .440 .185 .255
2003 Away 66 258 38 62 14 3 6 33 35 57 14 7 5 .719 .331 .388 .147 .240
2003 Home 64 256 35 66 8 2 5 32 27 44 13 8 6 .692 .329 .363 .105 .258
2004 Away 28 101 16 22 4 0 3 11 11 22 4 1 2 .640 .293 .347 .129 .218
2004 Home 31 108 18 28 1 2 5 17 11 17 3 3 1 .767 .322 .444 .185 .259
Total Away 857 3385 521 950 151 35 124 486 334 690 194 79 104 .801 .345 .456 .175 .281
Total Home 854 3281 549 947 143 39 143 527 307 612 186 76 90 .837 .350 .487 .198 .289
Total 1711 6666 1070 1897 294 74 267 1013 641 1302 380 155 194 .819 .348 .471 .186 .285
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2004-11-01Kal Benton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2004-08-24The Chicago Cubs have waived Kal Benton.
1999-08-14Kal Benton of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1998-05-16Kal Benton of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
1995-10-01Kal Benton of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1991-04-01The Milwaukee Stripling Warriors have promoted Kal Benton to the major league team. The Milwaukee Stripling Warriors have designated Dave Dell for assignment.
1982-08-08A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Stripling Warriors and the Cleveland El Guapos. The Cleveland El Guapos receive Dick Stidham, Deacon Corey from the Milwaukee Stripling Warriors in exchange for Draft Pick 1985 Round 1 CLE (Kal Benton).