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Ed ONeill League
4-20-2260
Ben Swopelisberger Second Base
Retired (1991, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .271 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .750 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 1857 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 10-22-1955
HR 140 Drafted Round 1, Pick 10
(1975)
Majors Svc Time 16 years
(11 games)
RBI 767
SB 345
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D- Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 3
2B A+ (100%) CF A+ (97.6%)   Health D- LCS Appearances 7
3B --- RF D+ (20.2%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 90% 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
1976 PIT
121
466
56
135
17
2
3
34
56
76 2 1
21
16 16
.722
.368
.354
.064
.290
1977 PIT
130
512
62
122
23
3
4
42
48
81 1 1
23
16 20
.623
.304
.318
.080
.238
1978 PIT
130
492
47
111
15
0
3
31
53
98 1 2
16
16 15
.575
.301
.274
.049
.226
1979 PIT
106
405
62
98
21
4
8
37
53
74 2 1
21
8 10
.705
.332
.373
.131
.242
1980 PIT
130
507
83
132
20
4
7
40
62
69 4 2
28
17 12
.701
.344
.357
.097
.260
1981 PIT
130
536
86
139
18
2
12
49
59
93 1 1
46
14 16
.701
.333
.368
.108
.259
1982 PIT
114
478
74
125
22
4
14
39
55
86 1 3
36
27 15
.749
.337
.412
.151
.262
1983 PIT
132
462
66
130
21
4
12
46
51
69 3 2
22
12 10
.777
.355
.422
.141
.281
1984 PIT
114
408
65
111
20
5
10
69
57
60 4 2
18
8 12
.784
.365
.419
.147
.272
1985 PIT
127
513
72
141
35
8
11
58
62
82 2 1
25
13 4
.793
.355
.439
.164
.275
1986 PIT
134
441
69
121
25
7
15
72
45
79 2 4
17
10 10
.806
.341
.465
.190
.274
1987 PIT
121
490
87
153
35
2
12
67
61
65 1 2
20
12 0
.853
.388
.465
.153
.312
1988 PIT
130
503
95
155
33
6
15
80
63
68 2 4
22
10 1
.872
.385
.487
.179
.308
1989 PIT
129
417
67
118
17
7
6
68
64
66 2 4
18
8 1
.778
.378
.400
.118
.283
1990 PIT
95
196
31
60
14
0
8
30
29
23 1 0
11
7 1
.898
.398
.500
.194
.306
1991 PIT
22
17
6
6
1
0
0
5
4
3 0 0
1
0 0
.888
.476
.412
.059
.353
Total
1865
6843
1028
1857
337
58
140
767
822
1092 29 30
345
194 143
.750
.351
.399
.128
.271
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1991-11-01Ben Swopelisberger has retired from the Pittsburgh Khalifas
1991-09-03Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1990-08-12Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1988-10-20The Pittsburgh Khalifas have placed Ben Swopelisberger on the trade block.
1987-10-05Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1987-04-05Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1984-06-02Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1982-09-09Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1979-06-09Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1979-04-10Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1976-04-16The Pittsburgh Khalifas have promoted Ben Swopelisberger to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Khalifas have designated David Malice for assignment.
1976-04-11The Pittsburgh Khalifas have demoted Ben Swopelisberger to the minor leagues.
1976-04-08The Pittsburgh Khalifas have promoted Ben Swopelisberger to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Khalifas have sent John Milosevich to the minors.
1975-04-01The Pittsburgh Khalifas have renamed Ray McAvoy to Ben Swopelisberger.