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Name Team Age
Cam Benton Retired (2020, Age 39) Died (2066, Age 86)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4
(1998)
3B L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Billy Williams League 0 17 years (129 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B+ 0 11/20/1980
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 2 9
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (SS)
A+ (95.3 %) B+ (70.5 %) C- (32.4 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1998 Minors 67.00 8 / 11 3 / 8 8 / 8 11 / 11 8 / 9 11 / 11 8 / 9 57 / 67
1998 Pos (2B) 39.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 19 / 39
1999 Minors 51.00 3 / 6 5 / 11 7 / 10 6 / 8 6 / 7 2 / 3 3 / 6 32 / 51
1999 Pos (1B) 2.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 2
1999 Pos (2B) 1.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1
2000 Minors 50.00 7 / 10 2 / 4 5 / 5 5 / 5 6 / 7 6 / 7 9 / 12 40 / 50
2000 Pos (1B) 98.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 19 / 98
2001 Minors 45.00 1 / 5 1 / 4 4 / 6 4 / 6 7 / 9 3 / 11 4 / 4 24 / 45
2001 Majors 10.44 27 26 0 1 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 4 / 10
2001 Pos (CF) 48.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 48
2002 Minors 19.00 0 / 4 1 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 3 3 / 6 0 / 1 2 / 2 7 / 19
2002 Majors 47.31 118 115 0 4 / 7 0 / 4 2 / 4 6 / 10 2 / 2 2 / 12 3 / 8 19 / 47
2003 Minors 5.00 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 5
2003 Majors 53.08 141 136 0 2 / 11 7 / 8 5 / 8 1 / 4 3 / 9 1 / 5 3 / 8 22 / 53
2004 Majors 53.83 162 127 0 0 / 3 2 / 5 3 / 8 3 / 6 5 / 14 1 / 8 5 / 9 19 / 53
2005 Majors 52.26 162 117 0 1 / 7 1 / 5 1 / 5 3 / 8 2 / 10 4 / 9 3 / 8 15 / 52
2006 Majors 60.46 162 154 0 1 / 10 0 / 8 4 / 9 3 / 9 0 / 6 1 / 11 1 / 7 10 / 60
2007 Majors 60.72 162 148 0 1 / 5 4 / 13 1 / 12 2 / 9 2 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 7 10 / 60
2008 Majors 66.14 162 154 0 0 / 12 1 / 8 2 / 8 1 / 14 0 / 3 0 / 10 0 / 11 4 / 66
2009 Majors 50.30 125 121 37 1 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 4 1 / 8 0 / 3 0 / 13 1 / 8 3 / 50
2010 Majors 64.27 162 151 0 1 / 14 0 / 10 1 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 2 1 / 10 3 / 64
2011 Majors 61.62 162 150 0 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 14 0 / 61
2012 Majors 52.04 149 125 13 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 52
2013 Majors 64.25 162 154 0 0 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 15 0 / 64
2014 Majors 62.11 162 151 0 -2 / 7 -3 / 7 -3 / 11 -3 / 16 -2 / 9 -3 / 6 -4 / 6 -20 / 62
2015 Majors 43.18 162 61 0 -3 / 5 -7 / 8 -4 / 4 -4 / 7 -3 / 8 -1 / 7 -1 / 4 -23 / 43
2016 Majors 49.88 162 67 0 -4 / 10 -3 / 8 -3 / 6 -2 / 9 -10 / 3 -1 / 7 -2 / 6 -25 / 49
2017 Majors 42.92 162 44 0 -2 / 3 -2 / 3 -2 / 8 -1 / 5 -10 / 7 -2 / 9 -1 / 7 -20 / 42
2018 Majors 44.19 162 50 0 0 / 7 -2 / 4 -1 / 4 -2 / 8 -9 / 7 -1 / 4 0 / 10 -15 / 44
2019 Majors 27.77 90 38 36 -4 / 3 -3 / 7 -3 / 2 -6 / 4 -5 / 4 -2 / 7 0 / 0 -23 / 27
2020 Majors 1.80 20 0 0 -6 / 0 -7 / 0 -3 / 0 -6 / 0 -1 / 0 -1 / 1 -1 / 0 -25 / 1
Total 2776 2089 86 10 / 172 1 / 165 25 / 156 23 / 191 5 / 163 21 / 174 34 / 176 159 / 1385
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2020-11-01Cam Benton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2020-05-10The Boston Haffenreffers have acquired Carl Reynolds from the waiver wire. The Boston Haffenreffers have waived Cam Benton.
2020-05-06The Boston Haffenreffers have designated Cam Benton for assignment.
2020-04-13The Boston Haffenreffers have promoted Cam Benton to the major league team.
2020-04-13The Boston Haffenreffers have acquired Cam Benton from the waiver wire.
2019-08-29The Pittsburgh Moon Runners have waived Cam Benton.
2019-08-23The Pittsburgh Moon Runners have promoted Eddie Davis to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Moon Runners have designated Cam Benton for assignment.
2019-05-24Cam Benton of the Pittsburgh Moon Runners is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
2015-04-05Trade #1378814 has been completed between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Moon Runners. The Pittsburgh Moon Runners receive Cam Benton from the New York Mets in exchange for Joe Ashburn, Otie Joiner.
2012-05-14Cam Benton of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
2009-05-30Cam Benton of the New York Mets is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
2003-08-03The New York Mets have promoted Cam Benton to the major league team. The New York Mets have sent Hal Hamilton to the minors.
2003-07-09The New York Mets have promoted Hal Hamilton to the major league team. The New York Mets have sent Cam Benton to the minors.
2002-06-13The New York Mets have promoted Cam Benton to the major league team.
2002-06-03The New York Mets have sent Cam Benton to the minors.
2002-05-10The New York Mets have promoted Cam Benton to the major league team.
2001-10-03The New York Mets have promoted Tomas Hosley to the major league team. The New York Mets have promoted Bill Bottalico to the major league team. The New York Mets have sent Hal Hamilton to the minors. The New York Mets have sent Cam Benton to the minors.
2001-09-02The New York Mets have promoted Cam Benton to the major league team. The New York Mets have promoted Ducky Strawberry to the major league team. The New York Mets have sent Henry Rajsich to the minors. The New York Mets have sent Henry Heffernan to the minors.
1998-05-01Trade #1138419 has been completed between the St. Louis Krakens and the Boston Haffenreffers. The Boston Haffenreffers receive Dave Stillman, Mike Conway, Hank Carpenter, Dan Hunter, Mal Smith from the St. Louis Krakens in exchange for Red Sixsmith, Dutch Gajkowski, Cam Benton, John Brennan, Art Sauer, Rodney Johnson. Protest This Trade.