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Name Team Age
Jim Benton Retired (1989, Age 36) Died (2016, Age 63)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 32
(1971)		 LF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Santo Rodriguez League 0 13 years (31 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B- A 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B+ A 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C  F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D  B  B 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 1/9/1953
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 4 6
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (CF)
A+ (96.9 %) A+ (92.9 %) F  (0.8 %)

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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 
1971 Minors 65.00 9 / 9 14 / 14 9 / 10 8 / 8 3 / 7 6 / 6 11 / 11 60 / 65
1972 Minors 68.00 9 / 11 7 / 9 5 / 7 9 / 10 6 / 10 9 / 9 11 / 12 56 / 68
1973 Minors 62.00 7 / 7 6 / 7 8 / 12 6 / 9 2 / 9 9 / 10 7 / 8 45 / 62
1973 Pos (LF) 20.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 10 / 20
1974 Minors 56.00 6 / 10 11 / 13 4 / 7 4 / 11 1 / 4 1 / 6 3 / 5 30 / 56
1974 Pos (LF) 14.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 10 / 14
1975 Minors 64.00 3 / 8 2 / 10 6 / 8 3 / 14 2 / 6 1 / 4 6 / 14 23 / 64
1976 Majors 51.93 144 42 18 2 / 7 2 / 5 3 / 7 1 / 6 1 / 8 6 / 10 4 / 8 19 / 51
1977 Majors 68.34 152 94 10 7 / 15 2 / 11 1 / 4 4 / 9 2 / 8 3 / 7 8 / 14 27 / 68
1978 Majors 74.46 162 130 0 3 / 13 2 / 6 1 / 7 5 / 16 1 / 12 5 / 11 5 / 9 22 / 74
1979 Majors 68.91 162 123 0 2 / 11 2 / 7 4 / 14 2 / 7 1 / 13 1 / 8 1 / 8 13 / 68
1980 Majors 73.36 162 130 0 2 / 7 1 / 13 1 / 14 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 13 1 / 13 5 / 73
1981 Majors 66.19 162 130 0 0 / 9 1 / 12 0 / 9 2 / 10 0 / 7 1 / 10 0 / 9 4 / 66
1982 Majors 67.86 162 130 0 0 / 8 1 / 9 1 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 15 0 / 7 0 / 7 2 / 67
1983 Majors 69.04 162 130 0 1 / 7 0 / 7 1 / 14 0 / 12 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 13 2 / 69
1984 Majors 60.33 162 130 0 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 14 1 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 10 1 / 60
1985 Majors 61.34 152 123 10 0 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 61
1986 Majors 65.16 162 127 0 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 14 0 / 12 0 / 65
1987 Majors 37.07 134 40 13 -3 / 6 -6 / 6 -4 / 11 -1 / 4 -6 / 6 -2 / 3 -4 / 1 -26 / 37
1988 Majors 40.54 162 46 0 1 / 8 -4 / 5 -3 / 3 -2 / 9 -3 / 6 -1 / 5 -2 / 4 -14 / 40
1989 Minors 51.00 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 9 1 / 3 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 9 1 / 51
1989 Majors 2.37 15 0 0 -5 / 1 -5 / 0 -5 / 0 -5 / 0 -1 / 1 -3 / 0 -2 / 0 -26 / 2
Total 2055 1375 51 44 / 173 36 / 165 32 / 176 38 / 165 9 / 160 36 / 154 49 / 174 264 / 1201
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Jim Benton has retired from the Milwaukee Brewers
1989-06-25The Milwaukee Brewers have designated Jim Benton for assignment.
1989-06-08The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted Jim Benton to the major league team.
1989-04-01The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted Frank McCauley to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brewers have designated Jim Benton for assignment.
1987-08-30Jim Benton of the Milwaukee Brewers is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1985-05-30Jim Benton of the Philadelphia Phantasms is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1977-06-05Jim Benton of the Philadelphia Fightins is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1976-08-06Jim Benton of the Philadelphia Fightins is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1976-04-01The Philadelphia Fightins have promoted Rollie Grott to the major league team. The Philadelphia Fightins have promoted Jim Benton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Fightins have designated Mike Foiles for assignment. The Philadelphia Fightins have designated Roy Wickman for assignment.