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Name Team Age
John Benton Retired (1998, Age 33) Died (2037, Age 73)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 5
(1987)		 LF L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Santo Rodriguez League 0 7 years (27 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B- B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ C+ C 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A  A- D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D+ B+ B 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 11/6/1964
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 1 3
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (CF)
B+ (68.3 %) B  (60.6 %) D- (6.3 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT
1989 1B TB 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
LF TB 113 102 894.33 198 191 6 1 0 0 1.98 .995
CF TB 3 0 3.66 2 2 0 0 0 0 4.92 1.000
RF TB 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
1990 1B TB 2 0 6.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.000
LF TB 52 41 368.33 90 87 2 1 0 0 2.17 .989
CF TB 2 0 4.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 6.75 1.000
RF TB 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.000
1991 1B TB 3 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 1 0 4.50 1.000
2B TB 2 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.50 1.000
LF TB 3 0 5.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3.60 1.000
CF TB 25 25 212.33 67 66 0 1 0 +1 2.80 .985
RF TB 45 39 346.0 66 64 1 1 0 -1 1.69 .985
1992 1B TB 21 19 168.0 162 157 3 2 11 -3 8.57 .988
LF TB 74 69 623.0 136 134 2 0 0 +1 1.96 1.000
CF TB 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.000
1993 1B TB 5 0 8.33 11 11 0 0 0 0 11.88 1.000
SS TB 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
LF TB 125 121 1092.0 287 279 6 2 0 +4 2.35 .993
CF TB 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1994 SS TB 2 2 18.33 5 2 2 1 0 0 1.96 .800
LF TB 105 101 893.33 213 209 3 1 0 0 2.14 .995
1995 LF STL 34 0 64.66 12 11 1 0 0 0 1.67 1.000
RF STL 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4.00 1.000
1996 LF STL 13 0 23.33 4 3 0 1 0 0 1.16 .750
1997 LF STL 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1998 1B ATL 32 32 270.66 291 278 10 3 21 -3 9.58 .990
LF ATL 13 12 110.0 31 29 2 0 0 -1 2.54 1.000
Pos Total 1B 64 51 457.99 472 454 13 5 33 -6 9.18 .989
2B 2 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.50 1.000
SS 3 2 19.33 5 2 2 1 0 0 1.86 .800
LF 534 446 4076.98 973 945 22 6 0 +4 2.13 .994
CF 32 25 221.99 73 72 0 1 0 +1 2.92 .986
RF 48 41 365.0 72 70 1 1 0 -1 1.75 .986
Total 683 565 5143.29 1596 1543 39 14 33 -2 2.77 .991
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1998-11-01John Benton has retired from the New York Hawks
1998-07-28The Atlanta Hawks have promoted John Benton to the major league team.
1998-07-04The Atlanta Hawks have acquired John Benton from the waiver wire.
1998-05-09The St. Louis Sarcosuchus have waived John Benton.
1998-03-25The St. Louis Sarcosuchus have designated John Benton for assignment. The St. Louis Sarcosuchus have designated Wally Nordyke for assignment.
1997-04-28John Benton of the St. Louis Sarcosuchus is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1995-04-18The St. Louis Sarcosuchus have acquired John Benton from the waiver wire.
1995-04-01The Tampa Bay Tortugas have promoted Odie Tannehill to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tortugas have designated John Benton for assignment.
1994-09-09John Benton of the Tampa Bay Tortugas is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1992-05-22The Tampa Bay Tortugas have promoted John Benton to the major league team.
1992-04-01The Tampa Bay Tortugas have designated Wade Shriver for assignment. The Tampa Bay Tortugas have sent John Benton to the minors.
1991-06-04John Benton of the Tampa Bay Tortugas is injured and is expected to be out 46 days.
1990-07-13The Tampa Bay Tortugas have promoted John Benton to the major league team.
1990-04-01The Tampa Bay Tortugas have promoted Joe Gordon to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tortugas have sent John Benton to the minors.