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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1989 AHP 69 217 47 9 0 8 20 14 53 .632 .263 .369 .217
1989 HHP 67 222 67 8 0 11 40 14 38 .839 .353 .486 .302
1989 LHP 28 31 5 1 0 0 1 1 5 .381 .188 .194 .161
1989 RHP 122 408 109 16 0 19 59 27 86 .764 .317 .446 .267
1990 AHP 28 85 17 4 0 0 4 10 21 .528 .281 .247 .200
1990 HHP 32 91 25 4 1 3 14 4 22 .742 .302 .440 .275
1990 LHP 9 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 .167 .167 .167
1990 RHP 52 164 40 8 1 3 18 14 40 .660 .300 .360 .244
1991 AHP 43 140 35 6 1 4 15 10 28 .697 .305 .393 .250
1991 HHP 44 129 31 8 0 4 17 10 21 .695 .300 .395 .240
1991 LHP 15 17 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .328 .211 .118 .118
1991 RHP 80 252 64 14 1 8 32 19 48 .722 .309 .413 .254
1992 AHP 52 188 47 6 1 8 28 18 37 .734 .314 .420 .250
1992 HHP 52 166 50 6 2 6 25 21 36 .853 .383 .470 .301
1992 LHP 33 36 10 0 0 1 6 6 8 .742 .381 .361 .278
1992 RHP 100 318 87 12 3 13 47 33 65 .796 .343 .453 .274
1993 AHP 75 275 79 15 0 13 54 23 61 .827 .343 .484 .287
1993 HHP 70 240 60 11 0 13 41 20 51 .764 .305 .458 .250
1993 LHP 31 33 9 0 0 1 2 4 8 .715 .351 .364 .273
1993 RHP 140 482 130 26 0 25 93 39 104 .803 .324 .479 .270
1994 AHP 64 220 57 12 2 11 34 13 47 .780 .298 .482 .259
1994 HHP 67 205 55 6 2 7 38 17 39 .741 .321 .420 .268
1994 LHP 24 29 8 2 0 0 3 3 6 .689 .344 .345 .276
1994 RHP 128 396 104 16 4 18 69 27 80 .766 .307 .460 .263
1995 AHP 19 8 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .875 .500 .375 .375
1995 HHP 16 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091 .091 .000 .000
1995 LHP 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 .167 .000 .000
1995 RHP 12 13 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .564 .333 .231 .231
1996 AHP 16 14 7 0 0 1 3 2 5 1.277 .562 .714 .500
1996 HHP 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .347 .222 .125 .125
1996 LHP 5 6 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.000 .500 .500 .500
1996 RHP 18 16 5 0 0 1 2 3 6 .921 .421 .500 .312
1997 AHP 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .667 .333 .333 .333
1997 HHP 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .000 .000
1997 LHP 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1997 RHP 6 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .533 .333 .200 .200
1998 AHP 22 85 11 2 0 1 1 2 18 .338 .149 .188 .129
1998 HHP 25 85 14 4 0 2 5 10 21 .532 .250 .282 .165
1998 LHP 13 37 7 3 0 1 2 1 5 .562 .211 .351 .189
1998 RHP 45 133 18 3 0 2 4 11 34 .403 .200 .203 .135
Total AHP 391 1235 304 54 4 46 162 94 274 .707 .299 .408 .246
Total HHP 385 1159 303 47 5 46 180 99 233 .751 .321 .430 .261
Total LHP 164 207 46 6 0 3 15 17 40 .579 .284 .295 .222
Total RHP 703 2187 561 95 9 89 327 176 467 .742 .312 .430 .257
Total 776 2394 607 101 9 92 342 193 507 .728 .310 .419 .254
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.