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| Name | Team | Age |
| Ben Ables | Retired (1965, Age 35) | Died (2000, Age 70) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 8 (1951) |
SS | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Jim Edmonds League | 0 | 6 years (80 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 10/4/1930 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (97.3 %) | (96.9 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1958 | PIT | 52 | 191 | 17 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .672 | .316 | .356 | .251 |
| 1959 | PIT | 38 | 123 | 20 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .764 | .382 | .382 | .276 |
| 1960 | PIT | 90 | 328 | 35 | 83 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 36 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .643 | .323 | .320 | .253 |
| 1961 | PIT | 137 | 436 | 58 | 108 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 52 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .640 | .326 | .314 | .248 |
| 1962 | PIT | 39 | 59 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .451 | .231 | .220 | .153 |
| 1963 | PIT | 40 | 116 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .460 | .244 | .216 | .172 |
| 1964 | PIT | 23 | 67 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .799 | .382 | .418 | .299 |
| Total | 419 | 1320 | 155 | 322 | 54 | 4 | 13 | 140 | 151 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 32 | .641 | .321 | .320 | .244 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1965-11-01 | Ben Ables has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1965-04-10 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have waived Ben Ables. |
| 1964-08-12 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have designated Ben Ables for assignment. |
| 1959-08-18 | Ben Ables of the Pittsburgh Panthers is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
| 1958-04-21 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Ben Ables to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Mike Vitt to the major league team. |
| 1958-04-21 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have acquired Ben Ables from the waiver wire. |
| 1955-04-12 | The Florida Storm have acquired Bob Lawrence from the waiver wire. The Florida Storm have waived Ben Ables. |
| 1954-04-11 | The Florida Storm have acquired Ben Ables from the waiver wire. |
| 1954-04-01 | The Cleveland Bounders have waived Ben Ables. |
| 1953-08-19 | The Cleveland Bounders have acquired Ben Ables from the waiver wire. |
| 1953-03-25 | The Milwaukee Braves have waived Ben Ables. |
| 1952-05-05 | The Milwaukee Braves have acquired Ben Ables from the waiver wire. |
| 1952-04-25 | The Florida Storm have waived Ben Ables. |