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Name Team Age
Ben Swopelisberger Retired (1991, Age 36) Died (2026, Age 71)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 10
(1975)		 2B L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Ed ONeill League 0 16 years (11 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ A- B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A  A- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  C  D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D- 0 10/22/1955
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 3 7
Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (RF)
A+ (97.6 %) B- (59.2 %) D+ (20.2 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT
1976 2B PIT 40 40 351.66 204 85 114 5 18 -4 5.09 .975
SS PIT 81 81 702.0 352 122 219 11 40 -8 4.37 .969
1977 2B PIT 104 104 909.66 498 175 307 16 48 -8 4.77 .968
SS PIT 26 26 230.33 113 44 65 4 18 -5 4.26 .965
1978 2B PIT 104 104 917.33 573 204 357 12 58 +9 5.50 .979
SS PIT 26 26 221.0 101 47 51 3 12 -4 3.99 .970
1979 2B PIT 90 90 799.0 496 169 319 8 50 +7 5.50 .984
SS PIT 16 16 139.0 57 26 29 2 9 -1 3.56 .965
1980 2B PIT 128 128 1117.66 673 240 421 12 65 +12 5.32 .982
SS PIT 2 2 16.0 10 5 5 0 4 +1 5.62 1.000
1981 2B PIT 130 130 1158.66 691 235 440 16 63 +18 5.24 .977
1982 2B PIT 114 114 1020.66 590 218 357 15 62 -6 5.07 .975
1983 1B PIT 30 30 265.33 267 253 11 3 16 +2 8.95 .989
2B PIT 46 46 408.0 263 105 153 5 39 +3 5.69 .981
LF PIT 35 35 302.0 82 80 0 2 0 -2 2.38 .976
1984 2B PIT 5 5 44.0 27 10 17 0 3 +1 5.52 1.000
3B PIT 5 5 44.0 13 5 7 1 1 -1 2.45 .923
SS PIT 1 1 9.0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2.00 1.000
CF PIT 95 95 812.66 206 195 0 11 0 -7 2.16 .947
RF PIT 2 2 16.0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 0.56 1.000
1985 2B PIT 2 2 17.66 9 4 5 0 1 +1 4.59 1.000
3B PIT 2 2 17.0 6 1 4 1 0 -3 2.65 .833
SS PIT 2 2 18.0 9 4 4 1 1 -1 4.00 .889
LF PIT 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
CF PIT 118 118 1031.33 283 279 2 2 2 +1 2.45 .993
RF PIT 1 1 9.33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1986 2B PIT 7 7 60.0 50 21 25 4 5 +1 6.90 .920
SS PIT 26 26 234.0 108 39 64 5 15 -7 3.96 .954
LF PIT 3 3 26.0 8 8 0 0 0 0 2.77 1.000
CF PIT 75 72 658.66 175 174 0 1 0 +1 2.38 .994
RF PIT 2 2 18.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
1987 2B PIT 1 1 8.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 4.50 1.000
3B PIT 2 2 15.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.20 1.000
SS PIT 2 2 17.0 8 6 2 0 1 -1 4.24 1.000
LF PIT 3 3 25.0 9 9 0 0 0 +1 3.24 1.000
CF PIT 110 109 999.66 277 275 2 0 2 +1 2.49 1.000
RF PIT 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
1988 CF PIT 127 127 1123.33 299 298 0 1 0 -3 2.39 .997
1989 2B PIT 1 1 9.0 7 3 4 0 2 0 7.00 1.000
LF PIT 28 28 252.0 65 64 1 0 1 0 2.32 1.000
CF PIT 83 79 705.66 201 199 1 1 1 +1 2.55 .995
RF PIT 2 2 18.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 3.50 1.000
1990 3B PIT 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
LF PIT 38 38 344.66 83 82 0 1 0 +1 2.14 .988
RF PIT 1 1 11.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.82 1.000
1991 LF PIT 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
Pos Total 1B 30 30 265.33 267 253 11 3 16 +2 8.95 .989
2B 772 772 6821.29 4085 1471 2521 93 414 +34 5.27 .977
3B 10 10 85.0 21 7 12 2 1 -4 2.01 .905
SS 182 182 1586.33 760 293 441 26 101 -26 4.16 .966
LF 109 108 959.66 247 243 1 3 1 0 2.29 .988
CF 608 600 5331.3 1441 1420 5 16 5 -6 2.41 .989
RF 9 9 81.33 13 13 0 0 0 -1 1.44 1.000
Total 1720 1711 15130.24 6834 3700 2991 143 538 -1 3.98 .979
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1991-11-01Ben Swopelisberger has retired from the Pittsburgh Khalifas
1991-09-03Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1990-08-12Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1988-10-20The Pittsburgh Khalifas have placed Ben Swopelisberger on the trade block.
1987-10-05Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1987-04-05Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1984-06-02Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1982-09-09Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1979-06-09Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1979-04-10Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1976-04-16The Pittsburgh Khalifas have promoted Ben Swopelisberger to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Khalifas have designated David Malice for assignment.
1976-04-11The Pittsburgh Khalifas have demoted Ben Swopelisberger to the minor leagues.
1976-04-08The Pittsburgh Khalifas have promoted Ben Swopelisberger to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Khalifas have sent John Milosevich to the minors.
1975-04-01The Pittsburgh Khalifas have renamed Ray McAvoy to Ben Swopelisberger.