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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 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1976 AHP 61 236 64 5 1 2 17 31 38 .684 .358 .326 .271
1976 HHP 60 230 71 12 1 1 17 25 38 .760 .377 .383 .309
1976 LHP 44 84 28 2 0 1 9 15 12 .833 .440 .393 .333
1976 RHP 114 382 107 15 2 2 25 41 64 .696 .351 .346 .280
1977 AHP 66 267 69 14 2 0 25 24 42 .644 .318 .326 .258
1977 HHP 64 245 53 9 1 4 17 24 39 .599 .289 .310 .216
1977 LHP 49 96 28 2 0 0 8 7 18 .652 .340 .312 .292
1977 RHP 122 416 94 21 3 4 34 41 63 .616 .296 .320 .226
1978 AHP 64 236 52 8 0 1 16 30 46 .575 .309 .267 .220
1978 HHP 66 256 59 7 0 2 15 23 52 .575 .294 .281 .230
1978 LHP 40 86 23 4 0 2 10 9 17 .721 .337 .384 .267
1978 RHP 122 406 88 11 0 1 21 44 81 .545 .294 .251 .217
1979 AHP 52 202 40 8 0 1 11 22 43 .532 .280 .252 .198
1979 HHP 54 203 58 13 4 7 26 31 31 .874 .381 .493 .286
1979 LHP 31 56 13 4 0 0 5 11 9 .671 .368 .304 .232
1979 RHP 97 349 85 17 4 8 32 42 65 .710 .326 .384 .244
1980 AHP 66 261 60 9 1 3 22 36 38 .633 .327 .307 .230
1980 HHP 64 246 72 11 3 4 18 26 31 .774 .364 .411 .293
1980 LHP 54 112 26 3 2 1 15 16 17 .645 .323 .321 .232
1980 RHP 115 395 106 17 2 6 25 46 52 .718 .351 .367 .268
1981 AHP 66 276 83 11 1 5 25 31 43 .772 .370 .402 .301
1981 HHP 64 260 56 7 1 7 24 28 50 .625 .294 .331 .215
1981 LHP 60 137 33 8 1 2 11 15 24 .673 .316 .358 .241
1981 RHP 115 399 106 10 1 10 38 44 69 .710 .339 .371 .266
1982 AHP 57 247 68 14 2 6 18 23 37 .757 .336 .421 .275
1982 HHP 57 231 57 8 2 8 21 32 49 .741 .338 .403 .247
1982 LHP 61 148 33 5 1 5 18 15 24 .664 .293 .372 .223
1982 RHP 102 330 92 17 3 9 21 40 62 .787 .357 .430 .279
1983 AHP 65 230 65 9 2 3 16 22 28 .731 .353 .378 .283
1983 HHP 67 232 65 12 2 9 30 29 41 .823 .357 .466 .280
1983 LHP 55 134 33 1 2 2 13 14 23 .648 .320 .328 .246
1983 RHP 113 328 97 20 2 10 33 37 46 .830 .370 .460 .296
1984 AHP 59 218 62 10 3 5 37 26 27 .791 .364 .427 .284
1984 HHP 55 190 49 10 2 5 32 31 33 .777 .366 .411 .258
1984 LHP 40 79 21 1 0 2 17 7 13 .680 .326 .354 .266
1984 RHP 109 329 90 19 5 8 52 50 47 .809 .374 .435 .274
1985 AHP 61 253 80 22 5 4 31 37 35 .892 .402 .490 .316
1985 HHP 66 260 61 13 3 7 27 25 47 .695 .307 .388 .235
1985 LHP 62 104 28 6 2 2 8 8 22 .745 .321 .423 .269
1985 RHP 122 409 113 29 6 9 50 54 60 .805 .363 .443 .276
1986 AHP 68 224 60 14 3 4 27 19 41 .740 .329 .411 .268
1986 HHP 66 217 61 11 4 11 45 26 38 .874 .354 .521 .281
1986 LHP 46 99 19 2 5 1 17 5 18 .572 .229 .343 .192
1986 RHP 122 342 102 23 2 14 55 40 61 .872 .372 .500 .298
1987 AHP 65 254 66 17 1 6 31 39 33 .765 .359 .406 .260
1987 HHP 56 236 87 18 1 6 36 22 32 .951 .421 .530 .369
1987 LHP 49 82 32 9 1 3 23 8 8 1.074 .440 .634 .390
1987 RHP 113 408 121 26 1 9 44 53 57 .809 .378 .431 .297
1988 AHP 64 257 78 18 3 7 39 30 36 .857 .378 .479 .304
1988 HHP 66 246 77 15 3 8 41 33 32 .887 .391 .496 .313
1988 LHP 52 96 22 5 0 1 13 12 18 .627 .315 .312 .229
1988 RHP 119 407 133 28 6 14 67 51 50 .929 .401 .528 .327
1989 AHP 64 207 52 11 4 3 37 30 36 .732 .346 .386 .251
1989 HHP 65 210 66 6 3 3 31 34 30 .823 .409 .414 .314
1989 LHP 36 44 7 0 0 1 6 8 8 .510 .283 .227 .159
1989 RHP 126 373 111 17 7 5 62 56 58 .810 .389 .421 .298
1990 AHP 50 105 25 4 0 3 11 19 12 .722 .360 .362 .238
1990 HHP 45 91 35 10 0 5 19 10 11 1.105 .446 .659 .385
1990 LHP 10 11 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .523 .250 .273 .182
1990 RHP 95 185 58 13 0 8 29 29 22 .920 .407 .514 .314
1991 AHP 14 11 3 1 0 0 2 3 2 .792 .429 .364 .273
1991 HHP 8 6 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 1.071 .571 .500 .500
1991 RHP 21 17 6 1 0 0 5 4 3 .888 .476 .412 .353
Total AHP 942 3484 927 175 28 53 365 422 537 .725 .347 .378 .266
Total HHP 923 3359 930 162 30 87 402 400 555 .775 .354 .421 .277
Total LHP 689 1368 348 53 14 23 174 150 232 .692 .328 .364 .254
Total RHP 1727 5475 1509 284 44 117 593 672 860 .764 .356 .408 .276
Total 1865 6843 1857 337 58 140 767 822 1092 .750 .351 .399 .271
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.