#6 Joe "Blitzen" Benz, Starting Pitcher, 26 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers Wednesday, 10/25/1912 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Joe Benz Blitzen 1/21/1886 26 USA,IN,NEW ALSACE 5"10 196
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 250,000 1912 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 158 Days (330 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 158 Days (330 total Days) 1 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 3 | 7 | 10 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
Talent | 3 | 8 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 54 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
5/24 | @SLN | W 6-3 | * | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | W | | | | |
5/30 | @PHI | L 6-7 | * | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
6/5 | BSN | W 4-2 | * | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
6/10 | CHN | W 7-6 | * | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | W | | | | |
6/23 | CIN | W 9-8 | * | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | W | | | | |
6/30 | @BSN | W 8-1 | * | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | W | PoG | | | |
7/8 | PHI | L 1-4 | * | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | L | | | | |
7/12 | @PIT | W 5-1 | * | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
7/24 | @CIN | W 3-2 | * | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
7/28 | BSN | W 3-0 | * | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | PoG | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 17 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3.39 | 148.2 | 159 | 70 | 56 | 32 | 65 | 12 | 70.6 | 2 | 10 | 58.8 |
Projected | 17 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3.39 | 148.0 | 159 | 70 | 56 | 32 | 65 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 | 9.6 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.23 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 270 | 86 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 40 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 | .356 | .463 | .819 |
vs. RHB | 304 | 73 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 30 | 13 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .265 | .329 | .594 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3.78 | 81.0 | 87 | 45 | 34 | 23 | 39 |
Road | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.93 | 67.2 | 72 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 26 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.07 | 44.0 | 45 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 25 |
May | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.89 | 32.2 | 53 | 30 | 25 | 8 | 10 |
June | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.16 | 37.0 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 13 |
July | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.77 | 35.0 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sept./Oct. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1911 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.67 | 100.2 | 100 | 53 | 41 | 1 | 29 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 1.28 | .286 | BRO |
1912 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3.39 | 148.2 | 159 | 70 | 56 | 4 | 32 | 65 | 12 | 2 | 1.28 | .307 | BRO |
Total | 31 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 3.50 | 249.1 | 259 | 123 | 97 | 5 | 61 | 103 | 18 | 2 | 1.28 | .298 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1911, AAA | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.94 | 52.0 | 50 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1.27 | .289 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1911 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1911 | 14 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .152 | .125 | .277 | BRO |
1912 | 17 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .035 | .000 | .035 | BRO |
Total | 31 | 87 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 0 | .046 | .078 | .046 | .124 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 17 | 17 | 11 | 30 | 2 | 43 | 2 | .953 | 148.2 | 2.60 | | | | |
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Drafted in 3rd round, 43rd overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1911... Injured on 7/27/1911 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week... Earned first career win on 8/24/1911... Had first career hit on 8/29/1911, off Lefty Webb (BSN)... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1912, going 3-1, 0.77...
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