#77 Benny Kauff, Centerfield, 27 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Tuesday, 10/24/1917 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Benny Kauff
1/5/1890 27 USA,OH,POMEROY 5"8 157
Centerfield L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Normal 2.5 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 $ 3,014,286 1917 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 5 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
Talent | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 8 5 4 4 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings CF : 2 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 8
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/17 | @CLE | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/18 | @CLE | L 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/20 | BOS | W 7-1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/23 | @DET | L 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/27 | @CHA | L 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/28 | @CLE | W 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/29 | @CLE | W 7-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/2 | NYA | L 2-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/4 | NYA | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/6 | @BOS | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 107 | 307 | 97 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 48 | 23 | 48 | .316 | .363 | .485 | .848 | .810 | .169 |
Projected | 107 | 307 | 97 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 48 | 23 | 48 | .316 | .363 | .485 | .848 | .810 | .169 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 66 | 332 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 149 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 61.1 | 55.8 | 6.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 39 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .317 | .436 | .753 |
vs. RHP | 268 | 86 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 44 | 21 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .321 | .369 | .493 | .862 |
Close/Late | 52 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .362 | .442 | .804 |
Scoring Position | 51 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .361 | .314 | .674 |
Pinch Hitting | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .344 | .467 | .810 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 53 | 154 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 16 | 20 | .331 | .392 | .487 | .879 |
Road | 54 | 153 | 46 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 28 | .301 | .329 | .484 | .813 |
March/April | 15 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | .289 | .360 | .467 | .827 |
May | 16 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | .304 | .313 | .543 | .856 |
June | 17 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 14 | .286 | .327 | .490 | .817 |
July | 17 | 55 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 6 | .309 | .381 | .418 | .799 |
August | 22 | 66 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 9 | .333 | .362 | .455 | .817 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 46 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .370 | .420 | .565 | .985 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1912 | 116 | 372 | 106 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 56 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 72 | 10 | 11 | .285 | .372 | .419 | .792 | PHA |
1913 | 154 | 589 | 176 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 76 | 91 | 69 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 19 | 21 | .299 | .374 | .484 | .858 | PHA,AL |
1914 | 149 | 562 | 141 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 70 | 82 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 29 | 15 | .251 | .328 | .370 | .698 | PHA |
1915 | 158 | 595 | 151 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 63 | 79 | 79 | 2 | 2 | 94 | 23 | 21 | .254 | .342 | .378 | .720 | PHA |
1916 | 154 | 554 | 130 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 67 | 62 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 86 | 28 | 18 | .235 | .308 | .338 | .645 | PHA |
1917 | 107 | 307 | 97 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 48 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 11 | 7 | .316 | .363 | .485 | .848 | PHA |
Total | 838 | 2979 | 801 | 204 | 50 | 35 | 351 | 418 | 348 | 6 | 13 | 504 | 120 | 93 | .269 | .345 | .406 | .751 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1913 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .400 | .429 | .650 | 1.079 |
Total | 5 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .400 | .429 | .650 | 1.079 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.0 | 5.14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Centerfield | 74 | 66 | 122 | 12 | 2 | 136 | 2 | .985 | 608.2 | 2.01 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1912... Had first career hit (double) on 4/1/1912, off Dick Redding (WAS)... Hit first career homerun on 7/8/1912, off Pete Alexander (SLA)... Was selected to the 1913 Allstar game... 1/31/1915: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,928,571 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1916: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,014,286 through salary arbitration... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Washington on 7/17/1916... Injured on 9/26/1916 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for one week... 1/31/1917: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,014,286 through salary arbitration...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1913 - .299 - 8th
| OBP 1913 - .374 - 6th
| SLG 1913 - .484 - 2nd
| OPS 1913 - .858 - 3rd
| Hits 1913 - 176 - 9th
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Doubles 1913 - 42 - 6th 1915 - 41 - 8th
| Triples 1913 - 17 - 1st
| Homeruns 1913 - 11 - 1st 1914 - 6 - 8th
| RBI 1913 - 76 - 4th 1914 - 70 - 10th
| Runs 1913 - 91 - 4th 1914 - 82 - 6th
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BB 1913 - 69 - 8th 1914 - 66 - 5th 1915 - 79 - 5th 1916 - 59 - 9th
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