#68 Joe "Blitzen" Benz, Starting Pitcher, 34 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday, 10/22/1920 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Joe Benz Blitzen 1/21/1886 34 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 :
| Strong Minimal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 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 $ 7,650,000 1921 10 Year(s), 4 Days (1724 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 89 Days (1981 total Days) 11 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 3 | 7 | 9 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
Versus RHB | 3 | 8 | 9 | |
Talent | 3 | 8 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 64 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider Splitfinger-Fastball
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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 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 3 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.09 | 17.2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.09 | 17.0 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
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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 | 5 | 1 | 11.2 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 3.24 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 37 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .333 | .459 | .793 |
vs. RHB | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .250 | .265 | .515 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 12.2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
Road | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
July | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 2.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sept./Oct. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 1 | 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 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2.44 | 151.0 | 136 | 57 | 41 | 2 | 37 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 1.15 | .000 | CHA |
1912 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2.44 | 151.0 | 136 | 57 | 41 | 2 | 37 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 1.15 | .000 | CHA |
1913 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2.44 | 151.0 | 136 | 57 | 41 | 2 | 37 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 1.15 | .000 | CHA |
1914 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2.44 | 151.0 | 136 | 57 | 41 | 2 | 37 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 1.15 | .000 | CHA |
1915 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2.44 | 151.0 | 136 | 57 | 41 | 2 | 37 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 1.15 | .000 | CHA |
1916 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2.44 | 151.0 | 136 | 57 | 41 | 2 | 37 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 1.15 | .000 | CHA |
1917 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2.44 | 151.0 | 136 | 57 | 41 | 2 | 37 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 1.15 | .000 | CHA |
1918 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 3.73 | 238.2 | 252 | 118 | 99 | 2 | 84 | 97 | 21 | 0 | 1.41 | .305 | PIT |
1919 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2.81 | 231.0 | 207 | 90 | 72 | 11 | 69 | 85 | 21 | 1 | 1.19 | .261 | PIT |
1920 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.09 | 17.2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.25 | .266 | PIT |
Total | 260 | 184 | 87 | 78 | 0 | 2.73 | 1544.1 | 1429 | 617 | 468 | 28 | 416 | 608 | 99 | 15 | 1.19 | 1.165 | |
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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 |
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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 |
1919 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.65 | 17.0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
1920 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.44 | 18.1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1911 | 28 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .160 | .163 | .323 | CHA |
1912 | 28 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .160 | .163 | .323 | CHA |
1913 | 28 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .160 | .163 | .323 | CHA |
1914 | 28 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .160 | .163 | .323 | CHA |
1915 | 28 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .160 | .163 | .323 | CHA |
1916 | 28 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .160 | .163 | .323 | CHA |
1917 | 28 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .160 | .163 | .323 | CHA |
1918 | 29 | 88 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .080 | .109 | .159 | .268 | PIT |
1919 | 29 | 84 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | .107 | .105 | .119 | .224 | PIT |
1920 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PIT |
Total | 260 | 520 | 65 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 183 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .141 | .154 | .295 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 17.2 | 4.08 | | | | |
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Drafted in 8th round, 116th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1918... Hit first career homerun on 5/6/1918, off Lefty Tyler (NYN)... Injured on 6/2/1918 with a Concussion, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 5/26/1919 with a Concussion, out for 1-2 weeks...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1919 - 2.81 - 5th
| WHIP 1919 - 1.19 - 7th
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