#49 Benny Kauff, Centerfield, 36 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Friday, 10/20/1926 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Benny Kauff
1/5/1890 36 USA,OH,POMEROY 5"8 167
Centerfield L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Strong Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Very inconsistent GREAT Prone 1.5 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 $ 300,000 1926 13 Year(s), 131 Days (2367 total Days) 129 Day(s) 15 Year(s), 34 Days (2614 total Days) 15 Year(s) Not eligible 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Talent | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 5 4 4 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 2 (Range), .929 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 6 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/7 | @CHA | W 12-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/16 | @WAS | L 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/17 | @WAS | L 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/19 | @DET | L 6-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/21 | CLE | W 8-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/23 | CHA | L 2-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/26 | SLA | L 1-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/27 | SLA | W 5-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/28 | @PHA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/30 | @BOS | L 4-10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 46 | 109 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 14 | .303 | .345 | .413 | .758 | .684 | .110 |
Projected | 46 | 109 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 14 | .303 | .345 | .413 | .758 | .684 | .110 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 26 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 17.4 | 6.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .364 | .614 |
vs. RHP | 98 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .356 | .418 | .774 |
Close/Late | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .385 | .583 | .968 |
Scoring Position | 24 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .542 | .577 | .750 | 1.327 |
Pinch Hitting | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .364 | .500 | .864 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 24 | 62 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 7 | .323 | .358 | .452 | .810 |
Road | 22 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | .277 | .320 | .362 | .682 |
March/April | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
June | 9 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | .444 | .474 | .583 | 1.057 |
July | 9 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .222 | .241 | .259 | .501 |
August | 11 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .316 | .350 | .579 | .929 |
Sept/Oct | 10 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .200 | .304 | .250 | .554 |
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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 | 107 | 387 | 120 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 65 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 29 | 16 | .310 | .389 | .447 | .836 | NYA |
1914 | 107 | 387 | 120 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 65 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 29 | 16 | .310 | .389 | .447 | .836 | IND |
1915 | 107 | 387 | 120 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 65 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 29 | 16 | .310 | .389 | .447 | .836 | BRF |
1916 | 107 | 387 | 120 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 65 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 29 | 16 | .310 | .389 | .447 | .836 | NY1 |
1917 | 107 | 387 | 120 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 65 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 29 | 16 | .310 | .389 | .447 | .836 | NY1 |
1918 | 153 | 579 | 194 | 31 | 7 | 11 | 87 | 97 | 68 | 5 | 4 | 72 | 36 | 23 | .335 | .407 | .470 | .877 | BRO,NL |
1919 | 153 | 591 | 198 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 99 | 110 | 75 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 30 | 19 | .335 | .412 | .453 | .866 | CLE,AL |
1920 | 152 | 577 | 169 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 88 | 87 | 70 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 21 | .293 | .372 | .411 | .782 | CLE |
1921 | 144 | 520 | 140 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 72 | 64 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 34 | 16 | .269 | .354 | .362 | .716 | CLE |
1922 | 85 | 211 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | .246 | .306 | .332 | .637 | CLE |
1923 | 130 | 376 | 97 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 54 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 7 | 6 | .258 | .331 | .380 | .711 | CLE BOS |
1924 | 113 | 174 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 2 | .253 | .319 | .339 | .658 | BOS |
1925 | 101 | 196 | 60 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 1 | .306 | .362 | .449 | .811 | BOS |
1926 | 46 | 109 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | .303 | .345 | .413 | .758 | BOS NYY |
Total | 1612 | 5268 | 1587 | 261 | 84 | 73 | 771 | 838 | 600 | 53 | 23 | 553 | 284 | 178 | .301 | .377 | .424 | .801 | |
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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 |
1919 | 9 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 |
1920 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
1921 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .214 | .214 | .429 |
1922 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
1925 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
Total | 25 | 76 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 5 | .211 | .268 | .211 | .479 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 17 | 12 | 150 | 14 | 11 | 169 | 5 | .970 | 105.0 | 14.49 | | | | |
Centerfield | 16 | 14 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 3 | .941 | 116.2 | 3.93 | | | | |
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Drafted in 4th round, 63rd overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1918... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1918, hitting .435 with 0 HR, 4 RBI... Was selected to the 1918 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Boston (N) on 8/12/1918... Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1918... Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/5/1919 to a 7-year deal worth $13,200,000 per year... Drove in 7 runs against Washington on 5/10/1919... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1919, hitting .478 with 2 HR, 10 RBI... Was selected to the 1919 Allstar game... Hit for the cycle against Washington on 10/4/1919... Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 10/4/1919... Won World Series with Cleveland in 1919... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1920, hitting .423 with 2 HR, 8 RBI... Won World Series with Cleveland in 1922... Traded from Cleveland to Boston (A) on 3/2/1923 (Going to BOS: CF Benny Kauff. Going to CLE: P Jose Acosta)... 9/5/1925: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $2,400,000 per year, for 1 years. Released by Boston (A) on 5/3/1926... Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 6/11/1926 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1918 - .335 - 5th 1919 - .335 - 4th
| OBP 1918 - .407 - 4th 1919 - .412 - 2nd
| SLG 1918 - .470 - 6th 1919 - .453 - 6th
| OPS 1918 - .877 - 6th 1919 - .866 - 4th
| Hits 1918 - 194 - 4th 1919 - 198 - 3rd
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Doubles 1918 - 31 - 5th
| Triples 1919 - 9 - 9th
| Homeruns 1918 - 11 - 7th 1919 - 9 - 5th
| RBI 1918 - 87 - 9th 1919 - 99 - 2nd
| Runs 1918 - 97 - 10th 1919 - 110 - 5th
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BB 1919 - 75 - 8th 1920 - 70 - 7th
| SB 1921 - 34 - 8th
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