#68 Joe "Blitzen" Benz, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday, 10/26/1918 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Joe Benz Blitzen 1/21/1886 32 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 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 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 $ 7,650,000 1921 8 Year(s), 4 Days (1380 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 89 Days (1637 total Days) 9 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 3 | 8 | 10 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 3 | 8 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 3 | 8 | 10 | |
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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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/7 | @BRO | W 3-1 | * | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | W | PoG | | | |
8/18 | @PHI | W 6-4 | * | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | W | | | | |
8/23 | @BSN | W 6-4 | * | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | W | | | | |
8/29 | @CHC | L 3-10 | * | 6.1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | L | | | | |
9/3 | BRO | W 3-1 | * | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | W | PoG | | | |
9/8 | @NYN | L 2-3 | * | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
9/15 | CIN | W 4-3 | * | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
9/19 | @STL | W 5-3 | * | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | W | PoG | | | |
9/26 | BRO | W 5-4 | * | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | W | | | | |
10/1 | @CHC | L 6-10 | * | 5.2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | L | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 29 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 3.73 | 238.2 | 252 | 118 | 99 | 84 | 97 | 21 | 72.4 | 0 | 16 | 55.2 |
Projected | 29 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 3.73 | 238.0 | 252 | 118 | 99 | 84 | 97 | | | | | |
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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 | 12.8 | 9.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.55 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 453 | 134 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 68 | 72 | 48 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .296 | .362 | .364 | .726 |
vs. RHB | 467 | 118 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 46 | 36 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .301 | .300 | .601 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3.10 | 95.2 | 90 | 39 | 33 | 38 | 43 |
Road | 18 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4.15 | 143.0 | 162 | 79 | 66 | 46 | 54 |
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 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.91 | 28.2 | 43 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 13 |
May | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.05 | 44.0 | 44 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 17 |
June | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.06 | 31.0 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
July | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.68 | 44.0 | 46 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 23 |
August | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.04 | 42.1 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Sept./Oct. | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.96 | 48.2 | 49 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 19 |
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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 |
Total | 225 | 155 | 71 | 67 | 0 | 2.68 | 1295.2 | 1204 | 517 | 386 | 16 | 343 | 517 | 77 | 14 | 1.19 | 3.070 | |
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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 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 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 |
Total | 225 | 431 | 56 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 143 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .149 | .162 | .312 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 29 | 29 | 9 | 48 | 3 | 59 | 2 | .966 | 238.2 | 2.22 | | | | |
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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...
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