#6 Joe "Blitzen" Benz, Starting Pitcher, 27 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers Sunday, 10/22/1913 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Joe Benz Blitzen 1/21/1886 27 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) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 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 1913 (Possible Arbitration) 2 Year(s), 158 Days (502 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 158 Days (502 total Days) 2 Year(s)
3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 2 | 7 | 10 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 2 | 7 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 2 | 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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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 40 | 40 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 3.21 | 344.1 | 368 | 147 | 123 | 106 | 145 | 35 | 87.5 | 1 | 27 | 67.5 |
Projected | 36 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 3.21 | 309.0 | 331 | 132 | 111 | 95 | 131 | | | | | |
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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 | 12.4 | 9.6 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.38 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 634 | 186 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 69 | 74 | 50 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .339 | .388 | .727 |
vs. RHB | 697 | 182 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 68 | 73 | 56 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .309 | .311 | .620 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 19 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2.69 | 170.1 | 170 | 65 | 51 | 46 | 83 |
Road | 21 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 3.72 | 174.0 | 198 | 82 | 72 | 60 | 62 |
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 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.70 | 60.0 | 67 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
May | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3.25 | 61.0 | 67 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 20 |
June | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.29 | 52.0 | 49 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 15 |
July | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.16 | 51.1 | 55 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 27 |
August | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.79 | 71.0 | 74 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 38 |
Sept./Oct. | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4.41 | 49.0 | 56 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 24 |
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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 |
1913 | 40 | 40 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 3.21 | 344.1 | 368 | 147 | 123 | 2 | 106 | 145 | 35 | 1 | 1.38 | .309 | BRO |
Total | 71 | 69 | 28 | 35 | 0 | 3.34 | 593.2 | 627 | 270 | 220 | 7 | 167 | 248 | 53 | 3 | 1.34 | .305 | |
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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 |
1913 | 40 | 124 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .119 | .121 | .240 | BRO |
Total | 71 | 211 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 116 | 0 | 0 | .081 | .102 | .090 | .192 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 40 | 40 | 29 | 65 | 1 | 98 | 4 | .959 | 344.1 | 2.56 | | | | |
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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... Injured on 9/3/1913 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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