#57 Ben Shelton, First Base, 26 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubbies Saturday, 7/22/1996 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ben Shelton
9/21/1969 26 USA,IL,CHICAGO 6"3 210
First Base R L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Minimal None at all 0 / 6 (Unknown) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Suffers Normal 1.0 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 $ 150,000 1996 (Possible Arbitration) 2 Year(s), 35 Days (379 total Days) 93 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 52 Days (396 total Days) 3 Year(s)
2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 2 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 5 (Range), .998 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 3 (Range), .959 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 8
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
5/20 | FLA | L 4-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
5/24 | PHI | W 4-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
5/27 | NYM | L 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
5/28 | NYM | L 2-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
5/31 | @HOU | W 8-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
6/21 | LAN | W 4-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
6/23 | LAN | L 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
6/29 | @COL | W 17-3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
7/6 | @FLA | W 8-6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
7/21 | @SF | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 35 | 57 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | .298 | .365 | .404 | .769 | .644 | .105 |
Projected | 60 | 97 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 10 | .298 | .365 | .404 | .769 | .644 | .105 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 9 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 7.0 | 4.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
vs. RHP | 43 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .375 | .372 | .747 |
Close/Late | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 |
Scoring Position | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .462 | .615 | 1.077 |
Pinch Hitting | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .318 | .300 | .618 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 19 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | .333 | .405 | .394 | .799 |
Road | 16 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .250 | .308 | .417 | .724 |
March/April | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .462 | .563 | .538 | 1.101 |
May | 18 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .129 | .182 | .161 | .343 |
June | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .444 | .444 | .889 | 1.333 |
July | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .800 | .750 | 1.550 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1994 | 24 | 60 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .339 | .500 | .839 | CHN |
1995 | 60 | 101 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .366 | .446 | .812 | CHN |
1996 | 35 | 57 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .365 | .404 | .769 | CHN |
Total | 119 | 218 | 67 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .359 | .450 | .808 | |
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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 |
1993, AA | 35 | 135 | 50 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .370 | .424 | .548 | .972 |
1993, AAA | 101 | 406 | 128 | 21 | 0 | 20 | 58 | 49 | 35 | 41 | 0 | 3 | .315 | .365 | .515 | .880 |
1994, AAA | 70 | 278 | 66 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 37 | 32 | 34 | 1 | 2 | .237 | .309 | .363 | .672 |
1996, AAA | 15 | 61 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .362 | .590 | .952 |
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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 |
1995 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
Total | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 12 | 9 | 96 | 11 | 8 | 107 | 0 | 1.000 | 89.0 | 10.82 | | | | |
Leftfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 3rd round, 60th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1993... Had first career hit on 6/22/1994, off Sid Fernandez (COL)... Hit first career homerun on 7/8/1994, off Mauro Gozzo (SD)... Drove in 6 runs against San Diego on 7/8/1994... Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1995...
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