#74 Armando Benitez, Reliever, 25 yrs, Kansas City Royals

#74 Armando Benitez, Reliever, 25 yrs, Kansas City Royals
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Armando Benitez

11/3/1972
25
D.R.,,RAMON SANTANA
6"4
180

Reliever
R
R

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Average
Loyal
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
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Normal
3.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 1,405,714
1998 (Arbitration eligible)
4 Year(s), 76 Days (764 total Days)
172 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days)
4 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	10	5	6	98-100 Mph
Versus LHB	10	5	6
Versus RHB	10	5	6
Talent	10	5	6

Pitching Ratings
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3
71
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

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1
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
9/22	@CAL	L 7-9		0.2	1	0	0	1	0
9/26	@NYY	W 5-4		1.1	2	0	0	1	3	W
9/28	CHA	W 10-8		2	2	0	0	0	2	W
10/3	@CLE	W 9-6		0	1	0	0	0	0
10/5	TEX	W 4-3		0.1	0	0	0	0	1
10/8	@OAK	L 5-8		1.1	1	0	0	0	3
10/9	@OAK	W 3-1		0.1	0	0	0	0	1
10/11	OAK	L 3-10		1	2	0	0	1	2
10/12	OAK	W 8-7		1.1	1	2	2	1	1
10/15	@OAK	L 3-4		0.1	0	0	0	0	0

Pitching Stats 1998

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	66	0	4	6	5	6.86	61.2	66	50	47	35	86	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	66	0	4	6	5	6.86	61.0	66	50	47	35	86

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	23	3	62.5	66	23	14.9	9.6	12.6	5.1	35	11	31.4	57	9	15.8	6.35

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	132	32	11	1	6	20	18	24	47	0	0	1	.242	.361	.477	.838
vs. RHB	112	34	4	1	10	26	32	11	39	0	0	0	.304	.360	.625	.985

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	33	0	2	1	2	5.61	33.2	33	23	21	18	46
Road	33	0	2	5	3	8.36	28.0	33	27	26	17	40
Postseason	5	0	0	0	0	4.15	4.1	4	2	2	2	7
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

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	6	0	0	0	2	3.52	7.2	4	3	3	3	15
May	12	0	0	1	2	5.40	10.0	13	7	6	7	10
June	12	0	0	1	1	9.39	7.2	3	8	8	8	15
July	10	0	0	0	0	9.82	11.0	13	12	12	6	12
August	14	0	2	3	0	5.40	15.0	15	11	9	3	19
Sept./Oct.	12	0	2	1	0	7.84	10.1	18	9	9	8	15

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1994	28	0	1	3	1	6.14	22.0	20	15	15	5	10	27	0	0	1.36	.288	CAL MON
1995	100	0	6	5	2	4.00	99.0	69	50	44	16	52	117	0	0	1.22	.243	MON
1996	74	0	3	9	16	6.81	80.2	76	64	61	14	57	96	0	0	1.65	.315	MON CHA
1997	70	0	6	5	21	2.55	84.2	53	27	24	4	53	117	0	0	1.25	.274	CHA KC
1998	66	0	4	6	5	6.86	61.2	66	50	47	16	35	86	0	0	1.64	.352	KC
Total	338	0	20	28	45	4.94	348.0	284	206	191	55	207	443	0	0	1.41	.291

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1994, AAA	28	0	0	3	19	2.03	31.0	18	7	7	2	20	49	0	0	1.23	.291

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1997	2	0	0	0	1	0.00	2.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1998	5	0	0	0	0	4.15	4.1	4	2	2	2	7	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0	1	2.84	6.1	5	3	2	2	8	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1994	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CAL MON
1995	100	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MON
1996	74	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MON CHA
1997	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA KC
Total	272	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1998

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

61.2

1.75

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 18th overall pick, by California in 1994...
Traded from California to Montreal on 2/27/1994 (Going to CAL: C Sandy Alomar, LF Brian Jordan. Going to MON: P Armando Benitez)...
Earned first career win on 7/18/1994...
Traded from Montreal to Chicago (A) on 7/30/1996 (Going to CHA: P Armando Benitez. Going to MON: P Melido Perez)...
Traded from Chicago (A) to Kansas City on 7/6/1997 (Going to KC: P Troy Percival, P Armando Benitez. Going to CHA: P John Wetteland, P Bill Johnson)...
2/3/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,405,714 through salary arbitration...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
1997 - 21 - 9th

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