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Paul
Bender		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 225
 
Born: October 28, 1942 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1973   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 30 DM FL $ 1,600,000 3 5 4 4 5 4 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5
1974 31 DM FL $ 1,600,000 3 5 4 4 5 4 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5
1975 32 DM FL $ 1,600,000 3 5 4 4 5 5 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 4
1976 33 DM FL $ 1,250,000 1 3 2 4 5 4 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 4
1977 34 DM FL   1 3 2 4 5 4 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings   1 3 2 4 5 4 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,600,000 3 5 4 4 5 5 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 30 DM FL 162 703 114 222 36 6 18 85 31 7 55 110 .316 .369 .461 .830 119.0 23.3
1974 31 DM FL 141 481 71 126 23 11 7 41 12 12 35 67 .262 .315 .399 .715 55.3 6.4
1975 32 DM FL 112 275 38 74 14 1 6 30 12 7 21 61 .269 .321 .393 .714 34.3 4.3
1976 33 DM FL 100 191 26 37 6 2 6 21 4 5 20 47 .194 .268 .340 .608 17.5 0.7
1977 34 DM FL 34 54 7 15 4 1 0 3 1 2 5 14 .278 .350 .389 .739 6.5 1.1
5 Years Sim 549 1704 256 474 83 21 37 180 60 33 136 299 .278 .334 .417 .751 232.7 35.8
162 Game Average 502 75 139 24 6 10 53 17 9 40 88 .278 .334 .417 .751 68.7  
Career Highs 162 703 114 222 36 11 18 85 31 12 55 110 .316 .369 .461 .830 119.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1155 191 358 62 16 30 138 45 23 96 204 .310 .364 .469 .834 186.3
vs LH   549 65 116 21 5 7 42 15 10 40 95 .211 .269 .306 .575 43.4
Home 277 834 135 246 42 6 20 98 35 16 71 127 .295 .355 .432 .786 123.2
Away 272 870 121 228 41 15 17 82 25 17 65 172 .262 .314 .402 .716 106.6
RISP   332 0 91 24 2 7 130 0 0 30 63 .274 .336 .422 .758 45.5
Pinch Hitting   65 5 12 5 0 0 8 2 0 7 20 .185 .260 .262 .522 4.8
Close/Late   221 34 57 10 2 3 17 0 0 16 45 .258 .307 .362 .669 24.3
Mar/Apr 107 384 61 106 21 2 9 52 16 4 31 57 .276 .333 .411 .745 52.6
May 110 389 53 112 18 8 7 32 9 9 20 83 .288 .326 .429 .755 49.8
June 93 273 34 72 14 2 7 31 8 5 23 45 .264 .322 .407 .729 35.1
July 73 197 31 47 5 3 4 14 6 7 13 33 .239 .284 .355 .640 18.8
August 78 213 40 71 9 4 5 30 8 5 30 39 .333 .416 .484 .900 40.7
Sep/Oct 86 248 37 66 16 2 5 21 13 3 19 42 .266 .325 .407 .732 32.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 30 DM FL CF 162 162 1424.7 412 9 10 0 .977 2.66   1.5
1974 31 DM FL CF 100 97 887.0 260 5 3 1 .989 2.69   2.6
    LF 21 14 125.0 30 1 2 0 .939 2.23    
    RF 4 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1975 32 DM FL CF 49 43 391.0 105 0 2 0 .981 2.42   1.4
    RF 22 11 117.0 27 1 1 0 .966 2.15    
    LF 12 3 44.7 10 0 0 0 1.000 2.02    
    1B 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 18.00   0.0
1976 33 DM FL CF 25 18 177.7 63 0 0 0 1.000 3.19   1.0
    LF 21 14 131.0 24 1 0 0 1.000 1.72    
    RF 21 12 108.3 33 0 2 0 .943 2.74    
    SS 2 0 3.3 0 2 0 0 1.000 5.41   0.0
1977 34 DM FL RF 9 5 54.7 17 0 0 0 1.000 2.80   0.3
    CF 7 6 52.0 11 0 0 0 1.000 1.90    
    LF 6 5 37.0 8 2 0 0 1.000 2.43    
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  CF 343 326 2932.3 851 14 15 1 .983 2.65   6.5
  LF 60 36 337.7 72 4 2 0 .974 2.03    
  RF 56 28 287.0 77 1 3 0 .963 2.45   0.3
  SS 2 0 3.3 0 2 0 0 1.000 5.41   0.0
  3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 18.00   0.0
Career Totals   463 390 3562.3 1002 21 20 1 .981 2.58   6.8
Career Highs   162 162 1424.7 412 9 10 1 1.000 2.66    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
XR
1973-7-119.0
 Games
1973-1-162
 At-Bats
1973-1-703
 Runs
1973-5-114
 Hits
1973-1-222
 Total Bases
1973-9-324
Singles
1973-2-162
 Triples
1974-6-11
 Stolen Bases
1973-8-31
 Caught Stealing
1974-10-12
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 11    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 22    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Eddie Guerrero (988)
  2. Paco Alvarez (968)
  3. Jerome Walton (967)
  4. Antonio Cade (967)
  5. James Beasley (965)
  6. Billy Joe Baron (964)
  7. David Rameriz (963)
  8. Dominique Whitnall (962)
  9. Charlie Dale (961)
  10. Danny Gilpatrick (956)
History
Drafted in 21st round, 501st overall pick, by Des Moines in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/1/1973, off J.J. Jackson (BIR)
Hit first career homerun on 4/6/1973, off Hollis Wayne (LEX)
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Buffalo on 8/13/1973
Released by Des Moines on 7/11/1977
 
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