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Gerald
Benson		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 215
 
Born: March 14, 1941 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 32 VAL JL $ 962,000   5 5 6 5 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 5
1974 33 VAL JL $ 1,150,000   5 5 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4
1975 34 VAL JL $ 1,150,000   5 5 6 5 2 3 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4
1976 35 HON JL $ 310,100   4 5 6 5 2 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 310,100   4 5 6 5 2 3 2 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,150,000   5 5 6 6 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 5
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 32 VAL JL $ 962,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1974 33 VAL JL $ 1,150,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1975 34 VAL JL $ 1,150,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1976 35 HON JL $ 310,100 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 310,100 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,150,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 32 VAL JL 7 5 .583 100 0 0 0 1 117.3 97 43 10 50 62 3.30 .227 .318 .371 .689 11.5
1974 33 VAL JL 0 5 .000 45 0 0 0 0 63.3 63 35 12 28 28 4.97 .261 .357 .473 .830 1.0
1975 34 VAL JL 2 2 .500 18 0 0 0 1 27.0 27 13 3 12 12 4.33 .255 .342 .425 .766 1.1
1976 35 HON JL 0 1 .000 16 0 0 0 0 17.7 18 7 2 12 5 3.57 .277 .390 .385 .774 0.7
4 Years Sim 9 13 .409 179 0 0 0 2 225.3 205 98 27 102 107 3.91 .244 .338 .408 .746 14.3
Season Average 2 3 .400 44 0 0 0 0 56.3 51 24 6 25 26 3.91 .244 .338 .408 .746  
Career Highs 7 5 .583 100 0 0 0 1 117.3 97 43 12 50 62 4.97 .277 .390 .473 .830  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   109 42 12 50 56   .230 .304 .389 .693
vs LH   96 56 15 52 51   .262 .353 .433 .786
Home 5 7 .417 92 0 0 0 0 117.3 104 50 19 52 56 3.84 .240 .321 .410 .731
Away 4 6 .400 87 0 0 0 2 108.0 101 48 8 50 51 4.00 .249 .331 .406 .738
Mar/Apr 1 1 .500 29 0 0 0 0 39.3 34 17 3 20 25 3.89 .230 .321 .385 .707
May 2 3 .400 38 0 0 0 1 43.0 44 17 4 26 18 3.56 .263 .363 .413 .776
June 2 2 .500 28 0 0 0 0 28.7 25 15 3 14 11 4.71 .236 .325 .425 .750
July 1 0 1.000 22 0 0 0 1 32.3 29 17 3 16 17 4.73 .244 .333 .370 .703
August 1 3 .250 31 0 0 0 0 40.0 37 15 6 16 20 3.38 .252 .325 .408 .733
Sep/Oct 2 4 .333 31 0 0 0 0 42.0 36 17 8 10 16 3.64 .235 .282 .444 .727
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 32 VAL JL 100 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .111 .100 .111 .211 0.1 0.0
1974 33 VAL JL 45 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .500 .833 0.8 0.2
1975 34 VAL JL 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.2 0.0
1976 35 HON JL 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
4 Years Sim 179 19 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 .158 .190 .211 .401 0.9 0.2
162 Game Average 17 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .158 .190 .211 .401 0.9  
Career Highs 100 9 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .333 .333 .500 .833 0.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .077 .133 .077 .210 -0.3
vs LH   6 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .500 .833 0.8
Home 92 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .182 .250 .182 .432 0.5
Away 79 8 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .125 .111 .250 .361 0.0
RISP   3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .333 .250 .667 .917 0.5
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 24 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 0.4
May 38 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
June 25 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
July 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
August 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 0.1
Sep/Oct 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
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    
1973 32 VAL JL P 100 0 117.3 12 25 0 1 1.000 2.84    
1974 33 VAL JL P 45 0 63.3 3 12 2 2 .882 2.13    
1975 34 VAL JL P 18 0 27.0 4 6 0 0 1.000 3.33    
1976 35 HON JL P 16 0 17.7 0 4 0 0 1.000 2.04    
Career Totals   179 0 225.3 19 47 2 3 .971 2.64    
Career Highs   100 0 117.3 12 25 2 2 1.000 3.33    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1973-3-100
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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  1. Albert Hernandez (987)
  2. Tim Clarke (985)
  3. Charlie Maccuaig (984)
  4. Bobby Jefferson (984)
  5. Kenneth Nelson (982)
  6. Keith Krill (981)
  7. Victor Ramirez (979)
  8. Jeffrey Aldridge (977)
  9. William Zamora (975)
  10. Kenneth Williamson (975)
History
Drafted in 23rd round, 542nd overall pick, by Valencia in 1973
Earned first career win on 5/8/1973
Had first career hit on 6/5/1973, off Ace Holder (OMA)
Released by Valencia on 6/1/1976
Signed as a free agent by Honolulu on 7/30/1976 to a 1-year deal worth $310,100 per year
 
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