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Marvin Benard
Marvin Larry Benard

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 10", Weight 180 lb.
School Lewis-Clark State College

Debut September 5, 1995
  vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 27, 2003
Born January 20, 1970 in Bluefields, Nicaragua

Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 50th round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1992. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1995 25 SFG NL  13   34    5   13   2  0   1    4   1  0   1   7  .382  .400  .529  148   18   0   0   0   0   1
 1996 26 SFG NL 135  488   89  121  17  4   5   27  25 11  59  84  .248  .333  .330   80  161   6   1   2   4   8
 1997 27 SFG NL  84  114   13   26   4  0   1   13   3  1  13  29  .228  .315  .289   62   33   0   1   0   2   2
 1998 28 SFG NL 121  286   41   92  21  1   3   36  11  4  34  39  .322  .396  .434  124  124   4   1   1   2   3
 1999 29 SFG NL 149  562  100  163  36  5  16   64  27 14  55  97  .290  .359  .457  110  257   1   1   2   6   5
 2000 30 SFG NL 149  560  102  147  27  6  12   55  22  7  63  97  .263  .342  .396   92  222   2   2   0   6   4
 2001 31 SFG NL 129  392   70  104  19  2  15   44  10  5  29  66  .265  .320  .439  100  172   1   3   2   4   3
 2002 32 SFG NL  65  123   16   34   9  2   1   13   5  1   7  26  .276  .321  .407   95   50   0   0   0   1   3
 2003 33 SFG NL  46   71    5   14   3  1   0    4   1  0   4   9  .197  .237  .268   32   19   1   1   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      891 2630  441  714 138 21  54  260 105 43 265 454  .271  .343  .402   96 1056  15  10   7  25  32
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        478   80  130  25  4  10   47  19  8  48  83  .271  .343  .402   96  192   3   2   1   5   6
 Career High    149  562  102  163  36  6  16   64  27 14  63  97  .322  .396  .457  124  257   6   3   2   6   8
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1995 25 SFG NL   35   22    7   8.6   103| .382  .266| .400  .335| .529  .414| .929  .748| 148  .739   2.2   0.2 100%
 1996 26 SFG NL  558  393   57   3.9   102| .248  .264| .333  .332| .330  .413| .663  .745|  80  .401 -12.4  -1.2  69%
 1997 27 SFG NL  130   92   11   3.2   107| .228  .268| .315  .340| .289  .421| .604  .760|  62  .317  -6.0  -0.6  75%
 1998 28 SFG NL  327  206   52   6.8   103| .322  .263| .396  .333| .434  .415| .830  .747| 124  .648  11.8   1.1  73%
 1999 29 SFG NL  625  420   94   6.0   111| .290  .270| .359  .344| .457  .434| .816  .778| 110  .555   8.8   0.8  65%
 2000 30 SFG NL  633  428   82   5.1   110| .263  .264| .342  .341| .396  .432| .738  .773|  92  .482  -5.5  -0.5  75%
 2001 31 SFG NL  429  300   56   5.0   105| .265  .260| .320  .330| .439  .426| .759  .756| 100  .497  -0.2   0.0  66%
 2002 32 SFG NL  131   93   16   4.6   103| .276  .260| .321  .333| .407  .413| .728  .746|  95  .482  -1.1  -0.1  83%
 2003 33 SFG NL   77   62    4   1.7   108| .197  .267| .237  .339| .268  .429| .505  .768|  32  .128  -7.2  -0.7 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      2945 2016  379   5.0   107| .271  .265| .343  .337| .402  .424| .745  .761|  96  .495  -9.7  -1.0  70%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1995 25 SFG NL CF 7 19 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.71 2.16 3.18 2.48 6 53.7 1996 26 SFG NL OF 132 309 7 5 0 .984 .978 2.39 1.80 2.69 2.13 118 1058.0 CF 102 254 6 3 0 .989 .983 2.55 2.13 2.76 2.48 97 848.0 RF 38 54 1 2 0 .965 .973 1.45 1.71 2.44 2.07 21 202.7 LF 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.44 1.23 1.85 0 7.3 1997 27 SFG NL OF 36 27 2 1 0 .967 .980 0.81 1.77 1.61 2.13 11 161.7 RF 18 10 1 0 0 1.000 .973 0.61 1.64 1.21 2.04 7 81.7 LF 14 6 1 1 0 .875 .986 0.50 1.48 1.66 1.94 0 38.0 CF 6 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.83 2.03 2.36 2.40 4 42.0 DH 1 1998 28 SFG NL OF 79 108 1 2 1 .982 .980 1.38 1.78 1.82 2.17 57 539.7 RF 64 92 1 2 1 .979 .976 1.45 1.66 1.89 2.08 48 444.0 LF 12 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.50 1.38 1.16 1.89 3 46.7 CF 9 11 0 0 0 1.000 .991 1.22 2.14 2.02 2.53 6 49.0 DH 2 1999 29 SFG NL OF 142 323 5 4 1 .988 .981 2.31 1.86 2.56 2.26 127 1155.0 CF 123 291 5 4 1 .987 .984 2.41 2.20 2.52 2.63 120 1056.0 RF 20 24 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.20 1.72 2.54 2.16 6 85.0 LF 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.48 5.14 1.99 1 14.0 2000 30 SFG NL OF 141 325 12 1 1 .997 .981 2.39 1.86 2.65 2.25 130 1143.7 CF 128 273 9 1 1 .996 .987 2.20 2.24 2.60 2.64 121 977.0 RF 38 32 2 0 0 1.000 .980 0.89 1.75 2.75 2.18 5 111.3 LF 21 18 0 0 0 1.000 .978 0.86 1.41 2.93 1.90 4 55.3 2001 31 SFG NL OF 109 213 5 8 2 .965 .982 2.00 1.86 2.51 2.20 85 781.0 CF 75 173 3 7 2 .962 .986 2.35 2.18 2.68 2.59 70 590.0 RF 37 25 1 0 0 1.000 .981 0.70 1.73 1.85 2.11 9 126.3 LF 15 15 1 1 0 .941 .982 1.07 1.48 2.23 1.91 6 64.7 2002 32 SFG NL OF 38 50 3 0 0 1.000 .983 1.39 1.84 2.50 2.19 17 190.7 RF 20 28 1 0 0 1.000 .983 1.45 1.67 2.83 2.07 8 92.3 LF 14 14 1 0 0 1.000 .974 1.07 1.51 1.97 1.93 6 68.7 CF 6 8 1 0 0 1.000 .989 1.50 2.13 2.73 2.58 3 29.7 2003 33 SFG NL OF 21 37 2 0 0 1.000 .985 1.86 1.85 2.85 2.17 13 123.3 LF 17 31 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.82 1.54 2.64 1.91 11 105.7 RF 4 6 2 0 0 1.000 .988 2.00 1.73 4.07 2.08 2 17.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1995 25 SFG NL CF 7 19 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.71 2.16 3.18 2.48 6 53.7 1996 26 SFG NL CF 102 254 6 3 0 .989 .983 2.55 2.13 2.76 2.48 97 848.0 1997 27 SFG NL CF 6 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.83 2.03 2.36 2.40 4 42.0 1998 28 SFG NL CF 9 11 0 0 0 1.000 .991 1.22 2.14 2.02 2.53 6 49.0 1999 29 SFG NL CF 123 291 5 4 1 .987 .984 2.41 2.20 2.52 2.63 120 1056.0 2000 30 SFG NL CF 128 273 9 1 1 .996 .987 2.20 2.24 2.60 2.64 121 977.0 2001 31 SFG NL CF 75 173 3 7 2 .962 .986 2.35 2.18 2.68 2.59 70 590.0 2002 32 SFG NL CF 6 8 1 0 0 1.000 .989 1.50 2.13 2.73 2.58 3 29.7 1997 27 SFG NL DH 1 1998 28 SFG NL DH 2 1996 26 SFG NL LF 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.44 1.23 1.85 0 7.3 1997 27 SFG NL LF 14 6 1 1 0 .875 .986 0.50 1.48 1.66 1.94 0 38.0 1998 28 SFG NL LF 12 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.50 1.38 1.16 1.89 3 46.7 1999 29 SFG NL LF 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.48 5.14 1.99 1 14.0 2000 30 SFG NL LF 21 18 0 0 0 1.000 .978 0.86 1.41 2.93 1.90 4 55.3 2001 31 SFG NL LF 15 15 1 1 0 .941 .982 1.07 1.48 2.23 1.91 6 64.7 2002 32 SFG NL LF 14 14 1 0 0 1.000 .974 1.07 1.51 1.97 1.93 6 68.7 2003 33 SFG NL LF 17 31 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.82 1.54 2.64 1.91 11 105.7 1995 25 SFG NL OF 7 19 0 0 0 1.000 .979 2.71 1.81 3.18 2.15 6 53.7 1996 26 SFG NL OF 132 309 7 5 0 .984 .978 2.39 1.80 2.69 2.13 118 1058.0 1997 27 SFG NL OF 36 27 2 1 0 .967 .980 0.81 1.77 1.61 2.13 11 161.7 1998 28 SFG NL OF 79 108 1 2 1 .982 .980 1.38 1.78 1.82 2.17 57 539.7 1999 29 SFG NL OF 142 323 5 4 1 .988 .981 2.31 1.86 2.56 2.26 127 1155.0 2000 30 SFG NL OF 141 325 12 1 1 .997 .981 2.39 1.86 2.65 2.25 130 1143.7 2001 31 SFG NL OF 109 213 5 8 2 .965 .982 2.00 1.86 2.51 2.20 85 781.0 2002 32 SFG NL OF 38 50 3 0 0 1.000 .983 1.39 1.84 2.50 2.19 17 190.7 2003 33 SFG NL OF 21 37 2 0 0 1.000 .985 1.86 1.85 2.85 2.17 13 123.3 1996 26 SFG NL RF 38 54 1 2 0 .965 .973 1.45 1.71 2.44 2.07 21 202.7 1997 27 SFG NL RF 18 10 1 0 0 1.000 .973 0.61 1.64 1.21 2.04 7 81.7 1998 28 SFG NL RF 64 92 1 2 1 .979 .976 1.45 1.66 1.89 2.08 48 444.0 1999 29 SFG NL RF 20 24 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.20 1.72 2.54 2.16 6 85.0 2000 30 SFG NL RF 38 32 2 0 0 1.000 .980 0.89 1.75 2.75 2.18 5 111.3 2001 31 SFG NL RF 37 25 1 0 0 1.000 .981 0.70 1.73 1.85 2.11 9 126.3 2002 32 SFG NL RF 20 28 1 0 0 1.000 .983 1.45 1.67 2.83 2.07 8 92.3 2003 33 SFG NL RF 4 6 2 0 0 1.000 .988 2.00 1.73 4.07 2.08 2 17.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 705 1411 37 21 5 .986 .981 2.05 1.83 2.50 2.20 564 5206.7 102 456 239# CF* 456 1040 24 15 4 .986 .985 2.33 2.19 2.63 2.58 427 3645.3 RF* 239 271 9 4 1 .986 .978 1.17 1.70 2.17 2.09 106 1161.0 LF* 102 99 3 2 0 .981 .978 1.00 1.47 2.29 1.91 31 400.3 DH 3 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 705 1411 37 21 5 .986 .981 2.05 1.83 2.50 2.20 564 5207
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1997   NLDS  SFG FLA     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 2000   NLDS  SFG NYM     L   4  14   0   1  0  0  0   1   1   7  .071  .133  .071   0  0   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       0-2   6  16   0   1  0  0  0   1   1   8  .063  .118  .063   0  0   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Caught Stealing
1996 NL-11-7
1999 NL-14-5

HOF Standards: Batting - 8.0 (1906) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 10.5 (1091) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 20th round of the 1990 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 1, 1992: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 50th round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1992.

October 28, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 21, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

March 10, 2004: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

May 27, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

September 2, 2004: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1995San Francisco Giants$109,000
1996San Francisco Giants$110,500
1997San Francisco Giants$185,000
1998San Francisco Giants$250,000
1999San Francisco Giants$850,000
2000San Francisco Giants$1,125,000
2001San Francisco Giants$2,700,000
2002San Francisco Giants$4,200,000
2003San Francisco Giants$4,200,000
Career (may be incomplete)$13,729,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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