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Todd Benzinger
Todd Eric Benzinger (Mercedes)

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.

Debut June 21, 1987
  vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 14, 1995
Born February 11, 1963 in Dayton, KY

Nephew of Don Gross

Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 4th round of the 1981 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1987 24 BOS AL  73  223   36   62  11  1   8   43   5  4  22  41  .278  .344  .444  105   99   3   3   3   2   5
 1988 25 BOS AL 120  405   47  103  28  1  13   70   2  3  22  80  .254  .293  .425   95  172   6   2   4   1   8
 1989 26 CIN NL 161  628   79  154  28  3  17   76   3  7  44 120  .245  .293  .381   89  239   4   8  13   2   5
 1990 27 CIN NL 118  376   35   95  14  2   5   46   3  4  19  69  .253  .291  .340   70  128   2   7   4   4   3
 1991 28 TOT    129  416   36  109  18  5   3   51   4  6  27  66  .262  .310  .351   83  146   2   3   4   3   7
         CIN NL  51  123    7   23   3  2   1   11   2  0  10  20  .187  .244  .268   42   33   1   2   2   0   2
         KCR AL  78  293   29   86  15  3   2   40   2  6  17  46  .294  .338  .386  100  113   1   1   2   3   5
 1992 29 LAD NL 121  293   24   70  16  2   4   31   2  4  15  54  .239  .272  .348   76  102   0   5   1   0   6
 1993 30 SFG NL  86  177   25   51   7  2   6   26   0  0  13  35  .288  .332  .452  111   80   1   3   1   0   2
 1994 31 SFG NL 107  328   32   87  13  2   9   31   2  1  17  84  .265  .304  .399   87  131   3   2   4   2   3
 1995 32 SFG NL   9   10    2    2   0  0   1    2   0  0   2   3  .200  .308  .500  113    5   0   1   1   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      924 2856  316  733 135 18  66  376  21 29 181 552  .257  .301  .386   88 1102  21  34  35  14  39
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        501   55  129  24  3  12   66   4  5  32  97  .257  .301  .386   88  193   4   6   6   2   7
 Career High    161  628   79  154  28  5  17   76   5  7  44 120  .278  .344  .444  105  239   6   8  13   4   8
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1987 24 BOS AL  253  176   34   5.2   108| .278  .269| .344  .337| .444  .431| .788  .768| 105  .516   1.7   0.2  55%
 1988 25 BOS AL  436  321   48   4.0    99| .254  .265| .293  .331| .425  .399| .718  .730|  95  .455  -4.2  -0.4  40%
 1989 26 CIN NL  686  498   70   3.8    94| .245  .258| .293  .326| .381  .385| .674  .711|  89  .470 -10.9  -1.2  30%
 1990 27 CIN NL  408  297   38   3.4   102| .253  .270| .291  .337| .340  .406| .631  .743|  70  .388 -16.3  -1.7  42%
 1991 28 TOT     451  325   45   3.7    97| .262  .261| .310  .329| .351  .394| .661  .723|  83  .421 -10.3  -1.0  40%
         CIN NL  136  105    9   2.3    97| .187  .262| .244  .331| .268  .393| .512  .723|  42  .250 -10.0  -1.0 100%
         KCR AL  315  220   36   4.4    97| .294  .260| .338  .329| .386  .395| .724  .724| 100  .486  -0.3   0.0  25%
 1992 29 LAD NL  313  238   26   3.0    91| .239  .258| .272  .323| .348  .380| .620  .703|  76  .351  -9.8  -1.0  33%
 1993 30 SFG NL  194  132   27   5.5   101| .288  .267| .332  .332| .452  .407| .784  .739| 111  .576   2.4   0.2   0%
 1994 31 SFG NL  352  250   40   4.3   104| .265  .267| .304  .333| .399  .418| .703  .751|  87  .438  -7.0  -0.7  66%
 1995 32 SFG NL   13    9    2   6.0   103| .200  .266| .308  .335| .500  .414| .808  .748| 113  .595   0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      3106 2246  330   4.0    99| .257  .263| .301  .331| .386  .399| .687  .730|  88  .448 -54.1  -5.6  42%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 ------+
1987 24 BOS AL OF 61 146 6 2 2 .987 .980 2.49 2.00 2.75 2.31 55 497.3 RF 47 112 3 1 2 .991 .979 2.45 1.75 2.58 2.12 45 400.7 LF 14 18 3 0 0 1.000 .972 1.50 1.73 3.11 2.11 5 60.7 CF 5 16 0 1 0 .941 .988 3.20 2.34 4.00 2.70 5 36.0 1B 2 9 1 0 0 1.000 .990 5.00 8.50 9.00 9.54 1 10.0 1988 25 BOS AL 1B 85 520 38 5 47 .991 .992 6.56 8.41 8.97 9.57 57 559.7 OF 48 82 0 1 0 .988 .979 1.71 2.14 2.18 2.47 42 339.0 RF 43 72 0 1 0 .986 .974 1.67 1.89 2.10 2.24 40 309.0 LF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.84 2.70 2.25 2 30.0 DH 1 1989 26 CIN NL 1B 158 1417 73 7 96 .995 .992 9.43 6.33 9.49 6.37 158 1413.0 1990 27 CIN NL 1B 95 707 52 6 58 .992 .992 7.99 7.88 9.16 9.59 82 746.0 LF 10 26 0 0 0 1.000 .977 2.60 1.71 3.16 2.19 8 74.0 1991 28 TOT 1B 96 774 51 5 64 .994 .992 8.59 8.33 9.37 9.76 86 792.3 CIN NL 1B 21 123 13 2 7 .986 .992 6.48 8.44 8.56 9.79 16 143.0 LF 15 23 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.53 1.67 2.20 2.18 11 94.3 KCR AL 1B 75 651 38 3 57 .996 .992 9.19 8.30 9.55 9.75 70 649.3 DH 1 1992 29 LAD NL OF 51 86 1 1 0 .989 .983 1.71 1.96 1.98 2.34 49 395.0 1B 42 177 17 0 17 1.000 .993 4.62 8.38 10.03 9.75 13 174.0 RF 33 47 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.45 1.66 1.68 2.08 32 257.3 LF 18 40 0 1 0 .976 .978 2.22 1.65 2.61 2.16 17 137.7 1993 30 SFG NL 1B 40 289 15 0 27 1.000 .992 7.60 8.01 9.75 9.68 27 280.7 LF 7 10 0 0 0 1.000 .971 1.43 1.69 2.14 2.10 4 42.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1994 31 SFG NL 1B 99 780 54 5 69 .994 .992 8.42 8.11 9.92 9.73 81 757.0 1995 32 SFG NL 1B 5 15 0 0 3 1.000 .993 3.00 8.36 8.44 9.67 1 16.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1987 24 BOS AL 1B 2 9 1 0 0 1.000 .990 5.00 8.50 9.00 9.54 1 10.0 1988 25 BOS AL 1B 85 520 38 5 47 .991 .992 6.56 8.41 8.97 9.57 57 559.7 1989 26 CIN NL 1B 158 1417 73 7 96 .995 .992 9.43 6.33 9.49 6.37 158 1413.0 1990 27 CIN NL 1B 95 707 52 6 58 .992 .992 7.99 7.88 9.16 9.59 82 746.0 1991 28 TOT 1B 96 774 51 5 64 .994 .992 8.59 8.33 9.37 9.76 86 792.3 CIN NL 1B 21 123 13 2 7 .986 .992 6.48 8.44 8.56 9.79 16 143.0 KCR AL 1B 75 651 38 3 57 .996 .992 9.19 8.30 9.55 9.75 70 649.3 1992 29 LAD NL 1B 42 177 17 0 17 1.000 .993 4.62 8.38 10.03 9.75 13 174.0 1993 30 SFG NL 1B 40 289 15 0 27 1.000 .992 7.60 8.01 9.75 9.68 27 280.7 1994 31 SFG NL 1B 99 780 54 5 69 .994 .992 8.42 8.11 9.92 9.73 81 757.0 1995 32 SFG NL 1B 5 15 0 0 3 1.000 .993 3.00 8.36 8.44 9.67 1 16.0 1993 30 SFG NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1987 24 BOS AL CF 5 16 0 1 0 .941 .988 3.20 2.34 4.00 2.70 5 36.0 1988 25 BOS AL DH 1 1991 28 KCR AL DH 1 1987 24 BOS AL LF 14 18 3 0 0 1.000 .972 1.50 1.73 3.11 2.11 5 60.7 1988 25 BOS AL LF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.84 2.70 2.25 2 30.0 1990 27 CIN NL LF 10 26 0 0 0 1.000 .977 2.60 1.71 3.16 2.19 8 74.0 1991 28 CIN NL LF 15 23 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.53 1.67 2.20 2.18 11 94.3 1992 29 LAD NL LF 18 40 0 1 0 .976 .978 2.22 1.65 2.61 2.16 17 137.7 1993 30 SFG NL LF 7 10 0 0 0 1.000 .971 1.43 1.69 2.14 2.10 4 42.0 1987 24 BOS AL OF 61 146 6 2 2 .987 .980 2.49 2.00 2.75 2.31 55 497.3 1988 25 BOS AL OF 48 82 0 1 0 .988 .979 1.71 2.14 2.18 2.47 42 339.0 1990 27 CIN NL OF 10 26 0 0 0 1.000 .981 2.60 2.01 3.16 2.40 8 74.0 1991 28 CIN NL OF 15 23 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.53 1.88 2.20 2.28 11 94.3 1992 29 LAD NL OF 51 86 1 1 0 .989 .983 1.71 1.96 1.98 2.34 49 395.0 1993 30 SFG NL OF 7 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.43 2.00 2.14 2.34 4 42.0 1987 24 BOS AL RF 47 112 3 1 2 .991 .979 2.45 1.75 2.58 2.12 45 400.7 1988 25 BOS AL RF 43 72 0 1 0 .986 .974 1.67 1.89 2.10 2.24 40 309.0 1992 29 LAD NL RF 33 47 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.45 1.66 1.68 2.08 32 257.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 1B* 622 4688 301 28 381 .994 .992 8.02 7.71 9.46 8.69 506 4748.7 OF* 192 373 7 4 2 .990 .981 1.98 2.02 2.37 2.36 169 1441.7 69 5 123# RF* 123 231 4 2 2 .992 .978 1.91 1.77 2.19 2.15 117 967.0 LF* 69 126 3 1 0 .992 .977 1.87 1.70 2.65 2.16 47 438.7 CF* 5 16 0 1 0 .941 .988 3.20 2.34 4.00 2.70 5 36.0 DH 2 Games not counted in Overall Total below 3B* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 815 5061 308 32 383 .994 .991 6.59 6.36 7.81 7.22 675 6191
# 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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1988   ALCS  BOS OAK     L   4  11   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   3  .091  .167  .091   0  0   0   0   0 
 1990   NLCS  CIN PIT     W   5   9   0   3  0  0  0   0   2   0  .333  .455  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    CIN OAK     W   4  11   1   2  0  0  0   0   0   0  .182  .182  .182   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   9  20   0   4  0  0  0   0   3   3  .200  .304  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   2-1  13  31   1   6  0  0  0   0   3   3  .194  .265  .194   0  0   0   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.

Games
1989 NL-161-5

At Bats
1989 NL-628-1

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1989 NL-686-4

Strikeouts
1989 NL-120-7

Sac. Flies
1989 NL-8-3

Outs
1989 NL-498-1

Black Ink: Batting - 1 (721) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 2 (2083) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 3.0 (3065) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 1.0 (2115) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 8, 1981: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 4th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

December 13, 1988: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with a player to be named later and Jeff Sellers to the Cincinnati Reds for Nick Esasky and Rob Murphy. The Boston Red Sox sent Luis Vasquez (minors) (January 12, 1989) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

July 11, 1991: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Kansas City Royals for Carmelo Martinez.

December 11, 1991: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Chris Gwynn and Domingo Mota (minors).

December 9, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

January 13, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

October 14, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 8, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

May 15, 1995: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

May 25, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

June 9, 1995: Released by the New York Yankees.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1987Boston Red Sox$62,500
1988Boston Red Sox$85,000
1989Cincinnati Reds$160,000
1990Cincinnati Reds$325,000
1991Cincinnati Reds$705,000
1992Los Angeles Dodgers$1,150,000
1993San Francisco Giants$500,000
1994San Francisco Giants$700,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,687,500

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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