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Ben Davis
Mark Christopher Davis

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 215 lb.

Debut September 25, 1998
  vs. ARI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 3, 2004
Born March 10, 1977 in Chester, PA

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1995. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1998 21 SDP NL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1999 22 SDP NL  76  266   29   65  14  1   5   30   2  1  25  70  .244  .307  .361   75   96   0   2   3   0   9
 2000 23 SDP NL  43  130   12   29   6  0   3   14   1  1  14  35  .223  .297  .338   66   44   3   1   1   0   2
 2001 24 SDP NL 138  448   56  107  20  0  11   57   4  4  66 112  .239  .337  .357   88  160   1   7   5   4  13
 2002 25 SEA AL  80  228   24   59  10  1   7   43   1  1  18  58  .259  .313  .404   92   92   1   4   1   2   6
 2003 26 SEA AL  80  246   25   58  18  0   6   42   0  0  18  61  .236  .284  .382   78   94   1   4   2   0   5
 2004 27 TOT AL  68  193   22   40   9  0   6   18   1  1  12  49  .207  .256  .347   55   67   1   1   0   1   5
         SEA AL  14   33    1    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   3   9  .091  .162  .091  -30    3   0   1   0   0   3
         CHW AL  54  160   21   37   9  0   6   16   1  1   9  40  .231  .276  .400   72   64   1   0   0   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      486 1512  168  358  77  2  38  204   9  8 153 385  .237  .306  .366   78  553   7  19  12   7  40
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        504   56  119  26  1  13   68   3  3  51 128  .237  .306  .366   78  184   2   6   4   2  13
 Career High    138  448   56  107  20  1  11   57   4  4  66 112  .259  .337  .404   92  160   3   7   5   4  13
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1998 21 SDP NL    1    1    0   0.0   100| .000  .259| .000  .328| .000  .409| .000  .737|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1999 22 SDP NL  293  213   28   3.5   108| .244  .266| .307  .340| .361  .428| .668  .768|  75  .320  -9.5  -0.9  66%
 2000 23 SDP NL  148  108   14   3.5   109| .223  .263| .297  .339| .338  .430| .635  .770|  66  .312  -6.4  -0.6  50%
 2001 24 SDP NL  526  366   56   4.1   103| .239  .258| .337  .327| .357  .422| .694  .749|  88  .407  -4.4  -0.4  50%
 2002 25 SEA AL  253  181   28   4.1   103| .259  .261| .313  .328| .404  .420| .717  .747|  92  .419  -2.6  -0.2  50%
 2003 26 SEA AL  269  198   27   3.6   102| .236  .262| .284  .327| .382  .419| .666  .746|  78  .356  -7.3  -0.7   0%
 2004 27 TOT AL  208  161   17   2.8   111| .207  .272| .256  .340| .347  .436| .603  .776|  55  .248 -13.6  -1.3  50%
         SEA AL   37   34    0   0.0   107| .091  .267| .162  .334| .091  .428| .253  .763| -30  .000  -6.4  -0.6   0%
         CHW AL  171  127   17   3.6   111| .231  .273| .276  .341| .400  .438| .676  .779|  72  .337  -7.3  -0.7  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      1698 1228  170   3.7   105| .237  .262| .306  .332| .366  .425| .672  .757|  78  .356 -44.0  -4.1  52%

* 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    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1998 21 SDP NL C 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 6.50 7.83 7.43 0 2.3 0 1 0 0 1999 22 SDP NL C 74 471 29 7 7 .986 .990 6.76 6.14 7.16 7.41 71 628.3 4 32 45 20 2000 23 SDP NL C 38 236 17 1 2 .996 .990 6.66 6.38 7.50 7.45 34 303.7 3 14 20 7 DH 1 2001 24 SDP NL C 135 845 60 9 14 .990 .992 6.70 6.64 7.56 7.74 122 1076.7 8 30 70 39 1B 2 9 1 0 0 1.000 .990 5.00 7.85 9.00 9.27 1 10.0 2002 25 SEA AL C 77 416 23 1 5 .998 .993 5.70 6.16 7.33 6.96 55 538.7 5 20 23 18 1B 2 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 4.00 8.00 12.00 9.30 0 6.0 2003 26 SEA AL C 73 421 24 4 9 .991 .991 6.10 5.88 6.81 6.79 66 587.7 8 22 32 17 DH 1 2004 27 TOT AL C 67 400 22 3 4 .993 .992 6.30 6.19 7.69 7.12 55 494.0 6 24 34 14 SEA AL C 14 71 5 0 3 1.000 .992 5.43 6.19 7.05 7.12 11 97.0 1 5 2 2 CHW AL C 53 329 17 3 1 .991 .992 6.53 6.19 7.84 7.12 44 397.0 5 19 32 12
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2001 24 SDP NL 1B 2 9 1 0 0 1.000 .990 5.00 7.85 9.00 9.27 1 10.0 2002 25 SEA AL 1B 2 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 4.00 8.00 12.00 9.30 0 6.0 1998 21 SDP NL C 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 6.50 7.83 7.43 0 2.3 0 1 0 0 1999 22 SDP NL C 74 471 29 7 7 .986 .990 6.76 6.14 7.16 7.41 71 628.3 4 32 45 20 2000 23 SDP NL C 38 236 17 1 2 .996 .990 6.66 6.38 7.50 7.45 34 303.7 3 14 20 7 2001 24 SDP NL C 135 845 60 9 14 .990 .992 6.70 6.64 7.56 7.74 122 1076.7 8 30 70 39 2002 25 SEA AL C 77 416 23 1 5 .998 .993 5.70 6.16 7.33 6.96 55 538.7 5 20 23 18 2003 26 SEA AL C 73 421 24 4 9 .991 .991 6.10 5.88 6.81 6.79 66 587.7 8 22 32 17 2004 27 TOT AL C 67 400 22 3 4 .993 .992 6.30 6.19 7.69 7.12 55 494.0 6 24 34 14 SEA AL C 14 71 5 0 3 1.000 .992 5.43 6.19 7.05 7.12 11 97.0 1 5 2 2 CHW AL C 53 329 17 3 1 .991 .992 6.53 6.19 7.84 7.12 44 397.0 5 19 32 12 2000 23 SDP NL DH 1 2003 26 SEA AL DH 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 465 2791 175 25 41 .992 .991 6.38 6.28 7.35 7.30 403 3631.3 34 143 224 115 1B* 4 17 1 0 0 1.000 .989 4.50 7.92 10.12 9.28 1 16.0 DH 2 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 469 2808 176 25 41 .992 .991 6.36 6.29 7.36 7.31 404 3647
An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

Youngest Player
1998 NL-21-10

HOF Standards: Batting - 3.0 (3081) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
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 1, 1995: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1995.

December 11, 2001: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Alex Arias and Wascar Serrano to the Seattle Mariners for Brett Tomko, Tom Lampkin, Ramon Vazquez, and cash.

June 27, 2004: Traded by the Seattle Mariners with Freddy Garcia to the Chicago White Sox for Jeremy Reed, Miguel Olivo, and Mike Morse.

December 21, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

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

October 3, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

January 6, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

September 13, 2006: 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
1999San Diego Padres$200,000
2001San Diego Padres$235,000
2002Seattle Mariners$350,000
2003Seattle Mariners$1,000,000
2004Seattle Mariners$1,400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,185,000

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