Michael Paul Benjamin
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 195 lb.
Born: November 22, 1965 in Euclid, Ohio, US
High School: Bellflower HS (Bellflower, CA)
Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA)
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 7th round of the 1985 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA) and the San Francisco Giants in the 3rd round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 21 | Fresno | CALL | A | SFG | 64 | 240 | 212 | 25 | 51 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 71 | .241 | .324 | .392 | .715 | 83 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1988 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | SFG | 126 | 462 | 415 | 61 | 91 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 35 | 95 | .219 | .281 | .347 | .628 | 144 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1988 | 22 | Shreveport | TL | AA | SFG | 89 | 338 | 309 | 48 | 73 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 63 | .236 | .285 | .388 | .674 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1988 | 22 | Phoenix | PCL | AAA | SFG | 37 | 124 | 106 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 32 | .170 | .270 | .226 | .497 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 23 | Phoenix | PCL | AAA | SFG | 113 | 401 | 363 | 44 | 94 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 82 | .259 | .303 | .364 | .667 | 132 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 24 | Phoenix | PCL | AAA | SFG | 118 | 456 | 419 | 61 | 105 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 89 | .251 | .297 | .370 | .667 | 155 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1991 | 25 | Phoenix | PCL | AAA | SFG | 94 | 253 | 226 | 34 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 67 | .204 | .270 | .358 | .628 | 81 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 1992 | 26 | Phoenix | PCL | AAA | SFG | 31 | 115 | 108 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | .306 | .342 | .435 | .777 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | 27 | San Jose | CALL | A+ | SFG | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 30 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-AAA | PHI | 12 | 43 | 36 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .250 | .349 | .333 | .682 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 30 | Clearwater | FLOR | A+ | PHI | 8 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .174 | .269 | .217 | .487 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 30 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | 4 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .385 | .471 | .538 | 1.009 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 31 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | 33 | 117 | 105 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | .248 | .313 | .419 | .732 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 Seasons | 593 | 2097 | 1892 | 258 | 455 | 97 | 28 | 30 | 206 | 57 | 25 | 140 | 446 | .240 | .299 | .369 | .667 | 698 | 15 | 23 | 27 | 15 | 12 | |||||
| AAA (7 seasons) | AAA | 430 | 1483 | 1340 | 181 | 327 | 71 | 19 | 18 | 145 | 36 | 17 | 90 | 308 | .244 | .299 | .366 | .664 | 490 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| A+ (2 seasons) | A+ | 10 | 36 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .129 | .250 | .161 | .411 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| A (1 season) | A | 64 | 240 | 212 | 25 | 51 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 71 | .241 | .324 | .392 | .715 | 83 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| AA (1 season) | AA | 89 | 338 | 309 | 48 | 73 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 63 | .236 | .285 | .388 | .674 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 21 | Fresno | CALL | A | SFG | SS | 63 | 298 | 89 | 188 | 21 | 41 | .930 | 4.40 | |||
| 1988 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | SFG | SS | 118 | 512 | 175 | 322 | 15 | 69 | .971 | 4.21 | |||
| 1988 | 22 | Shreveport | TL | AA | SFG | SS | 86 | 393 | 134 | 248 | 11 | 58 | .972 | 4.44 | |||
| 1988 | 22 | Phoenix | PCL | AAA | SFG | OF | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | |||
| 1988 | 22 | Phoenix | PCL | AAA | SFG | SS | 32 | 119 | 41 | 74 | 4 | 11 | .966 | 3.59 | |||
| 1989 | 23 | Phoenix | PCL | AAA | SFG | SS | 109 | 496 | 149 | 332 | 15 | 70 | .970 | 4.41 | |||
| 1990 | 24 | Phoenix | PCL | AAA | SFG | SS | 117 | 626 | 216 | 386 | 24 | 81 | .962 | 5.15 | |||
| 1991 | 25 | Phoenix | PCL | AAA | SFG | SS | 64 | 370 | 109 | 252 | 9 | 38 | .976 | 5.64 | |||
| 1992 | 26 | Phoenix | PCL | AAA | SFG | SS | 30 | 140 | 48 | 90 | 2 | 24 | .986 | 4.60 | |||
| 1992 | 26 | Phoenix | PCL | AAA | SFG | 2B | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.00 | |||
| 1993 | 27 | San Jose | CALL | A+ | SFG | SS | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.00 | |||
| 1993 | 27 | San Jose | CALL | A+ | SFG | 2B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.00 | |||
| 1996 | 30 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-AAA | PHI | SS | 12 | 46 | 12 | 32 | 2 | 4 | .957 | 3.67 | |||
| 1996 | 30 | Clearwater | FLOR | A+ | PHI | SS | 8 | 31 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 4 | .935 | 3.63 | |||
| 1996 | 30 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | SS | 4 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.75 | |||
| 1997 | 31 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | SS | 27 | 131 | 45 | 81 | 5 | 15 | .962 | 4.67 | |||
| 1997 | 31 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | 3B | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | |||
| 1997 | 31 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | 2B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | |||
| 9 Seasons | 548 | 2640 | 852 | 1695 | 93 | 345 | .965 | 4.65 | |||||||||
| SS (9 seasons) | SS | 541 | 2623 | 844 | 1686 | 93 | 344 | .965 | 4.68 | ||||||||
| 2B (3 seasons) | 2B | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.33 | ||||||||
| OF (1 season) | OF | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | ||||||||
| 3B (1 season) | 3B | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | ||||||||
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