Joe Benson

Positions: Centerfielder, Rightfielder and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 205lb (185cm, 92kg)

Born: March 5, 1988 in Hinsdale, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL).

High School: Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL)

Last Game: September 28, 2011 (Age 23-207d)
vs. KCR 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Agents: SSG Baseball

Full Name: William Joseph Benson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

.239

RBI

OBP

.270

SLG

.352

OPS

.622

OPS+

2012 Player Batting Game Log

2012 Player Batting Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
1	2012-04-05	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings	@	Syracuse Chiefs	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	CF	0
2	2012-04-06	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings	@	Syracuse Chiefs	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
3	2012-04-07	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings		Buffalo Bisons	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	CF	0
4	2012-04-08	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings		Buffalo Bisons	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	CF	0
5	2012-04-09	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings		Buffalo Bisons	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
6	2012-04-10	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings		Buffalo Bisons	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	CF	0
7	2012-04-11	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings		Pawtucket Red Sox	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
8	2012-04-12	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings		Pawtucket Red Sox	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
9	2012-04-13	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings		Pawtucket Red Sox	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
10	2012-04-14	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings	@	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	CF	0
11	2012-04-15	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings	@	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
12	2012-04-16	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings	@	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	5	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
13	2012-04-17	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings	@	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
14	2012-04-18	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings	@	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	CF	0
15	2012-04-20	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings		Lehigh Valley IronPigs	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
16	2012-04-22	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings		Lehigh Valley IronPigs	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
17	2012-04-25	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings		Syracuse Chiefs	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	CF	0
18	2012-04-26	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings		Syracuse Chiefs	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
19	2012-04-26 (2)	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings		Syracuse Chiefs	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
20	2012-04-27	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings	@	Buffalo Bisons	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
21	2012-04-28	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings	@	Buffalo Bisons	4	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
22	2012-04-29	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings	@	Buffalo Bisons	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
May			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
23	2012-05-01	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings	@	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
24	2012-05-02	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings	@	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
25	2012-05-03	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings	@	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
26	2012-05-04	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings	@	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
27	2012-05-05	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings		Buffalo Bisons	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
28	2012-05-05 (2)	AAA-IL	Rochester Red Wings		Buffalo Bisons	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	CF	0
Player Moved from AAA-IL to AA-EL
29	2012-05-08	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats	@	Binghamton Mets	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
30	2012-05-09	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats	@	Binghamton Mets	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	RF	0
31	2012-05-10	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats		Reading Phillies	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
32	2012-05-11	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats		Reading Phillies	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
33	2012-05-12	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats		Reading Phillies	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
34	2012-05-16 (2)	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats		New Hampshire Fisher Cats	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	RF	0
35	2012-05-17	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats		New Hampshire Fisher Cats	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	CF	0
36	2012-05-18	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats	@	Reading Phillies	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
June			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
Player Moved from AA-EL to Rk-GULF
37	2012-06-28	Rk-GULF	GCL Twins		GCL Rays	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
July			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
38	2012-07-05	Rk-GULF	GCL Twins		GCL Orioles	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	pdH	0
39	2012-07-06	Rk-GULF	GCL Twins	@	GCL Red Sox	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
Player Moved from Rk-GULF to A+-FLOR
40	2012-07-07	A+-FLOR	Fort Myers Miracle		Jupiter Hammerheads	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	RF	0
41	2012-07-08	A+-FLOR	Fort Myers Miracle		Jupiter Hammerheads	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
42	2012-07-09	A+-FLOR	Fort Myers Miracle		Jupiter Hammerheads	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
43	2012-07-11	A+-FLOR	Fort Myers Miracle	@	Clearwater Threshers	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
44	2012-07-12	A+-FLOR	Fort Myers Miracle	@	Clearwater Threshers	6	5	2	3	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	CF	0
45	2012-07-13	A+-FLOR	Fort Myers Miracle	@	Clearwater Threshers	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
46	2012-07-14	A+-FLOR	Fort Myers Miracle	@	Clearwater Threshers	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	CF	0
47	2012-07-15	A+-FLOR	Fort Myers Miracle		Dunedin Blue Jays	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
Player Moved from A+-FLOR to AA-EL
48	2012-07-16	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats		New Hampshire Fisher Cats	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
49	2012-07-17	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats		New Hampshire Fisher Cats	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	RF	0
50	2012-07-18	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats		New Hampshire Fisher Cats	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF,LF	0
51	2012-07-19	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats	@	Harrisburg Senators	5	4	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
52	2012-07-20	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats	@	Harrisburg Senators	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
53	2012-07-21	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats	@	Harrisburg Senators	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
54	2012-07-22	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats	@	Harrisburg Senators	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	RF	0
55	2012-07-23	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats		Binghamton Mets	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	pdH	0
56	2012-07-24	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats		Binghamton Mets	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
57	2012-07-25	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats		Binghamton Mets	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
58	2012-07-27	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats	@	Reading Phillies	5	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	LF	0
59	2012-07-28	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats	@	Reading Phillies	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
60	2012-07-28 (2)	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats	@	Reading Phillies	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	CF	0
61	2012-07-29	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats	@	Reading Phillies	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
62	2012-07-31	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats	@	Bowie Baysox	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
August			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
63	2012-08-01	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats	@	Bowie Baysox	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
64	2012-08-02	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats	@	Bowie Baysox	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
65	2012-08-03	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats		Altoona Curve	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
66	2012-08-04	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats		Altoona Curve	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	RF	0
67	2012-08-05	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats		Altoona Curve	5	5	3	3	1	0	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
68	2012-08-07	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats	@	Binghamton Mets	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
69	2012-08-07 (2)	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats	@	Binghamton Mets	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
70	2012-08-08	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats	@	Binghamton Mets	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
71	2012-08-11	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats		Reading Phillies	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
72	2012-08-12	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats		Reading Phillies	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	CF	0
73	2012-08-14	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats		Richmond Flying Squirrels	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0
74	2012-08-15	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats		Richmond Flying Squirrels	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	RF	0
75	2012-08-16	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats		Richmond Flying Squirrels	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	CF	0
76	2012-08-17	AA-EL	New Britain Rock Cats	@	Portland Sea Dogs	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	LF	0

2012 Player Batting Splits

2012 Player Batting Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	76	312	277	30	56	13	3	6	36	13	3	30	81	.202	.289	.336	.624	93	8	4	0	1	1

Home	39	159	144	15	26	5	0	2	20	6	2	10	45	.181	.252	.257	.509	37	6	4	0	1	0
Away	37	153	133	15	30	8	3	4	16	7	1	20	36	.226	.327	.421	.748	56	2	0	0	0	1

vs RHP as RHB	72	230	205		42	10	3	3	26			21	62	.205	.287	.327	.614	67	6	3	0	1	0
vs LHP as RHB	39	82	72		14	3	0	3	10			9	19	.194	.293	.361	.654	26	2	1	0	0	1

April	22	91	79	7	15	3	2	2	7	3	0	10	22	.190	.286	.354	.640	28	3	1	0	1	0
May	14	53	48	4	7	0	0	1	3	3	1	4	13	.146	.226	.208	.435	10	0	1	0	0	0
June	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
July	25	107	93	14	28	8	1	2	21	7	2	14	20	.301	.393	.473	.866	44	2	0	0	0	1
August	14	59	55	5	6	2	0	1	5	0	0	2	24	.109	.170	.200	.370	11	3	2	0	0	0

2 outs, RISP	50	76	67		13	3	0	2	16			9	24	.194	.290	.328	.618	22	0	0	0	0	0

vs. Younger Pitchers	43	121	105		23	6	1	3	15			15	29	.219	.322	.381	.703	40	4	1	0	0	1
vs. Older Pitchers	62	191	172		33	7	2	3	21			15	52	.192	.267	.308	.575	53	4	3	0	1	0

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