Benny Ayala
Benigno (Felix) Ayala
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 7, 1951 in Yauco, P.R.
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1971. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 27, 1974
Final Game: October 2, 1985
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1974 23 NYM NL 23 78 68 9 16 1 0 2 8 0 0 7 17 .235 .308 .338 .646 82 23 3 1 0 2 0 7/9
1976 25 NYM NL 22 28 26 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 6 .115 .179 .231 .409 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 /97
1977 26 STL NL 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 81 1 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1979 28 BAL AL 42 94 86 15 22 5 0 6 13 0 0 6 9 .256 .298 .523 .821 120 45 2 0 0 2 1 7D/9
1980 29 BAL AL 76 191 170 28 45 8 1 10 33 0 0 19 21 .265 .335 .500 .835 127 85 4 0 0 2 3 D7/9
1981 30 BAL AL 44 100 86 12 24 2 0 3 13 0 1 11 9 .279 .364 .407 .771 123 35 2 1 1 1 0 D/7
1982 31 BAL AL 64 133 128 17 39 6 0 6 24 1 1 5 14 .305 .331 .492 .823 123 63 3 0 0 0 2 7D/3
1983 32 BAL AL 47 115 104 12 23 7 0 4 13 0 0 9 18 .221 .278 .404 .682 87 42 2 0 0 2 0 7D/9
1984 33 BAL AL 60 128 118 9 25 6 0 4 24 1 1 8 24 .212 .258 .364 .622 72 43 4 0 0 2 0 D7/9
1985 34 CLE AL 46 81 76 10 19 7 0 2 15 0 0 4 17 .250 .284 .421 .705 91 32 2 0 0 1 1 7/D
10 Seasons 425 951 865 114 217 42 1 38 145 2 4 71 136 .251 .305 .434 .739 103 375 22 2 1 12 7
162 Game Avg. 162 362 330 43 83 16 0 14 55 1 2 27 52 .251 .305 .434 .739 103 143 8 1 0 5 3
BAL (6 yrs) 333 761 692 93 178 34 1 33 120 2 3 58 95 .257 .312 .452 .764 110 313 17 1 1 9 6
NYM (2 yrs) 45 106 94 11 19 1 0 3 10 0 1 9 23 .202 .274 .309 .582 65 29 3 1 0 2 0
STL (1 yr) 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 81 1 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 46 81 76 10 19 7 0 2 15 0 0 4 17 .250 .284 .421 .705 91 32 2 0 0 1 1
AL (7 yrs) 379 842 768 103 197 41 1 35 135 2 3 62 112 .257 .309 .449 .758 108 345 19 1 1 10 7
NL (3 yrs) 46 109 97 11 20 1 0 3 10 0 1 9 24 .206 .275 .309 .585 66 30 3 1 0 2 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1974 23 NYM NL 78 57 7 3.3 94 .275 .235 .261 .308 .333 .338 .378 .646 .710 82 .387 -1.5 -0.2 .564 .206 .103 .0
1976 25 NYM NL 28 24 1 1.1 87 .105 .115 .256 .179 .321 .231 .364 .409 .685 19 .086 -2.9 -0.3 .292 .154 .115 .0
1977 26 STL NL 3 2 0 0.0 102 .500 .333 .268 .333 .336 .333 .408 .667 .744 81 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
1979 28 BAL AL 94 68 13 5.1 99 .219 .256 .266 .298 .330 .523 .403 .821 .733 120 .536 2.1 0.2 .773 .337 .267 .0
1980 29 BAL AL 191 131 28 5.8 98 .248 .265 .268 .335 .330 .500 .397 .835 .727 127 .602 6.0 0.6 .806 .347 .235 .0
1981 30 BAL AL 100 67 13 5.2 89 .280 .279 .256 .364 .321 .407 .373 .771 .693 123 .609 2.8 0.3 .708 .244 .128 .0
1982 31 BAL AL 133 93 19 5.5 98 .306 .305 .264 .331 .328 .492 .402 .823 .730 123 .581 3.4 0.3 .731 .227 .188 1.7
1983 32 BAL AL 115 85 12 3.8 96 .226 .221 .263 .278 .325 .404 .397 .682 .722 87 .416 -1.8 -0.2 .614 .269 .183 .0
1984 33 BAL AL 128 100 10 2.7 95 .228 .212 .261 .258 .324 .364 .394 .622 .718 72 .278 -4.6 -0.5 .520 .220 .153 1.6
1985 34 CLE AL 81 60 9 4.0 98 .293 .250 .260 .284 .326 .421 .404 .705 .730 91 .438 -0.9 -0.1 .610 .224 .171 .0
10 Seasons 951 687 112 4.4 96 .255 .251 .263 .305 .327 .434 .394 .739 .721 103 .488 2.6 0.2 .662 .262 .183 3.8
162 Game Avg. 362 262 43 4.4 96 .255 .251 .263 .305 .327 .434 .394 .739 .721 103 .488 1 0 .662 .262 .183 1
BAL (6 yrs) 761 544 95 4.7 96 .253 .257 .264 .312 .327 .452 .395 .764 .722 110 .516 8.0 0.8 .695 .277 .195 3.8
NYM (2 yrs) 106 81 8 2.7 92 .229 .202 .260 .274 .330 .309 .374 .582 .704 65 .302 -4.4 -0.5 .481 .191 .106 .0
STL (1 yr) 3 2 0 0.0 102 .500 .333 .268 .333 .336 .333 .408 .667 .744 81 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
CLE (1 yr) 81 60 9 4.0 98 .293 .250 .260 .284 .326 .421 .404 .705 .730 91 .439 -0.9 -0.1 .610 .224 .171 .0
AL (7 yrs) 842 604 104 4.6 97 .257 .257 .263 .309 .327 .449 .396 .758 .723 108 .509 7.1 0.7 .686 .272 .193 3.8
NL (3 yrs) 109 83 8 2.6 92 .236 .206 .260 .275 .330 .309 .375 .585 .705 66 .291 -4.5 -0.5 .481 .186 .103 .0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1979 28 BAL AL WS PIT L 4 7 6 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 .333 .429 .833 1.262 5 0 0 0 0 0
1983 32 BAL AL ALCS CHW W 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0
1983 32 BAL AL WS PHI W 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (3 Series) 6 9 7 2 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 .429 .444 .857 1.302 6 0 0 0 1 0
1 ALCS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 WS 5 8 7 2 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 .429 .500 .857 1.357 6 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1974 23 NYM NL 78 2.6% 21.8% 9.0% 3.9% 19% 2.43 4.0 34.0 8.5 1.21 65%
1976 25 NYM NL 28 3.6% 21.4% 7.1% 3.6% 33% 3.00 4.3 26.0 13.0 0.55 68%
1977 26 STL NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 67%
1979 28 BAL AL 94 6.4% 9.6% 6.4% 11.7% 50% 1.50 9.6 14.3 6.6 1.15 78%
1980 29 BAL AL 191 5.2% 11.0% 10.0% 10.0% 42% 1.11 8.1 17.0 5.2 0.77 74%
1981 30 BAL AL 100 3.0% 9.0% 11.0% 5.0% 21% 0.82 9.6 28.7 6.6 1.25 75%
1982 31 BAL AL 133 4.5% 10.5% 3.8% 9.0% 31% 2.80 9.1 21.3 5.3 0.70 81%
1983 32 BAL AL 115 3.5% 15.7% 7.8% 9.6% 48% 2.00 5.8 26.0 8.0 0.84 73%
1984 33 BAL AL 128 3.1% 18.8% 6.3% 7.8% 40% 3.00 4.9 29.5 4.9 0.74 72%
1985 34 CLE AL 81 2.5% 21.0% 4.9% 11.1% 47% 4.25 4.5 38.0 5.1 1.15 72%
10 Seasons 951 4.0% 14.3% 7.5% 8.5% 37% 1.92 6.4 22.8 6.0 0.89 74%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1974 23 NYM NL 0 0 32% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 80% 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 1
1976 25 NYM NL 0 0 25% 3 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 26 STL NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 28 BAL AL 1 0 41% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29% 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 0
1980 29 BAL AL 2 0 33% 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 35% 9 7 2 4 3 1 7 3 4
1981 30 BAL AL 3 0 27% 42 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 36% 6 6 0 2 1 1 3 0 3
1982 31 BAL AL 3 0 29% 45 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 33% 6 6 0 2 1 1 4 1 3
1983 32 BAL AL 0 0 29% 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 36% 5 4 1 1 1 0 5 2 3
1984 33 BAL AL 1 0 17% 25 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 50% 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2
1985 34 CLE AL 1 0 38% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63% 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 2
10 Seasons 11 0 30% 299 2 4 33% 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 11 41% 39 29 9 14 9 5 26 8 18
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1974 23 NYM NL 78 35% 16 4 0 0 0 3.42 2 0 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 21 3 14% 11 3 27% 69 6 9% 6 3 50% 2 1 50% 0
1976 25 NYM NL 28 68% 3 15 2 1 2 1.56 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 12 1 8% 0 0 6 2 33% 0
1977 26 STL NL 3 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 28 BAL AL 94 90% 22 5 1 0 0 2.64 6 0 5 1 5 5 1 0 1 0 0% 19 2 11% 13 5 38% 57 7 12% 7 3 43% 5 3 60% 0
1980 29 BAL AL 191 90% 45 16 2 1 3 1.92 10 0 7 0 10 6 4 0 0 0 34 4 12% 15 6 40% 141 23 16% 10 6 60% 10 2 20% 0
1981 30 BAL AL 100 86% 24 11 5 1 3 2.15 3 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 100% 21 2 10% 8 2 25% 68 10 15% 6 4 67% 5 3 60% 0
1982 31 BAL AL 133 96% 39 17 6 2 5 2.58 6 1 5 0 6 3 3 0 0 0 33 3 9% 11 2 18% 107 19 18% 6 2 33% 7 1 14% 0
1983 32 BAL AL 115 92% 23 13 3 0 1 1.76 4 0 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 19 2 11% 11 4 36% 84 9 11% 6 3 50% 3 1 33% 0
1984 33 BAL AL 128 95% 25 17 4 1 3 2.02 4 0 8 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 34 4 12% 16 4 25% 117 20 17% 14 6 43% 4 2 50% 0
1985 34 CLE AL 81 90% 19 21 4 0 2 1.43 2 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 21 2 10% 9 4 44% 57 13 23% 8 5 63% 3 2 67% 0
10 Seasons 951 86% 217 119 27 6 19 1.98 38 1 41 3 35 22 16 0 2 1 50% 204 22 11% 96 31 32% 712 108 15% 63 32 51% 45 17 38% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1974 23 23 78 68 9 16 1 0 2 8 0 0 7 17 .235 .308 .338 .646 82 23 3 1 0 2 0
1975 24 23 78 68 9 16 1 0 2 8 0 0 7 17 .235 .308 .338 .646 82 23 3 1 0 2 0
1976 25 45 106 94 11 19 1 0 3 10 0 1 9 23 .202 .274 .309 .582 65 29 3 1 0 2 0
1977 26 46 109 97 11 20 1 0 3 10 0 1 9 24 .206 .275 .309 .585 66 30 3 1 0 2 0
1978 27 46 109 97 11 20 1 0 3 10 0 1 9 24 .206 .275 .309 .585 66 30 3 1 0 2 0
1979 28 88 203 183 26 42 6 0 9 23 0 1 15 33 .230 .286 .410 .696 92 75 5 1 0 4 1
1980 29 164 394 353 54 87 14 1 19 56 0 1 34 54 .246 .310 .453 .763 109 160 9 1 0 6 4
1981 30 208 494 439 66 111 16 1 22 69 0 2 45 63 .253 .320 .444 .765 112 195 11 2 1 7 4
1982 31 272 627 567 83 150 22 1 28 93 1 3 50 77 .265 .323 .455 .778 114 258 14 2 1 7 6
1983 32 319 742 671 95 173 29 1 32 106 1 3 59 95 .258 .316 .447 .763 110 300 16 2 1 9 6
1984 33 379 870 789 104 198 35 1 36 130 2 4 67 119 .251 .307 .435 .742 105 343 20 2 1 11 6
1985 34 425 951 865 114 217 42 1 38 145 2 4 71 136 .251 .305 .434 .739 103 375 22 2 1 12 7

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1974 23 23 79 69 10 17 1 0 2 9 0 7 17 .246 .316 .348 .664 8 23
1976 25 22 28 26 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 6 .115 .179 .231 .409 1 22
1977 26 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1979 28 42 94 86 16 22 5 0 6 14 0 6 9 .256 .298 .523 .821 14 42
1980 29 76 192 171 30 46 8 1 10 35 0 19 21 .269 .339 .503 .841 30 76
1981 30 67 156 134 21 40 3 0 5 23 0 18 14 .299 .385 .433 .817 23 44
1982 31 64 132 127 18 38 6 0 6 25 1 5 14 .299 .326 .488 .814 20 64
1983 32 47 116 105 13 24 7 0 4 14 0 9 18 .229 .284 .410 .694 13 47
1984 33 60 128 118 10 25 6 0 4 26 1 8 24 .212 .258 .364 .622 11 60
1985 34 46 81 76 10 19 7 0 2 16 0 4 17 .250 .284 .421 .705 9 46
10 Seasons 448 1009 915 130 234 43 1 40 164 2 78 141 .256 .312 .436 .748 129 425
162 Game Avg. 162 365 331 47 85 16 0 14 59 1 28 51 .256 .312 .436 .748 47 425

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