Marvin Benard
Marvin Larry Benard
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: January 20, 1970 in Bluefields, Nicaragua
High School: Bell (Bell, CA)
School: Lewis-Clark State College
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 50th round of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed June 4, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1995
Final Game: September 27, 2003
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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
1995 25 SFG NL 13 35 34 5 13 2 0 1 4 1 0 1 7 .382 .400 .529 .929 148 18 1 0 0 0 0 /8
1996 26 SFG NL 135 558 488 89 121 17 4 5 27 25 11 59 84 .248 .333 .330 .663 80 161 8 4 6 1 2 *89/7
1997 27 SFG NL 84 130 114 13 26 4 0 1 13 3 1 13 29 .228 .315 .289 .605 62 33 2 2 0 1 0 97/8D
1998 28 SFG NL 121 327 286 41 92 21 1 3 36 11 4 34 39 .322 .396 .434 .830 124 124 3 2 4 1 1 97/8D
1999 29 SFG NL 149 625 562 100 163 36 5 16 64 27 14 55 97 .290 .359 .457 .816 110 257 5 6 1 1 2 *89/7
2000 30 SFG NL 149 633 560 102 147 27 6 12 55 22 7 63 97 .263 .342 .396 .739 92 222 4 6 2 2 0 *897
2001 31 SFG NL 129 429 392 70 104 19 2 15 44 10 5 29 66 .265 .320 .439 .759 100 172 3 4 1 3 2 *897
2002 32 SFG NL 65 131 123 16 34 9 2 1 13 5 1 7 26 .276 .321 .407 .727 95 50 3 1 0 0 0 97/8
2003 33 SFG NL 46 77 71 5 14 3 1 0 4 1 0 4 9 .197 .237 .268 .504 32 19 3 0 1 1 0 7/9
9 Seasons 891 2945 2630 441 714 138 21 54 260 105 43 265 454 .271 .343 .402 .744 96 1056 32 25 15 10 7
162 Game Avg. 162 535 478 80 130 25 4 10 47 19 8 48 83 .271 .343 .402 .744 96 192 6 5 3 2 1

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
1995 25 SFG NL 35 22 7 8.6 103 .462 .382 .266 .400 .335 .529 .414 .929 .748 148 .739 2.2 0.2 .909 .206 .147 1.0
1996 26 SFG NL 558 393 57 3.9 102 .290 .248 .264 .333 .332 .330 .413 .663 .745 80 .401 -12.4 -1.2 .617 .232 .082 8.3
1997 27 SFG NL 130 92 11 3.2 107 .294 .228 .268 .315 .340 .289 .421 .605 .760 62 .317 -6.0 -0.6 .549 .193 .061 1.5
1998 28 SFG NL 327 206 52 6.8 103 .363 .322 .263 .396 .333 .434 .415 .830 .747 124 .648 11.8 1.1 .831 .255 .112 4.7
1999 29 SFG NL 625 420 94 6.0 111 .327 .290 .270 .359 .344 .457 .434 .816 .778 110 .555 8.8 0.8 .792 .288 .167 20.1
2000 30 SFG NL 633 428 82 5.1 110 .298 .263 .264 .342 .341 .396 .432 .739 .773 92 .482 -5.5 -0.5 .722 .273 .134 15.5
2001 31 SFG NL 429 300 56 5.0 105 .283 .265 .260 .320 .330 .439 .426 .759 .756 100 .497 -0.2 0.0 .709 .260 .173 12.0
2002 32 SFG NL 131 93 16 4.6 103 .344 .276 .260 .321 .333 .407 .413 .727 .746 95 .482 -1.1 -0.1 .667 .220 .130 1.7
2003 33 SFG NL 77 62 4 1.7 108 .222 .197 .267 .237 .339 .268 .429 .504 .768 32 .128 -7.2 -0.7 .400 .141 .070 .0
9 Seasons 2945 2016 379 5.0 107 .310 .271 .265 .343 .337 .402 .424 .744 .761 96 .495 -9.7 -1.0 .707 .254 .130 71.3
162 Game Avg. 535 367 69 5.0 107 .310 .271 .265 .343 .337 .402 .424 .744 .761 96 .495 -9.7 -1.0 .707 .254 .130 13

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
1997 27 SFG NL NLDS FLA L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 30 SFG NL NLDS NYM L 4 16 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .071 .133 .071 .205 1 0 0 1 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 6 18 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .063 .118 .063 .180 1 0 0 1 0 0
2 NLDS 6 18 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .063 .118 .063 .180 1 0 0 1 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
1995 25 SFG NL 35 2.9% 20.0% 2.9% 8.6% 23% 7.00 4.9 34.0 8.5 0.92 2.00 74% 22% 9.1% 15%
1996 26 SFG NL 558 0.9% 15.1% 10.6% 4.7% 22% 1.42 5.8 97.6 18.1 1.20 1.62 72% 20% 3.3% 14%
1997 27 SFG NL 130 0.8% 22.3% 10.0% 3.9% 19% 2.23 3.9 114.0 8.8 0.91 1.14 65% 21% 3.1% 27%
1998 28 SFG NL 327 0.9% 11.9% 10.4% 7.7% 27% 1.15 7.3 95.3 7.9 0.92 1.23 75% 29% 2.7% 11%
1999 29 SFG NL 625 2.6% 15.5% 8.8% 9.1% 35% 1.76 5.8 35.1 8.8 0.90 1.23 72% 15% 8.8% 21%
2000 30 SFG NL 633 1.9% 15.3% 10.0% 7.1% 31% 1.54 5.8 46.7 10.2 0.94 1.36 72% 23% 6.0% 10%
2001 31 SFG NL 429 3.5% 15.4% 6.8% 8.4% 35% 2.28 5.9 26.1 8.9 0.71 1.05 73% 23% 10.4% 18%
2002 32 SFG NL 131 0.8% 19.9% 5.3% 9.2% 35% 3.71 4.7 123.0 9.5 0.74 0.97 73% 24% 2.2% 13%
2003 33 SFG NL 77 0.0% 11.7% 5.2% 5.2% 29% 2.25 7.9 17.8 1.36 2.25 82% 11% 0.0% 20%
9 Seasons 2945 1.8% 15.4% 9.0% 7.2% 30% 1.71 5.8 48.7 10.1 0.93 1.31 72% 21% 6.0% 16%
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
1995 25 SFG NL 0 0 31% 17 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 17% 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
1996 26 SFG NL 8 0 47% 247 25 11 69% 23 10 2 0 0 1 5 2 8 24 49% 33 21 12 12 6 5 23 7 16
1997 27 SFG NL 1 0 30% 56 3 1 75% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 50% 5 2 3 1 1 0 8 4 4
1998 28 SFG NL 2 0 30% 158 11 4 73% 11 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 9 12 42% 18 15 3 3 1 2 15 3 10
1999 29 SFG NL 4 0 40% 207 27 14 66% 24 12 3 2 0 0 3 0 10 22 59% 33 19 14 9 3 6 22 4 18
2000 30 SFG NL 3 0 44% 259 22 7 76% 21 7 1 0 0 0 4 0 8 17 54% 38 19 19 7 2 5 16 7 9
2001 31 SFG NL 3 0 45% 162 10 5 67% 10 3 0 2 0 0 3 1 5 14 39% 23 16 7 5 1 4 11 5 4
2002 32 SFG NL 1 0 37% 56 5 1 83% 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 46% 4 3 1 2 2 0 5 1 4
2003 33 SFG NL 1 0 28% 25 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50% 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
9 Seasons 23 0 41% 1187 105 43 71% 96 38 9 4 0 1 20 5 43 102 49% 162 101 61 39 16 22 102 32 66
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
1995 25 SFG NL 35 83% 13 5 1 5 1 0 1 0.69 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 21 4 19% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1996 26 SFG NL 558 86% 121 27 6 5 1 0 0 1.65 5 0 13 5 0 2 3 0 11 6 55% 80 8 10% 33 12 36% 242 25 10% 18 10 56% 16 8 50% 0
1997 27 SFG NL 130 88% 26 1 0 44 15 0 6 1.24 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 2 10% 7 5 71% 69 12 17% 10 6 60% 3 0 0% 0
1998 28 SFG NL 327 86% 92 28 2 43 12 0 6 1.35 3 0 6 3 0 2 1 0 5 4 80% 37 3 8% 23 11 48% 165 33 20% 15 8 53% 22 13 59% 0
1999 29 SFG NL 625 80% 163 28 14 11 4 0 2 1.23 16 0 9 13 3 9 7 0 4 1 25% 82 5 6% 33 9 27% 343 48 14% 24 10 42% 35 17 49% 0
2000 30 SFG NL 633 82% 147 23 10 15 2 0 1 1.54 12 0 13 11 1 6 6 0 3 2 67% 72 4 6% 34 9 26% 293 43 15% 24 11 46% 29 17 59% 0
2001 31 SFG NL 429 89% 104 11 9 25 7 3 5 1.24 15 1 13 14 1 3 12 0 2 1 50% 50 3 6% 22 6 27% 213 32 15% 15 10 67% 19 7 37% 0
2002 32 SFG NL 131 86% 34 6 3 32 6 0 2 1.40 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0% 22 3 14% 10 0 0% 85 12 14% 6 1 17% 9 6 67% 0
2003 33 SFG NL 77 92% 14 1 1 24 4 0 1 1.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 14 3 21% 6 4 67% 41 4 10% 2 2 100% 5 4 80% 0
9 Seasons 2945 84% 714 130 46 204 52 3 24 1.28 54 1 63 48 6 22 32 0 28 15 54% 381 32 8% 169 56 33% 1472 213 14% 116 59 51% 138 72 52% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1995 25 SFG NL 34 117 3.44 78 67% 23% 12% 31% 35% 77% 0% 51% 85% 44% 6% 2 1 15% 5 2 6% 2 1 33% 1 0 0
1996 26 SFG NL 518 1908 3.68 1168 61% 29% 12% 27% 33% 71% 1% 44% 84% 35% 5% 27 0 12% 63 17 11% 55 27 36% 40 0 0
1997 27 SFG NL 121 474 3.92 297 63% 27% 15% 30% 27% 73% 0% 46% 79% 47% 5% 6 0 12% 15 4 12% 14 9 48% 9 0 0
1998 28 SFG NL 327 1231 3.76 740 60% 27% 12% 27% 34% 73% 0% 44% 83% 28% 7% 22 1 17% 56 24 13% 43 21 28% 0 0 0
1999 29 SFG NL 625 2315 3.70 1440 62% 25% 13% 29% 32% 75% 1% 47% 82% 32% 6% 37 1 15% 92 33 11% 66 38 19% 0 0 0
2000 30 SFG NL 633 2509 3.96 1540 61% 28% 12% 29% 30% 72% 0% 44% 83% 25% 7% 42 2 15% 92 24 13% 82 52 24% 0 0 0
2001 31 SFG NL 429 1526 3.56 982 64% 24% 14% 29% 34% 76% 1% 49% 82% 28% 4% 19 0 14% 61 27 8% 36 26 12% 0 0 0
2002 32 SFG NL 131 471 3.60 318 68% 21% 16% 32% 31% 79% 0% 53% 80% 37% 2% 3 0 7% 9 3 8% 11 5 4% 0 0 0
2003 33 SFG NL 77 254 3.30 171 67% 15% 13% 35% 37% 85% 0% 57% 85% 43% 4% 3 0 12% 9 3 1% 1 1 0% 0 0 0
9 Seasons 2895 10805 3.73 6734 62% 26% 13% 29% 32% 74% 1% 46% 83% 31% 6% 161 5 14% 402 137 11% 310 180 23% 50 0 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
1995 25 13 35 34 5 13 2 0 1 4 1 0 1 7 .382 .400 .529 .929 148 18 1 0 0 0 0
1996 26 148 593 522 94 134 19 4 6 31 26 11 60 91 .257 .337 .343 .680 85 179 9 4 6 1 2
1997 27 232 723 636 107 160 23 4 7 44 29 12 73 120 .252 .333 .333 .667 80 212 11 6 6 2 2
1998 28 353 1050 922 148 252 44 5 10 80 40 16 107 159 .273 .353 .364 .717 94 336 14 8 10 3 3
1999 29 502 1675 1484 248 415 80 10 26 144 67 30 162 256 .280 .355 .400 .755 100 593 19 14 11 4 5
2000 30 651 2308 2044 350 562 107 16 38 199 89 37 225 353 .275 .352 .399 .750 98 815 23 20 13 6 5
2001 31 780 2737 2436 420 666 126 18 53 243 99 42 254 419 .273 .347 .405 .752 98 987 26 24 14 9 7
2002 32 845 2868 2559 436 700 135 20 54 256 104 43 261 445 .274 .345 .405 .751 98 1037 29 25 14 9 7
2003 33 891 2945 2630 441 714 138 21 54 260 105 43 265 454 .271 .343 .402 .744 96 1056 32 25 15 10 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
1995 25 15 39 38 6 14 2 0 1 5 1 1 8 .368 .385 .500 .885 8 13
1996 26 135 559 493 89 126 18 4 5 27 26 61 84 .256 .342 .339 .680 57 135
1997 27 84 132 115 13 27 4 0 1 13 3 14 29 .235 .326 .296 .621 11 84
1998 28 121 330 291 42 97 22 1 3 36 12 36 39 .333 .409 .447 .856 53 121
1999 29 149 620 559 93 160 35 5 16 60 27 54 97 .286 .355 .453 .807 88 149
2000 30 149 637 564 97 151 28 6 12 52 23 65 97 .268 .349 .402 .751 78 149
2001 31 129 432 395 71 107 20 2 15 45 10 30 66 .271 .326 .446 .772 57 129
2002 32 65 133 125 17 36 10 2 1 14 5 7 26 .288 .331 .424 .755 17 65
2003 33 46 75 70 5 13 3 1 0 4 1 4 9 .186 .227 .257 .484 4 46
9 Seasons 893 2957 2650 433 731 142 21 54 256 108 272 455 .276 .348 .406 .754 373 891
162 Game Avg. 162 536 481 79 133 26 4 10 46 20 49 83 .276 .348 .406 .754 68 891

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1996 NL--11--7th
1999 NL--14--5th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 10 (1113), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1980), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  8. Coco Crisp (948)
  9. Terrence Long (948)
  10. Reed Johnson (948)
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  6. Mitch Webster (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Mitch Webster (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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