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Bruce Benedict
Bruce Edwin Benedict
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: August 18, 1955 in Birmingham, AL
School: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 18, 1978
Final Game: September 11, 1989
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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
1978 22 ATL NL 22 58 52 3 13 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 6 .250 .328 .288 .616 66 15 0 0 0 0 2 2
1979 23 ATL NL 76 241 204 14 46 11 0 0 15 1 3 33 18 .225 .331 .279 .610 64 57 4 0 2 2 3 2
1980 24 ATL NL 120 402 359 18 91 14 1 2 34 3 3 28 36 .253 .308 .315 .623 73 113 11 1 13 1 8 *2
1981 25 ATL NL 90 339 295 26 78 12 1 5 35 1 1 33 21 .264 .341 .363 .704 99 107 8 3 5 3 4 *2 AS
1982 26 ATL NL 118 436 386 34 95 11 1 3 44 4 4 37 40 .246 .315 .303 .618 71 117 10 3 7 3 9 *2
1983 27 ATL NL 134 492 423 43 126 13 1 2 43 1 3 61 24 .298 .385 .348 .733 99 147 12 1 4 3 16 *2 AS
1984 28 ATL NL 95 340 300 26 67 8 1 4 25 1 2 34 25 .223 .301 .297 .598 64 89 9 1 1 4 3 2
1985 29 ATL NL 70 237 208 12 42 6 0 0 20 0 1 22 12 .202 .279 .231 .510 42 48 8 1 4 2 1 2
1986 30 ATL NL 64 182 160 11 36 10 1 0 13 1 0 15 10 .225 .298 .300 .598 63 48 9 2 4 1 1 2
1987 31 ATL NL 37 114 95 4 14 1 0 1 5 0 1 17 15 .147 .277 .189 .466 25 18 2 0 2 0 0 2
1988 32 ATL NL 90 262 236 11 57 7 0 0 19 0 2 19 26 .242 .296 .271 .567 62 64 2 0 5 2 1 2
1989 33 ATL NL 66 186 160 12 31 3 0 1 6 0 0 23 18 .194 .299 .231 .530 53 37 1 1 2 0 4 2
12 Seasons 982 3289 2878 214 696 98 6 18 260 12 20 328 251 .242 .320 .299 .619 71 860 76 13 49 21 52
162 Game Avg. 162 543 475 35 115 16 1 3 43 2 3 54 41 .242 .320 .299 .619 71 142 13 2 8 3 9

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
1982 26 ATL NL NLCS STL L 3 10 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 .400 .375 .775 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 3 10 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 .400 .375 .775 3 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1978 ATL NL 22 C 22 16 141.0 96 81 14 1 1 .990 2.0 17.0 2 6.06 4.32 .985 6.17 5.11 0 4 16 11 41%
1979 ATL NL 23 C 76 69 586.0 385 344 35 6 3 .984 -5.0 -10.2 -5 5.82 4.99 .985 6.13 5.27 8 16 65 22 25%
1980 ATL NL 24 C 120 111 968.2 585 502 76 7 6 .988 6.0 7.4 6 5.37 4.82 .983 6.09 5.23 11 20 76 44 37%
1981 ATL NL 25 C 90 86 773.0 484 404 73 7 7 .986 6.0 9.3 6 5.55 5.30 .983 5.93 5.07 9 19 83 48 37% AS
1982 ATL NL 26 C 118 111 994.1 680 602 73 5 9 .993 5.0 6.0 5 6.11 5.72 .985 6.29 5.52 9 19 92 43 32%
1983 ATL NL 27 C 134 128 1106.2 836 738 91 7 12 .992 4.0 4.3 4 6.74 6.19 .984 6.57 5.55 4 23 123 55 31% AS
1984 ATL NL 28 C 95 95 820.0 546 504 37 5 2 .991 -1.0 -1.5 -1 5.94 5.69 .986 6.53 5.68 2 17 85 25 23%
1985 ATL NL 29 C 70 67 566.0 353 314 35 4 1 .989 2.0 4.2 2 5.55 4.99 .987 6.42 5.45 1 9 65 24 27%
1986 ATL NL 30 C 57 49 429.0 282 252 28 2 1 .993 3.0 8.4 3 5.87 4.91 .985 6.93 5.88 1 13 27 18 40%
1987 ATL NL 31 C 35 28 256.0 188 165 21 2 3 .989 -1.0 -4.7 -1 6.54 5.31 .987 6.94 5.91 1 5 36 10 22%
1988 ATL NL 32 C 89 76 651.0 443 384 54 5 3 .989 5.0 9.2 5 6.06 4.92 .987 6.56 5.58 4 10 63 33 34%
1989 ATL NL 33 C 65 56 489.0 403 361 40 2 2 .995 6.0 14.7 6 7.38 6.17 .986 6.67 5.56 5 9 41 28 41%
12 Seasons C 971 892 7780.2 5281 4651 577 53 50 .990 32.0 4.9 32 6.05 5.38 .985 6.39 5.47 55 164 772 361 32%
12 Seasons TOT 971 892 7780.2 5281 4651 577 53 50 .990 32.0 4.9 32 6.05 5.38 .975 6.39 5.47 55 164 772 361 32%

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1981 *
1983 *

On-Base% s c a p y
1983 NL  .385 (10th)**

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1980 NL  13 (5th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1983 NL  16 (5th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1981 NL  14.0 (10th)

                                         
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 8 (1234), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3944), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Atlanta Braves$545,000
1986Atlanta Braves$565,000
1987Atlanta Braves$615,000
1988Atlanta Braves$665,000
1989Atlanta Braves$395,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,785,000
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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