Armando Benítez

Q: How old is Armando Benítez?

Armando Benítez is 51 years old.

Q: When was Armando Benítez born?

Armando Benítez was born on November 3, 1972.

Q: Where was Armando Benítez born?

Armando Benítez was born in Ramon Santana, San Pedro de Macoris.

Q: How tall is Armando Benítez?

Armando Benítez is 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Armando Benítez weigh when playing?

Armando Benítez weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Armando Benítez play?

Armando Benítez played 15 seasons.

Q: Is Armando Benítez in the Hall of Fame?

Armando Benítez has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: What position did Armando Benítez play?

Armando Benítez was a Pitcher.

Q: How many strikeouts did Armando Benítez have?

Armando Benítez had 946 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Armando Benítez played for?

Armando Benítez played for 7 teams; the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Florida Marlins, San Francisco Giants and Toronto Blue Jays.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 180lb (193cm, 81kg)

Born: November 3, 1972 in Ramon Santana, Dominican Republic do

Debut: July 28, 1994 (Age 21-267d, 16,559th in major league history)
vs. CLE 2.2 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 6, 2008 (Age 35-216d)
vs. BAL 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1995 season

Agents: Mike Powers

Full Name: Armando German Benítez

Pronunciation: \beh-NEE-tess\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.3

ERA

3.13

762

289

779.0

946

WHIP

1.217

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1991	18	BAL-min	Rk	3	2	.600	2.72	14	3	6	0	0	0	36.1	35	16	11	2	11	0	33	4	0	2	157			1.266	8.7	0.5	2.7	8.2	3.00	OLS GULF
1992	19	BAL-min	Rk	1	2	.333	4.31	25	0	18	0	0	5	31.1	35	31	15	1	23	0	37	3	0	7	157			1.851	10.1	0.3	6.6	10.6	1.61	BLD APPY
1993	20	BAL-min	A,A+	8	1	.889	1.34	52	0	44	0	0	18	67.0	38	11	10	2	23	0	112	2	0	5	261			0.910	5.1	0.3	3.1	15.0	4.87	ABY,FDK SALL,CARL
1994	21	BAL-min	AA	8	4	.667	3.14	53	0	36	0	0	16	71.2	41	29	25	6	39	0	106	2	0	3	298			1.116	5.1	0.8	4.9	13.3	2.72	BOW EL
1994	21	BAL	AL	0	0		0.90	3	0	1	0	0	0	10.0	8	1	1	0	4	0	14	1	0	0	42	573	1.83	1.200	7.2	0.0	3.6	12.6	3.50
1995	22	BAL-min	AAA	2	2	.500	1.25	17	0	17	0	0	8	21.2	10	4	3	2	7	0	37	0	0	1	81			0.785	4.2	0.8	2.9	15.4	5.29	ROC IL
1995	22	BAL	AL	1	5	.167	5.66	44	0	18	0	0	2	47.2	37	33	30	8	37	2	56	5	1	3	221	85	5.58	1.552	7.0	1.5	7.0	10.6	1.51
1996	23	BAL-min	AA,AAA,Rk	1	0	1.000	3.00	7	4	1	0	0	0	12.0	11	4	4	1	1	0	18	0	0	1	47			1.000	8.3	0.8	0.8	13.5	18.00	BOW,ROC,OLS EL,IL,GULF
1996	23	BAL	AL	1	0	1.000	3.77	18	0	8	0	0	4	14.1	7	6	6	2	6	0	20	0	0	1	56	134	3.45	0.907	4.4	1.3	3.8	12.6	3.33
1997	24	BAL	AL	4	5	.444	2.45	71	0	26	0	0	9	73.1	49	22	20	7	43	5	106	1	0	1	307	180	3.26	1.255	6.0	0.9	5.3	13.0	2.47
1998	25	BAL	AL	5	6	.455	3.82	71	0	54	0	0	22	68.1	48	29	29	10	39	2	87	4	0	0	289	119	4.38	1.273	6.3	1.3	5.1	11.5	2.23
1999	26	NYM	NL	4	3	.571	1.85	77	0	42	0	0	22	78.0	40	17	16	4	41	4	128	0	0	2	312	241	2.10	1.038	4.6	0.5	4.7	14.8	3.12
2000	27	NYM	NL	4	4	.500	2.61	76	0	68	0	0	41	76.0	39	24	22	10	38	2	106	0	0	0	304	172	3.56	1.013	4.6	1.2	4.5	12.6	2.79
2001	28	NYM	NL	6	4	.600	3.77	73	0	64	0	0	43	76.1	59	32	32	12	40	6	93	1	0	5	320	110	4.27	1.297	7.0	1.4	4.7	11.0	2.33
2002	29	NYM	NL	1	0	1.000	2.27	62	0	52	0	0	33	67.1	46	20	17	8	25	0	79	3	0	1	275	177	3.41	1.054	6.1	1.1	3.3	10.6	3.16
2003	30	TOT	MLB	4	4	.500	2.96	69	0	49	0	0	21	73.0	59	27	24	6	41	3	75	0	1	3	313	146	3.73	1.370	7.3	0.7	5.1	9.2	1.83	AS
2003	30	TOT	AL	1	1	.500	2.66	24	0	9	0	0	0	23.2	18	9	7	1	17	2	25	0	0	0	104	168	3.62	1.479	6.8	0.4	6.5	9.5	1.47
2003	30	NYM	NL	3	3	.500	3.10	45	0	40	0	0	21	49.1	41	18	17	5	24	1	50	0	1	3	209	136	3.78	1.318	7.5	0.9	4.4	9.1	2.08
2003	30	NYY	AL	1	1	.500	1.93	9	0	2	0	0	0	9.1	8	4	2	0	6	1	10	0	0	0	40	236	2.82	1.500	7.7	0.0	5.8	9.6	1.67
2003	30	SEA	AL	0	0		3.14	15	0	7	0	0	0	14.1	10	5	5	1	11	1	15	0	0	0	64	140	4.15	1.465	6.3	0.6	6.9	9.4	1.36
2004	31	FLA	NL	2	2	.500	1.29	64	0	59	0	0	47	69.2	36	11	10	6	21	4	62	0	0	0	262	319	3.29	0.818	4.7	0.8	2.7	8.0	2.95	AS,MVP-23
2005	32	SFG-min	A+	0	0		0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6			0.500	0.0	0.0	4.5	0.0	0.00	SJO CALL
2005	32	SFG	NL	2	3	.400	4.50	30	0	27	0	0	19	30.0	25	17	15	5	16	0	23	0	0	0	127	96	5.25	1.367	7.5	1.5	4.8	6.9	1.44
2006	33	SFG	NL	4	2	.667	3.52	41	0	33	0	0	17	38.1	39	15	15	6	21	2	31	0	0	1	171	129	5.21	1.565	9.2	1.4	4.9	7.3	1.48
2007	34	TOT	NL	2	8	.200	5.36	55	0	24	0	0	9	50.1	49	37	30	8	29	2	57	1	3	1	228	83	4.83	1.550	8.8	1.4	5.2	10.2	1.97
2007	34	SFG	NL	0	3	.000	4.67	19	0	17	0	0	9	17.1	17	9	9	3	9	1	18	0	2	0	78	98	4.97	1.500	8.8	1.6	4.7	9.3	2.00
2007	34	FLA	NL	2	5	.286	5.73	36	0	7	0	0	0	33.0	32	28	21	5	20	1	39	1	1	1	150	77	4.76	1.576	8.7	1.4	5.5	10.6	1.95
2008	35	TOR-min	A+,AAA	1	0	1.000	3.38	8	0	1	0	0	0	8.0	9	3	3	0	0	0	9	0	0	1	33			1.125	10.1	0.0	0.0	10.1		DUN,SYR FLOR,IL
2008	35	TOR	AL	0	1	.000	5.68	8	0	2	0	0	0	6.1	4	5	4	3	2	0	9	0	0	0	26	79	7.40	0.947	5.7	4.3	2.8	12.8	4.50
2009	36	HOU-min	AAA	2	0	1.000	3.86	7	0	3	0	0	1	9.1	7	5	4	4	3	0	9	0	0	0	40			1.071	6.8	3.9	2.9	8.7	3.00	RRK PCL
2010	37	FLA-min	AAA	0	1	.000	2.70	8	0	7	0	0	4	6.2	6	6	2	2	5	0	5	0	0	0	30			1.650	8.1	2.7	6.8	6.8	1.00	NOR PCL
15 Yrs				40	47	.460	3.13	762	0	527	0	0	289	779.0	545	296	271	95	403	32	946	16	5	18	3253	140	3.86	1.217	6.3	1.1	4.7	10.9	2.35
162 Game Avg.				4	4	.460	3.13	68	0	47	0	0	26	70	49	26	24	8	36	3	84	1	0	2	290	140	3.86	1.217	6.3	1.1	4.7	10.9	2.35
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
NYM (5 yrs)				18	14	.563	2.70	333	0	266	0	0	160	347.0	225	111	104	39	168	13	456	4	1	11	1420	159	3.39	1.133	5.8	1.0	4.4	11.8	2.71
BAL (5 yrs)				11	16	.407	3.62	207	0	107	0	0	37	213.2	149	91	86	27	129	9	283	11	1	5	915	127	4.08	1.301	6.3	1.1	5.4	11.9	2.19
SFG (3 yrs)				6	8	.429	4.10	90	0	77	0	0	45	85.2	81	41	39	14	46	3	72	0	2	1	376	109	5.18	1.482	8.5	1.5	4.8	7.6	1.57
FLA (2 yrs)				4	7	.364	2.72	100	0	66	0	0	47	102.2	68	39	31	11	41	5	101	1	1	1	412	155	3.76	1.062	6.0	1.0	3.6	8.9	2.46
SEA (1 yr)				0	0		3.14	15	0	7	0	0	0	14.1	10	5	5	1	11	1	15	0	0	0	64	140	4.15	1.465	6.3	0.6	6.9	9.4	1.36
NYY (1 yr)				1	1	.500	1.93	9	0	2	0	0	0	9.1	8	4	2	0	6	1	10	0	0	0	40	236	2.82	1.500	7.7	0.0	5.8	9.6	1.67
TOR (1 yr)				0	1	.000	5.68	8	0	2	0	0	0	6.1	4	5	4	3	2	0	9	0	0	0	26	79	7.40	0.947	5.7	4.3	2.8	12.8	4.50

NL (9 yrs)				28	29	.491	2.93	523	0	409	0	0	252	535.1	374	191	174	64	255	21	629	5	4	13	2208	147	3.75	1.175	6.3	1.1	4.3	10.6	2.47
AL (7 yrs)				12	18	.400	3.58	239	0	118	0	0	37	243.2	171	105	97	31	148	11	317	11	1	5	1045	128	4.12	1.309	6.3	1.1	5.5	11.7	2.14

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Armando Benítez?

Armando Benítez is 51 years old.

When was Armando Benítez born?

Armando Benítez was born on November 3, 1972.

Where was Armando Benítez born?

Armando Benítez was born in Ramon Santana, San Pedro de Macoris.

How tall is Armando Benítez?

Armando Benítez is 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

How much did Armando Benítez weigh when playing?

Armando Benítez weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Armando Benítez play?

Armando Benítez played 15 seasons.

Is Armando Benítez in the Hall of Fame?

Armando Benítez has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Armando Benítez play?

Armando Benítez was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Armando Benítez have?

Armando Benítez had 946 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Armando Benítez played for?

Armando Benítez played for 7 teams; the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Florida Marlins, San Francisco Giants and Toronto Blue Jays.

How many World Series has Armando Benítez won?

Armando Benítez has never won a World Series.

When did Armando Benítez retire?

Armando Benítez last played in 2008.

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