Erik Bennett

Erik Hans Bennett

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: September 13, 1968 in Yreka, CA
High School: Eureka HS (Eureka, CA)
School: California State University Sacramento (Sacramento, CA)
Drafted by the California Angels in the 4th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 1989. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 15, 1995
Teams (by GP): Twins/Angels 1995-1996

Final Game: June 8, 1996
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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+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1989	20	ANA-min	A-	6	8	.429	3.47	15	15	0	2	0	0	96.0	96	58	37	4	36	0	96	3	6	8			1.375	9.0	0.4	3.4	9.0	2.67	BND · NORW
1990	21	ANA-min	A	7	7	.500	2.99	18	18	0	3	1	0	108.1	91	48	36	10	37	0	100	4	4	2			1.182	7.6	0.8	3.1	8.3	2.70	QDS · MIDW
1991	22	ANA-min	A+	2	3	.400	2.51	8	8	0	1	0	0	43.0	41	15	12	2	27	0	31	3	0	0	192		1.581	8.6	0.4	5.7	6.5	1.15	PSP · CALL
1992	23	ANA-min	A,AA,A+	8	8	.500	3.34	21	21	0	2	1	0	145.1	120	61	54	3	53	0	128	15	2	6	604		1.190	7.4	0.2	3.3	7.9	2.42	QDS,MDL,PSP · MIDW,TL,CALL
1993	24	ANA-min	AAA,AA	11	10	.524	6.25	29	23	1	0	0	1	149.2	188	114	104	22	38	1	84	10	0	4	661		1.510	11.3	1.3	2.3	5.1	2.21	VAN,MDL · PCL,TL
1994	25	ANA-min	AAA	1	4	.200	2.81	45	1	14	0	0	3	89.2	71	32	28	9	28	2	83	10	2	8	375		1.104	7.1	0.9	2.8	8.3	2.96	VAN · PCL
1995	26	HOU-ANA-min	AAA	9	1	.900	4.42	42	1	16	0	0	3	73.1	71	41	36	6	32	4	63	5	1	4	316		1.405	8.7	0.7	3.9	7.7	1.97	TUC,VAN · PCL
1995	26	CAL	AL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	27	MIN-min	AAA	3	1	.750	6.38	17	0	4	0	0	0	24.0	27	17	17	4	14	1	10	2	0	0	114		1.708	10.1	1.5	5.2	3.8	0.71	SLK · PCL
1996	27	MIN	AL	2	0	1.000	7.90	24	0	10	0	0	1	27.1	33	24	24	7	16	1	13	2	0	1	130	65	1.793	10.9	2.3	5.3	4.3	0.81
1997	28	CLE-min	AA	2	3	.400	4.81	11	1	5	0	0	0	24.1	26	13	13	1	9	1	20	1	1	1	107		1.438	9.6	0.4	3.3	7.4	2.22	AKR · EL
1999	30	HOU-min	AA	0	3	.000	4.13	20	0	8	0	0	1	28.1	23	14	13	5	12	3	32	4	0	0	122		1.235	7.3	1.6	3.8	10.2	2.67	JAC · TL
2 Yrs				2	0	1.000	7.81	25	0	11	0	0	1	27.2	33	24	24	7	16	1	13	2	0	1	131	67	1.771	10.7	2.3	5.2	4.2	0.81
162 Game Avg.				5	0	1.000	7.81	68	0	30	0	0	3	75	90	65	65	19	44	3	35	5	0	3	356	67	1.771	10.7	2.3	5.2	4.2	0.81

MIN (1 yr)				2	0	1.000	7.90	24	0	10	0	0	1	27.1	33	24	24	7	16	1	13	2	0	1	130	65	1.793	10.9	2.3	5.3	4.3	0.81
CAL (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1995	26	CAL	AL	0.1	1	0	0	0.00	4.86	0.08	-0.35	104.0	4.62	0	0.0	.2	-0.0	0.0	0	.516	.500	$
1996	27	MIN	AL	27.1	24	0	24	7.90	5.56	0.23	-0.41	103.4	5.08	-9	-0.8	1.0	-0.1	-0.6	-5	.467	.495	$109,000
2 Seasons				27.2	25	0	24	7.81	5.55	0.23	-0.41	103.4	5.08	-9	-0.8	1.0	-0.1	-0.6	-5	.469	.498	$109,000

MIN (1 yr)				27.1	24	0	24	7.90	5.56	0.23	-0.41	103.4	5.08	-9	-0.8	1.0	-0.1	-0.6	-5	.467	.495	$109,000
CAL (1 yr)				0.1	1	0	0	0.00	4.86	0.08	-0.35	104.0	4.62	0	0.0	.2	-0.0	0.0	0	.516	.500	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1995	26	CAL	AL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996	27	MIN	AL	24	130	108	24	33	8	0	7	2	1	16	13	.306	.402	.574	.976	.292	62	0	2	3	1	1	0
2 Yrs				25	131	109	24	33	8	0	7	2	1	16	13	.303	.398	.569	.967	.289	62	0	2	3	1	1	0
162 Game Avg.				68	356	296	65	90	22	0	19	5	3	44	35	.303	.398	.569	.967	.289	169	0	5	8	3	3	0
MLB Averages																.268	.339	.422	.762	.300

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1995	26	CAL	AL	0.4	0.0	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	.25	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.25	0.3	0	0	1
1996	27	MIN	AL	-7.3	-0.6	134	-0.0	1.6	-1.6	.67	-0.6	0.5	-4.9	-0.4	0.67	-6.5	7	6	11
2 Yrs				-6.9	-0.6	135	-0.0	1.6	-1.6	.66	-0.5	0.5	-4.4	-0.4	0.66	-6.2	7	6	12

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	SVOpp	SV	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1995	26	CAL	AL	1	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0%	8	.250	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.0
1996	27	MIN	AL	24	24	10	2	1	1	100%	3	2	23	4	17%	8	.665	7	6	11	3	4	17	14	10	9	7	12	4	3.4	20
2 Yrs				25	25	11	2	1	1	100%	3	2	25	4	16%		.662	7	6	12	3	4	18	15	10	9	8	12	4	3.3	20

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1995	26	CAL	AL	1	0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%		0.00	0.00	100%	0%		100%	0	0
1996	27	MIN	AL	130	62%	5.4%	10.0%	12.3%	11.5%	46%	0.27	0.42	68%	22%	13.7%	32%	27	0	0%
2 Yrs				131	61%	5.3%	9.9%	12.2%	11.5%	46%	0.26	0.41	69%	22%	13.7%	33%	27	0	0%
MLB Averages					44%	2.7%	16.4%	9.1%	7.7%	32%	0.83	1.11	70%	22%	8.3%	17%			11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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	1st%	30%	30c	30s	02%	02c	02s	02h	L/SO	3pK	4pW	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1996	27	MIN	AL	103	376	3.65	221	59%	29%	10%	24%	37%	71%	3%	42%	85%	49%	8%	8	7	11%	11	4	1	25%	2	0	27	0	0
1 Yr				103	376	3.65	221	59%	29%	10%	24%	37%	71%	3%	42%	85%	49%	8%	8	7	11%	11	4	1	25%	2	0	27	0	0
MLB Averages						3.70		61%	26%	15%	27%	32%	74%	2%	46%	80%	57%	5%			19%				28%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1995	26	CAL	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996	27	MIN	AL	130	33	3	1	7	0	5	2	5	4	3	10	3	0	30%	0	1	0	57	2	1	67%	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2 Yrs				131	33	3	1	7	0	5	2	5	4	3	10	3	0	30%	0	1	0	58	2	1	67%	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
MLB Averages																		54%							70%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1995	26	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	27	2	0	1.000	7.81	25	0	11	0	0	1	27.2	33	24	24	7	16	1	13	2	0	1	131	67	1.771	10.7	2.3	5.2	4.2	0.81	67

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1995	26	0	0			0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0							1
1996	27	1	2	.333	6.43	28.0	30	22	20	6	15	13	2	1.607	9.6	4.8	4.2	0.87	1.9	24
2 Yrs		1	2	.333	6.43	28.0	30	22	20	6	15	13	2	1.607	9.6		4.2	0.87	1.9	25

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