Joe Benz
Joseph Louis Benz (Blitzen and Butcher Boy)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 196 lb.

Born: January 21, 1886 in New Alsace, IN (All Transactions)
Debut: August 16, 1911
Final Game: May 2, 1919
Died: April 22, 1957 in Chicago, IL
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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
1911 25 CHW AL 12 17 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 .059 .059 .118 -67 1 0 0 1
1912 26 CHW AL 42 85 76 3 10 0 1 0 4 0 1 .132 .143 .158 .301 -13 12 0 8 1
1913 27 CHW AL 33 52 50 3 9 2 0 0 4 0 0 14 .180 .180 .220 .400 17 11 0 2 1
1914 28 CHW AL 48 97 92 5 12 3 0 0 1 1 1 29 .130 .140 .163 .303 -9 15 0 4 1
1915 29 CHW AL 39 85 79 7 10 0 1 0 1 0 1 25 .127 .148 .152 .300 -11 12 1 4 1
1916 30 CHW AL 28 50 46 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 19 .065 .104 .087 .191 -43 4 0 2 1
1917 31 CHW AL 19 33 30 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 .167 .167 .200 .367 11 6 0 3 1
1918 32 CHW AL 29 55 51 3 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 14 .216 .216 .235 .451 35 12 0 4 1
1919 33 CHW AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
9 Seasons 251 474 441 29 61 8 2 0 17 1 0 5 112 .138 .150 .166 .315 -7 73 0 1 27 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 306 285 19 39 5 1 0 11 1 3 .138 .150 .166 .315 -7 47 1 17

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
1911 25 CHW AL 17 16 0 0.0 95 .059 .059 .279 .059 .345 .059 .366 .118 .711 -67 .000 -3.8 -0.4 .063 .000 .000
1912 26 CHW AL 85 74 2 0.7 89 .132 .132 .269 .143 .337 .158 .354 .301 .691 -13 .043 -11.4 -1.2 .197 .039 .026
1913 27 CHW AL 52 43 2 1.2 86 .250 .180 .263 .180 .335 .220 .346 .400 .680 17 .123 -5.4 -0.6 .268 .040 .040
1914 28 CHW AL 97 84 2 0.6 82 .190 .130 .255 .140 .328 .163 .334 .303 .663 -9 .048 -12.5 -1.5 .213 .054 .033 .0
1915 29 CHW AL 85 73 2 0.7 86 .185 .127 .259 .148 .337 .152 .339 .300 .677 -11 .057 -11.4 -1.3 .203 .038 .025
1916 30 CHW AL 50 45 0 0.0 83 .111 .065 .258 .104 .332 .087 .337 .191 .669 -43 .000 -8.2 -1.0 .140 .065 .022
1917 31 CHW AL 33 28 1 1.0 81 .263 .167 .257 .167 .328 .200 .333 .367 .661 11 .092 -3.4 -0.4 .240 .033 .033
1918 32 CHW AL 55 44 3 1.9 83 .297 .216 .262 .216 .333 .235 .333 .451 .666 35 .239 -4.3 -0.5 .300 .020 .020
9 Seasons 474 407 12 0.8 85 .185 .138 .261 .150 .334 .166 .341 .315 .675 -7 .060 -60.4 -6.9 .211 .041 .027 .0
162 Game Avg. 306 263 8 0.8 85 .185 .138 .261 .150 .334 .166 .341 .315 .675 -7 .060 -60.4 -6.9 .211 .041 .027

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
1911 25 12 17 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 .059 .059 .118 -67 1 0 0
1912 26 54 102 93 4 11 0 1 0 4 0 1 .118 .128 .140 .267 -23 13 0 8
1913 27 87 154 143 7 20 2 1 0 8 0 1 14 .140 .146 .168 .314 -9 24 0 10
1914 28 135 251 235 12 32 5 1 0 9 1 2 43 .136 .143 .166 .309 -9 39 0 14
1915 29 174 336 314 19 42 5 2 0 10 1 3 68 .134 .145 .162 .307 -10 51 1 18
1916 30 202 386 360 22 45 6 2 0 12 1 5 87 .125 .139 .153 .292 -14 55 1 20
1917 31 221 419 390 26 50 7 2 0 12 1 5 98 .128 .141 .156 .298 -12 61 1 23
1918 32 250 474 441 29 61 8 2 0 17 1 5 112 .138 .150 .166 .315 -7 73 1 27
1919 33 251 474 441 29 61 8 2 0 17 1 0 5 112 .138 .150 .166 .315 -7 73 0 1 27 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1911 25 13 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 12
1912 26 44 81 80 4 11 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 .138 .148 .163 .311 2 42
1913 27 35 53 53 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 15 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 33
1914 28 49 98 97 7 15 4 0 0 1 1 1 30 .155 .163 .196 .359 3 48
1915 29 41 86 84 9 12 0 1 0 1 0 1 26 .143 .163 .167 .329 2 39
1916 30 29 50 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 .000 .040 .000 .040 0 28
1917 31 20 31 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 19
1918 32 37 65 65 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 18 .000 .000 .000 .000 4 29
8 Seasons 268 482 476 31 38 4 2 0 18 1 5 120 .080 .091 .097 .188 14 250
162 Game Avg. 162 291 288 19 23 2 1 0 11 1 3 .080 .091 .097 .188 8 250

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