Ben Diggins

Benjamin Howard Diggins

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: June 13, 1979 in Leoti, KS
High School: Bradshaw Mountain (Dewey, AZ)
School: University of Arizona
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 2000 amateur draft.
Signed August 23, 2000. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 2002
Team: Brewers 2002

Final Game: September 26, 2002
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Fine Details · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 7:18AM

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	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
2001	22	LAD-min	A	7	6	.538	3.58	21	21	0	105.2	88	49	42	5	48	0	79	3	0	10	446		1.287	7.5	0.4	4.1	6.7	1.65	WLT · SALL
2002	23	LAD-MIL-min	A+,AA	8	11	.421	3.20	27	26	0	151.2	129	67	54	8	56	1	135	13	1	12	638		1.220	7.7	0.5	3.3	8.0	2.41	VRO,HVL · FLOR,SOUL
2002	23	MIL	NL	0	4	.000	8.63	5	5	0	24.0	28	24	23	4	18	1	15	1	1	3	118	48	1.917	10.5	1.5	6.8	5.6	0.83
2003	24	MIL-min	AA	3	2	.600	2.36	8	8	0	45.2	41	18	12	2	16	0	32	1	0	1	191		1.248	8.1	0.4	3.2	6.3	2.00	HVL · SOUL
2004	25	MIL-min	Rk	0	0		0.00	4	4	0	6.0	6	2	0	0	5	0	4	0	0	0	27		1.833	9.0	0.0	7.5	6.0	0.80	BRR · ARIZ
2005	26	MIL-min	A+	0	1	.000	5.27	12	2	2	13.2	11	8	8	0	17	0	13	2	0	3	68		2.049	7.2	0.0	11.2	8.6	0.76	BRE · FLOR
1 Season				0	4	.000	8.63	5	5	0	24.0	28	24	23	4	18	1	15	1	1	3	118	48	1.917	10.5	1.5	6.8	5.6	0.83
162 Game Avg.				0	27	.000	8.63	34	34	0	163	190	163	156	27	122	7	102	7	7	20	802	48	1.917	10.5	1.5	6.8	5.6	0.83

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary	Awards
2002	23	MIL	NL	24.0	5	24	15	0	1.0	-9	-0.8	$
1 Season				24.0	5	24	15	0	1.0	-9	-0.8	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	Pos
2001	22	LAD-min	A	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	WLT · SALL
2002	23	MIL-LAD-min	AA,A+	29	10	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	.200	.200	.200	.400		2	0	0	0	HVL,VRO · SOUL,FLOR
2002	23	MIL	NL	5	8	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.143	.143	.286	-24	1	0	0	1	/1
2003	24	MIL-min	AA	8	8	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500		2	1	0	0	HVL · SOUL
2004	25	MIL-min	Rk	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	BRR · ARIZ
2005	26	MIL-min	A+	18	21	18	4	4	1	1	1	2	9	.222	.333	.333	.667		6	0	1	0	BRE · FLOR
1 Season				5	8	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.143	.143	.286	-24	1	0	0	1
162 Game Avg.				162	259	227	0	32	0	0	0	0	32	.143	.143	.143	.286	-24	32	0	0	32

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
2002	23	MIL	NL	8	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1
1 Season				8	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	A	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS%
2002	MIL	NL	23	P	5	5	24.0	2	2	1.000	0.75	0.40	.965	1.84	1.80	2	0%
	1 Season			P	5	5	24.0	2	2	1.000	0.75	0.40	.965	1.84	1.80	2	0%
	1 Season			TOT	5	5	24.0	2	2	1.000	0.75	0.40	.965	1.84	1.80	2	0%

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Transactions

June 2, 1998: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (32nd pick) of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign.
June 5, 2000: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed August 23, 2000.
July 23, 2002: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Shane Nance to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later and Tyler Houston. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Brian Mallette (October 16, 2002) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.
December 8, 2005: Drafted by the Houston Astros from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2005 rule 5 draft.

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