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Benny Distefano
Benito James Distefano
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: January 23, 1962 in Brooklyn, NY
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)
Debut: May 18, 1984
Final Game: August 5, 1992
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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
1984 22 PIT NL 45 86 78 10 13 1 2 3 9 0 1 5 13 .167 .226 .346 .572 59 27 3 1 2 0 1 39/7
1986 24 PIT NL 31 42 39 3 7 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 5 .179 .190 .282 .473 28 11 0 0 0 2 0 /93
1988 26 PIT NL 16 33 29 6 10 3 1 1 6 0 0 3 4 .345 .394 .621 1.015 191 18 1 0 0 1 1 /39
1989 27 PIT NL 96 176 154 12 38 8 0 2 15 1 0 17 30 .247 .333 .338 .671 96 52 6 3 2 0 3 3/29
1992 30 HOU NL 52 66 60 4 14 0 2 0 7 0 0 5 14 .233 .303 .300 .603 76 18 1 1 0 0 1 /739
5 Seasons 240 403 360 35 82 13 5 7 42 1 1 31 66 .228 .296 .350 .646 85 126 11 5 4 3 6
162 Game Avg. 162 272 243 24 55 9 3 5 28 1 1 21 45 .228 .296 .350 .646 85 85 7 3 3 2 4
PIT (4 yrs) 188 337 300 31 68 13 3 7 35 1 1 26 52 .227 .294 .360 .654 87 108 10 4 4 3 5
HOU (1 yr) 52 66 60 4 14 0 2 0 7 0 0 5 14 .233 .303 .300 .603 76 18 1 1 0 0 1
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1984 PIT NL 22 OF 20 11 111.2 37 33 2 2 1 .946 3.8 40.8 2.8 1.6 1.2 1 2.82 1.75 .978 2.27 1.91
1984 PIT NL 22 1B 17 2 60.1 63 55 7 1 5 .984 -0.1 -2.0 -0.1 0.6 -0.7 0 9.25 3.65 .992 9.86 8.15
1984 PIT NL 22 RF 15 10 85.0 28 26 1 1 1 .964 3.4 48.0 2.4 1.6 0.8 1 2.86 1.80 .979 2.06 1.69
1984 PIT NL 22 LF 7 1 26.2 10 8 1 1 0 .900 0.4 18.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 3.04 1.29 .970 2.02 1.53
1986 PIT NL 24 OF 9 5 45.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 10.7 0.4 -0.1 0.5 0 2.60 1.44 .977 2.20 1.82
1986 PIT NL 24 RF 9 5 45.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 10.7 0.4 -0.1 0.5 0 2.60 1.44 .977 2.00 1.63
1986 PIT NL 24 1B 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 8.10 8.30
1988 PIT NL 26 1B 5 5 36.1 41 38 3 0 1 1.000 -1.0 -33.0 -1.0 -0.6 -0.4 0 10.16 8.20 .990 9.96 8.64
1988 PIT NL 26 OF 2 1 13.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -73.8 -0.8 -0.3 -0.6 0 2.08 1.50 .967 2.28 2.00
1988 PIT NL 26 RF 2 1 13.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -73.8 -0.8 -0.3 -0.6 0 2.08 1.50 .967 2.08 1.75
1989 PIT NL 27 1B 48 30 284.0 324 302 16 6 21 .981 -5.4 -22.8 -5.4 -3.3 -2.1 0 10.08 6.63 .992 9.75 8.38
1989 PIT NL 27 C 3 0 6.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -200.0 -1 3.00 0.67 1.000 6.60 5.57 1 1 1 0 0%
1989 PIT NL 27 OF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 1.00 1.000 2.30 2.00
1989 PIT NL 27 RF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.70
1992 HOU NL 30 OF 12 5 49.0 17 16 1 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -7.3 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 0 3.12 1.42 .982 2.33 1.96
1992 HOU NL 30 LF 7 3 27.2 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 -0.8 0 4.23 1.86 .977 2.15 1.64
1992 HOU NL 30 1B 6 2 23.0 25 23 2 0 4 1.000 0.2 10.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 9.78 4.17 .992 9.74 8.38
1992 HOU NL 30 RF 5 2 21.1 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -16.9 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 1.69 0.80 .975 2.07 1.66
5 Seasons 1B 77 39 404.0 453 418 28 7 31 .985 -6.3 -18.7 -6.3 -3.1 -3.2 0 9.94 5.79 .992 9.78 8.35
5 Seasons OF 44 23 227.2 71 66 3 2 1 .972 3.1 16.3 2.1 1.7 0.3 1 2.73 1.57 .979 2.27 1.91
5 Seasons RF 32 19 173.1 48 45 2 1 1 .979 2.7 18.7 1.7 0.9 0.7 1 2.44 1.47 .977 2.05 1.67
2 Seasons LF 14 4 54.1 23 21 1 1 0 .957 0.4 8.8 0.4 0.8 -0.4 0 3.64 1.57 .974 2.09 1.59
1 Season C 3 0 6.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -200.0 -1 3.00 0.67 1.000 6.60 5.57 1 1 1 0 0%
5 Seasons TOT 124 62 637.2 526 486 31 9 32 .983 -4.2 -7.9 -4.2 -1.4 -2.9 1 0 -1 7.30 4.17 .973 7.07 6.00 1 1 1 0 0%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3488), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Transactions

January 13, 1981: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 16th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 8, 1981: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.

January 12, 1982: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

December 6, 1989: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

February 7, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

October 22, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

January 3, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

August 9, 1992: Released by the Houston Astros.

August 19, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

October 15, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

November 24, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986Pittsburgh Pirates$66,000
1989Pittsburgh Pirates$85,000
Career (may be incomplete)$151,000
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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