Benj Sampson
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: April 27, 1975 in Des Moines, IA
High School: Ankeny (Ankeny, IA)
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 6th round of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed June 30, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1998
Final Game: August 19, 1999
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Standard Pitching

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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
1998 23 MIN AL 1 0 1.000 1.56 5 2 1 0 0 0 17.1 10 3 3 0 6 0 16 0 0 2 67 305 0.923 5.2 0.0 3.1 8.3 2.67
1999 24 MIN AL 3 2 .600 8.11 30 4 2 0 0 0 71.0 107 65 64 17 34 3 56 0 2 2 345 62 1.986 13.6 2.2 4.3 7.1 1.65
2 Seasons 4 2 .667 6.83 35 6 3 0 0 0 88.1 117 68 67 17 40 3 72 0 2 4 412 73 1.777 11.9 1.7 4.1 7.3 1.80
162 Game Avg. 7 3 .667 6.83 58 10 5 0 0 0 146 194 113 111 28 66 5 119 0 3 7 683 73 1.777 11.9 1.7 4.1 7.3 1.80

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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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
1998 23 MIN AL 5 66 58 3 10 2 0 0 2 0 6 16 .172 .242 .207 .449 .227 12 1 0 0 2 0
1999 24 MIN AL 30 345 305 65 107 15 1 17 11 3 34 56 .351 .410 .574 .984 .380 175 8 0 1 5 3
2 Seasons 35 411 363 68 117 17 1 17 13 3 40 72 .322 .383 .515 .898 .356 187 9 0 1 7 3
162 Game Avg. 58 682 602 113 194 28 2 28 22 5 66 119 .322 .383 .515 .898 .356 310 15 0 2 12 5
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1998 23 MIN AL 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1.000 1 0 0 0 2 100% 65 71 59 1 0 0 0 4.1 3.8 6.5 106 0 0 2 0 112
1999 24 MIN AL 30 4 0 1 3 0 0 2 2 .500 0 2 0 0 0 0% 25 33 17 23 14 1 1 6.3 7.0 2.3 57 3 1 0 0 87
2 Seasons 35 6 1 1 4 0 0 4 2 .667 1 2 0 0 2 33% 38 71 17 24 14 1 1 5.6 5.1 3.7 74 3 1 2 0 112
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1998 23 MIN AL 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 7 0.998 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 4.3 23
1999 24 MIN AL 30 26 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 10 42% 7 0.489 1 4 20 1 0 25 15 11 18 2 19 2 7.2 42
2 Seasons 35 29 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 38% 0.572 1 4 23 1 0 28 16 13 19 2 21 2 6.9 40

Ratio Pitching*

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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%
1998 23 MIN AL 67 81% 0.0% 24.2% 9.1% 3.0% 20% 0.38 0.38 67% 11% 0.0% 19% 7 1 14%
1999 24 MIN AL 345 70% 4.9% 16.2% 9.9% 9.6% 31% 0.50 0.70 69% 26% 11.3% 11% 83 8 10%
2 Seasons 412 71% 4.1% 17.5% 9.7% 8.5% 30% 0.48 0.63 68% 24% 9.7% 12% 90 9 10%
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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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
1998 23 MIN AL 67 280 4.18 172 61% 29% 18% 27% 26% 71% 0% 44% 75% 46% 3% 2 0 24% 16 5 1 19% 1 2 0 0 0
1999 24 MIN AL 345 1308 3.79 794 61% 28% 13% 27% 32% 72% 1% 44% 82% 56% 6% 22 12 19% 64 32 2 29% 6 7 0 0 0
2 Seasons 412 1588 3.85 966 61% 28% 14% 27% 31% 72% 1% 44% 80% 55% 6% 24 12 19% 80 37 3 26% 7 9 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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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
1998 23 MIN AL 67 10 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 40% 0 2 0 20 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1999 24 MIN AL 345 107 6 0 17 1 7 13 4 5 12 22 12 1 55% 2 2 0 164 11 3 79% 7 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 9 0
2 Seasons 412 117 11 0 17 1 9 13 4 5 12 27 14 1 52% 2 4 0 184 13 3 81% 9 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 13 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1998 23 1 0 1.000 1.56 5 2 1 0 0 0 17.1 10 3 3 0 6 0 16 0 0 2 67 305 0.923 5.2 0.0 3.1 8.3 2.67 305
1999 24 4 2 .667 6.83 35 6 3 0 0 0 88.1 117 68 67 17 40 3 72 0 2 4 412 73 1.777 11.9 1.7 4.1 7.3 1.80 73

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
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
1998 23 1 0 1.000 1.00 18.0 9 2 2 0 5 17 0 0.778 4.5 2.5 8.5 3.40 0.0 5
1999 24 2 5 .286 7.10 71.0 101 62 56 16 32 56 0 1.873 12.8 4.1 7.1 1.75 2.0 30
2 Seasons 3 5 .375 5.87 89.0 110 64 58 16 37 73 0 1.652 11.1 7.4 1.97 1.6 35

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