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Ben Zobrist
Benjamin T. Zobrist
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: May 26, 1981 in Eureka, IL
Schools: Dallas Baptist University
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 6th round of the 2004 amateur draft.
Signed June 16, 2004. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 1, 2006
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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
2006 25 TBD AL 52 198 183 10 41 6 2 2 18 2 3 10 26 .224 .260 .311 .572 48 57 2 0 2 3 1 6
2007 26 TBD AL 31 105 97 8 15 2 0 1 9 2 0 3 21 .155 .184 .206 .391 4 20 1 1 2 2 0 6
2008 27 TBR AL 62 227 198 32 50 10 2 12 30 3 0 25 37 .253 .339 .505 .844 118 100 4 2 0 2 1 67/4895
2009 28 TBR AL 74 266 220 43 63 15 4 16 46 8 3 44 48 .286 .406 .609 1.015 159 134 3 1 0 1 4 496/758
4 Seasons 219 796 698 93 169 33 8 31 103 15 6 82 132 .242 .322 .446 .768 98 311 10 4 4 8 6
162 Game Avg. 162 589 516 69 125 24 6 23 76 11 4 61 98 .242 .322 .446 .768 98 230 7 3 3 6 4

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2008 27 TBR AL ALCS BOS W 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 0 0 0
2008 27 TBR AL WS PHI L 4 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .250 .143 .393 1 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 7 13 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .091 .231 .091 .322 1 0 0 0
1 ALCS 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .250 .143 .393 1 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2006 TBD AL 25 SS 52 50 440.2 242 86 147 9 31 .963 -1.7 -4.6 -0.7 1.1 -1.8 -1 4.76 4.48 .970 4.49 4.02
2007 TBD AL 26 SS 30 26 224.2 106 37 63 6 17 .943 -7.1 -37.9 -7.1 -4.9 -2.2 0 4.01 3.33 .971 4.47 3.97
2008 TBR AL 27 SS 35 33 293.1 136 51 78 7 22 .949 -7.0 -28.6 -7.0 -2.8 -4.2 0 3.96 3.69 .971 4.39 3.84
2008 TBR AL 27 OF 19 12 113.1 30 29 1 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -4.2 -1.4 -1.2 -0.2 1 2.38 1.58 .987 2.31 2.02
2008 TBR AL 27 LF 14 8 79.1 22 21 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -3.0 -0.2 -1.0 0.8 0 2.50 1.57 .982 2.05 1.66
2008 TBR AL 27 2B 8 4 41.0 22 11 11 0 3 1.000 0.9 26.3 0.9 0.7 0.2 0 4.83 2.75 .986 5.00 4.51
2008 TBR AL 27 CF 5 3 27.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -8.9 -1.2 -0.2 -1.0 1 2.67 1.60 .988 2.70 2.36
2008 TBR AL 27 RF 2 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.19 1.85
2008 TBR AL 27 3B 1 0 4.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.2 51.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 3.86 2.00 .950 2.70 2.40
2009 TBR AL 28 OF 37 17 185.1 49 47 2 0 1 1.000 2.38 1.32 .988 2.32 2.05
2009 TBR AL 28 2B 35 34 284.2 143 55 86 2 16 .986 4.46 4.03 .984 4.78 4.40
2009 TBR AL 28 RF 33 15 157.1 40 38 2 0 1 1.000 2.29 1.21 .980 2.11 1.76
2009 TBR AL 28 SS 12 5 54.0 24 9 14 1 5 .958 3.83 1.92 .975 4.43 3.97
2009 TBR AL 28 LF 6 1 21.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 1.17 .986 2.10 1.83
2009 TBR AL 28 3B 1 1 5.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
2009 TBR AL 28 CF 1 1 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.57 2.00 1.000 2.70 2.40
4 Seasons SS 129 114 1012.2 508 183 302 23 75 .955 -15.8 -18.7 -14.8 -6.6 -8.2 -1 4.31 3.76 .971 4.45 3.95
2 Seasons OF 56 29 298.2 79 76 3 0 1 1.000 -0.4 -1.6 -1.4 -1.2 -0.2 1 2.38 1.41 .987 2.32 2.04
2 Seasons 2B 43 38 325.2 165 66 97 2 19 .988 0.9 3.3 0.9 0.7 0.2 0 4.50 3.79 .984 4.81 4.42
2 Seasons RF 35 16 164.1 40 38 2 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.19 1.14 .980 2.11 1.77
2 Seasons LF 20 9 100.1 29 28 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -2.4 -0.2 -1.0 0.8 0 2.60 1.45 .983 2.06 1.71
2 Seasons CF 6 4 34.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -7.1 -1.2 -0.2 -1.0 1 2.65 1.67 .990 2.70 2.37
2 Seasons 3B 2 1 10.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.2 23.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 1.74 1.00 .950 2.70 2.40
4 Seasons TOT 235 182 1647.1 754 325 404 25 95 .967 -15.1 -11.0 -15.1 -6.9 -8.2 1 -1 3.98 3.10 .942 4.10 3.47

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

On-Base% s c a p y
2009 AL--.406--4th

Slugging % s c a p y
2009 AL--.609--2nd

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
2009 AL--1.015--2nd

Triples s c a p y
2009 AL--4--7th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
2009 AL--159--3rd

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2009 AL--20--7th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2009 AL--1.9--5th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
2009 AL--.751--4th

AB per HR s c a p y
2009 AL--13.750--6th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2514), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1932), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Transactions

June 7, 2004: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 6th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2004.

July 12, 2006: Traded by the Houston Astros with Mitch Talbot to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Aubrey Huff and cash.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2007Tampa Bay Devil Rays$383,400
2008Tampa Bay Rays$395,800
Career (may be incomplete)$779,200
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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