Mike Benjamin

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: November 22, 1965 in Euclid, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 7th round of the 1985 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA) and the San Francisco Giants in the 3rd round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

High School: Bellflower HS (Bellflower, CA)

Schools: Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA), Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: July 7, 1989 (Age 23-227d, 15,653rd in major league history)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2002 (Age 36-310d)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

Full Name: Michael Paul Benjamin

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.7

1926

442

.229

227

RBI

169

OBP

.277

SLG

.339

OPS

.616

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1987	21	SFG-min	A	64	240	212	25	51	6	4	6	24	6	2	24	71	.241	.324	.392	.715		83		2	2	0	1		FRE · CALL
1988	22	SFG-min	AA,AAA	126	462	415	61	91	23	6	6	43	16	7	35	95	.219	.281	.347	.628		144	5	2	7	3	1		SHV,PHX · TL,PCL
1989	23	SFG-min	AAA	113	401	363	44	94	17	6	3	36	10	4	18	82	.259	.303	.364	.667		132		6	12	2	1		PHX · PCL
1989	23	SFG	NL	14	6	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	H/6
1990	24	SFG-min	AAA	118	456	419	61	105	21	7	5	39	13	7	25	89	.251	.297	.370	.667		155		5	2	5	3		PHX · PCL
1990	24	SFG	NL	22	59	56	7	12	3	1	2	3	1	0	3	10	.214	.254	.411	.665	83	23	2	0	0	0	1	6/H
1991	25	SFG-min	AAA	94	253	226	34	46	13	2	6	31	3	2	20	67	.204	.270	.358	.628		81	5	2	1	4	3		PHX · PCL
1991	25	SFG	NL	54	120	106	12	13	3	0	2	8	3	0	7	26	.123	.188	.208	.396	14	22	1	2	3	2	2	6H/5
1992	26	SFG-min	AAA	31	115	108	15	33	10	2	0	17	4	2	3	18	.306	.342	.435	.777		47	1	3	1	0	1		PHX · PCL
1992	26	SFG	NL	40	82	75	4	13	2	1	1	3	1	0	4	15	.173	.215	.267	.482	39	20	1	0	3	0	1	6/H5
1993	27	SFG-min	A+	2	10	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000	.200		0	0	1	0	0	0		SJO · CALL
1993	27	SFG	NL	63	165	146	22	29	7	0	4	16	0	0	9	23	.199	.264	.329	.593	61	48	3	4	6	0	2	465/H
1994	28	SFG	NL	38	75	62	9	16	5	1	1	9	5	0	5	16	.258	.343	.419	.762	103	26	1	3	5	0	1	6H4/5
1995	29	SFG	NL	68	202	186	19	41	6	0	3	12	11	1	8	51	.220	.256	.301	.557	50	56	3	1	7	0	3	56H/4
1996	30	PHI-min	A+,AAA	12	43	36	5	9	3	0	0	4	1	0	6	4	.250	.349	.333	.682		12	2	0	0	1	2		CLW,SWB · FLOR,IL
1996	30	PHI	NL	35	118	103	13	23	5	1	4	13	3	1	12	21	.223	.316	.408	.724	91	42	2	2	1	0	5	6/H4
1997	31	BOS-min	AAA	33	117	105	12	26	4	1	4	12	4	1	8	20	.248	.313	.419	.732		44	2	2	2	0	0		PAW · IL
1997	31	BOS	AL	49	123	116	12	27	9	1	0	7	2	3	4	27	.233	.262	.328	.590	52	38	2	1	1	1	0	56H/43D1
1998	32	BOS	AL	124	385	349	46	95	23	0	4	39	3	0	15	73	.272	.312	.372	.684	76	130	11	6	13	2	1	465H3/D
1999	33	PIT	NL	110	404	368	42	91	26	7	1	37	10	1	20	90	.247	.288	.364	.652	64	134	3	2	11	3	3	64/H5
2000	34	PIT	NL	93	255	233	28	63	18	2	2	19	5	4	12	45	.270	.313	.391	.704	78	91	4	3	6	1	0	564H/3
2001			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
2002	36	PIT	NL	108	130	120	7	18	2	1	0	3	0	4	7	31	.150	.202	.183	.385	2	22	5	1	1	1	0	5H64/3D9
13 Yrs				818	2124	1926	227	442	109	15	24	169	44	14	106	429	.229	.277	.339	.616	61	653	38	25	57	10	19
162 Game Avg.				162	421	381	45	88	22	3	5	33	9	3	21	85	.229	.277	.339	.616	61	129	8	5	11	2	4

SFG (7 yrs)				299	709	637	79	125	26	3	13	51	21	1	36	142	.196	.250	.308	.557	53	196	11	10	24	2	10
PIT (3 yrs)				311	789	721	77	172	46	10	3	59	15	9	39	166	.239	.281	.343	.624	58	247	12	6	18	5	3
BOS (2 yrs)				173	508	465	58	122	32	1	4	46	5	3	19	100	.262	.300	.361	.661	70	168	13	7	14	3	1
PHI (1 yr)				35	118	103	13	23	5	1	4	13	3	1	12	21	.223	.316	.408	.724	91	42	2	2	1	0	5

NL (11 yrs)				645	1616	1461	169	320	77	14	20	123	39	11	87	329	.219	.270	.332	.602	59	485	25	18	43	7	18
AL (2 yrs)				173	508	465	58	122	32	1	4	46	5	3	19	100	.262	.300	.361	.661	70	168	13	7	14	3	1