Ben Candelaria

Positions: Rightfielder and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 167lb (183cm, 75kg)

Born: January 29, 1975 in Philadelphia, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 20th round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lorenzo Coballes Gandia (Hatillo, Puerto Rico).

High School: Lorenzo Coballes Gandia (Hatillo, Puerto Rico)

Full Name: Benjamin Junior Candelaria

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1992	17	-1.9	Blue Jays	GULF	Rk	TOR	29	85	77	10	12	2	1	0	3	4	3	6	16	.156	.214	.208	.422	16	0	0	1	1	0
1993	18	-2.8	Medicine Hat	PION	Rk	TOR	62	247	208	24	55	7	1	5	34	3	3	27	49	.264	.351	.380	.731	79	3	3	5	4	1
1994	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A--A	TOR	74	303	263	38	69	15	1	3	40	8	4	35	59	.262	.350	.361	.711	95	6	1	3	1	1
1994	19	-2.3	Hagerstown	SALL	A	TOR	3	13	13	2	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	4	.231	.231	.462	.692	6	0	0	0	0	0
1994	19	-2.0	St. Catharines	NYPL	A-	TOR	71	290	250	36	66	15	1	2	37	8	4	35	55	.264	.355	.356	.711	89	6	1	3	1	1
1995	20	-2.3	Dunedin	FLOR	A+	TOR	125	532	471	66	122	21	5	5	49	11	4	53	98	.259	.331	.357	.688	168	11	0	3	5	1
1996	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	TOR	94	322	287	29	70	16	2	4	20	4	7	30	65	.244	.320	.355	.675	102	8	2	3	0	0
1996	21	-2.9	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	TOR	55	184	162	16	45	11	2	3	14	3	3	18	40	.278	.357	.426	.783	69	7	2	2	0	0
1996	21	-1.3	Dunedin	FLOR	A+	TOR	39	138	125	13	25	5	0	1	6	1	4	12	25	.200	.270	.264	.534	33	1	0	1	0	0
1997	22	-2.4	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	TOR	120	529	472	81	139	32	5	15	67	4	3	42	89	.295	.354	.479	.833	226	9	5	4	6	2
1998	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	TOR	105	447	407	61	114	21	5	17	63	2	3	32	99	.280	.334	.482	.816	196	7	3	1	4	2
1998	23	-3.3	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	69	279	251	28	62	13	2	7	32	2	0	23	68	.247	.312	.398	.710	100	5	2	0	3	2
1998	23	-1.0	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	TOR	36	168	156	33	52	8	3	10	31	0	3	9	31	.333	.371	.615	.987	96	2	1	1	1	0
1999	24	-0.6	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	DET	120	505	464	65	125	31	3	18	77	6	7	35	93	.269	.319	.466	.784	216	13	1	0	5	3
2000	25	0.9	Portland	EL	AA	FLA	20	77	66	8	17	3	0	2	15	0	0	7	16	.258	.329	.394	.723	26	0	1	1	2	1
2000	25	-0.9	St. Paul	NORL	Ind		60	255	223	31	66	12	0	6	35	8	2	27	24	.296	.382	.431	.812	96	5	4	1	0	3
2001	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	FLA	90	286	258	34	81	23	2	7	44	0	1	23	32	.314	.368	.500	.868	129	7	1	1	3	4
2001	26	-1.1	Calgary	PCL	AAA	FLA	61	172	163	23	52	17	1	5	29	0	0	7	19	.319	.343	.528	.871	86	3	0	0	2	3
2001	26	1.7	Portland	EL	AA	FLA	29	114	95	11	29	6	1	2	15	0	1	16	13	.305	.407	.453	.860	43	4	1	1	1	1
2002	27		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	FLA	40	137	128	12	36	11	0	1	19	2	2	8	23	.281	.321	.391	.712	50	1	0	0	1	1
2002	27	-1.9	Veracruz	MEX	AAA		37	154	143	8	37	9	0	1	15	0	1	8	26	.259	.307	.343	.650	49	2	2	1	0	1
2002	27	0.0	Calgary	PCL	AAA	FLA	11	27	25	3	6	2	0	1	6	0	0	1	4	.240	.259	.440	.699	11	0	0	0	1	0
2002	27	2.6	Portland	EL	AA	FLA	29	110	103	9	30	9	0	0	13	2	2	7	19	.291	.336	.379	.715	39	1	0	0	0	1
2003	28		2 Teams	ATLL	Ind		117	447	416	53	111	16	5	11	54	4	4	26	68	.267	.309	.409	.718	170	6	1	1	3	4
2003	28	-0.4	Bridgeport	ATLL	Ind		70	275	259	28	64	11	1	3	25	2	1	13	42	.247	.285	.332	.617	86	4	1	1	1	1
2003	28	-0.4	Atlantic City	ATLL	Ind		47	172	157	25	47	5	4	8	29	2	3	13	26	.299	.349	.535	.884	84	2	0	0	2	3
2004	29		2 Teams	ATLL	Ind		65	259	234	36	71	20	3	7	33	1	1	22	32	.303	.364	.504	.869	118	3	1	1	1	4
2004	29	0.5	Bridgeport	ATLL	Ind		29	117	109	13	26	6	1	2	10	0	0	6	14	.239	.285	.367	.652	40	2	1	1	0	1
2004	29	0.5	Atlantic City	ATLL	Ind		36	142	125	23	45	14	2	5	23	1	1	16	18	.360	.430	.624	1.054	78	1	0	0	1	3
2004-05	29		Manati	PRWL	FgW
2005-06	30		Manati	PRWL	FgW

2008-09	33	5.6	Santurce	PRWL	FgW		27	92	79	3	15	3	0	0	6	1	0	10	18	.190	.289	.228	.517	18	2	1	2	0	2
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Minors (11 seasons)					Minors		879	3470	3101	428	840	182	25	77	431	44	37	298	639	.271	.335	.420	.755	1303	65	17	22	32	16
Foreign (4 seasons)					Foreign		64	246	222	11	52	12	0	1	21	1	1	18	44					67	4	3	3	0	3
Other (3 seasons)					Other		242	961	873	120	248	48	8	24	122	13	7	75	124	.284	.343	.440	.783	384	14	6	3	4	11
All Levels (15 Seasons)							1185	4677	4196	559	1140	242	33	102	574	58	45	391	807					1754	83	26	28	36	30

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		141	478	439	54	120	32	3	13	67	2	0	31	91	.273	.320	.449	.769	197	8	2	0	6	5
AAA (1 season)					Foreign		37	154	143	8	37	9	0	1	15	0	1	8	26	.259	.307	.343	.650	49	2	2	1	0	1
AA (7 seasons)					Minors		409	1687	1518	223	437	100	14	50	232	15	19	134	301	.288	.347	.471	.818	715	36	11	9	15	8
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		164	670	596	79	147	26	5	6	55	12	8	65	123	.247	.318	.337	.656	201	12	0	4	5	1
A (1 season)					Minors		3	13	13	2	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	4	.231	.231	.462	.692	6	0	0	0	0	0
A- (1 season)					Minors		71	290	250	36	66	15	1	2	37	8	4	35	55	.264	.355	.356	.711	89	6	1	3	1	1
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		91	332	285	34	67	9	2	5	37	7	6	33	65	.235	.316	.333	.649	95	3	3	6	5	1
FgW (3 seasons)					Foreign		27	92	79	3	15	3	0	0	6	1	0	10	18					18	2	1	2	0	2