SS Benigno 'Benji' Valdez #6
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/1908
OA: 72 POT: 72
SS BENIGNO 'BENJI' VALDEZ #6 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
159 504 127 12 11 3 61 53 73 .252 .329 .337 70 7.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 47 47 47 47
Gap 48 50 48 48
Power 70 70 70 70
Eye 53 56 52 53
Avoid K's 45 45 46 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 93 26
Errors: - 100 56
Arm: 5 81 61
Turn DP: - 80 -
Framing: 4 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 100
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 100
Stealing Aggressiveness: 97
Stealing Ability: 94
Baserunning Inst.: 96
Sacrifice Bunt: 73
Bunt for Hit: 80
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
11/24/1908 @ MAY Win, 4-3 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 0
11/23/1908 @ MAY Win, 4-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
11/21/1908 MAY Win, 2-1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
11/20/1908 MAY Win, 3-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/19/1908 MAY Win, 2-0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/17/1908 PAT Win, 3-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/15/1908 @ PAT Win, 4-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
11/14/1908 @ PAT Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/13/1908 @ PAT Win, 4-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/11/1908 PAT Loss, 0-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He never gives less than 100 percent.
High: Financial Ambition, Work Ethic
Birthday:04/22/1878
Born in:Cayey, GUA
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Height:186 cm
Weight:95 kg
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, None
Service This Yr:193 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, None
Pro Service:1 Year
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
StatsPlus
S+ Player Report
LIGA NACIONAL PUERTORRIQUENA 1908 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 159 504 127 12 11 3 61 66 53 73 .252 .329 .337 .667 .330 .085 122
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 137 569 7 1 0 0 1 4 170 26 70 54 56.5 52.4 3.25 7.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   148 31 1 3 2 21 21 16 27 1 1 4 .209 .302 .297 .599
Versus Right   356 96 11 8 1 40 45 37 46 3 0 3 .270 .341 .354 .695
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   73 17 2 0 0 7 11 8 11 0 0 2 .233 .325 .260 .586
May   77 23 3 2 2 15 8 13 10 0 0 0 .299 .400 .468 .868
June   76 16 1 1 0 4 10 10 13 1 0 1 .211 .307 .250 .557
July   58 12 3 1 0 11 11 8 11 1 1 1 .207 .309 .293 .602
August   93 17 2 1 0 7 7 9 11 1 0 0 .183 .252 .226 .478
September   96 33 1 2 1 14 12 3 15 1 0 3 .344 .379 .427 .806
October   31 9 0 4 0 3 7 2 2 0 0 0 .290 .333 .548 .882
All-Star Game   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Spring Training   63 22 4 1 1 8 12 7 3 0 0 1 .349 .423 .492 .915
Postseason   83 18 1 2 1 5 5 4 12 0 0 1 .217 .261 .313 .575
Last Year   512 134 17 24 2 70 79 55 83 2 0 11 .262 .345 .400 .745
2 Years Ago   528 128 19 13 2 62 73 52 70 7 0 15 .242 .324 .339 .663
Career   3897 1083 173 157 11 508 643 346 494 38 1 86 .278 .347 .411 .758
Home   251 72 11 8 2 40 42 28 28 3 1 3 .287 .361 .418 .780
Road   253 55 1 3 1 21 24 25 45 1 0 4 .217 .297 .257 .554
Grass   504 127 12 11 3 61 66 53 73 4 1 7 .252 .329 .337 .667
Day   415 106 9 10 2 50 51 41 60 4 1 7 .255 .330 .340 .670
Night   89 21 3 1 1 11 15 12 13 0 0 0 .236 .327 .326 .653
As Starter   488 123 11 10 3 59 65 52 68 4 1 7 .252 .330 .334 .664
As Reliever / Substitution   16 4 1 1 0 2 1 1 5 0 0 0 .250 .294 .438 .732
Pinch Hitting   7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Close/Late   119 29 5 4 0 12 16 13 26 0 0 2 .244 .328 .353 .681
Inning 1-3   164 40 2 3 0 17 23 16 21 0 0 2 .244 .319 .293 .611
Inning 4-6   169 46 2 4 3 27 25 20 19 3 1 3 .272 .354 .385 .738
Inning 7-9   150 37 7 4 0 16 17 13 29 1 0 2 .247 .313 .347 .660
Extra Innings   21 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 .190 .320 .238 .558
0 Outs   182 49 5 5 1 12 39 20 25 1 1 0 .269 .340 .368 .708
1 Outs   167 43 2 3 1 22 19 15 22 3 0 4 .257 .328 .323 .651
2 Outs   155 35 5 3 1 27 8 18 26 0 0 3 .226 .318 .316 .634
Scoring Position   143 43 5 4 2 55 20 10 23 4 1 1 .301 .342 .434 .775
Bases Empty   283 65 4 6 0 0 36 34 37 0 0 4 .230 .321 .286 .607
Runner on 1st   78 19 3 1 1 6 10 9 13 0 0 2 .244 .337 .346 .683
Runner on 2nd   47 12 1 1 0 6 7 4 7 0 0 1 .255 .327 .319 .646
Runner on 3rd   16 6 1 1 0 8 1 2 3 1 0 0 .375 .421 .562 .984
Runner on 1st & 2nd   41 15 3 2 1 15 6 2 5 0 0 0 .366 .395 .610 1.005
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 2 0 0 0 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 .143 .188 .143 .330
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 3 0 0 1 7 2 1 3 1 0 0 .300 .333 .600 .933
Bases Loaded   15 5 0 0 0 13 3 0 4 1 1 0 .333 .312 .333 .646
Two Strikes   212 37 4 2 3 17 27 22 73 1 0 4 .175 .264 .255 .518
First Pitch   90 24 0 1 0 12 11 1 0 2 1 0 .267 .269 .289 .558
Count 0-1   45 11 0 3 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .261 .378 .639
Count 0-2   35 3 0 1 0 0 4 0 15 0 0 3 .086 .158 .143 .301
Count 1-0   40 16 4 2 0 11 6 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .415 .600 1.015
Count 1-1   51 17 1 1 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .346 .392 .738
Count 1-2   70 7 1 0 2 9 7 0 24 1 0 1 .100 .111 .200 .311
Count 2-0   15 6 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .467 .867
Count 2-1   40 15 1 2 0 9 5 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .366 .500 .866
Count 2-2   62 16 2 1 1 6 6 0 23 0 0 0 .258 .258 .371 .629
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 1 1 0 0 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 .091 .524 .182 .706
Full Count   45 11 1 0 0 2 10 22 11 0 0 0 .244 .493 .267 .759
Behind in Count   150 21 1 4 2 12 15 0 39 1 0 5 .140 .167 .240 .407
Ahead in Count   106 38 7 4 0 24 17 30 0 1 0 1 .358 .500 .500 1.000
Batting Leadoff   43 7 1 1 0 6 6 4 7 1 0 1 .163 .245 .233 .477
Batting 2nd   60 15 0 1 1 6 10 4 10 1 0 1 .250 .303 .333 .636
Batting 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   14 4 0 1 0 6 2 2 2 1 0 0 .286 .353 .429 .782
Batting 5th   53 13 3 3 0 3 5 6 6 0 0 0 .245 .322 .415 .737
Batting 6th   127 40 2 2 2 21 16 12 17 1 0 4 .315 .389 .409 .798
Batting 7th   107 26 2 1 0 8 18 10 14 0 1 0 .243 .308 .280 .588
Batting 8th   89 22 4 2 0 11 9 15 14 0 0 1 .247 .362 .337 .699
Batting 9th   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   232 59 4 6 0 15 27 25 35 2 0 4 .254 .335 .323 .658
Medium Leverage   175 41 3 2 1 17 23 23 25 0 1 2 .234 .330 .291 .621
High Leverage   91 26 4 3 2 29 15 5 13 2 0 1 .286 .323 .462 .785
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1901 Ciego de Avila - LPBC 23 124 502 139 4 8 1 38 90 31 13 0 42 112 41 .277 .335 .323 .658 91 100 6.8
1902 Naguabo - LNP 24 154 597 188 30 14 1 93 105 51 11 8 41 109 58 .315 .375 .417 .792 127 137 10.6
1903 Naguabo - LNP 25 155 558 154 33 39 0 79 109 38 19 9 55 106 41 .276 .338 .475 .813 154 160 14.0
1904 Naguabo - LNP 26 160 610 179 29 34 0 74 111 43 14 4 81 91 38 .293 .352 .452 .804 155 163 14.2
1905 Naguabo - LNP 27 162 588 173 33 22 3 69 100 54 9 4 91 100 48 .294 .360 .440 .801 145 156 12.2
1906 Naguabo - LNP 28 160 528 128 19 13 2 62 73 52 15 7 70 79 40 .242 .324 .339 .663 110 117 10.0
1907 Naguabo - LNP 29 155 512 134 17 24 2 70 79 55 11 2 83 91 48 .262 .345 .400 .745 139 150 12.6
1908 Naguabo - LNP 30 159 504 127 12 11 3 61 66 53 7 4 73 70 54 .252 .329 .337 .667 112 122 7.7
Total LNP 1105 3897 1083 173 157 11 508 643 346 86 38 494 646 327 .278 .347 .411 .758 135 144 81.2
Total LPBC 124 502 139 4 8 1 38 90 31 13 0 42 112 41 .277 .335 .323 .658 91 100 6.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1906 Puerto Rico - TRN 28 9 35 11 2 2 0 6 7 3 0 0 3 3 0 .314 .368 .486 .854 129 135 0.5
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1901 Ciego de Avila - LPBC 23 5 21 6 1 0 0 4 4 1 1 0 5 6 0 .286 .348 .333 .681 98 114 4.0
1902 Naguabo - LNP 24 19 73 21 4 1 0 13 6 9 1 2 9 7 4 .288 .365 .370 .735 111 122 5.6
1903 Naguabo - LNP 25 23 105 21 6 5 0 6 9 4 3 1 16 13 8 .200 .248 .352 .600 87 100 6.4
1904 Naguabo - LNP 26 22 83 22 3 7 0 12 12 8 2 2 9 22 4 .265 .337 .470 .807 155 161 6.7
1905 Naguabo - LNP 27 21 83 24 4 1 1 10 17 5 2 1 12 14 2 .289 .341 .398 .738 126 139 5.7
1906 Naguabo - LNP 28 4 15 7 1 1 0 3 5 0 0 0 3 6 0 .467 .467 .667 1.133 257 264 6.3
1907 Naguabo - LNP 29 24 79 19 1 3 0 15 4 7 0 4 18 6 4 .241 .289 .329 .618 98 103 6.4
1908 Naguabo - LNP 30 23 83 18 1 2 1 5 5 4 1 0 12 4 8 .217 .261 .313 .575 82 92 4.4
Total LNP 136 521 132 20 20 2 64 58 37 9 10 79 72 30 .253 .308 .380 .689 114 123
Total LPBC 5 21 6 1 0 0 4 4 1 1 0 5 6 0 .286 .348 .333 .681 98 114
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1901 Ciego de Avila - FILPRO 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1901 Ciego de Avila - FILPRO SS 122 121 153 445 58 641 43 .933 1088.1 4.95 +27.5 1.108
1902 Naguabo - FILPRO 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 -0.0 1.112
1902 Naguabo - FILPRO SS 147 145 242 526 55 807 39 .952 1327.1 5.21 +40.4 1.154
1902 Naguabo - FILPRO RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1903 Naguabo - FILPRO SS 150 141 251 518 48 819 50 .939 1301.0 5.32 +41.9 1.124
1904 Naguabo - FILPRO SS 154 140 280 469 40 786 37 .953 1323.2 5.09 +35.2 1.108
1905 Naguabo - FILPRO SS 157 146 278 497 48 815 40 .951 1346.1 5.18 +31.6 1.107
1905 Naguabo - FILPRO LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1906 Naguabo - FILPRO SS 153 140 259 472 38 765 34 .956 1299.0 5.06 +41.8 1.131
1906 Puerto Rico - TRN SS 9 9 15 38 5 53 0 1.000 81.0 5.89 +1.1 1.024
1907 Naguabo - FILPRO SS 150 144 253 397 21 686 36 .948 1323.1 4.42 +42.6 1.115
1908 Naguabo - FILPRO SS 154 135 234 388 30 663 41 .938 1257.0 4.45 +29.8 1.100
TOTAL 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 -0.0 1.112
TOTAL SS 1196 1121 1965 3750 343 6035 320 .947 10347.0 4.97 +292.0 1.118
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
02/27/1901 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Ciego de Avila Monjes Grises organization.
06/03/1901 Named the #3 prospect in the LPBC
08/18/1901 Was selected to the 1901 Liga Profesional de Beisbol de Cuba All-Star Game.
12/01/1901 Finished 2nd in 1901 LPBC TORI Nobilísimo (LBPC) voting.
12/01/1901 Wins the 1901 LPBC TORI Acutísimo (LBPC) at SS.
12/04/1901 Released by the Ciego de Avila Monjes Grises.
12/15/1901 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of P2,720 with the Naguabo Navegadores organization.
01/01/1902 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 43 (43).
04/07/1902 Named the #7 prospect in the LNP
05/30/1902 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of P19,970 with the Naguabo Navegadores organization.
07/22/1902 Was selected to the 1902 Liga Nacional Puertorriquena All-Star Game.
10/04/1902 Suspended 3 games after ejection following arguing a strike call.
12/14/1902 Wins the 1902 LNP LB Nobilísimo.
12/14/1902 Finished 3rd in 1902 LNP LB Ilustrísimo voting.
12/14/1902 Wins the 1902 LNP LB Valentísimo at SS.
01/01/1903 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 62 (63); Power: 38 (38); Eye: 48 (48).
07/22/1903 Was selected to the 1903 Liga Nacional Puertorriquena All-Star Game.
12/10/1903 Wins the 1903 LNP LB Ilustrísimo.
12/10/1903 Wins the 1903 LNP LB Valentísimo at SS.
01/01/1904 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 72 (73); Power: 49 (50); Eye: 46 (50).
02/23/1904 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Naguabo Navegadores development complex.
04/04/1904 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Naguabo Navegadores development complex.
06/06/1904 Wins the LNP LB Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1904 Wins the LNP LB Batter of the Month Award.
07/20/1904 Was selected to the 1904 Liga Nacional Puertorriquena All-Star Game.
12/01/1904 Wins the 1904 Campeonato Nacional Puertorriqueño with the Naguabo Navegadores.
12/03/1904 Wins the 1904 LNP LB Ilustrísimo.
12/03/1904 Wins the 1904 LNP LB Valentísimo at SS.
01/01/1905 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 71 (71); Power: 53 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
03/14/1905 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Naguabo Navegadores development complex.
07/20/1905 Was selected to the 1905 Liga Nacional Puertorriquena All-Star Game.
10/13/1905 Injured on 10/12/1905, diagnosed with groin soreness, will not miss additional time.
10/31/1905 Wins the 1905 LNP LB Serie Eliminatoria MVP Award.
11/26/1905 Wins the 1905 Campeonato Nacional Puertorriqueño MVP Award.
11/27/1905 Wins the 1905 Campeonato Nacional Puertorriqueño with the Naguabo Navegadores.
11/28/1905 Wins the 1905 LNP LB Ilustrísimo.
01/01/1906 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (71); Power: 56 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
02/20/1906 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Naguabo Navegadores development complex.
07/18/1906 Was selected to the 1906 Liga Nacional Puertorriquena All-Star Game.
12/01/1906 Finished 2nd in 1906 LNP LB Ilustrísimo voting.
12/18/1906 Named to the 1906 Copa Mundial for the Puerto Rico Borinquenos.
01/01/1907 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (52); Power: 66 (66); Eye: 51 (55).
01/02/1907 Wins the 1906 Campeonato Mundial with the Puerto Rico Borinquenos.
02/19/1907 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Naguabo Navegadores development complex.
07/08/1907 Was selected to the 1907 Liga Nacional Puertorriquena All-Star Game.
11/23/1907 Wins the 1907 Campeonato Nacional Puertorriqueño with the Naguabo Navegadores.
11/24/1907 Wins the 1907 LNP LB Ilustrísimo.
01/01/1908 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 48 (51); Power: 64 (68); Eye: 52 (54).
06/09/1908 Collects his 1000th career Liga Nacional Puertorriquena hit!
07/15/1908 Was selected to the 1908 Liga Nacional Puertorriquena All-Star Game.
11/25/1908 Wins the 1908 Campeonato Nacional Puertorriqueño with the Naguabo Navegadores.
11/30/1908 Released by the Naguabo Navegadores.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1901 121 3
1906 9 1
Year PA Rank
1901 563 1
1906 38 10
Year AB Rank
1901 502 2
1906 35 9
Year TB Rank
1904 276 8
Year 3B Rank
1904 34 2
1906 2 8
1907 24 5
Year SB Rank
1901 112 1
1902 109 6
1903 106 2
1904 91 9
1905 100 7
1907 91 6
Year R Rank
1901 90 2
1903 109 4
1904 111 2
1906 7 9
Year HP Rank
1901 13 2
1903 19 1
1904 14 5
1906 15 1
Year SH Rank
1901 17 6
Year SF Rank
1902 8 9
Year EBH Rank
1904 63 5
1906 4 8
Year SLG Rank
1903 .475 9
1904 .452 6
Year RC Rank
1903 91.63 6
1904 97.78 5
Year RC/27 Rank
1903 5.44 4
1904 5.52 7
Year ISO Rank
1903 .199 9
1904 .159 8
Year wOBA Rank
1903 .365 7
1904 .383 5
Year OPS Rank
1903 .813 6
1904 .804 6
Year WAR Rank
1901 6.7 1
1902 10.3 1
1903 13.6 1
1904 13.7 1
1905 11.5 2
1906 9.7 2
1907 12.7 1
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