Bruce Benedict stats

Last played for the Atlanta Braves, 1989

Catcher

Age 71 · 6' 2"

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Bruce Benedict played 12 MLB seasons, 1978 to 1989.

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
982
AB
2,878
R
214
H
696
HR
18
RBI
260
SB
12
AVG
.242

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1978ATL2252313010.250
1979ATL7620414460151.225
1980ATL12035918912343.253
1981ATL9029526785351.264
1982ATL11838634953444.246
1983ATL134423431262431.298
1984ATL9530026674251.223
1985ATL7020812420200.202
1986ATL6416011360131.225
1987ATL3795414150.147
1988ATL9023611570190.242
1989ATL661601231160.194

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
3
AB
8
R
1
H
2
HR
0
RBI
0
SB
0
AVG
.250

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
3,289
TB
860
XBH
122
HBP
13
IBB
52
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1978ATL581520200
1979ATL24157110300
1980ATL402113171800
1981ATL339107183400
1982ATL436117153900
1983ATL4921471611600
1984ATL34089131300
1985ATL2374861100
1986ATL18248112100
1987ATL1141820000
1988ATL2626470100
1989ATL1863741400

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
6.1
RC
306.9
RC/27
3.60
ISOP
.057
SECA
.168
BB/K
1.31
AB/HR
159.9
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1978ATL0.15.53.8.0380.2100
1979ATL-0.521.73.5.0540.21.800
1980ATL0.737.33.5.0610.10.8179.50
1981ATL2.540.44.8.0980.21.6590
1982ATL1.240.33.6.0570.20.9128.70
1983ATL2.363.95.6.0500.22.5211.50
1984ATL-0.229.53.3.0730.21.4750
1985ATL-0.514.52.3.0290.11.800
1986ATL0.5163.4.0750.21.500
1987ATL-0.75.41.7.0420.21.1950
1988ATL0.219.92.9.0300.10.700
1989ATL0.512.82.6.0380.21.31600

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
71 yearsAug 18, 1955
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1978
Birthplace
Birmingham, AL
College
Omaha

What were Bruce Benedict's career stats?

Bruce Benedict played 12 seasons for the Braves. He was a career .242 hitter with 696 hits, 18 home runs and 260 RBI. His best season was 1983: a .298 batting average, 2 home runs and 43 RBI.

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