Butch Benton career record

Butch Benton
Born: August 24, 1957, Tampa, FL

Height: 6'1" Weight: 190 Bats: Right Throws: Right

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Batting Statistics

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Year  Team            Lg  Age   G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SH  SF  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP
1978  New York        NL  20    4    4    1    2    2   0   0   0    2   0   0   0   0    0   0   1    0   0  .500  .500  .600
1980  New York        NL  22   12   21    0    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0    2   0   1    4   1  .048  .048  .167
1982  Chicago         NL  24    4    7    0    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1   0  .143  .143  .143
1985  Cleveland       AL  27   31   67    5   12   16   4   0   0    7   1   2   0   0    1   2   0    9   1  .179  .239  .208
TOTALS                         51   99    6   16   20   4   0   0   10   1   2   0   0    3   2   2   14   2  .162  .202  .213

Batter data: G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage


Defensive Statistics

Year  Team            Lg    POS      INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A    E   DP     FP    RF9   SB   CS   PB   PkO
1978  New York        NL      C      7.0    0    1    0    1     4    0    0    0  1.000           0    0    0

1980  New York        NL      C     46.0    5    3    2    8    27    2    2    0   .935           5    1    1

1982  Chicago         NL      C     16.2    1    3    0    4    20    1    0    0  1.000           2    0    0

1985  Cleveland       AL      C    184.0   22    4    4   26    75   13    4    1   .957          11    6    5

Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls


Transactions

Selected by New York Mets in the 1st round (6th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1975).
Sent to Chicago Cubs by New York Mets for future considerations (April 6, 1981).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to Montreal Expos in exchange for Jerry Manuel (February 7, 1983).
Granted free agency (October 20, 1983).
Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (January 30, 1984).
Released by Philadelphia Phillies (April 20, 1984).
Signed by Detroit Tigers (April 25, 1984).
Granted free agency (October 15, 1984).
Signed by Cleveland Indians (January 7, 1985).
Released by Cleveland Indians (February 10, 1986).

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