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Butch Benton
Alfred Lee Benton

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.

Debut September 14, 1978
  vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game June 15, 1985
Born August 24, 1957 in Tampa, FL

Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1978 20 NYM NL   4    4    1    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   0  .500  .600  .500  217    2   0   0   0   1   0
 1980 22 NYM NL  12   21    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   4  .048  .167  .048  -36    1   0   0   0   1   1
 1982 24 CHC NL   4    7    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .143  .143  .143  -20    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1985 27 CLE AL  31   67    5   12   4  0   0    7   0  0   3   9  .179  .208  .239   23   16   1   2   2   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons       51   99    6   16   4  0   0   10   0  0   5  14  .162  .213  .202   16   20   1   2   2   2   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        314   19   51  13  0   0   32   0  0  16  44  .162  .213  .202   16   64   3   6   6   6   6
 Career High     31   67    5   12   4  0   0    7   0  0   3   9                          16   1   2   2   1   1
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1978 20 NYM NL    5    2    1  13.4    91| .500  .257| .600  .324| .500  .378|1.100  .703| 217  .894   0.8   0.1   0%
 1980 22 NYM NL   24   21    0   0.0    93| .048  .263| .167  .325| .048  .382| .215  .707| -36  .000  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 1982 24 CHC NL    7    6    0   0.0    96| .143  .268| .143  .331| .143  .389| .286  .720| -20  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1985 27 CLE AL   73   59    3   1.4    98| .179  .260| .208  .326| .239  .404| .447  .730|  23  .097  -7.0  -0.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       109   88    4   1.2    97| .162  .261| .213  .326| .202  .397| .415  .723|  16  .085 -11.2  -1.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1978 20 NYM NL C 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 5.10 5.14 6.17 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 1980 22 NYM NL C 8 27 2 2 0 .935 .983 3.62 5.22 5.67 6.08 5 46.0 1 2 5 1 1982 24 CHC NL C 4 20 1 0 0 1.000 .986 5.25 5.53 11.32 6.31 1 16.7 0 0 2 0 1985 27 CLE AL C 26 75 13 4 1 .957 .987 3.38 5.03 4.30 6.05 22 184.0 5 2 11 6
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1978 20 NYM NL C 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 5.10 5.14 6.17 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 1980 22 NYM NL C 8 27 2 2 0 .935 .983 3.62 5.22 5.67 6.08 5 46.0 1 2 5 1 1982 24 CHC NL C 4 20 1 0 0 1.000 .986 5.25 5.53 11.32 6.31 1 16.7 0 0 2 0 1985 27 CLE AL C 26 75 13 4 1 .957 .987 3.38 5.03 4.30 6.05 22 184.0 5 2 11 6
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 39 126 16 6 1 .959 .985 3.64 5.12 5.04 6.08 28 253.7 6 4 18 7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 39 126 16 6 1 .959 .985 3.64 5.12 5.03 6.07 28 254
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Youngest Player
1978 NL-20-6

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 3, 1975: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft.

April 6, 1981: Sent to the Chicago Cubs by the New York Mets as part of a conditional deal.

February 7, 1983: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Montreal Expos for Jerry Manuel.

October 20, 1983: Granted Free Agency.

January 30, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

April 20, 1984: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

April 25, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 15, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

January 7, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

February 10, 1986: Released by the Cleveland Indians.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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