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Ben Zobrist
Benjamin T. Zobrist

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 200 lb.
School Dallas Baptist University

Debut August 1, 2006

Born May 26, 1981 in Eureka, IL

Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 6th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2004. (All Transactions)

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        Tri-City ValleyCats represent! Career .428 OBP in the minors, guy knows what he's doing at the plate, and he's already hit two grand slams for Tampa Bay this year. An underrated contributor to the Rays' remarkable '08 season.

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2006 25 TBD AL  52  183   10   41   6  2   2   18   2  3  10  26  .224  .260  .311   48   57   2   3   1   0   2
 2007 26 TBD AL  31   97    8   15   2  0   1    9   2  0   3  21  .155  .184  .206    4   20   2   2   0   1   1
 2008 27 TBR AL  62  198   32   50  10  2  12   30   3  0  25  37  .253  .339  .505  118  100   0   2   1   2   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons      145  478   50  106  18  4  15   57   7  3  38  84  .222  .279  .370   69  177   4   7   2   3   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        534   56  118  20  4  17   64   8  3  42  94  .222  .279  .370   69  198   4   8   2   3   8
 Career High     62  198   32   50  10  2  12   30   3  3  25  37                         100   2   3   1   2   4
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2006 25 TBD AL  198  152   15   2.6   110| .224  .274| .260  .339| .311  .436| .571  .775|  48  .223 -14.5  -1.4  40%
 2007 26 TBD AL  105   87    4   1.2   105| .155  .269| .184  .336| .206  .420| .390  .756|   4  .070 -13.6  -1.3 100%
 2008 27 TBR AL  227  154   35   6.1   108| .253  .272| .339  .340| .505  .426| .844  .767| 118  .592   4.7   0.4 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       530  393   54   3.7   108| .222  .272| .279  .339| .370  .429| .649  .767|  69  .356 -23.4  -2.3  70%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2006 25 TBD AL SS 52 86 147 9 31 .963 .970 4.48 4.02 4.76 4.49 50 440.7 2007 26 TBD AL SS 30 37 63 6 17 .943 .970 3.33 3.97 4.01 4.47 26 224.7 2008 27 TBR AL SS 35 51 78 7 22 .949 .971 3.69 3.84 3.96 4.39 33 293.3 LF 14 21 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.57 1.66 2.50 2.05 8 79.3 2B 8 11 11 0 3 1.000 .987 2.75 4.51 4.83 5.00 4 41.0 CF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.60 2.36 2.67 2.70 3 27.0 RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.85 0.00 2.19 1 7.0 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.40 3.83 2.68 0 4.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2008 27 TBR AL 2B 8 11 11 0 3 1.000 .987 2.75 4.51 4.83 5.00 4 41.0 2008 27 TBR AL 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.40 3.83 2.68 0 4.7 2008 27 TBR AL CF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.60 2.36 2.67 2.70 3 27.0 2008 27 TBR AL LF 14 21 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.57 1.66 2.50 2.05 8 79.3 2008 27 TBR AL RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.85 0.00 2.19 1 7.0 2006 25 TBD AL SS 52 86 147 9 31 .963 .970 4.48 4.02 4.76 4.49 50 440.7 2007 26 TBD AL SS 30 37 63 6 17 .943 .970 3.33 3.97 4.01 4.47 26 224.7 2008 27 TBR AL SS 35 51 78 7 22 .949 .971 3.69 3.84 3.96 4.39 33 293.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 117 174 288 22 70 .955 .970 3.95 3.95 4.34 4.46 109 958.7 LF* 14 21 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.57 1.66 2.50 2.05 8 79.3 2B* 8 11 11 0 3 1.000 .987 2.75 4.51 4.83 5.00 4 41.0 CF* 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.60 2.36 2.67 2.70 3 27.0 RF* 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.85 0.00 2.19 1 7.0 3B* 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.40 3.83 2.68 0 4.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 126 185 301 22 73 .957 .971 3.86 3.98 4.36 4.47 113 1004
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2008   ALCS  TBR BOS     W   3   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0  .000  .200  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    TBR PHI     L   4   7   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   0  .143  .250  .143   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   7  11   0   1  0  0  0   0   2   0  .091  .231  .091   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


Transactions 

June 7, 2004: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 6th round of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 2004.

July 12, 2006: Traded by the Houston Astros with Mitch Talbot (minors) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Aubrey Huff and cash.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2007Tampa Bay Devil Rays$383,400
2008Tampa Bay Rays$395,800
Career (may be incomplete)$779,200

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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