P Benjamin Ridings #54
Age: 80 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/30/2013
P BENJAMIN RIDINGS #54 - AGE: 80 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 4 4 4 4
Movement 5 5 6 5
Control 5 4 5 5
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 4 4
Slider 5 5
Changeup 3 3
Sinker 4 4
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 87-89 Mph
Stamina 10
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 7
Defense 9
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 11
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Benjamin struggles even with simple concepts.
High: Loyalty
Low: Leader, Adaptability, Intelligence
Birthday:02/27/1933
Born in:Martins Ferry, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:14 Years, -20 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:14 Years, -20 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1955 Reno - BSBL 22 32 30 10 12 1 5.62 192.1 178 127 120 35 131 186 8 1 1.61 .000 5.67 -0.7 73
1956 Reno - BSBL 23 32 32 18 8 0 3.95 255.1 210 129 112 20 142 252 10 0 1.38 .000 3.91 4.2 104
1957 San Antonio - BSBL 24 33 33 17 9 0 3.41 274.1 233 120 104 14 149 236 16 1 1.39 .296 3.70 5.9 128
1958 San Antonio - BSBL 25 28 28 11 10 0 4.21 218.0 180 112 102 17 120 209 11 0 1.38 .294 4.04 3.7 103
1959 San Antonio - BSBL 26 35 35 18 12 0 3.98 287.0 239 135 127 19 127 300 17 0 1.28 .302 3.50 7.3 112
1960 Denver - BSBL 27 14 14 7 5 0 5.17 116.2 123 71 67 17 48 114 6 1 1.47 .332 4.73 1.2 86
1960 San Antonio - BSBL 27 19 19 10 8 0 3.96 154.2 124 74 68 15 65 142 12 1 1.22 .270 4.15 2.6 112
1960 Total - BSBL 27 33 33 17 13 0 4.48 271.1 247 145 135 32 113 256 18 2 1.33 .298 4.40 3.8 99
1961 Kansas City - BSBL 28 36 36 20 11 0 3.38 303.2 255 135 114 17 129 282 21 2 1.26 .290 3.67 6.5 127
1962 Kansas City - BSBL 29 35 35 14 11 0 4.86 265.0 277 165 143 30 147 251 14 1 1.60 .334 4.63 3.0 92
1963 Kansas City - BSBL 30 40 40 17 13 0 4.53 266.1 277 159 134 31 123 237 8 1 1.50 .325 4.35 4.4 102
1964 Kansas City - BSBL 31 15 15 7 7 0 6.04 98.1 107 72 66 14 46 80 3 0 1.56 .320 4.64 1.2 76
1964 San Francisco - BSBL 31 24 20 9 6 0 4.98 130.0 129 81 72 15 53 109 5 0 1.40 .306 4.33 1.8 89
1964 Total - BSBL 31 39 35 16 13 0 5.44 228.1 236 153 138 29 99 189 8 0 1.47 .312 4.46 3.0 83
1965 San Francisco - BSBL 32 41 41 19 17 0 3.89 284.1 244 142 123 30 121 239 16 2 1.28 .274 4.12 4.3 109
1966 Hollywood - BSBL 33 42 42 15 11 0 4.13 291.2 295 148 134 27 113 265 10 2 1.40 .332 3.57 6.0 100
1967 Minneapolis - BSBL 34 41 41 22 9 0 4.08 291.1 255 142 132 33 107 259 12 2 1.24 .281 4.17 7.1 126
1968 Waikiki - BSBL 35 41 41 11 18 0 5.92 273.2 299 189 180 50 112 229 7 1 1.50 .327 4.98 2.3 77
1969 Long Beach - BSBL 36 39 39 11 19 0 4.28 285.2 280 155 136 27 102 175 10 0 1.34 .290 4.70 1.9 97
Total BSBL 547 541 236 186 1 4.36 3988.1 3705 2156 1934 411 1835 3565 186 15 1.39 .356 4.22 62.6 101
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1961 Kansas City - BSBL 28 3 3 1 1 0 3.12 17.1 12 7 6 2 11 16 1 0 1.33 .233 5.20 0.0 138
1962 Kansas City - BSBL 29 3 3 2 0 0 2.08 26.0 21 9 6 2 9 31 2 0 1.15 .306 3.25 0.8 215
1964 San Francisco - BSBL 31 4 0 0 0 0 8.71 10.1 11 11 10 1 10 7 0 0 2.03 .323 6.02 -0.2 51
1965 San Francisco - BSBL 32 1 1 0 0 0 1.80 10.0 3 2 2 1 3 10 0 0 0.60 .095 3.04 0.3 236
1967 Minneapolis - BSBL 34 4 4 3 1 0 3.82 33.0 28 14 14 5 14 25 1 0 1.27 .264 5.03 0.5 135
Total BSBL 15 11 6 2 0 3.54 96.2 75 43 38 11 47 89 4 0 1.26 .262 4.48 131.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1957 San Antonio - MLB P 33 33 12 42 2 55 1 .982 274.1 1.77 +1.2 .000
1958 San Antonio - MLB P 28 28 13 41 1 56 2 .964 218.0 2.23 -1.4 .000
1959 San Antonio - MLB P 35 35 11 35 0 49 3 .939 287.0 1.44 -3.3 .000
1960 San Antonio - MLB P 19 19 8 26 2 38 4 .895 154.2 1.98 -2.7 .000
1960 Denver - MLB P 14 14 7 19 2 27 1 .963 116.2 2.01 -0.7 .000
1961 Kansas City - MLB P 36 36 14 54 0 72 4 .944 303.2 2.02 +1.8 .000
1962 Kansas City - MLB P 35 35 10 46 0 60 4 .933 265.0 1.90 -1.3 .000
1963 Kansas City - MLB P 40 40 8 52 1 65 5 .923 266.1 2.03 +2.3 .000
1964 Kansas City - MLB P 15 15 5 14 0 20 1 .950 98.1 1.74 +0.1 .000
1964 San Francisco - MLB P 24 20 9 22 0 31 0 1.000 130.0 2.15 -0.8 .000
1965 San Francisco - MLB P 41 41 14 56 0 74 4 .946 284.1 2.22 -4.9 .000
1966 Hollywood - MLB P 42 42 17 48 3 69 4 .942 291.2 2.01 -1.0 .000
1967 Minneapolis - MLB P 41 41 15 46 3 66 5 .924 291.1 1.88 +1.6 .000
1968 Waikiki - MLB P 41 41 11 65 0 80 4 .950 273.2 2.50 -3.9 .000
1969 Long Beach - MLB P 39 39 12 67 0 81 2 .975 285.2 2.49 +1.0 1.016
TOTAL P 483 479 166 633 14 843 44 .948 3540.2 2.03 -11.9 1.016
PLAYER HISTORY
06/29/1957 Was selected to the 1957 Big Sky Baseball All-Star Game.
07/07/1957 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Houston Lone Stars with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
10/29/1957 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,402,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1958 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (7).
04/20/1958 Injured (dead arm syndrome), out for 1-2 weeks.
06/20/1958 Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/23/1958 Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11/02/1958 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,232,600 through arbitration.
01/01/1959 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (7).
10/27/1959 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,370,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1960 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (6).
05/31/1960 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Dallas Eagles with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/31/1960 Was traded by the San Antonio Mission to the Oklahoma 89ers, along with CL R. Guerriero, 3B C. Padua, in exchange for SP J. Weinstock, SS G. Warren, MR H. Chávez, MR A. Crosby, SS B. Cole, LF A. Martin, a 1st draft pick, a 2nd draft pick.
07/31/1960 Was traded by the Oklahoma 89ers to the Denver Grizzlies in exchange for CF S. McClay, SP R. Anderson.
08/09/1960 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $52,920,000 with the Denver Grizzlies organization.
01/01/1961 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (6).
04/16/1961 Was traded by the Denver Grizzlies to the Kansas City Jacks, along with SP F. Richins, SP D. Prestridge, in exchange for 3B J. Whelan.
05/12/1961 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Salt Lake City Locusts with 11 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/23/1961 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Denver Grizzlies with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/05/1961 Injured (back spasms), out for 4 weeks.
01/01/1962 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5).
08/24/1962 Injured (strained elbow ligament), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5).
04/14/1963 Injured (sprained ankle), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (6).
06/22/1964 Was traded by the Kansas City Jacks to the San Francisco Seals, along with 2B J. Seger, a 1st draft pick, in exchange for 2B A. Solíz, SP R. Gardea.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6).
08/22/1965 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Vancouver Mounties with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/02/1965 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the San Jose Owls with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6).
01/03/1966 Was traded by the San Francisco Seals to the Hollywood Stars in exchange for SP R. Anderson, 2B P. Puleston.
09/30/1966 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Long Beach Ports with 11 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
11/25/1966 Became a free agent.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6).
02/09/1967 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $14,360,000 with the Minneapolis Millers organization.
05/01/1967 Wins the BSBL PL Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/24/1967 Earns his 200th career Big Sky Baseball victory!
06/11/1967 Collects his 3000th career Big Sky Baseball strikeout!
06/30/1967 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the El Paso Banditos with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/01/1967 Wins the BSBL PL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/10/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Big Sky Baseball All-Star Game.
07/11/1967 Strikes out 15 against the Phoenix Fireballs.
09/14/1967 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Salt Lake City Locusts with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
12/01/1967 Became a free agent.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6).
02/08/1968 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $31,500,000 with the Waikiki Waves organization.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (6).
02/17/1969 Was traded by the Waikiki Waves to the Phoenix Fireballs in exchange for a 2nd draft pick.
07/09/1969 Collects his 3500th career Big Sky Baseball strikeout!
07/22/1969 Injured (sore shoulder), out for one week.
09/24/1969 Injured (strained forearm), out for one week.
11/28/1969 Became a free agent.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1960 20 8
1961 24 6
1965 34 3
1966 23 9
Year GS Rank
1961 36 9
1967 41 6
Year W Rank
1957 17 6
1959 18 4
1960 17 8
1961 20 3
1967 22 2
Year L Rank
1968 18 9
1969 19 4
Year Win. % Rank
1957 .654 4
1959 .600 5
1961 .645 8
1967 .710 6
Year IP Rank
1957 274.1 9
1959 287.0 9
1961 303.2 5
1967 291.1 2
Year BF Rank
1959 1207 9
1961 1292 4
1962 1206 9
1966 1255 9
1967 1227 4
1969 1239 10
Year HRA Rank
1960 32 10
1962 30 9
1968 50 7
1969 27 5
Year BB Rank
1957 149 2
1958 120 3
1959 127 1
1960 113 3
1961 129 1
1962 147 2
1963 123 8
1965 121 5
1966 113 5
1967 107 7
1968 112 7
1969 102 7
Year K Rank
1957 236 4
1959 300 1
1960 256 8
1961 282 5
1962 251 8
1963 237 10
1965 239 9
1966 265 9
1967 259 5
1968 229 10
Year WP Rank
1957 11 6
1961 13 4
1962 12 6
1963 13 7
1967 16 2
1968 8 8
Year ERA Rank
1957 3.41 4
1959 3.98 10
1961 3.38 7
1967 4.08 9
Year BABIP Rank
1961 .297 9
1965 .276 6
1967 .284 3
1969 .293 2
Year WHIP Rank
1967 1.24 6
Year RA/9 Rank
1959 11.76 10
1961 11.68 10
1967 11.43 4
Year HR/9 Rank
1957 0.46 5
1958 0.70 10
1959 0.60 7
1961 0.50 4
Year H/9 Rank
1957 7.64 1
1958 7.43 3
1959 7.49 1
1961 7.56 6
1965 7.72 6
1967 7.88 5
Year K/9 Rank
1957 7.74 7
1958 8.63 6
1959 9.41 3
1960 8.49 8
1961 8.36 6
1962 8.52 7
1963 8.01 9
1966 8.18 10
1967 8.00 10
Year QS Rank
1957 21 4
1959 18 9
1961 20 7
1967 23 2
Year QSP Rank
1957 .636 2
1967 .561 5
Year CG Rank
1957 16 10
1959 17 9
1960 18 10
1961 21 5
1965 16 6
1966 10 8
1967 12 2
1968 7 10
1969 10 4
Year CGP Rank
1961 .583 8
1965 .390 6
1967 .293 6
1969 .256 5
Year SHO Rank
1960 2 4
1961 2 7
1965 2 9
1966 2 5
1967 2 2
1968 1 9
Thursday, June 20th , 2024 - OOTP Baseball 23.10 Build 110