Benji
Martinez
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 170
 
Born: May 21, 1925 in Dominican Republic
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 VAN CL    
1953 28 VAN CL $ 300,000  
1954 29 VAN CL $ 350,000  
1955 30 VAN CL $ 350,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 VAN CL    
1953 28 VAN CL $ 300,000  
1954 29 VAN CL $ 350,000  
1955 30 VAN CL $ 350,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 27 AAA   9 12 .429 27 27 4 0 0 181.7 209 99 19 72 140 4.90 .290 .354 .426 .780  
1953 28 VAN CL 6 7 .462 28 14 4 0 0 116.0 118 65 10 48 75 5.04 .258 .341 .394 .735 5.6
1954 29 AAA   2 4 .333 6 6 1 0 0 43.0 51 18 3 13 39 3.77 .298 .348 .421 .769  
1955 30 VAN CL 3 0 1.000 3 3 1 0 0 25.0 19 7 2 7 15 2.52 .211 .268 .322 .590 2.7
    AAA   11 13 .458 27 27 4 2 0 183.0 215 88 15 64 129 4.33 .296 .353 .443 .796  
2 Years Sim 9 7 .563 31 17 5 0 0 141.0 137 72 12 55 90 4.60 .250 .330 .382 .712 8.3
3 Years AAA 22 29 .431 60 60 9 2 0 407.7 475 205 37 149 308 4.53 .293 .353 .433 .786  
Season Average 4 3 .571 15 8 2 0 0 70.5 68 36 6 27 45 4.60 .250 .330 .382 .712  
Career Highs 6 7 1.000 28 14 4 0 0 116.0 118 65 10 48 75 5.04 .258 .341 .394 .735  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   80 37 7 37 67   .227 .300 .337 .637
vs LH   57 35 5 18 23   .294 .354 .464 .818
Home 5 4 .556 15 9 2 0 0 69.7 75 37 7 26 47 4.78 .269 .331 .416 .747
Away 4 3 .571 16 8 3 0 0 71.3 62 35 5 29 43 4.42 .231 .306 .347 .653
Mar/Apr 3 1 .750 4 4 0 0 0 28.3 24 17 2 16 25 5.40 .218 .317 .336 .654
May 1 4 .200 7 7 2 0 0 46.7 59 31 6 19 27 5.98 .304 .366 .485 .851
June 1 2 .333 7 3 2 0 0 29.0 27 14 2 8 16 4.34 .245 .297 .364 .660
July 1 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 0 7.3 5 1 0 2 4 1.23 .185 .241 .222 .464
August 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 3.3 3 2 0 3 2 5.41 .250 .400 .250 .650
Sep/Oct 3 0 1.000 4 3 1 0 0 26.3 19 7 2 7 16 2.39 .202 .257 .309 .566
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1953 28 VAN CL 28 40 5 9 3 0 0 3 1 0 1 12 .225 .262 .300 .562 3.2 0.0
1955 30 VAN CL 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
2 Years Sim 31 49 5 9 3 0 0 3 1 0 1 14 .184 .216 .245 .461 2.5 0.0
162 Game Average 256 26 47 15 0 0 15 5 0 5 73 .184 .216 .245 .461 12.9  
Career Highs 28 40 5 9 3 0 0 3 1 0 1 12 .225 .262 .300 .562 3.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   39 4 7 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 10 .179 .220 .231 .450 1.4
vs LH   10 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .300 .500 0.5
Home 15 22 4 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .273 .304 .364 .668 2.2
Away 16 27 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 .111 .143 .148 .291 -0.4
RISP   7 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1
Close/Late   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Mar/Apr 4 12 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .250 .308 .333 .641 1.2
May 7 20 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .200 .200 .250 .450 0.7
June 7 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .333 .375 .708 0.8
Sep/Oct 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1953 28 VAN CL P 28 14 116.0 9 24 1 1 .971 2.56    
1955 30 VAN CL P 3 3 25.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.44    
Career Totals   31 17 141.0 10 27 1 1 .974 2.36    
Career Highs   28 14 116.0 9 24 1 1 1.000 2.56    
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History
Drafted in 36th round, 712nd overall pick, by Vancouver in 1952
Earned first career win on 4/17/1953
Had first career hit on 4/26/1953, off David Stilwell (HOL)
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/11/1954 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration