P Benedict Gates #14
Age: 60 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
05/11/2015
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P BENEDICT GATES #14 - AGE: 60 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
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 7 7 7 7
Movement 10 10 10 10
Control 10 9 10 10
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 8 8
Curveball 10 10
Changeup 10 10
Sinker 8 8
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 86-88 Mph
Stamina 17
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 20
Defense 13
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 11
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Gates is a thinking man's ballplayer, but he seldom gives maximum effort.
High: Intelligence
Low: Adaptability, Financial Ambition, Work Ethic
Birthday:01/30/1955
Born in:Ridgeland, MS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:14 Years, 118 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:14 Years, 118 Days
Pro Service:20 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1973, 19th Pick in Round 1
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+
1978 Long Beach - BSBL 23 41 39 17 12 0 3.50 257.1 203 115 100 14 144 267 5 0 1.35 .302 3.95 4.3 121
1979 Long Beach - BSBL 24 39 39 16 8 0 4.45 228.2 206 120 113 23 119 264 4 1 1.42 .329 4.40 3.0 99
1980 San Francisco - BSBL 25 35 35 19 8 0 2.44 277.0 192 87 75 15 98 339 16 3 1.05 .294 2.93 7.6 163
1981 San Francisco - BSBL 26 36 36 16 15 0 3.43 257.1 180 102 98 23 99 327 13 4 1.08 .279 3.35 5.2 113
1982 San Francisco - BSBL 27 34 34 20 13 0 2.47 273.1 190 84 75 13 111 327 16 6 1.10 .291 3.09 6.8 159
1983 San Francisco - BSBL 28 12 12 6 4 0 3.90 90.0 71 45 39 10 36 101 3 2 1.19 .280 4.00 1.2 102
1983 Phoenix - BSBL 28 20 20 8 9 0 3.50 136.1 114 55 53 11 57 174 4 2 1.25 .334 3.47 2.9 116
1983 Total - BSBL 28 32 32 14 13 0 3.66 226.1 185 100 92 21 93 275 7 4 1.23 .312 3.68 4.0 110
1984 Phoenix - BSBL 29 34 34 12 11 0 4.38 228.0 215 121 111 31 96 244 2 0 1.36 .327 4.58 1.8 94
1985 San Francisco - BSBL 30 19 19 5 10 0 3.28 145.1 107 55 53 13 78 161 4 0 1.27 .278 4.29 1.4 121
1985 Denver - BSBL 30 20 13 4 1 2 5.25 82.1 84 52 48 10 36 92 1 0 1.46 .354 4.34 0.7 77
1985 Total - BSBL 30 39 32 9 11 2 3.99 227.2 191 107 101 23 114 253 5 0 1.34 .307 4.31 2.1 100
1986 Denver - BSBL 31 35 31 16 6 2 3.44 204.1 176 84 78 18 72 217 7 0 1.21 .315 3.83 3.1 117
1987 Denver - BSBL 32 37 34 12 8 1 4.74 186.0 188 100 98 33 97 213 1 0 1.53 .346 5.37 0.1 90
1988 Denver - BSBL 33 32 32 9 12 0 4.95 200.0 211 120 110 33 87 208 4 0 1.49 .345 4.99 0.5 83
1989 Seattle - BSBL 34 26 23 10 14 0 7.06 139.0 157 118 109 26 74 176 1 0 1.66 .386 5.15 -0.2 56
1990 Oakland - BSBL 35 33 33 9 20 0 4.22 234.1 232 119 110 32 90 205 6 0 1.37 .313 4.69 0.5 90
1991 Mexico City - BSBL 36 24 10 1 8 0 7.07 77.2 94 64 61 12 40 94 0 0 1.73 .414 4.61 -0.1 52
1992 Mexico City - BSBL 37 17 2 4 4 2 5.85 32.1 35 21 21 5 20 27 0 0 1.70 .345 6.03 -0.8 65
Total BSBL 494 446 184 163 7 3.99 3049.1 2655 1462 1352 322 1354 3436 87 18 1.31 .319 4.12 38.1 101
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+
1973 Total - 18 13 13 10 0 0 0.75 108.0 59 13 9 2 23 187 0 0 0.76 .260 0.64 7.7 100
1973 Grand Junction - A 18 15 15 3 10 0 5.53 97.2 107 72 60 3 39 81 4 0 1.49 .356 3.00 0.9 50
1974 Grand Junction - A 19 30 30 16 12 0 2.56 242.1 186 80 69 8 72 268 11 1 1.06 .305 2.19 5.5 106
1975 Grand Junction - A 20 35 35 21 8 0 2.32 279.2 202 80 72 14 89 348 9 3 1.04 .306 2.28 6.6 124
1976 Grand Junction - A 21 2 2 2 0 0 0.56 16.0 11 1 1 1 1 23 0 0 0.75 .286 1.62 0.7 567
1976 Cheyenne - AA 21 34 34 22 8 0 2.11 273.1 168 73 64 19 90 349 14 5 0.94 .264 2.59 7.7 170
1977 Cheyenne - AA 22 5 5 0 4 0 3.93 34.1 29 21 15 2 13 48 1 0 1.22 .360 2.72 0.8 85
1977 Wichita - AAA 22 31 31 10 14 0 2.74 242.2 187 88 74 19 92 281 10 3 1.15 .305 2.76 5.2 120
Total BSBLAAA 31 31 10 14 0 2.74 242.2 187 88 74 19 92 281 10 3 1.15 .305 2.76 119.6
Total BSBLAA 39 39 22 12 0 2.31 307.2 197 94 79 21 103 397 15 5 0.98 .275 2.60 152.9
Total BSBLA 82 82 42 30 0 2.86 635.2 506 233 202 26 201 720 24 4 1.11 .315 2.34 97.2
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+
1978 Long Beach - BSBL 23 7 7 3 1 0 4.14 41.1 25 19 19 6 31 44 1 0 1.35 .224 5.39 0.0 103
1980 San Francisco - BSBL 25 3 3 1 2 0 6.50 18.0 23 13 13 3 14 19 0 0 2.06 .426 6.51 -0.3 61
1981 San Francisco - BSBL 26 4 4 1 2 0 4.62 25.1 17 14 13 2 14 31 0 0 1.22 .259 4.22 0.2 84
1982 San Francisco - BSBL 27 1 1 0 1 0 1.12 8.0 6 1 1 0 4 11 0 0 1.25 .353 2.21 0.3 349
1985 Denver - BSBL 30 2 2 0 1 0 6.14 7.1 8 5 5 0 7 6 0 0 2.05 .333 4.39 0.1 66
1986 Denver - BSBL 31 2 2 1 1 0 2.08 13.0 8 3 3 2 3 10 0 0 0.85 .188 4.86 0.0 193
1987 Denver - BSBL 32 4 4 0 3 0 5.31 20.1 19 12 12 4 11 15 1 0 1.48 .259 6.45 -0.2 80
1988 Denver - BSBL 33 2 2 0 2 0 17.36 4.2 12 9 9 2 3 4 0 0 3.21 .526 9.32 -0.2 24
1989 Seattle - BSBL 34 3 0 0 0 1 5.06 5.1 5 3 3 0 3 7 0 0 1.50 .357 2.63 0.1 78
Total BSBL 28 25 6 13 1 4.90 143.1 123 79 78 19 90 147 2 0 1.49 .294 5.22 83.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1978 Long Beach - MLB P 41 39 12 55 1 72 5 .931 257.1 2.34 -0.8 .957
1979 Long Beach - MLB P 39 39 12 31 1 46 3 .935 228.2 1.69 +3.1 1.084
1980 San Francisco - MLB P 35 35 17 40 5 61 4 .934 277.0 1.85 +3.4 .982
1981 San Francisco - MLB P 36 36 12 35 2 50 3 .940 257.1 1.64 +1.6 .953
1982 San Francisco - MLB P 34 34 19 44 1 64 1 .984 273.1 2.07 +2.2 .998
1983 Phoenix - MLB P 20 20 5 24 2 30 1 .967 136.1 1.91 +2.6 1.035
1983 San Francisco - MLB P 12 12 4 17 0 22 1 .955 90.0 2.10 -0.6 .941
1984 Phoenix - MLB P 34 34 14 46 2 64 4 .938 228.0 2.37 +1.5 1.033
1985 Denver - MLB P 20 13 1 15 1 17 1 .941 82.1 1.75 -4.3 .873
1985 San Francisco - MLB P 19 19 8 24 2 32 0 1.000 145.1 1.98 +1.7 1.066
1986 Denver - MLB P 35 31 10 41 2 51 0 1.000 204.1 2.25 +2.7 1.052
1987 Denver - MLB P 37 34 6 44 3 52 2 .962 186.0 2.42 +3.4 1.024
1988 Denver - MLB P 32 32 6 36 1 44 2 .955 200.0 1.89 +3.5 1.025
1989 Seattle - MLB P 26 23 8 25 1 34 1 .971 139.0 2.14 +1.0 1.034
1990 Oakland - MLB P 33 33 17 33 1 55 5 .909 234.1 1.92 +0.9 .954
1991 Mexico City - MLB P 24 10 9 11 2 20 0 1.000 77.2 2.32 +0.5 1.035
1992 Mexico City - MLB P 17 2 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 32.1 1.39 +0.4 .975
TOTAL P 494 446 162 524 28 719 33 .954 3049.1 2.02 +22.8 1.002
PLAYER HISTORY
06/24/1973 Drafted in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 19, 19th overall pick) by the Denver Grizzlies, out of high school (Veritas; Jackson, MS).
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 5 (7); Control: 2 (5).
04/08/1974 Named the #39 prospect in the BSBL
04/09/1974 Strikes out 16 against the Alamogordo Broncos.
06/06/1974 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Delacroix Tangled Blues with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (8); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 2 (5).
04/07/1975 Named the #44 prospect in the BSBL
04/25/1975 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Springfield Indians with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
04/29/1975 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Grand Island Coppers with 11 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/12/1975 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Ciuded Juarez Aguilas Rojas with 19 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 3 (5).
03/29/1976 Named the #36 prospect in the BSBL
04/26/1976 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Little Rock Diamonds with 16 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/27/1976 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Duke City Aristocrats with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/01/1976 Wins the BSBLAA PAA Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/17/1976 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Roswell Grays with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/01/1976 Wins the BSBLAA PAA Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/04/1976 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the St. Joseph Riders with 12 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/01/1976 Wins the BSBLAA PAA Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/03/1976 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Duluth Dukes with 14 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/29/1976 Wins the 1976 BSBLAA PAA Outstanding Pitcher Award.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 3 (5).
04/04/1977 Named the #45 prospect in the BSBL
04/25/1977 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Provo Gulls with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/21/1977 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Sioux City Indians with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/08/1977 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Brownsville Impact with 9 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 4 (5).
01/11/1978 Was traded by the Denver Grizzlies to the Long Beach Ports, along with RF Rodger McFarland, SS Ed Jordan, SP Bob Harpur, a 1st draft pick, a 2nd draft pick, in exchange for SP Jesús Martínez, SS Luis Martínez, LF Mike Parsons, C Jeremy Powers, C Stu Miller, RF Melvin Jones, MR Carlton Murphy, a 1st draft pick.
04/03/1978 Named the #20 prospect in the BSBL
10/31/1978 Won the 1978 Big Sky Baseball Series of the West with the Long Beach Ports!
11/25/1978 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (6).
09/29/1979 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Hollywood Stars with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
11/24/1979 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
12/02/1979 Was traded by the Long Beach Ports to the San Francisco Seals, along with MR Kevin Roop, SS Bo Walker, MR Paul Gray, in exchange for 1B Chance Simmons, SP Quincy Powell, a 1st draft pick.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (6).
06/12/1980 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Seattle Rainiers with 15 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/07/1980 Was selected to the 1980 Big Sky Baseball All-Star Game.
08/03/1980 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Angels with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/15/1980 Strikes out 15 against the San Diego Breakers.
09/01/1980 Wins the BSBL CL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/13/1980 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Sacramento Ironhorse with 16 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/04/1980 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $28,370,000 with the San Francisco Seals organization.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6).
04/18/1981 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Oakland Acorns with 18 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/05/1981 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Mexico City Aztecs with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/05/1981 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the San Jose Owls with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/11/1981 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Jose Owls with 15 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/12/1981 Strikes out 16 against the Mexico City Aztecs.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6).
04/11/1982 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Mexico City Aztecs with 12 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/01/1982 Wins the BSBL CL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/05/1982 Was selected to the 1982 Big Sky Baseball All-Star Game.
07/16/1982 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Long Beach Ports with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/21/1982 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Diego Breakers with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/30/1982 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Oakland Acorns with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/15/1982 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Jose Owls with 18 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6).
04/05/1983 Strikes out 16 against the Seattle Rainiers.
05/11/1983 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Dallas Eagles with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/03/1983 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Antonio Mission with 13 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/06/1983 Was traded by the San Francisco Seals to the Phoenix Fireballs in exchange for RF Greg Wells, a 1st draft pick, a 2nd draft pick.
07/01/1983 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Kansas City Jacks with 13 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/02/1983 Strikes out 15 against the Kansas City Jacks.
08/18/1983 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Bernardino Stallions with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6).
08/28/1984 Collects his 2000th career Big Sky Baseball strikeout!
11/22/1984 Became a free agent.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6).
02/13/1985 Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $152,880,000 with the San Francisco Seals organization.
07/29/1985 Was traded by the San Francisco Seals to the Denver Grizzlies, along with SS Ánibal Vélez, a 2nd draft pick, in exchange for SS César Morales, a 1st draft pick, a 3rd draft pick.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6).
07/07/1986 Was selected to the 1986 Big Sky Baseball All-Star Game.
09/21/1986 Collects his 2500th career Big Sky Baseball strikeout!
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7).
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6).
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7).
02/09/1989 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $13,000,000 with the Seattle Rainiers organization.
05/28/1989 Strikes out 15 against the Sacramento Ironhorse.
05/28/1989 Collects his 3000th career Big Sky Baseball strikeout!
09/02/1989 Strikes out 15 against the Oakland Acorns.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 7 (7).
01/07/1990 Was traded by the Seattle Rainiers to the Oakland Acorns in exchange for RP Glenn Cole.
11/28/1990 Became a free agent.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
01/22/1991 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $14,400,000 with the Mexico City Aztecs organization.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
09/16/1992 Released by the Mexico City Aztecs.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (9); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 7 (7).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1979 19 5
1981 17 4
Year GS Rank
1979 39 2
1980 35 2
1981 36 3
1982 34 7
1984 34 9
1987 34 1
1990 33 2
Year W Rank
1978 17 9
1979 16 8
1980 19 4
1982 20 4
1986 16 7
Year L Rank
1981 15 9
1990 20 1
Year Win. % Rank
1979 .667 9
1980 .704 5
1986 .727 2
Year IP Rank
1979 228.2 9
1980 277.0 1
1981 257.1 3
1982 273.1 1
1990 234.1 9
Year BF Rank
1980 1098 1
1981 1046 2
1982 1102 1
1984 962 9
1990 1002 2
Year HRA Rank
1984 31 7
1987 33 5
1988 33 3
1990 32 1
Year BB Rank
1978 144 1
1979 119 4
1980 98 8
1981 99 5
1982 111 3
1984 96 4
1987 97 3
1988 87 6
1990 90 3
Year K Rank
1978 267 7
1979 264 6
1980 339 2
1981 327 4
1982 327 3
1984 244 6
Year WP Rank
1978 11 5
1979 9 7
1980 16 1
1983 7 10
1984 9 4
1985 7 10
1986 7 7
1987 8 6
1988 12 1
1990 9 3
Year ERA Rank
1978 3.50 10
1980 2.44 3
1982 2.47 4
Year WHIP Rank
1980 1.05 5
Year RA/9 Rank
1980 10.10 7
Year HR/9 Rank
1978 0.49 2
1980 0.49 7
1982 0.43 7
Year H/9 Rank
1978 7.10 3
1980 6.24 2
1981 6.30 4
1982 6.26 3
Year K/9 Rank
1978 9.34 8
1979 10.39 6
1980 11.01 4
1981 11.44 5
1982 10.77 6
1984 9.63 8
1986 9.56 9
1987 10.31 4
1988 9.36 8
Year QS Rank
1978 24 10
1980 28 3
1981 23 10
1982 26 4
1986 23 6
Year QSP Rank
1978 .615 9
1980 .800 3
1982 .765 5
1986 .742 5
Year CG Rank
1978 5 7
1979 4 7
1980 16 1
1981 13 2
1982 16 1
1986 7 6
1990 6 9
Year CGP Rank
1978 .128 8
1979 .103 8
1980 .457 2
1981 .361 2
1982 .471 1
1986 .226 7
Year SHO Rank
1979 1 5
1980 3 2
1981 4 1
1982 6 1
1983 2 1
1983 2 2
Year GB% Rank
1987 0.65 6
Year WAR Rank
1980 8.1 3
1982 7.4 5
1986 7.3 4
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