Bruce Benedict

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: August 18, 1955 in Birmingham, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 5th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Nebraska Omaha (Omaha, NE).

School: University of Nebraska Omaha (Omaha, NE)

Debut: August 18, 1978 (Age 23-000d, 14,078th in major league history)
vs. STL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 11, 1989 (Age 34-024d)
vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: Bruce Edwin Benedict

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.3

2878

696

.242

214

RBI

260

OBP

.320

SLG

.299

OPS

.619

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 18 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 1 go ahead

1 Tm
ATL	18

Platoon
vs LHP	10
vs RHP	8

Home/Road
Home	9
Away	9

Outs
1	9
0	5
2	4

9 Opps
SFG	5
STL	2
SDP	2
CIN	2
CHC	2
HOU	2
PHI	1
LAD	1
MON	1

17 Pitchers
Vida Blue	2
Fred Breining	1
Joe Sambito	1
Ken Kravec	1
John Montefusco	1
Fernando Valenzuela	1
Dennis Rasmussen	1
Mark Davis	1
Lynn McGlothen	1
Ricky Horton	1
Jim Otten	1
Bill Gullickson	1
Al Holland	1
Bob Forsch	1
Bob James	1
Mario Soto	1
Bob Lacey	1

7 Parks
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	9
3Com Park (SFO)	3
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1

Where Hit
7	10
9	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	17
4	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	16
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	11
123	2
12-	2
1--	2
-2-	1

31 RBI
RISP	5
0 on	11
1 on	3
2 on	2
3 on	2
Any on	7

Inning
1	1
2	1
4	3
5	2
6	6
7	2
8	1
9	1
Extra	1

1-3	2
4-6	11
7-end	5

RelScore
+4..	1
+3	4
+2	3
+1	1
Tied	1
-1	2
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	9
Tied	1
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	17
2-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	18

OrderPos
8th	9
7th	8
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	5
Low Lev	9

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1980-06-13	ATL	@	CHC	Lynn McGlothen	behind 3-4	t 6	2	---		1	7	2	0.172	44%		Home Run (Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	1980-08-09	ATL		SFG	Al Holland	behind 3-5	b 9	1	---		1	7	2	0.063	10%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1981-04-25	ATL	@	SFG	Vida Blue	tied 0-0	t 4	1	12-		3	8	2	0.282	83%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Chambliss Scores; R. Ramírez Scores
4	4	2	2	1981-04-25	ATL	@	SFG	Vida Blue	ahead 3-0	t 6	2	---		1	8	2	0.055	93%		Home Run (Deep LF)
5	5	3	1	1981-05-15	ATL		STL	Jim Otten	ahead 6-3	b 6	1	12-		3	7	2	0.055	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Murphy Scores; G. Hubbard Scores
6	6	4	1	1981-08-25	ATL	@	PHI	Mark Davis	ahead 2-0	t 1	1	123		4	7	2	0.153	93%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Horner Scores; C. Chambliss Scores; G. Hubbard Scores
7	7	5	1	1981-09-08	ATL		HOU	Joe Sambito	behind 0-2	b 8	0	---		1	7	2	0.138	28%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1982-06-18	ATL		SFG	Fred Breining	ahead 6-2	b 5	1	1--		2	7	2	0.041	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Horner Scores
9	9	2	1	1982-07-15	ATL	@	CHC	Ken Kravec	ahead 7-4	t 5	1	1--		2	7	2	0.090	94%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Horner Scores
10	10	3	1	1982-09-09	ATL		LAD	Fernando Valenzuela	ahead 4-2	b 6	2	123		4	8	2	0.122	99%		Home Run; B. Watson Scores; J. Royster Scores; G. Hubbard Scores
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1983-04-09	ATL		SDP	John Montefusco	ahead 4-2	b 4	0	---		1	8	2	0.075	86%		Home Run (Deep LF)
12	12	2	1	1983-10-01	ATL	@	SDP	Dennis Rasmussen	behind 0-1	t 6	1	---		1	2	2	0.179	47%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1984-04-07	ATL		MON	Bob James	behind 1-5	b 7	1	---		1	8	2	0.044	9%		Home Run
14	14	2	1	1984-07-29	ATL	@	SFG	Bob Lacey	ahead 3-0	t 4	1	---		1	8	2	0.064	89%		Home Run
15	15	3	1	1984-08-28	ATL		STL	Ricky Horton	behind 2-5	b 10	0	---		1	8	2	0.049	9%		Home Run
16	16	4	1	1984-09-26	ATL	@	CIN	Mario Soto	behind 2-6	t 7	0	---		1	8	2	0.044	10%		Home Run
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1987-06-20	ATL		CIN	Bill Gullickson	behind 0-4	b 2	2	-2-		2	7	2	0.133	30%		Home Run; D. Murphy Scores
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1989-06-09	ATL	@	HOU	Bob Forsch	ahead 3-2	t 6	0	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	8	2	0.125	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)