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Ben Petrick

Positions: Catcher and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: April 7, 1977 in Salem, OR us

Draft: Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 2nd round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from Glencoe HS (Hillsboro, OR).

High School: Glencoe HS (Hillsboro, OR)

Debut: September 1, 1999 (Age 22-147d, 17,557th in major league history)
vs. PIT 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2003 (Age 26-174d)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2000 season

Full Name: Benjamin Wayne Petrick

Pronunciation: \PEET-rick\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

669

172

.257

114

RBI

OBP

.336

SLG

.448

OPS

.785

OPS+

Summary of 27 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 8 go ahead

2 Tms
COL	23
DET	4

Platoon
vs RHP	18
vs LHP	9

Home/Road
Home	19
Away	8

Outs
0	13
1	9
2	5

14 Opps
ARI	4
STL	4
LAD	4
SDP	3
CIN	2
HOU	2
MIN	1
SFG	1
PIT	1
PHI	1
TEX	1
CLE	1
ANA	1
FLA	1

22 Pitchers
Andy Benes	3
Jeff Fassero	2
Woody Williams	2
Scott Elarton	2
Jesús Sánchez	1
Brian Anderson	1
Randy Johnson	1
Ryan Jensen	1
Kevin Brown	1
Greg Jones	1
Kyle Lohse	1
CC Sabathia	1
Éric Gagné	1
Mike Maddux	1
John Thomson	1
Wayne Gomes	1
Elmer Dessens	1
Kris Benson	1
Mike Matthews	1
Mike Fetters	1
Lance Davis	1
Óliver Pérez	1

9 Parks
Coors Fld (DEN)	17
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
Comerica Pk (DET)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	14
8	4
78	4
89	3
9	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
6	5
1	5
3	5
5	4
4	3
7+	3
2	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	21
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	19
1--	6
12-	1
-2-	1

36 RBI
RISP	2
0 on	19
1 on	7
2 on	1
Any on	8

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

1-3	6
4-6	12
7-end	9

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	1
Tied	7
-1	5
-2	2
-3	3
-4..	6

Ahead	4
Tied	7
Behind	16

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	5
2-2	5
3-2	4
1-2	3
3-1	3
2-0	3
0-2	1
1-0	1
1-1	1
0-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	18
LF	7
CF	1
PH	1

OrderPos
8th	12
7th	7
2nd	3
6th	3
1st	2

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	10
Low Lev	13

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1999-09-17	COL		LAD	Mike Maddux	ahead 14-10	b 8	0	---	5,(3-1) BFBBX	1	8	2	0.010	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2	2	2	1	1999-09-19	COL		LAD	Kevin Brown	behind 1-5	b 7	1	---	6,(2-2) BBCFFX	1	8	2	0.059	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	1999-09-22	COL		ARI	Andy Benes	behind 0-5	b 3	0	1--	5,(2-2) F1CBBX	2	8	2	0.102	29%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); E. Clemente Scores
4	4	4	2	1999-09-22	COL		ARI	Andy Benes	behind 2-7	b 5	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	2	0.056	17%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2000-08-09	COL		PIT	Kris Benson	behind 1-2	b 7	1	---	6,(2-2) FBCBFX	1	8	2	0.193	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	2	1	2000-08-20	COL		FLA	Jesús Sánchez	tied 3-3	b 4	0	---	3,(0-2) CSX	1	7	2	0.102	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
7	7	3	1	2000-08-30	COL	@	PHI	Wayne Gomes	tied 4-4	t 11	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	2	0.403	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2001-04-19	COL	@	SDP	Woody Williams	ahead 3-0	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.053	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
9	9	2	1	2001-04-28	COL		CIN	Elmer Dessens	behind 2-3	b 4	0	1--	6,(3-2) BBCFBX	2	8	2	0.177	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); N. Pérez Scores
10	10	3	1	2001-05-26	COL	@	SFG	Ryan Jensen	ahead 6-1	t 6	0	1--	4,(1-2) CBCX	2	8	2	0.025	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Shumpert Scores
11	11	4	1	2001-06-06	COL		HOU	Scott Elarton	behind 0-1	b 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.103	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	5	2	2001-06-06	COL		HOU	Scott Elarton	tied 1-1	b 5	0	1--	9,(3-2) CBCBFBFFX	2	8	2	0.175	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Gant Scores
13	13	6	1	2001-06-08	COL		STL	Mike Matthews	tied 1-1	b 4	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.117	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
14	14	7	1	2001-06-16	COL	@	CIN	Lance Davis	behind 0-2	t 5	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	8	2	0.110	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	8	1	2001-06-27	COL		SDP	Woody Williams	behind 3-8	b 6	1	12-	7,(2-2) BFBCFFX	3	8	2	0.154	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Helton Scores; R. Gant Scores
16	16	9	1	2001-06-29	COL	@	ARI	Randy Johnson	behind 0-3	t 7	1	---	6,(2-2) BSFFBX	1	6	2	0.070	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	10	1	2001-07-20	COL		LAD	Mike Fetters	ahead 9-3	b 7	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	7	2	0.008	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); N. Pérez Scores
18	18	11	1	2001-07-21	COL		LAD	Éric Gagné	behind 6-12	b 6	0	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	7	2	0.032	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2002-07-15	COL	@	SDP	Óliver Pérez	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	6,(3-2) BCBFBX	1	7	7	0.117	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	2	1	2002-07-18	COL		ARI	Brian Anderson	tied 3-3	b 3	1	---	4,(1-2) BFFX	1	6	7	0.110	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
21	21	3	1	2002-09-18	COL		STL	Andy Benes	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	7	0.094	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
22	22	4	2	2002-09-18	COL		STL	Jeff Fassero	behind 2-3	b 7	2	---	7,(3-2) BFCBBFX	1	2	7	0.227	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	5	1	2002-09-19	COL		STL	Jeff Fassero	behind 4-7	b 7	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	1	PH	0.186	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); R. Gload Scores
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	2003-08-01	DET	@	MIN	Kyle Lohse	behind 1-8	t 4	0	1--	4,(1-2) FBSX	2	7	7	0.041	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); E. Munson Scores
25	25	2	1	2003-08-17	DET	@	ANA	Greg Jones	behind 3-6	t 7	0	---	5,(3-1) .BBCBX	1	1	8	0.079	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
26	26	3	1	2003-08-19	DET		TEX	John Thomson	behind 0-1	b 1	1	---	3,(2-0) 1B1>B.X	1	2	7	0.103	53%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
27	27	4	1	2003-09-03	DET		CLE	CC Sabathia	behind 2-4	b 6	2	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	6	7	0.128	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)