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Will Benson

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-5, 230lb (196cm, 104kg)

Born: June 16, 1998 in Atlanta, GA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (14th) of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from Westminster HS (Atlanta, GA).

High School: Westminster HS (Atlanta, GA)

Debut: August 1, 2022 (Age 24-046d, 22,752nd in major league history)
vs. ARI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2022 season

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 1.042 • Arb Eligible: 2026 • Free Agent: 2029

Agents: Wasserman

National Team: us USA (18U)

Full Name: William Buchanan Benson

Twitter: @_thekidbilly_

Instagram: @willybeamin29

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.2

1.1

152

494

118

.191

.239

RBI

OBP

.285

.328

SLG

.388

.431

OPS

.673

.759

OPS+

107

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2023 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2023 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Mar 30	CIN		PIT	L,4-5	GS	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	3 (1)	Apr 2	CIN		PIT	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
3	5 (1)	Apr 4	CIN		CHC	L,5-12	CG	50	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	6	Apr 7	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-5	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	8 (1)	Apr 9	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-4	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0
6	9	Apr 10	CIN	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	11 (1)	Apr 12	CIN	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	46 (34)	May 21	CIN		NYY	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
9	47	May 22	CIN		STL	W,6-5	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	51 (3)	May 26	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-0	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	53 (1)	May 28	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	54	May 30	CIN	@	BOS	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	55	May 31	CIN	@	BOS	W,5-4	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	57 (1)	Jun 2	CIN		MIL	L,4-5	GS	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	58	Jun 3	CIN		MIL	L,8-10	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
16	59	Jun 4	CIN		MIL	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
17	60	Jun 5	CIN		MIL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
18	62 (1)	Jun 7	CIN		LAD	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
19	64 (1)	Jun 9	CIN	@	STL	L,4-7	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	65	Jun 10	CIN	@	STL	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
21	66	Jun 11	CIN	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
22	67	Jun 12	CIN	@	KCR	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	68	Jun 13	CIN	@	KCR	W,5-4	GS	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
24	70 (1)	Jun 16	CIN	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	71	Jun 17	CIN	@	HOU	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
26	72	Jun 18	CIN	@	HOU	W,9-7	GS	48	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
27	73	Jun 19	CIN		COL	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	74	Jun 20	CIN		COL	W,8-6	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	75	Jun 21	CIN		COL	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	78 (2)	Jun 25	CIN		ATL	L,6-7	GS	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	80 (1)	Jun 27	CIN	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	81	Jun 28	CIN	@	BAL	W,11-7	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
33	82	Jun 30	CIN		SDP	W,7-5	GS	40	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	83	Jul 1	CIN		SDP	L,5-12	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
35	84	Jul 2	CIN		SDP	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	85	Jul 3	CIN	@	WSN	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
37	87 (1)	Jul 5	CIN	@	WSN	W,9-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	88	Jul 6	CIN	@	WSN	W,5-4	GS	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
39	90 (1)	Jul 8	CIN	@	MIL	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
40	92 (1)	Jul 14	CIN		MIL	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	94 (1)	Jul 16	CIN		MIL	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
42	95	Jul 17 susp	CIN		SFG	L,2-4	CG	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
43	96	Jul 18	CIN		SFG	L,10-11	GS	46	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
44	97	Jul 19	CIN		SFG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	98	Jul 20	CIN		SFG	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
46	99	Jul 21	CIN		ARI	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	100	Jul 22	CIN		ARI	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	102 (1)	Jul 24	CIN	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	103	Jul 25	CIN	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
50	104	Jul 26	CIN	@	MIL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
51	106 (1)	Jul 29	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-3	GF	10	3.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	107	Jul 30	CIN	@	LAD	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	108	Jul 31	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	110 (1)	Aug 2	CIN	@	CHC	L,6-16	GS	46	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
55	111	Aug 3	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	112	Aug 4	CIN		WSN	L,3-6	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	113	Aug 5	CIN		WSN	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
58	114	Aug 6	CIN		WSN	L,3-6	GS	34	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
59	115	Aug 7	CIN		MIA	W,5-2	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
60	118 (2)	Aug 11	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-2	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	119	Aug 13 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	120	Aug 13 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-5	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	121	Aug 15	CIN		CLE	L,0-3	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	122	Aug 16	CIN		CLE	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
65	123	Aug 18	CIN		TOR	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
66	124	Aug 19	CIN		TOR	L,3-4	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	126 (1)	Aug 22	CIN	@	LAA	W,4-3	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
68	127	Aug 23 (1)	CIN	@	LAA	W,9-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
69	128	Aug 23 (2)	CIN	@	LAA	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	129	Aug 24	CIN	@	ARI	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
71	130	Aug 25	CIN	@	ARI	L,8-10	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	131	Aug 26	CIN	@	ARI	W,8-7	CG	44	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
73	132	Aug 27	CIN	@	ARI	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	134 (1)	Aug 29	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-6	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
75	135	Aug 30	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	137 (1)	Sep 1 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,3-2	GS	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
77	139 (1)	Sep 3	CIN		CHC	L,7-15	CG	49	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
78	140	Sep 4	CIN		SEA	W,6-3	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
79	141	Sep 5	CIN		SEA	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	142	Sep 6	CIN		SEA	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	143	Sep 8	CIN		STL	L,4-9	GF	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
82	144	Sep 9	CIN		STL	L,3-4	GF	17	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
83	145	Sep 10	CIN		STL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
84	146	Sep 12	CIN	@	DET	W,6-5	GF	17	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
85	148 (1)	Sep 14	CIN	@	DET	L,2-8	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	150 (1)	Sep 16	CIN	@	NYM	W,3-2	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
87	151	Sep 17	CIN	@	NYM	L,4-8	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
88	152	Sep 18	CIN		MIN	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	153	Sep 19	CIN		MIN	L,0-7	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
90	154	Sep 20	CIN		MIN	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
91	155	Sep 22	CIN		PIT	L,5-7	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
92	157 (1)	Sep 24	CIN		PIT	W,4-2	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
93	158	Sep 26	CIN	@	CLE	W,11-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
94	159	Sep 27	CIN	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
95	160	Sep 29	CIN	@	STL	W,19-2	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
96	161	Sep 30	CIN	@	STL	L,6-15		7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
97	162	Oct 1	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
							104gm		742.0	197	6	0	203	1