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| Benjamin Vanderford |
Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6' 0'' Weight: 200 Born: November 27, 1924 in Usa |
| Ratings - Batting Help | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | OAK | CL | $ 300,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1953 | 28 | OAK | CL | $ 600,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | 29 | SF | CL | $ 350,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | 30 | DAL | PL | $ 480,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| OOTP6 Min Ratings | $ 300,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| OOTP6 Max Ratings | $ 600,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| 1952 | 27 | OAK | CL | 70 | 181 | 21 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 35 | .221 | .290 | .287 | .577 | 17.4 | 0.7 |
| AAA | 37 | 111 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 22 | .225 | .344 | .333 | .677 | 14.8 | ||||
| 1953 | 28 | OAK | CL | 75 | 106 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | .189 | .241 | .245 | .487 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| 1954 | 29 | SF | CL | 27 | 53 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | .264 | .291 | .283 | .574 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| 1955 | 30 | DAL | PL | 110 | 330 | 39 | 83 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 51 | .252 | .324 | .318 | .643 | 34.3 | 1.7 |
| 4 Years Sim | 282 | 670 | 75 | 157 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 26 | 18 | 63 | 113 | .234 | .300 | .296 | .595 | 59.0 | 2.4 | |||
| 1 Years AAA | 37 | 111 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 22 | .225 | .338 | .333 | .672 | 14.8 | ||||
| 162 Game Average | 384 | 43 | 90 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 10 | 36 | 64 | .234 | .300 | .296 | .595 | 33.9 | |||||
| Career Highs | 110 | 330 | 39 | 83 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 51 | .264 | .324 | .318 | .643 | 34.3 | ||||
| Career Batting Splits Help | |||||||||||||||||
| Click on a Category to view yearly stats. | |||||||||||||||||
| Category | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | XR |
| vs RH | 529 | 61 | 127 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 22 | 9 | 45 | 81 | .240 | .297 | .306 | .603 | 50.1 | |
| vs LH | 141 | 14 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 32 | .213 | .311 | .255 | .566 | 9.6 | |
| Home | 135 | 319 | 38 | 80 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 55 | .251 | .305 | .317 | .621 | 29.5 |
| Away | 147 | 351 | 37 | 77 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 37 | 58 | .219 | .295 | .276 | .572 | 30.3 |
| RISP | 197 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 33 | .234 | .299 | .284 | .583 | 18.1 | |
| Pinch Hitting | 57 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | .228 | .270 | .263 | .533 | 3.1 | |
| Close/Late | 54 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .185 | .258 | .222 | .480 | 3.3 | |
| Mar/Apr | 31 | 100 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | .300 | .375 | .430 | .805 | 15.5 |
| May | 73 | 194 | 20 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 36 | .222 | .303 | .268 | .571 | 16.0 |
| June | 61 | 147 | 18 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 24 | .231 | .311 | .252 | .563 | 12.0 |
| July | 53 | 126 | 13 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | .238 | .277 | .302 | .579 | 10.4 |
| August | 34 | 52 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .154 | .211 | .231 | .441 | 1.5 |
| Sep/Oct | 29 | 51 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .235 | .245 | .314 | .559 | 4.3 |
| 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 | RSA | RTO | RTO% | PB | DWS |
| 1952 | 27 | OAK | CL | SS | 62 | 52 | 450.3 | 60 | 161 | 6 | 35 | .974 | 4.42 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 1953 | 28 | OAK | CL | SS | 27 | 17 | 166.0 | 25 | 60 | 4 | 14 | .955 | 4.61 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.7 |
| CF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1954 | 29 | SF | CL | SS | 17 | 13 | 114.3 | 17 | 45 | 1 | 8 | .984 | 4.88 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.7 |
| C | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| LF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1955 | 30 | DAL | PL | SS | 98 | 95 | 813.0 | 105 | 270 | 21 | 49 | .947 | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3.2 |
| 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| SS | 204 | 177 | 1543.7 | 207 | 536 | 32 | 106 | .959 | 4.33 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7.0 | ||||
| C | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| LF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| CF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Career Totals | 209 | 177 | 1551.7 | 210 | 536 | 32 | 107 | .959 | 4.33 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7.0 | ||||
| Career Highs | 99 | 95 | 814.0 | 105 | 270 | 21 | 49 | .985 | 4.83 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |||||
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| History |
| Drafted in 25th round, 491st overall pick, by Oakland in 1952 |
| Had first career hit on 4/15/1952, off Bruce Carlson (VAN) |
| Hit first career homerun on 4/20/1952, off James Fortney (SAC) |
| 6/9/1952: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $600,000 per year, for 1 years |
| Signed as a free agent by San Francisco on 3/7/1954 to a 1-year deal worth $350,000 per year |
| Signed as a free agent by Dallas on 2/16/1955 to a 2-year deal worth $480,000 per year |
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