RF Ben King #11
Boston Whistlers ABA
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/21/2023
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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RF BEN KING #11 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
56 167 37 9 2 6 26 15 42 .222 .294 .407 4 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 50 50 45 50
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 55
Errors: - 25 50
Arm: 20 40 65
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 65
1st Base: - Center Field: 30
2nd Base: - Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/07/2023 DD Win, 9-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/06/2023 @ VAC Win, 11-10 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/04/2023 @ VAC Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/31/2023 @ SF Loss, 3-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/24/2023 @ HLW Win, 8-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/19/2023 SYR Win, 6-5 5 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
07/13/2023 @ PHI Win, 13-5 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
07/12/2023 SDF Win, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08/2023 @ DET Win, 7-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/30/2023 @ NYN Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
He has never missed a Wordle.
High: Intelligence
Birthday:02/18/1994
Born in:Yuba City, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$195,000
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 15 Days
Service This Yr:143 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 142 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2014, 21st Pick in Round 1
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 56 167 37 9 2 6 26 22 15 42 .222 .294 .407 .701 .295 .186 80
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 44 187 3 1 0 2 0 2 68 17 4 2 66.7 20.6 4.09 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   59 13 3 2 1 8 7 5 13 1 0 2 .220 .299 .390 .688
Versus Right   108 24 6 0 5 18 14 10 29 1 0 1 .222 .292 .417 .708
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
April   56 17 3 0 4 13 7 6 9 0 0 0 .304 .371 .571 .942
May   53 10 3 0 1 7 10 6 14 1 0 3 .189 .302 .302 .603
June   34 7 2 2 0 3 3 2 11 0 0 0 .206 .250 .382 .632
July   14 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 4 1 0 0 .071 .125 .286 .411
August   6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Spring Training   53 16 1 0 2 4 5 6 13 0 1 0 .302 .373 .434 .807
Last Year   235 49 11 0 4 17 22 17 65 0 0 7 .209 .282 .306 .588
2 Years Ago   469 120 24 1 11 51 63 52 71 2 3 7 .256 .338 .382 .719
Career   2899 780 164 11 75 347 360 231 706 16 4 81 .269 .338 .411 .749
Home   97 24 4 2 3 16 11 8 22 1 0 1 .247 .308 .423 .731
Road   70 13 5 0 3 10 11 7 20 1 0 2 .186 .275 .386 .661
Grass   167 37 9 2 6 26 22 15 42 2 0 3 .222 .294 .407 .701
Day   64 13 5 0 2 11 10 6 15 1 0 1 .203 .278 .375 .653
Night   103 24 4 2 4 15 12 9 27 1 0 2 .233 .304 .427 .732
As Starter   160 36 9 2 6 26 21 14 39 2 0 3 .225 .296 .419 .715
As Reliever / Substitution   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   39 9 0 2 3 8 5 6 11 0 0 0 .231 .333 .564 .897
Inning 1-3   48 11 5 0 2 6 6 3 9 0 0 1 .229 .288 .458 .747
Inning 4-6   57 15 3 0 1 12 8 4 17 2 0 1 .263 .312 .368 .681
Inning 7-9   57 9 1 2 2 7 6 7 16 0 0 1 .158 .262 .351 .612
Extra Innings   5 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 1.000 1.500
0 Outs   60 9 3 0 0 2 8 7 15 0 0 1 .150 .250 .200 .450
1 Outs   47 11 2 1 2 6 6 3 13 2 0 0 .234 .269 .447 .716
2 Outs   60 17 4 1 4 18 7 5 14 0 0 2 .283 .358 .583 .942
Scoring Position   45 12 3 1 2 20 6 5 9 2 0 0 .267 .327 .511 .838
Bases Empty   94 19 4 1 3 3 11 9 25 0 0 1 .202 .279 .362 .641
Runner on 1st   28 6 2 0 1 3 4 1 8 0 0 2 .214 .290 .393 .683
Runner on 2nd   25 6 2 0 2 7 2 2 5 0 0 0 .240 .296 .560 .856
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583
Bases Loaded   5 3 1 1 0 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 .600 .500 1.200 1.700
Two Strikes   76 11 0 0 3 10 10 7 42 1 0 2 .145 .233 .263 .496
First Pitch   25 8 5 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 .320 .346 .520 .866
Count 0-1   13 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .538 .769
Count 0-2   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 .000 .250 .000 .250
Count 1-0   14 7 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .533 .714 1.248
Count 1-1   23 6 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .261 .565 .826
Count 1-2   28 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 19 1 0 0 .071 .069 .179 .248
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   13 2 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .154 .143 .385 .527
Count 2-2   30 6 0 0 1 3 3 0 16 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   12 3 0 0 1 5 6 7 1 0 0 0 .250 .526 .500 1.026
Behind in Count   47 5 1 0 2 5 2 0 25 1 0 2 .106 .140 .255 .395
Ahead in Count   30 9 1 1 1 7 6 7 0 1 0 1 .300 .436 .500 .936
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Batting 5th   19 5 1 0 1 3 3 4 5 0 0 2 .263 .440 .474 .914
Batting 6th   62 17 5 2 4 13 10 3 13 1 0 1 .274 .313 .613 .926
Batting 7th   55 9 3 0 1 8 5 4 16 1 0 0 .164 .217 .273 .489
Batting 8th   26 5 0 0 0 1 2 3 7 0 0 0 .192 .276 .192 .468
Low Leverage   83 17 4 0 3 6 9 7 22 1 0 3 .205 .287 .361 .649
Medium Leverage   54 15 4 1 3 9 10 5 15 0 0 0 .278 .339 .556 .895
High Leverage   29 5 1 1 0 11 2 3 4 1 0 0 .172 .242 .276 .518
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2016 San Francisco - ABA 22 24 73 15 2 0 1 8 8 2 0 0 21 0 0 .205 .227 .274 .501 50 42 -0.3
2017 San Francisco - ABA 23 154 560 149 41 3 12 65 65 41 17 3 147 1 3 .266 .333 .414 .748 102 102 1.8
2018 San Francisco - ABA 24 107 374 118 18 3 16 56 55 32 15 0 95 2 0 .316 .392 .508 .900 133 138 3.0
2019 San Francisco - ABA 25 155 593 160 34 1 15 67 65 39 19 3 163 1 5 .270 .333 .406 .740 102 104 2.0
2020 San Francisco - ABA 26 88 351 110 23 1 10 48 51 21 11 5 85 3 3 .313 .366 .470 .836 135 137 2.7
2020 Oakland - ABA 26 27 77 22 2 0 0 9 9 12 2 1 17 0 1 .286 .391 .312 .703 104 109 0.7
2020 Total - ABA 26 115 428 132 25 1 10 57 60 33 13 6 102 3 4 .308 .371 .442 .812 129 132 3.3
2021 Boston - ABA 27 132 469 120 24 1 11 51 63 52 7 2 71 0 2 .256 .338 .382 .719 110 113 3.7
2022 Boston - ABA 28 91 235 49 11 0 4 17 22 17 7 0 65 0 2 .209 .282 .306 .588 64 63 -0.6
2023 Boston - ABA 29 56 167 37 9 2 6 26 22 15 3 2 42 4 2 .222 .294 .407 .701 84 80 0.1
Total ABA 834 2899 780 164 11 75 347 360 231 81 16 706 11 18 .269 .338 .411 .749 106 108 13.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2014 Navarro College - JUCO 20 49 201 77 14 0 13 36 49 10 10 1 43 2 1 .383 .437 .647 1.084 144 143 2.0
2014 (SF) Newport News - DL 20 33 118 36 11 2 4 24 22 10 4 4 29 1 0 .305 .368 .534 .902 149 146 1.3
2014 Abingdon - R 20 4 14 3 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 .214 .312 .500 .812 110 110 0.1
2015 (SF) Newport News - DL 21 13 41 14 5 0 1 4 5 5 1 1 6 0 0 .341 .417 .537 .953 162 153 0.5
2015 Deltaville - A 21 43 165 48 7 0 7 32 27 21 6 2 30 0 2 .291 .387 .461 .847 137 133 1.3
2015 Rohnert Park - AA 21 82 320 103 20 0 18 54 55 32 12 1 57 3 1 .322 .403 .553 .956 178 177 4.5
2015 New Rochelle - AAA 21 10 37 7 0 0 1 5 5 3 3 1 12 0 1 .189 .295 .270 .566 76 79 0.0
2016 (SF) Newport News - DL 22 31 119 35 2 1 4 22 25 23 4 2 15 0 1 .294 .419 .429 .847 123 128 1.1
2016 Rohnert Park - AA 22 5 18 6 0 0 3 4 3 3 0 0 6 0 0 .333 .429 .833 1.262 256 253 0.4
2016 New Rochelle - AAA 22 50 182 41 7 1 4 22 23 20 7 2 43 1 1 .225 .322 .341 .663 102 103 0.7
2018 New Rochelle - AAA 24 3 9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .111 .100 .111 .211 -35 -70 -0.1
Total AAA 63 228 49 7 1 5 28 28 23 10 4 57 1 2 .215 .309 .320 .630 93 92
Total AA 87 338 109 20 0 21 58 58 35 12 1 63 3 1 .322 .404 .568 .972 182 181
Total A 43 165 48 7 0 7 32 27 21 6 2 30 0 2 .291 .387 .461 .847 137 133
Total AR 4 14 3 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 .214 .312 .500 .812 110 110
Total AJUCO 49 201 77 14 0 13 36 49 10 10 1 43 2 1 .383 .437 .647 1.084 144 143
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2019 San Francisco - ABA 25 11 53 13 4 0 2 9 7 3 1 0 13 0 1 .245 .298 .434 .732 97 98 0.1
2022 Boston - ABA 28 9 15 6 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 .400 .438 .533 .971 169 176 0.0
Total ABA 20 68 19 6 0 2 11 8 4 1 0 17 0 1 .279 .329 .456 .785 113 115
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2016 San Francisco - ABA LF 4 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 20.0 2.25 +0.1 .983
2016 San Francisco - ABA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 San Francisco - ABA RF 7 6 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 53.2 2.68 +0.9 1.050
2017 San Francisco - ABA CF 3 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 18.0 4.00 -0.2 .987
2017 San Francisco - ABA RF 148 148 262 9 2 273 2 .993 1294.0 1.88 +1.9 1.005
2018 San Francisco - ABA LF 19 17 29 0 0 30 1 .967 150.1 1.74 -0.3 .962
2018 San Francisco - ABA CF 4 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 27.0 2.00 -0.1 .981
2018 San Francisco - ABA RF 76 64 94 9 1 105 2 .981 582.1 1.59 -1.4 1.029
2019 San Francisco - ABA RF 155 155 273 10 2 288 5 .983 1370.1 1.86 +4.5 1.007
2020 San Francisco - ABA LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 +0.3 .967
2020 Oakland - ABA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Oakland - ABA RF 27 23 38 0 0 38 0 1.000 208.0 1.64 +1.3 1.079
2020 San Francisco - ABA RF 86 86 130 3 1 134 1 .993 760.1 1.57 +2.1 1.027
2021 Boston - ABA LF 84 83 162 2 1 166 2 .988 725.0 2.04 +10.0 1.068
2021 Boston - ABA CF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.4 .991
2021 Boston - ABA RF 45 41 85 4 0 91 2 .978 375.0 2.14 +7.9 1.142
2022 Boston - ABA LF 35 24 28 0 0 28 0 1.000 227.0 1.11 +0.4 1.001
2022 Boston - ABA CF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 +0.1 .988
2022 Boston - ABA RF 61 36 43 6 0 52 3 .942 361.1 1.22 -0.1 1.015
2023 Boston - ABA LF 15 1 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 46.2 1.54 +0.0 .973
2023 Boston - ABA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Boston - ABA RF 48 43 60 0 0 60 0 1.000 363.0 1.49 +3.6 1.090
TOTAL LF 159 129 235 2 1 240 3 .988 1186.0 1.80 +10.5 1.039
TOTAL CF 11 7 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 62.0 2.90 +0.1 .986
TOTAL RF 653 602 1001 41 6 1057 15 .986 5368.0 1.75 +20.6 1.030
PLAYER HISTORY
01/30/2014 Joined the Navarro College Bulldogs.
03/24/2014 Was selected to the 2014 ABA Junior College All-Star Game.
06/04/2014 Wins the 2014 AJUCO SL2 Platinum Stick Award at RF.
06/07/2014 Released by the Navarro College Bulldogs.
06/07/2014 Drafted in the 2014 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 21, 21st overall pick) by the San Francisco Fire.
07/13/2014 Signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Fire organization with a signing bonus of $23,800.
07/31/2014 Injured on 07/27/2014, diagnosed with a ruptured finger tendon, will miss 3-4 months.
11/05/2014 Named the #85 prospect in the ABA
12/01/2014 Named to the 2014 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (SF) Newport News Shipbuilders.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (75); Power: 50 (65); Eye: 35 (50).
04/02/2015 Named the #69 prospect in the ABA
07/03/2015 Named the #86 prospect in the ABA
07/26/2015 Was selected to the 2015 American Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game.
07/27/2015 Wins the AA E-AA Player of the Week Award.
08/10/2015 Wins the AA E-AA Player of the Week Award.
10/18/2015 Wins the 2015 AA E-AA Platinum Stick Award at RF.
10/21/2015 Finished 2nd in 2015 AA E-AA Most Valuable Player Award voting.
11/08/2015 Named the #87 prospect in the ABA
12/15/2015 Named to the 2015 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (SF) Newport News Shipbuilders.
12/30/2015 Injured on 12/27/2015, diagnosed with an oblique strain, will miss 5 weeks.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (75); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 40 (50).
01/03/2016 Released by the San Francisco organization.
02/05/2016 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
03/31/2016 Named the #90 prospect in the ABA
05/30/2016 Injured (strained forearm),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
08/06/2016 Injured (fractured rib),out for 6-7 weeks.
12/01/2016 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $8,800.
12/15/2016 Named to the 2016 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (SF) Newport News Shipbuilders.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (70); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
04/24/2017 Wins the ABA NC Player of the Week Award.
11/26/2017 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $9,000.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
04/18/2018 Injured (fractured finger),out for 4 weeks.
09/03/2018 Wins the ABA NC Player of the Week Award.
11/23/2018 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $9,200.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
04/22/2019 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week.
05/27/2019 Wins the ABA NC Player of the Week Award.
08/06/2019 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/05/2019 Wins the 2019 ABA NC Wildcard Game MVP Award.
11/15/2019 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $53,000 with the San Francisco Fire organization.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
07/17/2020 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/26/2020 Was selected to the 2020 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07/31/2020 Was traded by the San Francisco Fire to the Oakland Invaders, along with 1B Steve Howard, in exchange for a 2nd round draft pick.
10/02/2020 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/18/2020 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $105,000 with the Oakland Invaders organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
01/10/2021 Was claimed off waivers by Boston while with Oakland.
11/05/2021 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $379,000 with the Boston Whistlers organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
06/26/2022 Injured (strained medial collateral ligament),out for 5-6 weeks.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2019 155 7
Year 2B Rank
2017 41 8
Year HP Rank
2017 17 8
2018 15 8
2019 19 5
2021 7 9
Year SF Rank
2014 4 1
2020 6 2
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