RF Ben King #11
Boston Whistlers ABA
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/23/2023
 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
46 143 35 8 2 5 24 14 34 .245 .323 .434 4 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 50
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 55
Errors: - 30 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: 50
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
06/21/2023 @ TOR Loss, 3-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/17/2023 HLW Loss, 1-17 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/14/2023 CIN Loss, 4-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/11/2023 IND Win, 6-3 4 0 3 3 0 0 1 0
06/10/2023 IND Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/08/2023 @ SYR Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/07/2023 @ SYR Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/06/2023 @ SYR Win, 6-2 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 1
06/05/2023 @ SYR Win, 7-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/04/2023 DBST Win, 5-2 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
He is very intelligent.
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:6 Years, 128 Days
Service This Yr:84 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 83 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 46 143 35 8 2 5 24 20 14 34 .245 .323 .434 .757 .320 .189 98
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 39 161 3 1 0 2 0 1 62 15 4 2 66.7 20.5 4.90 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   52 12 2 2 1 8 6 5 11 1 0 2 .231 .317 .404 .721
Versus Right   91 23 6 0 4 16 13 9 23 0 0 1 .253 .327 .451 .777
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Week   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
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   30 7 2 2 0 3 3 2 9 0 0 0 .233 .281 .433 .715
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   2875 778 163 11 74 345 358 230 698 15 4 81 .271 .340 .412 .752
Home   88 22 3 2 2 15 9 8 20 1 0 1 .250 .316 .398 .714
Road   55 13 5 0 3 9 11 6 14 0 0 2 .236 .333 .491 .824
Grass   143 35 8 2 5 24 20 14 34 1 0 3 .245 .323 .434 .757
Day   58 12 4 0 2 11 9 6 13 1 0 1 .207 .288 .379 .667
Night   85 23 4 2 3 13 11 8 21 0 0 2 .271 .347 .471 .818
As Starter   140 34 8 2 5 24 19 13 32 1 0 3 .243 .318 .436 .754
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Close/Late   33 8 0 2 2 7 4 6 8 0 0 0 .242 .359 .545 .904
Inning 1-3   42 10 4 0 2 6 5 2 7 0 0 1 .238 .289 .476 .765
Inning 4-6   50 15 3 0 1 11 8 4 15 1 0 1 .300 .357 .420 .777
Inning 7-9   48 8 1 2 1 6 5 7 12 0 0 1 .167 .286 .333 .619
Extra Innings   3 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 1.667 2.417
0 Outs   53 9 3 0 0 2 8 7 12 0 0 1 .170 .279 .226 .505
1 Outs   39 9 1 1 1 4 4 2 11 1 0 0 .231 .262 .385 .647
2 Outs   51 17 4 1 4 18 7 5 11 0 0 2 .333 .414 .686 1.100
Scoring Position   37 12 3 1 2 19 6 5 6 1 0 0 .324 .395 .622 1.017
Bases Empty   82 18 4 1 2 2 10 8 21 0 0 1 .220 .297 .366 .663
Runner on 1st   24 5 1 0 1 3 3 1 7 0 0 2 .208 .296 .375 .671
Runner on 2nd   20 6 2 0 2 7 2 2 3 0 0 0 .300 .364 .700 1.064
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   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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   4 3 1 1 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.500 2.250
Two Strikes   61 10 0 0 2 9 9 7 34 1 0 2 .164 .268 .262 .530
First Pitch   21 7 4 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .364 .524 .887
Count 0-1   11 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .636 .909
Count 0-2   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 .000 .333 .000 .333
Count 1-0   13 7 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 .538 .571 .769 1.341
Count 1-1   22 6 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .591 .864
Count 1-2   22 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 1 0 0 .045 .043 .045 .089
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   12 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .417 .583
Count 2-2   24 6 0 0 1 3 3 0 12 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 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   11 3 0 0 1 5 6 7 0 0 0 0 .273 .556 .545 1.101
Behind in Count   37 4 1 0 1 4 1 0 22 1 0 2 .108 .150 .216 .366
Ahead in Count   28 9 1 1 1 6 6 6 0 0 0 1 .321 .457 .536 .993
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   17 5 1 0 1 3 3 4 5 0 0 2 .294 .478 .529 1.008
Batting 6th   60 17 5 2 4 13 10 3 12 1 0 1 .283 .323 .633 .956
Batting 7th   38 7 2 0 0 6 3 4 10 0 0 0 .184 .262 .237 .499
Batting 8th   23 5 0 0 0 1 2 2 6 0 0 0 .217 .280 .217 .497
Low Leverage   68 16 4 0 2 5 8 6 17 1 0 3 .235 .321 .382 .703
Medium Leverage   50 14 3 1 3 9 9 5 14 0 0 0 .280 .345 .560 .905
High Leverage   24 5 1 1 0 10 2 3 2 0 0 0 .208 .296 .333 .630
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 46 143 35 8 2 5 24 20 14 3 1 34 4 2 .245 .323 .434 .757 100 98 0.5
Total ABA 824 2875 778 163 11 74 345 358 230 81 15 698 11 18 .271 .340 .412 .752 107 109 13.4
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 13 1 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 42.2 1.48 -0.0 .971
2023 Boston - ABA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Boston - ABA RF 40 38 50 0 0 50 0 1.000 311.1 1.45 +3.5 1.110
TOTAL LF 157 129 234 2 1 239 3 .987 1182.0 1.80 +10.4 1.039
TOTAL CF 11 7 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 62.0 2.90 +0.1 .986
TOTAL RF 645 597 991 41 6 1047 15 .986 5316.1 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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