RF Ben King #11
Boston Whistlers ABA
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/31/2022
 OA: 50 POT: 50
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RF BEN KING #11 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
55 142 35 10 0 2 9 7 35 .246 .301 .359 0 -0.0
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: 45
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/26/2022 @ ME Loss, 6-12 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
06/25/2022 @ ME Loss, 0-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/21/2022 @ TOR Loss, 5-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/19/2022 HLW Win, 6-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/18/2022 HLW Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/17/2022 CIN Win, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/11/2022 IND Win, 5-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/09/2022 @ SYR Loss, 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/07/2022 @ SYR Win, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/05/2022 CAR Win, 4-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
He is a thinking man's ballplayer.
High: Intelligence
Birthday:02/18/1994
Born in:Yuba City, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$184,000
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 165 Days
Service This Yr:121 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 120 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2014, 21st Pick in Round 1
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2022 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 55 142 35 10 0 2 9 14 7 35 .246 .301 .359 .660 .285 .113 80
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 37 153 4 1 0 4 0 0 51 12 0 2 0.0 14.0 3.35 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   64 16 4 0 0 2 5 1 17 0 0 3 .250 .294 .312 .607
Versus Right   78 19 6 0 2 7 9 6 18 0 0 1 .244 .306 .397 .703
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   84 24 7 0 0 3 8 5 17 0 0 3 .286 .348 .369 .717
May   44 8 1 0 2 3 6 2 13 0 0 0 .182 .217 .341 .558
June   14 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 .214 .267 .357 .624
Spring Training   59 14 3 0 3 9 10 1 17 0 0 0 .237 .250 .441 .691
Last Year   469 120 24 1 11 51 63 52 71 2 3 7 .256 .338 .382 .719
2 Years Ago   428 132 25 1 10 57 60 33 102 6 1 13 .308 .371 .442 .812
Career   2639 729 154 9 67 313 330 206 634 14 4 75 .276 .344 .418 .762
Home   98 25 6 0 2 7 8 4 23 0 0 3 .255 .305 .378 .682
Road   44 10 4 0 0 2 6 3 12 0 0 1 .227 .292 .318 .610
Grass   138 33 9 0 2 9 14 7 34 0 0 4 .239 .295 .348 .643
Turf   4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Day   74 22 5 0 2 6 9 3 14 0 0 0 .297 .325 .446 .771
Night   68 13 5 0 0 3 5 4 21 0 0 4 .191 .276 .265 .541
As Starter   134 35 10 0 2 9 14 7 31 0 0 4 .261 .317 .381 .698
As Reliever / Substitution   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   35 6 1 0 0 1 2 2 9 0 0 0 .171 .216 .200 .416
Inning 1-3   46 11 2 0 1 3 4 0 13 0 0 1 .239 .255 .348 .603
Inning 4-6   50 16 6 0 1 3 7 5 11 0 0 2 .320 .404 .500 .904
Inning 7-9   40 7 2 0 0 3 3 2 9 0 0 1 .175 .233 .225 .458
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
0 Outs   45 11 2 0 1 1 7 3 6 0 0 1 .244 .306 .356 .662
1 Outs   47 10 3 0 0 1 5 4 15 0 0 1 .213 .288 .277 .565
2 Outs   50 14 5 0 1 7 2 0 14 0 0 2 .280 .308 .440 .748
Scoring Position   36 7 3 0 0 5 2 1 11 0 0 1 .194 .237 .278 .515
Bases Empty   88 22 6 0 1 1 8 2 23 0 0 2 .250 .283 .352 .635
Runner on 1st   18 6 1 0 1 3 4 4 1 0 0 1 .333 .478 .556 1.034
Runner on 2nd   11 5 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .455 .500 .636 1.136
Runner on 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .000 .167 .000 .167
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 .154 .154 .231 .385
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   68 11 2 0 1 2 3 4 35 0 0 2 .162 .230 .235 .465
First Pitch   23 6 2 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 .261 .292 .478 .770
Count 0-1   10 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .364 .400 .764
Count 0-2   13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 .231 .286 .231 .516
Count 1-0   11 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .364 .417 .364 .780
Count 1-1   13 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .538 .923
Count 1-2   28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 1 .036 .069 .036 .105
Count 2-0   6 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 2-1   8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 2-2   14 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 3-1   3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .800 1.000 1.800
Full Count   13 3 0 0 1 1 1 4 6 0 0 0 .231 .412 .462 .873
Behind in Count   51 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 23 0 0 3 .137 .185 .157 .342
Ahead in Count   28 10 3 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 .357 .419 .464 .884
Batting Leadoff   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   38 12 3 0 0 2 3 2 8 0 0 0 .316 .350 .395 .745
Batting 4th   12 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 .250 .308 .250 .558
Batting 5th   9 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 .222 .300 .333 .633
Batting 6th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 7th   38 9 3 0 2 3 7 2 11 0 0 2 .237 .310 .474 .783
Batting 8th   32 8 3 0 0 3 0 1 8 0 0 2 .250 .314 .344 .658
Batting 9th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   64 19 5 0 1 3 5 3 18 0 0 2 .297 .348 .422 .770
Medium Leverage   53 13 5 0 1 6 7 2 11 0 0 1 .245 .286 .396 .682
High Leverage   25 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 0 0 1 .120 .214 .120 .334
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 55 142 35 10 0 2 9 14 7 4 0 35 0 2 .246 .301 .359 .660 83 80 -0.0
Total ABA 742 2639 729 154 9 67 313 330 206 75 14 634 7 16 .276 .344 .418 .762 110 112 13.5
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
Total ABA 11 53 13 4 0 2 9 7 3 1 0 13 0 1 .245 .298 .434 .732 97 98
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 19 17 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 145.0 1.37 -0.1 .970
2022 Boston - ABA CF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 +0.1 .989
2022 Boston - ABA RF 41 19 23 5 0 30 2 .933 206.1 1.22 +0.1 1.037
TOTAL LF 128 121 221 2 1 226 3 .987 1057.1 1.90 +10.0 1.039
TOTAL CF 11 7 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 62.0 2.90 +0.1 .986
TOTAL RF 585 542 921 40 6 975 14 .986 4850.0 1.78 +17.3 1.027
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.
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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