NAME : Armando Benitez
NICKNAME :
ORIGIN : Dominican Republic
BIRTHDAY : 11/3/1972
AGE : 31
HEIGHT : 6"4
WEIGHT : 225
POSITION : Pitcher
ROLE : Closer
BATS : Right
THROWS : Right
CONTRACT : $7,000,000 through 2006
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
LOYALTY : Minimal
TEAM LEADER : None at all
CONSISTENCY : Inconsistent at times
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : Normal
INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Pitcher : D (Fielding Pct. : 1.000)
PITCHING RATINGS :
(Rated by an average league scout)
Duration as Starter : *
Duration as Reliever : E
Holding Runners : C
Groundball Pct. : 48
Avoiding Runs : 6
Avoiding Hits : 8 (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Brilliant)
Avoiding Doubles : 7 (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
Avoiding Homeruns : 3 (VS. RHB : 3, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
Avoiding BB's : 2 (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 0, Talent Average)
Getting Strikeouts : 10 (VS. RHB : 10, VS. LHB : 11, Talent Brilliant)
Throwing Velocity : 10
Pitch Assortment : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball
PITCHING STATS :
Category ERA W L S G GS IP HA R ER BB K
Overall 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
At Home 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Last Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
This Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr/Mar 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
May 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
June 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
July 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
August 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep/Oct 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER STATS :
YEAR ERA W L S G CG SHO IP ER BB K TEAMS
1994 0.90 0 0 0 3 0 0 10.0 1 4 14 BAL
1995 5.63 1 5 2 44 0 0 48.0 30 37 56 BAL
1996 3.86 1 0 4 18 0 0 14.0 6 6 20 BAL
1997 2.47 4 5 9 71 0 0 73.0 20 43 106 BAL
1998 3.84 5 6 22 71 0 0 68.0 29 39 87 BAL
1999 1.85 4 3 22 77 0 0 78.0 16 41 128 NYN
2000 2.61 4 4 41 76 0 0 76.0 22 38 106 NYN
2001 3.79 6 4 43 73 0 0 76.0 32 40 93 NYN
2002 2.28 1 0 33 62 0 0 67.0 17 25 79 NYN
2003 1.92 3 3 25 53 0 0 56.1 12 31 68 NYN,TEX
Total ERA : 2.94
Total Wins : 29
Total Losses: 30
Total Saves : 201
Total SHO : 0
Total CG : 0
Total K's : 757
Total BB's : 304
PLAYER HISTORY Traded from New York (N) to Texas on 5/16/2003 (Going to TEX: C M. Piazza, CF T. Perez, P S. Strickland, P A. Benitez. Going to NYN: CF C. Everett, P U. Urbina, P F. Cordero)... Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/14/2004 to a 3-year deal worth $7,000,000 per year... Injured on 9/2/2004 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... |