NAME     : Joaquin Benoit
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Dominican Republic
 
  BIRTHDAY : 7/26/1979
  AGE      : 24
  HEIGHT   : 6"3
  WEIGHT   : 205
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $100,000 through 2003
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Average
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Prone

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .950)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : D
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 4
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 9  (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Brilliant)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 7
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall       10.88  0  5  0   6  6  24.0  38  31  29  19  22 
  At Home       11.08  0  2  0   3  3  13.0  19  18  16  13   8 
  Away          10.64  0  3  0   3  3  11.0  19  13  13   6  14 
  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       12.19  0  2  0   3  3  10.1  16  14  14  11   8 
  May            5.79  0  1  0   1  1   4.2   5   3   3   2  10 
  June          12.00  0  2  0   2  2   9.0  17  14  12   6   4 
  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 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  2001  10.80  0  0  0   1  0   0   5.0   6   3   4  TEX
  2002  10.64  0  3  0   3  0   0  11.0  13  10  11  TEX,SD
 
  Total ERA   : 10.80
  Total Wins  : 0
  Total Losses: 8
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 37
  Total BB's  : 32
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Texas to San Diego on 6/24/2002... Injured on 7/25/2002 with a Inflamed Tricep Tendon, out for 2 weeks... Traded from San Diego to Texas on 1/30/2003 (Going to SD: SS A. Rodriguez. Going to TEX: P  J. Peavey, P  J. Benoit, LF R. Gant, P  K. Jarvis, DH B. Fullmer)... Traded from Texas to Detroit on 4/15/2003 (Going to DET: P  J. Benoit, P  T. Miller, P  J. Hines. Going to TEX: 1B C. Pena)... Injured on 5/14/2003 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 2 weeks... Injured on 7/17/2003 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 5 weeks...