RF Ben King #11
Boston Whistlers ABA
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/03/2023
 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
36 117 28 6 0 5 21 12 26 .239 .323 .419 3 0.4
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
06/01/2023 CAR Win, 5-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/30/2023 CAR Win, 7-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/28/2023 @ CHS Loss, 1-5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/26/2023 @ CHS Loss, 1-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/25/2023 @ TB Win, 14-7 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 1
05/24/2023 @ TB Win, 4-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/22/2023 PHO Win, 6-4 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
05/21/2023 PHO Loss, 3-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/17/2023 @ AUS Win, 6-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/15/2023 HH Loss, 6-12 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
He is the cerebral type.
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, 108 Days
Service This Yr:64 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 63 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 36 117 28 6 0 5 21 17 12 26 .239 .323 .419 .742 .315 .179 94
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 32 133 3 1 0 2 0 1 49 11 3 1 75.0 16.5 4.78 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   42 8 0 0 1 5 3 4 9 1 0 2 .190 .286 .262 .548
Versus Right   75 20 6 0 4 16 13 8 17 0 0 1 .267 .345 .507 .852
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Week   12 2 1 0 0 2 5 2 1 0 0 2 .167 .375 .250 .625
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   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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   2849 771 161 9 74 342 355 228 690 15 4 81 .271 .340 .411 .752
Home   69 16 1 0 2 12 8 8 15 1 0 1 .232 .316 .333 .650
Road   48 12 5 0 3 9 9 4 11 0 0 2 .250 .333 .542 .875
Grass   117 28 6 0 5 21 17 12 26 1 0 3 .239 .323 .419 .742
Day   49 11 4 0 2 11 9 6 10 1 0 1 .224 .316 .429 .744
Night   68 17 2 0 3 10 8 6 16 0 0 2 .250 .329 .412 .741
As Starter   115 27 6 0 5 21 16 11 25 1 0 3 .235 .315 .417 .733
As Reliever / Substitution   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Close/Late   27 6 0 0 2 4 4 6 7 0 0 0 .222 .364 .444 .808
Inning 1-3   35 8 2 0 2 6 3 2 6 0 0 1 .229 .289 .457 .747
Inning 4-6   40 12 3 0 1 11 7 3 11 1 0 1 .300 .356 .450 .806
Inning 7-9   39 6 1 0 1 3 5 6 9 0 0 1 .154 .283 .256 .539
Extra Innings   3 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 1.667 2.417
0 Outs   45 8 2 0 0 2 6 5 10 0 0 1 .178 .275 .222 .497
1 Outs   29 6 1 0 1 4 4 2 7 1 0 0 .207 .250 .345 .595
2 Outs   43 14 3 0 4 15 6 5 9 0 0 2 .326 .420 .674 1.094
Scoring Position   33 11 3 0 2 16 6 5 5 1 0 0 .333 .410 .606 1.016
Bases Empty   65 14 2 0 2 2 8 6 16 0 0 1 .215 .292 .338 .630
Runner on 1st   19 3 1 0 1 3 2 1 5 0 0 2 .158 .273 .368 .641
Runner on 2nd   19 6 2 0 2 7 2 2 3 0 0 0 .316 .381 .737 1.118
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   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .333 .500 .833
Bases Loaded   3 2 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Two Strikes   50 10 0 0 2 9 7 5 26 1 0 2 .200 .293 .320 .613
First Pitch   18 5 4 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .278 .316 .500 .816
Count 0-1   8 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .875 1.250
Count 0-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 .000 .400 .000 .400
Count 1-0   10 6 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 .600 .636 .900 1.536
Count 1-1   19 4 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .211 .421 .632
Count 1-2   21 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 1 0 0 .048 .045 .048 .093
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   18 6 0 0 1 3 3 0 6 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
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   8 3 0 0 1 5 4 5 0 0 0 0 .375 .615 .750 1.365
Behind in Count   32 4 1 0 1 4 1 0 20 1 0 2 .125 .171 .250 .421
Ahead in Count   22 6 0 0 1 3 5 6 0 0 0 1 .273 .448 .409 .857
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   39 10 3 0 4 10 7 1 6 1 0 1 .256 .286 .641 .927
Batting 7th   38 7 2 0 0 6 3 4 10 0 0 0 .184 .262 .237 .499
Batting 8th   19 5 0 0 0 1 2 2 5 0 0 0 .263 .333 .263 .596
Low Leverage   56 14 3 0 2 5 6 4 12 1 0 3 .250 .328 .411 .739
Medium Leverage   39 10 2 0 3 9 8 5 11 0 0 0 .256 .341 .538 .879
High Leverage   21 4 1 0 0 7 2 3 2 0 0 0 .190 .292 .238 .530
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 36 117 28 6 0 5 21 17 12 3 1 26 3 1 .239 .323 .419 .742 96 94 0.4
Total ABA 814 2849 771 161 9 74 342 355 228 81 15 690 10 17 .271 .340 .411 .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 Oakland - ABA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 San Francisco - ABA LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 +0.3 .967
2020 San Francisco - ABA RF 86 86 130 3 1 134 1 .993 760.1 1.57 +2.1 1.027
2020 Oakland - ABA RF 27 23 38 0 0 38 0 1.000 208.0 1.64 +1.3 1.079
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 10 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 29.0 0.93 +0.0 .972
2023 Boston - ABA RF 33 32 41 0 0 41 0 1.000 256.1 1.44 +3.4 1.137
TOTAL LF 154 128 230 2 1 235 3 .987 1168.1 1.79 +10.5 1.041
TOTAL CF 11 7 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 62.0 2.90 +0.1 .986
TOTAL RF 638 591 982 41 6 1038 15 .986 5261.1 1.75 +20.5 1.031
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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