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Howard
Benitez		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 180
 
Born: December 21, 1991 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2017    2019    2020   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2013 21 DET AL     7 7 6 4 5 5 4 5 5 3 4 4 5 6 6
2014 22 DET AL     9 9 8 5 6 6 7 8 8 4 5 5 7 8 8
2015 23 DET AL $ 300,000   8 8 7 5 6 6 8 8 8 4 5 5 7 8 8
2016 24 DET AL $ 300,000   8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 5 6 5 7 8 8
2017 25 DET AL $ 300,000   9 9 8 7 8 7 8 8 8 5 6 5 7 8 8
2018 26 DET AL $ 3,421,429   9 9 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 5 6 6 7 8 8
2019 27 DET AL $ 3,421,429   9 9 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 5 6 6 7 8 8
2020 28 DET AL $ 8,500,000   9 9 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 5 6 6 7 8 8
2021 29 DET AL $ 8,500,000   9 9 8 9 10 10 8 8 8 5 6 6 7 8 8
2022 30 DET AL $ 8,500,000   9 9 8 9 10 10 8 8 8 5 6 6 7 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     7 7 6 4 5 5 4 5 5 3 4 4 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,500,000   9 9 8 9 10 10 8 8 8 5 6 6 7 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2013 21 AAA   49 124 20 42 6 1 2 15 1 1 10 31 .339 .388 .452 .840 20.1  
    A   4 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 1.000 1.400 1.5  
2014 22 AAA   138 559 80 179 28 1 28 101 0 2 42 96 .320 .368 .524 .892 99.7  
2015 23 DET AL 127 422 67 128 27 1 14 68 0 0 40 53 .303 .372 .472 .844 70.1 11.2
2016 24 DET AL 134 431 71 117 28 1 8 51 2 0 44 54 .271 .343 .397 .740 57.8 8.1
2017 25 DET AL 137 492 74 156 37 0 16 93 0 0 41 75 .317 .373 .490 .863 82.8 14.6
2018 26 DET AL 152 611 103 183 49 1 25 113 0 0 55 77 .300 .366 .506 .872 105.5 20.2
2019 27 DET AL 155 566 80 172 31 0 21 114 2 1 58 79 .304 .373 .470 .843 94.1 18.1
2020 28 DET AL 149 582 104 195 46 2 19 79 5 0 51 68 .335 .387 .519 .906 108.1 24.0
2021 29 DET AL 148 568 88 159 29 1 30 109 2 0 48 75 .280 .333 .493 .826 95.6 15.2
2022 30 DET AL 152 561 82 166 35 0 27 112 3 0 50 87 .296 .364 .503 .867 96.6 19.3
8 Years Sim 1154 4233 669 1276 282 6 160 739 14 1 387 568 .301 .364 .484 .849 710.6 130.7
2 Years AAA 187 683 100 221 34 2 30 116 1 3 52 127 .324 .377 .511 .888 119.8  
1 Years A 4 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 1.000 1.400 1.5  
3 Years Minors 191 687 101 222 34 2 31 117 1 3 53 128 .323 .377 .514 .891 121.3  
162 Game Average 594 93 179 39 0 22 103 1 0 54 79 .301 .364 .484 .849 99.8  
Career Highs 155 611 104 195 49 2 30 114 5 1 58 87 .335 .387 .519 .906 108.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3709 592 1154 236 5 140 664 14 0 353 474 .311 .375 .491 .865 640.5
vs LH   524 77 122 46 1 20 75 0 1 34 94 .233 .288 .439 .727 63.1
Home 577 2094 311 616 127 2 62 334 8 0 181 280 .294 .355 .446 .801 316.4
Away 577 2139 358 660 155 4 98 405 6 1 206 288 .309 .373 .522 .895 387.2
RISP   1150 0 351 93 3 54 557 0 0 149 174 .305 .381 .532 .913 222.3
Pinch Hitting   83 8 25 5 0 3 17 0 0 9 5 .301 .379 .470 .849 13.9
Close/Late   461 36 130 36 1 7 73 0 0 61 78 .282 .373 .410 .783 69.0
Mar/Apr 175 650 92 196 55 0 18 123 1 0 52 93 .302 .360 .469 .829 101.3
May 203 753 124 229 41 1 34 125 3 0 62 94 .304 .360 .497 .856 127.3
June 189 687 111 209 46 4 32 132 4 1 65 82 .304 .370 .523 .892 123.5
July 179 694 122 215 53 1 29 132 4 0 48 111 .310 .360 .514 .874 118.0
August 199 723 109 216 42 0 27 125 0 0 83 90 .299 .376 .469 .845 122.2
Sep/Oct 209 726 111 211 45 0 20 102 2 0 77 98 .291 .359 .435 .794 111.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2015 23 DET AL RF 119 118 1017.7 171 10 5 0 .973 1.60   1.8
    CF 1 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.60    
    LF 2 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
2016 24 DET AL RF 126 114 1011.3 194 8 6 0 .971 1.80   2.8
2017 25 DET AL RF 121 121 1063.0 220 7 7 3 .970 1.92   2.1
    LF 11 0 17.3 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.08    
    CF 1 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00    
2018 26 DET AL RF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2019 27 DET AL LF 136 134 1183.7 243 6 0 2 1.000 1.89   3.0
    RF 13 2 47.0 19 0 0 0 1.000 3.64    
2020 28 DET AL LF 135 132 1188.0 257 10 0 1 1.000 2.02   1.9
    RF 8 0 23.7 5 1 1 0 .857 2.28    
2021 29 DET AL LF 132 131 1164.0 291 13 0 1 1.000 2.35   2.8
    RF 10 2 31.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.45    
2022 30 DET AL LF 136 133 1195.7 316 14 0 4 1.000 2.48   3.4
    RF 9 0 28.3 6 1 0 0 1.000 2.22    
    SS 1 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  LF 552 530 4751.7 1112 43 0 8 1.000 2.19   11.1
  RF 408 357 3225.0 620 27 19 3 .971 1.81   6.7
  CF 2 0 8.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
  SS 1 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   963 887 7989.6 1736 70 19 11 .990 2.03   17.8
Career Highs   149 136 1230.7 322 15 7 4 1.000 2.47    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2016 24 DET AL 15 46 11 15 1 0 1 6 0 0 10 5 .326 .439 .413 .852
2019 27 DET AL 12 45 9 15 5 0 1 6 0 0 4 3 .333 .388 .511 .899
2020 28 DET AL 5 15 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .133 .133 .200 .333
2022 30 DET AL 5 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .133 .235 .133 .369
Career Post-Season Batting 37 121 21 34 7 0 2 13 0 0 16 14 .281 .362 .388 .751
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
2019-10-.304
2020-3-.335
CAR-36-.301
 On-Base Pct
2020-8-.387
 Slugging Pct
2020-7-.519
CAR-47-.484
 OPS
2020-5-.906
CAR-43-.849
 XR
2018-10-105.5
2020-6-108.1
 Hits
2020-6-195
Total Bases
2018-7-309
2020-5-302
 Doubles
2018-2-49
2020-4-46
 Homeruns
2021-10-30
 RBIs
2018-9-113
2019-8-114
2021-9-109
2022-8-112
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 11)
   Gray Ink Test: 38    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 108)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 34    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 61)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 30th overall pick, by Detroit in 2013
Injured on 9/6/2013 with a Scratched Cornea Eye, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/5/2015, off Daniel Scott (BAL)
Hit first career homerun on 5/8/2015, off John Axelson (NYA)
Injured on 4/4/2016 with a Dislocated Finger, out for 1-2 weeks
Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 4/4/2017
Was selected to the 2017 Allstar game
1/29/2018: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,421,429 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against Anaheim on 6/18/2018
Drove in 6 runs against Boston on 9/14/2018
1/29/2019: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,421,429 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/25/2019, hitting .586 with 3 HR, 15 RBI
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Texas on 5/24/2019
Was selected to the 2019 Allstar game
9/26/2019: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $8,500,000 per year, for 5 years
Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 6/24/2020
Was selected to the 2020 Allstar game
Was selected to the 2020 Allstar game
 
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