Juan Beníquez

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 150lb (180cm, 68kg)

Born: May 13, 1950 in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico pr

Debut: September 4, 1971 (Age 21-114d, 13,177th in major league history)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 30, 1988 (Age 38-017d)
vs. MIL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Agents: Ray Negron

Full Name: Juan Jose Beniquez

Pronunciation: \beh-NEE-kez\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.9

4651

1274

.274

610

RBI

476

104

OBP

.327

SLG

.379

OPS

.705

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1969	19	BOS-min	A	122	520	436	59	113	15	14	2	59	16	7	76	82	.259	.367	.372	.738		162		1	2	5			WHV,WSM · FLOR,CARL
1970	20	BOS-min	A,AA	148	633	568	82	149	17	5	13	62	43	7	53	109	.262	.328	.379	.707		215		4	5	3			WSM,PAW · CARL,EL
1971	21	BOS-min	AAA	132	594	534	82	149	12	16	4	51	30	7	41	81	.279	.340	.384	.724		205		8	11	0			LOU · IL
1971	21	BOS	AL	16	63	57	8	17	2	0	0	4	3	1	3	4	.298	.333	.333	.667	84	19	3	0	3	0	0	6/H
1972	22	BOS-min	AAA	66	308	277	40	82	10	7	5	32	20	8	22	43	.296	.350	.437	.787		121		2	5	2			LOU · IL
1972	22	BOS	AL	33	108	99	10	24	4	1	1	8	2	0	7	11	.242	.287	.333	.620	80	33	2	0	0	2	0	6/H

1973	23	BOS-min	AAA	131	508	440	80	131	24	4	13	52	25	8	50	55	.298	.373	.459	.833		202		5	10	3			PAW · IL
1974	24	BOS	AL	106	423	389	60	104	14	3	5	33	19	11	25	61	.267	.313	.357	.670	87	139	9	1	7	1	2	8H/7D
1975	25	BOS	AL	78	288	254	43	74	14	4	2	17	7	10	25	26	.291	.358	.402	.760	108	102	7	2	6	1	1	7DH58/9
1976	26	TEX	AL	145	526	478	49	122	14	4	0	33	17	6	39	56	.255	.315	.301	.616	80	144	10	3	5	1	1	*8H/4
1977	27	TEX	AL	123	478	424	56	114	19	6	10	50	26	18	43	43	.269	.336	.413	.749	103	175	13	1	8	2	0	*8/H	GG
1978	28	TEX	AL	127	510	473	61	123	17	3	11	50	10	12	20	59	.260	.292	.378	.670	88	179	10	3	10	4	1	*8/H
1979	29	NYY	AL	62	158	142	19	36	6	1	4	17	3	3	9	17	.254	.299	.394	.694	88	56	5	2	1	4	0	87/H95
1980	30	SEA	AL	70	258	237	26	54	10	0	6	21	2	3	17	25	.228	.278	.346	.624	70	82	10	0	3	1	0	8/H7D
1981	31	CAL	AL	58	187	166	18	30	5	0	3	13	2	1	15	16	.181	.251	.265	.516	50	44	6	1	4	1	0	87/9HD
1982	32	CAL	AL	112	228	196	25	52	11	2	3	24	3	0	15	21	.265	.321	.388	.709	94	76	4	1	16	0	1	978H
1983	33	CAL	AL	92	341	315	44	96	15	0	3	34	4	2	15	29	.305	.343	.381	.724	101	120	10	4	6	1	0	798/DH
1984	34	CAL	AL	110	382	354	60	119	17	0	8	39	0	3	18	43	.336	.370	.452	.822	128	160	12	3	4	3	0	79H/8	MVP-25
1985	35	CAL	AL	132	460	411	54	125	13	5	8	42	4	3	34	46	.304	.364	.418	.782	114	172	16	5	9	1	3	38H97D/56
1986	36	BAL	AL	113	395	343	48	103	15	0	6	36	2	3	40	49	.300	.372	.397	.769	112	136	12	3	2	6	1	75HD3/98
1987	37	TOT	AL	96	278	255	20	64	12	1	8	47	0	0	16	39	.251	.297	.400	.697	82	102	12	2	2	3	1	HD7/3958
1987	37	KCR	AL	57	190	174	14	41	7	0	3	26	0	0	11	26	.236	.282	.328	.610	60	57	9	1	2	2	1	7DH/3598
1987	37	TOR	AL	39	88	81	6	23	5	1	5	21	0	0	5	13	.284	.330	.556	.885	127	45	3	1	0	1	0	HD/973
1988	38	TOR	AL	27	68	58	9	17	2	0	1	8	0	0	8	6	.293	.373	.379	.752	112	22	4	0	1	1	0	DH/7
17 Yrs				1500	5151	4651	610	1274	190	30	79	476	104	76	349	551	.274	.327	.379	.705	96	1761	145	31	87	32	11
162 Game Avg.				162	556	502	66	138	21	3	9	51	11	8	38	60	.274	.327	.379	.705	96	190	16	3	9	3	1
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
CAL (5 yrs)				504	1598	1442	201	422	61	7	25	152	13	9	97	155	.293	.342	.397	.739	105	572	48	14	39	6	4
BOS (4 yrs)				233	882	799	121	219	34	8	8	62	31	22	60	102	.274	.326	.367	.692	93	293	21	3	16	4	3
TEX (3 yrs)				395	1514	1375	166	359	50	13	21	133	53	36	102	158	.261	.314	.362	.676	90	498	33	7	23	7	2
TOR (2 yrs)				66	156	139	15	40	7	1	6	29	0	0	13	19	.288	.348	.482	.830	122	67	7	1	1	2	0
KCR (1 yr)				57	190	174	14	41	7	0	3	26	0	0	11	26	.236	.282	.328	.610	60	57	9	1	2	2	1
NYY (1 yr)				62	158	142	19	36	6	1	4	17	3	3	9	17	.254	.299	.394	.694	88	56	5	2	1	4	0
SEA (1 yr)				70	258	237	26	54	10	0	6	21	2	3	17	25	.228	.278	.346	.624	70	82	10	0	3	1	0
BAL (1 yr)				113	395	343	48	103	15	0	6	36	2	3	40	49	.300	.372	.397	.769	112	136	12	3	2	6	1

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