Bruce Benedict

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: August 18, 1955 in Birmingham, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 5th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Nebraska Omaha (Omaha, NE).

School: University of Nebraska Omaha (Omaha, NE)

Debut: August 18, 1978 (Age 23-000d, 14,078th in major league history)
vs. STL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 11, 1989 (Age 34-024d)
vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: Bruce Edwin Benedict

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.3

2878

696

.242

214

RBI

260

OBP

.320

SLG

.299

OPS

.619

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	11 (10)	Apr 22	ATL		SDP	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
2	12	Apr 23	ATL		SDP	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
3	13	Apr 24	ATL		SDP	W,8-7	GS	28	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
4	14	Apr 25	ATL		MON	W,8-7	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
5	15	Apr 26	ATL		MON	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
6	17 (1)	Apr 30	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	8	3	0	11	1	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	18	May 1	ATL	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	41	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	C
8	19	May 2	ATL	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
9	20	May 3	ATL	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
10	22 (1)	May 5	ATL	@	PHI	L,1-7	GS	26	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
11	23	May 6	ATL	@	PHI	L,5-10	GS	35	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
12	24	May 9	ATL		HOU	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
13	25	May 10	ATL		HOU	L,2-3	CG	47	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
14	26	May 11	ATL		HOU	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
15	27	May 13	ATL		PHI	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	C
16	28	May 14	ATL		PHI	L,1-9	GS	29	5.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
17	29	May 16	ATL		NYM	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
18	31 (1)	May 18 (2)	ATL		NYM	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
19	32	May 19	ATL	@	MON	L,8-11	CG	40	8.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
20	33	May 20	ATL	@	MON	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	5	2	1	8	1	C
21	34	May 21	ATL	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	39	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	C
22	35	May 23	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
23	36	May 24	ATL	@	NYM	L,4-5	GF	10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	C
24	37	May 25	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
25	38	May 26	ATL		SFG	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
26	39	May 27	ATL		SFG	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
27	40	May 28	ATL		SFG	W,3-2	GS	35	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	C
28	41	May 29	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
29	42	May 30	ATL	@	LAD	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	45 (2)	Jun 2	ATL	@	SFG	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
31	46	Jun 3	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	36	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	C
32	48 (1)	Jun 6	ATL		LAD	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
33	49	Jun 7	ATL		LAD	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
34	51 (1)	Jun 9	ATL		STL	L,5-8	CG	43	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
35	52	Jun 10	ATL		STL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
36	53	Jun 11	ATL		STL	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
37	54	Jun 13	ATL	@	CHC	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
38	55	Jun 14	ATL	@	CHC	L,5-10	CG	48	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
39	58 (2)	Jun 17	ATL	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	31	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	C
40	60 (1)	Jun 18 (2)	ATL		PIT	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
41	64 (3)	Jun 22	ATL		CHC	L,2-3	GS	31	7.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
42	65	Jun 24	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-8	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
43	66	Jun 25	ATL	@	CIN	L,3-15	GF	7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	C
44	67	Jun 27	ATL	@	SDP	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
45	69 (1)	Jun 28 (2)	ATL	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS	23	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
46	71 (1)	Jun 30	ATL		HOU	W,5-4	GS	30	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	72	Jul 1	ATL		HOU	W,13-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
48	73	Jul 2	ATL		HOU	W,14-0	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
49	74	Jul 3	ATL		HOU	L,3-5	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
50	77 (2)	Jul 6	ATL		SDP	W,6-5	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
51	78	Jul 10	ATL		CIN	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
52	81 (2)	Jul 13 (1)	ATL	@	HOU	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
53	83 (1)	Jul 14	ATL	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
54	86 (2)	Jul 17	ATL		NYM	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
55	87	Jul 18	ATL		PHI	L,2-7	GS	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
56	88	Jul 19 (1)	ATL		PHI	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
57	92 (3)	Jul 22	ATL		MON	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
58	93	Jul 23	ATL		MON	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
59	94	Jul 25 (1)	ATL	@	PHI	L,4-5	GF	16	3.2	2	0	0	2	0	C
60	95	Jul 25 (2)	ATL	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
61	96	Jul 26	ATL	@	PHI	L,3-6	GS	32	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
62	97	Jul 27	ATL	@	PHI	L,4-17	CG	53	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
63	98	Jul 28	ATL	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
64	100 (1)	Jul 30	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	101	Aug 1	ATL	@	MON	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	6	2	0	8	1	C
66	102	Aug 2	ATL	@	MON	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
67	104 (1)	Aug 4	ATL		LAD	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
68	105	Aug 5	ATL		LAD	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
69	107 (1)	Aug 7	ATL		LAD	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
70	108	Aug 8	ATL		SFG	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
71	109	Aug 9	ATL		SFG	L,4-5	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR C
72	110	Aug 10	ATL		SFG	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
73	111	Aug 11	ATL	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	C
74	112	Aug 12	ATL	@	LAD	W,7-6	GS	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
75	113	Aug 13	ATL	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
76	114	Aug 14	ATL	@	SFG	L,1-5	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
77	115	Aug 15	ATL	@	SFG	W,8-2	CG	48	13.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
78	116	Aug 16	ATL	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
79	117	Aug 17	ATL	@	SFG	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
80	118	Aug 19	ATL		CHC	W,5-4	CG	42	11.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
81	120 (1)	Aug 21	ATL		CHC	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
82	121	Aug 22	ATL		STL	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
83	122	Aug 23	ATL		STL	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
84	123	Aug 24	ATL		STL	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
85	124	Aug 25	ATL	@	PIT	W,8-6	GF	16	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
86	125	Aug 26	ATL	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	38	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
87	126	Aug 27	ATL	@	PIT	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
88	127	Aug 28	ATL	@	STL	L,2-11	GS	33	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
89	128	Aug 29	ATL	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
90	130 (1)	Aug 31	ATL	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	131	Sep 1	ATL	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
92	132	Sep 2	ATL	@	CHC	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
93	133	Sep 3	ATL	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
94	134	Sep 5	ATL		PIT	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
95	135	Sep 6	ATL		PIT	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
96	136	Sep 7	ATL		PIT	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
97	137	Sep 8	ATL		CIN	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
98	138	Sep 9	ATL		CIN	L,1-7	GS	29	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
99	139	Sep 10	ATL		CIN	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
100	140	Sep 12	ATL		SDP	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
101	141	Sep 13	ATL		SDP	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
102	142	Sep 14	ATL		SDP	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
103	143	Sep 15	ATL		LAD	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
104	144	Sep 16	ATL		LAD	W,2-1	GS	25	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
105	146 (1)	Sep 18	ATL	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
106	147	Sep 19	ATL	@	SDP	L,4-7	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
107	148	Sep 20	ATL	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
108	149	Sep 21	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
109	150	Sep 22	ATL	@	LAD	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
110	151	Sep 23	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
111	152	Sep 24	ATL		HOU	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
112	153	Sep 25	ATL		HOU	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
113	154	Sep 26	ATL		SFG	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
114	155	Sep 27	ATL		SFG	L,1-2	GS	30	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
115	156	Sep 30	ATL	@	HOU	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
116	157	Oct 1	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
117	158	Oct 2	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
118	159	Oct 3	ATL	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	C
119	160	Oct 4	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	1	1	5	0	C
120	161	Oct 5	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	4	3	0	7	0	C
							120gm		968.1	502	76	7	585	6