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.

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 18	ATL		LAD	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
2	11 (2)	Apr 21	ATL		HOU	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
3	13 (1)	Apr 23	ATL		HOU	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
4	17 (3)	Apr 27	ATL	@	LAD	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	31 (13)	May 13	ATL	@	NYM	W,6-3	GS	27	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
6	36 (4)	May 18	ATL		STL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
7	39 (2)	May 22	ATL		CHC	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
8	42 (2)	May 25	ATL	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	22	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
9	44 (1)	May 27	ATL	@	PIT	W,6-2	GF	25	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	50 (5)	Jun 3	ATL		PIT	W,8-5	GF	10	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
11	51	Jun 4	ATL		PIT	L,3-12	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
12	55 (3)	Jun 8	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
13	61 (5)	Jun 16	ATL		CIN	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
14	63 (1)	Jun 18	ATL		LAD	L,2-5	GS	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
15	66 (2)	Jun 20 (2)	ATL	@	CIN	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
16	68 (1)	Jun 22	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
17	74 (5)	Jun 29	ATL		SDP	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	80 (5)	Jul 5	ATL		MON	L,5-12	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
19	82 (1)	Jul 7	ATL	@	PHI	L,3-7	GF	8	2.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
20	84 (1)	Jul 9	ATL	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
21	85	Jul 10	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
22	88 (2)	Jul 13	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-2	CG	27	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
23	90 (1)	Jul 18	ATL	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
24	92 (1)	Jul 21	ATL		PHI	L,1-3	GF	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
25	93	Jul 22	ATL		PHI	L,4-5	GS	29	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
26	94	Jul 23	ATL		PHI	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
27	96 (1)	Jul 26 (2)	ATL		NYM	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
28	98 (1)	Jul 28	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	102 (3)	Aug 1	ATL	@	SFG	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
30	103	Aug 2	ATL	@	SFG	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
31	104	Aug 3	ATL	@	SFG	W,4-2	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
32	107 (2)	Aug 6	ATL	@	SDP	W,4-2	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
33	108	Aug 8	ATL		SFG	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
34	110 (1)	Aug 10	ATL		SFG	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
35	113 (2)	Aug 13	ATL		SDP	W,8-7	GS	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
36	115 (1)	Aug 15	ATL		HOU	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
37	117 (1)	Aug 17	ATL		HOU	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
38	123 (5)	Aug 24	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	31	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
39	126 (2)	Aug 27	ATL	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	130 (3)	Sep 1	ATL		STL	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
41	131	Sep 2	ATL		STL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
42	132	Sep 3	ATL		STL	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
43	136 (3)	Sep 8	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
44	139 (2)	Sep 11	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
45	140	Sep 12	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-11	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
46	143 (2)	Sep 16	ATL		LAD	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
47	144	Sep 17	ATL		LAD	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
48	145	Sep 18	ATL		LAD	W,4-3	GS	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
49	146	Sep 19	ATL		SFG	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
50	148 (1)	Sep 21	ATL		SFG	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
51	152 (3)	Sep 25	ATL	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
52	153	Sep 26	ATL		HOU	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
53	155 (1)	Sep 28	ATL		HOU	L,0-2	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
54	156	Sep 30	ATL		CIN	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
55	157	Oct 1	ATL		CIN	L,5-6	GS	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
56	159 (1)	Oct 3	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
57	161 (1)	Oct 5	ATL	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
							57gm		429.0	252	28	2	282	1