Brian Benson
Retired
Brian Benson
OOTP Player Page
Birthdate:
June 29, 1921 (51 y, 1 m, 12 d)
Born In:
Carson City, NV, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
LF
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'1"/166
Entry:
1941 Draft - Round: 2, Overall: 47, Team: Oakland Oaks
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1941 Union City HS (PUBHS)
All-Star 1955 Atlantic City (PUB)
1949 Yukon (PUB)
1947 Yukon (PUB)
1945 Yukon (PUB)
1942 Reidsville (PUBA)
1941 Union City HS (PUBHS)
1940 Union City HS (PUBHS)
Batter of the Month Jul 1947 Yukon (PUB)
May 1941 Union City HS (PUBHS)
Rookie of the Month Sep 1943 Yukon (PUB)
Player of the Week Jun 18, 1956 Atlantic City (PUB)
May 30, 1955 Atlantic City (PUB)
Apr 26, 1954 Atlantic City (PUB)
Apr 12, 1954 Atlantic City (PUB)
Aug 18, 1947 Yukon (PUB)
Jun 30, 1947 Yukon (PUB)
Jun 2, 1947 Yukon (PUB)
Apr 21, 1947 Yukon (PUB)
May 13, 1946 Yukon (PUB)
Jul 30, 1945 Yukon (PUB)
Jun 25, 1945 Yukon (PUB)
Jun 12, 1944 Yukon (PUB)
May 8, 1944 Yukon (PUB)
Aug 30, 1943 Yukon (PUB)
May 17, 1943 Hamilton (PUBAAA)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink7
Grey Ink136
Similar Players (LF)
Player Score
Von Warner 897
Doug Wakeley 881
Orlando Cepeda 869
Reynaldo Villanueva 868
Stan Cain 867
Mario Rosa 862
Robert McGill 855
Ricky Burnett 855
Ted Stewart 846
Trevor Gates 844
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1947 150 3
Year PA Rank
1947 668 6
Year AB Rank
1947 629 2
1948 576 5
1950 613 6
Year Hits Rank
1945 180 7
1947 216 2
1948 174 7
Year TB Rank
1945 285 6
1946 273 9
1947 387 2
1948 301 5
1950 300 5
Year 2B Rank
1955 40 5
Year 3B Rank
1943 7 6
1945 9 4
1946 9 6
1947 15 1
1948 14 2
1949 12 1
1950 12 1
1951 8 3
1952 7 5
1953 8 5
1954 10 4
1955 8 6
Year HR Rank
1944 21 7
1947 36 2
Year SB Rank
1944 47 7
1945 58 2
1946 41 6
1947 55 2
1948 47 3
1949 49 3
1950 35 9
1951 46 6
1952 48 3
1953 37 5
1954 31 6
1955 37 1
1956 30 4
Year RBI Rank
1947 118 4
1950 98 6
Year R Rank
1945 93 10
1947 117 4
1948 98 10
Year IBB Rank
1945 10 6
1947 10 3
Year SF Rank
1944 7 6
1945 7 4
1948 6 8
1951 8 2
1954 6 10
Year XBH Rank
1945 56 7
1947 84 2
1948 67 7
1950 66 4
1955 75 5
Year Avg Rank
1944 0.308 10
1945 0.354 3
1947 0.343 4
1953 0.320 9
1955 0.325 7
Year SLG Rank
1944 0.492 8
1945 0.560 3
1947 0.615 2
1955 0.580 5
Year ISO Rank
1945 0.206 8
1947 0.272 2
1948 0.221 9
1955 0.256 7
Year OPS Rank
1945 0.946 4
1947 0.993 4
1955 0.952 5
Year G Rank
1947 150 4
Year WAR Rank
1947 5.2 6