P Ben Rivera #6
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/10/1999
OA: 45 POT: 45
P BEN RIVERA #6 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
26 26 8-12 0 5.79 143.0 185 15 64 85 1.74 1.9
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 43 42 44 43
Movement 51 50 52 51
Control 49 47 50 49
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 58 58
Curveball 63 63
Changeup 50 50
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 70
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 66
Defense 56
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 6
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 73
Bunt for Hit: 7
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/02/1999 MIN Loss, 1-8 X 6.1 8 7 7 2 3 Loss
09/27/1999 @ MIN Loss, 2-5 X 5.2 9 5 5 3 3 Loss
09/22/1999 @ NYY Win, 7-5 X 6.2 4 4 4 5 1 Win
09/15/1999 DET Loss, 4-5 X 1.2 5 5 5 2 1 Loss
09/10/1999 CLE Loss, 4-11 X 3.0 6 5 5 4 2 Loss
09/04/1999 @ TEX Loss, 4-9 X 2.2 5 5 5 4 2 Loss
08/29/1999 OAK Win, 9-7 X 1.2 8 5 5 0 1
08/24/1999 @ TB Loss, 5-6 X 7.0 5 3 3 5 5
08/19/1999 ANA Win, 8-6 X 7.2 9 3 3 0 5 Win
08/14/1999 TEX Win, 5-3 X 8.0 5 3 3 3 4 Win
PERSONALITY
Ben gets along well with players.
Birthday:01/11/1968
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 6"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 67 Days
Service This Yr:183 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 169 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1986, 9th Pick in Round 3
X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE 1999 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 26 26 8 12 0 5.79 143.0 185 102 92 15 64 85 0 0.0 0 11 42.3
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 15.80 11.64 5.35 4.03 4.93 1.74 91 1.9 .351        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 300 97 17 2 12 67 32 42 4 2 1 .323 .386 .513 .899      
vs. RHB 277 88 20 2 3 35 32 43 3 7 1 .318 .387 .437 .823      
X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE 1999 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 4 4 2 2 0 4.81 24.1 34 14 13 4 7 16  
May 6 6 2 3 0 3.72 38.2 47 18 16 3 14 23  
June 5 5 1 2 0 4.81 24.1 32 19 13 2 12 14  
August 5 5 2 0 0 5.76 29.2 35 20 19 2 11 20  
September 5 5 1 4 0 10.98 19.2 29 24 24 4 18 9  
October 1 1 0 1 0 9.95 6.1 8 7 7 0 2 3  
Spring Training 6 6 1 1 0 4.22 21.1 23 14 10 1 11 15  
Last Year 60 0 7 4 8 3.00 90.0 92 41 30 6 33 72  
2 Years Ago 60 0 6 6 1 5.02 104.0 104 63 58 13 50 74  
Career 310 40 42 35 14 4.63 643.1 691 365 331 60 274 421  
Home 14 14 5 6 0 6.63 73.1 101 60 54 7 31 40  
Road 12 12 3 6 0 4.91 69.2 84 42 38 8 33 45  
Grass 9 9 2 4 0 4.88 51.2 59 31 28 6 28 30  
Turf 17 17 6 8 0 6.31 91.1 126 71 64 9 36 55  
Day 9 9 4 3 0 5.47 51.0 71 32 31 8 18 32  
Night 17 17 4 9 0 5.97 92.0 114 70 61 7 46 53  
As Starter 26 26 8 12 0 5.79 143.0 185 102 92 15 64 85  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1993 Chicago - XFBL 25 13 13 3 5 0 5.71 69.1 80 45 44 6 32 45 1 1 1.62 .326 4.01 1.0 71
1994 Chicago - XFBL 26 56 1 8 0 2 3.08 87.2 78 31 30 8 21 51 0 0 1.13 .257 3.91 0.8 140
1995 Detroit - XFBL 27 17 0 2 0 0 4.79 41.1 39 23 22 5 18 20 0 0 1.38 .258 5.07 -0.1 96
1995 Chicago - XFBL 27 19 0 0 0 1 6.16 19.0 19 14 13 2 14 14 0 0 1.74 .304 5.56 -0.3 67
1995 Total - XFBL 27 36 0 2 0 1 5.22 60.1 58 37 35 7 32 34 0 0 1.49 .271 5.22 -0.4 84
1996 Chicago - XFBL 28 59 0 8 8 2 4.25 89.0 94 46 42 5 42 60 0 0 1.53 .316 3.95 1.4 112
1997 Chicago - XFBL 29 60 0 6 6 1 5.02 104.0 104 63 58 13 50 74 0 0 1.48 .286 4.70 0.6 95
1998 Chicago - XFBL 30 60 0 7 4 8 3.00 90.0 92 41 30 6 33 72 0 0 1.39 .309 3.78 1.8 166
1999 Chicago - XFBL 31 26 26 8 12 0 5.79 143.0 185 102 92 15 64 85 0 0 1.74 .351 4.93 1.9 94
Total XFBL 310 40 42 35 14 4.63 643.1 691 365 331 60 274 421 1 1 1.50 .308 4.39 7.0 103
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1986 Kennewick - BC 18 15 15 7 1 0 4.50 96.0 95 53 48 18 36 60 5 0 1.36 .264 6.65 1.8 162
1986 Managua - WDL 18 12 12 4 6 0 4.54 83.1 83 46 42 4 52 36 2 1 1.62 .279 4.05 -0.0 68
1987 Quincy - A 19 26 26 10 11 0 4.65 189.2 181 110 98 18 93 124 10 0 1.44 .270 5.15 3.0 115
1987 Managua - WDL 19 9 7 5 0 0 2.80 61.0 42 20 19 2 23 40 1 0 1.07 .225 3.10 1.0 120
1988 Huron - A 20 7 7 4 2 0 3.61 47.1 46 23 19 6 12 42 1 0 1.23 .282 4.14 1.3 149
1988 Quincy - A 20 12 12 5 6 0 3.39 93.0 71 36 35 6 39 72 5 1 1.18 .247 4.04 2.7 160
1988 Total - A 20 19 19 9 8 0 3.46 140.1 117 59 54 12 51 114 6 1 1.20 .259 4.07 3.9 156
1988 Managua - WDL 20 10 0 0 1 0 6.00 15.0 21 14 10 1 8 19 0 0 1.93 .417 2.45 0.2 53
1989 Huron - A 21 9 9 6 1 0 1.54 70.1 57 16 12 6 23 70 2 1 1.14 .264 3.51 2.3 334
1989 Managua - WDL 21 12 12 7 1 0 4.60 78.1 80 42 40 10 14 37 3 1 1.20 .263 3.91 1.8 103
1989 San Antonio - AA 21 10 10 7 2 0 3.47 83.0 80 35 32 9 19 54 4 0 1.19 .277 4.18 2.2 155
1989 Total - AA 21 22 22 14 3 0 4.02 161.1 160 77 72 19 33 91 7 1 1.20 .270 4.05 4.0 125
1989 Tacoma - AAA 21 6 5 3 1 0 3.35 37.2 29 19 14 2 15 32 1 0 1.17 .248 3.45 1.3 157
1990 Managua - WDL 22 10 10 7 1 0 2.54 78.0 70 24 22 7 20 45 3 0 1.15 .259 3.48 2.4 195
1990 Tacoma - AAA 22 23 23 13 6 0 4.79 163.1 178 93 87 16 74 106 7 0 1.54 .303 4.46 3.4 107
1991 Managua - WDL 23 12 12 6 2 0 3.02 89.1 83 37 30 7 36 49 2 0 1.33 .268 4.07 2.2 168
1991 Tacoma - AAA 23 25 25 13 7 0 4.94 182.1 209 107 100 20 74 109 5 0 1.55 .314 4.65 3.1 101
1992 Managua - WDL 24 11 11 6 1 0 2.24 80.1 64 29 20 4 29 49 0 0 1.16 .243 3.29 2.7 221
1992 Tacoma - AAA 24 25 25 10 9 0 5.79 164.2 188 113 106 15 87 116 5 0 1.67 .325 4.46 3.5 90
1993 Managua - WDL 25 9 9 6 2 0 3.34 67.1 63 25 25 2 24 44 2 0 1.29 .293 2.90 2.4 139
1993 Tacoma - AAA 25 20 20 10 6 0 4.00 146.1 137 80 65 12 77 87 5 2 1.46 .268 4.35 2.7 120
Total PCL 99 98 49 29 0 4.82 694.1 741 412 372 65 327 450 23 2 1.54 .301 4.43 104.9
Total TL 10 10 7 2 0 3.47 83.0 80 35 32 9 19 54 4 0 1.19 .277 4.18 154.8
Total MWL 38 38 15 17 0 4.23 282.2 252 146 133 24 132 196 15 1 1.36 .263 4.79 127.0
Total NTL 16 16 10 3 0 2.37 117.2 103 39 31 12 35 112 3 1 1.17 .272 3.76 223.1
Total NWL 15 15 7 1 0 4.50 96.0 95 53 48 18 36 60 5 0 1.36 .264 6.65 161.8
Total SOB 85 73 41 14 0 3.39 552.2 506 237 208 37 206 319 13 2 1.29 .267 3.55 121.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1993 Chicago - XFBL P 13 13 2 6 0 9 1 .889 69.1 1.04 +1.0 1.044
1994 Chicago - XFBL P 56 1 3 7 1 11 1 .909 87.2 1.03 -0.6 .985
1995 Chicago - XFBL P 18 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 19.0 0.47 +0.1 .992
1995 Detroit - XFBL P 17 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 41.1 0.87 -0.3 .992
1996 Chicago - XFBL P 57 0 3 10 0 14 1 .929 89.0 1.31 +0.2 .892
1997 Chicago - XFBL P 59 0 5 12 0 17 0 1.000 104.0 1.47 +0.6 1.256
1998 Chicago - XFBL P 60 0 0 11 1 13 2 .846 90.0 1.10 -0.2 .840
1999 Chicago - XFBL P 26 26 11 12 1 23 0 1.000 143.0 1.45 +1.6 1.174
TOTAL P 306 40 25 62 3 92 5 .946 643.1 1.22 +2.4 1.021
PLAYER HISTORY
06/02/1986 Drafted in the 1986 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 9, 62nd overall pick) by the Chicago Cubs.
07/31/1986 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/22/1986 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
08/29/1986 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days.
09/24/1986 Wins the 1986 Northwest League Round 1 with the Kennewick Bear Cubs!
12/15/1986 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Guadalajara Marianchis with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
12/22/1986 Wins the SOB Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 31 (48); Movement: 33 (60); Control: 31 (47).
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 36 (48); Movement: 26 (66); Control: 27 (42).
05/28/1988 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Appleton Foxes with 9 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/06/1988 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
09/01/1988 Wins the NTL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (48); Movement: 38 (59); Control: 39 (45).
05/26/1989 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Aberdeen Pheasants with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/01/1989 Wins the NTL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/05/1989 Wins the 1989 Northern League Round 1 with the Huron Cubs!
09/16/1989 Wins the 1989 Pacific Coast League Round 1 with the Tacoma Cubs!
09/17/1989 Finished 3rd in 1989 NTL Pitcher of the Year Award voting.
12/18/1989 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Castries Palmeras with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 46 (51); Movement: 43 (55); Control: 44 (49).
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 48 (50); Movement: 57 (62); Control: 45 (49).
09/01/1991 Wins the PCL Pitcher of the Month Award.
11/30/1991 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $65,000.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 48 (50); Movement: 62 (64); Control: 45 (49).
04/25/1992 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/25/1992 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $67,000.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 47 (49); Movement: 61 (63); Control: 45 (48).
06/03/1993 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Jose Missions with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
06/08/1993 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Spokane Indians with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10/03/1993 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Diego Padres with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/25/1993 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $69,000.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 46 (47); Movement: 63 (63); Control: 56 (58).
11/21/1994 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $71,000.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (56); Movement: 64 (64); Control: 53 (55).
06/13/1995 Was claimed off waivers by Detroit while with Chicago.
10/26/1995 Wins the 1995 World Series with the Detroit Tigers.
11/19/1995 Became a free agent.
12/27/1995 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Chicago White Sox organization.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (46); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 54 (56).
07/25/1996 Injured (food poisoning),out for 2 days.
11/20/1996 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $232,470.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 68 (68); Control: 56 (57).
11/20/1997 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $451,820.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 48 (48); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 49 (49).
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 48 (48); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 49 (49).
11/20/1998 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $772,800.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 43 (43); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 43 (43); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
06/25/1999 Injured (shoulder inflammation),out for 5-6 weeks.
07/24/1999 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
11/26/1999 Became a free agent.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
1997 17 1
1998 13 4
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