Bruce Benedict
[edit] Biography
Bruce Benedict (Bruce Edwin Benedict) was born on August 18, 1955 in Birmingham, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on August 18, 1978 for the Atlanta Braves. In 1979, his rookie year, he hit .225 with 0 home runs and 15 RBI. Benedict played for the Atlanta Braves for his entire 12 year career.
Most people believe that Bruce Benedict's best season was 1983, when he hit for a .298 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1978
| ATL
| N
| 22
| 52
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .328
| .288
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1979
| ATL
| N
| 76
| 204
| 14
| 46
| 0
| 15
| .225
| .331
| .279
| 11
| 0
| 33
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 4
|
| 1980
| ATL
| N
| 120
| 359
| 18
| 91
| 2
| 34
| .253
| .308
| .315
| 14
| 1
| 28
| 36
| 1
| 13
| 3
| 8
| 11
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| 90
| 295
| 26
| 78
| 5
| 35
| .264
| .341
| .363
| 12
| 1
| 33
| 21
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 8
|
| 1982
| ATL
| N
| 118
| 386
| 34
| 95
| 3
| 44
| .246
| .315
| .303
| 11
| 1
| 37
| 40
| 3
| 7
| 4
| 9
| 10
|
| 1983
| ATL
| N
| 134
| 423
| 43
| 126
| 2
| 43
| .298
| .385
| .348
| 13
| 1
| 61
| 24
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 16
| 12
|
| 1984
| ATL
| N
| 95
| 300
| 26
| 67
| 4
| 25
| .223
| .301
| .297
| 8
| 1
| 34
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 9
|
| 1985
| ATL
| N
| 70
| 208
| 12
| 42
| 0
| 20
| .202
| .279
| .231
| 6
| 0
| 22
| 12
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 8
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| 64
| 160
| 11
| 36
| 0
| 13
| .225
| .298
| .300
| 10
| 1
| 15
| 10
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 9
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| 37
| 95
| 4
| 14
| 1
| 5
| .147
| .277
| .189
| 1
| 0
| 17
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 90
| 236
| 11
| 57
| 0
| 19
| .242
| .296
| .271
| 7
| 0
| 19
| 26
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| 66
| 160
| 12
| 31
| 1
| 6
| .194
| .299
| .231
| 3
| 0
| 23
| 18
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 982
| 2878
| 214
| 696
| 18
| 260
| .242
| .320
| .299
| 98
| 6
| 328
| 251
| 13
| 49
| 12
| 52
| 76
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1978
| ATL
| N
| C
| 22
| 16
| 141
| 81
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 11
| 0
| .990
|
| 1979
| ATL
| N
| C
| 76
| 69
| 586
| 344
| 35
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 65
| 22
| 0
| .984
|
| 1980
| ATL
| N
| C
| 120
| 111
| 968.2
| 502
| 76
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 11
| 76
| 44
| 1
| .988
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| C
| 90
| 86
| 773
| 404
| 73
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 9
| 83
| 48
| 1
| .986
|
| 1982
| ATL
| N
| C
| 118
| 111
| 994.1
| 602
| 73
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 9
| 92
| 43
| 2
| .993
|
| 1983
| ATL
| N
| C
| 134
| 128
| 1106.2
| 738
| 91
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 4
| 123
| 55
| 0
| .992
|
| 1984
| ATL
| N
| C
| 95
| 95
| 820
| 504
| 37
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 85
| 25
| 0
| .991
|
| 1985
| ATL
| N
| C
| 70
| 67
| 566
| 314
| 35
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 65
| 24
| 1
| .989
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| C
| 57
| 49
| 429
| 252
| 28
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 27
| 18
| 0
| .993
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| C
| 35
| 28
| 256
| 165
| 21
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 36
| 10
| 1
| .989
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| C
| 89
| 76
| 651
| 384
| 54
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 63
| 33
| 0
| .989
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| C
| 65
| 56
| 489
| 361
| 40
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 41
| 28
| 0
| .995
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 971
| 892
| 7780.2
| 4651
| 577
| 53
| 50
| 0
| 55
| 772
| 361
| 6
| .990
|
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- Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 5th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1976).
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