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Marvin Benard Giants

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG TAv WARP
9 2945 .271 .343 .402 .256 6.3
Birth Date1-20-1971
Height5' 8"
Weight190 lbs
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Standard

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB BB SO HBP SF SH RBI SB CS AVG OBP SLG TAv VORP FRAA WARP
1995 SFN 24 13 35 34 5 13 2 0 1 18 1 7 0 0 0 4 1 0 .382 .400 .529 .264 1.6 0.4 0.2
1996 SFN 25 135 558 488 89 121 17 4 5 161 59 84 4 1 6 27 25 11 .248 .333 .330 .239 5.0 5.9 1.0
1997 SFN 26 84 130 114 13 26 4 0 1 33 13 29 2 1 0 13 3 1 .228 .315 .289 .225 -0.3 -1.5 -0.2
1998 SFN 27 121 327 286 41 92 21 1 3 124 34 39 2 1 4 36 11 4 .322 .396 .434 .286 13.5 -2.0 1.1
1999 SFN 28 149 625 562 100 163 36 5 16 257 55 97 6 1 1 64 27 14 .290 .359 .457 .274 28.7 -6.2 2.1
2000 SFN 29 149 633 560 102 147 27 6 12 222 63 97 6 2 2 55 22 7 .263 .342 .396 .253 20.2 -6.4 1.3
2001 SFN 30 129 429 392 70 104 19 2 15 172 29 66 4 3 1 44 10 5 .265 .320 .439 .260 8.4 -2.3 0.6
2002 SFN 31 65 131 123 16 34 9 2 1 50 7 26 1 0 0 13 5 1 .276 .321 .407 .250 2.8 0.9 0.4
2003 SFN 32 46 77 71 5 14 3 1 0 19 4 9 0 1 1 4 1 0 .197 .237 .268 .185 -4.7 1.8 -0.3
Career891294526304417141382154105626545425101526010543.271.343.402.25675.2-9.66.3

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
YEAR Team Lg G PA TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ FRAA BRR BVORP BWARP VORP WARP
1992 EVE A- 64 192 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .303 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1993 CLN A 112 411 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .357 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994 SHV AA 125 500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .348 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 SFN MLB 13 35 .264 .268 .328 .410 .000 .462 126 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.6 0.2 1.6 0.2
1995 PHX AAA 111 441 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .350 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 SFN MLB 135 558 .239 .260 .322 .400 .000 .290 101 -13.8 17.3 0.1 5.9 2.2 5.0 1.0 5.0 1.0
1996 PHX AAA 4 21 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .412 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 SFN MLB 84 130 .225 .255 .318 .389 .000 .294 98 -4.9 3.5 -0.5 -1.5 1.3 -0.3 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2
1997 PHX AAA 0 72 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .392 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 SFN MLB 121 327 .286 .260 .320 .405 .000 .363 98 9.3 8.5 -2.7 -2.0 0.6 13.5 1.1 13.5 1.1
1999 SFN MLB 149 625 .274 .271 .335 .434 .000 .327 98 10.4 17.0 1.1 -6.2 3.9 28.7 2.1 28.7 2.1
2000 SFN MLB 149 633 .253 .266 .332 .435 .000 .298 96 -5.6 17.4 0.8 -6.4 6.8 20.2 1.3 20.2 1.3
2001 SFN MLB 129 429 .260 .259 .321 .425 .000 .283 96 -0.1 11.6 0.1 -2.3 -0.7 8.4 0.6 8.4 0.6
2002 SFN MLB 65 131 .250 .260 .322 .411 .000 .344 96 -1.4 3.4 -0.7 0.9 2.6 2.8 0.4 2.8 0.4
2003 SFN MLB 46 77 .185 .269 .327 .426 .000 .222 98 -6.3 2.0 -0.4 1.8 0.2 -4.7 -0.3 -4.7 -0.3
2003 SJO A+ 3 10 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .286 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 FRE AAA 14 52 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .222 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 SYR AAA 33 135 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .224 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB2945.256.264.327.420.254.31098-12.281.7-2.1-9.617.675.26.375.26.3

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO TAv VORP FRAA WARP
1992 EVE A- 192 31 38 10 2 1 17 24 39 17 3 .236 .354 .342 .106 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1993 CLN A 411 84 105 14 2 5 50 56 66 42 10 .301 .401 .395 .095 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994 SHV AA 500 66 143 32 3 4 48 31 58 24 13 .315 .359 .425 .110 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 SFN MLB 35 5 13 2 0 1 4 1 7 1 0 .382 .400 .529 .147 .264 1.6 0.4 0.2
1995 PHX AAA 441 70 115 14 6 6 32 50 66 10 13 .304 .388 .421 .116 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 SFN MLB 558 89 121 17 4 5 27 59 84 25 11 .248 .333 .330 .082 .239 5.0 5.9 1.0
1996 PHX AAA 21 2 7 0 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 .368 .429 .368 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 SFN MLB 130 13 26 4 0 1 13 13 29 3 1 .228 .315 .289 .061 .225 -0.3 -1.5 -0.2
1997 PHX AAA 72 14 20 5 0 0 5 11 9 4 3 .333 .444 .417 .083 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 SFN MLB 327 41 92 21 1 3 36 34 39 11 4 .322 .396 .434 .112 .286 13.5 -2.0 1.1
1999 SFN MLB 625 100 163 36 5 16 64 55 97 27 14 .290 .359 .457 .167 .274 28.7 -6.2 2.1
2000 SFN MLB 633 102 147 27 6 12 55 63 97 22 7 .263 .342 .396 .134 .253 20.2 -6.4 1.3
2001 SFN MLB 429 70 104 19 2 15 44 29 66 10 5 .265 .320 .439 .173 .260 8.4 -2.3 0.6
2002 SFN MLB 131 16 34 9 2 1 13 7 26 5 1 .276 .321 .407 .130 .250 2.8 0.9 0.4
2003 SFN MLB 77 5 14 3 1 0 4 4 9 1 0 .197 .237 .268 .070 .185 -4.7 1.8 -0.3
2003 SJO A+ 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 FRE AAA 52 8 11 3 0 1 8 1 4 2 0 .220 .250 .340 .120 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 SYR AAA 135 15 26 5 2 4 18 9 21 0 1 .211 .281 .382 .171 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2003-08-10 2003-09-01 15-DL 22 19 Right Knee Soreness -
2003-06-16 2003-08-09 15-DL 54 47 Left Knee Surgery Cartilage 2003-06-25
2003-05-05 2003-05-28 15-DL 23 21 Left Knee Inflammation -
2002-07-02 2002-09-01 60-DL 61 55 Left Knee Surgery Cartilage 2002-07-04

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2003 SFN $4,000,000
2002 SFN $4,200,000
2001 SFN $2,700,000
2000 SFN $1,125,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$12,025,000
4 yrTotal$12,025,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
7 y 16 d

Details
  • assigned Triple-A 5/04 signed as a free agent from CWS (minor-league contract) 5/04
  • released 3/04 signed as a free agent from SF 1/04 (minor-league contract)
  • 3 year/$11.1M (01-03) incl $6M signing bonus
  • $2.5M (01), $4M (02), $4M (03)

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Under The Knife: Trouble for Unit and VladWill Carroll2003-06-07
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