3B Ben Cooper #4
Phoenix Scorchers (HOU) GWL
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/20/1975
BNN Index | GWL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B BEN COOPER #4 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
131 450 146 23 3 9 74 56 55 .324 .398 .449 1 2.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/09/1974 SJ Loss, 3-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/08/1974 SJ Loss, 0-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1974 SJ Win, 4-3 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 0
09/06/1974 @ SD Loss, 1-2 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/05/1974 @ SD Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1974 @ SD Loss, 1-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/03/1974 TUC Loss, 5-10 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/02/1974 TUC Win, 11-4 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
09/01/1974 TUC Win, 3-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1974 @ POR Win, 13-11 4 2 1 2 0 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/09/1950
Born in:Algona, IA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 1st Pick in Round 6
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 131 450 146 23 3 9 74 76 56 55 .324 .398 .449 .847 .372 .124 119
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 110 508 0 13 0 10 1 1 202 35 1 0 100.0 81.2 6.93 2.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   150 52 11 1 3 28 21 24 19 1 0 0 .347 .434 .493 .928
Versus Right   299 94 12 2 6 46 55 32 36 0 1 0 .314 .381 .428 .809
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   39 13 2 0 0 6 8 3 2 0 0 0 .333 .381 .385 .766
May   101 27 3 2 1 12 12 6 12 0 0 0 .267 .308 .366 .675
June   95 31 8 0 2 16 15 21 10 0 0 0 .326 .448 .474 .922
July   99 39 3 0 4 20 20 13 16 1 0 0 .394 .460 .545 1.006
August   79 25 4 1 2 16 16 12 9 0 1 0 .316 .407 .468 .875
September   37 11 3 0 0 4 5 1 6 0 0 0 .297 .316 .378 .694
Last Year   450 146 23 3 9 74 76 56 55 1 1 0 .324 .398 .449 .847
2 Years Ago   105 34 6 0 1 19 13 12 18 1 1 1 .324 .395 .410 .804
Career   642 201 31 3 10 99 98 72 91 2 2 2 .313 .383 .417 .800
Home   226 90 17 0 4 48 43 32 28 0 1 0 .398 .473 .527 .999
Road   224 56 6 3 5 26 33 24 27 1 0 0 .250 .321 .371 .692
Grass   450 146 23 3 9 74 76 56 55 1 1 0 .324 .398 .449 .847
Day   159 42 9 1 1 23 19 16 21 1 0 0 .264 .330 .352 .682
Night   291 104 14 2 8 51 57 40 34 0 1 0 .357 .435 .502 .937
As Starter   429 138 22 3 8 69 73 54 52 1 1 0 .322 .397 .443 .840
As Reliever / Substitution   21 8 1 0 1 5 3 2 3 0 0 0 .381 .435 .571 1.006
Pinch Hitting   18 8 1 0 1 5 3 1 2 0 0 0 .444 .474 .667 1.140
Close/Late   95 29 5 0 2 8 17 13 17 0 0 0 .305 .389 .421 .810
Inning 1-3   150 50 9 1 0 27 18 17 19 1 0 0 .333 .399 .407 .805
Inning 4-6   155 54 8 1 6 32 34 20 13 0 1 0 .348 .423 .529 .952
Inning 7-9   137 40 6 1 3 15 22 19 22 0 0 0 .292 .378 .416 .794
Extra Innings   8 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
0 Outs   158 53 7 1 2 10 34 17 21 0 1 0 .335 .400 .430 .830
1 Outs   142 41 6 1 3 17 29 18 19 1 0 0 .289 .366 .408 .775
2 Outs   150 52 10 1 4 47 13 21 15 0 0 0 .347 .427 .507 .934
Scoring Position   141 53 12 1 1 64 21 29 14 1 1 0 .376 .480 .496 .976
Bases Empty   226 67 9 1 8 8 39 18 27 0 0 0 .296 .348 .451 .800
Runner on 1st   83 26 2 1 0 2 16 9 14 0 0 0 .313 .380 .361 .742
Runner on 2nd   35 16 1 0 0 10 7 16 3 0 1 0 .457 .627 .486 1.113
Runner on 3rd   9 3 1 0 0 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .444 .944
Runner on 1st & 2nd   45 18 4 0 1 16 6 5 4 0 0 0 .400 .460 .556 1.016
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 6 2 1 0 9 1 1 3 0 0 0 .333 .368 .556 .924
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   15 5 0 0 0 8 4 3 2 0 0 0 .333 .444 .333 .778
Bases Loaded   19 5 4 0 0 17 1 1 2 1 0 0 .263 .286 .474 .759
Two Strikes   164 43 7 0 1 26 17 18 55 0 0 0 .262 .335 .323 .658
First Pitch   76 23 4 0 3 11 17 13 0 1 1 0 .303 .400 .474 .874
Count 0-1   49 17 1 1 3 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 .347 .347 .592 .939
Count 0-2   30 7 1 0 0 3 2 0 14 0 0 0 .233 .233 .267 .500
Count 1-0   55 24 6 0 1 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 .436 .436 .600 1.036
Count 1-1   45 15 2 1 1 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .489 .822
Count 1-2   55 11 3 0 0 7 3 0 24 0 0 0 .200 .200 .255 .455
Count 2-0   8 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .625 .625 .875 1.500
Count 2-1   39 15 3 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .462 .846
Count 2-2   44 9 1 0 1 2 5 0 10 0 0 0 .205 .205 .295 .500
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   14 4 0 0 0 0 4 12 0 0 0 0 .286 .615 .286 .901
Full Count   35 16 2 0 0 14 7 18 7 0 0 0 .457 .642 .514 1.156
Behind in Count   134 35 5 1 3 22 16 0 38 0 0 0 .261 .261 .381 .642
Ahead in Count   116 48 9 1 1 18 25 25 0 0 0 0 .414 .518 .534 1.052
Batting 2nd   112 37 5 1 2 13 20 4 16 0 0 0 .330 .353 .446 .800
Batting 4th   94 25 6 1 0 18 10 14 10 0 0 0 .266 .361 .351 .712
Batting 5th   155 51 9 0 5 28 26 22 19 1 1 0 .329 .410 .484 .894
Batting 6th   63 21 2 1 1 9 15 13 7 0 0 0 .333 .447 .444 .892
Batting 7th   6 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .714 .667 1.381
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 9th   19 8 1 0 1 5 3 1 3 0 0 0 .421 .450 .632 1.082
Low Leverage   163 51 5 1 4 12 25 22 19 0 0 0 .313 .395 .429 .824
Medium Leverage   174 60 10 2 4 25 36 22 24 0 1 0 .345 .418 .494 .913
High Leverage   113 35 8 0 1 37 15 12 12 1 0 0 .310 .373 .407 .780
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1968 St. Cloud - R 18 23 69 19 0 1 1 13 5 16 0 1 19 0 0 .275 .407 .348 .755 104 117 0.4
1968 Roanoke - A 18 19 45 12 3 0 0 4 4 5 0 1 7 0 0 .267 .333 .333 .667 102 73 0.2
1968 Lincoln - A 18 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 214 231 0.0
1969 St. Cloud - R 19 23 88 28 2 0 0 15 10 7 1 3 23 1 0 .318 .364 .341 .705 84 83 0.1
1969 Roanoke - A 19 8 26 11 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 .423 .464 .500 .964 190 183 0.6
1969 Lincoln - A 19 5 18 10 2 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .556 .556 .833 1.389 329 366 0.6
1970 Roanoke - A 20 98 317 79 8 4 4 58 43 46 4 6 60 0 1 .249 .346 .338 .683 105 105 1.1
1970 Lincoln - A 20 3 8 3 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 .375 .455 .750 1.205 253 236 0.2
1971 Utica - A 21 25 71 20 1 2 2 18 7 15 0 1 13 1 2 .282 .402 .437 .839 142 138 0.5
1971 Albuquerque - AA 21 112 369 79 10 3 9 49 31 42 1 2 85 1 1 .214 .295 .331 .625 64 57 -0.8
1972 Albuquerque - AA 22 41 119 26 3 0 1 11 8 17 0 2 23 0 0 .218 .312 .269 .581 53 55 -0.3
1972 Phoenix - AAA 22 51 87 21 2 0 0 6 9 4 1 0 18 0 0 .241 .283 .264 .547 48 55 -0.3
1973 Albuquerque - AA 23 27 83 22 7 0 1 18 9 10 1 2 13 0 0 .265 .344 .386 .729 88 80 0.3
1973 Phoenix - AAA 23 70 105 34 6 0 1 19 13 12 1 1 18 0 0 .324 .395 .410 .804 113 114 0.4
1974 Phoenix - AAA 24 131 450 146 23 3 9 74 76 56 0 1 55 1 0 .324 .398 .449 .847 112 119 2.3
Total GWL 252 642 201 31 3 10 99 98 72 2 2 91 1 0 .313 .383 .417 .800 104 110
Total HL 10 28 14 2 0 2 7 5 2 0 1 5 0 0 .500 .516 .786 1.302 295 311
Total MAL 25 71 20 1 2 2 18 7 15 0 1 13 1 2 .282 .402 .437 .839 142 138
Total SEL 125 388 102 13 4 4 67 48 53 4 7 71 0 1 .263 .352 .348 .700 110 106
Total LSA 180 571 127 20 3 11 78 48 69 2 6 121 1 1 .222 .306 .326 .631 65 60
Total UMVA 46 157 47 2 1 1 28 15 23 1 4 42 1 0 .299 .384 .344 .728 93 99
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Roanoke - A 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 St. Cloud - R 2B 2 2 5 5 1 10 0 1.000 16.0 5.62 +0.7 1.092
1968 Roanoke - A 3B 17 14 10 29 1 42 3 .929 121.0 2.90 +1.2 .992
1968 St. Cloud - R 3B 20 20 14 32 2 49 3 .939 157.1 2.63 -1.2 .924
1969 Lincoln - A 3B 5 5 5 6 1 12 1 .917 37.0 2.68 -0.3 1.058
1969 Roanoke - A 3B 8 8 5 12 2 17 0 1.000 67.2 2.26 +1.6 1.084
1969 St. Cloud - R 3B 23 22 19 28 4 49 2 .959 189.0 2.24 -0.5 .933
1970 Lincoln - A 1B 3 3 15 1 3 16 0 1.000 25.0 5.76 -0.2 1.043
1970 Roanoke - A 1B 44 43 362 39 45 406 5 .988 382.0 9.45 +0.3 1.016
1970 Roanoke - A 2B 3 3 9 3 0 12 0 1.000 26.0 4.15 +0.3 1.074
1970 Roanoke - A 3B 50 49 30 84 10 126 12 .905 422.1 2.43 -2.6 .963
1971 Albuquerque - AA 1B 43 40 322 36 30 361 3 .992 339.2 9.49 +4.0 1.108
1971 Utica - A 1B 7 7 60 5 3 66 1 .985 58.0 10.09 -0.1 .981
1971 Albuquerque - AA 2B 4 4 10 9 4 20 1 .950 33.2 5.08 -1.4 .744
1971 Utica - A 2B 1 1 2 3 2 5 0 1.000 7.0 6.43 -0.8 .688
1971 Albuquerque - AA 3B 65 64 51 118 17 178 9 .949 541.2 2.81 -0.1 1.001
1971 Utica - A 3B 16 15 15 22 0 38 1 .974 129.0 2.58 +0.1 1.022
1972 Phoenix - AAA 1B 31 18 171 19 14 194 4 .979 171.1 9.98 +0.8 .990
1972 Albuquerque - AA 1B 25 21 155 16 22 173 2 .988 172.0 8.95 +1.0 1.069
1972 Albuquerque - AA 2B 6 5 15 16 6 32 1 .969 45.0 6.20 -0.2 .963
1972 Phoenix - AAA 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 1.1 0.00 -0.5 .000
1972 Albuquerque - AA 3B 5 5 5 10 1 15 0 1.000 45.0 3.00 +0.3 .993
1973 Phoenix - AAA 1B 25 10 104 14 8 119 1 .992 103.2 10.24 +0.7 1.045
1973 Albuquerque - AA 1B 5 3 28 4 5 32 0 1.000 30.0 9.60 +0.9 1.238
1973 Phoenix - AAA 2B 3 1 5 2 1 8 1 .875 12.0 5.25 -0.3 .677
1973 Albuquerque - AA 2B 3 2 3 7 1 10 0 1.000 18.0 5.00 +0.6 1.060
1973 Phoenix - AAA 3B 11 7 7 17 2 27 3 .889 68.0 3.18 -1.2 .830
1973 Albuquerque - AA 3B 15 15 8 34 5 43 1 .977 126.1 2.99 +1.4 1.034
1974 Phoenix - AAA 1B 31 24 236 19 24 257 2 .992 231.0 9.94 +0.6 1.032
1974 Phoenix - AAA 2B 6 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 7.1 2.45 -0.4 .673
1974 Phoenix - AAA 3B 87 86 59 159 9 232 14 .940 728.0 2.70 -2.4 .954
TOTAL 1B 214 169 1453 153 154 1624 18 .989 1512.2 9.56 +7.9 1.048
TOTAL 2B 28 18 49 47 15 99 3 .970 165.0 5.24 -1.6 .915
TOTAL 3B 324 310 228 551 54 829 50 .940 2633.2 2.66 -4.3 .971
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft out of high school (Ida Grove; Ida Grove, IA) by the Minneapolis Millers. (Round 6, Pick 1, 101st overall pick).
12/12/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Minneapolis Millers development complex.
09/15/1969 Wins the 1969 Upper Mississippi Valley Association UMVA Championship Series with the St. Cloud Lumberjacks!
10/09/1969 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/10/1970 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Minneapolis Millers development complex.
07/18/1970 Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for one week.
09/08/1970 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 4 days.
12/16/1970 Was traded by the Minneapolis Millers to the Houston Comets, along with LF Lindsay Cohn, in exchange for LF Bill Anderson and 1B Bill Bently.
07/13/1974 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 1 day.
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