3B Ben Cooper #4
Phoenix Scorchers (HOU) GWL
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/08/1975
BNN Index | GWL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B BEN COOPER #4 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
103 244 75 12 0 6 47 32 35 .307 .388 .430 0 0.8
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/19/1975 SLC Win, 7-4 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 0
09/18/1975 SLC Loss, 2-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/11/1975 @ SAC Win, 14-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/10/1975 TUC Loss, 5-8 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
09/09/1975 TUC Loss, 3-10 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/08/1975 TUC Win, 6-3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/05/1975 SD Loss, 5-11 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 0
09/04/1975 SD Loss, 7-8 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 0
09/03/1975 @ HAW Loss, 3-13 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1975 POR Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 103 244 75 12 0 6 47 29 32 35 .307 .388 .430 .818 .364 .123 112
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 49 282 2 6 0 4 1 3 105 18 0 4 0.0 41.0 6.11 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   79 26 3 0 3 16 10 12 8 1 1 0 .329 .413 .481 .894
Versus Right   165 49 9 0 3 31 19 20 27 2 0 2 .297 .376 .406 .782
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   25 9 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 1 0 .360 .467 .440 .907
May   43 15 1 0 0 6 4 3 3 1 0 0 .349 .383 .372 .755
June   38 9 0 0 3 13 6 6 8 1 0 0 .237 .333 .474 .807
July   48 16 3 0 2 10 8 6 12 1 0 1 .333 .411 .521 .932
August   56 13 4 0 1 8 5 6 6 0 0 1 .232 .317 .357 .675
September   34 13 2 0 0 8 4 6 5 0 0 0 .382 .475 .441 .916
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   886 276 43 3 16 146 127 104 126 5 3 4 .312 .384 .421 .805
Home   128 37 5 0 2 31 15 17 21 1 0 1 .289 .374 .375 .749
Road   116 38 7 0 4 16 14 15 14 2 1 1 .328 .403 .491 .894
Grass   244 75 12 0 6 47 29 32 35 3 1 2 .307 .388 .430 .818
Day   116 35 5 0 3 27 16 17 21 1 0 1 .302 .393 .422 .815
Night   128 40 7 0 3 20 13 15 14 2 1 1 .312 .384 .438 .821
As Starter   189 57 10 0 4 36 23 30 29 1 1 2 .302 .401 .418 .819
As Reliever / Substitution   55 18 2 0 2 11 6 2 6 2 0 0 .327 .339 .473 .812
Pinch Hitting   46 13 1 0 2 9 5 1 6 2 0 0 .283 .286 .435 .720
Close/Late   71 20 2 0 4 14 10 12 11 0 1 0 .282 .386 .479 .864
Inning 1-3   59 19 6 0 0 13 4 8 11 0 0 1 .322 .412 .424 .835
Inning 4-6   77 24 3 0 1 13 11 11 9 2 0 1 .312 .396 .390 .785
Inning 7-9   99 29 2 0 5 21 13 11 15 1 1 0 .293 .360 .465 .825
Extra Innings   9 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .455 .444 .899
0 Outs   85 24 6 0 1 8 12 11 15 1 1 0 .282 .361 .388 .749
1 Outs   67 24 3 0 4 20 9 9 9 2 0 1 .358 .430 .582 1.012
2 Outs   92 27 3 0 1 19 8 12 11 0 0 1 .293 .381 .359 .740
Scoring Position   86 31 4 0 2 41 7 13 12 3 1 0 .360 .431 .477 .908
Bases Empty   106 33 7 0 3 3 15 15 16 0 0 1 .311 .402 .462 .864
Runner on 1st   52 11 1 0 1 3 7 4 7 0 0 1 .212 .281 .288 .569
Runner on 2nd   22 11 1 0 0 8 0 5 1 0 1 0 .500 .593 .545 1.138
Runner on 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 5 0 0 1 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 .250 .318 .400 .718
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 6 1 0 0 10 1 1 1 2 0 0 .462 .438 .538 .976
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Bases Loaded   18 7 1 0 1 16 2 1 2 1 0 0 .389 .400 .611 1.011
Two Strikes   84 19 2 0 2 12 11 15 35 1 0 1 .226 .347 .321 .668
First Pitch   44 13 4 0 0 8 3 5 0 0 0 1 .295 .380 .386 .766
Count 0-1   23 7 2 0 1 6 3 0 0 0 1 0 .304 .304 .522 .826
Count 0-2   13 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 .308 .308 .308 .615
Count 1-0   31 10 1 0 0 3 5 1 0 2 0 0 .323 .324 .355 .678
Count 1-1   27 12 3 0 3 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .889 1.333
Count 1-2   29 5 0 0 2 6 2 0 15 1 0 0 .172 .167 .379 .546
Count 2-0   8 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Count 2-1   15 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-2   19 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 0 0 1 .211 .250 .263 .513
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 5 0 0 0 2 4 8 0 0 0 0 .417 .650 .417 1.067
Full Count   23 6 1 0 0 4 6 15 6 0 0 0 .261 .553 .304 .857
Behind in Count   65 16 2 0 3 13 6 0 21 1 1 0 .246 .242 .415 .658
Ahead in Count   66 24 1 0 0 9 9 12 0 2 0 0 .364 .450 .379 .829
Batting Leadoff   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Batting 3rd   10 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
Batting 4th   72 29 3 0 3 23 11 10 11 0 0 1 .403 .482 .569 1.051
Batting 5th   22 3 2 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 .136 .174 .227 .401
Batting 6th   74 20 4 0 0 9 5 13 11 1 1 1 .270 .382 .324 .706
Batting 7th   20 7 0 0 2 7 4 5 2 0 0 0 .350 .480 .650 1.130
Batting 8th   3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Batting 9th   40 13 1 0 1 4 5 1 6 1 0 0 .325 .333 .425 .758
Low Leverage   87 27 5 0 2 4 8 9 10 0 0 1 .310 .381 .437 .818
Medium Leverage   87 26 3 0 1 15 11 10 14 0 0 1 .299 .378 .368 .745
High Leverage   70 22 4 0 3 28 10 13 11 3 1 0 .314 .407 .500 .907
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 .847 119 118 2.3
1975 Phoenix - AAA 25 103 244 75 12 0 6 47 29 32 2 3 35 0 4 .307 .388 .430 .818 105 112 0.8
Total GWL 355 886 276 43 3 16 146 127 104 4 5 126 1 4 .312 .384 .421 .805 108 110
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
1975 Phoenix - AAA 1B 29 19 192 19 19 213 2 .991 193.1 9.82 +1.2 1.047
1975 Phoenix - AAA 2B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 -0.2 .000
1975 Phoenix - AAA 3B 35 30 19 66 6 91 6 .934 265.1 2.88 -1.2 .997
TOTAL 1B 243 188 1645 172 173 1837 20 .989 1706.0 9.59 +9.1 1.048
TOTAL 2B 30 18 51 47 15 101 3 .970 169.0 5.22 -1.8 .915
TOTAL 3B 359 340 247 617 60 920 56 .939 2899.0 2.68 -5.5 .973
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.
09/11/1975 Injured (oblique strain),out for one week.
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