3B Ben Cooper #4
Phoenix Scorchers (HOU) GWL
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/12/1975
BNN Index | GWL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B BEN COOPER #4 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
16 40 15 2 0 0 6 6 1 .375 .447 .425 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/11/1975 HAW Win, 9-4 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
05/10/1975 HAW Loss, 6-8 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
05/09/1975 @ POR Win, 4-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
05/07/1975 @ POR Loss, 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
05/05/1975 SLC Loss, 3-7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/01/1975 SJ Loss, 4-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/29/1975 @ SAC Loss, 6-7 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
04/28/1975 @ SAC Loss, 3-4 4 2 4 0 0 1 0 0
04/27/1975 @ SAC Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/26/1975 @ TUC Win, 5-3 5 0 3 0 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 16 40 15 2 0 0 6 5 6 1 .375 .447 .425 .872 .384 .050 130
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 8 48 0 1 0 2 1 1 17 2 0 1 0.0 7.3 6.53 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   7 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 .429 .500 .429 .929
Versus Right   33 12 2 0 0 4 5 4 1 0 0 0 .364 .432 .424 .857
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   14 6 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 .429 .438 .429 .866
April   25 9 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 1 0 .360 .467 .440 .907
May   15 6 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 .400 .412 .400 .812
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   682 216 33 3 10 105 103 78 92 3 3 2 .317 .387 .418 .805
Home   14 5 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .357 .714
Road   26 10 2 0 0 3 3 6 1 1 1 0 .385 .485 .462 .946
Grass   40 15 2 0 0 6 5 6 1 1 1 0 .375 .447 .425 .872
Day   20 8 1 0 0 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .400 .435 .450 .885
Night   20 7 1 0 0 2 3 4 1 0 1 0 .350 .458 .400 .858
As Starter   33 14 2 0 0 5 5 6 1 0 1 0 .424 .513 .485 .998
As Reliever / Substitution   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .125 .143 .268
Pinch Hitting   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .125 .143 .268
Close/Late   12 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 .250 .438 .333 .771
Inning 1-3   9 4 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .444 .500 .556 1.056
Inning 4-6   13 7 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 .538 .571 .538 1.110
Inning 7-9   16 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 0 .125 .250 .125 .375
Extra Innings   2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
0 Outs   16 6 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 .375 .421 .438 .859
1 Outs   12 4 1 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .467 .417 .883
2 Outs   12 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .417 .462 .417 .878
Scoring Position   14 5 0 0 0 6 1 3 0 1 1 0 .357 .444 .357 .802
Bases Empty   21 9 2 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 .429 .478 .524 1.002
Runner on 1st   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Runner on 2nd   2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .200 .250 .450
Two Strikes   10 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 .400 .538 .400 .938
First Pitch   12 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .417 .462 .583 1.045
Count 0-1   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   7 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .250 .286 .536
Count 1-1   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-2   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   4 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .714 .500 1.214
Behind in Count   7 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Ahead in Count   11 5 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 .455 .500 .455 .955
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   18 8 1 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 .444 .474 .500 .974
Batting 6th   9 4 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 .444 .583 .556 1.139
Batting 7th   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Low Leverage   12 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .385 .417 .801
Medium Leverage   17 7 0 0 0 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 .412 .474 .412 .885
High Leverage   11 4 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 .364 .467 .455 .921
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 16 40 15 2 0 0 6 5 6 0 1 1 0 1 .375 .447 .425 .872 122 130 0.0
Total GWL 268 682 216 33 3 10 105 103 78 2 3 92 1 1 .317 .387 .418 .805 110 111
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 4 4 18 6 4 25 1 .960 35.2 6.06 -0.2 .933
1975 Phoenix - AAA 3B 4 4 4 12 1 17 1 .941 40.0 3.60 -0.3 .914
TOTAL 1B 218 173 1471 159 158 1649 19 .988 1548.1 9.47 +7.7 1.045
TOTAL 2B 28 18 49 47 15 99 3 .970 165.0 5.24 -1.6 .915
TOTAL 3B 328 314 232 563 55 846 51 .940 2673.2 2.68 -4.6 .969
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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