LF Ben Welborn #25
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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LF BEN WELBORN #25 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/31/1940
Born in:Monroe, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 128 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 21 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1959, 16th Pick in Round 2
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
1964 Detroit - FABL 23 118 180 50 7 2 7 30 25 9 0 0 24 0 0 .278 .312 .456 .768 124 128 1.1
1965 Detroit - FABL 24 65 132 31 7 0 0 11 17 16 0 1 25 0 0 .235 .315 .288 .603 80 73 -0.1
1966 Detroit - FABL 25 34 36 8 2 0 1 5 5 3 0 1 10 0 0 .222 .275 .361 .636 84 89 -0.0
1967 Detroit - FABL 26 5 10 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .300 .273 .600 .873 163 160 0.1
Total FABL 222 358 92 16 2 9 48 48 28 0 3 61 0 0 .257 .308 .388 .697 104 104 1.1
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
1959 Biloxi - R 18 52 193 52 11 2 3 28 24 29 0 1 35 2 0 .269 .363 .394 .757 89 81 0.1
1959 Chattanooga - A 18 10 27 7 0 0 4 6 7 6 1 0 7 0 0 .259 .412 .704 1.115 182 170 0.4
1960 Biloxi - R 19 31 102 34 9 2 4 20 12 20 1 0 18 0 0 .333 .447 .578 1.026 159 158 1.3
1960 Chattanooga - A 19 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100 176 206 0.1
1961 Biloxi - R 20 42 162 57 8 1 2 38 22 32 2 1 22 0 1 .352 .462 .451 .913 126 137 1.1
1961 Chattanooga - A 20 74 255 71 13 2 10 47 36 32 3 2 56 0 0 .278 .363 .463 .826 110 106 1.3
1962 Chattanooga - A 21 62 244 89 17 3 18 72 55 34 2 1 44 1 0 .365 .445 .680 1.125 186 188 3.7
1962 Terre Haute - A 21 75 277 68 14 1 12 39 41 44 4 2 53 0 1 .245 .355 .433 .788 109 114 1.3
1963 Terre Haute - A 22 17 65 16 2 1 3 15 12 9 1 1 14 0 0 .246 .342 .446 .788 115 116 0.5
1963 Akron - AA 22 44 168 60 5 5 18 58 45 24 2 1 29 0 0 .357 .441 .768 1.209 253 248 4.2
1963 Newark - AAA 22 77 276 79 10 3 22 65 49 23 1 5 47 0 0 .286 .338 .583 .921 163 168 3.3
1966 Atlanta - AAA 25 59 202 51 11 2 12 32 31 12 0 1 46 0 0 .252 .293 .505 .798 123 122 1.5
1967 Terre Haute - A 26 65 229 53 8 0 16 48 33 36 1 5 64 0 0 .231 .332 .476 .808 141 138 2.9
1967 Akron - AA 26 54 198 39 7 3 10 35 29 20 2 1 52 0 0 .197 .276 .414 .690 114 117 1.2
1968 Chattanooga - A 27 19 72 28 2 1 7 13 15 15 0 1 22 0 0 .389 .489 .736 1.225 260 231 2.3
1968 Terre Haute - A 27 78 273 65 10 3 10 43 33 30 3 6 73 0 0 .238 .314 .407 .721 125 129 3.2
1968 Akron - AA 27 27 87 20 5 1 3 15 13 25 0 1 22 0 0 .230 .398 .414 .812 139 127 0.8
1968 Atlanta - AAA 27 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .267 .000 .267 -30 -5 -0.3
1969 Stockton - A 28 20 78 26 3 1 7 27 24 20 0 2 16 0 1 .333 .460 .667 1.127 196 182 1.6
1969 Madison - A 28 28 105 22 2 0 7 14 12 15 0 0 26 0 0 .210 .308 .429 .737 127 126 1.3
1969 El Paso - AA 28 25 84 13 2 0 2 6 12 16 0 0 25 0 0 .155 .290 .250 .540 55 52 0.0
Total EA 125 453 119 17 9 31 108 87 69 4 3 103 0 0 .263 .363 .545 .908 171 167
Total HL 263 949 224 36 5 48 159 131 134 9 14 230 0 1 .236 .332 .436 .768 124 126
Total UL 140 489 130 21 5 34 97 81 39 1 6 96 0 0 .266 .318 .538 .856 141 145
Total SEL 166 602 197 32 6 39 139 114 88 6 4 130 1 0 .327 .416 .595 1.010 163 158
Total COW 20 78 26 3 1 7 27 24 20 0 2 16 0 1 .333 .460 .667 1.127 196 182
Total LSA 25 84 13 2 0 2 6 12 16 0 0 25 0 0 .155 .290 .250 .540 55 52
Total GSL 125 457 143 28 5 9 86 58 81 3 2 75 2 1 .313 .418 .455 .873 118 119
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1959 Biloxi - R 1B 1 1 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 8.0 9.00 +0.1 1.054
1959 Chattanooga - A LF 10 9 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 69.0 1.83 +0.5 1.031
1959 Biloxi - R LF 48 47 88 0 0 91 3 .967 394.1 2.01 +1.3 1.031
1959 Chattanooga - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Biloxi - R CF 4 4 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 31.0 3.48 +0.1 .993
1959 Biloxi - R RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.8 .477
1960 Biloxi - R 1B 9 9 47 2 3 49 0 1.000 71.0 6.21 +0.1 1.030
1960 Chattanooga - A LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.0 .937
1960 Biloxi - R LF 21 21 46 0 0 46 0 1.000 178.1 2.32 +2.8 1.070
1961 Chattanooga - A 1B 3 1 6 1 2 7 0 1.000 14.2 4.30 -0.2 1.034
1961 Biloxi - R 1B 21 21 142 6 17 151 3 .980 182.0 7.32 -0.5 .944
1961 Chattanooga - A LF 66 62 125 2 0 129 2 .984 541.0 2.11 +5.6 1.080
1961 Biloxi - R LF 20 19 35 0 0 35 0 1.000 172.0 1.83 +0.4 1.025
1961 Chattanooga - A CF 4 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 33.1 2.43 -0.6 .901
1962 Terre Haute - A 1B 14 13 110 4 10 115 1 .991 114.2 8.95 -1.4 .870
1962 Chattanooga - A 1B 14 14 99 8 12 107 0 1.000 118.0 8.16 +0.6 1.026
1962 Terre Haute - A LF 59 57 97 4 1 108 7 .935 502.0 1.81 +2.5 1.029
1962 Chattanooga - A LF 46 45 104 2 0 107 1 .991 396.2 2.41 +1.4 1.014
1962 Terre Haute - A RF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 15.0 0.60 -0.1 .962
1963 Newark - AAA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Newark - AAA LF 21 17 26 1 0 27 0 1.000 161.1 1.51 +1.2 1.051
1963 Akron - AA LF 37 36 69 2 1 71 0 1.000 324.2 1.97 +4.9 1.113
1963 Terre Haute - A LF 17 17 47 0 0 47 0 1.000 155.2 2.72 +1.6 1.010
1963 Newark - AAA CF 54 54 124 0 0 125 1 .992 448.2 2.49 -3.3 .965
1963 Akron - AA CF 6 6 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 53.0 3.23 -1.7 .941
1964 Detroit - MLB 1B 1 0 7 0 1 7 0 1.000 6.0 10.50 +0.0 1.046
1964 Detroit - MLB LF 54 14 33 1 0 34 0 1.000 185.0 1.65 +1.5 1.064
1964 Detroit - MLB CF 16 12 31 1 0 32 0 1.000 119.1 2.41 -1.7 .901
1964 Detroit - MLB RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.9 .503
1965 Detroit - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Detroit - MLB LF 47 25 45 1 0 47 1 .979 265.0 1.56 +1.9 1.064
1965 Detroit - MLB CF 14 7 16 1 0 17 0 1.000 76.0 2.01 -2.5 .879
1965 Detroit - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Atlanta - AAA 1B 7 6 54 5 2 59 0 1.000 50.0 10.62 +0.2 1.027
1966 Detroit - MLB LF 24 10 31 0 0 31 0 1.000 103.1 2.70 -0.7 .981
1966 Atlanta - AAA LF 6 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 26.0 1.73 +0.5 1.031
1966 Detroit - MLB CF 10 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 19.0 3.32 +0.2 .991
1966 Atlanta - AAA CF 45 40 101 2 0 103 0 1.000 354.0 2.62 +1.0 1.007
1966 Detroit - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Atlanta - AAA RF 4 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 30.0 2.40 -0.0 .984
1967 Akron - AA 1B 2 2 16 0 1 16 0 1.000 18.0 8.00 +0.1 1.064
1967 Detroit - MLB LF 4 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 15.1 2.35 +0.3 1.321
1967 Akron - AA LF 4 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 27.0 2.67 +0.6 1.020
1967 Terre Haute - A LF 27 26 31 2 0 34 1 .971 233.0 1.27 +3.9 1.086
1967 Detroit - MLB CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Akron - AA CF 48 46 103 4 0 110 3 .973 408.1 2.36 -2.1 .983
1967 Terre Haute - A CF 36 34 88 3 0 93 2 .978 307.0 2.67 +2.4 1.029
1968 Akron - AA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Atlanta - AAA LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.015
1968 Akron - AA LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.1 1.08 -0.0 1.022
1968 Terre Haute - A LF 8 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 29.0 1.55 +1.0 1.010
1968 Akron - AA CF 16 14 38 0 0 38 0 1.000 126.2 2.70 +0.7 .997
1968 Terre Haute - A CF 34 32 70 7 1 80 3 .963 280.0 2.48 +3.8 1.048
1968 Chattanooga - A CF 16 15 53 5 1 59 1 .983 145.1 3.59 +4.8 1.138
1968 Atlanta - AAA RF 4 4 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 30.0 0.90 -1.9 .509
1968 Akron - AA RF 11 11 16 0 0 17 1 .941 90.1 1.59 +0.3 1.028
1968 Terre Haute - A RF 35 35 67 1 0 69 1 .986 303.2 2.02 +3.8 1.029
1968 Chattanooga - A RF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 27.0 2.00 +0.8 1.053
1969 El Paso - AA 1B 2 2 15 0 3 15 0 1.000 15.0 9.00 +0.1 1.059
1969 El Paso - AA LF 13 12 10 1 0 12 1 .917 106.1 0.93 +0.8 1.032
1969 Madison - A LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 +0.1 1.045
1969 El Paso - AA CF 5 5 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 44.0 2.86 +1.3 1.097
1969 Madison - A CF 26 26 62 5 0 68 1 .985 235.1 2.56 +3.8 1.096
1969 Stockton - A CF 20 20 42 3 0 46 1 .978 177.2 2.28 +4.2 1.171
1969 El Paso - AA RF 5 5 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 43.0 2.72 +0.6 1.036
TOTAL 1B 74 69 504 26 51 534 4 .993 597.1 7.99 -1.0 .974
TOTAL LF 542 429 829 16 2 861 16 .981 3923.1 1.94 +31.8 1.047
TOTAL CF 356 319 789 31 2 832 12 .986 2860.0 2.58 +10.5 1.015
TOTAL RF 66 65 116 1 0 119 2 .983 548.0 1.92 +1.7 .982
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1959 Drafted in the 1959 first-year player draft out of high school (Rhodes; Cleveland, OH) by the Detroit Dynamos. (Round 2, Pick 16, 32nd overall pick).
09/11/1959 Injured (fractured wrist),out for 6 weeks.
08/08/1960 Injured (fractured wrist),out for 5-6 weeks.
09/18/1961 Wins the 1961 Championship with the Chattanooga Dynamos!
06/18/1962 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1962 Wins the SEL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 2.
06/01/1963 Wins the EA Batter of the Month Award.
07/01/1963 Wins the EA Batter of the Month Award.
07/22/1963 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1963 Wins the UL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 2.
04/24/1964 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/23/1967 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/01/1968 Wins the SEL Batter of the Month Award.
04/10/1969 Released by the Detroit organization.
04/18/1969 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Suns organization.
06/19/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Heartland League All-Star Game.
07/02/1969 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/14/1969 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
07/20/1969 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
10/23/1970 Retired from professional baseball.
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