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Ben
Houser		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: November 30, 1883 in Usa, PA, SHENANDOAH
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1910 26 BOS AL     5 5 5 3 4 4 6 7 7 3 3 3 8 9 9
1911 27 BOS AL     5 5 5 4 5 4 6 7 7 3 4 3 8 9 9
1912 28 BOS AL     5 5 5 4 4 4 6 7 7 3 4 4 9 9 9
1913 29 BOS AL     5 5 5 4 4 4 6 7 7 3 4 4 9 9 9
1914 30 BOS AL     5 5 5 3 4 3 6 7 7 3 4 4 9 9 9
1915 31 BOS AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 7 6 3 4 3 8 9 9
1916 32 WAS AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 7 6 3 4 3 8 8 8
1917 33 WAS AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 2 2 5 6 6 3 4 4 8 8 8
1918 34 WAS AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 2 2 5 6 6 3 4 4 8 8 8
1919 35 WAS AL $ 350,000   5 5 4 1 2 2 3 4 4 3 4 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 4 1 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 4 5 4 6 7 7 3 4 4 9 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1910 26 AA   129 500 61 134 25 6 23 77 7 11 54 83 .268 .339 .480 .819 78.3  
1911 27 AAA   131 504 85 143 26 3 28 91 9 15 62 79 .284 .362 .514 .876 88.4  
1912 28 AAA   108 287 41 70 13 1 10 51 9 6 49 36 .244 .354 .401 .755 43.3  
1913 29 AAA   94 101 13 26 4 1 5 15 1 1 20 8 .257 .380 .465 .846 18.6  
1914 30 AAA   131 476 67 136 33 5 13 67 13 19 71 48 .286 .378 .458 .836 77.9  
1915 31 AAA   127 361 53 98 13 7 7 65 9 5 64 34 .271 .381 .404 .786 58.8  
1916 32 WAS AL 122 446 54 106 20 9 5 50 1 0 32 43 .238 .292 .357 .648 43.1 7.9
1917 33 WAS AL 129 474 40 107 14 7 4 46 2 5 28 42 .226 .267 .310 .577 35.7 3.0
1918 34 WAS AL 108 411 39 106 10 5 1 29 0 1 26 41 .258 .299 .314 .613 39.1 5.9
1919 35 WAS AL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3
    A   84 219 37 74 10 4 7 49 3 11 43 19 .338 .447 .516 .963 45.7  
4 Years Sim 360 1332 133 320 44 21 10 126 3 6 86 126 .240 .286 .327 .613 118.4 17.2
5 Years AAA 591 1729 259 473 89 17 63 289 41 46 266 205 .274 .369 .454 .823 287.0  
1 Years AA 129 500 61 134 25 6 23 77 7 11 54 83 .268 .340 .480 .820 78.3  
1 Years A 84 219 37 74 10 4 7 49 3 11 43 19 .338 .443 .516 .959 45.7  
7 Years Minors 804 2448 357 681 124 27 93 415 51 68 363 307 .278 .370 .465 .835 411.0  
162 Game Average 599 59 144 19 9 4 56 1 2 38 56 .240 .286 .327 .613 53.3  
Career Highs 129 474 54 107 20 9 5 50 2 5 32 43 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 43.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1148 123 298 41 18 10 112 3 4 77 105 .260 .306 .353 .659 121.0
vs LH   184 10 22 3 3 0 14 0 2 9 21 .120 .159 .168 .327 0.1
Home 175 649 58 152 22 10 5 53 2 4 40 70 .234 .279 .322 .601 55.9
Away 185 683 75 168 22 11 5 73 1 2 46 56 .246 .292 .332 .624 65.2
RISP   262 0 78 16 5 2 111 0 0 23 21 .298 .342 .420 .762 37.3
Pinch Hitting   21 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 3 .143 .182 .143 .325 0.1
Close/Late   138 16 48 5 1 1 19 0 0 13 13 .348 .401 .420 .822 22.4
Mar/Apr 39 151 15 45 8 2 0 13 2 1 6 11 .298 .323 .377 .700 17.2
May 58 222 22 58 11 4 0 22 0 1 18 17 .261 .314 .347 .661 23.6
June 60 216 24 52 5 3 1 18 0 1 13 15 .241 .283 .306 .588 18.0
July 71 268 28 52 6 5 6 22 0 0 13 38 .194 .229 .321 .550 19.3
August 65 242 19 59 6 4 0 20 0 1 16 18 .244 .294 .302 .596 20.5
Sep/Oct 67 233 25 54 8 3 3 31 1 2 20 27 .232 .294 .330 .625 22.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1916 32 WAS AL 1B 83 78 702.7 839 74 5 84 .995 11.69   1.5
    LF 37 37 309.3 70 1 0 1 1.000 2.07   0.3
1917 33 WAS AL 1B 75 75 649.0 788 77 5 64 .994 12.00   0.6
    LF 47 45 410.7 76 1 2 1 .975 1.69   0.4
1918 34 WAS AL LF 59 55 485.3 110 3 0 1 1.000 2.10   0.7
    1B 45 43 408.0 530 43 2 39 .997 12.64   0.8
  1B 203 196 1759.7 2157 194 12 187 .995 12.02   2.9
  LF 143 137 1205.3 256 5 2 3 .992 1.95   1.4
Career Totals   346 333 2965.0 2413 199 14 190 .995 7.93   4.3
Career Highs   122 120 1059.7 909 78 7 85 .997 8.75    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Homeruns
1916-9-5
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1910
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 3/14/1916 to a minor league contract
Had first career hit on 4/13/1916, off Erskine Mayer (DET)
Hit first career homerun on 6/1/1916, off Ed Summers (NYA)
Won Player of the Week award on 10/1/1917, hitting .522 with 2 HR, 8 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1917, hitting .368 with 3 HR, 15 RBI
2/14/1919: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
3/16/1919: Signed a minor league contract extension with Washington
Injured on 5/29/1919 with a Tender Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 3/19/1920 to a minor league contract
Released by Washington on 4/19/1920
 
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