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Gary Bennett
St. Louis Cardinals [ Team Audit page ]
Catcher
Bats R
Age 34
6'
210 lbs.

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Historical Stats

-- Equivalents --
Year Tm Lg PA R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SPD AVG OBP SLG MLVr AVG OBP SLG EqA VORP Defense WARP
2003 SDN MLB 335 26 15 0 2 42 24 48 3 0 4.3 .238 .296 .306 -.205 .248 .306 .322 .227 -5.3 85-C -10 0.8
2004 MIL MLB 246 18 14 0 3 20 22 32 1 0 3.6 .224 .297 .329 -.190 .219 .293 .320 .222 -3.3 65-C -6 0.6
2005 WAS MLB 225 11 7 0 1 21 21 37 0 1 2.8 .221 .298 .271 -.253 .229 .306 .289 .219 -6.6 58-C -4 0.7


EQA Distribution

Five-Year WARP

2006 Forecast

-- Equivalents --
Percentile PA R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SPD AVG OBP SLG MLVr AVG OBP SLG EqA VORP Defense WARP
90o 195 19 8 0 3 16 19 29 1 1 3.6 .273 .350 .372 -.052 .274 .351 .385 .253 5.3 49-C -4 1.1
75o 198 18 8 0 2 16 18 30 1 0 3.5 .258 .331 .348 -.125 .259 .332 .361 .238 1.9 50-C -4 0.9
60o 200 17 8 0 2 16 17 31 1 0 3.5 .247 .317 .331 -.179 .248 .318 .343 .226 -0.6 51-C -4 0.8
50o 201 16 8 0 2 16 16 31 1 0 3.4 .239 .307 .318 -.218 .240 .308 .330 .218 -2.5 51-C -3 0.6
40o 203 15 8 0 1 16 15 32 1 0 3.4 .229 .293 .302 -.269 .230 .294 .313 .206 -5.0 51-C -3 0.5
25o 206 13 8 0 1 16 14 32 1 0 3.3 .212 .270 .275 -.355 .213 .271 .285 .185 -9.4 52-C -3 0.2
10o 208 11 8 0 1 16 12 33 1 0 3.3 .197 .249 .250 -.433 .198 .250 .259 .162 -13.4 52-C -2 0.0
Weighted Mean 187 14 8 0 2 16 15 29 1 0 3.8 .241 .309 .320 -.211 .242 .309 .332 .219 -2.5 48-C -3 0.7

Diagnostics

Breakout Rate Improve Rate Collapse Rate Attrition Rate

41%

57%

26%

41%

Five-Year Forecast

-- Equivalents --
Year PA R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SPD AVG OBP SLG MLVr AVG OBP SLG EqA VORP Defense WARP
2006 (age 34) 187 14 8 0 2 16 15 29 1 0 3.8 .241 .309 .320 -.211 .242 .309 .332 .219 -2.5 48-C -3 0.7
2007 (age 35) 157 10 7 0 2 14 12 25 0 0 3.3 .229 .295 .313 -.252 .230 .296 .324 .210 -2.5 41-C -3 0.3
2008 (age 36) 143 9 6 0 1 11 12 23 0 0 3.3 .232 .301 .306 -.247 .233 .302 .317 .212 -1.5 38-C -2 0.2
2009 (age 37)
-- out of baseball --
2010 (age 38)
-- out of baseball --

Valuation

Year OWARP DWARP Tot WARP MORP Mean VORP Upside
2006 -0.2 0.9 0.7 $775,000 -2.5 0.4
2007 -0.2 0.5 0.3 $525,000 -2.5 0.3
2008 0.0 0.4 0.2 $500,000 -1.5 0.2
2009 0.0 0.2 0.1 $450,000 -0.7 0.1
2010 0.0 0.1 0.1 $425,000 -0.6 0.1
Peak 1.5 $850,000 0.0 1.0


Stars & Scrubs Chart

Career Path Analysis


Five-Year Performance
Year 75% 50% 25% Weighted Mean
2006 .238 .218 .185 .219
2007 .224 .210 .183 .210
2008 .228 .210 .179 .212
2009
-- out of baseball --
2010
-- out of baseball --


Five-Year Attrition
Year Attrition Rate Drop Rate Breakout
2006 41% 0% 41%
2007 66% 27% 16%
2008 78% 49% 13%
2009 88% 74% 7%
2010 95% 81% 9%

Most Comparable Players

Similarity Index

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Rank Hitter Year Score Trend Rank Hitter Year Score Trend
1 Danny Sheaffer 1995 67 11 Duffy Dyer 1979 50
2 Mike Matheny 2004 58 12 Mickey Grasso 1954 50
3 Rick Cerone 1988 57 13 Mike Difelice 2003 50
4 Kirt Manwaring 1999 57 14 Scott Servais 2001 49
5 Andy Etchebarren 1977 56 15 Joe Astroth 1956 48
6 Brook Fordyce 2004 55 16 Jerry Zimmerman 1968 48
7 Bruce Benedict 1989 54 17 Tom Pagnozzi 1996 47
8 Larry Cox 1981 53 18 Matt Batts 1955 47
9 Larry Haney 1977 51 19 Brad Ausmus 2003 45
10 Pat Borders 1997 50 20 Bob Swift 1949 45

Player Comments

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2005

Bennett broke into the majors in 1995 with Philadelphia, and has since carried the torch for journeyman backup catchers everywhere. He has nine years of major league experience, and in that time, compiled a .247/.310/.335 line in 390 games. The Brewers gave him $600,000 in 2004 for the security of having a proven out-maker to back up their inexperienced out-making starter, Chad Moeller. He performed the task so well, Jim Bowden gave him a raise, so he'll make $750,000 for Washington in 2005 for, apparently, being a nice guy who doesn't mind sitting on the bench.

2003

In April, one pitcher said that Bennett “takes control of a game.” The coaches said he’s “definitely a gamer.” No, perception is not reality. It’s debatable whether a catcher’s contribution to ERA can be measured accurately, but the tools we have tell us the pitching’s worse when he catches. They admit now that he was overextended. Though “he’s tough and durable and cares a lot about our pitchers” they non-tendered him, and he’s signed on with the Padres, potentially as a glovely backup to Mike Rivera.

2002

If Kirt Manwaring and Brent Mayne can keep Ben Petrick from getting 500 at-bats, Gary Bennett sure can, too. He's the kind of backup catcher we're always touting: decent defensively, with some pop and plate discipline. The Rockies have to make sure all their bench players can hit a little; Bennett qualifies.

2001

The Phillies wasted what will probably be the best year of Gary Bennett’s career, sending him to Scranton solely because he had an option left. They’ll use him as their backup catcher in 2001, but the results won’t be as good as the numbers he put up in 2000.

2000

Bennett is a career minor leaguer who finally got a chance to be a regular backup catcher and demonstrated how easy it is to find a replacement-level player. Now that he has the magic “major league” label, he’s likely to spend the next seven or eight years bouncing from team to team.

1996

Your basic card-carrying career minor league backup catcher in the larval stage. He's young and has a good defensive reputation, so don't be surprised if he's around forever, like Orlando Mercado.


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