C Ben Larsen #85
Vacaville Steelheads SPBC
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/31/2023
BNN Index | SPBC | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C BEN LARSEN #85 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
50 172 40 5 0 1 12 11 41 .233 .283 .279 0 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4 4 4 5
Gap 4 4 4 4
Power 4 4 4 5
Eye 4 4 4 4
Avoid K's 4 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 45
Errors: - 20 55
Arm: 50 50 55
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 50 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 50 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/2023 @ LV Loss, 3-9 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/23/2023 @ LV Win, 3-2 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 0
09/22/2023 MXC Win, 3-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2023 MXC Win, 7-4 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
09/20/2023 MXC Loss, 5-8 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/18/2023 @ WIN Win, 8-7 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/2023 @ WIN Win, 4-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/2023 EDM Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/2023 EDM Win, 8-3 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/13/2023 EDM Win, 2-1 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Larsen is an extremely hard worker.
Birthday:08/22/1996
Born in:Sparta, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:230 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,440
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:1 Year, None
Service This Yr:118 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 5th Pick in Round 19
SEMI-PRO BASEBALL CIRCUIT 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 50 172 40 5 0 1 12 16 11 41 .233 .283 .279 .562 .260 .047 54
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 46 185 1 0 0 2 1 0 48 6 0 1 0.0 13.7 2.72 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   47 12 2 0 0 3 7 3 12 0 0 1 .255 .314 .298 .612
Versus Right   125 28 3 0 1 9 9 8 29 0 1 0 .224 .271 .272 .543
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   14 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 1 0 .143 .250 .214 .464
May   7 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
July   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
August   71 15 0 0 1 3 6 2 15 0 0 1 .211 .243 .254 .497
September   68 20 3 0 0 8 7 6 16 0 0 0 .294 .351 .338 .690
Spring Training   27 10 1 0 1 3 2 3 6 0 0 1 .370 .452 .519 .970
Career   172 40 5 0 1 12 16 11 41 0 1 1 .233 .283 .279 .562
Home   88 23 4 0 0 6 10 5 24 0 1 1 .261 .309 .307 .615
Road   84 17 1 0 1 6 6 6 17 0 0 0 .202 .256 .250 .506
Grass   80 17 1 0 1 6 6 6 17 0 0 0 .212 .267 .263 .530
Turf   92 23 4 0 0 6 10 5 24 0 1 1 .250 .296 .293 .589
Day   75 14 1 0 0 3 3 4 21 0 0 0 .187 .228 .200 .428
Night   97 26 4 0 1 9 13 7 20 0 1 1 .268 .324 .340 .664
As Starter   167 39 5 0 1 12 16 11 39 0 1 1 .234 .285 .281 .566
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   38 13 1 0 0 3 3 1 5 0 0 0 .342 .359 .368 .727
Inning 1-3   49 11 1 0 1 6 3 2 13 0 1 0 .224 .255 .306 .561
Inning 4-6   59 9 2 0 0 1 8 6 17 0 0 1 .153 .242 .186 .429
Inning 7-9   60 20 2 0 0 5 5 3 10 0 0 0 .333 .365 .367 .732
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   67 15 0 0 0 0 6 4 12 0 1 1 .224 .278 .224 .502
1 Outs   52 12 2 0 0 5 4 2 15 0 0 0 .231 .259 .269 .528
2 Outs   53 13 3 0 1 7 6 5 14 0 0 0 .245 .310 .358 .669
Scoring Position   47 13 2 0 1 11 3 1 10 0 1 0 .277 .292 .383 .675
Bases Empty   99 23 2 0 0 0 11 9 24 0 0 1 .232 .303 .253 .555
Runner on 1st   26 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 7 0 0 0 .154 .185 .192 .377
Runner on 2nd   19 7 2 0 1 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 .368 .368 .632 1.000
Runner on 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 .188 .188 .188 .375
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Two Strikes   73 10 2 0 0 5 3 5 41 0 0 0 .137 .192 .164 .357
First Pitch   27 7 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .286 .296 .582
Count 0-1   20 8 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .450 .850
Count 0-2   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   19 6 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .316 .526 .842
Count 1-1   16 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Count 1-2   28 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 18 0 0 0 .107 .107 .107 .214
Count 2-0   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Count 2-2   19 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 .053 .053 .053 .105
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Full Count   15 6 2 0 0 3 1 5 3 0 0 0 .400 .550 .533 1.083
Behind in Count   59 11 1 0 0 4 2 0 27 0 0 0 .186 .186 .203 .390
Ahead in Count   36 9 1 0 1 3 5 6 0 0 1 0 .250 .357 .361 .718
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   11 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 .182 .308 .182 .490
Batting 8th   100 22 4 0 0 7 9 7 20 0 0 0 .220 .271 .260 .531
Batting 9th   56 15 1 0 1 5 5 3 16 0 1 0 .268 .305 .339 .644
Low Leverage   84 17 3 0 0 2 8 7 21 0 0 1 .202 .272 .238 .510
Medium Leverage   61 15 2 0 1 6 6 4 13 0 1 0 .246 .292 .328 .620
High Leverage   25 8 0 0 0 4 2 0 5 0 0 0 .320 .320 .320 .640
AMATEUR BASEBALL CIRCUIT 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 27 65 21 2 0 3 11 11 10 12 .323 .429 .492 .921 .414 .169 141
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 14 77 2 1 0 0 0 0 32 5 1 0 100.0 15.2 9.30 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   18 6 0 0 2 4 4 6 4 0 0 1 .333 .520 .667 1.187
Versus Right   47 15 2 0 1 7 7 4 8 0 0 1 .319 .385 .426 .810
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   35 13 2 0 2 7 5 5 6 0 0 1 .371 .463 .600 1.063
June   25 7 0 0 1 4 5 4 4 0 0 1 .280 .400 .400 .800
July   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Career   65 21 2 0 3 11 11 10 12 0 0 2 .323 .429 .492 .921
Home   43 13 1 0 1 5 8 5 8 0 0 2 .302 .400 .395 .795
Road   22 8 1 0 2 6 3 5 4 0 0 0 .364 .481 .682 1.163
Grass   65 21 2 0 3 11 11 10 12 0 0 2 .323 .429 .492 .921
Day   25 11 1 0 1 6 4 6 4 0 0 0 .440 .548 .600 1.148
Night   40 10 1 0 2 5 7 4 8 0 0 2 .250 .348 .425 .773
As Starter   53 15 2 0 2 8 9 6 11 0 0 2 .283 .377 .434 .811
As Reliever / Substitution   12 6 0 0 1 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 .500 .625 .750 1.375
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
2018 Total - 21 76 301 88 20 1 21 76 91 64 10 3 78 1 0 .292 .429 .575 1.003 100 100 3.7
2019 Allentown - A+ 22 40 137 33 8 0 3 17 17 17 2 2 39 2 1 .241 .329 .365 .694 84 87 0.3
2020 Allentown - A+ 23 37 94 27 2 0 3 9 12 11 2 0 15 0 0 .287 .374 .404 .778 103 107 0.1
2021 Minneapolis - AAA 24 19 58 14 3 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 17 0 1 .241 .241 .293 .534 46 38 -0.2
2023 Vacaville - Semi 26 50 172 40 5 0 1 12 16 11 1 0 41 0 1 .233 .283 .279 .562 54 54 -0.1
2023 Albuquerque - Ammy 26 27 65 21 2 0 3 11 11 10 2 0 12 1 0 .323 .429 .492 .921 137 141 0.6
Total AAA 19 58 14 3 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 17 0 1 .241 .241 .293 .534 46 38
Total A+ 77 231 60 10 0 6 26 29 28 4 2 54 2 1 .260 .347 .381 .728 92 95
Total SPBC 50 172 40 5 0 1 12 16 11 1 0 41 0 1 .233 .283 .279 .562 54 54
Total ABC 27 65 21 2 0 3 11 11 10 2 0 12 1 0 .323 .429 .492 .921 137 141
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2019 Allentown - A+ C 39 39 306 37 1 343 0 1.000 345.1 8.94 +1.3 1.129 3 40 21 52.5
2020 Allentown - A+ C 5 5 37 7 1 44 0 1.000 44.0 9.00 +0.4 1.098 0 10 5 50.0
2021 Minneapolis - AAA C 18 15 106 16 2 124 2 .984 140.0 7.84 +0.2 1.046 2 21 8 38.1
2023 Albuquerque - Ammy C 16 14 126 15 1 141 0 1.000 129.0 9.84 +0.1 1.068 1 13 4 30.8
2023 Vacaville - Semi C 47 46 399 35 0 437 3 .993 417.0 9.37 +0.2 1.008 3 41 16 39.0
TOTAL C 125 119 974 110 5 1089 5 .995 1075.1 9.07 +2.1 1.046 9 125 54 43.2
PLAYER HISTORY
10/30/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft out of college (Concordia (AL); Selma, AL) by the Chicago Union. (Round 19, Pick 5, 329th overall pick).
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 4 (5).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 4 (5).
05/12/2020 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 4 (5).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 4 (5).
06/12/2022 Released by the Chicago Union.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
02/17/2023 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Vacaville Steelheads organization.
03/30/2023 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Vacaville Steelheads development complex.
11/13/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,440.
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