P Ben Bishop #32
Age: 54 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/11/2027
OA: 20 POT: 20
P BEN BISHOP #32 - AGE: 54 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 30 30 30 30
Movement 60 75 55 60
Control 50 60 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 40 40
Changeup 25 25
Sinker 45 45
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 86-88 Mph
Stamina 60
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 80
Defense 20
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 75
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Dog lover.
Birthday:05/22/1973
Born in:San Leandro, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:11 Years, 22 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:12 Years, None
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1992, 10th Pick in Round 7
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1996 Boston - SKY 23 7 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.2 2 2 1 0 1 5 0 0 1.80 .667 0.74 0.1 70
1997 Boston - SKY 24 7 0 1 0 0 10.80 11.2 20 14 14 2 4 7 0 0 2.06 .429 5.51 -0.2 36
1999 Boston - SKY 26 70 0 3 4 3 3.24 80.2 63 30 29 8 33 72 0 0 1.19 .256 3.75 0.4 118
2000 Boston - SKY 27 60 0 3 2 2 3.76 69.1 63 32 29 8 23 69 0 0 1.24 .294 3.80 0.4 104
2001 Boston - SKY 28 70 0 6 5 7 4.04 69.0 75 36 31 5 27 80 0 0 1.48 .380 2.97 1.5 99
2002 Boston - SKY 29 46 2 3 3 4 3.26 58.0 45 21 21 6 20 62 0 0 1.12 .267 3.77 0.5 123
2002 Kansas City - SKY 29 11 8 1 4 0 4.70 46.0 56 29 24 3 11 35 0 0 1.46 .342 3.46 0.9 84
2002 Total - SKY 29 57 10 4 7 4 3.89 104.0 101 50 45 9 31 97 0 0 1.27 .306 3.63 1.4 102
2003 Kansas City - SKY 30 64 0 3 9 2 4.15 69.1 80 36 32 6 17 67 0 0 1.40 .363 3.08 1.2 93
2004 New York - SKY 31 43 14 5 5 0 4.58 125.2 145 65 64 18 34 62 0 0 1.42 .308 5.16 -0.2 92
2005 New York - SKY 32 40 6 6 5 1 5.56 100.1 116 64 62 16 29 64 0 0 1.45 .300 5.47 -0.5 80
2006 Kansas City - SKY 33 63 0 5 4 1 3.91 73.2 74 32 32 8 23 57 0 0 1.32 .299 4.62 0.2 117
2007 Boston - SKY 34 39 1 5 3 0 4.59 64.2 72 33 33 7 15 51 0 0 1.35 .328 4.24 0.6 101
2007 San Francisco - SKY 34 17 0 1 2 0 5.32 23.2 35 14 14 1 8 14 0 0 1.82 .405 3.96 0.2 86
2007 Total - SKY 34 56 1 6 5 0 4.79 88.1 107 47 47 8 23 65 0 0 1.47 .351 4.16 0.8 97
2008 Philadelphia - SKY 35 67 0 2 4 1 3.45 94.0 105 36 36 8 15 66 0 0 1.28 .322 3.74 1.2 131
Total SKY 604 31 44 50 21 4.28 887.2 951 444 422 96 260 711 0 0 1.36 .318 4.15 6.2 98
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1992 Total - 19 14 14 10 0 0 1.02 106.1 67 14 12 3 19 152 0 0 0.81 .253 1.24 6.1 100
1992 Boston (GCL) - R 19 12 10 1 3 1 3.93 55.0 59 27 24 2 26 30 1 0 1.55 .306 4.05 0.8 107
1993 Greenville - A 20 63 2 3 5 20 4.16 80.0 76 38 37 7 57 67 0 0 1.66 .308 4.47 -0.6 90
1993 Salem - A+ 20 2 0 0 1 0 0.00 3.0 2 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 2.00 .286 3.93 0.0 999
1993 Total - A+ 20 65 2 3 6 20 4.01 83.0 78 39 37 7 61 70 0 0 1.67 .307 4.45 -0.6 94
1994 Lowell - A- 21 6 6 1 1 0 1.84 29.1 20 7 6 1 7 29 0 0 0.92 .250 2.43 1.1 239
1994 Greenville - A 21 13 10 4 3 0 6.11 56.0 62 39 38 5 26 27 0 0 1.57 .303 4.93 0.0 65
1994 Salem - A+ 21 19 0 2 1 6 1.86 19.1 16 4 4 2 8 13 0 0 1.24 .255 3.98 -0.1 191
1994 Total - A+ 21 32 10 6 4 6 5.02 75.1 78 43 42 7 34 40 0 0 1.49 .292 4.69 -0.0 79
1995 Lowell - A- 22 5 5 2 0 0 1.38 26.0 17 4 4 0 11 28 1 1 1.08 .262 2.38 1.1 336
1995 Greenville - A 22 19 1 3 0 1 1.14 23.2 17 4 3 0 11 13 0 0 1.18 .236 3.24 0.4 352
1995 Salem - A+ 22 39 0 5 1 0 2.15 46.0 39 11 11 0 25 34 0 0 1.39 .289 3.02 0.6 172
1995 Total - A+ 22 58 1 8 1 1 1.81 69.2 56 15 14 0 36 47 0 0 1.32 .271 3.09 1.0 208
1996 Salem - A+ 23 53 6 8 2 7 2.39 83.0 59 24 22 3 40 79 0 0 1.19 .262 2.95 1.8 168
1997 Salem - A+ 24 4 4 2 0 0 1.16 23.1 11 3 3 1 6 23 0 0 0.73 .189 2.51 0.8 338
1997 Portland - AA 24 45 3 3 4 1 4.98 65.0 65 40 36 7 29 52 1 0 1.45 .301 3.74 0.4 77
1997 Pawtucket - AAA 24 4 0 1 1 0 2.57 7.0 5 2 2 0 2 6 0 0 1.00 .250 2.25 0.3 144
1998 Portland - AA 25 74 0 3 4 6 3.21 70.0 53 26 25 5 23 60 0 0 1.09 .255 3.13 0.9 116
Total IL 4 0 1 1 0 2.57 7.0 5 2 2 0 2 6 0 0 1.00 .250 2.25 144.1
Total EL 119 3 6 8 7 4.07 135.0 118 66 61 12 52 112 1 0 1.26 .278 3.42 92.8
Total CAR 117 10 17 5 13 2.06 174.2 127 43 40 6 83 152 0 0 1.20 .261 3.04 187.7
Total SAL 95 13 10 8 21 4.40 159.2 155 81 78 12 94 107 0 0 1.56 .295 4.45 88.3
Total NYP 11 11 3 1 0 1.63 55.1 37 11 10 1 18 57 1 1 0.99 .255 2.41 276.4
Total GCL 12 10 1 3 1 3.93 55.0 59 27 24 2 26 30 1 0 1.55 .306 4.05 106.9
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2001 Boston - SKY 28 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.26 0.0 999
Total SKY 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.26 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1992 Boston (GCL) - R P 12 10 0 3 0 5 2 .600 55.0 0.49 -0.5 .769
1993 Salem - A+ P 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 3.0 3.00 -0.5 .000
1993 Greenville - A P 63 2 2 11 0 13 0 1.000 80.0 1.46 +0.5 1.022
1994 Salem - A+ P 18 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 19.1 1.40 -0.0 1.028
1994 Greenville - A P 13 10 1 11 0 12 0 1.000 56.0 1.93 +1.0 1.130
1994 Lowell - A- P 6 6 2 2 1 5 1 .800 29.1 1.23 -0.0 1.017
1995 Salem - A+ P 39 0 0 6 1 6 0 1.000 46.0 1.17 -0.2 1.027
1995 Greenville - A P 19 1 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 23.2 1.90 +0.4 1.024
1995 Lowell - A- P 5 5 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 26.0 1.38 +0.3 1.013
1996 Boston - MLB P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
1996 Salem - A+ P 52 6 3 11 1 15 1 .933 83.0 1.52 +0.6 1.123
1997 Boston - MLB P 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.2 0.00 -0.1 .000
1997 Pawtucket - AAA P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1997 Portland - AA P 44 3 3 7 0 11 1 .909 65.0 1.38 +0.0 1.035
1997 Salem - A+ P 4 4 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 23.1 1.54 +0.2 1.031
1998 Portland - AA P 71 0 3 10 1 13 0 1.000 70.0 1.67 +0.9 1.149
1999 Boston - MLB P 67 0 2 10 0 15 3 .800 80.2 1.34 -0.9 .842
2000 Boston - MLB P 59 0 1 6 1 7 0 1.000 69.1 0.91 +0.5 1.022
2001 Boston - MLB P 67 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 69.0 0.52 +0.3 1.045
2002 Boston - MLB P 43 2 1 8 0 9 0 1.000 58.0 1.40 +0.0 1.048
2002 Kansas City - MLB P 11 8 0 5 1 5 0 1.000 46.0 0.98 -0.2 1.048
2003 Kansas City - MLB P 61 0 1 11 2 12 0 1.000 69.1 1.56 -0.2 1.041
2004 New York - MLB P 43 14 4 19 0 23 0 1.000 125.2 1.65 +1.1 1.051
2005 New York - MLB P 40 6 2 13 1 18 3 .833 100.1 1.35 -0.8 1.009
2006 Kansas City - MLB P 58 0 1 13 0 14 0 1.000 73.2 1.71 +0.6 1.080
2007 Boston - MLB P 35 1 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 64.2 0.56 +0.4 1.087
2007 San Francisco - MLB P 16 0 1 8 0 9 0 1.000 23.2 3.42 +0.4 1.087
2008 Philadelphia - MLB P 63 0 4 13 1 17 0 1.000 94.0 1.63 +0.1 1.080
TOTAL P 927 78 35 188 10 235 12 .949 1474.1 1.36 +3.8 1.035
PLAYER HISTORY
06/06/1992 Drafted in the 1992 first-year player draft out of high school (Alameda; Alameda, CA) by the Boston Red Sox (Round 7, Pick 10, 216th overall pick).
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (65); Movement: 35 (45); Control: 25 (50).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 30 (50).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 35 (40).
08/14/1995 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Hudson Valley Renegades with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/30/1995 Injured (Viral infection), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (60); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 40 (45).
06/09/1996 Was selected to the 1996 Carolina League All-Star Game.
09/12/1996 Wins the 1996 Carolina League Championship Series with the Salem Red Sox!
09/22/1996 Wins the 1996 CAR CAR Reliever of the Year.
09/25/1996 Finished 3rd in 1996 CAR CAR Outstanding Pitcher Award voting.
11/26/1996 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (65); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 40 (45).
04/18/1997 Injured (Earache), day-to-day for 1 day.
11/05/1997 Wins the 1997 Skyline Series with the Boston Red Sox.
11/29/1997 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
06/15/1998 Was selected to the 1998 Eastern League All-Star Game.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (70); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 50 (50).
11/28/1999 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (75); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 50 (55).
11/25/2000 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $750,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (75); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 50 (55).
11/24/2001 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $850,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (75); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 55 (55).
05/03/2002 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $950,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization.
08/06/2002 Was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Kansas City Royals, along with 1B Luis Castillo, LF Jonathan Clark, SS Juan Mendoza, LF Ernesto Sevilla, in exchange for RF Dave Fischer, SP Luis Mendoza, 3B Arturo Delgado, C Steve Mundy.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (75); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
06/09/2003 Suspended 8 games after ejection following a brawl.
11/27/2003 Became a free agent.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (75); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/05/2004 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $10,000,000 with the New York Yankees organization.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (75); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
11/27/2005 Became a free agent.
12/28/2005 Signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
12/29/2005 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall Pick) by the Kansas City Royals, from the Milwaukee Brewers.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (75); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
08/05/2006 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 6 days.
11/27/2006 Became a free agent.
12/12/2006 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,800,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (70); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 60 (60).
08/07/2007 Was claimed off waivers by San Francisco while with Boston.
11/28/2007 Became a free agent.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (70); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60).
01/14/2008 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,500,000 with the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
11/28/2008 Became a free agent.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (60); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 60 (60).
11/05/2009 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
2001 17 10
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