P Ben Kemppainen #9
Age: 61 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/11/2027
 OA: 20 POT: 20
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P BEN KEMPPAINEN #9 - AGE: 61 - 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 25 30
Movement 45 55 45 45
Control 35 35 35 35
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 35 35
Sinker 40 40
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 86-88 Mph
Stamina 65
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 60
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Hangs out with teammates after the game.
High: Loyalty
Birthday:06/25/1966
Born in:Speedway, IN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:5 Years, 22 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:6 Years, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1985, 32nd Pick in Round 9
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+
1990 Kansas City - SKY 23 7 0 0 1 0 10.80 3.1 5 4 4 0 4 6 0 0 2.70 .556 0.60 0.2 38
1991 Chicago - SKY 24 8 0 0 0 0 4.26 6.1 6 3 3 0 4 6 0 0 1.58 .333 2.74 0.2 93
1992 Chicago - SKY 25 6 0 2 0 1 3.18 11.1 8 4 4 1 3 10 0 0 0.97 .233 3.82 0.1 122
1993 Chicago - SKY 26 6 0 0 1 0 6.23 8.2 12 6 6 2 3 7 0 0 1.73 .357 5.68 -0.1 64
1993 San Diego - SKY 26 56 0 6 2 2 2.64 64.2 57 20 19 6 33 66 0 0 1.39 .304 3.95 0.2 147
1993 Total - SKY 26 62 0 6 3 2 3.07 73.1 69 26 25 8 36 73 0 0 1.43 .311 4.16 0.1 128
1994 San Diego - SKY 27 63 0 2 3 2 3.80 90.0 70 41 38 6 46 89 0 0 1.29 .272 3.63 0.6 101
1995 San Diego - SKY 28 29 0 0 0 0 4.67 27.0 21 14 14 3 21 34 0 0 1.56 .290 4.53 -0.1 83
Total SKY 175 0 10 7 5 3.75 211.1 179 92 88 18 114 218 0 0 1.39 .293 3.86 0.9 104
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+
1985 Total - 18 12 12 7 2 0 1.12 96.0 58 13 12 1 28 148 0 0 0.90 .266 1.13 5.8 100
1985 Kansas City (AZL) - R 18 18 8 3 2 5 3.52 53.2 62 24 21 2 27 33 0 0 1.66 .328 4.58 0.5 126
1986 Idaho Falls - R+ 19 11 11 2 4 0 4.82 52.1 55 33 28 2 26 24 0 0 1.55 .298 4.97 0.6 101
1986 Kansas City (AZL) - R 19 7 0 0 1 0 1.23 7.1 7 2 1 0 5 6 0 0 1.64 .333 3.28 0.2 342
1986 Total - R 19 18 11 2 5 0 4.37 59.2 62 35 29 2 31 30 0 0 1.56 .302 4.77 0.8 111
1987 Burlington - R+ 20 26 2 3 3 13 4.15 34.2 43 18 16 2 20 36 0 0 1.82 .376 4.04 0.4 107
1988 Burlington - R+ 21 3 0 0 0 2 3.38 2.2 2 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 1.12 .200 6.64 -0.1 120
1988 Lexington - A 21 17 11 2 3 0 5.67 54.0 63 38 34 5 29 37 0 0 1.70 .331 4.87 0.3 77
1989 Lexington - A 22 14 2 1 2 8 3.05 20.2 14 7 7 1 16 19 0 0 1.45 .236 4.61 -0.1 130
1989 Wilmington - A+ 22 16 7 2 2 0 1.81 49.2 36 17 10 5 22 46 0 0 1.17 .238 3.70 0.6 208
1989 Total - A+ 22 30 9 3 4 8 2.18 70.1 50 24 17 6 38 65 0 0 1.25 .238 3.97 0.5 177
1989 Northwest Arkansas - AA 22 18 0 0 2 0 7.62 13.0 10 11 11 3 10 10 0 0 1.54 .206 6.57 -0.5 47
1990 Wilmington - A+ 23 42 2 2 1 7 2.05 52.2 35 12 12 2 20 49 0 0 1.04 .248 2.77 1.3 184
1990 Northwest Arkansas - AA 23 18 0 1 0 0 0.45 20.0 9 1 1 0 6 15 0 0 0.75 .170 1.99 0.6 835
1991 Myrtle Beach - A+ 24 10 0 0 0 1 1.59 11.1 3 2 2 0 9 11 0 0 1.06 .111 3.16 0.1 242
1991 Tennessee - AA 24 41 0 5 2 7 2.36 42.0 28 12 11 5 20 46 0 0 1.14 .240 3.56 0.4 163
1992 Tennessee - AA 25 39 0 2 3 0 2.39 49.0 39 16 13 2 25 55 0 0 1.31 .301 2.53 1.3 159
1992 Iowa - AAA 25 17 0 1 0 0 1.75 25.2 10 5 5 1 11 27 0 0 0.82 .164 2.61 0.6 230
1995 San Antonio - AA 28 20 0 0 4 12 7.00 18.0 32 17 14 1 16 8 0 0 2.67 .408 5.05 -0.5 51
1995 El Paso - AAA 28 3 0 0 2 0 27.00 2.2 8 8 8 2 4 3 0 0 4.50 .545 13.83 -0.7 14
Total PCL 20 0 1 2 0 4.13 28.1 18 13 13 3 15 30 0 0 1.16 .227 3.67 95.1
Total SL 80 0 7 5 7 2.37 91.0 67 28 24 7 45 101 0 0 1.23 .274 3.01 160.6
Total TEX 56 0 1 6 12 4.59 51.0 51 29 26 4 32 33 0 0 1.63 .288 4.24 78.4
Total CAR 68 9 4 3 8 1.90 113.2 74 31 24 7 51 106 0 0 1.10 .231 3.22 198.8
Total SAL 31 13 3 5 8 4.94 74.2 77 45 41 6 45 56 0 0 1.63 .309 4.80 86.5
Total APP 29 2 3 3 15 4.10 37.1 45 19 17 3 21 40 0 0 1.77 .368 4.23 107.9
Total AZL 25 8 3 3 5 3.25 61.0 69 26 22 2 32 39 0 0 1.66 .328 4.42 136.8
Total PIO 11 11 2 4 0 4.82 52.1 55 33 28 2 26 24 0 0 1.55 .298 4.97 101.1
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+
1993 San Diego - SKY 26 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 1.20 .167 2.66 0.1 999
Total SKY 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 1.20 .167 2.66 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1985 Kansas City (AZL) - R P 18 8 3 11 0 15 1 .933 53.2 2.35 +0.0 .926
1986 Kansas City (AZL) - R P 7 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 7.1 2.45 +0.1 1.032
1986 Idaho Falls - R+ P 11 11 0 11 0 12 1 .917 52.1 1.89 +1.0 1.224
1987 Burlington - R+ P 26 2 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 34.2 1.04 -0.2 1.007
1988 Lexington - A P 17 11 1 7 0 9 1 .889 54.0 1.33 -0.9 1.014
1988 Burlington - R+ P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.1 1.007
1989 Northwest Arkansas - AA P 16 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 13.0 2.08 +0.1 1.027
1989 Wilmington - A+ P 16 7 1 4 0 6 1 .833 49.2 0.91 +0.4 .767
1989 Lexington - A P 14 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 20.2 0.87 +0.4 1.022
1990 Kansas City - MLB P 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 +0.0 1.029
1990 Northwest Arkansas - AA P 18 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 20.0 1.80 +0.5 1.036
1990 Wilmington - A+ P 39 2 2 7 2 10 1 .900 52.2 1.54 -0.6 .909
1991 Chicago - MLB P 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
1991 Tennessee - AA P 41 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 42.0 1.50 +0.1 1.230
1991 Myrtle Beach - A+ P 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.1 0.00 -0.2 .000
1992 Chicago - MLB P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
1992 Iowa - AAA P 17 0 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 25.2 2.10 -0.2 .828
1992 Tennessee - AA P 38 0 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 49.0 1.29 +0.0 1.029
1993 Chicago - MLB P 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.2 1.04 -0.0 1.034
1993 San Diego - MLB P 56 0 0 9 0 9 0 1.000 64.2 1.25 -0.2 1.034
1994 San Diego - MLB P 62 0 5 15 0 21 1 .952 90.0 2.00 -0.8 .952
1995 San Diego - MLB P 26 0 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 27.0 3.00 +0.7 1.200
1995 El Paso - AAA P 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 2.2 6.75 +0.1 1.040
1995 San Antonio - AA P 20 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 -0.1 1.023
TOTAL P 481 43 24 103 2 133 6 .955 720.2 1.59 +0.4 1.012
PLAYER HISTORY
06/06/1985 Drafted in the 1985 first-year player draft out of high school (North Central; Indianapolis, IN) by the Kansas City Royals (Round 9, Pick 32, 296th overall pick).
09/05/1985 Injured (Migraine), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (65); Movement: 40 (60); Control: 20 (45).
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (70); Movement: 40 (60); Control: 20 (35).
09/13/1987 Wins the 1987 Appalachian League Championship Series with the Burlington Royals!
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (80); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 20 (30).
07/06/1988 Injured (Mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
09/12/1988 Wins the 1988 Appalachian League Championship Series with the Burlington Royals!
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (65); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 20 (30).
04/08/1989 Injured (Dead arm), out for 4 days.
08/02/1989 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (70); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 25 (30).
05/04/1990 Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 3 days.
06/10/1990 Was selected to the 1990 Carolina League All-Star Game.
11/03/1990 Was claimed off waivers by Chicago while with Kansas City.
11/24/1990 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 25 (30).
05/11/1991 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
08/07/1991 Injured (Sprained elbow), out for 6 weeks.
11/21/1991 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 30 (30).
03/14/1992 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 1 day.
05/03/1992 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 1 day.
05/13/1992 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/23/1992 Injured (Stomach virus), day-to-day for 2 days.
11/28/1992 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 30 (35).
04/21/1993 Was claimed off waivers by San Diego while with Chicago.
11/05/1993 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $810,000 with the San Diego Padres organization.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 35 (35).
02/23/1994 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/07/1994 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $980,000 with the San Diego Padres organization.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 35 (35).
11/26/1995 Became a free agent.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 35 (35).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (60); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 35 (40).
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (60); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 35 (40).
01/01/1998 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
1993 16 7
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