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Benj
Sampson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 215
 
Born: April 27, 1975 in Usa, IA, DES MOINES
 
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1999 24 CAR NL 10 11 .476 33 33 1 0 0 174.0 199 126 35 69 163 6.52 .285 .350 .519 .869 2.2
2000 25 CAR NL 4 15 .211 32 32 0 0 0 171.3 171 122 34 83 155 6.41 .261 .347 .494 .841 1.0
2001 26 CAR NL 7 11 .389 23 23 0 0 0 129.0 131 82 24 56 126 5.72 .261 .337 .490 .827 2.8
2002 27 CAR NL 3 1 .750 49 0 0 0 3 66.0 58 38 11 33 69 5.18 .237 .327 .457 .785 4.9
2003 28 CAR NL 4 5 .444 21 5 0 0 1 45.7 53 30 8 19 57 5.91 .290 .362 .536 .898 1.6
5 Years Sim 28 43 .394 158 93 1 0 4 586.0 612 398 112 260 570 6.11 .268 .345 .500 .845 12.5
Season Average 5 8 .385 31 18 0 0 0 117.2 122 79 22 52 114 6.11 .268 .345 .500 .845  
Career Highs 10 15 .750 49 33 1 0 3 174.0 199 126 35 83 163 6.52 .290 .362 .536 .898  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1999 24 CAR NL 33 56 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 29 .107 .203 .107 .310 1.1 0.0
2000 25 CAR NL 32 51 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 25 .039 .140 .039 .180 -1.4 0.0
2001 26 CAR NL 23 40 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 16 .075 .140 .100 .240 -0.5 0.0
2002 27 CAR NL 49 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -0.3 0.0
2003 28 CAR NL 21 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .091 .000 .091 -0.6 0.0
5 Years Sim 158 163 10 12 1 0 0 5 0 0 17 78 .074 .160 .080 .240 -1.7 0.0
162 Game Average 167 10 12 1 0 0 5 0 0 17 79 .074 .160 .080 .240 -1.7  
Career Highs 49 56 4 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 29 .167 .203 .167 .333 1.1  
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    
1999 24 CAR NL P 33 33 174.0 9 33 1 0 .977 2.17    
2000 25 CAR NL P 32 32 171.3 11 18 0 0 1.000 1.52    
2001 26 CAR NL P 23 23 129.0 8 15 0 1 1.000 1.60    
2002 27 CAR NL P 49 0 66.0 4 10 1 1 .933 1.91    
2003 28 CAR NL P 21 5 45.7 2 5 1 0 .875 1.38    
Career Totals   158 93 586.0 34 81 3 2 .975 1.77    
Career Highs   49 33 174.0 11 33 1 1 1.000 2.17    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
2000-7-15
 Homeruns Allowed
1999-8-35
2000-7-34
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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  1. Justin Thompson (974)
  2. Bill Pulsipher (970)
  3. Rigo Beltran (970)
  4. Ryan Bowen (968)
  5. Denny Neagle (955)
  6. Cliff Politte (952)
  7. Carlos Perez (952)
  8. Mike Hampton (949)
  9. Jose Paniagua (946)
  10. Chris Haney (945)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 78th overall pick, by Texas in 1998
Traded from Texas to Carolina on 3/2/1998 (Going to CAR: P Benj Sampson. Going to TEX: P Darryl Kile)
Earned first career win on 4/4/1999
Had first career hit on 4/10/1999, off Hideo Nomo (PHI)
Injured on 8/17/2001 with a Fractured Hand, out for 5-6 weeks
1/31/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $705,714 through salary arbitration
1/31/2004: Gets a new one-year contract worth $705,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/5/2004 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
1/31/2005: Gets a new one-year contract worth $705,714 through salary arbitration
Released by Carolina on 4/1/2005
 
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