#74 Ben Lapointe, Second Base, 35 yrs, San Diego Pelicans
Tuesday, 10/29/2010 |
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| Ben Lapointe
7/27/1975
35
USA
5"10
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Second Base
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| Big League Contract
$ 2,000,000
2012
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1190 total Days)
170 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1190 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 51 | 52 | 25 | 41 | 42 |
| Versus LHP | 52 | 53 | 25 | 42 | 43 |
| Versus RHP | 51 | 51 | 25 | 40 | 42 |
| Talent | 54 | 52 | 24 | 38 | 42 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
2B : 95 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 33 (Range), .947 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 60 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 5
Infield Arm : 81
Outfield Arm : 17
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/20 | LA | L 2-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 9/21 | LA | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 9/22 | PHX | L 4-7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 9/23 | PHX | L 3-9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 9/24 | PHX | W 10-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 9/25 | PHX | L 5-7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 9/26 | LV | W 4-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 9/27 | LV | L 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
| 9/28 | LV | L 0-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
| 9/29 | LV | W 8-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| | 162 | 584 | 149 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 64 | 40 | 124 | .255 | .306 | .324 | .630 | .567 | .068 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| | 162 | 630 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 189 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 72.7 | 63.3 | 3.8 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 141 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 | .265 | .291 | .556 |
| vs. RHP | 443 | 116 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 46 | 35 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .262 | .319 | .334 | .653 |
| Close/Late | 85 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .323 | .294 | .617 |
| Scoring Position | 141 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .284 | .344 | .355 | .699 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 81 | 286 | 79 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 26 | 18 | 55 | .276 | .320 | .357 | .677 |
| Road | 81 | 298 | 70 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 38 | 22 | 69 | .235 | .293 | .292 | .585 |
| March/April | 26 | 91 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 16 | .275 | .340 | .341 | .681 |
| May | 29 | 98 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 20 | .255 | .311 | .316 | .628 |
| June | 26 | 95 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 17 | .274 | .330 | .326 | .656 |
| July | 25 | 96 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 26 | .219 | .257 | .250 | .507 |
| August | 29 | 107 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 22 | .215 | .265 | .234 | .499 |
| Sept/Oct | 27 | 97 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 23 | .299 | .340 | .485 | .824 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2004 | 155 | 567 | 173 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 87 | 77 | 51 | 2 | 7 | 100 | 39 | 25 | .305 | .360 | .423 | .784 | CHI |
| 2005 | 158 | 617 | 183 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 87 | 94 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 107 | 45 | 14 | .297 | .348 | .426 | .774 | CHI,NL |
| 2006 | 153 | 562 | 195 | 35 | 7 | 11 | 77 | 96 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 88 | 39 | 20 | .347 | .400 | .493 | .893 | CHI |
| 2007 | 141 | 513 | 155 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 77 | 92 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 91 | 42 | 13 | .302 | .374 | .444 | .818 | CHI |
| 2008 | 148 | 511 | 134 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 73 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 108 | 28 | 8 | .262 | .313 | .364 | .677 | CHI |
| 2009 | 85 | 283 | 65 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 3 | .230 | .288 | .293 | .581 | CHI IND |
| 2010 | 162 | 584 | 149 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 64 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 124 | 24 | 9 | .255 | .306 | .324 | .630 | SD |
| Total | 1002 | 3637 | 1054 | 152 | 31 | 66 | 468 | 527 | 306 | 20 | 30 | 677 | 218 | 92 | .290 | .346 | .403 | .749 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2005 | 13 | 55 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .309 | .333 | .327 | .661 |
| 2006 | 12 | 49 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .408 | .442 | .612 | 1.055 |
| 2008 | 11 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .325 | .325 | .475 | .800 |
| Total | 36 | 144 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 28 | 7 | 3 | .347 | .369 | .465 | .834 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Second Base | 161 | 161 | 346 | 520 | 117 | 873 | 7 | .992 | 1430.2 | 5.49 | | | | |
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Drafted in 6th round, 83rd overall pick, by Chicago in 2004...
Had first career hit on 4/4/2004, off Roy Hitchens (DET)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/8/2004, off Jose Martinez (BOS)...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/23/2004, hitting .632 with 2 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Platinum Glove at Second Base in 2004...
Was selected to the 2005 Allstar game...
Won Platinum Glove at Second Base in 2005...
Injured on 10/25/2006 with a Ruptured Achilles Tendon, out for full season...
Won World Championship with Chicago in 2006...
Won Platinum Glove at Second Base in 2006...
Won NL Flash Award (Best 2B/SS Tandem) with Jonathan White (CHI) in 2007...
Injured on 9/13/2008 with a Bruised Heel, out for one week...
1/31/2009: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,320,000 through salary arbitration...
Traded from Chicago to Indiana on 4/1/2009 (Going to IND: 2B Ben Lapointe, CF James Collman. Going to CHI: 2B James Neubauer)...
Injured on 9/16/2009 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week...
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/15/2010 to a 3-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year...
Won Platinum Glove at Second Base in 2010...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
2006 - .347 - 8th
| Doubles
2006 - 35 - 7th
| Triples
2006 - 7 - 8th
| SB
2005 - 45 - 10th
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