Benny Ayala
1974–1985 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Guardians, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals
425G
.251AVG
.305OBP
.434SLG
More career statistics
217H
38HR
145RBI
2SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 425 | 951 | 865 | 114 | 217 | 42 | 1 | 38 | 145 | 71 | 136 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 375 | .251 | .305 | .434 | .739 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1981-09-25 to 1981-10-03
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1979-06-10 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1982-05-29 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 8 | struck out 3 times | 1974-08-30 | 1 in 65 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 219 | 509 | 123 | 22 | 86 | 40 | 75 | .269 | .320 | .463 |
| Away | 206 | 442 | 94 | 16 | 59 | 31 | 61 | .231 | .283 | .400 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 38 | 72 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 13 | .234 | .319 | .375 |
| May | 76 | 149 | 33 | 6 | 24 | 12 | 19 | .248 | .302 | .436 |
| June | 60 | 145 | 32 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 20 | .230 | .248 | .525 |
| July | 66 | 156 | 33 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 17 | .237 | .314 | .410 |
| August | 82 | 197 | 47 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 24 | .266 | .320 | .390 |
| September | 92 | 199 | 47 | 9 | 39 | 14 | 34 | .260 | .307 | .448 |
| October | 11 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .312 | .333 | .406 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 46 | 120 | 33 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 19 | .289 | .308 | .447 |
| kansas-city-royals | 33 | 79 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | .147 | .190 | .240 |
| seattle-mariners | 33 | 81 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 6 | .278 | .309 | .514 |
| athletics | 32 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | .220 | .327 | .415 |
| chicago-white-sox | 30 | 65 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | .193 | .262 | .281 |
| cleveland-guardians | 29 | 59 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 12 | .236 | .288 | .455 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 29 | 72 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | .299 | .347 | .612 |
| detroit-tigers | 26 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | .375 | .444 | .575 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  New York Mets | 23 | 68 | 16 | 2 | 8 | – | .235 | – | – |
| 1976 | New York Mets | 22 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | .115 | – | – |
| 1977 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1979 |  Baltimore Orioles | 42 | 86 | 22 | 6 | 13 | – | .256 | – | – |
| 1980 | Baltimore Orioles | 76 | 170 | 45 | 10 | 33 | – | .265 | – | – |
| 1981 | Baltimore Orioles | 44 | 86 | 24 | 3 | 13 | – | .279 | – | – |
| 1982 | Baltimore Orioles | 64 | 128 | 39 | 6 | 24 | 1 | .305 | – | – |
| 1983 | Baltimore Orioles | 47 | 104 | 23 | 4 | 13 | – | .221 | – | – |
| 1984 | Baltimore Orioles | 60 | 118 | 25 | 4 | 24 | 1 | .212 | – | – |
| 1985 |  Cleveland Guardians | 46 | 76 | 19 | 2 | 15 | – | .250 | – | – |