Bruce Benedict
1978–1989 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, NLS
982G
.242AVG
.320OBP
.299SLG
More career statistics
696H
18HR
260RBI
12SB
1Rare feat
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 982 | 3,295 | 2,878 | 214 | 696 | 98 | 6 | 18 | 260 | 328 | 251 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 860 | .242 | .320 | .299 | .619 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1983-08-10 to 1983-08-28
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1989-06-28 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1981-04-25 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1982-04-18 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 499 | 1671 | 366 | 9 | 140 | 163 | 123 | .251 | .317 | .307 |
| Away | 483 | 1624 | 330 | 9 | 120 | 165 | 128 | .232 | .305 | .291 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 110 | 397 | 83 | 4 | 30 | 48 | 33 | .249 | .330 | .326 |
| May | 173 | 608 | 130 | 1 | 48 | 66 | 43 | .247 | .322 | .304 |
| June | 160 | 531 | 104 | 4 | 43 | 46 | 48 | .220 | .282 | .288 |
| July | 157 | 524 | 120 | 2 | 45 | 51 | 33 | .264 | .326 | .306 |
| August | 180 | 584 | 128 | 3 | 51 | 52 | 39 | .247 | .308 | .307 |
| September | 185 | 594 | 123 | 3 | 41 | 62 | 49 | .237 | .311 | .275 |
| October | 17 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .154 | .193 | .269 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| houston-astros | 117 | 388 | 88 | 2 | 26 | 46 | 32 | .267 | .345 | .313 |
| san-diego-padres | 114 | 366 | 63 | 2 | 23 | 36 | 21 | .200 | .270 | .260 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 114 | 382 | 80 | 1 | 23 | 35 | 28 | .236 | .301 | .268 |
| san-francisco-giants | 113 | 382 | 85 | 5 | 30 | 47 | 34 | .261 | .346 | .340 |
| cincinnati-reds | 97 | 329 | 65 | 2 | 37 | 28 | 33 | .224 | .283 | .286 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 83 | 276 | 66 | 2 | 24 | 31 | 20 | .272 | .351 | .350 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 73 | 229 | 43 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 15 | .206 | .271 | .278 |
| new-york-mets | 71 | 252 | 54 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 20 | .241 | .298 | .290 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  Atlanta Braves | 22 | 52 | 13 | – | 1 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1979 | Atlanta Braves | 76 | 204 | 46 | – | 15 | 1 | .225 | – | – |
| 1980 | Atlanta Braves | 120 | 359 | 91 | 2 | 34 | 3 | .253 | – | – |
| 1981 | Atlanta Braves | 90 | 295 | 78 | 5 | 35 | 1 | .264 | – | – |
| 1982 | Atlanta Braves | 118 | 386 | 95 | 3 | 44 | 4 | .246 | – | – |
| 1983 | Atlanta Braves | 134 | 423 | 126 | 2 | 43 | 1 | .298 | – | – |
| 1984 | Atlanta Braves | 95 | 300 | 67 | 4 | 25 | 1 | .223 | – | – |
| 1985 | Atlanta Braves | 70 | 208 | 42 | – | 20 | – | .202 | – | – |
| 1986 | Atlanta Braves | 64 | 160 | 36 | – | 13 | 1 | .225 | – | – |
| 1987 | Atlanta Braves | 37 | 95 | 14 | 1 | 5 | – | .147 | – | – |
| 1988 | Atlanta Braves | 90 | 236 | 57 | – | 19 | – | .242 | – | – |
| 1989 | Atlanta Braves | 66 | 160 | 31 | 1 | 6 | – | .194 | – | – |