Joe Benson

William Joseph Benson
Born: March 5, 1988
Hinsdale, IL US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 2B, C, CF, LF, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205
Draft: Round 2 (2006 June Amateur Draft, Minnesota Twins)
School: Joliet Catholic Academy
Career: 2006-2019
Major League Statistics

Joe Benson compiled a career batting average of .253 with 111 home runs and 525 RBI in his 2324-game career with the Twins, Beloit Snappers, Fort Myers Miracle, Peoria Saguaros, New Britain Rock Cats, Rochester Red Wings, Rangers, Frisco RoughRiders, Jacksonville Suns, New Orleans Zephyrs, Sugar Land Skeeters, Binghamton Mets, Gwinnett Braves, Chicago Dogs and Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. He began playing during the 2006 season and last took the field during the 2019 campaign.

Beloit Snappers	Twins	Fort Myers Miracle	New Britain Rock Cats	Peoria Saguaros	Rochester Red Wings
Rangers	Frisco RoughRiders	Jacksonville Suns	New Orleans Zephyrs	Gwinnett Braves	Sugar Land Skeeters
Binghamton Mets	Chicago Dogs	Southern Maryland Blue Crabs

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Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2006	A	MIDW	Beloit Snappers	8	19	19	2	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	6	.263	.263	.263	.526	5	0	0	0	0	0
2006	R	GULF	Twins	52	221	196	30	51	11	5	5	28	9	10	21	41	.260	.335	.444	.779	87	3	2	0	2	0
2007	A	MIDW	Beloit Snappers	122	507	432	73	110	18	8	5	38	18	16	49	124	.255	.347	.368	.715	159	3	15	6	5	0
2008	A	MIDW	Beloit Snappers	69	290	254	39	63	16	3	4	27	17	11	24	73	.248	.326	.382	.708	97	5	7	2	3	0
2009	Advanced A	FLOR	Fort Myers Miracle	80	327	263	46	75	10	3	5	29	14	7	46	74	.285	.414	.403	.817	106	3	13	3	2	3
2009	R	GULF	Twins	2	7	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	1	0	0	0	0	0
2010	Fall	AZFL	Peoria Saguaros	17	60	55	9	13	6	0	1	5	1	0	3	16	.236	.300	.400	.700	22	0	2	0	0	0
2010	AA	EL	New Britain Rock Cats	102	423	374	65	94	20	7	23	49	14	9	39	115	.251	.336	.527	.862	197	4	9	0	1	1
2010	Advanced A	FLOR	Fort Myers Miracle	21	96	85	16	25	11	1	4	13	5	0	8	21	.294	.375	.588	.963	50	1	3	0	0	0
2011	AA	EL	New Britain Rock Cats	111	472	400	69	114	28	4	16	67	13	9	56	109	.285	.388	.495	.883	198	16	13	0	3	4
2011	R	GULF	Twins	3	11	9	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	.222	.364	.333	.697	3	0	0	0	0	0
2012	AA	EL	New Britain Rock Cats	37	157	141	13	26	6	1	3	20	4	3	13	43	.184	.268	.305	.572	43	5	3	0	0	0
2012	Advanced A	FLOR	Fort Myers Miracle	8	38	33	7	10	3	0	1	8	4	0	5	9	.303	.395	.485	.880	16	0	0	0	0	1
2012	R	GULF	Twins	3	9	8	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	.375	.444	.500	.944	4	0	0	0	0	0
2012	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	28	108	95	9	17	3	2	2	8	4	0	11	27	.179	.269	.316	.584	30	3	1	0	1	0
2013	R	ARIZ	Rangers	7	30	24	10	10	3	0	1	5	2	0	4	5	.417	.500	.667	1.167	16	0	1	0	1	0
2013	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	42	164	151	20	29	7	2	1	9	4	2	10	50	.192	.256	.285	.541	43	5	3	0	0	0
2013	AA	TL	Frisco RoughRiders	37	150	132	18	27	4	3	5	16	3	1	15	44	.205	.293	.394	.687	52	0	2	0	1	2
2014	AAA	PCL	New Orleans Zephyrs	5	9	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	.000	.222	.000	.222	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014	AA	SOUL	Jacksonville Suns	124	498	417	71	110	23	4	10	62	15	4	57	96	.264	.364	.410	.774	171	7	13	3	8	1
2015	AA	EL	Binghamton Mets	54	217	184	32	46	10	1	4	24	7	1	25	36	.250	.355	.380	.735	70	3	6	0	2	0
2015	Ind	ATLL	Sugar Land Skeeters	5	21	20	3	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	.200	.238	.250	.488	5		0	0	0	0
2015	AAA	IL	Gwinnett Braves	41	137	118	18	29	8	1	0	9	4	0	15	27	.246	.346	.331	.676	39	3	3	1	0	0
2017	Ind	ATLL	Sugar Land Skeeters	117	467	429	59	109	14	6	8	40	17	7	30	105	.254	.308	.371	.678	159		4	2	2	0
2018	Ind	AA	Chicago Dogs	73	293	257	40	77	18	3	9	38	9	2	28	50	.300	.375	.498	.873	128		5	0	3	0
2019	Ind	ATLL	Southern Maryland Blue Crabs	96	396	361	38	79	19	2	4	28	12	2	29	88	.219	.283	.316	.599	114	10	4	0	2	0
Totals				1264	5127	4469	691	1129	241	56	111	525	181	88	496	1168	.253	.339	.406	.745	1815	71	109	17	36	12

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
2006	R	GULF	Twins	OF	47	116	4	5	0	.960	2.553
2006	R	GULF	Twins	CF	45	116	3	5	0	.960	2.644
2006	R	GULF	Twins	RF	3	0	1	0	0	1.000	.333
2006	A	MIDW	Beloit Snappers	CF	2	6	0	0	0	1.000	3.000
2006	A	MIDW	Beloit Snappers	OF	2	6	0	0	0	1.000	3.000
2007	A	MIDW	Beloit Snappers	CF	109	230	7	6	3	.975	2.174
2007	A	MIDW	Beloit Snappers	OF	109	230	7	6	3	.975	2.174
2008	A	MIDW	Beloit Snappers	OF	69	115	14	3	2	.977	1.870
2008	A	MIDW	Beloit Snappers	CF	39	70	6	2	2	.974	1.949
2008	A	MIDW	Beloit Snappers	RF	30	45	8	1	0	.981	1.767
2008	A	MIDW	Beloit Snappers	C	1	0	0	0	0		.000
2009	Advanced A	FLOR	Fort Myers Miracle	OF	77	155	4	4	1	.975	2.065
2009	Advanced A	FLOR	Fort Myers Miracle	LF	5	7	0	1	0	.875	1.400
2009	Advanced A	FLOR	Fort Myers Miracle	RF	37	73	3	2	1	.974	2.054
2009	Advanced A	FLOR	Fort Myers Miracle	CF	36	75	1	1	0	.987	2.111
2009	R	GULF	Twins	OF	2	3	0	0	0	1.000	1.500
2009	R	GULF	Twins	CF	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000
2009	R	GULF	Twins	LF	1	2	0	0	0	1.000	2.000
2010	AA	EL	New Britain Rock Cats	OF	96	206	13	5	3	.978	2.281
2010	AA	EL	New Britain Rock Cats	CF	52	121	6	3	1	.977	2.442
2010	AA	EL	New Britain Rock Cats	RF	41	82	7	2	2	.978	2.171
2010	AA	EL	New Britain Rock Cats	LF	4	3	0	0	0	1.000	.750
2010	Advanced A	FLOR	Fort Myers Miracle	OF	21	47	1	1	0	.980	2.286
2010	Advanced A	FLOR	Fort Myers Miracle	RF	2	4	1	0	0	1.000	2.500
2010	Advanced A	FLOR	Fort Myers Miracle	CF	19	43	0	1	0	.977	2.263
2010	Fall	AZFL	Peoria Saguaros	OF	14	28	1	2	0	.935	2.071
2010	Fall	AZFL	Peoria Saguaros	RF	13	25	1	1	0	.963	2.000
2010	Fall	AZFL	Peoria Saguaros	LF	1	3	0	1	0	.750	3.000
2011	AA	EL	New Britain Rock Cats	OF	99	245	11	2	5	.992	2.586
2011	AA	EL	New Britain Rock Cats	CF	83	215	9	2	5	.991	2.699
2011	AA	EL	New Britain Rock Cats	LF	7	11	1	0	0	1.000	1.714
2011	R	GULF	Twins	CF	2	1	0	0	0	1.000	.500
2011	R	GULF	Twins	OF	2	1	0	0	0	1.000	.500
2011	AA	EL	New Britain Rock Cats	RF	10	19	1	0	0	1.000	2.000
2012	Advanced A	FLOR	Fort Myers Miracle	OF	8	23	0	0	0	1.000	2.875
2012	Advanced A	FLOR	Fort Myers Miracle	CF	4	8	0	0	0	1.000	2.000
2012	Advanced A	FLOR	Fort Myers Miracle	RF	4	15	0	0	0	1.000	3.750
2012	AA	EL	New Britain Rock Cats	OF	34	73	6	0	3	1.000	2.324
2012	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	CF	26	56	1	0	0	1.000	2.192
2012	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	OF	26	56	1	0	0	1.000	2.192
2012	AA	EL	New Britain Rock Cats	RF	14	23	4	0	2	1.000	1.929
2012	AA	EL	New Britain Rock Cats	LF	11	15	2	0	1	1.000	1.545
2012	AA	EL	New Britain Rock Cats	CF	10	35	0	0	0	1.000	3.500
2012	R	GULF	Twins	CF	1	2	0	0	0	1.000	2.000
2012	R	GULF	Twins	OF	1	2	0	0	0	1.000	2.000
2013	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	RF	7	14	0	0	0	1.000	2.000
2013	R	ARIZ	Rangers	CF	5	5	2	0	1	1.000	1.400
2013	R	ARIZ	Rangers	OF	5	5	2	0	1	1.000	1.400
2013	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	OF	40	73	3	2	0	.974	1.900
2013	AA	TL	Frisco RoughRiders	OF	37	66	5	1	2	.986	1.919
2013	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	CF	21	44	1	0	0	1.000	2.143
2013	AA	TL	Frisco RoughRiders	CF	20	41	2	0	1	1.000	2.150
2013	AA	TL	Frisco RoughRiders	RF	18	25	3	1	1	.966	1.556
2013	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	LF	14	15	2	2	0	.895	1.214
2014	AA	SOUL	Jacksonville Suns	RF	62	149	5	3	3	.981	2.484
2014	AA	SOUL	Jacksonville Suns	CF	42	98	4	1	1	.990	2.429
2014	AA	SOUL	Jacksonville Suns	LF	28	27	2	0	1	1.000	1.036
2014	AAA	PCL	New Orleans Zephyrs	OF	2	1	0	0	0	1.000	.500
2014	AAA	PCL	New Orleans Zephyrs	RF	2	1	0	0	0	1.000	.500
2014	AA	SOUL	Jacksonville Suns	OF	119	274	11	4	5	.986	2.395
2015	AAA	IL	Gwinnett Braves	LF	5	10	1	1	0	.917	2.200
2015	Ind	ATLL	Sugar Land Skeeters	OF	5	9	0	0	0	1.000	1.800
2015	Ind	ATLL	Sugar Land Skeeters	RF	5						.000
2015	AA	EL	Binghamton Mets	OF	49	101	1	2	0	.981	2.082
2015	AAA	IL	Gwinnett Braves	OF	32	82	3	5	1	.944	2.656
2015	AA	EL	Binghamton Mets	CF	27	61	1	0	0	1.000	2.296
2015	AAA	IL	Gwinnett Braves	RF	25	68	2	3	1	.959	2.800
2015	AAA	IL	Gwinnett Braves	CF	2	4	0	1	0	.800	2.000
2015	AA	EL	Binghamton Mets	RF	15	20	0	2	0	.909	1.333
2015	AA	EL	Binghamton Mets	LF	13	20	0	0	0	1.000	1.538
2015	Ind	ATLL	Sugar Land Skeeters	CF	1						.000
2017	Ind	ATLL	Sugar Land Skeeters	RF	66						.000
2017	Ind	ATLL	Sugar Land Skeeters	LF	39						.000
2017	Ind	ATLL	Sugar Land Skeeters	CF	13						.000
2017	Ind	ATLL	Sugar Land Skeeters	OF	116	247	4	6	0	.977	2.164
2017	Ind	ATLL	Sugar Land Skeeters	2B	1	1	1	0	0	1.000	2.000
2018	Ind	AA	Chicago Dogs	OF	41	79	6	1	1	.988	2.073
2018	Ind	AA	Chicago Dogs	LF	21						.000
2018	Ind	AA	Chicago Dogs	RF	14						.000
2018	Ind	AA	Chicago Dogs	CF	12						.000
2019	Ind	ATLL	Southern Maryland Blue Crabs	OF	90	177	2	1	0	.994	1.989
2019	Ind	ATLL	Southern Maryland Blue Crabs	LF	85	165	2	1	0	.994	1.965
2019	Ind	ATLL	Southern Maryland Blue Crabs	CF	5	12	0	0	0	1.000	2.400
Totals					2324	4506	189	93	53	.981	2.020

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation	First Appearance	Final Appearance
2006	R	Gulf Coast League	Twins	MIN	June 20, 2006	August 19, 2006
2006	A	Midwest League	Beloit Snappers	MIN	August 21, 2006	September 4, 2006
2007	A	Midwest League	Beloit Snappers	MIN	April 7, 2007	September 3, 2007
2008	A	Midwest League	Beloit Snappers	MIN	April 4, 2008	June 26, 2008
2009	Advanced A	Florida State League	Fort Myers Miracle	MIN	April 9, 2009	September 6, 2009
2009	R	Gulf Coast League	Twins	MIN	July 5, 2009	July 6, 2009
2010	AA	Eastern League	New Britain Rock Cats	MIN	April 8, 2010	September 5, 2010
2010	Advanced A	Florida State League	Fort Myers Miracle	MIN	May 17, 2010	June 15, 2010
2010	Fall	Arizona Fall League	Peoria Saguaros		October 12, 2010	November 17, 2010
2011	AA	Eastern League	New Britain Rock Cats	MIN	April 7, 2011	September 5, 2011
2011	R	Gulf Coast League	Twins	MIN	July 1, 2011	July 4, 2011
2012	AAA	International League	Rochester Red Wings	MIN	April 5, 2012	May 5, 2012
2012	AA	Eastern League	New Britain Rock Cats	MIN	May 8, 2012	August 17, 2012
2012	R	Gulf Coast League	Twins	MIN	June 28, 2012	July 6, 2012
2012	Advanced A	Florida State League	Fort Myers Miracle	MIN	July 7, 2012	July 15, 2012
2013	AAA	International League	Rochester Red Wings	MIN	April 4, 2013	May 21, 2013
2013	AA	Texas League	Frisco RoughRiders	TEX	May 26, 2013	August 31, 2013
2013	R	Arizona League	Rangers	TEX	July 17, 2013	July 24, 2013
2014	AA	Southern League	Jacksonville Suns	MIA	April 3, 2014	September 1, 2014
2014	AAA	Pacific Coast League	New Orleans Zephyrs	MIA	June 16, 2014	June 20, 2014
2015	AAA	International League	Gwinnett Braves	ATL	April 9, 2015	June 7, 2015
2015	Ind	Atlantic League	Sugar Land Skeeters		July 1, 2015	July 5, 2015
2015	AA	Eastern League	Binghamton Mets	NYN	July 11, 2015	September 7, 2015
2017	Ind	Atlantic League	Sugar Land Skeeters		April 20, 2017	September 17, 2017
2018	Ind	American Association	Chicago Dogs		May 18, 2018	September 2, 2018
2019	Ind	Atlantic League	Southern Maryland Blue Crabs		June 5, 2019	September 22, 2019

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