Ben Zobrist
Benjamin Thomas Zobrist "Zorilla"
Born: May 26, 1981
Eureka, IL US
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, LF, OF, RF
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 210
Draft: Round 6 (2004 June Amateur Draft, Houston Astros)
School: Dallas Baptist
Career: 2004-2019
Major League Statistics
Ben Zobrist compiled a career batting average of .319 with 27 home runs and 191 RBI in his 411-game career with the Tri-City ValleyCats, Lexington Legends, Salem Avalanche, Phoenix Desert Dogs, Corpus Christi Hooks, Durham Bulls, Vero Beach Devil Rays, Charlotte Stone Crabs, Stockton Ports, Nashville Sounds, Tennessee Smokies, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Iowa Cubs and South Bend Cubs. He began playing during the 2004 season and last took the field during the 2019 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Short Season A | NYPL | Tri-City ValleyCats | 68 | 310 | 257 | 50 | 87 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 43 | 31 | .339 | .438 | .463 | .901 | 119 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | CARL | Salem Avalanche | 42 | 180 | 141 | 25 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 17 | .333 | .475 | .496 | .971 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | A | SALL3 | Lexington Legends | 68 | 310 | 247 | 45 | 75 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 47 | 35 | .304 | .415 | .413 | .828 | 102 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2006 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 83 | 381 | 315 | 57 | 103 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 55 | 46 | .327 | .434 | .473 | .907 | 149 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | Fall | AZFL | Phoenix Desert Dogs | 27 | 130 | 101 | 29 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | .366 | .469 | .515 | .984 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | 18 | 82 | 69 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | .304 | .400 | .377 | .777 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | 61 | 276 | 222 | 42 | 62 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 38 | .279 | .403 | .455 | .858 | 101 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | 20 | 88 | 71 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | .366 | .471 | .577 | 1.049 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Vero Beach Devil Rays | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .267 | .357 | .624 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | FLOR | Charlotte Stone Crabs | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .300 | .385 | .300 | .685 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .625 | .500 | 1.125 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .500 | .800 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | South Bend Cubs | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .222 | .300 | .222 | .522 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 5 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .125 | .222 | .188 | .410 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .200 | .333 | .800 | 1.133 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 411 | 1849 | 1500 | 288 | 478 | 98 | 16 | 27 | 191 | 61 | 23 | 286 | 220 | .319 | .430 | .459 | .889 | 689 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 4 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Short Season A | NYPL | Tri-City ValleyCats | SS | 68 | 131 | 195 | 14 | 44 | .959 | 4.794 |
| 2005 | A | SALL3 | Lexington Legends | SS | 63 | 100 | 204 | 12 | 41 | .962 | 4.825 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | CARL | Salem Avalanche | SS | 39 | 55 | 121 | 3 | 25 | .983 | 4.513 |
| 2006 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | SS | 79 | 138 | 203 | 15 | 41 | .958 | 4.316 |
| 2006 | Fall | AZFL | Phoenix Desert Dogs | SS | 27 | 49 | 66 | 4 | 15 | .966 | 4.259 |
| 2006 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 3B | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .857 | 3.000 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | SS | 18 | 27 | 34 | 2 | 4 | .968 | 3.389 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | SS | 52 | 71 | 154 | 11 | 39 | .953 | 4.327 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | SS | 7 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 3 | .964 | 3.857 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | 3B | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | 2B | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.333 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Vero Beach Devil Rays | 2B | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Vero Beach Devil Rays | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Vero Beach Devil Rays | SS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.000 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | FLOR | Charlotte Stone Crabs | 2B | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.000 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 2B | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | LF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 2017 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 2B | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 2017 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2017 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2017 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 2B | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.800 |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | South Bend Cubs | 2B | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 2B | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 2019 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 2B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 390 | 618 | 1056 | 66 | 219 | .962 | 4.292 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Tri-City ValleyCats | HOU | June 18, 2004 | September 4, 2004 |
| 2005 | A | South Atlantic League | Lexington Legends | HOU | April 7, 2005 | June 26, 2005 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Salem Avalanche | HOU | June 30, 2005 | August 29, 2005 |
| 2006 | AA | Texas League | Corpus Christi Hooks | HOU | April 6, 2006 | July 11, 2006 |
| 2006 | AAA | International League | Durham Bulls | TBA | July 13, 2006 | July 30, 2006 |
| 2006 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Phoenix Desert Dogs | October 10, 2006 | November 16, 2006 | |
| 2007 | AAA | International League | Durham Bulls | TBA | May 12, 2007 | July 27, 2007 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Vero Beach Devil Rays | TBA | May 7, 2008 | May 10, 2008 |
| 2008 | AAA | International League | Durham Bulls | TBA | June 2, 2008 | August 4, 2008 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Charlotte Stone Crabs | TBA | May 28, 2014 | May 28, 2014 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | California League | Stockton Ports | OAK | May 19, 2015 | May 20, 2015 |
| 2015 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | OAK | May 22, 2015 | May 24, 2015 |
| 2017 | AA | Southern League | Tennessee Smokies | CHN | June 29, 2017 | June 30, 2017 |
| 2019 | A | Midwest League | South Bend Cubs | CHN | August 2, 2019 | August 4, 2019 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | CHN | August 8, 2019 | August 10, 2019 |
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | August 15, 2019 | August 24, 2019 |
| 2019 | AA | Southern League | Tennessee Smokies | CHN | August 22, 2019 | August 22, 2019 |
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