Benny Distefano

Benito James Distefano
Born: January 23, 1962
Brooklyn, NY US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, C
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
Draft: Round 16 (1981 January Amateur Draft, Los Angeles Dodgers)
Draft: Round 2 (1981 June Secondary Draft, Toronto Blue Jays)
Draft: Round 2 (1982 January Secondary Draft, Pittsburgh Pirates)
School: Alvin CC
Career: 1982-1993
Major League Statistics

Benny Distefano compiled a career batting average of .262 with 136 home runs and 627 RBI in his 1184-game career with the Greenwood Pirates, Lynn Pirates, Hawaii Islanders, Vancouver Canadians, Buffalo Bisons, Chunichi Dragons, Rochester Red Wings, Tucson Toros, Calgary Cannons and Oklahoma City 89ers. He began playing during the 1982 season and last took the field during the 1993 campaign.

Greenwood Pirates	Hawaii Islanders	Vancouver Canadians	Buffalo Bisons	Buffalo Bisons	Chunichi Dragons
Rochester Red Wings	Tucson Toros	Calgary Cannons	Oklahoma City 89ers

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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
1982	A	SALL3	Greenwood Pirates	136	566	477	74	138	23	8	15	89	11	4	85	58	.289	.396	.465	.862	222		1	1	2	8
1983	AA	EL	Lynn Pirates	137	556	480	71	130	19	7	25	92	2	4	63	40	.271	.357	.496	.853	238		5	2	6	5
1984	AAA	PCL	Hawaii Islanders	66	270	240	40	73	13	8	6	33	2	1	24	14	.304	.378	.500	.878	120		5	0	1	6
1985	AAA	PCL	Hawaii Islanders	136	552	480	74	114	27	8	14	67	5	2	69	53	.238	.334	.415	.749	199		1	1	1	11
1986	AAA	PCL	Hawaii Islanders	111	452	402	58	104	25	9	13	57	2	4	41	45	.259	.329	.463	.792	186		3	2	4	6
1987	AAA	PCL	Vancouver Canadians	130	527	431	67	120	20	4	15	77	7	6	77	53	.278	.402	.448	.850	193		15	0	4	7
1988	AAA	AA2	Buffalo Bisons	135	550	482	69	127	26	1	19	63	6	5	50	58	.263	.344	.440	.784	212		12	1	5	6
1989	AAA	AA2	Buffalo Bisons	5	20	17	2	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	3	.235	.350	.294	.644	5		1	0	0	0
1990	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	56	200	181	18	39	4	0	5	14	1	2	10	33	.215	.270	.320	.591	58	2	4	4	1	1
1991	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	124	477	427	52	114	23	2	18	83	5	2	41	52	.267	.335	.457	.791	195	6	4	2	3	7
1992	AAA	PCL	Calgary Cannons	18	70	64	8	17	4	0	0	9	0	1	4	8	.266	.314	.328	.642	21	1	1	0	1	0
1992	AAA	PCL	Tucson Toros	14	55	46	5	15	2	2	0	6	1	0	8	7	.326	.436	.457	.893	21	2	1	0	0	0
1993	AAA	AA2	Oklahoma City 89ers	116	456	414	51	92	17	5	6	34	2	1	31	64	.222	.284	.331	.615	137	16	6	2	3	1
Totals				1184	4751	4141	589	1087	204	54	136	627	44	32	505	488	.262	.349	.436	.785	1807	27	59	15	31	58

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS
1982	A	SALL3	Greenwood Pirates	1B	133	1184	104	19	102	.985	9.684
1983	AA	EL	Lynn Pirates	1B	6	40	2	0	2	1.000	7.000
1983	AA	EL	Lynn Pirates	OF	130	231	11	13	1	.949	1.862
1984	AAA	PCL	Hawaii Islanders	1B	36	282	22	0	29	1.000	8.444
1984	AAA	PCL	Hawaii Islanders	OF	32	52	8	0	1	1.000	1.875
1985	AAA	PCL	Hawaii Islanders	1B	22	187	8	0	18	1.000	8.864
1985	AAA	PCL	Hawaii Islanders	OF	117	188	10	8	2	.961	1.692
1986	AAA	PCL	Hawaii Islanders	OF	58	85	6	2	0	.978	1.569
1986	AAA	PCL	Hawaii Islanders	1B	56	479	31	7	39	.986	9.107
1987	AAA	PCL	Vancouver Canadians	OF	22	50	6	1	2	.982	2.545
1987	AAA	PCL	Vancouver Canadians	1B	109	992	61	5	85	.995	9.661
1988	AAA	AA2	Buffalo Bisons	OF	134	231	15	3	3	.988	1.836
1988	AAA	AA2	Buffalo Bisons	1B	1	3	0	0	1	1.000	3.000
1989	AAA	AA2	Buffalo Bisons	1B	5	37	3	1	6	.976	8.000
1990	Foreign Major	JPCL	Chunichi Dragons	OF	54						.000
1991	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	1B	84	621	37	5	59	.992	7.833
1991	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	OF	16	26	3	0	2	1.000	1.812
1992	AAA	PCL	Calgary Cannons	1B	2						.000
1992	AAA	PCL	Tucson Toros	1B	14						.000
1992	AAA	PCL	Calgary Cannons	OF	14	26	1	0	0	1.000	1.929
1992	AAA	PCL	Calgary Cannons	C	1	0	0	0	0		.000	0
1993	AAA	AA2	Oklahoma City 89ers	OF	72	119	5	6	1	.954	1.722
1993	AAA	AA2	Oklahoma City 89ers	1B	42	364	23	5	43	.987	9.214
1993	AAA	AA2	Oklahoma City 89ers	C	2	12	0	1	0	.923	6.000	1
Totals					1162	5209	356	76	396	.987	4.789	1	0	0

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1982	A	South Atlantic League	Greenwood Pirates	PIT
1983	AA	Eastern League	Lynn Pirates	PIT
1984	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Hawaii Islanders	PIT
1985	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Hawaii Islanders	PIT
1986	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Hawaii Islanders	PIT
1987	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Vancouver Canadians	PIT
1988	AAA	American Association 2	Buffalo Bisons	PIT
1989	AAA	American Association 2	Buffalo Bisons	PIT
1990	Foreign Major	Japan Central League	Chunichi Dragons
1991	AAA	International League	Rochester Red Wings	BAL
1992	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Tucson Toros	HOU
1992	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Calgary Cannons	SEA
1993	AAA	American Association 2	Oklahoma City 89ers	TEX

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