Benny Distefano Stats

Benny Distefano was born on Tuesday, January 23, 1962, in Brooklyn, New York. Distefano was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 18, 1984, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Benny Distefano baseball stats page.

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Benny Distefano

Benny Distefano Autograph on a 1985 Donruss (#166)

Benny Distefano Autograph on a 1985 Donruss (#166)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Benito James Distefano
Nickname:   Benny
Born On:   01-23-1962
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Brooklyn, New York
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Alvin Junior College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   05-18-1984 (Age 22)
Last Game:   08-05-1992
Draft:   1982 : 2nd Round (29th)
Benny Distefano

Benny Distefano Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Benny Distefano

Benny Distefano Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1984 Pirates 45 78 10 13 1 2 3 1 9 5 1 13 2 0 1 3 .167 .226 .346
1986 Pirates 31 39 3 7 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 .179 .190 .282
1988 Pirates 16 29 6 10 3 1 1 0 6 3 1 4 0 1 0 1 .345 .394 .621
1989 Pirates 96 154 12 38 8 0 2 0 15 17 3 30 2 0 3 6 .247 .333 .338
1992 Astros 52 60 4 14 0 2 0 0 7 5 1 14 0 0 1 1 .233 .303 .300
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 240 360 35 82 13 5 7 1 42 31 6 66 4 3 5 11 .228 .296 .350
Benny Distefano

Benny Distefano Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1984 Pirates 1B 17 - - 63 3.7 62 55 7 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1984 Pirates OF 20 - - 37 1.9 35 33 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .946 0.00 -
1986 Pirates 1B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1986 Pirates RF 9 - - 13 1.4 13 13 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1988 Pirates 1B 5 - - 41 8.2 41 38 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1988 Pirates RF 2 - - 3 1.5 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1989 Pirates 1B 48 - - 324 6.8 318 302 16 6 21 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1989 Pirates C 3 - - 2 0.7 2 2 0 0 0 1 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1989 Pirates RF 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1992 Astros 1B 6 - - 25 4.2 25 23 2 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1992 Astros OF 12 - - 17 1.4 17 16 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1B Totals 77 0 0 453 5.9 446 418 28 7 31 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 --
OF Totals 32 0 0 54 1.7 52 49 3 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 --
RF Totals 12 0 0 17 1.4 17 17 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
C Totals 3 0 0 2 0.7 2 2 0 0 0 1 n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
5 Years 124 - - 526 4.2 517 486 31 9 32 1 n/a n/a .983 0.00 --
Benny Distefano

Benny Distefano Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1984 Pirates 0 1 .000 - - n/a 26.0 6.0 8.7 - - -
1986 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 39.0 7.8 7.8 - - -
1988 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 29.0 7.3 4.8 - - -
1989 Pirates 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 77.0 5.1 10.3 - - -
1992 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.3 8.6 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 1 1 .500 - - n/a 51.4 5.5 8.6 - - -
Benny Distefano

Benny Distefano Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1984 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 Undetermined - -
1986 Pittsburgh Pirates 31 $66,000.00 - -
1988 Pittsburgh Pirates 30 Undetermined - -
1989 Pittsburgh Pirates 30 $85,000.00 - -
1992 Houston Astros 30 Undetermined - -


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