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Benny
Baez		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: February 12, 1999 in Dominican Republic
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 2023   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2021 22 HOU NL     39 39 39 31 31 31 76 78 77 7 7 7 40 41 41
2022 23 HOU NL $ 300,000   62 62 62 52 52 52 76 78 77 8 8 8 56 57 57
2023 24 HOU NL $ 300,000   62 62 62 55 55 55 76 78 77 8 8 8 66 67 67
2024 25 HOU NL $ 300,000   79 79 79 55 55 55 78 80 79 24 24 24 72 72 72
2025 26 HOU NL $ 300,000   80 80 80 57 57 57 76 78 77 23 23 23 81 81 81
2026 27 HOU NL $ 2,492,857   81 81 81 57 57 57 78 80 79 23 23 23 82 82 82
2027 28 SDN NL $ 3,135,714   75 75 75 57 57 57 78 80 79 23 23 23 79 79 79
OOTP6 Min Ratings     39 39 39 31 31 31 76 78 77 7 7 7 40 41 41
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,135,714   81 81 81 57 57 57 78 80 79 24 24 24 82 82 82
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2021 22 AA   5 19 3 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 .211 .250 .263 .513 1.3  
    A   132 535 67 142 45 12 5 74 18 18 36 126 .265 .312 .422 .734 64.1  
2022 23 HOU NL 27 82 9 18 5 1 2 6 4 1 1 20 .220 .247 .378 .625 6.2 0.0
    AAA   131 509 84 154 34 10 15 79 25 10 22 88 .303 .331 .497 .829 78.7  
2023 24 HOU NL 152 538 64 147 31 13 13 82 9 9 22 110 .273 .301 .452 .753 70.8 8.5
2024 25 HOU NL 158 563 76 172 36 8 17 86 9 9 33 85 .306 .346 .488 .835 85.0 14.5
2025 26 HOU NL 152 548 61 147 30 10 13 73 9 10 26 83 .268 .311 .431 .741 67.6 9.1
2026 27 HOU NL 151 567 80 161 31 14 20 95 14 10 34 62 .284 .330 .494 .824 84.9 13.8
2027 28 SDN NL 92 369 49 99 18 5 7 56 13 7 14 49 .268 .300 .401 .701 44.6 6.9
6 Years Sim 732 2667 339 744 151 51 72 398 58 46 130 409 .279 .317 .455 .772 359.1 52.7
1 Years AAA 131 509 84 154 34 10 15 79 25 10 22 88 .303 .336 .497 .833 78.7  
1 Years AA 5 19 3 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 .211 .238 .263 .501 1.3  
1 Years A 132 535 67 142 45 12 5 74 18 18 36 126 .265 .314 .422 .737 64.1  
3 Years Minors 268 1063 154 300 80 22 20 155 44 28 59 215 .282 .323 .455 .778 144.1  
162 Game Average 590 75 164 33 11 15 88 12 10 28 90 .279 .317 .455 .772 79.5  
Career Highs 158 567 80 172 36 14 20 95 14 10 34 110 .306 .346 .494 .835 85.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1923 259 556 113 34 54 298 44 29 101 296 .289 .329 .467 .797 273.7
vs LH   744 80 188 38 17 18 100 14 17 29 113 .253 .285 .422 .707 82.0
Home 364 1300 175 377 90 25 36 211 26 27 57 196 .290 .325 .481 .806 182.5
Away 368 1367 164 367 61 26 36 187 32 19 73 213 .268 .310 .430 .740 173.3
RISP   695 0 209 52 14 17 306 0 0 50 110 .301 .344 .489 .833 109.8
Pinch Hitting   31 5 6 1 0 1 8 0 0 4 4 .194 .324 .323 .647 3.1
Close/Late   326 33 84 20 2 9 43 0 1 23 57 .258 .314 .414 .728 40.2
Mar/Apr 121 461 63 126 23 17 8 71 5 11 28 75 .273 .316 .449 .765 59.5
May 128 460 57 126 17 11 14 78 10 9 25 80 .274 .314 .450 .764 61.2
June 108 397 50 111 16 4 13 60 8 8 13 66 .280 .309 .438 .747 49.2
July 94 337 36 93 18 5 11 48 9 2 14 53 .276 .312 .457 .769 45.8
August 119 426 55 131 35 5 7 53 13 7 26 44 .308 .349 .462 .812 63.1
Sep/Oct 162 586 78 157 42 9 19 88 13 9 24 91 .268 .305 .468 .773 76.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2022 23 HOU NL LF 20 20 175.0 39 3 1 1 .977 2.16   0.7
    CF 1 1 9.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00    
2023 24 HOU NL CF 151 147 1326.3 408 11 2 5 .995 2.84   8.3
    RF 1 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
2024 25 HOU NL CF 154 147 1292.0 353 4 11 0 .970 2.49   6.0
    RF 3 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00    
    LF 2 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00    
2025 26 HOU NL CF 148 145 1277.7 344 3 6 2 .983 2.44   4.8
    LF 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
2026 27 HOU NL CF 145 141 1261.0 342 3 3 0 .991 2.46   4.7
    RF 3 1 18.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.50    
2027 28 SDN NL CF 50 49 440.3 120 0 1 0 .992 2.45   1.7
    LF 42 39 363.3 73 0 1 0 .986 1.81    
  CF 649 630 5606.3 1569 21 23 7 .986 2.55   25.6
  LF 65 60 549.3 114 3 2 1 .983 1.92   0.7
  RF 8 1 28.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.57    
Career Totals   722 691 6183.7 1691 24 25 8 .986 2.50   26.3
Career Highs   159 147 1331.3 409 11 11 5 .995 2.84    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Manager of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2023 24 HOU NL 5 21 4 6 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 4 .286 .286 .619 .905
2024 25 HOU NL 3 12 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .083 .154 .167 .321
2025 26 HOU NL 18 69 11 14 2 0 3 12 3 2 5 7 .203 .253 .362 .616
2026 27 HOU NL 5 19 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 2 .211 .318 .211 .529
2027 28 SDN NL 4 16 1 5 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 7 .313 .313 .438 .750
Career Post-Season Batting 35 137 19 30 7 1 4 19 5 4 9 24 .219 .265 .372 .638
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
2024-5-158
 Triples
2023-1-13
2024-9-8
2025-5-10
2026-3-14
 RBIs
2026-10-95
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 15)
   Gray Ink Test: 9    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 75)
 
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History
Drafted in 8th round, 191st overall pick, by St. Louis in 2013
Injured on 3/30/2014 with a Fractured Cheekbone, out for 6 weeks
Released by St. Louis on 7/22/2018
Drafted in 10th round, 245th overall pick, by Houston in 2021
Had first career hit (double) on 9/1/2022, off Javier Cuesta (CHN)
Hit first career homerun on 9/6/2022, off David Gurrola (ARI)
Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 2023
Injured on 7/6/2025 with a Broken Nose, out for one week
2/3/2026: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,492,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/27/2026 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
2/3/2027: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,135,714 through salary arbitration
Traded from Houston to San Diego on 2/4/2027 (Going to SDN: CF Benny Baez, CF Jordan Schafer. Going to HOU: P Arthur McCarthy)
Injured on 6/3/2027 with a Torn Rib Cage Muscle, out for 7 weeks
 
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