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Ben Zobrist

Chicago Cubs • Second Base

Age 44 • 6' 3" • 210 lb

Bats: S • Throws: R

MLB Debut: 2006-08-01

Born: Eureka , IL • USA

Draft: 2004

2019 Stats

150

RBI

AVG

.260

OBP

.358

SLG

.313

OPS

.671

Career Stats

1651

5880

1566

167

RBI

768

884

116

AVG

.266

OBP

.357

SLG

.426

OPS

.783

Year-by-Year Hitting

Year	Team	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Awards
2006	TB	52	198	183	41	2	18	2	.224	.260	.311	.571
2007	TB	31	105	97	15	1	9	2	.155	.184	.206	.390
2008	TB	62	227	198	50	12	30	3	.253	.339	.505	.844
2009	TB	152	599	501	149	27	91	17	.297	.405	.543	.948	AS
2010	TB	151	655	541	129	10	75	24	.238	.346	.353	.699
2011	TB	156	674	588	158	20	91	19	.269	.353	.469	.822
2012	TB	157	668	560	151	20	74	14	.270	.377	.471	.848
2013	TB	157	698	612	168	12	71	11	.275	.354	.402	.756	AS
2014	TB	146	654	570	155	10	52	10	.272	.354	.395	.749
2015	Total	126	535	467	129	13	56	3	.276	.359	.450	.809	WS
2015	ATH	67	271	235	63	6	33	1	.268	.354	.447	.801
2015	KC	59	264	232	66	7	23	2	.284	.364	.453	.817
2016	CHC	147	631	523	142	18	76	6	.272	.386	.446	.832	AS WS-MVP WS
2017	CHC	128	496	435	101	12	50	2	.232	.318	.375	.693
2018	CHC	139	520	455	139	9	58	3	.305	.378	.440	.818
2019	CHC	47	176	150	39	1	17	—	.260	.358	.313	.671

Spring Training

Hitting

Year	Team	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2006	HOU	8	18	15	4	—	—	—	.267	.389	.267	.656
2007	TB	19	62	55	19	1	12	2	.345	.393	.527	.920
2008	TB	8	24	19	8	—	2	1	.421	.522	.632	1.154
2009	TB	25	73	56	13	—	5	5	.232	.411	.411	.822
2010	TB	20	61	53	19	3	15	2	.358	.410	.660	1.070
2011	TB	18	52	48	14	4	10	1	.292	.327	.688	1.015
2012	TB	20	65	51	11	1	7	2	.216	.385	.353	.738
2013	TB	16	56	49	13	2	6	—	.265	.339	.408	.747
2014	TB	12	39	31	10	1	6	—	.323	.462	.516	.978
2015	ATH	21	65	58	20	1	15	—	.345	.385	.552	.937
2016	CHC	18	56	47	14	—	2	—	.298	.411	.383	.794
2017	CHC	16	46	38	8	1	4	—	.211	.348	.395	.743
2018	CHC	13	39	34	7	1	1	—	.206	.308	.353	.661
2019	CHC	16	51	46	9	1	2	—	.196	.275	.326	.601

Postseason

Hitting

Year	Team	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2008	TB	7	13	11	1	—	—	—	.091	.231	.091	.322
2010	TB	5	22	20	6	1	2	—	.300	.364	.550	.914
2011	TB	4	18	17	4	—	—	—	.235	.278	.235	.513
2013	TB	5	20	18	3	1	1	—	.167	.250	.333	.583
2015	KC	16	75	66	20	2	6	1	.303	.365	.515	.880
2016	CHC	17	72	64	16	—	5	—	.250	.319	.359	.678
2017	CHC	9	27	26	4	—	—	—	.154	.185	.231	.416
2018	CHC	1	6	6	1	—	—	—	.167	.167	.167	.334

Game Logs

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Hitting

Date	Opponent	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	R	BB	SO
2019-09-29	@ STL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-09-27	@ STL	3	1	0	0	1	1	2	1
2019-09-25	@ PIT	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
2019-09-24	@ PIT	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
2019-09-22	vs STL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2019-09-21	vs STL	4	1	1	0	1	1	1	1
2019-09-20	vs STL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-09-19	vs STL	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
2019-09-18	vs CIN	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2019-09-17	vs CIN	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2019-09-16	vs CIN	4	2	0	0	1	1	0	0
2019-09-15	vs PIT	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
2019-09-14	vs PIT	2	2	0	1	1	2	1	0
2019-09-12	@ SD	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2019-09-10	@ SD	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2019-09-09	@ SD	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
2019-09-08	@ MIL	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	2
2019-09-07	@ MIL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-09-06	@ MIL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2019-09-05	@ MIL	3	3	0	0	0	3	2	0
2019-09-03	vs SEA	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	1
2019-05-06	vs MIA	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
2019-05-05	vs STL	4	2	0	0	1	2	1	0
2019-05-03	vs STL	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
2019-05-01	@ SEA	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	1
2019-04-28	@ AZ	2	2	1	0	2	1	1	0
2019-04-26	@ AZ	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2019-04-25	vs LAD	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-04-24	vs LAD	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-04-23	vs LAD	5	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
2019-04-21	vs AZ	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2019-04-20	vs AZ	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-04-17	@ MIA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2019-04-16	@ MIA	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2019-04-15	@ MIA	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-04-13	vs LAA	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
2019-04-11	vs PIT	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-04-10	vs PIT	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-04-08	vs PIT	2	1	0	0	2	1	2	0
2019-04-07	@ MIL	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-04-06	@ MIL	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
2019-04-05	@ MIL	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2019-04-04	@ ATL	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2019-04-03	@ ATL	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
2019-03-31	@ TEX	5	2	0	0	2	1	1	0
2019-03-30	@ TEX	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
2019-03-28	@ TEX	2	1	0	0	0	2	2	0

Transactions

Entire history • newest first.

2019-10-31

2B Ben Zobrist elected free agency.

2019-09-01

Chicago Cubs activated RF Ben Zobrist from the restricted list.

2019-05-08

Chicago Cubs placed RF Ben Zobrist on the restricted list.

2018-04-28

Chicago Cubs activated 2B Ben Zobrist from the 10-day injured list.

2018-04-21

Chicago Cubs placed 2B Ben Zobrist on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to April 18, 2018. Back tightness.

2017-07-01

Chicago Cubs activated 2B Ben Zobrist from the 10-day disabled list.

2017-06-29

Chicago Cubs sent 2B Ben Zobrist on a rehab assignment to Tennessee Smokies.

2017-06-16

Chicago Cubs placed 2B Ben Zobrist on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to June 13, 2017. Left wrist inflammation.

2015-12-08

Chicago Cubs signed free agent 2B Ben Zobrist.

2015-11-02

2B Ben Zobrist elected free agency.

2015-07-28

Oakland Athletics traded Ben Zobrist and cash to Kansas City Royals for RHP Aaron Brooks and LHP Sean Manaea.

2015-07-28

Kansas City Royals activated 2B Ben Zobrist.

2015-05-25

Oakland Athletics activated 2B Ben Zobrist from the 15-day disabled list.

2015-05-21

Oakland Athletics sent 2B Ben Zobrist on a rehab assignment to Nashville Sounds.

2015-05-19

Oakland Athletics sent 2B Ben Zobrist on a rehab assignment to Stockton Ports.

2015-05-19

Oakland Athletics sent 2B Ben Zobrist on a rehab assignment to Stockton Ports.

2015-04-25

Oakland Athletics placed 2B Ben Zobrist on the 15-day disabled list. Medial meniscus tear in his left knee

2015-01-10

Tampa Bay Rays traded 2B Ben Zobrist and SS Yunel Escobar to Oakland Athletics for CF Boog Powell, SS Daniel Robertson, C John Jaso and cash.

2014-05-30

Tampa Bay Rays activated 2B Ben Zobrist from the 15-day disabled list.

2014-05-28

Tampa Bay Rays sent 2B Ben Zobrist on a rehab assignment to Charlotte Stone Crabs.

2014-05-15

Tampa Bay Rays placed 2B Ben Zobrist on the 15-day disabled list. Dislocated left thumb

Scouting Report

Statcast-style percentiles • Basenerd theme

Season 2019

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Spray Chart

Hits only • Stadium overlay

Single Double Triple HR

1B 2B 3B HR

MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: cubs.svg.

Results by Pitch Type

Pitch	#	Usage%	Zone%	Whiff%	AVG	HardHit%
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Results by Pitch Category

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Pitch Arsenal

Usage • Velo • Break • Spin • xwOBA

Pitch	N	Use%	Velo	HB	IVB	Spin	xwOBA	Whiff%	Zone%	Chase%	BNStuff+	BNCtrl+
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Notes

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Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Pitcher's View: HB vs Rise / Drop (in)

Circles: 12/18/24 in • Dots = pitch types (size ~ pitch count)

Pitch Location Heatmaps

KDE-style blur • fixed zone • catcher POV

Pitch

Metric

vs. LHH

vs. RHH

Zone: left -0.7083 / right 0.7083 • bot 1.595 / top 3.394 • Domain: X [-2,2], Z [0,5]

Statcast Game Log

Per-game pitch metrics from Statcast

Date	Pitches	Velo	BNStuff+	BNCtrl+	Whiff%	Zone%	Chase%	K%	BB%	xwOBA
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