Ben Cantwell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 168lb (185cm, 76kg)

Born: April 13, 1902 in Milan, TN us

Died: December 4, 1962 in Salem, MO

Buried: North Lawn Cemetery, Salem, MO

School: University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)

Last Game: September 23, 1937 (Age 35-163d)
vs. STL 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: Benjamin Caldwell Cantwell

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.8

108

ERA

3.91

316

163

1534.0

348

WHIP

1.318

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1925	23	0.0	Jackson	TRIS	D		4	8	.333		4.35	16						118.0	116	57			34							1.271	8.8		2.6
1926	24	1.4	Sanford	FLOR	D		24	5	.828		2.46	41						285.0	197	78			89							1.004	6.2		2.8
1927	25	1.0	Jacksonville	SEAL	B		25	5	.833		2.40	33						263.0	225	70			67							1.110	7.7		2.3
1927	25	-5.1	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	1	1	.500	4.12	4.12	5	2	2	1	0	0	19.2	26	9	9	1	2		6	1	0	1	87	1.424	11.9	0.5	0.9	2.7	3.00
1928	26		2 Teams	NL	Maj	BSN-NYG	4	3	.571	4.98	6.06	29	11	11	3	0	1	108.1	132	73	60	8	40	1	18	3	0	1	492	1.588	11.0	0.7	3.3	1.5	0.45
1928	26	-4.1	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	1	0	1.000	4.42	4.91	7	1	3	0	0	1	18.1	20	10	9	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	79	1.309	9.8	0.5	2.0	0.0	0.00
1928	26	-4.1	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	3	3	.500	5.10	6.30	22	10	8	3	0	0	90.0	112	63	51	7	36	1	18	2	0	1	413	1.644	11.2	0.7	3.6	1.8	0.50
1929	27	-3.1	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	4	13	.235	4.47	5.62	27	20	5	8	0	2	157.0	171	98	78	11	52	4	25	2	0	3	683	1.420	9.8	0.6	3.0	1.4	0.48
1930	28	-1.8	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	9	15	.375	4.88	5.14	31	21	6	10	0	2	173.1	213	99	94	15	45	2	43	1	0	3	753	1.488	11.1	0.8	2.3	2.2	0.96
1931	29	-1.1	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	7	9	.438	3.63	4.20	33	16	8	9	2	2	156.1	160	73	63	4	34	1	32	0	0	4	659	1.241	9.2	0.2	2.0	1.8	0.94
1932	30	0.2	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	13	11	.542	2.96	3.45	37	9	27	3	1	5	146.0	133	56	48	6	33	5	33	5	0	0	589	1.137	8.2	0.4	2.0	2.0	1.00
1933	31	1.1	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	20	10	.667	2.62	3.15	40	29	9	18	2	2	254.2	242	89	74	12	54	2	57	3	0	4	1046	1.162	8.6	0.4	1.9	2.0	1.06
1934	32	2.8	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	5	11	.313	4.33	5.53	27	19	7	6	1	5	143.1	163	88	69	8	34	5	45	2	0	1	620	1.374	10.2	0.5	2.1	2.8	1.32
1935	33	4.2	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	4	25	.138	4.61	5.00	39	24	10	13	0	0	210.2	235	117	108	15	44	3	34	2	0	0	898	1.324	10.0	0.6	1.9	1.5	0.77
1936	34	5.2	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	9	9	.500	3.04	3.71	34	11	20	4	0	2	133.1	127	55	45	8	35	5	42	4	0	2	556	1.215	8.6	0.5	2.4	2.8	1.20
1937	35		2 Teams	NL	Maj	BRO-NYG	0	1	.000	5.17	6.03	14	1	6	0	0	0	31.1	38	21	18	2	9	1	13	0	0	0	144	1.500	10.9	0.6	2.6	3.7	1.44
1937	35	6.2	Jersey City	IL	AA	NYG	12	7	.632	1.65	2.47	23	20		16	3		175.0	164	48	32		35		50	0	0	0		1.137	8.4		1.8	2.6	1.43
1937	35	5.9	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	0	1	.000	9.00	9.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	6	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	18	1.750	13.5	2.3	2.3	2.3	1.00
1937	35	5.9	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	0	0		4.61	5.60	13	0	6	0	0	0	27.1	32	17	14	1	8	1	12	0	0	0	126	1.463	10.5	0.3	2.6	4.0	1.50
1938	36		2 Teams	IL	AA	PIT	4	15				29	20		8	1		125.0	171	80	76		44		38	1	0	3
1938	36	8.3	Montreal	IL	AA	PIT						15
1938	36	8.3	Baltimore	IL	AA							14
1939	37	8.3	Oakland	PCL	AA		13	15	.464	3.33	4.04	38		8	14	2		227.0	238	102	84		53		57	2	0	3		1.282	9.4		2.1	2.3	1.08
1940	38	9.1	Oakland	PCL	AA		13	5	.722	2.56	3.46	33	17					151.0	157	58	43		32							1.252	9.4		1.9
1941	39	9.7	Oakland	PCL	AA		0	1	.000			6	1		1	0		21.0	30				5		1					1.667	12.9		2.1	0.4	0.20
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (11 seasons)					Majors		76	108	.413	3.91	4.56	316	163	111	75	6	21	1534.0	1640	778	666	90	382	29	348	23	0	19	6527	1.318	9.6	0.5	2.2	2.0	0.91
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		91	46				219	38	8	31	5		1240.0	1127	413	159		315		108	2	0	3
All Levels (17 Seasons)							167	154				535	201	119	106	11	21	2774.0	2767	1191	825	90	697	29	456	25	0	22	6527

AA (5 seasons)					Minors		38	28				129	38	8	31	5		574.0	589	208	159		125		108	2	0	3
B (1 season)					Minors		25	5	.833		2.40	33						263.0	225	70			67							1.110	7.7		2.3
D (2 seasons)					Minors		28	13	.683		3.01	57						403.0	313	135			123							1.082	7.0		2.7