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Jack Bentley

John Needles Bentley

Positions: Pitcher, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: March 8, 1895 in Sandy Spring, MD
High School: Sherwood HS (Sandy Spring, MD) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1913
Teams (by GP): Giants/Phillies/Senators 1913-1927

Final Game: May 20, 1927
Died: October 24, 1969 in Olney, MD
Buried: Friends Meeting Graveyard, Sandy Spring, MD
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1913 18 WSH AL 1 0 1.000 0.00 3 1 1 0 0 1 11.0 5 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 35 0.636 4.1 0.0 1.6 4.1 2.50
1914 19 WSH AL 5 7 .417 2.37 30 11 14 3 2 4 125.1 110 49 33 3 53 55 3 0 3 497 119 1.301 7.9 0.2 3.8 3.9 1.04
1915 20 WSH AL 0 2 .000 0.79 4 2 2 0 0 0 11.1 8 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 43 390 0.971 6.4 0.0 2.4 0.0 0.00
1916 21 WSH AL 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0.750 0.0 0.0 6.8 6.8 1.00
1923 28 NYG NL 13 8 .619 4.48 31 26 3 12 1 3 183.0 198 102 91 10 67 80 5 1 1 798 86 1.448 9.7 0.5 3.3 3.9 1.19
1924 29 NYG NL 16 5 .762 3.78 28 24 2 13 1 1 188.0 196 85 79 11 56 60 4 0 1 788 97 1.340 9.4 0.5 2.7 2.9 1.07
1925 30 NYG NL 11 9 .550 5.04 28 22 4 11 0 0 157.0 200 90 88 10 59 47 1 0 2 703 81 1.650 11.5 0.6 3.4 2.7 0.80
1926 31 TOT NL 0 2 .000 7.57 8 3 4 0 0 0 27.1 37 28 23 2 12 8 0 0 0 133 57 1.793 12.2 0.7 4.0 2.6 0.67
1926 31 PHI NL 0 2 .000 8.17 7 3 3 0 0 0 25.1 37 28 23 2 10 7 0 0 0 125 53 1.855 13.1 0.7 3.6 2.5 0.70
1926 31 NYG NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 1.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 4.5 0.50
1927 32 NYG NL 0 0 2.79 4 0 2 0 0 0 9.2 7 7 3 1 10 3 1 0 0 47 144 1.759 6.5 0.9 9.3 2.8 0.30
9 Yrs 46 33 .582 4.01 138 89 32 39 4 9 714.0 761 365 318 37 263 259 14 1 8 3048 92 1.434 9.6 0.5 3.3 3.3 0.98
162 Game Avg. 14 10 .582 4.01 41 27 10 12 1 3 214 228 109 95 11 79 78 4 0 2 913 92 1.434 9.6 0.5 3.3 3.3 0.98
NYG (5 yrs) 40 22 .645 4.35 92 72 12 36 2 4 539.2 601 284 261 32 194 191 11 1 4 2344 89 1.473 10.0 0.5 3.2 3.2 0.98
WSH (4 yrs) 6 9 .400 2.05 39 14 17 3 2 5 149.0 123 53 34 3 59 61 3 0 4 579 140 1.221 7.4 0.2 3.6 3.7 1.03
PHI (1 yr) 0 2 .000 8.17 7 3 3 0 0 0 25.1 37 28 23 2 10 7 0 0 0 125 53 1.855 13.1 0.7 3.6 2.5 0.70
NL (5 yrs) 40 24 .625 4.52 99 75 15 36 2 4 565.0 638 312 284 34 204 198 11 1 4 2469 86 1.490 10.2 0.5 3.2 3.2 0.97
AL (4 yrs) 6 9 .400 2.05 39 14 17 3 2 5 149.0 123 53 34 3 59 61 3 0 4 579 140 1.221 7.4 0.2 3.6 3.7 1.03

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1913 18 WSH AL 11.0 3 1 0 0.00 3.94 0.28 0.00 101.0 3.70 5 0.6 1.0 -0.0 0.7 6 .697 .504 $
1914 19 WSH AL 125.1 30 11 49 3.52 3.66 0.21 0.00 103.0 3.55 2 0.2 1.0 -0.1 1.3 12 .507 .501 $
1915 20 WSH AL 11.1 4 2 4 3.18 4.01 0.18 0.00 101.0 3.87 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.2 2 .527 .501 $
1916 21 WSH AL 1.1 2 0 0 0.00 3.73 0.00 0.00 99.0 3.69 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .534 .500 $
1923 28 NYG NL 183.0 31 26 102 5.02 4.74 0.26 0.00 98.7 4.43 -13 -1.2 1.0 -0.1 0.1 7 .461 .492 $
1924 29 NYG NL 188.0 28 24 85 4.07 4.61 0.24 0.00 93.9 4.10 2 0.2 1.0 -0.1 1.6 19 .507 .501 $
1925 30 NYG NL 157.0 28 22 90 5.16 5.00 -0.05 0.00 96.5 4.88 -5 -0.5 1.0 -0.1 0.7 12 .483 .497 $
1926 31 PHI NL 25.1 7 3 28 9.95 4.71 -0.60 0.00 106.8 5.67 -12 -1.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.9 -10 .348 .493 $
1926 31 NYG NL 2.0 1 0 0 0.00 4.43 0.18 0.00 94.0 4.00 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .598 .501 $
1927 32 NYG NL 9.2 4 0 7 6.52 4.22 0.13 0.00 94.3 3.85 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .431 .498 $
9 Seasons 714.0 138 89 365 4.60 4.54 0.14 0.00 98.0 4.30 -22 -1.8 1.0 -0.4 3.7 47 .487 .499 $
NYG (5 yrs) 539.2 92 72 284 4.74 4.76 0.16 0.00 96.3 4.43 -18 -1.7 1.0 -0.3 2.3 37 .482 .498 $
WSH (4 yrs) 149.0 39 14 53 3.20 3.71 0.21 0.00 102.7 3.59 8 1.0 1.0 -0.1 2.3 20 .525 .502 $
PHI (1 yr) 25.1 7 3 28 9.95 4.71 -0.60 0.00 106.8 5.67 -12 -1.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.9 -10 .348 .493 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1923 28 NYG NL WS L NYY 0 1 .000 9.45 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.2 10 8 7 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 34 2.100 13.5 2.7 5.4 1.4 0.25
1924 29 NYG NL WS L WSH 1 2 .333 3.18 3 2 1 1 0 0 17.0 18 7 6 3 8 1 10 0 0 0 75 1.529 9.5 1.6 4.2 5.3 1.25
2 Yrs (2 Series) 1 3 .250 4.94 5 3 2 1 0 0 23.2 28 15 13 5 12 1 11 1 0 0 109 1.690 10.6 1.9 4.6 4.2 0.92
2 WS 1 3 .250 4.94 5 3 2 1 0 0 23.2 28 15 13 5 12 1 11 1 0 0 109 1.690 10.6 1.9 4.6 4.2 0.92

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1923 28 NYG NL 798 1.3% 10.0% 8.4% 3.5% 14% 78%
1924 29 NYG NL 786 1.4% 7.6% 7.1% 3.7% 15% 82%
1925 30 NYG NL 703 1.4% 6.7% 8.4% 3.7% 13% 80%
1926 31 TOT NL 133 1.5% 6.0% 9.0% 82%
1926 31 PHI NL 125 1.6% 5.6% 8.0% 83%
1926 31 NYG NL 8 0.0% 12.5% 25.0% 63%
1927 32 NYG NL 47 2.1% 6.4% 21.3% 64%
5 Yrs 2467 1.4% 8.0% 8.3% 3.4% 13% 80%
MLB Averages 0.9% 7.4% 7.6% 2.8% 11% 81%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1913 18 1 0 1.000 0.00 3 1 1 0 0 1 11.0 5 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 35 0.636 4.1 0.0 1.6 4.1 2.50
1914 19 6 7 .462 2.18 33 12 15 3 2 5 136.1 115 49 33 3 55 60 3 0 4 532 131 1.247 7.6 0.2 3.6 4.0 1.09 131
1915 20 6 9 .400 2.07 37 14 17 3 2 5 147.2 123 53 34 3 58 60 3 0 4 575 138 1.226 7.5 0.2 3.5 3.7 1.03 138
1916 21 6 9 .400 2.05 39 14 17 3 2 5 149.0 123 53 34 3 59 61 3 0 4 579 140 1.221 7.4 0.2 3.6 3.7 1.03 140
1917 22 6 9 .400 2.05 39 14 17 3 2 5 149.0 123 53 34 3 59 61 3 0 4 579 140 1.221 7.4 0.2 3.6 3.7 1.03 140
1918 23 6 9 .400 2.05 39 14 17 3 2 5 149.0 123 53 34 3 59 61 3 0 4 579 140 1.221 7.4 0.2 3.6 3.7 1.03 140
1919 24 6 9 .400 2.05 39 14 17 3 2 5 149.0 123 53 34 3 59 61 3 0 4 579 140 1.221 7.4 0.2 3.6 3.7 1.03 140
1920 25 6 9 .400 2.05 39 14 17 3 2 5 149.0 123 53 34 3 59 61 3 0 4 579 140 1.221 7.4 0.2 3.6 3.7 1.03 140
1921 26 6 9 .400 2.05 39 14 17 3 2 5 149.0 123 53 34 3 59 61 3 0 4 579 140 1.221 7.4 0.2 3.6 3.7 1.03 140
1922 27 6 9 .400 2.05 39 14 17 3 2 5 149.0 123 53 34 3 59 61 3 0 4 579 140 1.221 7.4 0.2 3.6 3.7 1.03 140
1923 28 19 17 .528 3.39 70 40 20 15 3 8 332.0 321 155 125 13 126 141 8 1 5 1377 101 1.346 8.7 0.4 3.4 3.8 1.12 101
1924 29 35 22 .614 3.53 98 64 22 28 4 9 520.0 517 240 204 24 182 201 12 1 6 2165 99 1.344 8.9 0.4 3.2 3.5 1.10 99
1925 30 46 31 .597 3.88 126 86 26 39 4 9 677.0 717 330 292 34 241 248 13 1 8 2868 94 1.415 9.5 0.5 3.2 3.3 1.03 94
1926 31 46 33 .582 4.03 134 89 30 39 4 9 704.1 754 358 315 36 253 256 13 1 8 3001 91 1.430 9.6 0.5 3.2 3.3 1.01 91
1927 32 46 33 .582 4.01 138 89 32 39 4 9 714.0 761 365 318 37 263 259 14 1 8 3048 92 1.434 9.6 0.5 3.3 3.3 0.98 92

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1913 18 1 0 1.000 0.00 10.0 5 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.700 4.5 1.8 4.5 2.50 0.0 3
1914 19 7 5 .583 3.30 109.0 122 44 40 3 59 48 3 1.661 10.1 4.9 4.0 0.81 0.2 30
1915 20 1 0 1.000 0.82 11.0 9 1 1 0 3 0 0 1.091 7.4 2.5 0.0 0.00 0.0 4
1916 21 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00 0.0 2
1923 28 9 11 .450 4.31 188.0 202 100 90 10 68 82 5 1.436 9.7 3.3 3.9 1.21 0.5 31
1924 29 10 10 .500 4.14 185.0 209 94 85 12 60 59 4 1.454 10.2 2.9 2.9 0.98 0.6 28
1925 30 7 10 .412 4.78 160.0 203 94 85 10 60 48 1 1.644 11.4 3.4 2.7 0.80 0.6 28
1926 31 1 2 .333 6.30 30.0 36 23 21 2 12 9 0 1.600 10.8 3.6 2.7 0.75 0.6 8
1927 32 1 0 1.000 2.70 10.0 7 3 3 1 10 3 1 1.700 6.3 9.0 2.7 0.30 0.9 4
9 Yrs 37 38 .493 4.15 704.0 793 359 325 38 275 255 14 1.517 10.1 3.3 0.93 0.5 138

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins s c a p y
1924 NL  16 (6th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1923 NL  .619 (8th)
1924 NL  .762 (4th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1923 NL  3.934 (3rd)

Saves s c a p y
1914 AL  4 (1st)
1923 NL  3 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1923 NL  80 (9th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1914 AL  14 (7th)

Youngest s c a p y
1913 AL  born 1895-03-08 (6th)
1914 AL  born 1895-03-08 (7th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (562), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 20 (1074), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 15 (753), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 9 (928), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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