Larry Benton
Lawrence James Benton
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: November 20, 1897 in St. Louis, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1923
Final Game: August 16, 1935
Died: April 3, 1953 in Amberley, OH
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Standard Pitching

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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
1923 25 BSN NL 5 9 .357 4.99 35 9 10 1 0 0 128.0 141 78 71 4 57 42 4 0 3 561 79 1.547 9.9 0.3 4.0 3.0 0.74
1924 26 BSN NL 5 7 .417 4.15 30 13 11 4 0 1 128.0 129 63 59 4 64 41 3 0 4 555 91 1.508 9.1 0.3 4.5 2.9 0.64
1925 27 BSN NL 14 7 .667 3.09 31 21 4 16 2 1 183.1 170 72 63 6 70 49 2 0 2 773 130 1.309 8.3 0.3 3.4 2.4 0.70
1926 28 BSN NL 14 14 .500 3.85 43 27 9 12 1 1 231.2 244 113 99 10 81 103 7 0 3 996 92 1.403 9.5 0.4 3.1 4.0 1.27
1927 29 TOT NL 17 7 .708 4.09 40 33 6 11 1 2 233.1 255 116 106 12 81 90 4 0 2 1005 93 1.440 9.8 0.5 3.1 3.5 1.11
1927 29 BSN NL 4 2 .667 4.48 11 10 1 3 0 0 60.1 72 33 30 3 27 25 2 0 2 269 83 1.641 10.7 0.4 4.0 3.7 0.93
1927 29 NYG NL 13 5 .722 3.95 29 23 5 8 1 2 173.0 183 83 76 9 54 65 2 0 0 736 97 1.370 9.5 0.5 2.8 3.4 1.20
1928 30 NYG NL 25 9 .735 2.73 42 35 4 28 2 4 310.1 299 106 94 14 71 90 0 0 6 1263 143 1.192 8.7 0.4 2.1 2.6 1.27 MVP-4
1929 31 NYG NL 11 17 .393 4.14 39 30 7 14 3 3 237.0 276 129 109 16 61 63 0 0 1 1019 110 1.422 10.5 0.6 2.3 2.4 1.03
1930 32 TOT NL 8 15 .348 5.50 43 26 9 10 0 2 207.2 288 155 127 15 59 63 0 0 9 948 87 1.671 12.5 0.7 2.6 2.7 1.07
1930 32 NYG NL 1 3 .250 7.80 8 4 3 1 0 1 30.0 42 31 26 8 14 16 0 0 1 147 61 1.867 12.6 2.4 4.2 4.8 1.14
1930 32 CIN NL 7 12 .368 5.12 35 22 6 9 0 1 177.2 246 124 101 7 45 47 0 0 8 801 94 1.638 12.5 0.4 2.3 2.4 1.04
1931 33 CIN NL 10 15 .400 3.35 38 23 10 12 2 2 204.1 240 98 76 6 53 35 1 1 4 878 112 1.434 10.6 0.3 2.3 1.5 0.66
1932 34 CIN NL 6 13 .316 4.31 35 21 7 7 0 2 179.2 201 104 86 10 27 35 0 0 1 745 89 1.269 10.1 0.5 1.4 1.8 1.30
1933 35 CIN NL 10 11 .476 3.71 34 19 10 7 2 2 152.2 160 70 63 5 36 33 3 0 5 645 92 1.284 9.4 0.3 2.1 1.9 0.92
1934 36 CIN NL 0 1 .000 6.52 16 1 7 0 0 2 29.0 53 25 21 1 7 5 0 0 1 143 62 2.069 16.4 0.3 2.2 1.6 0.71
1935 37 BSN NL 2 3 .400 6.88 29 0 19 0 0 0 72.0 103 61 55 6 24 21 1 0 6 333 55 1.764 12.9 0.8 3.0 2.6 0.88
13 Seasons 127 128 .498 4.03 455 258 113 122 13 22 2297.0 2559 1190 1029 109 691 670 25 1 47 9864 98 1.415 10.0 0.4 2.7 2.6 0.97
162 Game Avg. 12 12 .498 4.03 43 25 11 12 1 2 219 244 113 98 10 66 64 2 0 4 941 98 1.415 10.0 0.4 2.7 2.6 0.97
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
BSN (6 yrs) 44 42 .512 4.22 179 80 54 36 3 3 803.1 859 420 377 33 323 281 19 0 20 3487 90 1.471 9.6 0.4 3.6 3.1 0.87
CIN (5 yrs) 33 52 .388 4.20 158 86 40 35 4 9 743.1 900 421 347 29 168 155 4 1 19 3212 94 1.437 10.9 0.4 2.0 1.9 0.92
NYG (4 yrs) 50 34 .595 3.66 118 92 19 51 6 10 750.1 800 349 305 47 200 234 2 0 8 3165 113 1.333 9.6 0.6 2.4 2.8 1.17

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1923 25 5 9 .357 4.99 35 9 10 1 0 0 128.0 141 78 71 4 57 42 4 0 3 561 79 1.547 9.9 0.3 4.0 3.0 0.74 79
1924 26 10 16 .385 4.57 65 22 21 5 0 1 256.0 270 141 130 8 121 83 7 0 7 1116 85 1.527 9.5 0.3 4.3 2.9 0.69 85
1925 27 24 23 .511 3.95 96 43 25 21 2 2 439.1 440 213 193 14 191 132 9 0 9 1889 99 1.436 9.0 0.3 3.9 2.7 0.69 99
1926 28 38 37 .507 3.92 139 70 34 33 3 3 671.0 684 326 292 24 272 235 16 0 12 2885 97 1.425 9.2 0.3 3.6 3.2 0.86 97
1927 29 55 44 .556 3.96 179 103 40 44 4 5 904.1 939 442 398 36 353 325 20 0 14 3890 96 1.429 9.3 0.4 3.5 3.2 0.92 96
1928 30 80 53 .602 3.65 221 138 44 72 6 9 1214.2 1238 548 492 50 424 415 20 0 20 5153 105 1.368 9.2 0.4 3.1 3.1 0.98 105
1929 31 91 70 .565 3.73 260 168 51 86 9 12 1451.2 1514 677 601 66 485 478 20 0 21 6172 106 1.377 9.4 0.4 3.0 3.0 0.99 106
1930 32 99 85 .538 3.95 303 194 60 96 9 14 1659.1 1802 832 728 81 544 541 20 0 30 7120 103 1.414 9.8 0.4 3.0 2.9 0.99 103
1931 33 109 100 .522 3.88 341 217 70 108 11 16 1863.2 2042 930 804 87 597 576 21 1 34 7998 104 1.416 9.9 0.4 2.9 2.8 0.96 104
1932 34 115 113 .504 3.92 376 238 77 115 11 18 2043.1 2243 1034 890 97 624 611 21 1 35 8743 102 1.403 9.9 0.4 2.7 2.7 0.98 102
1933 35 125 124 .502 3.91 410 257 87 122 13 20 2196.0 2403 1104 953 102 660 644 24 1 40 9388 101 1.395 9.8 0.4 2.7 2.6 0.98 101
1934 36 125 125 .500 3.94 426 258 94 122 13 22 2225.0 2456 1129 974 103 667 649 24 1 41 9531 101 1.404 9.9 0.4 2.7 2.6 0.97 101
1935 37 127 128 .498 4.03 455 258 113 122 13 22 2297.0 2559 1190 1029 109 691 670 25 1 47 9864 98 1.415 10.0 0.4 2.7 2.6 0.97 98

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1923 25 6 8 .429 4.78 130.0 140 77 69 4 57 43 4 1.515 9.7 3.9 3.0 0.75 0.3 35
1924 26 6 8 .429 4.32 127.0 133 68 61 4 66 41 3 1.567 9.4 4.7 2.9 0.62 0.3 30
1925 27 14 7 .667 2.92 191.0 173 69 62 6 71 51 2 1.277 8.2 3.3 2.4 0.72 0.3 31
1926 28 12 13 .480 4.23 230.0 259 120 108 11 86 102 7 1.500 10.1 3.4 4.0 1.19 0.4 43
1927 29 12 14 .462 4.25 235.0 265 123 111 12 84 91 4 1.485 10.1 3.2 3.5 1.08 0.5 40
1928 30 24 11 .686 2.70 317.0 306 106 95 14 73 92 0 1.196 8.7 2.1 2.6 1.26 0.4 42
1929 31 15 12 .556 3.54 249.0 267 109 98 15 59 66 0 1.309 9.7 2.1 2.4 1.12 0.5 39
1930 32 11 13 .458 4.34 222.0 269 119 107 14 55 67 0 1.459 10.9 2.2 2.7 1.22 0.6 43
1931 33 12 10 .545 3.57 204.0 250 90 81 6 55 35 1 1.495 11.0 2.4 1.5 0.64 0.3 38
1932 34 9 11 .450 4.30 182.0 206 97 87 10 28 35 0 1.286 10.2 1.4 1.7 1.25 0.5 35
1933 35 7 9 .438 4.24 153.0 174 80 72 5 39 33 3 1.392 10.2 2.3 1.9 0.85 0.3 34
1934 36 1 2 .333 6.30 30.0 54 23 21 1 7 5 0 2.033 16.2 2.1 1.5 0.71 0.3 16
1935 37 2 6 .250 7.25 72.0 107 64 58 6 25 21 1 1.833 13.4 3.1 2.6 0.84 0.8 29
13 Seasons 131 124 .514 3.96 2342.0 2603 1145 1030 108 705 682 25 1.412 10.0 2.6 0.97 0.4 455

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1928-NL-4-46%
0.46 Career Shares (450th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1925 NL--3.093--4th
1928 NL--2.726--5th

Wins s c a p y
1926 NL--14--10th
1927 NL--17--9th
1928 NL--25--1st

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1925 NL--.667--6th
1927 NL--.708--1st
1928 NL--.735--1st

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1925 NL--1.309--10th
1928 NL--1.192--3rd

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1925 NL--8.346--2nd
1928 NL--8.671--8th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1928 NL--2.059--3rd
1929 NL--2.317--6th
1932 NL--1.353--4th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1926 NL--4.001--6th
1927 NL--3.471--8th

Games Played s c a p y
1926 NL--43--7th
1928 NL--42--4th
1930 NL--43--8th
1931 NL--38--8th

Saves s c a p y
1928 NL--4--3rd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1926 NL--231.7--10th
1928 NL--310.3--2nd
1929 NL--237.0--8th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1926 NL--103--3rd
1927 NL--90--8th
1928 NL--90--5th

Games Started s c a p y
1927 NL--33--6th
1928 NL--35--3rd
1929 NL--30--7th

Complete Games s c a p y
1928 NL--28--1st

Shutouts s c a p y
1925 NL--2--5th
1928 NL--2--7th
1929 NL--3--4th

Home Runs s c a p y
1926 NL--10--10th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1926 NL--81--7th
1927 NL--81--5th

Hits s c a p y
1926 NL--244--9th
1928 NL--299--3rd
1929 NL--276--7th
1930 NL--288--8th
Career--2559--210th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1926 NL--1.272--10th
1928 NL--1.268--8th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1925 NL--.295--7th
1931 NL--.264--8th

Losses s c a p y
1926 NL--14--7th
1929 NL--17--2nd
1930 NL--15--6th
1931 NL--15--5th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1926 NL--99--7th
1927 NL--106--8th
1930 NL--127--8th
Career--1029--202nd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1924 NL--4--7th
1928 NL--6--2nd
1930 NL--9--3rd
1933 NL--5--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1926 NL--7--5th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1926 NL--996--7th
1928 NL--1263--2nd
1929 NL--1019--8th
Career--9864--234th

Games Finished s c a p y
1935 NL--19--3rd

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1925 NL--130--5th
1928 NL--143--5th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 6 (249), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 48 (325), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 18 (640), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1091), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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