Rube Benton
John Cleave Benton
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 27, 1890 in Clinton, NC (All Transactions)
Debut: June 28, 1910
Final Game: September 21, 1925
Died: December 12, 1937 in Dothan, AL
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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
1910 20 CIN NL 0 1 .000 4.74 12 2 10 0 0 0 38.0 44 34 20 1 23 15 1 1 1 180 62 1.763 10.4 0.2 5.4 3.6 0.65
1911 21 CIN NL 3 3 .500 2.01 6 6 0 5 0 0 44.2 44 18 10 0 23 28 3 0 3 189 165 1.500 8.9 0.0 4.6 5.6 1.22
1912 22 CIN NL 18 20 .474 3.10 50 39 9 22 2 2 302.0 316 143 104 2 118 162 18 0 12 1302 109 1.437 9.4 0.1 3.5 4.8 1.37
1913 23 CIN NL 11 7 .611 3.49 23 22 0 9 1 0 144.1 140 76 56 4 60 68 9 0 6 618 92 1.386 8.7 0.2 3.7 4.2 1.13
1914 24 CIN NL 16 18 .471 2.96 41 31 4 16 5 2 271.0 223 124 89 3 95 121 11 3 11 1115 99 1.173 7.4 0.1 3.2 4.0 1.27
1915 25 TOT NL 9 18 .333 3.19 45 28 12 9 2 5 237.0 222 105 84 2 76 109 19 0 6 997 87 1.257 8.4 0.1 2.9 4.1 1.43
1915 25 CIN NL 6 13 .316 3.32 35 21 9 6 2 4 176.1 165 79 65 2 67 83 14 0 5 749 86 1.316 8.4 0.1 3.4 4.2 1.24
1915 25 NYG NL 3 5 .375 2.82 10 7 3 3 0 1 60.2 57 26 19 0 9 26 5 0 1 248 90 1.088 8.5 0.0 1.3 3.9 2.89
1916 26 NYG NL 16 8 .667 2.87 38 30 6 15 3 2 238.2 210 84 76 5 58 115 10 0 5 960 85 1.123 7.9 0.2 2.2 4.3 1.98
1917 27 NYG NL 15 9 .625 2.72 35 25 8 14 3 3 215.0 190 78 65 5 41 70 7 0 3 865 93 1.074 8.0 0.2 1.7 2.9 1.71
1918 28 NYG NL 1 2 .333 1.88 3 3 0 2 0 0 24.0 17 8 5 0 3 9 0 0 1 90 140 0.833 6.4 0.0 1.1 3.4 3.00
1919 29 NYG NL 17 11 .607 2.63 35 28 6 11 1 2 209.0 181 71 61 5 52 53 4 0 4 848 106 1.115 7.8 0.2 2.2 2.3 1.02
1920 30 NYG NL 9 16 .360 3.03 33 25 5 12 4 2 193.1 222 82 65 8 31 52 3 0 5 821 99 1.309 10.3 0.4 1.4 2.4 1.68
1921 31 NYG NL 5 2 .714 2.88 18 9 4 3 1 0 72.0 72 28 23 2 17 11 0 0 2 297 129 1.236 9.0 0.3 2.1 1.4 0.65
1923 33 CIN NL 14 10 .583 3.66 33 26 5 15 0 1 219.0 243 106 89 10 57 59 5 0 3 938 106 1.370 10.0 0.4 2.3 2.4 1.04
1924 34 CIN NL 7 9 .438 2.77 32 15 7 6 1 1 162.2 166 70 50 2 24 42 4 1 4 671 136 1.168 9.2 0.1 1.3 2.3 1.75
1925 35 CIN NL 9 10 .474 4.05 33 16 7 6 1 1 146.2 182 88 66 3 34 36 1 1 0 648 101 1.473 11.2 0.2 2.1 2.2 1.06
15 Seasons 150 144 .510 3.09 437 305 83 145 24 21 2517.1 2472 1115 863 52 712 950 95 6 66 10539 101 1.265 8.8 0.2 2.5 3.4 1.33
162 Game Avg. 14 13 .510 3.09 40 28 8 13 2 2 231 227 102 79 5 65 87 9 1 6 966 101 1.265 8.8 0.2 2.5 3.4 1.33
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
CIN (9 yrs) 84 91 .480 3.28 265 178 51 85 12 11 1504.2 1523 738 549 27 501 614 66 6 45 6410 103 1.345 9.1 0.2 3.0 3.7 1.23
NYG (7 yrs) 66 53 .555 2.79 172 127 32 60 12 10 1012.2 949 377 314 25 211 336 29 0 21 4129 98 1.145 8.4 0.2 1.9 3.0 1.59

Postseason Pitching

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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
1917 27 NYG NL WS L CHW 1 1 .500 0.00 2 2 0 1 1 0 14.0 9 3 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 53 0.714 5.8 0.0 0.6 5.1 8.00
1 WS 1 1 .500 0.00 2 2 0 1 1 0 14.0 9 3 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 53 0.714 5.8 0.0 0.6 5.1 8.00

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+
1910 20 0 1 .000 4.74 12 2 10 0 0 0 38.0 44 34 20 1 23 15 1 1 1 180 62 1.763 10.4 0.2 5.4 3.6 0.65 62
1911 21 3 4 .429 3.27 18 8 10 5 0 0 82.2 88 52 30 1 46 43 4 1 4 369 96 1.621 9.6 0.1 5.0 4.7 0.93 96
1912 22 21 24 .467 3.14 68 47 19 27 2 2 384.2 404 195 134 3 164 205 22 1 16 1671 106 1.477 9.5 0.1 3.8 4.8 1.25 106
1913 23 32 31 .508 3.23 91 69 19 36 3 2 529.0 544 271 190 7 224 273 31 1 22 2289 102 1.452 9.3 0.1 3.8 4.6 1.22 102
1914 24 48 49 .495 3.14 132 100 23 52 8 4 800.0 767 395 279 10 319 394 42 4 33 3404 101 1.358 8.6 0.1 3.6 4.4 1.24 101
1915 25 57 67 .460 3.15 177 128 35 61 10 9 1037.0 989 500 363 12 395 503 61 4 39 4401 98 1.335 8.6 0.1 3.4 4.4 1.27 98
1916 26 73 75 .493 3.10 215 158 41 76 13 11 1275.2 1199 584 439 17 453 618 71 4 44 5361 95 1.295 8.5 0.1 3.2 4.4 1.36 95
1917 27 88 84 .512 3.04 250 183 49 90 16 14 1490.2 1389 662 504 22 494 688 78 4 47 6226 95 1.263 8.4 0.1 3.0 4.2 1.39 95
1918 28 89 86 .509 3.02 253 186 49 92 16 14 1514.2 1406 670 509 22 497 697 78 4 48 6316 96 1.256 8.4 0.1 3.0 4.1 1.40 96
1919 29 106 97 .522 2.98 288 214 55 103 17 16 1723.2 1587 741 570 27 549 750 82 4 52 7164 97 1.239 8.3 0.1 2.9 3.9 1.37 97
1920 30 115 113 .504 2.98 321 239 60 115 21 18 1917.0 1809 823 635 35 580 802 85 4 57 7985 97 1.246 8.5 0.2 2.7 3.8 1.38 97
1921 31 120 115 .511 2.98 339 248 64 118 22 18 1989.0 1881 851 658 37 597 813 85 4 59 8282 98 1.246 8.5 0.2 2.7 3.7 1.36 98
1922 32 120 115 .511 2.98 339 248 64 118 22 18 1989.0 1881 851 658 37 597 813 85 4 59 8282 98 1.246 8.5 0.2 2.7 3.7 1.36 98
1923 33 134 125 .517 3.04 372 274 69 133 22 19 2208.0 2124 957 747 47 654 872 90 4 62 9220 99 1.258 8.7 0.2 2.7 3.6 1.33 99
1924 34 141 134 .513 3.03 404 289 76 139 23 20 2370.2 2290 1027 797 49 678 914 94 5 66 9891 101 1.252 8.7 0.2 2.6 3.5 1.35 101
1925 35 150 144 .510 3.09 437 305 83 145 24 21 2517.1 2472 1115 863 52 712 950 95 6 66 10539 101 1.265 8.8 0.2 2.5 3.4 1.33 101

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1910 20 1 3 .250 5.84 37.0 49 27 24 1 26 15 1 2.027 11.9 6.3 3.6 0.58 0.2 12
1911 21 3 1 .750 2.14 42.0 44 11 10 0 23 26 3 1.595 9.4 4.9 5.6 1.13 0.0 6
1912 22 21 13 .618 3.12 306.0 322 118 106 2 120 164 18 1.444 9.5 3.5 4.8 1.37 0.1 50
1913 23 8 7 .533 3.96 141.0 149 69 62 4 64 66 10 1.511 9.5 4.1 4.2 1.03 0.3 23
1914 24 17 12 .586 3.39 268.0 240 112 101 3 102 120 12 1.276 8.1 3.4 4.0 1.18 0.1 41
1915 25 12 13 .480 4.16 227.0 249 117 105 2 85 104 21 1.471 9.9 3.4 4.1 1.22 0.1 45
1916 26 11 13 .458 4.44 221.0 253 121 109 6 70 106 12 1.462 10.3 2.9 4.3 1.51 0.2 38
1917 27 11 11 .500 3.95 205.0 226 100 90 6 49 67 8 1.341 9.9 2.2 2.9 1.37 0.3 35
1918 28 2 1 .667 2.48 29.0 24 9 8 0 4 11 0 0.966 7.4 1.2 3.4 2.75 0.0 3
1919 29 14 11 .560 3.56 225.0 234 99 89 6 67 57 5 1.338 9.4 2.7 2.3 0.85 0.2 35
1920 30 11 10 .524 3.70 192.0 251 88 79 9 35 52 3 1.490 11.8 1.6 2.4 1.49 0.4 33
1921 31 5 3 .625 2.92 74.0 75 27 24 2 18 11 0 1.257 9.1 2.2 1.3 0.61 0.2 18
1923 33 14 11 .560 3.50 226.0 246 98 88 10 58 61 5 1.345 9.8 2.3 2.4 1.05 0.4 33
1924 34 12 6 .667 2.86 167.0 175 59 53 2 25 43 4 1.198 9.4 1.3 2.3 1.72 0.1 32
1925 35 9 8 .529 3.69 156.0 184 71 64 3 34 38 1 1.397 10.6 2.0 2.2 1.12 0.2 33
15 Seasons 151 123 .551 3.62 2516.0 2721 1126 1012 56 780 941 103 1.391 9.7 3.4 1.21 0.2 437

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1924 NL  2.766 (4th)
Career  3.085 (191st)

Wins s c a p y
1912 NL  18 (8th)
1919 NL  17 (7th)
Career  150 (238th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1913 NL  .611 (10th)
1916 NL  .667 (6th)
1917 NL  .625 (8th)
1919 NL  .607 (9th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1917 NL  1.074 (7th)
1924 NL  1.168 (3rd)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1914 NL  7.406 (7th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1917 NL  1.716 (9th)
1920 NL  1.443 (4th)
1923 NL  2.343 (10th)
1924 NL  1.328 (1st)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1912 NL  4.828 (6th)

Games Played s c a p y
1912 NL  50 (1st)
1915 NL  45 (6th)
1919 NL  35 (9th)

Saves s c a p y
1912 NL  2 (10th)
1914 NL  2 (10th)
1915 NL  5 (2nd)
1916 NL  2 (8th)
1917 NL  3 (2nd)
1919 NL  2 (7th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1912 NL  302.0 (5th)
Career  2517.3 (228th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1912 NL  162 (4th)
1914 NL  121 (10th)

Games Started s c a p y
1912 NL  39 (1st)

Complete Games s c a p y
1912 NL  22 (8th)
Career  145 (237th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1914 NL  5 (6th)
1920 NL  4 (7th)
Career  24 (187th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1920 NL  8 (5th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1912 NL  118 (3rd)
1914 NL  95 (6th)

Hits s c a p y
1912 NL  316 (2nd)
Career  2472 (229th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1920 NL  1.677 (9th)
1924 NL  1.750 (3rd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1912 NL  .060 (1st)
1914 NL  .100 (4th)
1915 NL  .076 (9th)
1924 NL  .111 (1st)
Career  .186 (145th)

Losses s c a p y
1912 NL  20 (3rd)
1914 NL  18 (4th)
1915 NL  18 (3rd)
1920 NL  16 (6th)
Career  144 (179th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1912 NL  104 (5th)
1914 NL  89 (5th)
1915 NL  84 (5th)
1916 NL  76 (6th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1912 NL  12 (3rd)
1913 NL  6 (7th)
1914 NL  11 (5th)
1915 NL  6 (10th)
1920 NL  5 (9th)
1924 NL  4 (7th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1912 NL  18 (1st)
1913 NL  9 (7th)
1914 NL  11 (5th)
1915 NL  19 (1st)
1916 NL  10 (4th)
1917 NL  7 (7th)
Career  95 (76th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1912 NL  1302 (1st)
Career  10539 (204th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1924 NL  136 (4th)

Youngest s c a p y
1910 NL  born 1890-06-27 (3rd)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (461), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 71 (342), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 29 (450), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 17 (393), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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