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Ben Cantwell

Benjamin Caldwell Cantwell

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 168 lb.

Born: April 13, 1902 in Milan, TN
School: University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)(All Transactions)
Debut: August 19, 1927
Teams (by GP): Braves/Bees/Giants/Dodgers 1927-1937

Final Game: September 23, 1937
Died: December 4, 1962 in Salem, MO
Buried: North Lawn Cemetery, Salem, MO
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1927 25 NYG NL 5 8 8 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 .250 .250 .375 .625 65 3 0 0 /1
1928 26 TOT NL 29 33 33 5 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 .212 .212 .212 .424 14 7 0 0 1
1928 26 NYG NL 7 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 162 2 0 0 /1
1928 26 BSN NL 22 29 29 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 .172 .172 .172 .345 -7 5 0 0 1
1929 27 BSN NL 27 57 50 5 9 3 0 0 5 0 4 5 .180 .241 .240 .481 22 12 0 3 1
1930 28 BSN NL 34 65 63 4 19 1 1 0 5 0 0 7 .302 .302 .349 .651 59 22 0 2 1
1931 29 BSN NL 40 58 57 7 13 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 .228 .228 .246 .474 29 14 0 2 1
1932 30 BSN NL 37 51 50 3 14 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 .280 .294 .280 .574 58 14 0 0 1
1933 31 BSN NL 49 92 85 9 12 2 1 0 7 0 4 10 .141 .180 .188 .368 9 16 2 0 3 1 MVP-10
1934 32 BSN NL 29 48 43 5 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .279 .279 .279 .558 55 12 0 0 5 1
1935 33 BSN NL 41 74 67 4 19 1 0 0 2 0 2 8 .284 .304 .299 .603 69 20 2 0 5 1
1936 34 BSN NL 35 44 41 3 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 .195 .195 .195 .390 9 8 1 0 3 1
1937 35 TOT NL 14 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .167 .452 25 1 0 0 0 1
1937 35 NYG NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 /1
1937 35 BRO NL 13 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 -10 1 0 0 0 1
11 Yrs 340 537 503 46 116 9 2 0 31 1 12 57 .231 .249 .256 .505 37 129 5 0 23
162 Game Avg. 162 256 240 22 55 4 1 0 15 0 6 27 .231 .249 .256 .505 37 61 0 11
BSN (9 yrs) 314 518 485 43 111 8 2 0 27 1 11 55 .229 .246 .254 .500 36 123 5 0 23
NYG (3 yrs) 13 13 12 3 4 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 .333 .385 .417 .801 113 5 0 0 0
BRO (1 yr) 13 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 -10 1 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1927 25 NYG NL 5 8 -0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .508 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ /1
1928 26 NYG NL 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .511 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
1928 26 BSN NL 22 29 -4 0 0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .495 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -0 $ 1
1929 27 BSN NL 27 57 -6 0 0 0 6 0 0.0 2 2 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $ 1
1930 28 BSN NL 34 65 -4 0 0 0 7 3 0.2 2 4 0.2 .507 .501 0.2 0.0 4 $ 1
1931 29 BSN NL 40 58 -6 0 0 0 6 1 0.1 2 2 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 -0.0 2 $ 1
1932 30 BSN NL 37 51 -3 0 0 0 5 3 0.3 2 4 0.3 .508 .502 0.3 0.0 4 $ 1
1933 31 BSN NL 49 92 -9 0 0 0 9 -0 -0.1 3 2 -0.1 .499 .500 0.0 -0.0 2 $ 1 MVP-10
1934 32 BSN NL 29 48 -3 0 0 0 5 3 0.3 1 4 0.3 .510 .502 0.3 0.0 4 $ 1
1935 33 BSN NL 41 74 -3 0 0 0 8 5 0.5 2 7 0.5 .512 .503 0.5 0.0 7 $ 1
1936 34 BSN NL 35 44 -5 0 0 0 5 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1937 35 NYG NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .540 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1937 35 BRO NL 13 6 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
11 Seasons 340 537 -44 1 0 0 57 14 1.3 15 29 1.3 .504 .501 1.4 -0.0 29 $
BSN (9 yrs) 314 518 -43 1 0 0 55 12 1.1 15 27 1.2 .504 .501 1.3 -0.0 27 $
NYG (3 yrs) 13 13 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.2 0 2 0.1 .512 .500 0.1 0.0 2 $
BRO (1 yr) 13 6 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1927 25 NYG NL 8 6 1 4.5 104 .286 .250 .290 .250 .349 .375 .400 .625 .749 65 .488 -0.4 -0.0 .500 .125 .125
1928 26 TOT NL 33 26 2 2.1 104 .259 .212 .282 .212 .346 .212 .401 .424 .748 14 .175 -4.1 -0.4 .269 .000 .000
1928 26 NYG NL 4 2 1 13.5 109 .500 .500 .290 .500 .355 .500 .413 1.000 .768 162 .867 0.4 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
1928 26 BSN NL 29 24 1 1.1 103 .217 .172 .281 .172 .345 .172 .400 .345 .745 -7 .064 -4.5 -0.4 .208 .000 .000
1929 27 BSN NL 57 44 3 1.8 116 .200 .180 .298 .241 .361 .240 .434 .481 .795 22 .117 -6.0 -0.5 .390 .140 .060
1930 28 BSN NL 65 46 7 4.0 124 .339 .302 .308 .302 .366 .349 .458 .651 .824 59 .335 -4.4 -0.4 .500 .048 .048
1931 29 BSN NL 58 46 3 1.7 101 .260 .228 .281 .228 .340 .246 .398 .474 .737 29 .144 -5.8 -0.6 .318 .018 .018
1932 30 BSN NL 51 36 4 3.0 100 .298 .280 .279 .294 .332 .280 .404 .574 .736 58 .305 -3.0 -0.3 .417 .020 .000
1933 31 BSN NL 92 78 3 1.0 85 .160 .141 .264 .180 .316 .188 .362 .368 .678 9 .075 -9.8 -1.0 .267 .094 .047
1934 32 BSN NL 48 36 3 2.2 97 .308 .279 .277 .279 .331 .279 .394 .558 .725 55 .200 -2.7 -0.3 .387 .000 .000
1935 33 BSN NL 74 55 6 2.9 96 .322 .284 .274 .304 .328 .299 .391 .603 .719 69 .296 -2.7 -0.3 .440 .045 .015
1936 34 BSN NL 44 37 2 1.4 97 .222 .195 .277 .195 .335 .195 .388 .390 .723 9 .104 -5.2 -0.5 .265 .024 .000 .0
1937 35 TOT NL 7 5 0 0.0 102 .200 .167 .281 .286 .343 .167 .399 .452 .742 25 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .400 .167 .000
1937 35 NYG NL 1 0 0 1.000 .343 .000 0.3 0.0
1937 35 BRO NL 6 5 0 0.0 102 .200 .167 .281 .167 .343 .167 .399 .333 .742 -10 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .200 .000 .000
11 Yrs 537 415 34 2.2 101 .260 .231 .282 .249 .338 .256 .402 .505 .740 37 .192 -44.7 -4.4 .362 .052 .026 .0
162 Game Avg. 256 198 16 2.2 101 .260 .231 .282 .249 .338 .256 .402 .505 .740 37 .192 -44.7 -4.4 .362 .052 .026
BSN (9 yrs) 518 402 32 2.1 101 .258 .229 .282 .246 .338 .254 .402 .500 .740 36 .183 -44.0 -4.3 .356 .049 .025 .0
NYG (3 yrs) 13 8 2 6.7 106 .364 .333 .290 .385 .350 .417 .404 .801 .755 113 .661 0.3 0.0 .750 .167 .083
BRO (1 yr) 6 5 0 0.0 102 .200 .167 .281 .167 .343 .167 .399 .333 .742 -10 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .200 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1927 25 NYG NL 8 0.0% 12.5% 0.0% 12.5% 50% 8.0 4.0 88%
1928 26 TOT NL 33 0.0% 18.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.5 11.0 82%
1928 26 NYG NL 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 100%
1928 26 BSN NL 29 0.0% 20.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.8 29.0 79%
1929 27 BSN NL 57 0.0% 8.8% 7.0% 5.3% 33% 1.25 10.0 10.0 79%
1930 28 BSN NL 65 0.0% 10.8% 0.0% 3.1% 11% 9.0 12.6 86%
1931 29 BSN NL 58 0.0% 12.1% 0.0% 1.7% 8% 8.1 28.5 86%
1932 30 BSN NL 51 0.0% 5.9% 2.0% 0.0% 0% 3.00 16.7 12.5 92%
1933 31 BSN NL 92 0.0% 10.9% 4.4% 3.3% 25% 2.50 8.5 12.1 82%
1934 32 BSN NL 48 0.0% 8.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 10.8 43.0 81%
1935 33 BSN NL 74 0.0% 10.8% 2.7% 1.4% 5% 4.00 8.4 33.5 80%
1936 34 BSN NL 44 0.0% 11.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 8.2 82%
1937 35 TOT NL 7 0.0% 14.3% 14.3% 0.0% 0% 1.00 6.0 71%
1937 35 NYG NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.00 0%
1937 35 BRO NL 6 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 6.0 83%
11 Yrs 537 0.0% 10.6% 2.2% 2.1% 10% 4.75 8.8 16.2 83%
MLB Averages 1.3% 8.1% 8.1% 7.0% 28% 1.00 11.0 68.1 7.6 80%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1927 25 5 8 8 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 .250 .250 .375 .625 65 3 0 0
1928 26 34 41 41 6 9 1 0 0 5 0 0 7 .220 .220 .244 .463 24 10 0 0
1929 27 61 98 91 11 18 4 0 0 10 0 4 12 .198 .232 .242 .473 23 22 0 3
1930 28 95 163 154 15 37 5 1 0 15 0 4 19 .240 .259 .286 .545 38 44 0 5
1931 29 135 221 211 22 50 6 1 0 17 0 4 26 .237 .251 .275 .526 36 58 0 7
1932 30 172 272 261 25 64 6 1 0 21 0 5 29 .245 .259 .276 .535 40 72 0 7
1933 31 221 364 346 34 76 8 2 0 28 0 9 39 .220 .239 .254 .494 33 88 2 0 10
1934 32 250 412 389 39 88 8 2 0 29 0 9 43 .226 .244 .257 .501 35 100 2 0 15
1935 33 291 486 456 43 107 9 2 0 31 0 11 51 .235 .253 .263 .516 40 120 4 0 20
1936 34 326 530 497 46 115 9 2 0 31 1 11 56 .231 .248 .258 .506 37 128 5 0 23
1937 35 340 537 503 46 116 9 2 0 31 1 12 57 .231 .249 .256 .505 37 129 5 0 23

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1927 25 5 8 8 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 .250 .250 .375 .625 1 5
1928 26 31 36 36 6 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 .250 .250 .250 .500 2 29
1929 27 28 60 53 5 10 3 0 0 5 0 4 5 .189 .246 .245 .491 3 27
1930 28 36 65 63 3 17 1 1 0 4 0 0 7 .270 .270 .317 .587 5 34
1931 29 42 61 59 7 13 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 .220 .220 .237 .458 3 40
1932 30 39 53 52 3 14 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 .269 .283 .269 .552 4 37
1933 31 51 96 89 10 13 2 1 0 8 0 4 10 .146 .183 .191 .374 3 49
1934 32 31 50 45 5 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .267 .267 .267 .533 3 29
1935 33 43 77 70 4 20 1 0 0 2 0 2 8 .286 .306 .300 .606 6 41
1936 34 37 47 44 4 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 .227 .227 .227 .455 2 35
1937 35 15 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 14
11 Yrs 358 560 525 48 120 9 2 0 32 1 12 57 .229 .246 .253 .499 32 340
162 Game Avg. 162 253 238 22 54 4 1 0 14 0 5 26 .229 .246 .253 .499 14 340

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1933 NL (10, 22%)
0.22 Career Shares (708th)

                                          

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