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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 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
1927 25 NYG NL 1 1 .500 4.12 5 2 2 1 0 0 19.2 26 9 9 1 2 6 1 0 1 87 96 1.424 11.9 0.5 0.9 2.7 3.00
1928 26 TOT NL 4 3 .571 4.98 29 11 11 3 0 1 108.1 132 73 60 8 40 18 3 0 1 492 78 1.588 11.0 0.7 3.3 1.5 0.45
1928 26 NYG NL 1 0 1.000 4.42 7 1 3 0 0 1 18.1 20 10 9 1 4 0 1 0 0 79 90 1.309 9.8 0.5 2.0 0.0 0.00
1928 26 BSN NL 3 3 .500 5.10 22 10 8 3 0 0 90.0 112 63 51 7 36 18 2 0 1 413 75 1.644 11.2 0.7 3.6 1.8 0.50
1929 27 BSN NL 4 13 .235 4.47 27 20 6 8 0 2 157.0 171 98 78 11 52 25 2 0 3 683 105 1.420 9.8 0.6 3.0 1.4 0.48
1930 28 BSN NL 9 15 .375 4.88 31 21 6 10 0 2 173.1 213 99 94 15 45 43 1 0 3 753 101 1.488 11.1 0.8 2.3 2.2 0.96
1931 29 BSN NL 7 9 .438 3.63 33 16 9 9 2 2 156.1 160 73 63 4 34 32 0 0 4 659 106 1.241 9.2 0.2 2.0 1.8 0.94
1932 30 BSN NL 13 11 .542 2.96 37 9 27 3 1 5 146.0 133 56 48 6 33 33 5 0 0 589 128 1.137 8.2 0.4 2.0 2.0 1.00
1933 31 BSN NL 20 10 .667 2.62 40 29 9 18 2 2 254.2 242 89 74 12 54 57 3 0 4 1046 116 1.162 8.6 0.4 1.9 2.0 1.06 MVP-10
1934 32 BSN NL 5 11 .313 4.33 27 19 7 6 1 5 143.1 163 88 69 8 34 45 2 0 1 620 87 1.374 10.2 0.5 2.1 2.8 1.32
1935 33 BSN NL 4 25 .138 4.61 39 24 10 13 0 0 210.2 235 117 108 15 44 34 2 0 0 898 82 1.324 10.0 0.6 1.9 1.5 0.77
1936 34 BSN NL 9 9 .500 3.04 34 11 20 4 0 2 133.1 127 55 45 8 35 42 4 0 2 556 126 1.215 8.6 0.5 2.4 2.8 1.20
1937 35 TOT NL 0 1 .000 5.17 14 1 6 0 0 0 31.1 38 21 18 2 9 13 0 0 0 144 79 1.500 10.9 0.6 2.6 3.7 1.44
1937 35 NYG NL 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 18 47 1.750 13.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.00
1937 35 BRO NL 0 0 4.61 13 0 6 0 0 0 27.1 32 17 14 1 8 12 0 0 0 126 89 1.463 10.5 0.3 2.6 4.0 1.50
11 Yrs 76 108 .413 3.91 316 163 113 75 6 21 1534.0 1640 778 666 90 382 348 23 0 19 6527 100 1.318 9.6 0.5 2.2 2.0 0.91
162 Game Avg. 11 15 .413 3.91 45 23 16 11 1 3 218 233 110 95 13 54 49 3 0 3 927 100 1.318 9.6 0.5 2.2 2.0 0.91
BSN (9 yrs) 74 106 .411 3.87 290 159 102 74 6 20 1464.2 1556 738 630 86 367 329 21 0 18 6217 101 1.313 9.6 0.5 2.3 2.0 0.90
NYG (3 yrs) 2 2 .500 4.71 13 4 5 1 0 1 42.0 52 23 22 3 7 7 2 0 1 184 84 1.405 11.1 0.6 1.5 1.5 1.00
BRO (1 yr) 0 0 4.61 13 0 6 0 0 0 27.1 32 17 14 1 8 12 0 0 0 126 89 1.463 10.5 0.3 2.6 4.0 1.50

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
1927 25 NYG NL 19.2 5 2 9 4.12 4.64 0.16 0.00 101.2 4.54 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.2 3 .519 .501 $
1928 26 NYG NL 18.1 7 1 10 4.91 4.44 0.36 0.00 94.6 3.85 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0 .470 .499 $
1928 26 BSN NL 90.0 22 10 63 6.30 4.74 -0.25 0.00 94.4 4.70 -16 -1.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.8 -7 .432 .491 $
1929 27 BSN NL 157.0 27 20 98 5.62 5.67 -0.11 0.00 98.3 5.68 1 0.1 1.0 -0.1 1.2 19 .502 .500 $
1930 28 BSN NL 173.1 31 21 99 5.14 5.85 0.05 0.00 98.7 5.73 12 1.0 1.0 -0.1 2.3 32 .534 .506 $
1931 29 BSN NL 156.1 33 16 73 4.20 4.85 0.11 0.00 98.6 4.67 9 0.9 1.0 -0.1 2.1 23 .528 .506 $
1932 30 BSN NL 146.1 37 9 56 3.44 4.62 0.09 0.00 95.9 4.35 15 1.6 1.0 -0.1 2.6 29 .542 .510 $
1933 31 BSN NL 254.0 40 29 89 3.15 4.00 0.23 0.00 90.2 3.40 8 0.9 1.0 -0.1 2.8 28 .523 .506 $ MVP-10
1934 32 BSN NL 143.1 27 19 88 5.53 4.62 0.06 0.00 95.7 4.36 -19 -1.8 1.0 -0.1 -0.7 -4 .433 .489 $
1935 33 BSN NL 210.1 39 24 117 5.01 4.86 -0.39 0.00 93.2 4.89 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 1.1 18 .489 .497 $
1936 34 BSN NL 132.1 34 11 55 3.74 4.84 0.17 0.00 95.5 4.47 10 1.1 1.0 -0.1 2.0 24 .531 .507 $
1937 35 NYG NL 4.0 1 1 4 9.00 5.07 0.38 0.00 102.0 4.79 -2 -0.2 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .337 .499 $
1937 35 BRO NL 27.1 13 0 17 5.60 4.65 -0.31 0.00 101.7 5.04 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.0 1 .487 .499 $
11 Seasons 1532.1 316 163 778 4.57 4.85 0.01 0.00 95.5 4.63 10 1.4 1.0 -0.8 12.6 165 .504 .501 $
BSN (9 yrs) 1463.0 290 159 738 4.54 4.86 0.00 0.00 95.3 4.64 15 1.8 1.0 -0.7 12.6 163 .506 .501 $
NYG (3 yrs) 42.0 13 4 23 4.93 4.59 0.27 0.00 98.4 4.26 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 0.0 1 .479 .499 $
BRO (1 yr) 27.1 13 0 17 5.60 4.65 -0.31 0.00 101.7 5.04 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.0 1 .487 .499 $

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%
1927 25 NYG NL 87 1.2% 6.9% 2.3% 3.5% 12% 87%
1928 26 TOT NL 492 1.6% 3.7% 8.1% 2.4% 9% 84%
1928 26 NYG NL 79 1.3% 0.0% 5.1% 89%
1928 26 BSN NL 413 1.7% 4.4% 8.7% 2.7% 10% 83%
1929 27 BSN NL 683 1.6% 3.7% 7.6% 4.0% 16% 84%
1930 28 BSN NL 753 2.0% 5.7% 6.0% 4.5% 16% 83%
1931 29 BSN NL 659 0.6% 4.9% 5.2% 4.3% 18% 87%
1932 30 BSN NL 589 1.0% 5.6% 5.6% 1.4% 6% 85%
1933 31 BSN NL 1045 1.2% 5.5% 5.2% 2.6% 11% 86%
1934 32 BSN NL 620 1.3% 7.3% 5.5% 2.6% 10% 84%
1935 33 BSN NL 900 1.7% 3.8% 4.9% 3.6% 14% 87%
1936 34 BSN NL 556 1.4% 7.6% 6.3% 2.0% 9% 81%
1937 35 TOT NL 144 1.4% 9.0% 6.3% 78%
1937 35 NYG NL 18 5.6% 5.6% 5.6% 78%
1937 35 BRO NL 126 0.8% 9.5% 6.4% 78%
11 Yrs 6528 1.4% 5.3% 5.9% 3.0% 12% 85%
MLB Averages 1.3% 8.1% 8.1% 3.2% 13% 80%

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+
1927 25 1 1 .500 4.12 5 2 2 1 0 0 19.2 26 9 9 1 2 6 1 0 1 87 96 1.424 11.9 0.5 0.9 2.7 3.00 96
1928 26 5 4 .556 4.85 34 13 13 4 0 1 128.0 158 82 69 9 42 24 4 0 2 579 80 1.563 11.1 0.6 3.0 1.7 0.57 80
1929 27 9 17 .346 4.64 61 33 19 12 0 3 285.0 329 180 147 20 94 49 6 0 5 1262 93 1.484 10.4 0.6 3.0 1.5 0.52 93
1930 28 18 32 .360 4.73 92 54 25 22 0 5 458.1 542 279 241 35 139 92 7 0 8 2015 96 1.486 10.6 0.7 2.7 1.8 0.66 96
1931 29 25 41 .379 4.45 125 70 34 31 2 7 614.2 702 352 304 39 173 124 7 0 12 2674 98 1.424 10.3 0.6 2.5 1.8 0.72 98
1932 30 38 52 .422 4.16 162 79 61 34 3 12 760.2 835 408 352 45 206 157 12 0 12 3263 102 1.369 9.9 0.5 2.4 1.9 0.76 102
1933 31 58 62 .483 3.78 202 108 70 52 5 14 1015.1 1077 497 426 57 260 214 15 0 16 4309 105 1.317 9.5 0.5 2.3 1.9 0.82 105
1934 32 63 73 .463 3.84 229 127 77 58 6 19 1158.2 1240 585 495 65 294 259 17 0 17 4929 102 1.324 9.6 0.5 2.3 2.0 0.88 102
1935 33 67 98 .406 3.96 268 151 87 71 6 19 1369.1 1475 702 603 80 338 293 19 0 17 5827 99 1.324 9.7 0.5 2.2 1.9 0.87 99
1936 34 76 107 .415 3.88 302 162 107 75 6 21 1502.2 1602 757 648 88 373 335 23 0 19 6383 100 1.314 9.6 0.5 2.2 2.0 0.90 100
1937 35 76 108 .413 3.91 316 163 113 75 6 21 1534.0 1640 778 666 90 382 348 23 0 19 6527 100 1.318 9.6 0.5 2.2 2.0 0.91 100

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
1927 25 1 1 .500 3.86 21.0 26 10 9 1 2 6 1 1.333 11.1 0.9 2.6 3.00 0.4 5
1928 26 5 7 .417 4.98 112.0 137 69 62 8 42 19 3 1.598 11.0 3.4 1.5 0.45 0.6 29
1929 27 10 8 .556 3.66 167.0 164 76 68 11 50 27 2 1.281 8.8 2.7 1.5 0.54 0.6 27
1930 28 10 10 .500 3.81 182.0 197 86 77 14 42 45 1 1.313 9.7 2.1 2.2 1.07 0.7 31
1931 29 10 8 .556 3.67 162.0 167 73 66 4 35 33 0 1.247 9.3 1.9 1.8 0.94 0.2 33
1932 30 10 6 .625 3.08 146.0 139 56 50 6 34 33 5 1.185 8.6 2.1 2.0 0.97 0.4 37
1933 31 16 11 .593 3.38 250.0 279 104 94 14 62 56 3 1.364 10.0 2.2 2.0 0.90 0.5 40
1934 32 7 9 .438 4.53 149.0 175 83 75 9 37 47 2 1.423 10.6 2.2 2.8 1.27 0.5 27
1935 33 10 14 .417 4.73 217.0 247 127 114 16 46 35 2 1.350 10.2 1.9 1.5 0.76 0.7 39
1936 34 10 5 .667 3.02 137.0 131 51 46 8 36 43 4 1.219 8.6 2.4 2.8 1.19 0.5 34
1937 35 1 2 .333 5.03 34.0 40 21 19 2 9 14 0 1.441 10.6 2.4 3.7 1.56 0.5 14
11 Yrs 90 81 .526 3.88 1577.0 1702 756 680 93 395 358 23 1.330 9.7 2.0 0.91 0.5 316

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)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1933 NL  2.62 (6th)

Wins s c a p y
1933 NL  20 (2nd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1933 NL  .667 (2nd)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1931 NL  1.241 (7th)
1933 NL  1.162 (6th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1933 NL  8.552 (9th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1931 NL  1.957 (3rd)
1933 NL  1.908 (6th)
Career  2.241 (174th)

Saves s c a p y
1932 NL  5 (3rd)
1934 NL  5 (5th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1933 NL  254.7 (10th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1933 NL  18 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1933 NL  12 (6th)
1935 NL  15 (9th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1931 NL  0.230 (4th)

Losses s c a p y
1930 NL  15 (6th)
1935 NL  25 (1st)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1935 NL  108 (4th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1932 NL  27 (2nd)
1936 NL  20 (7th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1933 NL  118 (9th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1933 NL  14 (10th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1933 NL  1.5 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 28 (847), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 7 (1145), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1243), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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