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Benny Frey

Benjamin Rudolph Frey

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: April 6, 1906 in Dexter, MI
High School: Jackson HS (Jackson, MI)(All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1929
Teams (by GP): Reds/Cardinals 1929-1936

Final Game: September 17, 1936
Died: November 1, 1937 in Spring Arbor Township, MI
Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, MI
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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
1929 23 CIN NL 1 2 .333 4.13 3 3 0 2 0 0 24.0 29 12 11 2 8 1 0 0 1 105 112 1.542 10.9 0.8 3.0 0.4 0.13
1930 24 CIN NL 11 18 .379 4.70 44 28 9 14 2 1 245.0 295 145 128 15 62 43 3 1 7 1059 103 1.457 10.8 0.6 2.3 1.6 0.69
1931 25 CIN NL 8 12 .400 4.92 34 17 14 7 1 2 133.2 166 76 73 2 36 19 2 0 0 569 76 1.511 11.2 0.1 2.4 1.3 0.53
1932 26 TOT NL 4 12 .250 4.49 30 15 10 5 0 0 134.1 165 77 67 10 32 27 1 1 1 582 86 1.467 11.1 0.7 2.1 1.8 0.84
1932 26 STL NL 0 2 .000 12.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 6 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 37 2.667 18.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.00
1932 26 CIN NL 4 10 .286 4.32 28 15 9 5 0 0 131.1 159 72 63 10 30 27 1 1 1 570 89 1.439 10.9 0.7 2.1 1.9 0.90
1933 27 CIN NL 6 4 .600 3.82 37 9 21 1 1 0 132.0 144 67 56 4 21 12 0 0 3 548 89 1.250 9.8 0.3 1.4 0.8 0.57
1934 28 CIN NL 11 16 .407 3.52 39 30 5 12 2 2 245.1 288 118 96 10 42 33 2 1 2 1058 114 1.345 10.6 0.4 1.5 1.2 0.79 MVP-16
1935 29 CIN NL 6 10 .375 6.85 38 13 16 3 1 2 114.1 164 100 87 6 32 24 4 0 3 536 58 1.714 12.9 0.5 2.5 1.9 0.75
1936 30 CIN NL 10 8 .556 4.25 31 12 12 5 0 0 131.1 164 73 62 5 30 20 0 0 1 589 90 1.477 11.2 0.3 2.1 1.4 0.67
8 Yrs 57 82 .410 4.50 256 127 87 49 7 7 1160.0 1415 668 580 54 263 179 12 3 18 5046 90 1.447 11.0 0.4 2.0 1.4 0.68
162 Game Avg. 10 15 .410 4.50 45 23 15 9 1 1 206 251 119 103 10 47 32 2 1 3 896 90 1.447 11.0 0.4 2.0 1.4 0.68
CIN (8 yrs) 57 80 .416 4.48 254 127 86 49 7 7 1157.0 1409 663 576 54 261 179 12 3 18 5034 90 1.443 11.0 0.4 2.0 1.4 0.69
STL (1 yr) 0 2 .000 12.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 6 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 37 2.667 18.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.00

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
1929 23 CIN NL 24.0 3 3 12 4.50 5.76 0.21 0.00 96.7 5.38 2 0.2 -0.0 0.4 5 .572 .501 $
1930 24 CIN NL 245.0 44 28 145 5.33 5.96 0.02 0.00 96.8 5.75 12 1.1 1.0 -0.1 2.9 41 .525 .507 $
1931 25 CIN NL 133.2 34 17 76 5.12 4.80 0.06 0.00 95.0 4.50 -9 -0.9 1.0 -0.1 0.1 4 .474 .495 $
1932 26 STL NL 3.0 2 0 5 15.00 4.71 -0.20 0.00 95.3 4.68 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .348 .498 $
1932 26 CIN NL 131.1 28 15 72 4.93 4.79 0.14 0.00 100.5 4.68 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 0.6 9 .486 .498 $
1933 27 CIN NL 132.0 37 9 67 4.57 4.08 -0.03 0.00 100.3 4.13 -6 -0.7 1.0 -0.1 0.3 5 .482 .496 $
1934 28 CIN NL 245.0 39 30 118 4.33 4.89 -0.38 0.00 99.2 5.23 23 2.5 1.0 -0.1 4.3 49 .563 .515 $ MVP-16
1935 29 CIN NL 113.1 38 13 100 7.94 4.75 -0.14 0.00 101.3 4.95 -39 -3.6 1.0 -0.1 -2.7 -26 .407 .478 $
1936 30 CIN NL 131.1 31 12 73 5.00 4.70 -0.09 0.00 94.5 4.53 -7 -0.7 1.0 -0.1 0.3 6 .477 .496 $
8 Seasons 1158.2 256 127 668 5.19 4.99 -0.08 0.00 98.1 4.96 -30 -2.7 1.0 -0.6 5.9 90 .489 .498 $
CIN (8 yrs) 1155.2 254 127 663 5.16 4.99 -0.08 0.00 98.1 4.97 -26 -2.4 1.0 -0.6 6.2 93 .490 .498 $
STL (1 yr) 3.0 2 0 5 15.00 4.71 -0.20 0.00 95.3 4.68 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .348 .498 $

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%
1929 23 CIN NL 105 1.9% 1.0% 7.6% 7.6% 28% 90%
1930 24 CIN NL 1059 1.4% 4.1% 5.9% 3.7% 13% 86%
1931 25 CIN NL 569 0.4% 3.3% 6.3% 3.7% 13% 88%
1932 26 TOT NL 582 1.7% 4.6% 5.5% 2.8% 10% 87%
1932 26 STL NL 12 0.0% 0.0% 16.7% 83%
1932 26 CIN NL 570 1.8% 4.7% 5.3% 2.8% 10% 87%
1933 27 CIN NL 548 0.7% 2.2% 3.8% 0.7% 3% 91%
1934 28 CIN NL 1058 1.0% 3.1% 4.0% 2.7% 10% 90%
1935 29 CIN NL 536 1.1% 4.5% 6.0% 2.6% 9% 86%
1936 30 CIN NL 589 0.9% 3.4% 5.1% 2.6% 9% 90%
8 Yrs 5046 1.1% 3.6% 5.2% 2.9% 10% 88%
MLB Averages 1.4% 8.2% 8.1% 3.3% 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+
1929 23 1 2 .333 4.13 3 3 0 2 0 0 24.0 29 12 11 2 8 1 0 0 1 105 112 1.542 10.9 0.8 3.0 0.4 0.13 112
1930 24 12 20 .375 4.65 47 31 9 16 2 1 269.0 324 157 139 17 70 44 3 1 8 1164 103 1.465 10.8 0.6 2.3 1.5 0.63 103
1931 25 20 32 .385 4.74 81 48 23 23 3 3 402.2 490 233 212 19 106 63 5 1 8 1733 94 1.480 11.0 0.4 2.4 1.4 0.59 94
1932 26 24 44 .353 4.68 111 63 33 28 3 3 537.0 655 310 279 29 138 90 6 2 9 2315 92 1.477 11.0 0.5 2.3 1.5 0.65 92
1933 27 30 48 .385 4.51 148 72 54 29 4 3 669.0 799 377 335 33 159 102 6 2 12 2863 91 1.432 10.7 0.4 2.1 1.4 0.64 91
1934 28 41 64 .390 4.24 187 102 59 41 6 5 914.1 1087 495 431 43 201 135 8 3 14 3921 97 1.409 10.7 0.4 2.0 1.3 0.67 97
1935 29 47 74 .388 4.53 225 115 75 44 7 7 1028.2 1251 595 518 49 233 159 12 3 17 4457 90 1.443 10.9 0.4 2.0 1.4 0.68 90
1936 30 57 82 .410 4.50 256 127 87 49 7 7 1160.0 1415 668 580 54 263 179 12 3 18 5046 90 1.447 11.0 0.4 2.0 1.4 0.68 90

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
1929 23 1 1 .500 3.75 24.0 29 11 10 2 8 1 0 1.542 10.9 3.0 0.4 0.13 0.8 3
1930 24 15 13 .536 3.75 257.0 276 119 107 14 58 45 3 1.300 9.7 2.0 1.6 0.78 0.5 44
1931 25 5 9 .357 5.64 126.0 176 88 79 2 38 18 2 1.698 12.6 2.7 1.3 0.47 0.1 34
1932 26 6 8 .429 4.53 135.0 170 76 68 10 33 27 1 1.504 11.3 2.2 1.8 0.82 0.7 30
1933 27 6 8 .429 4.40 131.0 157 71 64 4 23 12 0 1.374 10.8 1.6 0.8 0.52 0.3 37
1934 28 16 12 .571 3.34 261.0 300 108 97 10 44 35 2 1.318 10.3 1.5 1.2 0.80 0.3 39
1935 29 3 10 .231 6.58 119.0 169 97 87 6 33 25 4 1.697 12.8 2.5 1.9 0.76 0.5 38
1936 30 7 8 .467 4.17 138.0 170 71 64 5 31 21 0 1.457 11.1 2.0 1.4 0.68 0.3 31
8 Yrs 59 69 .461 4.35 1191.0 1447 641 576 53 268 184 12 1.440 10.9 1.4 0.69 0.4 256

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1934 NL (16, 5%)
0.05 Career Shares (1113th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1934 NL  4.3 (8th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1930 NL  2.278 (10th)
1934 NL  1.541 (2nd)
Career  2.041 (99th)

Games Played s c a p y
1930 NL  44 (6th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1930 NL  245.0 (7th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1930 NL  2 (5th)

Hits s c a p y
1930 NL  295 (4th)
1934 NL  288 (5th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1930 NL  0.551 (6th)
1934 NL  0.367 (7th)

Losses s c a p y
1930 NL  18 (1st)
1934 NL  16 (6th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1930 NL  128 (7th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1930 NL  7 (4th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1930 NL  1,059 (8th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1931 NL  14 (8th)
1933 NL  21 (4th)
1935 NL  16 (9th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 9 (1547), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1243), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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