Benny Kauff
Benjamin Michael Kauff
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 157 lb.

Born: January 5, 1890 in Pomeroy, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1912
Final Game: July 2, 1920
Died: November 17, 1961 in Columbus, OH
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Standard Batting

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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
1912 22 NYY AL 5 14 11 4 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .273 .429 .273 .701 97 3 0 0 /O
1914 24 IND FL 154 667 571 120 211 44 13 8 95 75 72 55 .370 .447 .534 .981 166 305 8 16 *O
1915 25 BTT FL 136 581 483 92 165 23 11 12 83 55 85 50 .342 .446 .509 .955 182 246 6 7 *O
1916 26 NYG NL 154 632 552 71 146 22 15 9 74 40 26 68 65 .264 .348 .408 .756 137 225 3 9 *O
1917 27 NYG NL 153 644 559 89 172 22 4 5 68 30 59 54 .308 .379 .388 .767 138 217 5 21 *O
1918 28 NYG NL 67 294 270 41 85 19 4 2 39 9 16 30 .315 .355 .437 .792 143 118 1 7 O
1919 29 NYG NL 135 544 491 73 136 27 7 10 67 21 39 45 .277 .334 .422 .756 127 207 3 11 *O
1920 30 NYG NL 55 188 157 31 43 12 3 3 26 3 7 25 14 .274 .380 .446 .826 137 70 2 4 O
8 Seasons 859 3564 3094 521 961 169 57 49 454 234 33 367 313 .311 .389 .450 .838 149 1391 28 75
162 Game Avg. 162 672 584 98 181 32 11 9 86 44 69 .311 .389 .450 .838 149 262 5 14
NYG (5 yrs) 564 2302 2029 305 582 102 33 29 274 103 33 207 208 .287 .357 .413 .769 136 837 14 52
IND (1 yr) 154 667 571 120 211 44 13 8 95 75 72 55 .370 .447 .534 .981 166 305 8 16
BTT (1 yr) 136 581 483 92 165 23 11 12 83 55 85 50 .342 .446 .509 .955 182 246 6 7
NYY (1 yr) 5 14 11 4 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .273 .429 .273 .701 97 3 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 564 2302 2029 305 582 102 33 29 274 103 33 207 208 .287 .357 .413 .769 136 837 14 52
FL (2 yrs) 290 1248 1054 212 376 67 24 20 178 130 157 105 .357 .447 .523 .969 173 551 14 23
AL (1 yr) 5 14 11 4 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .273 .429 .273 .701 97 3 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1912 22 NYY AL 14 8 1 3.3 96 .273 .273 .279 .429 .349 .273 .368 .701 .717 97 .424 0.2 0.0 .875 .364 .000 .0
1914 24 IND FL 667 376 134 9.5 101 .400 .370 .284 .447 .351 .534 .384 .981 .735 166 .836 58.4 6.1 1.278 .422 .165 14.5
1915 25 BTT FL 581 325 108 8.9 85 .363 .342 .261 .446 .328 .509 .350 .955 .678 182 .838 56.9 6.1 1.233 .458 .168 19.7
1916 26 NYG NL 632 441 75 4.6 74 .287 .264 .248 .348 .306 .408 .332 .756 .638 137 .646 24.6 2.8 .718 .292 .143 14.7
1917 27 NYG NL 644 408 81 5.4 76 .334 .308 .253 .379 .310 .388 .334 .767 .644 138 .703 28.0 3.2 .804 .240 .081 8.6
1918 28 NYG NL 294 192 42 5.9 78 .349 .315 .259 .355 .316 .437 .334 .792 .651 143 .730 13.4 1.5 .778 .215 .122 3.3
1919 29 NYG NL 544 366 68 5.0 81 .289 .277 .263 .334 .317 .422 .346 .756 .663 127 .653 16.0 1.8 .761 .267 .145 13.5
1920 30 NYG NL 188 125 24 5.2 90 .286 .274 .277 .380 .330 .446 .367 .826 .698 137 .635 8.8 0.9 .769 .306 .172 3.0
8 Seasons 3564 2241 533 6.4 84 .334 .311 .263 .389 .323 .450 .349 .838 .672 149 .746 206.2 22.5 .917 .323 .139 81.0
162 Game Avg. 672 423 101 6.4 84 .334 .311 .263 .389 .323 .450 .349 .838 .672 149 .746 39 4 .917 .323 .139 15
NYG (5 yrs) 2302 1532 290 5.1 78 .309 .287 .257 .357 .313 .413 .339 .769 .652 136 .674 90.8 10.3 .762 .262 .126 45.3
IND (1 yr) 667 376 134 9.5 101 .400 .370 .284 .447 .351 .534 .384 .981 .735 166 .836 58.4 6.1 1.278 .422 .165 14.5
BTT (1 yr) 581 325 108 8.9 85 .363 .342 .261 .446 .328 .509 .350 .955 .678 182 .838 56.9 6.1 1.233 .458 .168 19.7
NYY (1 yr) 14 8 1 3.3 96 .273 .273 .279 .429 .349 .273 .368 .701 .717 97 .425 0.2 0.0 .875 .364 .000 .0
NL (5 yrs) 2302 1532 290 5.1 78 .309 .287 .257 .357 .313 .413 .339 .769 .652 136 .674 90.8 10.3 .762 .262 .126 45.3
FL (2 yrs) 1248 701 242 9.2 94 .383 .357 .273 .447 .340 .523 .368 .969 .709 173 .837 115.2 12.2 1.257 .438 .166 34.7
AL (1 yr) 14 8 1 3.3 96 .273 .273 .279 .429 .349 .273 .368 .701 .717 97 .425 0.2 0.0 .875 .364 .000 .0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1917 27 NYG NL WS CHW L 6 25 25 2 4 1 0 2 5 1 0 0 2 .160 .160 .440 .600 11 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 6 25 25 2 4 1 0 2 5 1 0 0 2 .160 .160 .440 .600 11 0 0 0 0 0

Cumulative Batting

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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
1912 22 5 14 11 4 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .273 .429 .273 .701 97 3 0 0
1913 23 5 14 11 4 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .273 .429 .273 .701 97 3 0 0
1914 24 159 681 582 124 214 44 13 8 97 76 75 55 .368 .447 .529 .976 165 308 8 16
1915 25 295 1262 1065 216 379 67 24 20 180 131 160 105 .356 .446 .520 .967 172 554 14 23
1916 26 449 1894 1617 287 525 89 39 29 254 171 26 228 170 .325 .414 .482 .895 161 779 17 32
1917 27 602 2538 2176 376 697 111 43 34 322 201 26 287 224 .320 .405 .458 .863 156 996 22 53
1918 28 669 2832 2446 417 782 130 47 36 361 210 26 303 254 .320 .400 .455 .855 154 1114 23 60
1919 29 804 3376 2937 490 918 157 54 46 428 231 26 342 299 .313 .389 .450 .839 150 1321 26 71
1920 30 859 3564 3094 521 961 169 57 49 454 234 33 367 313 .311 .389 .450 .838 149 1391 28 75

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1912 22 5 14 11 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 .273 .429 .273 .701 1 5
1914 24 160 670 589 121 215 45 13 8 96 76 73 57 .365 .442 .526 .968 135 154
1915 25 142 625 521 111 189 26 13 14 100 63 97 52 .363 .469 .543 1.012 131 136
1916 26 160 687 600 99 178 27 18 11 104 49 83 68 .297 .386 .457 .842 105 154
1917 27 159 690 612 120 210 27 5 6 91 37 72 56 .343 .417 .433 .850 109 153
1918 28 85 384 360 65 124 28 6 3 62 13 23 38 .344 .385 .481 .866 66 67
1919 29 156 644 589 104 178 35 9 13 95 27 51 52 .302 .362 .458 .820 97 135
1920 30 58 195 166 37 46 13 3 3 31 3 27 15 .277 .385 .446 .830 28 55
8 Seasons 925 3909 3448 660 1143 201 67 58 581 269 429 338 .331 .410 .479 .889 672 859
162 Game Avg. 162 685 604 116 200 35 12 10 102 47 75 .331 .410 .479 .889 118 859

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1914 FL  .370 (1st)
1915 FL  .342 (1st)
1917 NL  .308 (4th)
Career  .311 (104th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1914 FL  .447 (1st)
1915 FL  .446 (1st)
1917 NL  .379 (5th)
Career  .389 (108th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1914 FL  .534 (2nd)
1915 FL  .509 (1st)
1916 NL  .408 (9th)
1919 NL  .422 (7th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1914 FL  .981 (1st)
1915 FL  .955 (1st)
1916 NL  .756 (8th)
1917 NL  .767 (7th)
1919 NL  .756 (10th)
Career  .838 (204th)

Games Played s c a p y
1914 FL  154 (7th)
1916 NL  154 (6th)
1917 NL  153 (4th)

At Bats s c a p y
1914 FL  571 (5th)
1917 NL  559 (10th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1914 FL  667 (1st)
1916 NL  632 (10th)
1917 NL  644 (4th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1914 FL  120 (1st)
1915 FL  92 (4th)
1917 NL  89 (3rd)
1919 NL  73 (5th)

Hits s c a p y
1914 FL  211 (1st)
1915 FL  165 (4th)
1917 NL  172 (6th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1914 FL  305 (1st)
1915 FL  246 (4th)
1916 NL  225 (6th)
1917 NL  217 (9th)
1919 NL  207 (7th)

Doubles s c a p y
1914 FL  44 (1st)
1919 NL  27 (4th)

Triples s c a p y
1914 FL  13 (4th)
1915 FL  11 (10th)
1916 NL  15 (2nd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1914 FL  8 (9th)
1915 FL  12 (3rd)
1916 NL  9 (4th)
1917 NL  5 (7th)
1919 NL  10 (2nd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1914 FL  95 (3rd)
1915 FL  83 (4th)
1916 NL  74 (4th)
1917 NL  68 (7th)
1919 NL  67 (4th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1914 FL  72 (3rd)
1915 FL  85 (2nd)
1916 NL  68 (4th)
1917 NL  59 (7th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1916 NL  65 (7th)
1919 NL  45 (6th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1914 FL  75 (1st)
1915 FL  55 (1st)
1916 NL  40 (2nd)
1917 NL  30 (3rd)

Singles s c a p y
1914 FL  146 (1st)
1917 NL  141 (1st)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1914 FL  166 (2nd)
1915 FL  182 (1st)
1916 NL  137 (7th)
1917 NL  138 (7th)
1919 NL  127 (9th)
Career  149 (34th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1914 FL  134 (1st)
1915 FL  108 (1st)
1916 NL  75 (9th)
1917 NL  81 (6th)
1919 NL  68 (10th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1914 FL  58 (1st)
1915 FL  57 (1st)
1916 NL  25 (6th)
1917 NL  28 (6th)
1919 NL  16 (10th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1914 FL  6.1 (1st)
1915 FL  6.1 (1st)
1916 NL  2.8 (6th)
1917 NL  3.2 (6th)
1919 NL  1.8 (10th)
Career  22.5 (211th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1914 FL  65 (3rd)
1915 FL  46 (5th)
1916 NL  46 (3rd)
1919 NL  44 (1st)

Times On Base s c a p y
1914 FL  291 (1st)
1915 FL  256 (1st)
1916 NL  217 (6th)
1917 NL  236 (4th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1914 FL  .836 (1st)
1915 FL  .838 (1st)
1917 NL  .703 (7th)
Career  .746 (28th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1914 FL  8 (6th)
1915 FL  6 (9th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1917 NL  21 (9th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1916 NL  26 (2nd)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1914 FL  14.5 (4th)
1915 FL  19.7 (1st)
1916 NL  14.7 (2nd)
1917 NL  8.6 (5th)
1919 NL  13.5 (1st)

AB per HR s c a p y
1914 FL  71.4 (10th)
1915 FL  40.3 (3rd)
1916 NL  61.3 (6th)
1919 NL  49.1 (2nd)

Outs Made s c a p y
1916 NL  441 (9th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 23 (85), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 113 (182), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 50 (374), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 25 (480), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Taffy Wright (925)
  6. Ed Morgan (925)
  7. Bug Holliday (924)
  8. George Harper (924)
  9. Johnny Frederick (922)
  10. Freddy Leach (921)
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  3. Charlie Hickman (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Frank Demaree (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Chick Stahl (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Ken Griffey (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Harry Rice (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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