Dennis Bennett

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 192lb (190cm, 87kg)

Born: October 5, 1939 in Oakland, CA us

Died: March 24, 2012 in Klamath Falls, OR

High School: Yreka Union HS (Yreka, CA)

School: Shasta College (Redding, CA)

Debut: May 12, 1962 (Age 22-219d, 9,600th in MLB history)
vs. CHC 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: September 29, 1968 (Age 28-360d)
vs. CHW 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Dennis John Bennett

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Relatives: Brother of Dave Bennett; Uncle of Erik Bennett

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.7

W

L

ERA

3.69

G

182

GS

127

SV

IP

863.0

SO

572

WHIP

1.311

Standard Pitching

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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1958	18	PHI-min	D-	7	3	.700	1.52	13	9		8	3		77.0	47	25	13	1	31		92	6	0	7				1.013	5.5	0.1	3.6	10.8	2.97	JOH APPY
1959	19	PHI-min	C	13	13	.500	3.87	33	28		11	3		214.0	218	125	92	13	107		151	5	3	8				1.519	9.2	0.5	4.5	6.4	1.41	BAK CALL
1960	20	PHI-min	A	8	7	.533	4.90	35	16		3	1		137.2	152	80	75	8	52	3	128	3	0	7				1.482	9.9	0.5	3.4	8.4	2.46	AVL SALL
1961	21	PHI-min	AA	4	2	.667	4.37	7	6		3	0		47.1	47	29	23	2	27	1	38	0	0	1				1.563	8.9	0.4	5.1	7.2	1.41	CNG SOUA
1962	22	PHI-min	AAA	3	1	.750	2.00	5	2		0	0		18.0	10	6	4	3	10	0	24	0	0	0				1.111	5.0	1.5	5.0	12.0	2.40	BFL IL
1962	22	PHI	NL	9	9	.500	3.81	31	24	5	7	2	3	174.2	144	78	74	17	68	3	149	6	0	6	723	102	3.45	1.214	7.4	0.9	3.5	7.7	2.19
1963	23	PHI	NL	9	5	.643	2.64	23	16	3	6	1	1	119.1	102	44	35	12	33	5	82	4	1	4	488	123	3.34	1.131	7.7	0.9	2.5	6.2	2.48
1964	24	PHI	NL	12	14	.462	3.68	41	32	4	7	2	2	208.0	222	92	85	23	58	8	125	5	0	6	881	94	3.75	1.346	9.6	1.0	2.5	5.4	2.16
1965	25	BOS	AL	5	7	.417	4.38	34	18	8	3	0	0	141.2	152	76	69	15	53	6	85	6	3	4	621	85	3.94	1.447	9.7	1.0	3.4	5.4	1.60
1966	26	BOS	AL	3	3	.500	3.24	16	13	2	0	0	0	75.0	75	30	27	9	23	2	47	1	0	1	316	118	3.82	1.307	9.0	1.1	2.8	5.6	2.04
1967	27	NYM-min	AAA	2	2	.500	2.84	6	6		0	0		38.0	28	15	12	4	8	1	24	0	0	1				0.947	6.6	0.9	1.9	5.7	3.00	JCK IL
1967	27	TOT	MLB	5	4	.556	4.22	21	17	2	4	1	0	96.0	109	47	45	16	29	3	48	3	0	4	421	83	4.71	1.438	10.2	1.5	2.7	4.5	1.66
1967	27	BOS	AL	4	3	.571	3.88	13	11	1	4	1	0	69.2	72	32	30	12	22	2	34	2	0	3	300	91	4.84	1.349	9.3	1.6	2.8	4.4	1.55
1967	27	NYM	NL	1	1	.500	5.13	8	6	1	0	0	0	26.1	37	15	15	4	7	1	14	1	0	1	121	67	4.36	1.671	12.6	1.4	2.4	4.8	2.00
1968	28	CHC-NYM-min	AAA	9	9	.500	2.45	21	20		7	0		147.0	140	57	40	7	28	2	101	2	0	1				1.143	8.6	0.4	1.7	6.2	3.61	TAC,JCK PCL,IL
1968	28	CAL	AL	0	5	.000	3.54	16	7	4	1	0	1	48.1	46	22	19	6	17	0	36	4	0	0	212	83	3.81	1.303	8.6	1.1	3.2	6.7	2.12
1969	29	CAL-min	AAA	13	11	.542	3.33	30	30		10	2	0	203.0	203	94	75	10	49	4	117	1	0	6				1.241	9.0	0.4	2.2	5.2	2.39	HAW PCL
1970	30	CAL-min	AAA	18	8	.692	4.50	33	32		9	0	0	200.0	228	106	100	27	44	1	145	3	1	5				1.360	10.3	1.2	2.0	6.5	3.30	HAW PCL
1971	31	CAL-min	AAA	9	11	.450	4.20	29	28		3	1	0	167.0	197	89	78	20	58	4	100	2	0	4				1.527	10.6	1.1	3.1	5.4	1.72	SLC PCL
1972	32	CAL-SDP-min	AAA	2	6	.250	5.87	16	12		2	0	1	69.0	88	51	45	13	19	1	36	2	0	2				1.551	11.5	1.7	2.5	4.7	1.89	SLC,HAW PCL
1973	33	SDP-min	AAA	0	0		15.43	5	0		0	0	1	7.0	17	12	12	4	3	0	5	0	0	0				2.857	21.9	5.1	3.9	6.4	1.67	HAW PCL
7 Yrs				43	47	.478	3.69	182	127	28	28	6	7	863.0	850	389	354	98	281	27	572	29	4	25	3662	97	3.78	1.311	8.9	1.0	2.9	6.0	2.04
162 Game Avg.				9	10	.478	3.69	40	28	6	6	1	2	190	187	86	78	22	62	6	126	6	1	6	806	97	3.78	1.311	8.9	1.0	2.9	6.0	2.04

PHI (3 yrs)				30	28	.517	3.48	95	72	12	20	5	6	502.0	468	214	194	52	159	16	356	15	1	16	2092	102	3.55	1.249	8.4	0.9	2.9	6.4	2.24
BOS (3 yrs)				12	13	.480	3.96	63	42	11	7	1	0	286.1	299	138	126	36	98	10	166	9	3	8	1237	94	4.13	1.386	9.4	1.1	3.1	5.2	1.69
NYM (1 yr)				1	1	.500	5.13	8	6	1	0	0	0	26.1	37	15	15	4	7	1	14	1	0	1	121	67	4.36	1.671	12.6	1.4	2.4	4.8	2.00
CAL (1 yr)				0	5	.000	3.54	16	7	4	1	0	1	48.1	46	22	19	6	17	0	36	4	0	0	212	83	3.81	1.303	8.6	1.1	3.2	6.7	2.12

AL (4 yrs)				12	18	.400	3.90	79	49	15	8	1	1	334.2	345	160	145	42	115	10	202	13	3	8	1449	92	4.08	1.375	9.3	1.1	3.1	5.4	1.76
NL (4 yrs)				31	29	.517	3.56	103	78	13	20	5	6	528.1	505	229	209	56	166	17	370	16	1	17	2213	100	3.59	1.270	8.6	1.0	2.8	6.3	2.23

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

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