Larry Benton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: November 20, 1897 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: April 3, 1953 in Amberley, OH

Buried: St. Joseph Old Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH

Debut: April 19, 1923 (Age 25-150d, 5,706th in major league history)
vs. NYG 8.0 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 7 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: August 16, 1935 (Age 37-269d)
vs. CIN 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1923 season

Full Name: Lawrence James Benton

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.5

128

ERA

4.03

455

261

2297.0

670

WHIP

1.415

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	18-14 / in Starts: 15-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 69 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	39 (19-12-8) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 69 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	46 (23-14-8)

Most Driven In
E Padgett	1
F Gibson	0
D Harris	0
A High	0

Most Driven In By
B Neis	2
J Cooney	1
G Felix	1
D Bancroft	1
D Gautreau	0

1925 Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1925 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	66	2 (1)	Apr 16	BSN		NYG	L,1-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	67	8 (5)	Apr 25	BSN	@	NYG	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						P
3	68	10 (1)	Apr 27	BSN	@	BRO	L,2-15	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	69	17 (6)	May 6	BSN		BRO	L,0-10	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	70	26 (8)	May 18	BSN		CIN	W,5-4	6-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.51	-0.030	.79	-0.03%	-0.95	P
6	71	28 (1)	May 20	BSN		CIN	L,8-15	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	72	35 (6)	May 28	BSN		NYG	L,6-8	6-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.08	0.046	2.05	0.05%	0.27	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	73	39 (3)	Jun 1	BSN	@	PHI	L,10-12	6-6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
9	74	43 (3)	Jun 5	BSN	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG(10)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.73	-0.131	1.22	-0.06%	-0.83	P
10	75	56 (12)	Jun 20	BSN	@	STL	W,11-10	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
11	76	57	Jun 21	BSN	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.48	-0.053	.11	-0.01%	-1.18	P
12	77	61 (3)	Jun 26 (1)	BSN		PHI	W,8-6	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	3				0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	78	66 (4)	Jul 1	BSN	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.88	0.074	.12	0.01%	0.43	P
14	79	72 (5)	Jul 5 (2)	BSN	@	BRO	W,4-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.294	.294	.588	9	1.28	-0.083	.05	0.00%	-0.72	P
15	80	78 (5)	Jul 10	BSN		CIN	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.83	-0.044	.04	0.00%	-0.60	P
16	81	83 (4)	Jul 15	BSN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	.75	0.042	.01	0.00%	0.11	P
17	82	88 (4)	Jul 20	BSN		CHC	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.308	.280	.588	9	1.12	-0.088	.01	0.00%	-0.40	P
18	83	92 (3)	Jul 24	BSN		NYG	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.276	.250	.526	9	.82	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.85	P
19	84	95 (2)	Jul 28	BSN	@	PIT	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.267	.290	.267	.557	9	.79	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.04	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	85	99 (3)	Aug 1	BSN	@	CIN	L,5-6	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.290	.267	.557	9						P
21	86	101 (1)	Aug 2 (2)	BSN	@	CIN	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.290	.267	.557	9						P
22	87	104 (2)	Aug 6	BSN	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.242	.265	.242	.507	9	1.30	-0.130	.00	0.00%	-1.84	P
23	88	110 (5)	Aug 11	BSN	@	CHC	W,9-2	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.237	.256	.263	.520	9	.25	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-1.06	P
24	89	114 (3)	Aug 16 (2)	BSN	@	NYG	L,2-6	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0	0	.231	.268	.256	.525	9						P
25	90	119 (4)	Aug 22 (1)	BSN		CIN	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	1				0	0	.220	.256	.244	.500	9						P
26	91	124 (4)	Aug 27	BSN		PIT	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.209	.244	.233	.477	9	.96	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	92	129 (4)	Sep 1	BSN		CHC	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.200	.234	.222	.456	9	.68	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
28	93	133 (3)	Sep 6 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	W,14-1	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		1		0	0	.220	.250	.240	.490	9	.45	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.80	P
29	94	137 (3)	Sep 10 (1)	BSN		PHI	L,0-4	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0	0	.212	.241	.231	.472	9						P
30	95	143 (5)	Sep 16 (2)	BSN	@	CHC	W,8-6	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.232	.259	.268	.526	9	.26	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.58	P
31	96	147 (3)	Sep 21	BSN	@	CIN	W,7-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.232	.259	.268	.526	9						P
32	97	151 (3)	Sep 27 (2)	BSN	@	STL	W,7-6	CG(7)	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	1				0	0	.241	.279	.276	.555	9						P
							18-14		69	58	6	14	2	0	0	1	3	0	20	0	8		1		1	0	.241	.279	.276	.555		.77	-0.575	.15	-0.04%	-8.30

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More Benton Pages

Larry Benton Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Larry Benton Pages at Baseball Reference