Al Benton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: March 18, 1911 in Noble, OK us

Died: April 14, 1968 in Lynwood, CA

Buried: Park Lawn Memorial Park, Bell Gardens, CA

Last Game: September 21, 1952 (Age 41-187d)
vs. WSH 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: John Alton Benton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.7

ERA

3.66

455

167

1688.1

697

WHIP

1.424

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1931	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-A		10	8	.556	6.00	6.72	29						174.0	192	130	116		102							1.690	9.9		5.3
1931	20	-5.9	Oklahoma City	WL	A		2	1	.667	5.34	5.63	7						32.0	32	20	19		17							1.531	9.0		4.8
1931	20	-1.6	Lincoln	NESL	D		8	7	.533	6.15	6.97	22						142.0	160	110	97		85							1.725	10.1		5.4
1932	21	-5.6	Oklahoma City	WL	A		14	13	.519		6.09	43						201.0	212	136			135							1.726	9.5		6.0
1933	22	-4.9	Oklahoma City	TL	A		14	17	.452	4.77	5.99	47						230.0	223	153	122		143							1.591	8.7		5.6
1934	23	-5.4	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	7	9	.438	4.88	5.69	32	21	5	7	0	1	155.0	145	98	84	7	88	3	58	2	1	2	682	1.503	8.4	0.4	5.1	3.4	0.66
1935	24	-2.6	Williamsport	NYPL	A	PHA	3	6	.333	4.56	6.46	12						71.0	84	51	36		31							1.620	10.6		3.9
1935	24	-4.1	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	3	4	.429	7.70	9.31	27	9	7	0	0	0	78.1	110	81	67	7	47	0	42	1	0	3	388	2.004	12.6	0.8	5.4	4.8	0.89
1936	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A1	WSH	9	17	.346	4.37	5.26	47	13		11	0		224.1	241	131	109		68		137	7	0	4	510	1.377	9.7		2.7	5.5	2.01
1936	25	-3.9	Albany	IL	AA	WSH	3	11	.214	4.97	6.36	31	13		3	0		116.0	134	82	64		33		73	3	0	2	510	1.440	10.4		2.6	5.7	2.21
1936	25	-2.5	Chattanooga	SOUA	A1	WSH	6	6	.500	3.74	4.07	16			8			108.1	107	49	45		35		64	4	0	2		1.311	8.9		2.9	5.3	1.83
1937	26	-0.5	Memphis	SOUA	A1		16	16	.500	2.84	3.65	49		17	16	0		266.0	246	108	84		63		134	3	1	2		1.162	8.3		2.1	4.5	2.13
1938	27	-1.1	Toledo	AA	AA	DET	3	6	.333	5.24	6.58	17	8	6	3	0		67.0	88	49	39		26		33	5	0	0		1.701	11.8		3.5	4.4	1.27
1938	27	-1.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	5	3	.625	3.30	3.78	19	10	3	6	0	0	95.1	93	40	35	10	39	0	33	1	0	3	409	1.385	8.8	0.9	3.7	3.1	0.85
1939	28	-0.4	DET	AL	Maj	DET	6	8	.429	4.56	5.64	37	16	18	3	0	5	150.0	182	94	76	11	58	5	67	1	0	5	693	1.600	10.9	0.7	3.5	4.0	1.16
1940	29	0.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	6	10	.375	4.42	4.99	42	0	35	0	0	17	79.1	93	44	39	5	36	6	50	0	0	2	361	1.626	10.6	0.6	4.1	5.7	1.39
1941	30	1.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	15	6	.714	2.97	3.60	38	14	19	7	1	7	157.2	130	63	52	11	65	6	63	3	0	2	663	1.237	7.4	0.6	3.7	3.6	0.97
1942	31	2.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	7	13	.350	2.90	3.45	35	30	4	9	1	2	226.2	210	87	73	9	84	6	110	0	0	5	954	1.297	8.3	0.4	3.3	4.4	1.31

1945	34	4.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	13	8	.619	2.02	3.19	31	27	4	12	5	3	191.2	175	68	43	7	63	4	76	2	0	3	811	1.242	8.2	0.3	3.0	3.6	1.21
1946	35	5.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	11	7	.611	3.65	4.41	28	15	6	6	1	1	140.2	132	69	57	9	58	4	60	1	0	2	606	1.351	8.4	0.6	3.7	3.8	1.03
1947	36	6.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	6	7	.462	4.40	5.21	36	14	12	4	0	7	133.0	147	77	65	11	61	6	33	1	0	2	590	1.564	9.9	0.7	4.1	2.2	0.54
1948	37	8.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	2	2	.500	5.68	6.90	30	0	11	0	0	3	44.1	45	34	28	4	36	1	18	1	0	1	210	1.827	9.1	0.8	7.3	3.7	0.50
1949	38	9.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	9	6	.600	2.12	2.19	40	11	18	4	2	10	135.2	116	33	32	7	51	6	41	1	0	3	548	1.231	7.7	0.5	3.4	2.7	0.80
1950	39	10.3	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	4	2	.667	3.57	4.57	36	0	13	0	0	4	63.0	57	32	25	7	30	2	26	1	1	3	269	1.381	8.1	1.0	4.3	3.7	0.87
1951	40		2 Teams	PCL	AAA	CHW-CLE	5	7				43	11		2	0		130.0	142	68	58		43		48	1	4	3
1951	40	9.7	San Diego	PCL	AAA	CLE						18
1951	40	9.7	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	CHW						25
1952	41	10.3	San Diego	PCL	Opn		6	1	.857	1.29	1.61	21	0		0	0		56.0	34	10	8		19		32	0	0	0		0.946	5.5		3.1	5.1	1.68
1952	41	10.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	4	3	.571	2.39	2.63	24	0	17	0	0	6	37.2	37	11	10	1	17	4	20	0	0	0	158	1.434	8.8	0.2	4.1	4.8	1.18
1953	42	11.1	San Diego	PCL	Opn		6	6	.500	2.85	5.71	50	0		0	0		82.0	77	52	26	3	28		24	1	0	0		1.280	8.5	0.3	3.1	2.6	0.86
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		98	88	.527	3.66	4.43	455	167	172	58	10	66	1688.1	1672	831	686	106	733	53	697	15	2	36	7342	1.424	8.9	0.6	3.9	3.7	0.95
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		81	90				358	21	23	30	0		1371.1	1397	820	540	3	615		360	16	1	6	510
All Levels (21 Seasons)							179	178				813	188	195	88	10	66	3059.2	3069	1651	1226	109	1348	53	1057	31	3	42	7852

Opn (2 seasons)					Minors		12	7	.632	2.22	4.04	71	0		0	0		138.0	111	62	34	3	47		56	1	0	0		1.145	7.2		3.1	3.7	1.19
AAA (1 season)					Minors							43
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		6	17	.261	5.07	6.44	48	21	6	6	0		183.0	222	131	103		59		106	8	0	2	510	1.536	10.9		2.9	5.2	1.80
A (4 seasons)					Minors		33	37	.471		6.07	109						534.0	551	360	177		326							1.642	9.3		5.5
A1 (2 seasons)					Minors		22	22	.500	3.10	3.77	65		17	24	0		374.1	353	157	129		98		198	7	1	4		1.205	8.5		2.4	4.8	2.02
D (1 season)					Minors		8	7	.533	6.15	6.97	22						142.0	160	110	97		85							1.725	10.1		5.4