Al Benton career ERA

• Best season on file: 2.02 in 1945.
• Most recent: 2.39 in 1952.

Average of 14 regular seasons, 1934 through 1952. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.

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Al Benton career ERA, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1934	ATH	32	7	9	4.88	155.0	58	88	1.50	1
1935	ATH	27	3	4	7.70	78.1	42	47	2.00	0
1938	DET	19	5	3	3.30	95.1	33	39	1.38	0
1939	DET	37	6	8	4.56	150.0	67	58	1.60	5
1940	DET	42	6	10	4.42	79.1	50	36	1.63	17
1941	DET	38	15	6	2.97	157.2	63	65	1.24	7
1942	DET	35	7	13	2.90	226.2	110	84	1.30	2
1945	DET	31	13	8	2.02	191.2	76	63	1.24	3
1946	DET	28	11	7	3.65	140.2	60	58	1.35	1
1947	DET	36	6	7	4.40	133.0	33	61	1.56	7
1948	DET	30	2	2	5.68	44.1	18	36	1.83	3
1949	CLE	40	9	6	2.12	135.2	41	51	1.23	10
1950	CLE	36	4	2	3.57	63.0	26	30	1.38	4
1952	BOS	24	4	3	2.39	37.2	20	17	1.43	6

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV