Rube Benton career ERA

• Best season on file: 1.88 in 1918.
• Most recent: 4.05 in 1925.

Average of 15 regular seasons, 1910 through 1925. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Rube 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.
1910	CIN	12	0	1	4.74	38.0	15	23	1.76	0
1911	CIN	6	3	3	2.01	44.2	28	23	1.50	0
1912	CIN	50	18	20	3.10	302.0	162	118	1.44	2
1913	CIN	23	11	7	3.49	144.1	68	60	1.39	0
1914	CIN	41	16	18	2.96	271.0	121	95	1.17	2
1915	CIN/SF	45	9	18	3.19	237.0	109	76	1.26	5
1916	SF	38	16	8	2.87	238.2	115	58	1.12	2
1917	SF	35	15	9	2.72	215.0	70	41	1.07	3
1918	SF	3	1	2	1.88	24.0	9	3	0.83	0
1919	SF	35	17	11	2.63	209.0	53	52	1.11	2
1920	SF	33	9	16	3.03	193.1	52	31	1.31	2
1921	SF	18	5	2	2.88	72.0	11	17	1.24	0
1923	CIN	33	14	10	3.66	219.0	59	57	1.37	1
1924	CIN	32	7	9	2.77	162.2	42	24	1.17	1
1925	CIN	33	9	10	4.05	146.2	36	34	1.47	1

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