Joe Bowman vs Larry Benton

Joe Bowman and Larry Benton compared on their MLB careers: Joe Bowman played 11 seasons, 1932 to 1945, Larry Benton 13 seasons, 1923 to 1935. Joe Bowman has 77 wins to Larry Benton's 127.

Who has the better career numbers?

Joe Bowman and Larry Benton career totals
298GP455
77W127
96L128
4.4ERA4.0
1465.2IP2,297
502K670
484BB691
1.5WHIP1.4
11SV22

Titles and awards

  • Joe Bowman: 0 championships; none on file
  • Larry Benton: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Joe Bowman and Larry Benton season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1932018.181923594.99
2nd1934543.611924574.15
3rd19357104.2519251473.09
4th19369205.04192614143.85
5th1937884.5719271774.09
6th1938344.6519282592.73
7th193910144.48192911174.14
8th19409104.4619308155.50
9th1941322.99193110153.35
10th19441284.8119326134.31
11th194511153.92193310113.71
12th1934016.52
13th1935236.88

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA