Butch Benton stats

Last played for the Cleveland Guardians, 1985

Catcher

Age 69 · 6' 1"

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Butch Benton played 4 MLB seasons, 1978 to 1985.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
51
AB
99
R
6
H
16
HR
0
RBI
10
SB
0
AVG
.162
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1978NYM4412020.500
1980NYM122101000.048
1982CHC4701010.143
1985CLE3167512070.179

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
109
TB
20
XBH
4
HBP
2
IBB
2
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00
Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1978NYM5201000
1980NYM24101000
1982CHC7100000
1985CLE731640200

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
-1.0
RC
3.4
RC/27
1.10
ISOP
.040
SECA
.091
BB/K
0.36
AB/HR
0.0
GO/FO
0.00
Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1978NYM0.11.316.9.0000000
1980NYM-0.5-0.6-0.8.0000.10.500
1982CHC-0.1-0.1-0.4.0000000
1985CLE-0.52.91.4.0600.10.300

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
69 yearsAug 24, 1957
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1978
Birthplace
Tampa, United States

What were Butch Benton's career stats?

Butch Benton played 4 seasons for the Mets, the Cubs and the Guardians. He was a career .162 hitter with 16 hits, 0 home runs and 10 RBI. His best season was 1978: a .500 batting average, 0 home runs and 2 RBI.

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