Rube Benton stats

Last played for the Cincinnati Reds, 1925

Pitcher

Age 139

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Rube Benton played 15 MLB seasons, 1910 to 1925.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
437
W
150
L
144
ERA
3.09
IP
2,517.1
K
950
BB
712
WHIP
1.26
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1910CIN12014.7438.015231.76
1911CIN6332.0144.228231.50
1912CIN5018203.10302.01621181.44
1913CIN231173.49144.168601.39
1914CIN4116182.96271.0121951.17
1915CIN/SF459183.19237.0109761.26
1916SF381682.87238.2115581.12
1917SF351592.72215.070411.07
1918SF3121.8824.0930.83
1919SF3517112.63209.053521.11
1920SF339163.03193.152311.31
1921SF18522.8872.011171.24
1923CIN3314103.66219.059571.37
1924CIN32792.77162.242241.17
1925CIN339104.05146.236341.47

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

Career Postseason

GP
2
W
1
L
1
ERA
0.00
IP
14.0
K
8
BB
1
WHIP
0.71

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
145
SHO
24
K/9
3.4
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0
Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1910CIN0003.60000
1911CIN0505.60000
1912CIN02224.80000
1913CIN0914.20000
1914CIN01654.00000
1915CIN/SF0924.10000
1916SF01534.30000
1917SF01432.90000
1918SF0203.40000
1919SF01112.30000
1920SF01242.40000
1921SF0311.40000
1923CIN01502.40000
1924CIN0612.30000
1925CIN0612.20000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
139 yearsJun 27, 1887
Debut
1910

What were Rube Benton's career stats?

Rube Benton played 15 seasons for the Reds and the Giants. He had 150 wins and 950 strikeouts with a 3.09 ERA over 2,517.1 innings. His best season was 1912: 18 wins, a 3.10 ERA and 162 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 1 postseason, 1910 to 1925

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 254th in wins (pitching) (150)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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