Al Benton
Eligible Seasons: 1934-1952
Best Season: 1942
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Pitching Stats
| Team | GP | GS | W | L | SV | IP | BB | K | ER | ERA | ERC | ERC# | OAV | WHIP | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 Philadelphia Athletics | 32 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 155.0 | 88 | 58 | 84 | 4.88 | 4.03 | 3.73 | .249 | 1.50 | 0.66 | 3.37 | 5.11 | 0.41 | $3.66M |
| 1935 Philadelphia Athletics | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 78.1 | 47 | 42 | 67 | 7.70 | 7.25 | 6.88 | .328 | 2.00 | 0.89 | 4.83 | 5.40 | 0.80 | $995K |
| 1938 Detroit Tigers | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 95.1 | 39 | 33 | 35 | 3.30 | 4.07 | 3.60 | .259 | 1.38 | 0.85 | 3.12 | 3.68 | 0.94 | $2.06M |
| 1939 Detroit Tigers | 37 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 150.0 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 4.56 | 4.93 | 4.57 | .294 | 1.60 | 1.16 | 4.02 | 3.48 | 0.66 | $2.82M |
| 1940 Detroit Tigers | 42 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 79.1 | 36 | 50 | 39 | 4.42 | 4.96 | 4.68 | .294 | 1.63 | 1.39 | 5.67 | 4.08 | 0.57 | $1.42M |
| 1941 Detroit Tigers | 38 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 157.2 | 65 | 63 | 52 | 2.97 | 3.02 | 2.89 | .221 | 1.24 | 0.97 | 3.60 | 3.71 | 0.63 | $4.28M |
| 1942 Detroit Tigers | 35 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 226.2 | 84 | 110 | 73 | 2.90 | 3.15 | 3.25 | .246 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 4.37 | 3.34 | 0.36 | $5.62M |
| 1945 Detroit Tigers | 31 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 191.2 | 63 | 76 | 43 | 2.02 | 2.90 | 3.07 | .241 | 1.24 | 1.21 | 3.57 | 2.96 | 0.33 | $4.93M |
| 1946 Detroit Tigers | 28 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 140.2 | 58 | 60 | 57 | 3.65 | 3.52 | 3.61 | .245 | 1.35 | 1.03 | 3.84 | 3.71 | 0.58 | $3.24M |
| 1947 Detroit Tigers | 36 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 133.0 | 61 | 33 | 65 | 4.40 | 4.85 | 4.89 | .288 | 1.56 | 0.54 | 2.23 | 4.13 | 0.74 | $2.18M |
| 1948 Detroit Tigers | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 44.1 | 36 | 18 | 28 | 5.68 | 5.84 | 5.58 | .273 | 1.83 | 0.50 | 3.65 | 7.31 | 0.81 | $594K |
| 1949 Cleveland Indians | 40 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 135.2 | 51 | 41 | 32 | 2.12 | 3.02 | 2.80 | .238 | 1.23 | 0.80 | 2.72 | 3.38 | 0.46 | $3.67M |
| 1950 Cleveland Indians | 36 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 63.0 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 3.57 | 4.03 | 3.62 | .243 | 1.38 | 0.87 | 3.71 | 4.29 | 1.00 | $1.32M |
| 1952 Boston Red Sox | 24 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 37.2 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 2.39 | 3.79 | 3.84 | .268 | 1.43 | 1.18 | 4.78 | 4.06 | 0.24 | $738K |
Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | SO | BB | HBP | RC | RC27 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 32 | 57 | 55 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .7 | .4 | $3.66M |
| 1935 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 27 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .2 | .2 | $995K |
| 1938 Detroit Tigers | P | 19 | 35 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .6 | .5 | $2.06M |
| 1939 Detroit Tigers | P | 37 | 52 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .3 | .2 | $2.82M |
| 1940 Detroit Tigers | P | 42 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | $1.42M |
| 1941 Detroit Tigers | P | 38 | 59 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | -.1 | -.1 | $4.28M |
| 1942 Detroit Tigers | P | 35 | 76 | 67 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | .7 | .3 | $5.62M |
| 1945 Detroit Tigers | P | 31 | 73 | 63 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .6 | .3 | $4.93M |
| 1946 Detroit Tigers | P | 28 | 54 | 49 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | $3.24M |
| 1947 Detroit Tigers | P | 36 | 42 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | .8 | $2.18M |
| 1948 Detroit Tigers | P | 30 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .6 | 1.8 | $594K |
| 1949 Cleveland Indians | P | 40 | 42 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .8 | .6 | $3.67M |
| 1950 Cleveland Indians | P | 36 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .5 | 1.1 | $1.32M |
| 1952 Boston Red Sox | P | 24 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -.2 | -.5 | $738K |
Advanced Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | BA | BA+ | BA# | OBP | OBP+ | OBP# | SLG | SLG+ | SLG# | OPS | OPS+ | OPS# | HR/AB | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 32 | 57 | 55 | .109 | 39 | .105 | .109 | 31 | .104 | .109 | 27 | .106 | .218 | 29 | .210 | .000 | $3.66M |
| 1935 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 27 | 28 | 25 | .040 | 14 | .038 | .111 | 32 | .106 | .040 | 10 | .038 | .151 | 20 | .145 | .000 | $995K |
| 1938 Detroit Tigers | P | 19 | 35 | 33 | .121 | 43 | .116 | .121 | 34 | .114 | .121 | 29 | .114 | .242 | 31 | .229 | .000 | $2.06M |
| 1939 Detroit Tigers | P | 37 | 52 | 44 | .091 | 33 | .088 | .111 | 32 | .106 | .091 | 22 | .087 | .202 | 27 | .193 | .000 | $2.82M |
| 1940 Detroit Tigers | P | 42 | 21 | 17 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | $1.42M |
| 1941 Detroit Tigers | P | 38 | 59 | 50 | .060 | 23 | .059 | .060 | 18 | .058 | .080 | 21 | .079 | .140 | 19 | .137 | .000 | $4.28M |
| 1942 Detroit Tigers | P | 35 | 76 | 67 | .075 | 29 | .076 | .075 | 23 | .075 | .090 | 25 | .094 | .164 | 24 | .169 | .000 | $5.62M |
| 1945 Detroit Tigers | P | 31 | 73 | 63 | .063 | 25 | .065 | .092 | 28 | .093 | .095 | 28 | .102 | .188 | 28 | .195 | .000 | $4.93M |
| 1946 Detroit Tigers | P | 28 | 54 | 49 | .184 | 72 | .186 | .184 | 56 | .184 | .204 | 56 | .210 | .388 | 56 | .394 | .000 | $3.24M |
| 1947 Detroit Tigers | P | 36 | 42 | 39 | .154 | 60 | .156 | .154 | 46 | .153 | .179 | 49 | .185 | .333 | 48 | .338 | .000 | $2.18M |
| 1948 Detroit Tigers | P | 30 | 13 | 11 | .182 | 68 | .180 | .182 | 52 | .175 | .273 | 71 | .273 | .455 | 62 | .448 | .000 | $594K |
| 1949 Cleveland Indians | P | 40 | 42 | 38 | .132 | 50 | .131 | .154 | 44 | .147 | .132 | 35 | .132 | .285 | 39 | .279 | .000 | $3.67M |
| 1950 Cleveland Indians | P | 36 | 16 | 12 | .083 | 31 | .082 | .214 | 60 | .204 | .083 | 21 | .080 | .298 | 39 | .284 | .000 | $1.32M |
| 1952 Boston Red Sox | P | 24 | 11 | 9 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | $738K |
Fielding Grades (Fielding/Range/Arm)
| Team | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 Philadelphia Athletics | A/B+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.66M |
| 1935 Philadelphia Athletics | C/C- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $995K |
| 1938 Detroit Tigers | B/B+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $2.06M |
| 1939 Detroit Tigers | C+/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $2.82M |
| 1940 Detroit Tigers | D-/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $1.42M |
| 1941 Detroit Tigers | C-/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.28M |
| 1942 Detroit Tigers | D+/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.62M |
| 1945 Detroit Tigers | B+/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.93M |
| 1946 Detroit Tigers | B/B+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.24M |
| 1947 Detroit Tigers | D/B+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $2.18M |
| 1948 Detroit Tigers | D/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $594K |
| 1949 Cleveland Indians | A+/D | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.67M |
| 1950 Cleveland Indians | A+/D | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $1.32M |
| 1952 Boston Red Sox | D/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $738K |
Player Awards
| Team | All-Star | MVP | Gold Glove | Rookie of the Year | Cy Young | Reliever of the Year | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 Philadelphia Athletics | $3.66M | ||||||
| 1935 Philadelphia Athletics | $995K | ||||||
| 1938 Detroit Tigers | $2.06M | ||||||
| 1939 Detroit Tigers | $2.82M | ||||||
| 1940 Detroit Tigers | $1.42M | ||||||
| 1941 Detroit Tigers | X | $4.28M | |||||
| 1942 Detroit Tigers | X | $5.62M | |||||
| 1945 Detroit Tigers | $4.93M | ||||||
| 1946 Detroit Tigers | $3.24M | ||||||
| 1947 Detroit Tigers | $2.18M | ||||||
| 1948 Detroit Tigers | $594K | ||||||
| 1949 Cleveland Indians | $3.67M | ||||||
| 1950 Cleveland Indians | $1.32M | ||||||
| 1952 Boston Red Sox | $738K |
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