P Rube Benton #28
Age: 64 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
01/13/1955
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P RUBE BENTON #28 - AGE: 64 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 40 45 45
Movement 60 60 60 60
Control 75 75 75 75
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Curveball 50 50
Changeup 55 55
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 88-90 Mph
Stamina 40
Suggested Role Starter
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 75
Defense 55
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
Birthday:06/27/1890
Born in:Clinton, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:13 Years, 166 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1911 Cincinnati - MLB 20 44 39 11 27 0 4.69 282.1 330 208 147 6 137 143 12 1 1.65 .329 4.24 2.8 85
1912 Cincinnati - MLB 21 39 39 17 19 0 3.38 327.1 310 155 123 8 150 164 27 4 1.41 .283 3.90 3.4 109
1913 Cincinnati - MLB 22 5 5 3 2 0 3.00 39.0 36 13 13 2 9 21 4 2 1.15 .268 3.16 0.6 110
1914 Cincinnati - MLB 23 52 38 15 20 1 3.60 317.2 330 168 127 6 128 157 10 1 1.44 .310 3.02 3.3 81
1915 Cincinnati - MLB 24 50 38 18 20 2 3.49 319.1 312 144 124 5 106 134 18 4 1.31 .289 3.11 3.6 87
1916 Cincinnati - MLB 25 39 39 16 13 0 2.44 310.0 262 106 84 4 80 105 14 4 1.10 .248 3.01 3.6 120
1917 Cincinnati - MLB 26 62 37 21 16 5 2.60 356.2 315 125 103 3 69 147 23 5 1.08 .263 2.49 6.5 111
1918 Brooklyn - MLB 27 26 16 10 7 0 2.69 160.2 133 59 48 2 28 59 12 2 1.00 .239 2.44 3.0 106
1919 Brooklyn - MLB 28 27 27 20 4 0 1.57 234.2 180 57 41 3 47 64 22 7 0.97 .222 3.00 3.6 199
1920 Brooklyn - MLB 29 37 28 14 12 1 3.53 232.0 259 107 91 6 56 60 15 2 1.36 .297 3.71 2.9 105
1921 Brooklyn - MLB 30 39 30 6 18 0 4.86 216.2 262 135 117 8 49 52 9 2 1.44 .315 4.12 3.1 88
1922 Brooklyn - MLB 31 23 0 1 0 3 2.92 37.0 31 13 12 2 10 17 0 0 1.11 .240 3.88 0.4 151
1923 Brooklyn - MLB 32 34 34 11 20 0 3.96 268.1 326 147 118 8 60 71 17 0 1.44 .316 3.87 5.1 109
1924 Brooklyn - MLB 33 37 35 5 24 0 4.27 276.1 339 151 131 11 72 91 10 1 1.49 .323 3.84 4.6 96
1925 Brooklyn - MLB 34 41 34 14 13 2 3.87 244.0 276 122 105 7 54 54 3 1 1.35 .298 4.01 4.7 117
Total MLB 555 439 182 215 14 3.44 3622.0 3701 1710 1384 81 1055 1339 196 36 1.31 .288 3.44 51.2 103
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1911 Cincinnati - MLB P 44 39 16 47 0 66 3 .955 282.1 2.01 +4.5 1.003
1912 Cincinnati - MLB P 39 39 19 44 1 64 1 .984 327.1 1.73 +5.0 1.060
1913 Cincinnati - MLB P 5 5 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 39.0 1.62 +0.6 1.044
1914 Cincinnati - MLB P 52 38 19 42 0 61 0 1.000 317.2 1.73 +3.6 1.080
1915 Cincinnati - MLB P 50 38 20 34 0 60 6 .900 319.1 1.52 +1.6 .935
1916 Cincinnati - MLB P 39 39 23 39 0 67 5 .925 310.0 1.80 +6.5 .958
1917 Cincinnati - MLB P 62 37 23 52 1 79 4 .949 356.2 1.89 -0.5 .948
1918 Brooklyn - MLB P 26 16 8 11 0 20 1 .950 160.2 1.06 -1.4 .916
1919 Brooklyn - MLB P 27 27 16 32 1 54 6 .889 234.2 1.84 +0.4 .902
1920 Brooklyn - MLB P 37 28 16 38 0 55 1 .982 232.0 2.09 +4.1 1.027
1921 Brooklyn - MLB P 39 30 21 31 2 56 4 .929 216.2 2.16 +2.4 .966
1922 Brooklyn - MLB P 23 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 37.0 0.73 +0.6 .992
1923 Brooklyn - MLB P 34 34 26 47 1 75 2 .973 268.1 2.45 +2.2 .962
1924 Brooklyn - MLB P 37 35 25 36 1 62 1 .984 276.1 1.99 +3.4 1.151
1925 Brooklyn - MLB P 41 34 15 32 2 49 2 .959 244.0 1.73 +3.1 .955
TOTAL P 555 439 250 492 9 778 36 .954 3622.0 1.84 +36.2 .994
PLAYER HISTORY
10/19/1909 Signed with the Cincinnati Reds.
01/01/1910 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 40 (50); Control: 40 (60).
01/01/1910 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 40 (50); Control: 40 (60).
04/14/1910 Named the #28 prospect in the MLB
07/15/1910 Named the #11 prospect in the MLB
10/27/1910 Named the #9 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1911 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 45 (60).
01/01/1911 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 45 (60).
04/12/1911 Named the #12 prospect in the MLB
06/12/1911 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Giants with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1912 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (60).
01/01/1912 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (60).
05/08/1912 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/01/1912 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Dodgers with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
06/20/1912 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/03/1912 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1913 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (60).
01/01/1913 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (60).
09/03/1913 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/10/1913 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Braves with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1914 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (60).
01/01/1914 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (60).
05/18/1914 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Giants with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10/27/1914 Wins the 1914 MLB NL Great Glove Award at P.
01/01/1915 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (60).
01/01/1915 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (60).
04/17/1915 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 5 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed!
06/05/1915 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Braves with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/17/1915 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/14/1915 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1916 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (65).
01/01/1916 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (65).
04/23/1916 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
04/27/1916 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/22/1916 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New York Giants with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/25/1916 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1917 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 70 (70).
01/01/1917 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 70 (70).
05/14/1917 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Robins with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/07/1917 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston Braves with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/04/1917 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Giants with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/02/1917 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/03/1917 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
09/05/1917 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1918 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 70 (70).
01/01/1918 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 70 (70).
02/08/1918 Was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Brooklyn Robins, along with CF Bill Lamar, in exchange for 2B Bob Fisher.
08/02/1918 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/11/1918 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Giants with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1919 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (65).
01/01/1919 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (65).
05/13/1919 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 0 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/23/1919 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/16/1919 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/15/1919 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/01/1919 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/08/1919 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
09/13/1919 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/24/1919 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/01/1919 Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/27/1919 Wins the 1919 MLB NL Most Valuable Pitcher Award.
01/01/1920 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 70 (70).
01/01/1920 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 70 (70).
07/02/1920 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/15/1920 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1921 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (65).
01/01/1921 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (65).
07/01/1921 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/18/1921 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1922 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1922 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1923 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 70 (70).
01/01/1923 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 70 (70).
01/01/1924 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 70 (70).
01/01/1924 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 70 (70).
08/25/1924 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1925 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 75 (75).
01/01/1925 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 75 (75).
06/24/1925 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the New York Giants with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/29/1925 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
10/14/1925 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1914 52 7
1915 50 5
1917 62 2
Year GS Rank
1911 39 2
1912 39 2
1916 39 2
1923 34 6
1924 35 1
1925 34 5
Year W Rank
1917 21 6
1919 20 1
Year L Rank
1911 27 2
1912 19 9
1914 20 5
1915 20 7
1921 18 9
1923 20 1
1924 24 1
Year Win. % Rank
1917 .568 8
1918 .588 8
1919 .833 1
Year SV Rank
1917 5 6
Year IP Rank
1912 327.1 9
1916 310.0 7
1917 356.2 4
1923 268.1 9
1924 276.1 4
Year BF Rank
1912 1428 5
1914 1394 7
1915 1364 7
1916 1268 7
1917 1455 5
1923 1192 9
1924 1222 3
Year HRA Rank
1912 8 8
Year BB Rank
1911 137 5
1912 150 4
1914 128 6
Year K Rank
1911 143 10
1912 164 5
1914 157 6
1917 147 9
Year WP Rank
1911 9 7
1912 12 3
1914 11 4
1920 7 2
1924 4 9
1925 5 10
Year ERA Rank
1916 2.44 10
1919 1.57 1
1925 3.87 9
Year BABIP Rank
1916 .248 7
1918 .239 5
1919 .222 1
Year WHIP Rank
1917 1.08 3
1918 1.00 2
1919 0.97 2
1925 1.35 8
Year K/BB Rank
1917 2.13 3
1918 2.11 1
1923 1.18 9
1924 1.26 10
Year RA/9 Rank
1917 9.94 5
1918 9.19 2
1919 8.86 2
1925 12.21 8
Year HR/9 Rank
1911 0.19 7
1914 0.17 10
1917 0.08 5
1923 0.27 8
1925 0.26 3
Year H/9 Rank
1912 8.52 10
1916 7.61 9
1918 7.45 7
1919 6.90 2
Year BB/9 Rank
1917 1.74 3
1918 1.57 2
1919 1.80 5
1921 2.04 10
1923 2.01 4
1924 2.34 10
1925 1.99 5
Year K/9 Rank
1911 4.56 6
1912 4.51 7
1914 4.45 6
1918 3.30 10
Year RA Rank
1917 25 6
Year GF Rank
1917 16 7
Year QS Rank
1916 32 2
1919 25 2
1925 22 1
Year QSP Rank
1916 .821 2
1919 .926 2
1925 .647 2
Year CG Rank
1912 27 5
1919 22 3
Year CGP Rank
1912 .692 6
1918 .750 9
1919 .815 3
Year SHO Rank
1912 4 2
1915 4 8
1916 4 6
1917 5 4
1919 7 1
1920 2 9
1921 2 6
Year GB% Rank
1914 0.58 1
1915 0.56 4
1916 0.55 10
1917 0.56 4
1919 0.57 7
1920 0.58 4
1923 0.56 5
Year WAR Rank
1917 7.2 3
1923 5.2 3
1924 4.9 5
1925 5.0 9
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