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Ben Cantwell

Ben Cantwell

1927–1937  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'1", 168 lb  ·  b. 1902 Milan, TN

Career 76–108 · 3.91 ERA · 348 SO · 1534.0 IP · 340 G · 116 H · 31 RBI · .231 AVG

Seasons leading his league
1
0 best in baseball 1 league only
7 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1929 Best season

Spanning 1929–1929, peaking at 1 titles in 1929.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,919th League titles 1
  • 3,236th Top-5 finishes 7

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Range Factor 1 1st — 1929 NL 2.41 1930 #2
Saves — #3 — 1932 #3
Wins — #2 — 1933 #2

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1929 1 P RF 2.41

Pitching

11 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1927 NY1 NL 1 1 4.12 5 2 0 19.2 26 9 1 2 6 1.42
1928 BSN +1 NL 4 3 4.98 29 10 1 108.1 132 60 8 40 18 1.59
1929 BSN NL 4 13 4.47 27 20 2 157.0 171 78 11 52 25 1.42
1930 BSN NL 9 15 4.88 31 21 2 173.1 213 94 15 45 43 1.49
1931 BSN NL 7 9 3.63 33 16 2 156.1 160 63 4 34 32 1.24
1932 BSN NL 13 11 2.96 37 9 5 146.0 133 48 6 33 33 1.14
1933 BSN NL 20 10 2.62 40 29 2 254.2 242 74 12 54 57 1.16
1934 BSN NL 5 11 4.33 27 19 5 143.1 163 69 8 34 45 1.37
1935 BSN NL 4 25 4.61 39 24 0 210.2 235 108 15 44 34 1.32
1936 BSN NL 9 9 3.04 34 12 2 133.1 127 45 8 35 42 1.22
1937 BRO +1 NL 0 1 5.17 14 1 0 31.1 38 18 2 9 13 1.50
Career — — 76 108 3.91 316 163 21 1534.0 1,640 666 90 382 348 1.32

Batting

11 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1927 NY1 NL 5 8 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
1928 BSN +1 NL 29 33 5 7 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 .212 .212 .212 .424
1929 BSN NL 27 50 5 9 3 0 0 5 4 5 0 .180 .241 .240 .481
1930 BSN NL 34 63 4 19 1 1 0 5 0 7 0 .302 .302 .349 .651
1931 BSN NL 40 57 7 13 1 0 0 2 0 7 0 .228 .228 .246 .474
1932 BSN NL 37 50 3 14 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 .280 .294 .280 .574
1933 BSN NL 49 85 9 12 2 1 0 7 4 10 0 .141 .180 .188 .368
1934 BSN NL 29 43 5 12 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 .279 .279 .279 .558
1935 BSN NL 41 67 4 19 1 0 0 2 2 8 0 .284 .304 .299 .603
1936 BSN NL 35 41 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 .195 .195 .195 .390
1937 BRO +1 NL 14 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Career — — 340 503 46 116 9 2 0 31 12 57 1 .231 .249 .256 .505

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1927 NY1 NL P 5 — — 2 2 0 0 4 1.000 0.80
1928 BSN NL P 29 — — 7 34 3 1 44 .932 1.41
1929 BSN NL P 27 — — 12 53 4 5 69 .942 2.41
1930 BSN NL P 31 — — 13 50 1 9 64 .984 2.03
1931 BSN NL P 33 — — 7 49 3 2 59 .949 1.70
1932 BSN NL P 37 — — 12 43 1 6 56 .982 1.49
1933 BSN NL P 40 — — 12 77 1 3 90 .989 2.23
1934 BSN NL P 27 — — 8 40 3 1 51 .941 1.78
1935 BSN NL P 39 — — 12 54 1 4 67 .985 1.69
1936 BSN NL P 34 — — 9 44 2 2 55 .964 1.56
1937 BRO NL P 14 — — 1 17 0 0 18 1.000 1.29
Career — — P 316 — — 95 463 19 33 577 .967 1.77