League Leaders Who Led?

Al Benton

1934–1952  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'4", 215 lb  ·  b. 1911 Noble, OK

Career 98–88 · 3.66 ERA · 697 SO · 1688.1 IP · 455 G · 50 H · 14 RBI · .098 AVG

Seasons leading his league
1
1 best in baseball
10 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1940 Best season

Spanning 1940–1940, peaking at 1 titles in 1940.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 1,195th League titles 1
  • 607th Best in baseball 1
  • 1,109th Top-5 finishes 10

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
Saves 1 1st — 1940 17 1941 #2 1949 #2
Shutouts — #2 — 1945 #2
Walks + Hits / IP — #2 — 1941 #2
Strikeouts — #3 — 1942 #3
Earned Run Average — #2 — 1941 #2 1945 #2

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1940 1 SV 17

Pitching

14 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1934 PHA AL 7 9 4.88 32 21 1 155.0 145 84 7 88 58 1.50
1935 PHA AL 3 4 7.70 27 9 0 78.1 110 67 7 47 42 2.00
1938 DET AL 5 3 3.30 19 10 0 95.1 93 35 10 39 33 1.39
1939 DET AL 6 8 4.56 37 16 5 150.0 182 76 11 58 67 1.60
1940 DET AL 6 10 4.42 42 0 17 79.1 93 39 5 36 50 1.63
1941 DET AL 15 6 2.97 38 14 7 157.2 130 52 11 65 63 1.24
1942 DET AL 7 13 2.90 35 30 2 226.2 210 73 9 84 110 1.30
1945 DET AL 13 8 2.02 31 27 3 191.2 175 43 7 63 76 1.24
1946 DET AL 11 7 3.65 28 15 1 140.2 132 57 9 58 60 1.35
1947 DET AL 6 7 4.40 36 14 7 133.0 147 65 11 61 33 1.56
1948 DET AL 2 2 5.68 30 0 3 44.1 45 28 4 36 18 1.83
1949 CLE AL 9 6 2.12 40 11 10 135.2 116 32 7 51 41 1.23
1950 CLE AL 4 2 3.57 36 0 4 63.0 57 25 7 30 26 1.38
1952 BOS AL 4 3 2.39 24 0 6 37.2 37 10 1 17 20 1.43
Career — — 98 88 3.66 455 167 66 1688.1 1,672 686 106 733 697 1.42

Batting

14 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1934 PHA AL 32 55 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 22 0 .109 .109 .109 .218
1935 PHA AL 27 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 .040 .111 .040 .151
1938 DET AL 19 33 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 .121 .121 .121 .242
1939 DET AL 37 44 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 15 0 .091 .111 .091 .202
1940 DET AL 42 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1941 DET AL 38 50 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 .060 .060 .080 .140
1942 DET AL 35 67 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 .075 .075 .090 .164
1945 DET AL 31 63 2 4 2 0 0 3 2 21 0 .064 .092 .095 .188
1946 DET AL 28 49 3 9 1 0 0 3 0 17 0 .184 .184 .204 .388
1947 DET AL 36 39 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 10 0 .154 .154 .180 .333
1948 DET AL 30 11 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
1949 CLE AL 40 38 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 .132 .154 .132 .285
1950 CLE AL 36 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 .083 .214 .083 .298
1952 BOS AL 24 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career — — 455 512 22 50 7 0 0 14 7 200 0 .098 .112 .111 .223

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 455 97 301 26 18 .939