Larry Benton

Larry Benton

1923–1935 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'11", 165 lb · b. 1897 St. Louis, MO

Career 127–128 · 4.03 ERA · 670 SO · 2297.0 IP · 462 G · 122 H · 2 HR · 42 RBI · .165 AVG

Seasons leading his league

2

2 best in baseball

11 Top-5 finishes

1 Title seasons

2 Categories led

1928 Best season

Spanning 1928–1928, peaking at 2 titles in 1928.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

840th League titles 2
392nd Best in baseball 2
1,015th Top-5 finishes 11

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

Career leaderboards

313th Innings Pitched 2297.0
318th Complete Games 122
394th Wins 127
472nd Shutouts 13

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Complete Games	1	1st	—	1928 28
Wins	1	1st	—	1928 25
Innings Pitched	—	#2	—	1928 #2
Walks + Hits / IP	—	#3	—	1928 #3
Saves	—	#3	—	1928 #3
Strikeouts	—	#3	—	1926 #3

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1928	2	W 25 CG 28

Pitching

13 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1923	BSN	NL	5	9	4.99	35	9	0	128.0	141	71	4	57	42	1.55
1924	BSN	NL	5	7	4.15	30	13	1	128.0	129	59	4	64	41	1.51
1925	BSN	NL	14	7	3.09	31	21	1	183.1	170	63	6	70	49	1.31
1926	BSN	NL	14	14	3.85	43	27	1	231.2	244	99	10	81	103	1.40
1927	NY1 +1	NL	17	7	4.09	40	33	2	233.1	255	106	12	81	90	1.44
1928	NY1	NL	25	9	2.73	42	35	4	310.1	299	94	14	71	90	1.19
1929	NY1	NL	11	17	4.14	39	30	3	237.0	276	109	16	61	63	1.42
1930	CIN +1	NL	8	15	5.50	43	26	2	207.2	288	127	15	59	63	1.67
1931	CIN	NL	10	15	3.35	38	23	2	204.1	240	76	6	53	35	1.43
1932	CIN	NL	6	13	4.31	35	21	2	179.2	201	86	10	27	35	1.27
1933	CIN	NL	10	11	3.71	34	19	2	152.2	160	63	5	36	33	1.28
1934	CIN	NL	0	1	6.52	16	1	2	29.0	53	21	1	7	5	2.07
1935	BSN	NL	2	3	6.88	29	0	0	72.0	103	55	6	24	21	1.76
Career	—	—	127	128	4.03	455	258	22	2297.0	2,559	1,029	109	691	670	1.42

Batting

13 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1923	BSN	NL	35	31	4	5	0	0	0	0	4	13	0	.161	.257	.161	.418
1924	BSN	NL	30	33	4	3	1	0	0	0	2	10	0	.091	.143	.121	.264
1925	BSN	NL	32	58	6	14	2	0	0	1	3	20	1	.241	.279	.276	.555
1926	BSN	NL	45	78	3	12	1	0	0	4	2	25	0	.154	.185	.167	.352
1927	NY1 +1	NL	42	68	5	12	1	0	0	7	1	19	0	.177	.211	.191	.403
1928	NY1	NL	42	112	12	16	2	1	0	8	5	17	0	.143	.180	.179	.358
1929	NY1	NL	41	86	2	9	1	0	1	8	1	15	0	.105	.115	.151	.266
1930	CIN +1	NL	43	72	3	14	0	1	1	8	4	17	0	.194	.237	.264	.501
1931	CIN	NL	38	66	2	11	2	0	0	1	3	13	0	.167	.203	.197	.400
1932	CIN	NL	35	54	8	11	1	0	0	1	3	11	0	.204	.246	.222	.468
1933	CIN	NL	34	53	4	9	0	0	0	2	1	14	0	.170	.200	.170	.370
1934	CIN	NL	16	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	.286	.286	.286	.571
1935	BSN	NL	29	20	1	4	1	0	0	1	1	4	0	.200	.238	.250	.488
Career	—	—	462	738	54	122	12	2	2	42	30	181	1	.165	.202	.195	.397

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	455	93	469	22	33	.962