Rube Benton

Rube Benton

1910–1925 · Bats R · Throws L · 6'1", 190 lb · b. 1890 Clinton, NC

Career 150–144 · 3.09 ERA · 950 SO · 2517.1 IP · 437 G · 142 H · 1 HR · 60 RBI · .172 AVG

No league-leading finishes. This player never placed in the top 25 of a tracked category. The season record below is the full story.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Career leaderboards

188th Shutouts 24
198th Earned Run Average 3.09
237th Complete Games 145
250th Innings Pitched 2517.1
263rd Wins 150
398th Walks + Hits / IP 1.27

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Walks + Hits / IP	—	#3	—	1924 #3
Saves	—	#2	—	1915 #2 1917 #2

Pitching

15 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1910	CIN	NL	0	1	4.74	12	2	0	38.0	44	20	1	23	15	1.76
1911	CIN	NL	3	3	2.01	6	6	0	44.2	44	10	0	23	28	1.50
1912	CIN	NL	18	20	3.10	50	39	2	302.0	316	104	2	118	162	1.44
1913	CIN	NL	11	7	3.49	23	22	0	144.1	140	56	4	60	68	1.39
1914	CIN	NL	16	18	2.96	41	31	2	271.0	223	89	3	95	121	1.17
1915	CIN +1	NL	9	18	3.19	45	28	5	237.0	222	84	2	76	109	1.26
1916	NY1	NL	16	8	2.87	38	30	2	238.2	210	76	5	58	115	1.12
1917	NY1	NL	15	9	2.72	35	25	3	215.0	190	65	5	41	70	1.07
1918	NY1	NL	1	2	1.88	3	3	0	24.0	17	5	0	3	9	0.83
1919	NY1	NL	17	11	2.63	35	28	2	209.0	181	61	5	52	53	1.12
1920	NY1	NL	9	16	3.03	33	25	2	193.1	222	65	8	31	52	1.31
1921	NY1	NL	5	2	2.88	18	9	0	72.0	72	23	2	17	11	1.24
1923	CIN	NL	14	10	3.66	33	26	1	219.0	243	89	10	57	59	1.37
1924	CIN	NL	7	9	2.77	32	15	1	162.2	166	50	2	24	42	1.17
1925	CIN	NL	9	10	4.05	33	16	1	146.2	182	66	3	34	36	1.47
Career	—	—	150	144	3.09	437	305	21	2517.1	2,472	863	52	712	950	1.27

Batting

15 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1910	CIN	NL	12	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	.091	.091	.091	.182
1911	CIN	NL	6	14	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	6	0	.143	.143	.214	.357
1912	CIN	NL	50	104	6	14	3	0	0	9	0	31	1	.135	.143	.164	.306
1913	CIN	NL	23	48	8	10	0	1	0	8	4	7	0	.208	.269	.250	.519
1914	CIN	NL	41	91	4	13	2	1	0	7	1	31	1	.143	.152	.187	.339
1915	CIN +1	NL	45	76	3	16	3	0	0	7	0	16	1	.211	.211	.250	.461
1916	NY1	NL	38	78	3	7	0	1	0	3	2	21	1	.090	.113	.115	.228
1917	NY1	NL	35	72	1	12	1	1	0	2	2	18	0	.167	.189	.208	.398
1918	NY1	NL	3	7	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	.143	.333	.286	.619
1919	NY1	NL	35	67	5	13	0	0	1	7	0	8	0	.194	.194	.239	.433
1920	NY1	NL	33	65	3	6	0	0	0	3	0	14	0	.092	.092	.092	.185
1921	NY1	NL	18	21	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	4	0	.143	.182	.191	.372
1923	CIN	NL	33	80	5	23	3	0	0	4	1	12	0	.288	.305	.325	.630
1924	CIN	NL	32	46	5	12	2	0	0	3	5	10	0	.261	.333	.304	.638
1925	CIN	NL	33	45	0	9	2	0	0	4	4	3	0	.200	.265	.244	.510
Career	—	—	437	825	45	142	19	4	1	60	22	188	4	.172	.196	.209	.404

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	437	75	680	29	23	.963