#85 Al Benton, Starting Pitcher, 40 yrs, No Team Thursday, 10/5/1954 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Al Benton
3/18/1911 40 USA,OK,NOBLE 6"4 220
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Minor League Contract - - 14 Year(s), 25 Days (2433 total Days) 0 Day(s) 15 Year(s), 117 Days (2697 total Days) 16 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 11 | 12 | 13 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 10 | 11 | 13 | |
Versus RHB | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
Talent | 10 | 12 | 14 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 13 50 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 5 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 8 (Range), .964 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sept./Oct. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1934 | 67 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 4.46 | 250.0 | 275 | 124 | 124 | 28 | 103 | 153 | 9 | 2 | 1.51 | .000 | PHA |
1935 | 67 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3.89 | 250.0 | 239 | 108 | 108 | 25 | 89 | 179 | 9 | 2 | 1.31 | .000 | PHA |
1938 | 67 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3.89 | 250.0 | 239 | 108 | 108 | 25 | 89 | 179 | 9 | 2 | 1.31 | .000 | DET |
1939 | 67 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 3.89 | 250.0 | 239 | 108 | 108 | 25 | 89 | 179 | 9 | 2 | 1.31 | .000 | DET |
1940 | 67 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3.89 | 250.0 | 239 | 108 | 108 | 25 | 89 | 179 | 9 | 2 | 1.31 | .000 | DET |
1941 | 67 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 3.89 | 250.0 | 239 | 108 | 108 | 25 | 89 | 179 | 9 | 2 | 1.31 | .000 | DET |
1942 | 67 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 3.89 | 250.0 | 239 | 108 | 108 | 25 | 89 | 179 | 9 | 2 | 1.31 | .000 | DET |
1945 | 67 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3.89 | 250.0 | 239 | 108 | 108 | 25 | 89 | 179 | 9 | 2 | 1.31 | .000 | DET |
1946 | 67 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 3.89 | 250.0 | 239 | 108 | 108 | 25 | 89 | 179 | 9 | 2 | 1.31 | .000 | DET |
1947 | 67 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3.89 | 250.0 | 239 | 108 | 108 | 25 | 89 | 179 | 9 | 2 | 1.31 | .000 | DET |
1948 | 67 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3.89 | 250.0 | 239 | 108 | 108 | 25 | 89 | 179 | 9 | 2 | 1.31 | .000 | DET |
1949 | 67 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3.89 | 250.0 | 239 | 108 | 108 | 25 | 89 | 179 | 9 | 2 | 1.31 | .000 | CLE |
1950 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3.03 | 38.2 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | .237 | CLE |
1951 | 32 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 4.27 | 232.0 | 215 | 121 | 110 | 31 | 103 | 112 | 5 | 0 | 1.37 | .251 | BSN |
Total | 875 | 331 | 105 | 92 | 131 | 3.95 | 3270.2 | 3153 | 1447 | 1435 | 337 | 1201 | 2247 | 113 | 24 | 1.33 | .000 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1951 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1934 | 32 | 250 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .111 | .112 | .223 | PHA |
1935 | 27 | 250 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .111 | .112 | .223 | PHA |
1938 | 19 | 250 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .111 | .112 | .223 | DET |
1939 | 37 | 250 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .111 | .112 | .223 | DET |
1940 | 42 | 250 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .111 | .112 | .223 | DET |
1941 | 38 | 250 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .111 | .112 | .223 | DET |
1942 | 35 | 250 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .111 | .112 | .223 | DET |
1945 | 31 | 250 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .111 | .112 | .223 | DET |
1946 | 28 | 250 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .111 | .112 | .223 | DET |
1947 | 36 | 250 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .111 | .112 | .223 | DET |
1948 | 30 | 250 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .111 | .112 | .223 | DET |
1949 | 40 | 250 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .111 | .112 | .223 | CLE |
1950 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CLE |
1951 | 32 | 78 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .141 | .181 | .218 | .399 | BSN |
Total | 466 | 3078 | 311 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 138 | 40 | 1190 | 0 | 0 | .101 | .113 | .115 | .227 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
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Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/27/1951 to a 1-year deal worth $6,200,000 per year... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1951, going 4-0, 1.93... 7/31/1951: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $4,400,000 per year, for 2 years. Won World Championship with Boston (N) in 1951... Retired in 1952.
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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WHIP 1951 - 1.37 - 10th
| Saves 1950 - 11 - 9th
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