Rube Benton
John Cleave Benton
Born: June 27, 1890
Clinton, NC USA
Deceased: 1937
Dothan, AL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: L
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Career: 1910-1925
Minor League Statistics
Rube Benton compiled a career record of 150 wins and 144 losses in his 437-game career with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. He began playing during the 1910 season and last took the field during the 1925 campaign.
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Pitching:
Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1910 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.74 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 44 | 34 | 20 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 180 |
1911 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.01 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44.7 | 44 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 189 |
1912 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 18 | 20 | .474 | 3.10 | 50 | 39 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 302.0 | 316 | 143 | 104 | 2 | 118 | 0 | 162 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 1302 |
1913 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.49 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 144.3 | 140 | 76 | 56 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 68 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 618 |
1914 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 16 | 18 | .471 | 2.96 | 41 | 31 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 271.0 | 223 | 124 | 89 | 3 | 95 | 0 | 121 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 1115 |
1915 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 13 | .316 | 3.32 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 176.3 | 165 | 79 | 65 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 83 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 749 |
1915 | NL | New York Giants | 3 | 5 | .375 | 2.82 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 60.7 | 57 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 248 |
1916 | NL | New York Giants | 16 | 8 | .667 | 2.87 | 38 | 30 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 238.7 | 210 | 84 | 76 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 115 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 960 |
1917 | NL | New York Giants | 15 | 9 | .625 | 2.72 | 35 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 215.0 | 190 | 78 | 65 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 865 |
1918 | NL | New York Giants | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.88 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 90 |
1919 | NL | New York Giants | 17 | 11 | .607 | 2.63 | 35 | 28 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 209.0 | 181 | 71 | 61 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 848 |
1920 | NL | New York Giants | 9 | 16 | .360 | 3.03 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 193.3 | 222 | 82 | 65 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 821 |
1921 | NL | New York Giants | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.88 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 72.0 | 72 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 297 |
1923 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3.66 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 219.0 | 243 | 106 | 89 | 10 | 57 | 0 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 938 |
1924 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.77 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 162.7 | 166 | 70 | 50 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 671 |
1925 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 10 | .474 | 4.05 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 146.7 | 182 | 88 | 66 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 648 |
Totals | 150 | 144 | .510 | 3.09 | 437 | 305 | 83 | 145 | 24 | 21 | 2517.3 | 2472 | 1115 | 863 | 52 | 712 | 0 | 950 | 95 | 6 | 66 | 10539 |
Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1910 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1911 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .143 | .143 | .214 | .357 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1912 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 50 | 108 | 104 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .135 | .143 | .163 | .306 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1913 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 23 | 54 | 48 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .208 | .269 | .250 | .519 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1914 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 41 | 95 | 91 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | .143 | .152 | .187 | .339 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1915 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 35 | 55 | 53 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .208 | .208 | .226 | .434 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1915 | NL | New York Giants | 10 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .217 | .217 | .304 | .522 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1916 | NL | New York Giants | 38 | 84 | 78 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .090 | .113 | .115 | .228 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1917 | NL | New York Giants | 35 | 79 | 72 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .167 | .189 | .208 | .398 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1918 | NL | New York Giants | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .143 | .333 | .286 | .619 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1919 | NL | New York Giants | 35 | 70 | 67 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .194 | .194 | .239 | .433 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1920 | NL | New York Giants | 33 | 69 | 65 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .092 | .092 | .092 | .185 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1921 | NL | New York Giants | 18 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .143 | .182 | .190 | .372 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1923 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 85 | 80 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .288 | .305 | .325 | .630 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1924 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 32 | 51 | 46 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .261 | .333 | .304 | .638 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1925 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 53 | 45 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .200 | .265 | .244 | .510 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 437 | 887 | 825 | 45 | 142 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 188 | .172 | .196 | .208 | .404 | 172 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1910 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 12 | 2 | 38.0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.316 | 1.167 |
1911 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .857 | 1.000 | |
1912 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 50 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 78 | 3 | 2 | .968 | 1.820 | |
1913 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 0 | .897 | 1.522 | |
1914 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 70 | 5 | 3 | .940 | 1.927 | |
1915 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 56 | 2 | 2 | .969 | 1.800 | |
1915 | NL | New York Giants | P | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 1.700 | |
1916 | NL | New York Giants | P | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.658 | |
1917 | NL | New York Giants | P | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 58 | 3 | 0 | .952 | 1.714 | |
1918 | NL | New York Giants | P | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.667 | |
1919 | NL | New York Giants | P | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | |
1920 | NL | New York Giants | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 74 | 2 | 0 | .978 | 2.636 | |
1921 | NL | New York Giants | P | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .947 | 1.000 | |
1923 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 57 | 2 | 2 | .970 | 1.939 | |
1924 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 46 | 4 | 3 | .930 | 1.656 | |
1925 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 3 | .971 | 1.030 | |
Totals | 437 | 2 | 38.0 | 75 | 680 | 29 | 23 | .963 | 178.816 | 1.728 |
Postseason - Pitching:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1917 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
Totals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1917 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1917 | NL | New York Giants | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.929 | 1.500 |
Totals | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.929 | 1.500 |
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