#94 Rube Benton, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates

#94 Rube Benton, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates
Sunday, 10/6/1916

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Rube Benton

6/27/1887
29
USA,NC,CLINTON
6"1
190

Starting Pitcher
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L

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3 / 6 (Well Known)
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2.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 300
1916
6 Year(s), 24 Days (1056 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s)

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	4	8	9	91-94 Mph
Versus LHB	4	8	9
Versus RHB	4	8	9
Talent	4	7	10

Pitching Ratings
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5
55
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	10

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2
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1
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Fielding Ratings
P : 2 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
7/31	CIN	L 3-10	*	7.1	10	10	6	3	4	L
8/5	@BRK	L 4-5	*	8	9	5	5	2	3	L
8/12	@CHN	L 5-12	*	7.2	13	11	6	3	3	L
8/17	STN	L 4-9	*	8.2	19	9	9	2	3	L
8/22	PHI	L 9-13	*	5	15	10	9	1	1	L
8/27	@CIN	L 6-7	*	8	12	7	4	1	1	L
9/2	@BON	W 1-0	*	9	6	0	0	1	5	W	PoG
9/7	@NYG	L 6-9	*	8	17	9	8	3	4	L
9/13	CIN	L 2-5	*	9	10	5	5	6	3	L
9/19	@BON	L 6-7	*	8.2	15	7	7	3	2	L

Pitching Stats 1916

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	30	30	6	22	0	5.47	243.1	325	184	148	85	71	21	70.0	1	7	23.3
Projected	30	30	6	22	0	5.47	243.0	325	184	148	85	71

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	15.3	12.0	2.6	3.1	10	7	70.0	0	0	.0	5.39

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	403	129	16	9	2	68	76	38	28	0	0	3	.320	.369	.419	.788
vs. RHB	582	196	24	8	8	95	108	47	43	0	0	2	.337	.377	.447	.824

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	12	12	3	8	0	5.64	99.0	130	77	62	34	30
Road	18	18	3	14	0	5.36	144.1	195	107	86	51	41
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

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	5	5	1	3	0	3.77	43.0	48	21	18	13	16
May	6	6	2	4	0	3.35	51.0	56	27	19	21	8
June	4	4	1	3	0	10.29	28.0	49	41	32	12	11
July	6	6	1	4	0	4.74	49.1	56	32	26	17	11
August	5	5	0	5	0	7.96	37.1	68	42	33	9	11
Sept./Oct.	4	4	1	3	0	5.19	34.2	48	21	20	13	14

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1910	2	2	1	1	0	2.08	17.1	17	5	4	1	10	6	1	0	1.56	.281	PIT
1911	31	31	15	14	0	2.76	270.1	246	96	83	2	54	95	26	2	1.11	.269	PIT
1912	31	31	13	15	0	3.59	265.2	269	129	106	1	85	57	27	0	1.33	.282	PIT
1913	32	32	19	12	0	3.13	273.0	252	108	95	4	76	41	25	3	1.20	.254	PIT
1914	31	31	11	17	0	3.35	268.2	265	131	100	5	108	53	27	0	1.39	.271	PIT
1915	26	26	13	11	0	4.73	207.1	225	123	109	5	77	51	18	0	1.46	.298	PIT
1916	30	30	6	22	0	5.47	243.1	325	184	148	10	85	71	21	1	1.68	.348	PIT
Total	183	183	78	92	0	3.76	1545.2	1599	776	645	28	495	374	145	6	1.35	.286

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1910, AAA	29	29	14	12	0	1.99	244.1	202	74	54	3	67	179	16	4	1.10	.272

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1912	1	1	1	0	0	8.00	9.0	13	8	8	3	2	1	0
Total	1	1	1	0	0	8.00	9.0	13	8	8	3	2	1	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1910	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	PIT
1911	31	94	6	2	0	0	5	4	2	45	0	0	.064	.083	.085	.168	PIT
1912	31	96	12	3	1	0	5	7	2	35	0	0	.125	.141	.177	.318	PIT
1913	32	105	4	1	0	0	5	2	1	29	0	0	.038	.047	.048	.094	PIT
1914	31	97	5	1	0	0	9	6	2	32	0	0	.052	.079	.062	.141	PIT
1915	26	83	13	1	2	0	5	7	0	36	0	0	.157	.157	.217	.373	PIT
1916	30	92	12	3	0	0	6	6	1	33	0	0	.130	.137	.163	.300	PIT
Total	183	572	52	11	3	0	35	32	8	212	0	0	.091	.104	.121	.225

Fielding Stats 1916

Position

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INN

RANGE

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RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.986

243.1

2.55

Player History

Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1910...
Earned first career win on 9/13/1910...
Had first career hit (double) on 6/16/1911, off Addie Joss (STN)...
Won Rookie of The Year in 1911, going 15-14, 2.76 ERA...
Injured on 7/28/1915 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4 weeks...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

WHIP
1911 - 1.11 - 8th

Wins
1913 - 19 - 9th

SHO
1913 - 3 - 7th

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