Rube Benton

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1910-1925)

W–L 150–144
ERA 3.09
WHIP 1.26
SO 950
Pitcher PIV 8353.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
6'1" / 190 lb
Born
6/27/1890 in Clinton, NC, USA
Died
12/12/1937 in Dothan, AL, USA
MLB Debut
1910-06-28
Last Game
1925-09-21

Full name: John Cleave Benton

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
150 144 437 305 145 24 21 2517.3 2,472 863 52 712 950 3.09 8353.3

Career ERA 3.09 vs. league average 3.37 across their career seasons — 8.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1910 CIN NL 0 1 12 2 0 0 0 38.0 44 20 23 15 4.74 2.79 (-70%) -960.3
1911 CIN NL 3 3 6 6 5 0 0 44.7 44 10 23 28 2.01 3.37 (+40%) 90.1
1912 CIN NL 18 20 50 39 22 2 2 302.0 316 104 118 162 3.10 3.36 (+8%) 1053.2
1913 CIN NL 11 7 23 22 9 1 0 144.3 140 56 60 68 3.49 3.07 (-14%) -1359.0
1914 CIN NL 16 18 41 31 16 5 2 271.0 223 89 95 121 2.96 2.93 (-1%) 301.9
1915 CIN NL 6 13 35 21 6 2 4 176.3 165 65 67 83 3.32 2.90 (-15%) -462.3
1915 NY1 NL 3 5 10 7 3 0 1 60.7 57 19 9 26 2.82 2.90 (+3%) 991.0
1916 NY1 NL 16 8 38 30 15 3 2 238.7 210 76 58 115 2.87 2.78 (-3%) 1525.6
1917 NY1 NL 15 9 35 25 14 3 3 215.0 190 65 41 70 2.72 2.69 (-1%) 496.6
1918 NY1 NL 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 24.0 17 5 3 9 1.88 2.83 (+34%) 549.8
1919 NY1 NL 17 11 35 28 11 1 2 209.0 181 61 52 53 2.63 3.09 (+15%) -147.9
1920 NY1 NL 9 16 33 25 12 4 2 193.3 222 65 31 52 3.03 3.45 (+12%) 625.7
1921 NY1 NL 5 2 18 9 3 1 0 72.0 72 23 17 11 2.88 4.02 (+28%) 165.4
1923 CIN NL 14 10 33 26 15 0 1 219.0 243 89 57 59 3.66 4.03 (+9%) 543.5
1924 CIN NL 7 9 32 15 6 1 1 162.7 166 50 24 42 2.77 4.13 (+33%) 3204.4
1925 CIN NL 9 10 33 16 6 1 1 146.7 182 66 34 36 4.05 4.55 (+11%) 1735.8
Career · 16 seasons 150 144 437 305 145 24 21 2,517.1 2,472 863 712 950 3.09 — 8,353

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
437 825 45 142 19 4 1 60 4 22 188 .172 .196 .208 .404 -4,521

Career AVG .172 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 35.3% below league average.

Career OBP .196 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 40.8% below league average.

Career SLG .208 vs. league average .358 across their career seasons — 41.7% below league average.

Career OPS .404 vs. league average .688 across their career seasons — 41.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1910 CIN NL 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .091 — — — — 0.0
1911 CIN NL 6 14 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 .143 — — — — 0.0
1912 CIN NL 50 104 6 14 3 0 0 9 1 0 31 .135 .268 (-50%) .335 (-57%) .358 (-54%) .694 (-56%) -909.3
1913 CIN NL 23 48 8 10 0 1 0 8 0 4 7 .208 — — — — -162.5
1914 CIN NL 41 91 4 13 2 1 0 7 1 1 31 .143 .255 (-44%) .322 (-53%) .339 (-45%) .661 (-49%) -677.5
1915 CIN NL 35 53 1 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 11 .208 .250 (-17%) .318 (-35%) .332 (-32%) .651 (-33%) -267.1
1915 NY1 NL 10 23 2 5 2 0 0 4 1 0 5 .217 — — — — -267.1
1916 NY1 NL 38 78 3 7 0 1 0 3 1 2 21 .090 .248 (-64%) .314 (-64%) .326 (-65%) .640 (-64%) -731.8
1917 NY1 NL 35 72 1 12 1 1 0 2 0 2 18 .167 .248 (-33%) .312 (-39%) .323 (-36%) .635 (-37%) -400.2
1918 NY1 NL 3 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .143 — — — — 0.0
1919 NY1 NL 35 67 5 13 0 0 1 7 0 0 8 .194 .262 (-26%) .322 (-40%) .347 (-31%) .670 (-35%) -363.4
1920 NY1 NL 33 65 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 14 .092 .271 (-66%) .331 (-72%) .363 (-75%) .694 (-73%) -733.5
1921 NY1 NL 18 21 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 .143 — — — — 0.0
1923 CIN NL 33 80 5 23 3 0 0 4 0 1 12 .287 .282 (+2%) .344 (-12%) .390 (-17%) .734 (-14%) -188.3
1924 CIN NL 32 46 5 12 2 0 0 3 0 5 10 .261 — — — — -87.8
1925 CIN NL 33 45 0 9 2 0 0 4 0 4 3 .200 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 437 825 45 142 19 4 1 60 4 22 188 .172 — — — — -4,788

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1917 WS NY1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 2 2 0 14.0 9 0 1 8 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1917 WS NY1 1 1 2 2 0 14.0 9 0 1 8 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2204062575126.185
Away2174192067034.160

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2201313.112083953304872.71
Away2171195.012674793834633.61

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1925-09-21 CINBSNL 100000000
1925-09-07 CINSTLW 000000000
1925-09-05 CINCHCW 401000000
1925-08-28 CINBROW 300000000
1925-08-24 CINBSNL 000000000
1925-08-18 CINPHIW 200000100
1925-08-14 CINPITL 101000000
1925-08-12 CINBROL 000000000
1925-08-10 CINBROL 000000000
1925-08-02 CINBSNL 201000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1925-09-21 CINBSN L 3.2644120
1925-09-07 CINSTL — 1.0411010
1925-09-05 CINCHC W 9.0711031
1925-08-28 CINBRO W 6.21055200
1925-08-24 CINBSN — 2.0000010
1925-08-18 CINPHI — 6.0973110
1925-08-14 CINPIT — 4.0666210
1925-08-12 CINBRO — 1.0000000
1925-08-10 CINBRO L 0.2464200
1925-08-02 CINBSN L 7.01052020

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 437 2 75 680 29 23

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1910 CIN P 12 2 1 13 0 1
1911 CIN P 6 0 0 6 1 2
1912 CIN P 50 0 13 78 3 2
1913 CIN P 23 0 0 35 4 0
1914 CIN P 41 0 9 70 5 3
1915 CIN P 35 0 7 56 2 2
1915 NY1 P 10 0 1 16 1 0
1916 NY1 P 38 0 6 57 0 3
1917 NY1 P 35 0 2 58 3 0
1918 NY1 P 3 0 1 7 0 1
1919 NY1 P 35 0 3 60 0 0
1920 NY1 P 33 0 13 74 2 0
1921 NY1 P 18 0 2 16 1 1
1923 CIN P 33 0 7 57 2 2
1924 CIN P 32 0 7 46 4 3
1925 CIN P 33 0 3 31 1 3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 437

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Rube Benton (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Claude Passeau
    162-150, 3.32 ERA
  2. 93
    Bill Doak
    169-157, 2.98 ERA
  3. 90
    George Mogridge
    132-131, 3.21 ERA
  4. 90
    Urban Shocker
    187-117, 3.17 ERA
  5. 80
    Lon Warneke
    192-121, 3.18 ERA
  6. 80
    Art Nehf
    184-120, 3.20 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Rube Benton

What years did Rube Benton play?
Rube Benton played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1925.
Was Rube Benton a pitcher?
Yes. Rube Benton pitched in the major leagues, recording 150 wins and 950 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rube Benton hit?
Rube Benton hit 1 career home runs with 142 hits.