What years did Ben Cantwell play?

Ben Cantwell played in Major League Baseball from 1927 to 1937.

Was Ben Cantwell a pitcher?

Yes. Ben Cantwell pitched in the major leagues, recording 76 wins and 348 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ben Cantwell hit?

Ben Cantwell hit 0 career home runs with 116 hits.

Ben Cantwell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1927-1937)

W–L 76–108

ERA 3.91

WHIP 1.32

SO 348

Pitcher PIV -97.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 168 lb
Born: 4/13/1902 in Milan, TN, USA
Died: 12/4/1962 in Salem, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1927-08-19
Last Game: 1937-09-23

Full name: Benjamin Caldwell Cantwell

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
76	108	316	163	75	6	21	1534.0	1,640	666	90	382	348	3.91	-97.2

Career ERA 3.91 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — 9.1% 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
1927	NY1	NL	1	1	5	2	1	0	0	19.7	26	9	2	6	4.12	4.08 (-1%)	238.9
1928	NY1	NL	1	0	7	1	0	0	1	18.3	20	9	4	0	4.42	4.13 (-7%)	-223.4
1928	BSN	NL	3	3	22	9	3	0	0	90.0	112	51	36	18	5.10	4.13 (-23%)	-1885.6
1929	BSN	NL	4	13	27	20	8	0	2	157.0	171	78	52	25	4.47	4.60 (+3%)	-1444.8
1930	BSN	NL	9	15	31	21	10	0	2	173.3	213	94	45	43	4.88	4.80 (-2%)	-1006.8
1931	BSN	NL	7	9	33	16	9	2	2	156.3	160	63	34	32	3.63	4.10 (+12%)	1556.2
1932	BSN	NL	13	11	37	9	3	1	5	146.0	133	48	33	33	2.96	4.13 (+28%)	514.4
1933	BSN	NL	20	10	40	29	18	2	2	254.7	242	74	54	57	2.62	3.86 (+32%)	729.2
1934	BSN	NL	5	11	27	19	6	1	5	143.3	163	69	34	45	4.33	4.29 (-1%)	811.7
1935	BSN	NL	4	25	39	24	13	0	0	210.7	235	108	44	34	4.61	4.35 (-6%)	-532.5
1936	BSN	NL	9	9	34	12	4	0	2	133.3	127	45	35	42	3.04	4.59 (+34%)	691.5
1937	NY1	NL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.0	6	4	1	1	9.00	—	0.0
1937	BRO	NL	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	27.3	32	14	8	12	4.61	4.34 (-6%)	453.9
Career · 13 seasons			76	108	316	163	75	6	21	1,534.0	1,640	666	382	348	3.91	—	-97

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
340	503	46	116	9	2	0	31	1	12	57	.231	.249	.256	.505	-1,842

Career AVG .231 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 17.9% below league average.

Career OBP .249 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 27.6% below league average.

Career SLG .256 vs. league average .399 across their career seasons — 35.7% below league average.

Career OPS .505 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — 32.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1927	NY1	NL	5	8	1	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1928	NY1	NL	7	4	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1928	BSN	NL	22	29	3	5	0	0	1	0	0	6	.172	—	—	—	—	0.0
1929	BSN	NL	27	50	5	9	3	0	5	0	4	5	.180	.289 (-38%)	.353 (-32%)	.415 (-42%)	.769 (-37%)	-321.0
1930	BSN	NL	34	63	4	19	1	1	5	0	0	7	.302	.293 (+3%)	.354 (-15%)	.429 (-19%)	.784 (-17%)	-188.6
1931	BSN	NL	40	57	7	13	1	0	2	0	0	7	.228	.276 (-17%)	.338 (-33%)	.388 (-37%)	.726 (-35%)	-319.9
1932	BSN	NL	37	50	3	14	0	0	4	0	1	3	.280	.275 (+2%)	.335 (-12%)	.391 (-28%)	.726 (-21%)	-162.7
1933	BSN	NL	49	85	9	12	2	1	7	0	4	10	.141	.270 (-48%)	.329 (-46%)	.377 (-50%)	.707 (-48%)	-648.9
1934	BSN	NL	29	43	5	12	0	0	1	0	0	4	.279	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	BSN	NL	41	67	4	19	1	0	2	0	2	8	.284	.279 (+1%)	.342 (-11%)	.399 (-25%)	.742 (-19%)	-200.8
1936	BSN	NL	35	41	3	8	0	0	0	1	0	5	.195	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	NY1	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	BRO	NL	13	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			340	503	46	116	9	2	31	1	12	57	.231	—	—	—	—	-1,842

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	180	281	24	64	0	16	.228
Away	160	221	22	52	0	11	.235

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	170	881.0	880	333	216	210	3.40
Away	146	651.0	761	334	170	137	4.62

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1937-09-23	BRO	STL	L	0	0	0
1937-09-21	BRO	STL	L	2	1	0
1937-09-21	BRO	STL	L	0	0	0
1937-09-15	BRO	CIN	L	1	0	1
1937-09-09	BRO	NY1	L	0	0	0
1937-09-08	BRO	NY1	L	2	0	0
1937-09-04	BRO	NY1	L	0	0	0
1937-08-28	BRO	CIN	L	0	0	0
1937-08-25	BRO	STL	L	0	0	0
1937-08-20	BRO	BSN	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1937-09-23	BRO	STL	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0
1937-09-21	BRO	STL	—	5.1	5	1	1	2	3
1937-09-21	BRO	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1937-09-15	BRO	CIN	—	5.0	4	2	2	0	0
1937-09-09	BRO	NY1	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
1937-09-08	BRO	NY1	—	5.0	6	1	1	1	3
1937-09-04	BRO	NY1	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	1
1937-08-28	BRO	CIN	—	1.0	2	2	2	1	1
1937-08-25	BRO	STL	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
1937-08-20	BRO	BSN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	316	0	95	463	19	33

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1927	NY1	P	5	2	2	0	0
1928	NY1	P	7	2	7	0	0
1928	BSN	P	22	5	27	3	1
1929	BSN	P	27	12	53	4	5
1930	BSN	P	31	13	50	1	9
1931	BSN	P	33	7	49	3	2
1932	BSN	P	37	12	43	1	6
1933	BSN	P	40	12	77	1	3
1934	BSN	P	27	8	40	3	1
1935	BSN	P	39	12	54	1	4
1936	BSN	P	34	9	44	2	2
1937	NY1	P	1	0	2	0	0
1937	BRO	P	13	1	15	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	316

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1933	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P3

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Tennessee	Knoxville	TN	1921, 1922, 1923

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1933	Most Valuable Player	NL	10th	18.0	80	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ben Cantwell

What years did Ben Cantwell play?: Ben Cantwell played in Major League Baseball from 1927 to 1937.
Was Ben Cantwell a pitcher?: Yes. Ben Cantwell pitched in the major leagues, recording 76 wins and 348 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ben Cantwell hit?: Ben Cantwell hit 0 career home runs with 116 hits.