Ben Hill

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 1–0
ERA 7.88
WHIP 1.69
SO 8
Pitcher PIV 141.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
— / R
Height / Weight
5'8" / 159 lb
Born
7/2/1916 in Savannah, GA, USA

Full name: Benjamin Hill

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
18.0 15.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 0 0 0 2.0 1.0 1.0 .200 .294 .267 .561

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1 0 2 1 4 0 16.2 21 16 4 0 4 5 2.16 1.50

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1939 11.0 8.0 2.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 1.0 .125 .300 .125 .425
Listed seasons · 1 11 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 .125 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1944 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.1 4 3 2 0 0 0 54.00 12.00
Listed seasons · 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.1 4 3 2 0 0 0 54.00 12.00

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
1 0 3 1 1 0 0 16.0 19 14 0 8 8 7.88 141.1

Career ERA 7.88 vs. league average 3.50 across their career seasons — 124.9% worse 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
1943 PS NN2 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 16.0 19 14 8 8 7.88 3.50 (-125%) 141.1
Career · 1 season 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 16.0 19 14 8 8 7.88 — 141

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
3 9 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 .222 .222 .333 .556 0

Career AVG .222 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 13.2% below league average.

Career OBP .222 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 31.6% below league average.

Career SLG .333 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .556 vs. league average .671 across their career seasons — 17.2% 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
1943 PS NN2 3 9 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 .222 — — — — 0.0
Career · 1 season 3 9 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 .222 — — — — 0

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home262200.333
Away441000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home210.1140450.00
Away20.1420054.00

Last 6 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1944-07-18 HOMPH5L 000000000
1944-07-04 NY5PH5L 000000000
1943-08-28 PH5NY5W 522100000
1943-07-29 PH5NY5W 100000000
1939-07-16 TLCCV9W 210000010
1939-07-16 TLCCV9L 200000000

Last 4 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1944-07-18 HOMPH5 — 0.1432000
1944-07-04 NY5PH5 — 0.0000000
1943-08-28 PH5NY5 W 9.013100450
1943-07-29 PH5NY5 — 1.1110000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 3 1 1 3 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1943 PS P 3 1 1 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 3

Frequently Asked Questions about Ben Hill

Was Ben Hill a pitcher?
Yes. Ben Hill pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 8 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ben Hill hit?
Ben Hill hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.