What years did Ben Tincup play?

Ben Tincup played in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1928.

Was Ben Tincup a pitcher?

Yes. Ben Tincup pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 127 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ben Tincup hit?

Ben Tincup hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.

Ben Tincup

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1914-1928)

W–L 8–11

ERA 3.10

WHIP 1.45

SO 127

Pitcher PIV 2284.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 4/14/1893 in Adair, OK, USA
Died: 7/5/1980 in Claremore, OK, USA
MLB Debut: 1914-05-22
Last Game: 1928-09-15

Full name: Austin Ben Tincup

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
8	11	48	18	9	3	2	211.7	229	73	1	78	127	3.10	2284.9

Career ERA 3.10 vs. league average 3.20 across their career seasons — near 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
1914	PHI	NL	8	10	28	17	9	3	2	155.0	165	45	62	108	2.61	2.93 (+11%)	2339.9
1915	PHI	NL	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	31.0	26	7	9	10	2.03	2.90 (+30%)	-128.6
1918	PHI	NL	0	1	8	1	0	0	0	16.7	24	14	6	6	7.56	2.83 (-167%)	73.7
1928	CHN	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	9.0	14	7	1	3	7.00	4.13 (-69%)	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			8	11	48	18	9	3	2	211.2	229	73	78	127	3.10	—	2,285

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
56	74	4	10	2	1	0	1	0	0	25	.135	.135	.189	.324	-332

Career AVG .135 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 47.7% below league average.

Career OBP .135 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 58.3% below league average.

Career SLG .189 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — 45.2% below league average.

Career OPS .324 vs. league average .669 across their career seasons — 51.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1914	PHI	NL	31	53	3	9	1	1	1	18	.170	.255 (-33%)	.322 (-47%)	.339 (-33%)	.661 (-40%)	-332.1
1915	PHI	NL	11	9	1	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1916	PHI	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1918	PHI	NL	11	8	0	1	1	0	0	4	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1928	CHN	NL	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			56	74	4	10	2	1	1	25	.135	—	—	—	—	-332

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	27	40	1	6	0	1	.150
Away	29	35	3	4	0	1	.114

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	24	116.2	137	41	40	44	3.16
Away	24	92.2	92	31	37	22	3.01

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	RBI	SO
1928-09-15	CHC	BSN	L	2	0	0	0	0
1928-09-03	CHC	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0
1918-05-30	PHI	NY1	L	2	0	0	0	2
1918-05-25	PHI	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0
1918-05-24	PHI	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0
1918-05-18	PHI	CHC	L	2	0	0	0	1
1918-05-08	PHI	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0
1918-05-07	PHI	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0
1918-05-03	PHI	BRO	L	1	1	1	1	0
1918-04-30	PHI	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1928-09-15	CHC	BSN	—	7.0	7	1	1	1	3
1928-09-03	CHC	PIT	—	2.0	7	6	6	0	0
1918-05-30	PHI	NY1	—	4.0	3	0	0	0	1
1918-05-18	PHI	CHC	—	2.2	0	0	0	0	1
1918-05-08	PHI	NY1	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
1918-05-03	PHI	BRO	—	2.0	4	2	2	1	0
1918-04-30	PHI	NY1	—	0.0	4	7	4	1	0
1918-04-29	PHI	NY1	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
1918-04-25	PHI	BSN	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	1
1918-04-17	PHI	BSN	L	5.0	11	10	7	1	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
P	48	0	14	63	7	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1914	PHI	P	28	10	40	4	1
1915	PHI	P	10	0	11	0	0
1918	PHI	OF	1	1	0	0	0
1918	PHI	P	8	3	9	3	1
1928	CHN	P	2	1	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	48
Right Field	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Ben Tincup

What years did Ben Tincup play?: Ben Tincup played in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1928.
Was Ben Tincup a pitcher?: Yes. Ben Tincup pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 127 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ben Tincup hit?: Ben Tincup hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.