Al Benton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: March 18, 1911 in Noble, OK us

Died: April 14, 1968 in Lynwood, CA

Buried: Park Lawn Memorial Park, Bell Gardens, CA

Debut: April 18, 1934 (Age 23-031d, 7,698th in major league history)
vs. NYY 4.2 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 21, 1952 (Age 41-187d)
vs. WSH 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: John Alton Benton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.6

ERA

3.66

455

167

1688.1

697

WHIP

1.424

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1934	23	PHA	AL	7	9	.438	4.88	32	21	5	7	0	1	155.0	145	98	84	7	88	3	58	2	1	2	682	90	4.76	1.503	8.4	0.4	5.1	3.4	0.66
1935	24	PHA-min	A	3	6	.333	4.56	12						71.0	84	51	36		31									1.620	10.6		3.9			WPT NYPL
1935	24	PHA	AL	3	4	.429	7.70	27	9	7	0	0	0	78.1	110	81	67	7	47	0	42	1	0	3	388	59	5.11	2.004	12.6	0.8	5.4	4.8	0.89

1936	25	WSH-min	AA,A1	9	17	.346	4.37	47	13					224.1	241	131	109		68									1.377	9.7		2.7			ALB,CNG IL,SOUA
1938	27	DET-min	AA	3	6	.333	5.24	17	8	6	3	0		67.0	88	49	39		26		33	5	0	0				1.701	11.8		3.5	4.4	1.27	TOL AA
1938	27	DET	AL	5	3	.625	3.30	19	10	3	6	0	0	95.1	93	40	35	10	39	0	33	1	0	3	409	154	4.98	1.385	8.8	0.9	3.7	3.1	0.85
1939	28	DET	AL	6	8	.429	4.56	37	16	18	3	0	5	150.0	182	94	76	11	58	5	67	1	0	5	693	107	3.83	1.600	10.9	0.7	3.5	4.0	1.16
1940	29	DET	AL	6	10	.375	4.42	42	0	35	0	0	17	79.1	93	44	39	5	36	6	50	0	0	2	361	107	3.37	1.626	10.6	0.6	4.1	5.7	1.39
1941	30	DET	AL	15	6	.714	2.97	38	14	19	7	1	7	157.2	130	63	52	11	65	6	63	3	0	2	663	153	3.73	1.237	7.4	0.6	3.7	3.6	0.97	AS,MVP-19
1942	31	DET	AL	7	13	.350	2.90	35	30	4	9	1	2	226.2	210	87	73	9	84	6	110	0	0	5	954	136	2.73	1.297	8.3	0.4	3.3	4.4	1.31	AS
1943			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Navy)
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Navy)
1945	34	DET	AL	13	8	.619	2.02	31	27	4	12	5	3	191.2	175	68	43	7	63	4	76	2	0	3	811	175	3.39	1.242	8.2	0.3	3.0	3.6	1.21	MVP-23
1946	35	DET	AL	11	7	.611	3.65	28	15	6	6	1	1	140.2	132	69	57	9	58	4	60	1	0	2	606	101	3.28	1.351	8.4	0.6	3.7	3.8	1.03
1947	36	DET	AL	6	7	.462	4.40	36	14	12	4	0	7	133.0	147	77	65	11	61	6	33	1	0	2	590	86	4.62	1.564	9.9	0.7	4.1	2.2	0.54
1948	37	DET	AL	2	2	.500	5.68	30	0	11	0	0	3	44.1	45	34	28	4	36	1	18	1	0	1	210	77	5.61	1.827	9.1	0.8	7.3	3.7	0.50
1949	38	CLE	AL	9	6	.600	2.12	40	11	18	4	2	10	135.2	116	33	32	7	51	6	41	1	0	3	548	188	3.73	1.231	7.7	0.5	3.4	2.7	0.80
1950	39	CLE	AL	4	2	.667	3.57	36	0	13	0	0	4	63.0	57	32	25	7	30	2	26	1	1	3	269	121	4.68	1.381	8.1	1.0	4.3	3.7	0.87

1951	40	CHW-CLE-min	AAA	5	7	.417	4.02	43			2	0		130.0	142	68	58		43		48	1	4	3				1.423	9.8		3.0	3.3	1.12	SAC,SDG PCL
1952	41	BOS	AL	4	3	.571	2.39	24	0	17	0	0	6	37.2	37	11	10	1	17	4	20	0	0	0	158	166	3.03	1.434	8.8	0.2	4.1	4.8	1.18
14 Yrs				98	88	.527	3.66	455	167	172	58	10	66	1688.1	1672	831	686	106	733	53	697	15	2	36	7342	115	3.88	1.424	8.9	0.6	3.9	3.7	0.95
162 Game Avg.				11	10	.527	3.66	50	18	19	6	1	7	185	183	91	75	12	80	6	76	2	0	4	803	115	3.88	1.424	8.9	0.6	3.9	3.7	0.95

DET (9 yrs)				71	64	.526	3.46	296	126	112	47	8	45	1218.2	1207	576	468	77	500	38	510	10	0	25	5297	121	3.69	1.401	8.9	0.6	3.7	3.8	1.02
PHA (2 yrs)				10	13	.435	5.82	59	30	12	7	0	1	233.1	255	179	151	14	135	3	100	3	1	5	1070	76	4.88	1.671	9.8	0.5	5.2	3.9	0.74
CLE (2 yrs)				13	8	.619	2.58	76	11	31	4	2	14	198.2	173	65	57	14	81	8	67	2	1	6	817	159	4.03	1.279	7.8	0.6	3.7	3.0	0.83
BOS (1 yr)				4	3	.571	2.39	24	0	17	0	0	6	37.2	37	11	10	1	17	4	20	0	0	0	158	166	3.03	1.434	8.8	0.2	4.1	4.8	1.18