Rube Benton was born on Friday, June 27, 1890, in Clinton, North Carolina. Benton was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 28, 1910, with the Cincinnati Reds. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rube Benton baseball stats page.
"Do you have a favorite quote from or about this particular Major League Baseball player that you would like to see here? If so, please send it to us, and we'll update this page immediately." - Baseball Almanac
Rube Benton |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biographical Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Rube BentonRube Benton Pitching Stats |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1910 | 20 | Reds | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 180 | 44 | 20 | 34 | 1 | 23 | - | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
1911 | 21 | Reds | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.01 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44.2 | 189 | 44 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 23 | - | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1912 | 22 | Reds | 50 | 39 | 9 | 18 | 20 | .474 | 3.10 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 302.0 | 1,302 | 316 | 104 | 143 | 2 | 118 | - | 162 | 12 | 18 | 0 | - |
1913 | 23 | Reds | 23 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.49 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 144.1 | 618 | 140 | 56 | 76 | 4 | 60 | - | 68 | 6 | 9 | 0 | - |
1914 | 24 | Reds | 41 | 31 | 4 | 16 | 18 | .471 | 2.96 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 271.0 | 1,115 | 223 | 89 | 124 | 3 | 95 | - | 121 | 11 | 11 | 3 | - |
1915 | 25 | Reds | 35 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 13 | .316 | 3.32 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 176.1 | 749 | 165 | 65 | 79 | 2 | 67 | - | 83 | 5 | 14 | 0 | - |
1915 | 25 | Giants | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 2.82 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 60.2 | 248 | 57 | 19 | 26 | 0 | 9 | - | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
1916 | 26 | Giants | 38 | 30 | 6 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 2.87 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 238.2 | 960 | 210 | 76 | 84 | 5 | 58 | - | 115 | 5 | 10 | 0 | - |
1917 | 27 | Giants | 35 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 2.72 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 215.0 | 865 | 190 | 65 | 78 | 5 | 41 | - | 70 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - |
1918 | 28 | Giants | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.88 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 90 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | - | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1919 | 29 | Giants | 35 | 28 | 6 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 2.63 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 209.0 | 848 | 181 | 61 | 71 | 5 | 52 | - | 53 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - |
1920 | 30 | Giants | 33 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 16 | .360 | 3.03 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 193.1 | 821 | 222 | 65 | 82 | 8 | 31 | - | 52 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - |
1921 | 31 | Giants | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.88 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 72.0 | 297 | 72 | 23 | 28 | 2 | 17 | - | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1923 | 33 | Reds | 33 | 26 | 5 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3.66 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 219.0 | 938 | 243 | 89 | 106 | 10 | 57 | - | 59 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - |
1924 | 34 | Reds | 32 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.77 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 162.2 | 671 | 166 | 50 | 70 | 2 | 24 | - | 42 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - |
1925 | 35 | Reds | 33 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 4.05 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 146.2 | 648 | 182 | 66 | 88 | 3 | 34 | - | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
15 Years | 437 | 305 | 83 | 150 | 144 | .510 | 3.09 | 145 | 24 | 21 | 2,517.1 | 10,539 | 2,472 | 863 | 1,115 | 52 | 712 | - | 950 | 66 | 95 | 6 | 0 |
Rube BentonRube Benton Hitting Stats |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1910 | 20 | Reds | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .091 | .091 | .091 |
1911 | 21 | Reds | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .143 | .143 | .214 |
1912 | 22 | Reds | 50 | 104 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | - | 1 | - | .135 | .143 | .163 |
1913 | 23 | Reds | 23 | 48 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - | 7 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .208 | .269 | .250 |
1914 | 24 | Reds | 41 | 91 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | 31 | 3 | - | 0 | - | .143 | .152 | .187 |
1915 | 25 | Reds | 35 | 53 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .208 | .208 | .226 |
1915 | 25 | Giants | 10 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .217 | .217 | .304 |
1916 | 26 | Giants | 38 | 78 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | 21 | 4 | - | 0 | - | .090 | .113 | .115 |
1917 | 27 | Giants | 35 | 72 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | 18 | 5 | - | 0 | - | .167 | .189 | .208 |
1918 | 28 | Giants | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .143 | .333 | .286 |
1919 | 29 | Giants | 35 | 67 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - | 0 | - | .194 | .194 | .239 |
1920 | 30 | Giants | 33 | 65 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | - | 0 | - | .092 | .092 | .092 |
1921 | 31 | Giants | 18 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .143 | .182 | .190 |
1923 | 33 | Reds | 33 | 80 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | 12 | 3 | - | 1 | - | .288 | .305 | .325 |
1924 | 34 | Reds | 32 | 46 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - | 10 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .261 | .333 | .304 |
1925 | 35 | Reds | 33 | 45 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | - | .200 | .265 | .244 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
15 Years | 437 | 825 | 45 | 142 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 22 | 0 | 188 | 38 | 0 | 2 | - | .172 | .196 | .208 |
Rube BentonRube Benton Fielding Stats |
||||||||||||||||
Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1910 Reds | P | 12 | 2 | 114 | 14 | 1.2 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.32 |
1911 Reds | P | 6 | 6 | 134 | 7 | 1.2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 1.21 |
1912 Reds | P | 50 | 39 | 906 | 94 | 1.9 | 91 | 13 | 78 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 2.71 |
1913 Reds | P | 23 | 22 | 433 | 39 | 1.7 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .897 | 2.18 |
1914 Reds | P | 41 | 31 | 813 | 84 | 2.0 | 79 | 9 | 70 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .940 | 2.62 |
1915 Reds | P | 35 | 21 | 529 | 65 | 1.9 | 63 | 7 | 56 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 3.22 |
1915 Giants | P | 10 | 7 | 182 | 18 | 1.8 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.52 |
1916 Giants | P | 38 | 30 | 716 | 63 | 1.7 | 63 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.38 |
1917 Giants | P | 35 | 25 | 645 | 63 | 1.8 | 60 | 2 | 58 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.51 |
1918 Giants | P | 3 | 3 | 72 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1919 Giants | P | 35 | 28 | 627 | 63 | 1.8 | 63 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.71 |
1920 Giants | P | 33 | 25 | 580 | 89 | 2.7 | 87 | 13 | 74 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 4.05 |
1921 Giants | P | 18 | 9 | 216 | 19 | 1.1 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 2.25 |
1923 Reds | P | 33 | 26 | 657 | 66 | 2.0 | 64 | 7 | 57 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.63 |
1924 Reds | P | 32 | 15 | 488 | 57 | 1.8 | 53 | 7 | 46 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .930 | 2.93 |
1925 Reds | P | 33 | 16 | 440 | 35 | 1.1 | 34 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.09 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 437 | 305 | 7,552 | 784 | 1.8 | 755 | 75 | 680 | 29 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.70 | |
15 Years | 437 | 305 | 7,552 | 784 | 1.8 | 755 | 75 | 680 | 29 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.70 |
Rube BentonRube Benton Miscellaneous Stats |
||||||||||||
Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1910 Reds | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.65 | 3.55 | 5.45 |
1911 Reds | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 1.22 | 5.64 | 4.63 |
1912 Reds | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 11.6 | 1.37 | 4.83 | 3.52 |
1913 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 1.13 | 4.24 | 3.74 |
1914 Reds | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 13.0 | 1.27 | 4.02 | 3.15 |
1915 Reds | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.8 | 17.7 | 1.24 | 4.24 | 3.42 |
1915 Giants | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 2.89 | 3.86 | 1.34 |
1916 Giants | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 26.0 | 1.98 | 4.34 | 2.19 |
1917 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 36.0 | 1.71 | 2.93 | 1.72 |
1918 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 3.00 | 3.38 | 1.13 |
1919 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 67.0 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 1.02 | 2.28 | 2.24 |
1920 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.6 | 21.7 | 1.68 | 2.42 | 1.44 |
1921 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.3 | 21.0 | 0.65 | 1.38 | 2.13 |
1923 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.7 | 20.0 | 1.04 | 2.42 | 2.34 |
1924 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.6 | 15.3 | 1.75 | 2.32 | 1.33 |
1925 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 15.0 | 11.3 | 1.06 | 2.21 | 2.09 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
15 Years | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 825.0 | 4.4 | 13.8 | 1.33 | 3.40 | 2.55 |
Rube BentonRube Benton Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
||||
Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1910 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1911 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1912 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1913 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1914 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1915 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1915 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1916 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1917 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1918 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1919 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1920 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1921 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1923 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1924 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1925 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
Rube Benton Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that you can compare Rube Benton to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the 1910 National League season?
You can follow the team links in the chart above to locate common statistics (singles), advanced statistics (WHIP Ratio & Isolated Power), and unique statistics (plate appearances & times on bases) not found on any other website.
If you find this type of "free" data useful please consider making a donation to Baseball Almanac : a privately run / non-commercial site in need of financial assistance.