Benn Karr Stats

Benn Karr was born on Tuesday, November 28, 1893, in Mount Pleasant, Mississippi. Karr was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 20, 1920, with the Boston Red Sox. 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 Benn Karr baseball stats page.

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Benn Karr



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Birth Name:   Benjamin Joyce Karr
Nickname:   Baldy
Born On:   11-28-1893  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Mount Pleasant, Mississippi
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-08-1968 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Memphis, Tennessee
Cemetery:   Crittendon Memorial Park, Marion, Arkansas
High School:   Mount Pleasant High School (Mount Pleasant, MS)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-20-1920 (Age 26)
Last Game:   07-03-1927
Draft:   Not Applicable

Benn Karr

Benn Karr Pitching Stats

1920 27 Red Sox 26 2 20 3 8 .273 4.81 0 0 1 91.2 390 109 49 55 3 24 - 21 1 1 0 -
1921 28 Red Sox 26 7 18 8 7 .533 3.67 5 0 0 117.2 499 123 48 53 8 38 - 37 1 1 0 -
1922 29 Red Sox 41 13 20 5 12 .294 4.47 7 0 1 183.1 784 212 91 115 10 45 - 41 2 5 0 -
1925 32 Indians 32 24 7 11 12 .478 4.78 12 1 0 197.2 898 248 105 127 8 80 - 41 4 6 0 -
1926 33 Indians 30 7 17 5 6 .455 5.00 4 0 1 113.1 535 137 63 72 9 41 - 23 3 6 0 -
1927 34 Indians 22 5 6 3 3 .500 5.05 1 0 2 76.2 341 92 43 49 5 32 - 17 0 1 0 -
6 Years 177 58 88 35 48 .422 4.60 29 1 5 780.1 3,447 921 399 471 43 260 - 180 11 20 0 -

Benn Karr

Benn Karr Hitting Stats

1920 27 Red Sox 57 75 8 21 5 0 1 0 15 6 - 18 1 - 0 - .280 .333 .387
1921 28 Red Sox 43 62 7 16 2 0 0 0 9 3 - 16 4 - 0 - .258 .292 .290
1922 29 Red Sox 66 98 7 21 2 0 0 0 4 4 - 7 1 - 0 - .214 .245 .235
1925 32 Indians 46 92 11 24 5 0 1 0 17 7 - 8 7 - 0 - .261 .313 .348
1926 33 Indians 31 45 8 10 5 0 0 0 2 2 - 3 1 - 0 - .222 .255 .333
1927 34 Indians 22 20 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 - 6 1 0 0 - .200 .333 .250
6 Years 265 392 43 96 20 0 2 0 47 26 - 58 15 0 0 - .245 .292 .311

Benn Karr

Benn Karr Fielding Stats

1920 Red Sox P 26 2 275 25 1.0 23 5 18 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .920 2.26
1921 Red Sox P 26 7 353 34 1.3 32 2 30 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .941 2.45
1922 Red Sox P 41 13 550 58 1.4 53 9 44 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .914 2.60
1925 Indians P 32 24 593 75 2.3 71 14 57 4 5 n/a n/a n/a .947 3.23
1926 Indians P 30 7 340 43 1.4 41 6 35 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .953 3.26
1927 Indians P 22 5 230 35 1.6 33 4 29 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .943 3.87
P Totals 177 58 2,341 270 1.5 253 40 213 17 8 n/a n/a n/a .937 2.92
6 Years 177 58 2,341 270 1.5 253 40 213 17 8 n/a n/a n/a .937 2.92

Benn Karr

Benn Karr Miscellaneous Stats

1920 Red Sox 0 0 .000 32 0 n/a 75.0 4.2 5.0 0.88 2.06 2.36
1921 Red Sox 1 0 1.000 17 0 n/a 0.0 3.9 6.9 0.97 2.83 2.91
1922 Red Sox 1 0 1.000 25 0 n/a 0.0 14.0 24.5 0.91 2.01 2.21
1925 Indians 0 0 .000 14 0 n/a 92.0 11.5 5.4 0.51 1.87 3.64
1926 Indians 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 15.0 22.5 0.56 1.83 3.26
1927 Indians 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.3 0.0 0.53 2.00 3.76
6 Years 3 0 1.000 89 0 n/a 196.0 6.8 8.3 0.69 2.08 3.00

Benn Karr

Benn Karr Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1920 Boston Red Sox n/a $2,100.00 n/a -
1921 Boston Red Sox n/a $2,400.00 n/a -
1922 Boston Red Sox n/a $3,600.00 n/a -
1925 Cleveland Indians n/a $4,500.00 n/a -
1926 Cleveland Indians n/a $5,000.00 n/a -
1927 Cleveland Indians n/a $5,000.00 n/a -

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