Player

Al Benton

Player Info
Full Name
John Alton
Born
March 18, 1911
Noble, OK, USA
Died
April 14, 1968
Size
6'4" / 215 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
April 18, 1934
Final Game
September 21, 1952
Career
19 years
Teams
Honors
2 x All-Star
1942, 1941
Career Batting
455
G
.098
AVG
50
H
0
HR
14
RBI
.221
OPS
-38
OPS vs Lg
9% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
98-88
W-L
3.66
ERA
455
G
697
SO
66
SV
1.42
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1952 Boston Red Sox 4 3 2.39 24 0 6 37.1 20 17
1950 Cleveland Indians 4 2 3.57 36 0 4 63.0 26 30
1949 Cleveland Indians 9 6 2.12 40 11 10 135.1 41 51
1948 Detroit Tigers 2 2 5.68 30 0 3 44.1 18 36
1947 Detroit Tigers 6 7 4.40 36 14 7 133.0 33 61
1946 Detroit Tigers 11 7 3.65 28 15 1 140.1 60 58
1945 Detroit Tigers 13 8 2.02 31 27 3 191.1 76 63
1942 Detroit Tigers 7 13 2.90 35 30 2 226.1 110 84
1941 Detroit Tigers 15 6 2.97 38 14 7 157.1 63 65
1940 Detroit Tigers 6 10 4.42 42 0 17 79.0 50 36
1939 Detroit Tigers 6 8 4.56 37 16 5 150.0 67 58
1938 Detroit Tigers 5 3 3.30 19 10 0 95.0 33 39
1935 Philadelphia Athletics 3 4 7.70 27 9 0 78.0 42 47
1934 Philadelphia Athletics 7 9 4.88 32 21 1 155.0 58 88
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1952 AL 37.7 4.78 4.06 1.434
1950 AL 63.0 3.71 4.29 1.381
1949 AL 135.7 2.72 3.38 1.231
1948 AL 44.3 3.65 7.31 1.827
1947 AL 133.0 2.23 4.13 1.564
1946 AL 140.7 3.84 3.71 1.351
1945 AL 191.7 3.57 2.96 1.242 ✓
1942 AL 226.7 4.37 3.34 1.297 ✓
1941 AL 157.7 3.60 3.71 1.237 ✓
1940 AL 79.3 5.67 4.08 1.626
1939 AL 150.0 4.02 3.48 1.600
1938 AL 95.3 3.12 3.68 1.385
1935 AL 78.3 4.83 5.40 2.004
1934 AL 155.0 3.37 5.11 1.503 ✓
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1952 Boston Red Sox 24 9 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1950 Cleveland Indians 36 12 1 0 0 0 1 .083
1949 Cleveland Indians 40 38 5 0 0 0 1 .132
1948 Detroit Tigers 30 11 2 1 0 0 1 .182
1947 Detroit Tigers 36 39 6 1 0 0 1 .154
1946 Detroit Tigers 28 49 9 1 0 0 3 .184
1945 Detroit Tigers 31 63 4 2 0 0 2 .063
1942 Detroit Tigers 35 67 5 1 0 0 3 .075
1941 Detroit Tigers 38 50 3 1 0 0 2 .060
1940 Detroit Tigers 42 17 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1939 Detroit Tigers 37 44 4 0 0 0 5 .091
1938 Detroit Tigers 19 33 4 0 0 0 1 .121
1935 Philadelphia Athletics 27 25 1 0 0 0 1 .040
1934 Philadelphia Athletics 32 55 6 0 0 0 1 .109
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1952 AL 11 .000 .000 0.0 45.5 -100 0.0
1950 AL 16 .000 .333 12.5 56.3 -19 0.0
1949 AL 42 .000 .185 2.4 26.2 -22 0.0
1948 AL 13 .091 .400 0.0 46.2 24 0.0
1947 AL 42 .026 .207 0.0 23.8 -5 0.0
1946 AL 54 .020 .281 0.0 31.5 12 0.0
1945 AL 73 .032 .095 2.7 28.8 -44 0.0
1942 AL 76 .015 .143 0.0 42.1 -52 0.0
1941 AL 59 .020 .100 0.0 33.9 -62 0.0
1940 AL 21 .000 .000 0.0 38.1 -100 0.0
1939 AL 52 .000 .138 0.0 28.8 -46 0.0
1938 AL 35 .000 .200 0.0 37.1 -37 0.0
1935 AL 28 .000 .071 7.1 39.3 -58 0.0
1934 AL 57 .000 .182 0.0 38.6 -41 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 455 97 301 26 18 .939
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1952 Boston Red Sox P 24 3 5 1 0 .889
1950 Cleveland Indians P 36 1 8 0 2 1.000
1949 Cleveland Indians P 40 4 17 0 2 1.000
1948 Detroit Tigers P 30 2 8 1 1 .909
1947 Detroit Tigers P 36 6 24 4 1 .882
1946 Detroit Tigers P 28 16 26 2 0 .955
1945 Detroit Tigers P 31 11 44 2 4 .965
1942 Detroit Tigers P 35 18 39 5 0 .919
1941 Detroit Tigers P 38 9 27 3 4 .923
1940 Detroit Tigers P 42 5 11 3 1 .842
1939 Detroit Tigers P 37 6 27 2 0 .943
1938 Detroit Tigers P 19 3 25 1 0 .966
1935 Philadelphia Athletics P 27 2 12 1 0 .933
1934 Philadelphia Athletics P 32 11 28 1 3 .975
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 3 0-0 0 4.2 5 1.93
1945 World Series Detroit Tigers 3 0-0 0 4.2 5 1.93
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 3 0 0 0 0 .000
1945 World Series Detroit Tigers 3 0 0 0 0 .000