Player

Larry Benton

Player Info
Full Name
Lawrence James
Born
November 20, 1897
St. Louis, MO, USA
Died
April 3, 1953
Size
5'11" / 165 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
April 19, 1923
Final Game
August 16, 1935
Career
13 years
Teams
Honors
1928 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1928 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
Career Batting
462
G
.165
AVG
122
H
2
HR
42
RBI
.393
OPS
8
OPS vs Lg
13% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
127-128
W-L
4.03
ERA
455
G
670
SO
22
SV
1.41
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1935 Boston Braves 2 3 6.88 29 0 0 72.0 21 24
1934 Cincinnati Reds 0 1 6.52 16 1 2 29.0 5 7
1933 Cincinnati Reds 10 11 3.71 34 19 2 152.1 33 36
1932 Cincinnati Reds 6 13 4.31 35 21 2 179.1 35 27
1931 Cincinnati Reds 10 15 3.35 38 23 2 204.1 35 53
1930 New York Giants 1 3 7.80 8 4 1 30.0 16 14
1930 Cincinnati Reds 7 12 5.12 35 22 1 177.1 47 45
1929 New York Giants 11 17 4.14 39 30 3 237.0 63 61
1928 New York Giants 25 9 2.73 42 35 4 310.0 90 71
1927 Boston Braves 4 2 4.48 11 10 0 60.1 25 27
1927 New York Giants 13 5 3.95 29 23 2 173.0 65 54
1926 Boston Braves 14 14 3.85 43 27 1 231.1 103 81
1925 Boston Braves 14 7 3.09 31 21 1 183.1 49 70
1924 Boston Braves 5 7 4.15 30 13 1 128.0 41 64
1923 Boston Braves 5 9 4.99 35 9 0 128.0 42 57
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1935 NL 72.0 2.63 3.00 1.764
1934 NL 29.0 1.55 2.17 2.069
1933 NL 152.7 1.95 2.12 1.284
1932 NL 179.7 1.75 1.35 1.269 ✓
1931 NL 204.3 1.54 2.33 1.434 ✓
1930 NL 207.7 2.73 2.56 1.671 ✓
1929 NL 237.0 2.39 2.32 1.422 ✓
1928 NL 310.3 2.61 2.06 1.192 ✓
1927 NL 233.3 3.47 3.12 1.440 ✓
1926 NL 231.7 4.00 3.15 1.403 ✓
1925 NL 183.3 2.41 3.44 1.309 ✓
1924 NL 128.0 2.88 4.50 1.508
1923 NL 128.0 2.95 4.01 1.547
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1935 Boston Braves 29 20 4 1 0 0 1 .200
1934 Cincinnati Reds 16 7 2 0 0 0 0 .286
1933 Cincinnati Reds 34 53 9 0 0 0 4 .170
1932 Cincinnati Reds 35 54 11 1 0 0 8 .204
1931 Cincinnati Reds 38 66 11 2 0 0 2 .167
1930 New York Giants 8 10 3 0 0 1 2 .300
1930 Cincinnati Reds 35 62 11 0 1 0 1 .177
1929 New York Giants 41 86 9 1 0 1 2 .105
1928 New York Giants 42 112 16 2 1 0 12 .143
1927 Boston Braves 11 18 4 1 0 0 1 .222
1927 New York Giants 31 50 8 0 0 0 4 .160
1926 Boston Braves 45 78 12 1 0 0 3 .154
1925 Boston Braves 32 58 14 2 0 0 6 .241
1924 Boston Braves 30 33 3 1 0 0 4 .091
1923 Boston Braves 35 31 5 0 0 0 4 .161
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1935 NL 23 .050 .250 4.3 17.4 36 0.0
1934 NL 7 .000 .500 0.0 42.9 58 0.0
1933 NL 57 .000 .231 1.8 24.6 10 0.0
1932 NL 62 .019 .256 4.8 17.7 31 0.0
1931 NL 71 .030 .208 4.2 18.3 12 0.0
1930 NL 79 .069 .241 5.1 21.5 25 1.1
1929 NL 88 .047 .114 1.1 17.0 -32 1.1
1928 NL 123 .036 .168 4.1 13.8 -3 0.0
1927 NL 82 .015 .245 1.2 23.2 12 0.0
1926 NL 87 .013 .226 2.3 28.7 -2 0.0
1925 NL 69 .035 .368 4.3 29.0 47 0.0
1924 NL 37 .030 .130 5.4 27.0 -27 0.0
1923 NL 39 .000 .278 10.3 33.3 16 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 455 93 469 22 33 .962
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1935 Boston Braves P 29 2 12 0 1 1.000
1934 Cincinnati Reds P 16 0 6 0 1 1.000
1933 Cincinnati Reds P 34 5 27 2 1 .941
1932 Cincinnati Reds P 35 6 38 2 1 .957
1931 Cincinnati Reds P 38 10 48 2 5 .967
1930 Cincinnati Reds P 35 12 20 1 1 .970
1930 New York Giants P 8 2 3 0 1 1.000
1929 New York Giants P 39 11 58 3 7 .958
1928 New York Giants P 42 15 69 1 5 .988
1927 New York Giants P 29 10 33 2 3 .956
1927 Boston Braves P 11 3 10 1 0 .929
1926 Boston Braves P 43 3 43 0 1 1.000
1925 Boston Braves P 31 6 39 3 2 .938
1924 Boston Braves P 30 3 30 1 2 .971
1923 Boston Braves P 35 5 33 4 2 .905