Player
Rube Benton
Player Info
- Full Name
- John Cleave
- Born
-
June 27, 1890
Clinton, NC, USA - Died
- December 12, 1937
- Size
- 6'1" / 190 lbs
- B/T
- R / L
- Debut
- June 28, 1910
- Final Game
- September 21, 1925
- Career
- 16 years
Teams
- Cincinnati Reds 1910-1925
- New York Giants 1915-1921
Career Batting
437
G
.172
AVG
142
H
1
HR
60
RBI
.402
OPS
19
OPS vs Lg
13% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
150-144
W-L
3.09
ERA
437
G
950
SO
21
SV
1.26
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 10 | 4.05 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 146.1 | 36 | 34 |
| 1924 | Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 9 | 2.77 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 162.1 | 42 | 24 |
| 1923 | Cincinnati Reds | 14 | 10 | 3.66 | 33 | 26 | 1 | 219.0 | 59 | 57 |
| 1921 | New York Giants | 5 | 2 | 2.88 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 72.0 | 11 | 17 |
| 1920 | New York Giants | 9 | 16 | 3.03 | 33 | 25 | 2 | 193.1 | 52 | 31 |
| 1919 | New York Giants | 17 | 11 | 2.63 | 35 | 28 | 2 | 209.0 | 53 | 52 |
| 1918 | New York Giants | 1 | 2 | 1.88 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24.0 | 9 | 3 |
| 1917 | New York Giants | 15 | 9 | 2.72 | 35 | 25 | 3 | 215.0 | 70 | 41 |
| 1916 | New York Giants | 16 | 8 | 2.87 | 38 | 30 | 2 | 238.1 | 115 | 58 |
| 1915 | Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 13 | 3.32 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 176.1 | 83 | 67 |
| 1915 | New York Giants | 3 | 5 | 2.82 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 60.1 | 26 | 9 |
| 1914 | Cincinnati Reds | 16 | 18 | 2.96 | 41 | 31 | 2 | 271.0 | 121 | 95 |
| 1913 | Cincinnati Reds | 11 | 7 | 3.49 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 144.1 | 68 | 60 |
| 1912 | Cincinnati Reds | 18 | 20 | 3.10 | 50 | 39 | 2 | 302.0 | 162 | 118 |
| 1911 | Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 3 | 2.01 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 44.1 | 28 | 23 |
| 1910 | Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 1 | 4.74 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 38.0 | 15 | 23 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | NL | 146.7 | 2.21 | 2.09 | 1.473 | |
| 1924 | NL | 162.7 | 2.32 | 1.33 | 1.168 | ✓ |
| 1923 | NL | 219.0 | 2.42 | 2.34 | 1.370 | ✓ |
| 1921 | NL | 72.0 | 1.38 | 2.13 | 1.236 | |
| 1920 | NL | 193.3 | 2.42 | 1.44 | 1.309 | ✓ |
| 1919 | NL | 209.0 | 2.28 | 2.24 | 1.115 | ✓ |
| 1918 | NL | 24.0 | 3.38 | 1.13 | 0.833 | |
| 1917 | NL | 215.0 | 2.93 | 1.72 | 1.074 | ✓ |
| 1916 | NL | 238.7 | 4.34 | 2.19 | 1.123 | ✓ |
| 1915 | NL | 237.0 | 4.14 | 2.89 | 1.257 | ✓ |
| 1914 | NL | 271.0 | 4.02 | 3.15 | 1.173 | ✓ |
| 1913 | NL | 144.3 | 4.24 | 3.74 | 1.386 | |
| 1912 | NL | 302.0 | 4.83 | 3.52 | 1.437 | ✓ |
| 1911 | NL | 44.7 | 5.64 | 4.63 | 1.500 | |
| 1910 | NL | 38.0 | 3.55 | 5.45 | 1.763 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1924 | Cincinnati Reds | 32 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .261 |
| 1923 | Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 80 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .288 |
| 1921 | New York Giants | 18 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| 1920 | New York Giants | 33 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .092 |
| 1919 | New York Giants | 35 | 67 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .194 |
| 1918 | New York Giants | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| 1917 | New York Giants | 35 | 72 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| 1916 | New York Giants | 38 | 78 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .090 |
| 1915 | Cincinnati Reds | 35 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 |
| 1915 | New York Giants | 10 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 |
| 1914 | Cincinnati Reds | 41 | 91 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .143 |
| 1913 | Cincinnati Reds | 23 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .208 |
| 1912 | Cincinnati Reds | 50 | 104 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .135 |
| 1911 | Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| 1910 | Cincinnati Reds | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | NL | 53 | .044 | .214 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 35 | 0.0 | |
| 1924 | NL | 51 | .044 | .333 | 9.8 | 19.6 | 77 | 0.0 | |
| 1923 | NL | 85 | .038 | .338 | 1.2 | 14.1 | 71 | 0.0 | |
| 1921 | NL | 24 | .048 | .177 | 4.2 | 16.7 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| 1920 | NL | 69 | .000 | .118 | 0.0 | 20.3 | -46 | 0.0 | |
| 1919 | NL | 70 | .045 | .207 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 33 | 1.2 | |
| 1918 | NL | 9 | .143 | .167 | 22.2 | 11.1 | 94 | 0.0 | |
| 1917 | NL | 79 | .042 | .222 | 2.5 | 22.8 | 26 | 0.0 | |
| 1916 | NL | 84 | .026 | .123 | 2.4 | 25.0 | -28 | 0.0 | |
| 1915 | NL | 79 | .040 | .267 | 0.0 | 20.3 | 44 | 0.0 | |
| 1914 | NL | 95 | .044 | .217 | 1.1 | 32.6 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| 1913 | NL | 54 | .042 | .244 | 7.4 | 13.0 | 53 | 0.0 | |
| 1912 | NL | 108 | .029 | .192 | 0.0 | 28.7 | -14 | 0.0 | |
| 1911 | NL | 16 | .071 | .250 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| 1910 | NL | 11 | .000 | .200 | 0.0 | 54.5 | -45 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 437 | 75 | 680 | 29 | 23 | .963 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 33 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 3 | .971 |
| 1924 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 32 | 7 | 46 | 4 | 3 | .930 |
| 1923 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 33 | 7 | 57 | 2 | 2 | .970 |
| 1921 | New York Giants | P | 18 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .947 |
| 1920 | New York Giants | P | 33 | 13 | 74 | 2 | 0 | .978 |
| 1919 | New York Giants | P | 35 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1918 | New York Giants | P | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1917 | New York Giants | P | 35 | 2 | 58 | 3 | 0 | .952 |
| 1916 | New York Giants | P | 38 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 |
| 1915 | New York Giants | P | 10 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .944 |
| 1915 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 35 | 7 | 56 | 2 | 2 | .969 |
| 1914 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 41 | 9 | 70 | 5 | 3 | .940 |
| 1913 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 23 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 0 | .897 |
| 1912 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 50 | 13 | 78 | 3 | 2 | .968 |
| 1911 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .857 |
| 1910 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
Postseason Pitching
| Year | Round | Team | G | W-L | SV | IP | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 2 | 1-1 | 0 | 14.0 | 8 | 0.00 | ||
| 1917 | World Series | New York Giants | 2 | 1-1 | 0 | 14.0 | 8 | 0.00 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1917 | World Series | New York Giants | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |