Retired
Larry Benton
Birthdate:
Nov. 20, 1897 (126 y, 3 m, 13 d)Born In:
St. Louis, MO, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
5'10"/165
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 12 | 41.4 | 26.2 |
| Grey Ink | 71 | 199.1 | 150.7 |
| HoF Standard | 0 | 44.7 | 41.3 |
| WAR | 25.9 | 70.6 | 58.7 |
| WAR7 | 23.6 | 47.6 | 38.1 |
| JAWS | 24.7 | 59.1 | 48.4 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Tommy Thomas R | 955 |
| Ed Whitson R | 940 |
| Clarence Mitchell R | 939 |
| Dolly Gray R | 934 |
| Mike Caldwell R | 932 |
| Hal Carlson R | 930 |
| Fritz Ostermueller R | 928 |
| Dick Ruthven R | 926 |
| Bert Cunningham R | 925 |
| Jack Taylor R | 922 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | Lg | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | MLB | 43 | 7 |
| 1928 | MLB | 42 | 4 |
| 1930 | MLB | 43 | 8 |
| 1931 | MLB | 38 | 8 |
| Year | Lg | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | MLB | 33 | 6 |
| 1928 | MLB | 35 | 3 |
| 1929 | MLB | 30 | 7 |
| Year | Lg | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | MLB | 14 | 10 |
| 1927 | MLB | 17 | 9 |
| 1928 | MLB | 25 | 1 |
| Year | Lg | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | MLB | 14 | 7 |
| 1929 | MLB | 17 | 2 |
| 1930 | MLB | 15 | 6 |
| 1931 | MLB | 15 | 5 |
| Year | Lg | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | MLB | 0.667 | 5 |
| 1927 | MLB | 0.708 | 1 |
| 1928 | MLB | 0.735 | 1 |
| Year | Lg | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | MLB | 4 | 3 |
| Year | Lg | Hold | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | MLB | 4 | 1 |
| 1928 | MLB | 1 | 8 |
| Year | Lg | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | MLB | 231.2 | 10 |
| 1928 | MLB | 310.1 | 2 |
| 1929 | MLB | 237.0 | 8 |
| Year | Lg | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | MLB | 996 | 7 |
| 1928 | MLB | 1263 | 2 |
| 1929 | MLB | 1019 | 8 |
| Year | Lg | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | MLB | 10 | 10 |
| Year | Lg | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | MLB | 81 | 7 |
| 1927 | MLB | 81 | 5 |
| Year | Lg | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | MLB | 103 | 3 |
| 1927 | MLB | 90 | 8 |
| 1928 | MLB | 90 | 5 |
| Year | Lg | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | MLB | 4 | 7 |
| 1928 | MLB | 6 | 2 |
| 1930 | MLB | 9 | 3 |
| 1933 | MLB | 5 | 10 |
| Year | Lg | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | MLB | 3.093 | 4 |
| 1928 | MLB | 2.726 | 4 |
| Year | Lg | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | MLB | 0.262 | 1 |
| 1928 | MLB | 0.273 | 10 |
| Year | Lg | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | MLB | 1.309 | 10 |
| 1928 | MLB | 1.192 | 3 |
| Year | Lg | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | MLB | 8.346 | 2 |
| 1928 | MLB | 8.671 | 8 |
| Year | Lg | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | MLB | 2.059 | 3 |
| 1929 | MLB | 2.317 | 6 |
| 1931 | MLB | 2.334 | 10 |
| Year | Lg | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | MLB | 28 | 1 |
| Year | Lg | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | MLB | 2 | 5 |
| 1928 | MLB | 2 | 7 |
| 1929 | MLB | 3 | 4 |
| Year | Lg | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | MLB | 61 | 8 |
| 1930 | MLB | 59 | 10 |
| 1931 | MLB | 53 | 5 |
| Year | Lg | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | MLB | 244 | 9 |
| 1928 | MLB | 299 | 3 |
| 1929 | MLB | 276 | 7 |
| 1930 | MLB | 288 | 8 |
| Year | Lg | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | MLB | 170 | 1 |
| Year | Lg | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | MLB | 6 | 2 |
| 1930 | MLB | 15 | 6 |
| 1931 | MLB | 6 | 3 |
| Year | Lg | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | MLB | 6.1 | 4 |
| 1929 | MLB | 3.7 | 9 |
| Year | Lg | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | MLB | 11 | 5 |
| 1930 | MLB | 8 | 1 |
| 1931 | MLB | 10 | 1 |
| Year | Lg | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | MLB | 7 | 2 |
| 1927 | MLB | 7 | 1 |
| 1928 | MLB | 9 | 3 |
| Year | Lg | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | MLB | 5.5 | 8 |
| 1928 | MLB | 10.2 | 2 |