Retired
Larry Benton
Birthdate:
Nov. 20, 1897 (108 y, 0 m, 16 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 | 30.3 |
| Grey Ink | 71 | 199.7 | 166.0 |
| HoF Standard | 0 | 49.4 | 47.3 |
| WAR | 22.3 | 69.4 | 60.1 |
| WAR7 | 22.1 | 47.5 | 39.2 |
| JAWS | 22.2 | 58.4 | 49.7 |
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 |
| Mark Gubicza R | 929 |
| Fritz Ostermueller R | 928 |
| Dick Ruthven R | 926 |
| Bert Cunningham R | 925 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 43 | 7 |
| 1928 | 42 | 4 |
| 1930 | 43 | 8 |
| 1931 | 38 | 8 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 33 | 6 |
| 1928 | 35 | 3 |
| 1929 | 30 | 7 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 14 | 10 |
| 1927 | 17 | 9 |
| 1928 | 25 | 1 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 14 | 7 |
| 1929 | 17 | 2 |
| 1930 | 15 | 6 |
| 1931 | 15 | 5 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 0.667 | 5 |
| 1927 | 0.708 | 1 |
| 1928 | 0.735 | 1 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 4 | 3 |
| Year | Hold | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 4 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 | 8 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 231.2 | 10 |
| 1928 | 310.1 | 2 |
| 1929 | 237.0 | 8 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 996 | 7 |
| 1928 | 1263 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1019 | 8 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 10 | 10 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 81 | 7 |
| 1927 | 81 | 5 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 103 | 3 |
| 1927 | 90 | 8 |
| 1928 | 90 | 5 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 4 | 7 |
| 1928 | 6 | 2 |
| 1930 | 9 | 3 |
| 1933 | 5 | 10 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 3.093 | 4 |
| 1928 | 2.726 | 5 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 0.254 | 1 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 1.309 | 10 |
| 1928 | 1.192 | 3 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 8.346 | 2 |
| 1928 | 8.671 | 8 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 2.059 | 3 |
| 1929 | 2.317 | 6 |
| 1932 | 1.353 | 4 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 28 | 1 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 2 | 5 |
| 1928 | 2 | 7 |
| 1929 | 3 | 4 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 53 | 6 |
| 1932 | 27 | 2 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 244 | 9 |
| 1928 | 299 | 3 |
| 1929 | 276 | 7 |
| 1930 | 288 | 8 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 170 | 1 |
| 1932 | 201 | 10 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 6 | 4 |
| 1930 | 15 | 8 |
| 1931 | 6 | 3 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 6.1 | 4 |
| 1929 | 3.7 | 9 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 11 | 9 |
| 1930 | 8 | 3 |
| 1931 | 10 | 3 |
| 1932 | 6 | 2 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 7 | 2 |
| 1927 | 7 | 2 |
| 1928 | 9 | 5 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 5.5 | 8 |
| 1928 | 10.2 | 2 |