Al Benton
Bats R · Throws R · b. 1911, Noble, USA · d. 1968 · MLB debut 1934-04-18, final game 1952-09-21
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | PHA | AL | 32 | 55 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .109 | .109 | .109 |
| 1935 | PHA | AL | 27 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .040 | .111 | .040 |
| 1938 | DET | AL | 19 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .121 | .121 | .121 |
| 1939 | DET | AL | 37 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .091 | .111 | .091 |
| 1940 | DET | AL | 42 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1941 | DET | AL | 38 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .060 | .060 | .080 |
| 1942 | DET | AL | 35 | 67 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | .075 | .075 | .090 |
| 1945 | DET | AL | 31 | 63 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .063 | .092 | .095 |
| 1946 | DET | AL | 28 | 49 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .184 | .184 | .204 |
| 1947 | DET | AL | 36 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .154 | .154 | .179 |
| 1948 | DET | AL | 30 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .182 | .182 | .273 |
| 1949 | CLE | AL | 40 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .132 | .154 | .132 |
| 1950 | CLE | AL | 36 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .083 | .214 | .083 |
| 1952 | BOS | AL | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1934–1952 | 455 | 512 | 22 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 200 | .098 | .112 | .111 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | PHA | AL | 7 | 9 | 4.88 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 155.0 | 145 | 84 | 7 | 88 | 58 |
| 1935 | PHA | AL | 3 | 4 | 7.70 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78.1 | 110 | 67 | 7 | 47 | 42 |
| 1938 | DET | AL | 5 | 3 | 3.30 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 95.1 | 93 | 35 | 10 | 39 | 33 |
| 1939 | DET | AL | 6 | 8 | 4.56 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 150.0 | 182 | 76 | 11 | 58 | 67 |
| 1940 | DET | AL | 6 | 10 | 4.42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 79.1 | 93 | 39 | 5 | 36 | 50 |
| 1941 | DET | AL | 15 | 6 | 2.97 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 157.2 | 130 | 52 | 11 | 65 | 63 |
| 1942 | DET | AL | 7 | 13 | 2.90 | 35 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 226.2 | 210 | 73 | 9 | 84 | 110 |
| 1945 | DET | AL | 13 | 8 | 2.02 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 191.2 | 175 | 43 | 7 | 63 | 76 |
| 1946 | DET | AL | 11 | 7 | 3.65 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 140.2 | 132 | 57 | 9 | 58 | 60 |
| 1947 | DET | AL | 6 | 7 | 4.40 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 133.0 | 147 | 65 | 11 | 61 | 33 |
| 1948 | DET | AL | 2 | 2 | 5.68 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44.1 | 45 | 28 | 4 | 36 | 18 |
| 1949 | CLE | AL | 9 | 6 | 2.12 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 135.2 | 116 | 32 | 7 | 51 | 41 |
| 1950 | CLE | AL | 4 | 2 | 3.57 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 63.0 | 57 | 25 | 7 | 30 | 26 |
| 1952 | BOS | AL | 4 | 3 | 2.39 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37.2 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 20 |
| 1934–1952 | 98 | 88 | 3.66 | 455 | 167 | 58 | 10 | 66 | 1688.1 | 1672 | 686 | 106 | 733 | 697 |