Larry Benton
Bats R · Throws R · b. 1897, St. Louis, USA · d. 1953 · MLB debut 1923-04-19, final game 1935-08-16
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | BSN | NL | 35 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .161 | .257 | .161 |
| 1924 | BSN | NL | 30 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .091 | .143 | .121 |
| 1925 | BSN | NL | 32 | 58 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | .241 | .279 | .276 |
| 1926 | BSN | NL | 45 | 78 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .154 | .185 | .167 |
| 1927 | 2TM | NL | 42 | 68 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .176 | .211 | .191 |
| 1928 | NY1 | NL | 42 | 112 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 17 | .143 | .179 | .179 |
| 1929 | NY1 | NL | 41 | 86 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .105 | .115 | .151 |
| 1930 | 2TM | NL | 43 | 72 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .194 | .237 | .264 |
| 1931 | CIN | NL | 38 | 66 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .167 | .203 | .197 |
| 1932 | CIN | NL | 35 | 54 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .204 | .246 | .222 |
| 1933 | CIN | NL | 34 | 53 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .170 | .200 | .170 |
| 1934 | CIN | NL | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .286 | .286 |
| 1935 | BSN | NL | 29 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .200 | .238 | .250 |
| 1923–1935 | 462 | 738 | 54 | 122 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 30 | 181 | .165 | .202 | .195 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | BSN | NL | 5 | 9 | 4.99 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 128.0 | 141 | 71 | 4 | 57 | 42 |
| 1924 | BSN | NL | 5 | 7 | 4.15 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 128.0 | 129 | 59 | 4 | 64 | 41 |
| 1925 | BSN | NL | 14 | 7 | 3.09 | 31 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 183.1 | 170 | 63 | 6 | 70 | 49 |
| 1926 | BSN | NL | 14 | 14 | 3.85 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 231.2 | 244 | 99 | 10 | 81 | 103 |
| 1927 | 2TM | NL | 17 | 7 | 4.09 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 233.1 | 255 | 106 | 12 | 81 | 90 |
| 1928 | NY1 | NL | 25 | 9 | 2.73 | 42 | 35 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 310.1 | 299 | 94 | 14 | 71 | 90 |
| 1929 | NY1 | NL | 11 | 17 | 4.14 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 237.0 | 276 | 109 | 16 | 61 | 63 |
| 1930 | 2TM | NL | 8 | 15 | 5.50 | 43 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 207.2 | 288 | 127 | 15 | 59 | 63 |
| 1931 | CIN | NL | 10 | 15 | 3.35 | 38 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 204.1 | 240 | 76 | 6 | 53 | 35 |
| 1932 | CIN | NL | 6 | 13 | 4.31 | 35 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 179.2 | 201 | 86 | 10 | 27 | 35 |
| 1933 | CIN | NL | 10 | 11 | 3.71 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 152.2 | 160 | 63 | 5 | 36 | 33 |
| 1934 | CIN | NL | 0 | 1 | 6.52 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29.0 | 53 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 1935 | BSN | NL | 2 | 3 | 6.88 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.0 | 103 | 55 | 6 | 24 | 21 |
| 1923–1935 | 127 | 128 | 4.03 | 455 | 258 | 122 | 13 | 22 | 2297.0 | 2559 | 1029 | 109 | 691 | 670 |
Awards
- 1928 Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
- 1928 Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | BBWAA | 1 | 266 | 200 |