Al Benton
1934–1952 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Athletics
455G
.098AVG
.112OBP
.112SLG
50H
0HR
14RBI
0SB
98–88W–L
1,688IP
696K
3.66ERA
167GS
66SV
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455 | 578 | 511 | 22 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | .098 | .112 | .112 | .224 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,688.3 | 455 | 167 | 58 | 98 | 88 | 66 | 1,673 | 830 | 687 | 103 | 731 | 696 | 0 | 0 | 3.66 | 1.424 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1934-08-11 to 1934-08-21
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 10 walks allowed | 1942-08-28 | 1 in 3,978 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 12 innings pitched | 1939-04-27 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1934-06-05 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 219 | 296 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 98 | .119 | .115 | .123 |
| Away | 236 | 282 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 100 | .076 | .082 | .100 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 26 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .105 | .119 | .132 |
| May | 76 | 86 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | .125 | .128 | .163 |
| June | 72 | 80 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | .103 | .113 | .103 |
| July | 107 | 118 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | .056 | .059 | .065 |
| August | 106 | 144 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 49 | .103 | .104 | .103 |
| September | 68 | 108 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 37 | .109 | .093 | .130 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 79 | 71 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | .121 | .127 | .136 |
| new-york-yankees | 72 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | .083 | .099 | .095 |
| chicago-white-sox | 65 | 98 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 26 | .092 | .092 | .103 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 63 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | .113 | .104 | .113 |
| st-louis-browns | 58 | 89 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .081 | .090 | .095 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 49 | 79 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | .090 | .089 | .119 |
| cleveland-guardians | 48 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | .119 | .100 | .136 |
| detroit-tigers | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .083 | .077 | .083 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 32 | 55 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .109 | 155 | 58 |
| 1935 | Philadelphia Athletics | 27 | 25 | 1 | – | – | – | .040 | 78 | 42 |
| 1938 |  Detroit Tigers | 19 | 33 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .121 | 95 | 33 |
| 1939 | Detroit Tigers | 37 | 44 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .091 | 150 | 67 |
| 1940 | Detroit Tigers | 42 | 17 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 79 | 50 |
| 1941 | Detroit Tigers | 38 | 50 | 3 | – | – | – | .060 | 157 | 63 |
| 1942 | Detroit Tigers | 35 | 67 | 5 | – | – | – | .075 | 226 | 107 |
| 1945 | Detroit Tigers | 31 | 63 | 4 | – | 3 | – | .063 | 191 | 77 |
| 1946 | Detroit Tigers | 28 | 49 | 9 | – | 3 | – | .184 | 140 | 60 |
| 1947 | Detroit Tigers | 36 | 39 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .154 | 133 | 33 |
| 1948 | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 10 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .200 | 44 | 19 |
| 1949 |  Cleveland Guardians | 40 | 38 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .132 | 135 | 41 |
| 1950 | Cleveland Guardians | 36 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | .083 | 63 | 26 |
| 1952 |  Boston Red Sox | 24 | 9 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 37 | 20 |