Ben Cantwell
1927–1942 · bats R / throws R · ASD, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, New York Giants
340G
.231AVG
.249OBP
.256SLG
More career statistics
116H
0HR
31RBI
1SB
76–108W–L
1,534.0IP
348K
3.91ERA
164GS
21SV
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 503 | 502 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 538 | 537 |
| Batting · RBI | 31 | 27 |
| Pitching · p er | 666 | 667 |
| Pitching · p gs | 164 | 163 |
| Pitching · p h | 1,640 | 1,641 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 4,602 | 4,596 |
| Pitching · p k | 348 | 347 |
| Pitching · p w | 382 | 386 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 340 | 538 | 503 | 46 | 116 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | .231 | .249 | .256 | .505 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,534.0 | 316 | 164 | 75 | 76 | 108 | 21 | 1,640 | 778 | 666 | 90 | 382 | 348 | 0 | 0 | 3.91 | 1.318 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1930-07-28 to 1930-08-23
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1934-05-20 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 12 innings pitched | 1932-06-12 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | 1928-07-04 | 1 in 192 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 180 | 302 | 64 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 27 | .228 | .242 | .238 |
| Away | 160 | 235 | 52 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 30 | .235 | .234 | .281 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 26 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .375 | .375 | .406 |
| May | 58 | 80 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .197 | .200 | .224 |
| June | 64 | 105 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 8 | .223 | .248 | .245 |
| July | 65 | 100 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | .267 | .270 | .311 |
| August | 66 | 97 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | .178 | .196 | .189 |
| September | 60 | 123 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | .233 | .228 | .258 |
| October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 58 | 101 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | .208 | .208 | .228 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 55 | 78 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .239 | .256 | .282 |
| chicago-cubs | 51 | 95 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | .170 | .179 | .193 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 48 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .160 | .232 | .180 |
| cincinnati-reds | 46 | 94 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | .256 | .245 | .279 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 42 | 58 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .236 | .241 | .291 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 36 | 51 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .404 | .373 | .404 |
| boston-braves | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 |  New York Giants | 5 | 8 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .250 | 19 | 5 |
| 1928 | Boston Braves, New York Giants | 29 | 33 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .212 | 108 | 18 |
| 1929 |  Boston Braves | 27 | 50 | 9 | – | 2 | – | .180 | 157 | 25 |
| 1930 | Boston Braves | 34 | 63 | 19 | – | 5 | – | .302 | 173 | 43 |
| 1931 | Boston Braves | 40 | 56 | 13 | – | 2 | – | .232 | 156 | 32 |
| 1932 | Boston Braves | 37 | 50 | 14 | – | 4 | – | .280 | 146 | 34 |
| 1933 | Boston Braves | 49 | 85 | 12 | – | 6 | – | .141 | 254 | 57 |
| 1934 | Boston Braves | 29 | 43 | 12 | – | 1 | – | .279 | 143 | 45 |
| 1935 | Boston Braves | 41 | 67 | 19 | – | 2 | – | .284 | 210 | 36 |
| 1936 | Boston Braves | 35 | 41 | 8 | – | – | 1 | .195 | 132 | 39 |
| 1937 | Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants | 14 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | 31 | 13 |