Benny Frey
1929–1936 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals
260G
.255AVG
.305OBP
.294SLG
More career statistics
98H
0HR
23RBI
2SB
57–82W–L
1,160.0IP
179K
4.50ERA
127GS
7SV
2Rare feats
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 | 385 | 384 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 426 | 425 |
| Batting · Runs | 33 | 32 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 5,046 | 5,051 |
| Pitching · p er | 580 | 585 |
| Pitching · p h | 1,415 | 1,414 |
| Pitching · p hr | 54 | 55 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 3,480 | 3,475 |
| Pitching · p k | 179 | 180 |
| Pitching · p r | 668 | 669 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 260 | 426 | 385 | 33 | 98 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 113 | .255 | .305 | .294 | .599 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,160.0 | 256 | 127 | 49 | 57 | 82 | 7 | 1,415 | 668 | 580 | 54 | 263 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.447 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1930-07-13 to 1930-07-28
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1934-09-18 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1935-06-10 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1934-06-12 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 120 | 193 | 41 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 27 | .234 | .269 | .269 |
| Away | 140 | 232 | 57 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 40 | .273 | .310 | .316 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 21 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .250 | .318 | .375 |
| May | 40 | 65 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .288 | .323 | .288 |
| June | 42 | 79 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | .205 | .228 | .260 |
| July | 53 | 85 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 13 | .286 | .318 | .364 |
| August | 57 | 80 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | .173 | .212 | .173 |
| September | 46 | 91 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | .333 | .374 | .370 |
| October | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 44 | 88 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 19 | .286 | .341 | .312 |
| new-york-giants | 44 | 71 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | .292 | .338 | .308 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 40 | 57 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | .333 | .368 | .353 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 37 | 60 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .228 | .217 | .263 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 34 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .241 | .294 | .345 |
| boston-braves | 33 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | .167 | .212 | .229 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 28 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | .211 | .238 | .263 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 |  Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | .375 | 24 | 2 |
| 1930 | Cincinnati Reds | 44 | 87 | 25 | – | 5 | – | .287 | 245 | 43 |
| 1931 | Cincinnati Reds | 34 | 44 | 14 | – | 3 | – | .318 | 133 | 19 |
| 1932 | Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 45 | 9 | – | 2 | – | .200 | 134 | 27 |
| 1933 | Cincinnati Reds | 38 | 42 | 11 | – | 1 | – | .262 | 131 | 12 |
| 1934 | Cincinnati Reds | 41 | 82 | 14 | – | 6 | – | .171 | 245 | 33 |
| 1935 | Cincinnati Reds | 38 | 32 | 11 | – | 3 | 2 | .344 | 113 | 24 |
| 1936 | Cincinnati Reds | 32 | 44 | 11 | – | 3 | – | .250 | 131 | 20 |