Benny Kauff
1912–1920 · bats L / throws L · Brooklyn Tip-Tops, IND, New York Giants, New York Yankees
859G
.311AVG
.385OBP
.450SLG
961H
49HR
454RBI
237SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 859 | 3,566 | 3,095 | 521 | 961 | 171 | 57 | 49 | 454 | 367 | 288 | 237 | 141 | 31 | 37 | 1,393 | .311 | .385 | .450 | .835 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 1914-05-09 to 1914-06-06
37longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1918-05-23 | 1 in 934 games |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1914-08-16 | 1 in 107 games |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1920-05-04 | 1 in 2,226 player-games |
Rare feats (9)
Rarest: Platinum Sombrero, 64 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 1918-05-23 | Platinum Sombrero | 1 in 934 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1914-08-16 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1914-08-16 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1916-07-16 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1916-09-02 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1917-08-24 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1917-10-02 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1919-08-14 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1919-08-26 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 419 | 1679 | 471 | 29 | 231 | 182 | 125 | .326 | .389 | .473 |
| Away | 440 | 1887 | 490 | 20 | 223 | 185 | 163 | .297 | .358 | .430 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 73 | 312 | 80 | 2 | 37 | 43 | 24 | .316 | .394 | .427 |
| May | 154 | 650 | 194 | 5 | 91 | 59 | 54 | .334 | .389 | .491 |
| June | 178 | 715 | 180 | 11 | 89 | 73 | 67 | .291 | .354 | .441 |
| July | 135 | 584 | 163 | 13 | 83 | 59 | 42 | .324 | .380 | .493 |
| August | 161 | 671 | 174 | 4 | 77 | 55 | 49 | .289 | .341 | .374 |
| September | 142 | 572 | 151 | 13 | 71 | 71 | 46 | .311 | .388 | .464 |
| October | 16 | 62 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | .358 | .419 | .547 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 90 | 357 | 97 | 4 | 37 | 29 | 35 | .304 | .353 | .420 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 83 | 339 | 90 | 5 | 46 | 35 | 29 | .309 | .369 | .430 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 82 | 341 | 81 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 31 | .269 | .314 | .409 |
| chicago-cubs | 81 | 320 | 80 | 3 | 40 | 28 | 38 | .285 | .338 | .402 |
| boston-braves | 77 | 310 | 78 | 5 | 34 | 37 | 25 | .288 | .371 | .435 |
| cincinnati-reds | 76 | 318 | 85 | 5 | 44 | 23 | 25 | .296 | .340 | .418 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 75 | 315 | 71 | 2 | 38 | 28 | 24 | .254 | .314 | .380 |
| baltimore-terrapins | 45 | 194 | 60 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 17 | .353 | .392 | .488 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 |  New York Yankees | 5 | 11 | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | .273 | – | – |
| 1914 | IND | 154 | 574 | 211 | 8 | 91 | 74 | .368 | – | – |
| 1915 | BTBrooklyn Tip-Tops | 136 | 481 | 165 | 12 | 86 | 56 | .343 | – | – |
| 1916 |  New York Giants | 154 | 552 | 146 | 9 | 73 | 41 | .264 | – | – |
| 1917 | New York Giants | 153 | 560 | 172 | 5 | 69 | 31 | .307 | – | – |
| 1918 | New York Giants | 67 | 270 | 85 | 2 | 39 | 9 | .315 | – | – |
| 1919 | New York Giants | 135 | 490 | 136 | 10 | 68 | 22 | .278 | – | – |
| 1920 | New York Giants | 55 | 157 | 43 | 3 | 26 | 3 | .274 | – | – |