Jerry Benjamin
1933–1948 · bats B / throws R · ASE, Birmingham Black Barons, Cleveland Buckeyes, DI1, Homestead Grays, KCR, Memphis Red Sox, NAS
593G
.307AVG
.362OBP
.408SLG
712H
26HR
152RBI
78SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 593 | 2,556 | 2,321 | 485 | 712 | 97 | 30 | 26 | 152 | 189 | 15 | 78 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 947 | .307 | .362 | .408 | .770 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1943-08-07 to 1943-08-23
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1936-05-09 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | 3 stolen bases | 1937-08-02 | 1 in 2,019 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1936-08-23 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 316 | 1305 | 400 | 12 | 84 | 93 | 11 | .336 | .378 | .439 |
| Away | 277 | 1251 | 312 | 14 | 68 | 96 | 4 | .276 | .326 | .376 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 8 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .333 | .421 | .333 |
| May | 171 | 749 | 201 | 12 | 49 | 67 | 3 | .300 | .358 | .404 |
| June | 143 | 608 | 153 | 7 | 42 | 53 | 4 | .281 | .339 | .377 |
| July | 133 | 573 | 175 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 4 | .333 | .368 | .422 |
| August | 103 | 435 | 134 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 4 | .325 | .345 | .461 |
| September | 33 | 144 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .281 | .333 | .359 |
| October | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .222 | .286 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-stars | 124 | 553 | 151 | 8 | 28 | 38 | 3 | .297 | .342 | .404 |
| newark-eagles | 107 | 451 | 128 | 3 | 28 | 39 | 2 | .316 | .370 | .417 |
| baltimore-elite-giants | 107 | 464 | 115 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 6 | .273 | .312 | .352 |
| new-york-cubans | 76 | 301 | 89 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 3 | .319 | .355 | .430 |
| new-york-black-yankees | 50 | 213 | 73 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 0 | .367 | .399 | .447 |
| pittsburgh-crawfords | 41 | 181 | 58 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 0 | .354 | .398 | .500 |
| chicago-american-giants | 15 | 65 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .226 | .369 | .321 |
| WEG | 14 | 58 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .327 | .379 | .404 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | DI1 | 39 | 137 | 39 | – | 8 | 12 | .285 | – | – |
| 1935 |  Homestead Grays | 48 | 199 | 62 | 3 | 16 | 6 | .312 | – | – |
| 1936 | Homestead Grays | 45 | 175 | 58 | 6 | 8 | 7 | .331 | – | – |
| 1937 | Homestead Grays | 47 | 204 | 71 | 4 | 13 | 10 | .348 | – | – |
| 1938 | Homestead Grays | 36 | 155 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .297 | – | – |
| 1939 | Homestead Grays | 11 | 47 | 11 | – | 3 | 1 | .234 | – | – |
| 1940 | Homestead Grays | 36 | 136 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 12 | .272 | – | – |
| 1941 | Homestead Grays | 48 | 178 | 48 | – | 10 | 6 | .270 | – | – |
| 1942 | Homestead Grays | 33 | 122 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 7 | .279 | – | – |
| 1943 | Homestead Grays | 46 | 176 | 68 | 2 | 17 | 7 | .386 | – | – |
| 1944 | Birmingham Black Barons, Homestead Grays | 51 | 200 | 70 | 2 | 15 | – | .350 | – | – |
| 1945 | Homestead Grays | 42 | 148 | 55 | 1 | 14 | – | .372 | – | – |
| 1946 | Homestead Grays | 52 | 213 | 55 | – | 12 | 2 | .258 | – | – |
| 1947 | Homestead Grays | 44 | 178 | 46 | – | 10 | 5 | .258 | – | – |
| 1948 | NCNew York Cubans | 15 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .226 | – | – |