Joe Benz
1911–1919 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox
251G
.138AVG
.150OBP
.165SLG
61H
0HR
19RBI
1SB
77–75W–L
1,358IP
538K
2.37ERA
162GS
3SV
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | 476 | 442 | 29 | 61 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 152 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 73 | .138 | .150 | .165 | .315 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,358.3 | 251 | 162 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 3 | 1,225 | 509 | 357 | 16 | 336 | 538 | 0 | 0 | 2.37 | 1.149 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1913-04-29 to 1913-05-16
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 13 scoreless innings | 1914-07-25 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1914-05-31 | 1 in 880 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1914-06-10 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 127 | 216 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 65 | .143 | .144 | .177 |
| Away | 124 | 260 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 87 | .134 | .138 | .155 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 15 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | .161 | .152 | .161 |
| May | 45 | 87 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 25 | .148 | .149 | .160 |
| June | 44 | 80 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | .125 | .138 | .167 |
| July | 51 | 81 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .145 | .136 | .211 |
| August | 49 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | .123 | .120 | .137 |
| September | 41 | 113 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 34 | .147 | .159 | .167 |
| October | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 43 | 87 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | .083 | .080 | .119 |
| cleveland-guardians | 39 | 81 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 | .173 | .160 | .187 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 37 | 73 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 20 | .156 | .178 | .188 |
| new-york-yankees | 35 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | .131 | .129 | .148 |
| st-louis-browns | 35 | 76 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | .143 | .158 | .171 |
| boston-red-sox | 33 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .132 | .138 | .170 |
| detroit-tigers | 29 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .171 | .154 | .200 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 |  Chicago White Sox | 12 | 17 | 1 | – | – | – | .059 | 55 | 29 |
| 1912 | Chicago White Sox | 42 | 76 | 10 | – | 4 | – | .132 | 238 | 98 |
| 1913 | Chicago White Sox | 33 | 51 | 9 | – | 3 | – | .176 | 150 | 79 |
| 1914 | Chicago White Sox | 48 | 92 | 12 | – | 1 | 1 | .130 | 282 | 142 |
| 1915 | Chicago White Sox | 39 | 79 | 10 | – | 1 | – | .127 | 238 | 81 |
| 1916 | Chicago White Sox | 28 | 45 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .067 | 142 | 57 |
| 1917 | Chicago White Sox | 19 | 31 | 5 | – | – | – | .161 | 94 | 25 |
| 1918 | Chicago White Sox | 29 | 51 | 11 | – | 8 | – | .216 | 154 | 27 |
| 1919 | Chicago White Sox | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |