Vern Benson
1943–1953 · bats L / throws R · Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals
55G
.202AVG
.291OBP
.356SLG
More career statistics
21H
3HR
12RBI
0SB
Recorded totals from Retrosheet, including regular-season tiebreakers. These are sums of available game records, not a claim to a complete official MLB career. Historical Negro League coverage can include games outside MLB’s recognized 1920–1948 window. Sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 118 | 104 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | .202 | .291 | .356 | .647 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1951-09-09 to 1951-09-20
6longest on-base streak
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1946 | Philadelphia Athletics | 7 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1951 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 7 | – | .261 | – | – |
| 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 5 | – | .191 | – | – |
| 1953 | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |