Gene Benson was a center fielder in MLB history. Across 569 career games, with a .291 batting average and 17 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | PBG | 5 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .316 | .350 | .368 | .718 |
| 1937 | PS | 32 | 110 | 17 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .291 | .381 | .336 | .717 |
| 1938 | PC | 25 | 106 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .217 | .259 | .311 | .570 |
| 1938 | PS | 27 | 99 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 13 | .242 | .330 | .313 | .643 | |
| 1939 | PS | 47 | 169 | 25 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .272 | .332 | .432 | .763 |
| 1940 | PS | 61 | 212 | 45 | 66 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 28 | 2 | .311 | .394 | .453 | .847 |
| 1941 | PS | 25 | 95 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .274 | .330 | .337 | .667 |
| 1942 | PS | 50 | 178 | 23 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 17 | 1 | .242 | .308 | .298 | .605 |
| 1943 | PS | 46 | 190 | 27 | 64 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .337 | .382 | .426 | .809 |
| 1944 | PS | 52 | 225 | 39 | 70 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .311 | .349 | .391 | .740 |
| 1945 | PS | 47 | 198 | 30 | 67 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .338 | .379 | .434 | .813 |
| 1946 | PS | 61 | 244 | 40 | 78 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 23 | 0 | .320 | .378 | .402 | .780 |
| 1947 | PS | 48 | 179 | 27 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .291 | .368 | .408 | .776 |
| 1948 | PS | 43 | 160 | 12 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .244 | .292 | .281 | .574 |
| Career Totals | — | 569 | 2184 | 326 | 636 | 84 | 31 | 17 | 319 | 20 | 198 | 5 | .291 | .351 | .381 | .732 |
1940, 1943, 1945, 1946