Larry Benton

PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1923–1935 BORN: ST. LOUIS, USA

Career

127 W · 4.03 ERA · 670 K

2297.0 IP · 1.41 WHIP · 455 G

1935 Season

2-3 · 6.88 ERA

72.0 IP · 21 K · 1.76 WHIP

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Larry Benton was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 455 career appearances, with a 4.03 ERA and 670 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1923	BSN	5	9	4.99	35	9	0	128.0	141	71	57	42	1.55
1924	BSN	5	7	4.15	30	13	1	128.0	129	59	64	41	1.51
1925	BSN	14	7	3.09	31	21	1	183.1	170	63	70	49	1.31
1926	BSN	14	14	3.85	43	27	1	231.2	244	99	81	103	1.40
1927	BSN	4	2	4.48	11	10	0	60.1	72	30	27	25	1.64
1927	NY1	13	5	3.95	29	23	2	173.0	183	76	54	65	1.37
1928	NY1	25	9	2.73	42	35	4	310.1	299	94	71	90	1.19
1929	NY1	11	17	4.14	39	30	3	237.0	276	109	61	63	1.42
1930	CIN	7	12	5.12	35	22	1	177.2	246	101	45	47	1.64
1930	NY1	1	3	7.80	8	4	1	30.0	42	26	14	16	1.87
1931	CIN	10	15	3.35	38	23	2	204.1	240	76	53	35	1.43
1932	CIN	6	13	4.31	35	21	2	179.2	201	86	27	35	1.27
1933	CIN	10	11	3.71	34	19	2	152.2	160	63	36	33	1.28
1934	CIN	0	1	6.52	16	1	2	29.0	53	21	7	5	2.07
1935	BSN	2	3	6.88	29	0	0	72.0	103	55	24	21	1.76
Career Totals	—	127	128	4.03	455	258	22	2297.0	2559	1029	691	670	1.41

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1923	BSN	35	31	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	.161	.257	.161	.418
1924	BSN	30	33	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	10	.091	.143	.121	.264
1925	BSN	32	58	6	14	2	0	0	1	1	3	20	.241	.279	.276	.555
1926	BSN	45	78	3	12	1	0	0	4	0	2	25	.154	.185	.167	.352
1927	BSN	11	18	1	4	1	0	0	4	0	0	5	.222	.263	.278	.541
1927	NY1	31	50	4	8	0	0	0	3	0	1	14	.160	.192	.160	.352
1928	NY1	42	112	12	16	2	1	0	8	0	5	17	.143	.179	.179	.358
1929	NY1	41	86	2	9	1	0	1	8	0	1	15	.105	.115	.151	.266
1930	CIN	35	62	1	11	0	1	0	5	0	3	13	.177	.215	.210	.425
1930	NY1	8	10	2	3	0	0	1	3	0	1	4	.300	.364	.600	.964
1931	CIN	38	66	2	11	2	0	0	1	0	3	13	.167	.203	.197	.400
1932	CIN	35	54	8	11	1	0	0	1	0	3	11	.204	.246	.222	.468
1933	CIN	34	53	4	9	0	0	0	2	0	1	14	.170	.200	.170	.370
1934	CIN	16	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	.286	.286	.286	.571
1935	BSN	29	20	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	4	.200	.238	.250	.488
Career Totals	—	462	738	54	122	12	2	2	42	1	30	181	.165	.202	.195	.397

Awards & Achievements

Baseball Magazine All-Star (2): 1928, 1928

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.