Rube Benton was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 437 career appearances, with a 3.09 ERA and 950 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | CIN | 0 | 1 | 4.74 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 38.0 | 44 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 1.76 |
| 1911 | CIN | 3 | 3 | 2.01 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 44.2 | 44 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 1.50 |
| 1912 | CIN | 18 | 20 | 3.10 | 50 | 39 | 2 | 302.0 | 316 | 104 | 118 | 162 | 1.44 |
| 1913 | CIN | 11 | 7 | 3.49 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 144.1 | 140 | 56 | 60 | 68 | 1.39 |
| 1914 | CIN | 16 | 18 | 2.96 | 41 | 31 | 2 | 271.0 | 223 | 89 | 95 | 121 | 1.17 |
| 1915 | CIN | 6 | 13 | 3.32 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 176.1 | 165 | 65 | 67 | 83 | 1.32 |
| 1915 | NY1 | 3 | 5 | 2.82 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 60.2 | 57 | 19 | 9 | 26 | 1.09 |
| 1916 | NY1 | 16 | 8 | 2.87 | 38 | 30 | 2 | 238.2 | 210 | 76 | 58 | 115 | 1.12 |
| 1917 | NY1 | 15 | 9 | 2.72 | 35 | 25 | 3 | 215.0 | 190 | 65 | 41 | 70 | 1.07 |
| 1918 | NY1 | 1 | 2 | 1.88 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24.0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0.83 |
| 1919 | NY1 | 17 | 11 | 2.63 | 35 | 28 | 2 | 209.0 | 181 | 61 | 52 | 53 | 1.11 |
| 1920 | NY1 | 9 | 16 | 3.03 | 33 | 25 | 2 | 193.1 | 222 | 65 | 31 | 52 | 1.31 |
| 1921 | NY1 | 5 | 2 | 2.88 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 72.0 | 72 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 1.24 |
| 1923 | CIN | 14 | 10 | 3.66 | 33 | 26 | 1 | 219.0 | 243 | 89 | 57 | 59 | 1.37 |
| 1924 | CIN | 7 | 9 | 2.77 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 162.2 | 166 | 50 | 24 | 42 | 1.17 |
| 1925 | CIN | 9 | 10 | 4.05 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 146.2 | 182 | 66 | 34 | 36 | 1.47 |
| Career Totals | — | 150 | 144 | 3.09 | 437 | 305 | 21 | 2517.1 | 2472 | 863 | 712 | 950 | 1.26 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | CIN | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
| 1911 | CIN | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .143 | .143 | .214 | .357 |
| 1912 | CIN | 50 | 104 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | .135 | .143 | .163 | .306 |
| 1913 | CIN | 23 | 48 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .208 | .269 | .250 | .519 |
| 1914 | CIN | 41 | 91 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | .143 | .152 | .187 | .339 |
| 1915 | CIN | 35 | 53 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .208 | .208 | .226 | .434 |
| 1915 | NY1 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .217 | .217 | .304 | .522 |
| 1916 | NY1 | 38 | 78 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .090 | .113 | .115 | .228 |
| 1917 | NY1 | 35 | 72 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .167 | .189 | .208 | .398 |
| 1918 | NY1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .143 | .333 | .286 | .619 |
| 1919 | NY1 | 35 | 67 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .194 | .194 | .239 | .433 |
| 1920 | NY1 | 33 | 65 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .092 | .092 | .092 | .185 |
| 1921 | NY1 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .143 | .182 | .190 | .372 |
| 1923 | CIN | 33 | 80 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .288 | .305 | .325 | .630 |
| 1924 | CIN | 32 | 46 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .261 | .333 | .304 | .638 |
| 1925 | CIN | 33 | 45 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .200 | .265 | .244 | .510 |
| Career Totals | — | 437 | 825 | 45 | 142 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 22 | 188 | .172 | .196 | .208 | .404 |