Al Benton
Bats R Throws R6'4" 215 lbBorn 1911 Noble, USADebut 1934Team BOS2x All-Star
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1952 | BOS | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -135.8 |
| 1950 | CLE | 36 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.083 | 0.214 | 0.083 | 0.298 | -9.0 |
| 1949 | CLE | 40 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.132 | 0.154 | 0.132 | 0.285 | -31.3 |
| 1948 | DET | 30 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.182 | 0.182 | 0.273 | 0.455 | 7.2 |
| 1947 | DET | 36 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.154 | 0.154 | 0.179 | 0.333 | -28.2 |
| 1946 | DET | 28 | 54 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.184 | 0.184 | 0.204 | 0.388 | -15.3 |
| 1945 | DET | 31 | 73 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0.063 | 0.092 | 0.095 | 0.188 | -74.6 |
| 1942 | DET | 35 | 76 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0.075 | 0.075 | 0.090 | 0.164 | -78.9 |
| 1941 | DET | 38 | 59 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.060 | 0.060 | 0.080 | 0.140 | -83.5 |
| 1940 | DET | 42 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -115.9 |
| 1939 | DET | 37 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.091 | 0.111 | 0.091 | 0.202 | -53.6 |
| 1938 | DET | 19 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.121 | 0.121 | 0.121 | 0.242 | -45.9 |
| 1935 | PHA | 27 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0.040 | 0.111 | 0.040 | 0.151 | -55.4 |
| 1934 | PHA | 32 | 57 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.109 | 0.109 | 0.109 | 0.218 | -41.5 |
| Career | | 455 | 579 | 22 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 200 | 0.098 | 0.112 | 0.111 | 0.223 | -55.2 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 1952 | BOS | 4 | 3 | 2.39 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 37.7 | 158 | 1 | 17 | 20 | | | |
| 1950 | CLE | 4 | 2 | 3.57 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 63.0 | 269 | 7 | 30 | 26 | | | |
| 1949 | CLE | 9 | 6 | 2.12 | 40 | 11 | 10 | 135.7 | 548 | 7 | 51 | 41 | | | |
| 1948 | DET | 2 | 2 | 5.68 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 44.3 | 210 | 4 | 36 | 18 | | | |
| 1947 | DET | 6 | 7 | 4.40 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 133.0 | 590 | 11 | 61 | 33 | | | |
| 1946 | DET | 11 | 7 | 3.65 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 140.7 | 606 | 9 | 58 | 60 | | | |
| 1945 | DET | 13 | 8 | 2.02 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 191.7 | 811 | 7 | 63 | 76 | | | |
| 1942 | DET | 7 | 13 | 2.90 | 35 | 30 | 2 | 226.7 | 954 | 9 | 84 | 110 | | | |
| 1941 | DET | 15 | 6 | 2.97 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 157.7 | 663 | 11 | 65 | 63 | | | |
| 1940 | DET | 6 | 10 | 4.42 | 42 | 0 | 17 | 79.3 | 361 | 5 | 36 | 50 | | | |
| 1939 | DET | 6 | 8 | 4.56 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 150.0 | 693 | 11 | 58 | 67 | | | |
| 1938 | DET | 5 | 3 | 3.30 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 95.3 | 409 | 10 | 39 | 33 | | | |
| 1935 | PHA | 3 | 4 | 7.70 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 78.3 | 388 | 7 | 47 | 42 | | | |
| 1934 | PHA | 7 | 9 | 4.88 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 155.0 | 682 | 7 | 88 | 58 | | | |
| Career | | 98 | 88 | 3.66 | 455 | 167 | 66 | 1688.3 | 7342 | 106 | 733 | 697 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1952 | BOS | P | 24 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.889 | |
| 1950 | CLE | P | 36 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1949 | CLE | P | 40 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1948 | DET | P | 30 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.909 | |
| 1947 | DET | P | 36 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0.882 | |
| 1946 | DET | P | 28 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0.955 | |
| 1945 | DET | P | 31 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 0.965 | |
| 1942 | DET | P | 35 | 0 | 18 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0.919 | |
| 1941 | DET | P | 38 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0.923 | |
| 1940 | DET | P | 42 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0.842 | |
| 1939 | DET | P | 37 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0.943 | |
| 1938 | DET | P | 19 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0.966 | |
| 1935 | PHA | P | 27 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.933 | |
| 1934 | PHA | P | 32 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0.975 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1945 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 1945 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.29 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.29 |