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John Cleave Benton

First name: Rube

Last name: Benton

Birthdate: 1890-06-27

Bats: R Throws: L

RetroID: bentr102

Batting – Career

Year	Team	Off GS	Game Shares	WAR	W	L	Victory Shares
1910	CIN	0.1	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.2	0
1911	CIN	0.2	0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.2	0
1912	CIN	1.4	1.4	-0.5	-0.1	1.5	0
1913	CIN	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.6	0.2	2
1914	CIN	1.3	1.3	-0.1	0.2	1.0	1
1915	CIN	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.5	0.3	1
1915	NY1	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.0	1
1916	NY1	1.1	1.1	-0.4	0.0	1.2	0
1917	NY1	1.0	1.0	-0.1	0.2	0.8	1
1918	NY1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0
1919	NY1	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.3	0.7	1
1920	NY1	0.9	0.9	-0.6	-0.4	1.2	-1
1921	NY1	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.2	0
1923	CIN	1.1	1.1	0.4	0.7	0.3	2
1924	CIN	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.0	2
1925	CIN	0.7	0.7	0.1	0.3	0.3	1
Career		11.4	11.4	0.0	3.5	8.1	11

Detailed Batting Components

Year	Team	PA	BatRuns	Adj R	RISP	BSR	DP	ROE	Pit	RAA	RPW	WAA	WAM
1910	CIN	11	-2	-2	0	0	0	0	1	-1	9.1	-0.1	-0.1
1911	CIN	16	-2	-2	0	0	0	0	1	-1	9.4	-0.1	-0.1
1912	CIN	109	-17	-17	1	-2	0	0	10	-8	9.6	-0.8	-0.8
1913	CIN	54	-3	-3	1	0	0	-1	5	2	9.2	0.2	0.2
1914	CIN	95	-12	-12	1	0	-1	1	8	-3	8.5	-0.4	-0.4
1915	CIN	56	-4	-4	0	0	0	0	5	1	8.0	0.1	0.1
1915	NY1	24	-1	-1	0	1	0	0	2	2	8.7	0.2	0.2
1916	NY1	84	-12	-12	0	0	0	0	7	-5	8.1	-0.6	-0.6
1917	NY1	79	-7	-7	0	-2	0	1	6	-2	8.0	-0.3	-0.3
1918	NY1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	8.2	0.1	0.1
1919	NY1	70	-6	-6	0	-1	0	0	5	-2	8.6	-0.2	-0.2
1920	NY1	69	-12	-12	1	-1	0	0	5	-7	8.8	-0.8	-0.8
1921	NY1	24	-3	-3	0	0	0	0	2	-1	10.1	-0.1	-0.1
1923	CIN	85	-4	-4	0	-1	0	-1	8	2	9.4	0.2	0.2
1924	CIN	51	-2	-2	1	0	0	0	4	3	8.9	0.3	0.3
1925	CIN	53	-5	-5	-1	0	0	0	6	0	9.4	0.0	0.0
Career		889	-92	-92	4	-6	-1	0	76	-19	-	-2.3	-2.3

Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	R	XR	DR	IP/G	RPW	Role	LgAdj	R+	LI	R_lev+	WAM	W	L	WAR	VS
1910	CIN	NL	12	1.3	38.0	33	16	-2	3.17	9.5	-0.11	-0.05	-15	0.51	-11	-1.2	-0.5	1.9	-0.9	-2
1911	CIN	NL	6	2.0	44.7	18	20	0	7.45	8.6	-0.02	-0.05	2	1.00	2	0.2	1.2	0.8	0.6	4
1912	CIN	NL	50	14.6	298.7	148	150	0	5.97	9.6	0.01	-0.05	1	1.10	1	0.1	7.4	7.2	3.1	22
1913	CIN	NL	23	6.6	143.3	75	68	-3	6.23	9.4	-0.16	-0.05	-8	1.00	-8	-0.9	2.4	4.2	0.5	7
1914	CIN	NL	41	12.6	269.3	124	125	1	6.57	9.1	0.00	-0.05	-2	1.03	-2	-0.2	6.1	6.5	2.4	18
1915	CIN	NL	35	8.4	174.7	77	74	0	4.99	8.6	-0.04	-0.05	-4	1.12	-4	-0.5	3.7	4.7	1.2	11
1915	NY1	NL	10	3.0	59.3	26	23	-2	5.93	8.2	-0.04	-0.05	-1	1.17	-1	-0.1	1.4	1.6	0.5	4
1916	NY1	NL	38	11.2	238.7	84	86	0	6.28	7.7	-0.11	-0.05	-2	1.07	-2	-0.3	5.3	5.9	2.0	16
1917	NY1	NL	35	10.4	215.3	77	78	9	6.15	7.9	-0.03	-0.05	-9	1.22	-10	-1.3	3.9	6.5	0.8	12
1918	NY1	NL	3	1.1	24.0	8	10	0	8.00	8.0	-0.06	-0.05	1	1.00	1	0.1	0.6	0.4	0.3	2
1919	NY1	NL	35	9.7	209.0	71	82	5	5.97	8.0	-0.05	-0.05	4	1.11	4	0.5	5.4	4.4	2.5	16
1920	NY1	NL	33	8.9	193.3	84	83	-2	5.86	8.6	-0.08	-0.05	-1	1.08	-1	-0.1	4.4	4.6	1.8	13
1921	NY1	NL	18	3.5	72.0	27	35	2	4.00	9.2	-0.08	-0.05	5	1.15	5	0.5	2.2	1.2	1.2	7
1923	CIN	NL	33	10.0	218.7	106	114	-2	6.63	9.7	-0.02	-0.05	9	0.98	9	0.9	5.9	4.1	3.0	18
1924	CIN	NL	32	7.6	162.7	69	82	0	5.08	9.4	0.01	-0.05	12	1.08	12	1.3	5.1	2.5	2.9	15
1925	CIN	NL	33	6.7	146.7	89	81	-1	4.45	10.5	0.02	-0.05	-7	1.00	-7	-0.7	2.6	4.0	0.6	8
Career			437	117.6	2508.4	1116	1127	5					-15		-12	-1.7	57.1	60.5	22.5	171

Defense

Pitcher Defense

Year	Team	Chances	OAA	OAA adj
1910	CIN	12	1.0	1
1911	CIN	10	-1.0	-1
1912	CIN	87	-2.0	-2
1913	CIN	35	-1.0	-1
1914	CIN	69	0.0	0
1915	CIN	58	0.0	0
1915	NY1	16	-1.0	-1
1916	NY1	56	0.0	0
1917	NY1	55	-1.0	-1
1918	NY1	6	0.0	0
1919	NY1	65	0.0	0
1920	NY1	84	2.0	2
1921	NY1	19	0.0	0
1923	CIN	65	1.0	1
1924	CIN	50	0.0	0
1925	CIN	37	0.0	0
		724	-2.0	-2

Batting – Postseason

Year	Team	Off GS	Def GS	Game Shares	WAR	W	L	Victory Shares
1917	NY1	0.1	0.0	0.1	-0.1	-0.1	0.1	0
Career		0.1	0.0	0.1	-0.1	-0.1	0.1	0

Postseason Batting Components

Year	Team	PA	BatRuns	Adj R	RISP	BSR	DP	ROE	Fld	Pos	DH	Pit	RAA	RPW	WAA	Pos Wins	LgA	WAM	DVoDH
1917	NY1	4	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	7.5	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0
Career		4	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0

Postseason Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	R	XR	DR	IP/G	RPW	Role	LgAdj	R+	LI	R_lev+	WAM	W	L	WAR	VS
1917	NY1	MLB	2	0.7	14.0	3	6	1	7.00	7.9	-0.04	0.00	2	1.00	2	0.3	0.6	0.0	0.5	2
Career			2	0.7	14	3	6	1					2		2	0.3	0.6	0	0.5	2

Glossary

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Stat description
GS	Game Shares
WAM	Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WAR	Wins above Replacement
VS	Victory Shares
W	Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
L	Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRuns	Batting runs above average
Adj R	Park adjusted batting runs
RISP	Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSR	Baserunning runs
DP	Double play avoidance runs
ROE	Runs from reaching on error
Fld	Fielding runs
Pos	Position adjustment
DH	Designated hitter adjustment
Pit	Pitcher batting adjustment
RAA	Runs above average before position and league adjustment
RPW	Runs per win
WAA	Wins above average before position and league adjustment
POS Wins	Position adjustment converted to wins
LGA	League quality adjustment
DVoDH	Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
G	Games pitched
GS	Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XR	Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DR	Defensive runs support
Role	Starter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdj	League adjustment
R+	Runs above average
LI	Leverage index
R_lev+	Leverage adjusted runs above average
Chances	Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIP	Balls in play while this player was on the field
OAA	Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adj	Park adjusted outs above average
DER runs	Run value of outs above average
Frame Runs	Runs from framing balls and strikes
SB Runs	Stolen base prevention runs
Block Runs	Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err Runs	Catcher error prevention runs
Catcher Runs	Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+	plays made above average per ball in play
GB+	ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP Start	Runs from starting double plays
DP Turn	Runs from turning double plays
DP runs	Total double play runs
OF Arm opps	Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runs	Runs from throwing from the outfield

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