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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1932 22 MRS NSL 0.9 41 152 143 25 41 2 5 0 18 11 5 .287 .311 .371 .681 113 .329 109 53 0 4 *4/978
1933 23 ID NN2 1.1 36 152 129 30 41 4 3 0 13 13 17 .318 .401 .395 .797 118 .381 123 51 1 5 *8/459
1935 25 HG NN2 0.9 44 197 180 38 57 12 3 3 31 6 10 .317 .359 .467 .826 107 .371 105 84 2 5 *89/46
1936 26 HG NN2 1.8 39 181 150 43 54 10 5 5 23 10 21 .360 .442 .593 1.035 162 .467 162 89 1 9 *8/9
1937 27 HG NN2 1.4 52 259 219 59 65 15 1 4 35 13 30 .297 .386 .429 .816 112 .380 115 94 2 8 0 *8/459 AS
1938 28 HG NN2 1.6 41 189 163 42 51 3 5 6 26 4 22 .313 .395 .503 .898 135 .405 133 82 0 4 *8
1939 29 2TM 2LG -0.1 25 110 96 18 21 2 1 0 9 5 14 .219 .318 .260 .579 61 .293 71 25 *8/7
1939 29 TC NAL -0.2 8 34 30 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 .167 .265 .167 .431 27 .227 39 5 8/7
1939 29 HG NN2 0.1 17 76 66 15 16 2 1 0 8 5 10 .242 .342 .303 .645 76 .323 84 20 8
1940 30 HG NN2 0.8 44 194 170 38 54 3 2 1 27 16 17 .318 .389 .376 .766 100 .374 104 64 0 3 4 1 *8
1941 31 HG NN2 0.9 54 238 209 31 58 5 3 2 23 8 23 .278 .349 .359 .708 100 .336 102 75 1 0 6 0 *8
1942 32 HG NN2 0.5 50 223 199 31 50 5 3 2 20 10 20 .251 .320 .337 .656 92 .324 93 67 4 *8/7
1943 33 HG NN2 2.6 70 328 293 83 109 17 4 2 40 12 25 .372 .423 .478 .901 142 .426 142 140 1 9 0 *8/74 AS
1944 34 HG NN2 1.2 53 251 228 43 74 10 2 2 31 4 19 .325 .379 .412 .791 111 .373 113 94 0 1 3 0 *8/4
1945 35 2TM 2LG 1.4 50 226 206 41 68 9 2 0 17 4 0 15 .330 .376 .393 .769 115 .366 116 81 0 5 0 8/47 AS
1945 35 CBE NAL 0.1 1 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .500 .667 1.167 239 .520 215 2 0 0 0 /8
1945 35 HG NN2 1.3 49 222 203 41 67 8 2 0 16 4 14 .330 .373 .389 .762 113 .363 114 79 0 5 0 *8/47
1946 36 HG NN2 -0.2 59 268 245 38 61 2 3 1 21 7 22 .249 .311 .294 .605 69 .297 71 72 0 1 0 *8/45
1947 37 HG NN2 -0.7 52 225 204 38 47 5 1 0 9 3 15 .230 .290 .265 .554 51 .272 52 54 2 4 *8
1948 38 NYC NN2 0.0 15 67 56 9 11 3 0 0 3 2 9 .196 .308 .250 .558 62 .285 68 14 0 2 8/7
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
16 Yrs 14.0 725 3260 2890 607 862 107 43 28 346 128 0 284 .298 .364 .394 .758 106 .360 108 1139 1 13 73 0 1 *8497/56
162 Game Avg 3.1 162 728 646 136 193 24 10 6 77 29 63 .298 .364 .394 .758 106 .360 108 255
HG (13 Yrs) 11.9 624 2851 2529 540 763 97 35 28 310 102 248 .302 .367 .401 .768 107 .363 109 1014 1 12 62 0 1 *8497/56
MRS (1 Yr) 0.9 41 152 143 25 41 2 5 0 18 11 5 .287 .311 .371 .681 113 .329 109 53 0 4 *4/978
ID (1 Yr) 1.1 36 152 129 30 41 4 3 0 13 13 17 .318 .401 .395 .797 118 .381 123 51 1 5 *8/459
NYC (1 Yr) 0.0 15 67 56 9 11 3 0 0 3 2 9 .196 .308 .250 .558 62 .285 68 14 0 2 8/7
TC (1 Yr) -0.2 8 34 30 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 .167 .265 .167 .431 27 .227 39 5 8/7
CBE (1 Yr) 0.1 1 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .500 .667 1.167 239 .520 215 2 0 0 0 /8
NN2 (15 Yrs) 13.1 675 3070 2714 579 815 104 38 28 326 117 274 .300 .367 .398 .765 107 .362 109 1079 1 13 69 0 1 *8497/56
NAL (2 Yrs) 0.0 9 38 33 3 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 .182 .289 .212 .502 47 .258 59 7 0 0 0 8/7
NSL (1 Yr) 0.9 41 152 143 25 41 2 5 0 18 11 5 .287 .311 .371 .681 113 .329 109 53 0 4 *4/978
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1942 32 HG WS 4 19 19 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 .211 .211 .211 .421 4 0 0 0
1943 33 HG WS 7 37 31 3 6 0 0 0 2 4 3 .194 .265 .194 .458 6 0 0 3 0
1944 34 HG WS 5 23 19 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 .263 .364 .316 .679 6 0 0 1 0
1945 35 HG WS 4 16 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 .333 .231 .564 3 0 0 1 0
4 Yrs 20 95 82 7 18 1 0 0 5 5 8 .220 .289 .232 .521 19 0 0 5 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 770 664 57 146 8 0 0 41 41 65 .220 .289 .232 .521 154 0 0 41

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1932 22 MRS NSL 152 2 1 0 0 1 4 0.4 5 9 0.9 .509 .502 0.9 0.1 9 *4/978
1933 23 ID NN2 152 5 1 0 2 0 7 0.7 5 13 1.1 .519 .504 1.0 0.2 11 *8/459
1935 25 HG NN2 197 2 0 0 3 -1 4 0.3 6 10 0.9 .507 .502 0.6 0.2 7 *89/46
1936 26 HG NN2 181 16 1 0 0 -1 16 1.3 6 21 1.8 .533 .508 1.8 -0.1 22 *8/9
1937 27 HG NN2 259 5 1 0 1 -1 7 0.7 8 15 1.4 .512 .504 1.1 0.0 14 *8/459 AS
1938 28 HG NN2 189 9 0 0 3 0 12 1.0 6 18 1.6 .524 .506 1.3 0.3 15 *8
1939 29 2TM 2LG 110 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -0.4 4 -1 -0.1 .484 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 *8/7
1939 29 TC NAL 34 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .465 .498 -0.2 0.0 -2 8/7
1939 29 HG NN2 76 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.1 3 1 0.1 .492 .499 0.1 0.0 1 8
1940 30 HG NN2 194 1 1 0 1 0 3 0.3 6 9 0.8 .506 .502 0.6 0.1 8 *8
1941 31 HG NN2 238 1 0 0 1 -1 2 0.2 8 10 0.9 .503 .501 0.7 0.1 8 *8
1942 32 HG NN2 223 -2 1 0 0 0 -2 -0.1 6 5 0.5 .497 .499 0.4 0.0 5 *8/7
1943 33 HG NN2 328 20 0 0 4 -1 22 1.9 9 32 2.6 .527 .511 2.2 0.3 28 *8/74 AS
1944 34 HG NN2 251 4 0 0 2 0 6 0.6 7 13 1.2 .511 .504 1.0 0.2 11 *8/4
1945 35 2TM 2LG 226 5 0 0 4 0 9 0.8 6 15 1.4 .516 .504 1.0 0.4 11 8/47 AS
1945 35 CBE NAL 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .621 .501 0.1 0.1 1 /8
1945 35 HG NN2 222 4 0 0 4 0 7 0.7 6 14 1.3 .514 .504 0.9 0.4 10 *8/47
1946 36 HG NN2 268 -10 0 0 1 0 -10 -0.9 8 -1 -0.2 .484 .494 -0.3 0.0 -2 *8/45
1947 37 HG NN2 225 -13 0 0 0 0 -14 -1.4 7 -7 -0.7 .473 .491 -0.7 -0.1 -7 *8
1948 38 NYC NN2 67 -2 0 0 1 0 -2 -0.2 2 0 0.0 .488 .499 -0.1 0.1 0 8/7
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
16 Yrs 3260 35 5 0 23 -5 59 4.9 102 160 14.0 .507 .502 11.5 1.6 137 *8497/56
162 Game Avg 728 8 1 0 5 -1 13 1.1 23 36 3.1 .507 .502 2.6 0.4 31
HG (13 Yrs) 2851 33 3 0 19 -5 51 4.2 88 139 11.9 .507 .502 9.8 1.3 119 *8497/56
MRS (1 Yr) 152 2 1 0 0 1 4 0.4 5 9 0.9 .509 .502 0.9 0.1 9 *4/978
ID (1 Yr) 152 5 1 0 2 0 7 0.7 5 13 1.1 .519 .504 1.0 0.2 11 *8/459
NYC (1 Yr) 67 -2 0 0 1 0 -2 -0.2 2 0 0.0 .488 .499 -0.1 0.1 0 8/7
TC (1 Yr) 34 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .465 .498 -0.2 0.0 -2 8/7
CBE (1 Yr) 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .621 .501 0.1 0.1 1 /8
NN2 (15 Yrs) 3070 36 4 0 22 -6 57 4.7 95 152 13.1 .507 .502 10.8 1.5 130 *8497/56
NAL (2 Yrs) 38 -2 0 0 1 0 -2 -0.2 1 0 0.0 .483 .499 -0.1 0.1 -1 8/7
NSL (1 Yr) 152 2 1 0 0 1 4 0.4 5 9 0.9 .509 .502 0.9 0.1 9 *4/978

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Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1932 22 MRS NSL 152 .329 109 .287 .084 0.0 3.3 54.3 *4/978
1933 23 ID NN2 152 .381 123 .318 .078 0.0 11.2 50.8 *8/459
1935 25 HG NN2 197 .371 105 .305 .150 1.5 5.1 53.0 *89/46
1936 26 HG NN2 181 .467 162 .338 .233 2.8 11.6 53.5 *8/9
1937 27 HG NN2 259 .380 115 .284 .132 1.5 11.6 59.1 *8/459 AS
1938 28 HG NN2 189 .405 133 .287 .190 3.2 11.6 53.7 *8
1939 29 2TM 2LG 110 .293 71 .219 .042 0.0 12.7 51.4 *8/7
1939 29 TC NAL 34 .227 39 .167 .000 0.0 11.8 33.3 8/7
1939 29 HG NN2 76 .323 84 .242 .061 0.0 13.2 57.7 8
1940 30 HG NN2 194 .374 104 .314 .059 0.5 8.8 50.7 *8
1941 31 HG NN2 238 .336 102 .271 .081 0.8 9.7 36.7 *8
1942 32 HG NN2 223 .324 93 .244 .085 0.9 9.0 42.6 *8/7
1943 33 HG NN2 328 .426 142 .368 .106 0.6 7.6 60.9 *8/74 AS
1944 34 HG NN2 251 .373 113 .319 .088 0.8 7.6 44.6 *8/4
1945 35 2TM 2LG 226 .366 116 .330 .063 0.0 6.6 49.4 8/47 AS
1945 35 CBE NAL 4 .520 215 .333 .333 0.0 25.0 0.0 /8
1945 35 HG NN2 222 .363 114 .330 .059 0.0 6.3 50.6 *8/47
1946 36 HG NN2 268 .297 71 .246 .045 0.4 8.2 45.1 *8/45
1947 37 HG NN2 225 .272 52 .230 .034 0.0 6.7 59.4 *8
1948 38 NYC NN2 67 .285 68 .196 .054 0.0 13.4 45.0 8/7
Batting Batting Ratios
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
16 Yrs 3260 .360 108 .291 .096 0.9 8.7 51.2 *8497/56
MLB Average .331 100 .281 .110 1.3 8.7 33.8
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1942 32 HG WS 19 .211 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1943 33 HG WS 37 .194 .000 0.0 8.1 33.3
1944 34 HG WS 23 .263 .053 0.0 13.0 50.0
1945 35 HG WS 16 .231 .000 0.0 12.5 0.0
4 Yrs 95 .220 .012 0.0 8.4 26.9
MLB Average .248 .072 0.7 8.1 29.8
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1932 22 MRS NSL 2B 36 0.00
1932 22 MRS NSL RF 3 0.00
1932 22 MRS NSL CF 1 0.00
1932 22 MRS NSL LF 1 0.00
1933 23 ID NN2 CF 31 243.1 71 65 5 1 3 .986 .957 2.59 2.25 2.26 1.81
1933 23 ID NN2 2B 5 24.1 21 7 12 2 0 .905 .932 7.03 5.14 3.80 4.18
1933 23 ID NN2 3B 3 16.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .930 1.10 2.64 0.67 2.17
1933 23 ID NN2 RF 2 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .960 3.00 1.80 0.50 1.45
1935 25 HG NN2 CF 32 29 238.1 83 76 4 3 0 .964 .956 3.02 2.39 2.50 1.65
1935 25 HG NN2 RF 14 14 113.2 21 18 2 1 1 .952 .939 1.58 1.75 1.43 1.21
1935 25 HG NN2 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 0.00 3.70
1935 25 HG NN2 SS 1 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .925 6.00 5.10 2.00 3.50
1936 26 HG NN2 CF 37 36 299.2 76 73 3 0 0 1.000 .959 2.28 2.31 2.05 1.61
1936 26 HG NN2 RF 3 3 24.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .950 1.09 1.79 1.00 1.27
1937 27 HG NN2 CF 51 51 432.0 109 102 3 4 0 .963 .966 2.19 2.38 2.06 1.45 AS
1937 27 HG NN2 2B 2 0 12.2 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 .953 4.26 5.68 3.00 3.50 AS
1937 27 HG NN2 RF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.00 AS
1937 27 HG NN2 3B 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .930 3.00 3.00 1.00 1.70 AS
1938 28 HG NN2 CF 41 41 346.1 80 75 4 1 1 .988 .961 2.05 2.24 1.93 1.53
1939 29 2TM 2LG CF 23 0.00
1939 29 TC NAL CF 6 0.00
1939 29 HG NN2 CF 17 0.00
1939 29 TC NAL LF 2 0.00
1940 30 HG NN2 CF 44 43 359.0 90 81 7 2 1 .978 .965 2.21 2.43 2.00 2.05
1941 31 HG NN2 CF 54 54 451.2 125 121 2 2 1 .984 .974 2.45 2.36 2.28 1.90
1942 32 HG NN2 CF 48 0.00
1942 32 HG NN2 LF 2 0.00
1943 33 HG NN2 CF 64 532.0 149 144 3 2 0 .987 .962 2.49 2.34 2.30 2.08 AS
1943 33 HG NN2 LF 6 44.1 12 10 1 1 0 .917 .937 2.23 1.71 1.83 1.52 AS
1943 33 HG NN2 2B 2 7.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .945 2.57 5.53 1.00 4.90 AS
1944 34 HG NN2 CF 53 53 453.1 127 116 9 2 1 .984 .961 2.48 2.36 2.36 1.51
1944 34 HG NN2 2B 7 0 19.1 18 7 8 3 0 .833 .948 6.98 5.59 2.14 3.57
1945 35 2TM 2LG CF 46 44 374.0 111 102 2 7 0 .937 .961 2.50 2.20 2.26 1.61 AS
1945 35 CBE NAL CF 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .953 4.00 2.00 4.00 0.60
1945 35 HG NN2 CF 45 43 365.0 107 98 2 7 0 .935 .961 2.47 2.21 2.22 1.63
1945 35 HG NN2 2B 9 3 44.2 29 13 13 3 3 .897 .955 5.24 5.44 2.89 4.01 AS
1945 35 HG NN2 LF 2 2 16.0 7 4 1 2 0 .714 .921 2.81 1.41 2.50 1.05 AS
1946 36 HG NN2 CF 56 56 470.0 132 123 4 5 1 .962 .962 2.43 2.44 2.27 1.87
1946 36 HG NN2 2B 2 1 10.0 6 5 1 0 1 1.000 .953 5.40 5.49 3.00 4.15
1946 36 HG NN2 3B 1 1 8.0 4 1 2 1 0 .750 .918 3.38 2.93 3.00 2.20
1947 37 HG NN2 CF 52 49 418.1 113 102 9 2 1 .982 .963 2.39 2.37 2.13 1.60
1948 38 NYC NN2 CF 15 15 125.0 38 36 1 1 0 .974 .963 2.66 2.33 2.47 1.65
1948 38 NYC NN2 LF 1 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .970 1.50 1.95 1.00 1.40
Standard Range Factor
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
8 Yrs 70 5 149.1 91 38 44 9 4 .901 .945 4.94 4.94 1.17 1.78
CF (16 Yrs) CF 648 471 4743.0 1304 1216 56 32 9 .975 .963 2.41 2.34 1.96 1.54
2B (8 Yrs) 2B 64 4 119.0 82 35 39 8 4 .902 .947 5.60 5.44 1.16 1.73
LF (6 Yrs) LF 14 2 66.1 20 15 2 3 0 .850 .933 2.31 1.66 1.21 0.90
RF (5 Yrs) RF 23 18 150.1 25 22 2 1 1 .960 .941 1.44 1.75 1.04 1.07
3B (3 Yrs) 3B 5 1 27.1 7 2 4 1 0 .857 .923 1.98 2.77 1.20 2.08
SS (1 Yr) SS 1 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .925 6.00 5.10 2.00 3.50
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G Awards
1942 32 HG WS CF 4 108.0 12 9 1 2 0 .833 0.83 2.50
1943 33 HG WS CF 7 209.0 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 0.73 2.43
1944 34 HG WS CF 5 135.0 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 0.60 1.80
1945 35 HG WS CF 4 4 105.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.09 0.25
4 Yrs 20 4 557.0 39 35 2 2 0 .949 0.60 1.85

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Jerry Benjamin born?

Jerry Benjamin was born on November 9, 1909.

Where was Jerry Benjamin born?

Jerry Benjamin was born in Montgomery, AL.

How tall was Jerry Benjamin?

Jerry Benjamin was 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Jerry Benjamin weigh when playing?

Jerry Benjamin weighed 165 lbs (74 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Jerry Benjamin play?

Jerry Benjamin played 16 seasons.

Is Jerry Benjamin in the Hall of Fame?

Jerry Benjamin has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Jerry Benjamin play?

Jerry Benjamin was a Centerfielder and Second Baseman.

How many hits did Jerry Benjamin have?

Jerry Benjamin had 862 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Jerry Benjamin have?

Jerry Benjamin had 28 home runs over his career.

What was Jerry Benjamin's average?

Jerry Benjamin had a .298 average over his career.

How many teams has Jerry Benjamin played for?

Jerry Benjamin played for 6 teams; the Memphis Red Sox, Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars, Homestead Grays, Toledo Crawfords, Cleveland Buckeyes and New York Cubans.

How many World Series has Jerry Benjamin won?

Jerry Benjamin won 2 World Series.

When did Jerry Benjamin retire?

Jerry Benjamin last played in 1948.

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