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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1934 20 PBG NN2 0.2 5 20 19 0 6 1 0 0 3 0 1 .316 .350 .368 .718 101 .344 102 7 0 0 /97
1937 23 PS NN2 0.4 32 127 110 17 32 5 0 0 15 2 16 .291 .381 .336 .717 88 .343 96 37 0 1 8/7
1938 24 2TM NN2 -0.7 52 228 205 32 47 3 4 2 26 1 17 .229 .291 .312 .604 59 .285 60 64 1 5 *89
1938 24 PC NN2 -0.7 25 115 107 17 23 3 2 1 12 1 4 .215 .250 .308 .558 47 .257 43 33 1 3 9/8
1938 24 PS NN2 0.1 27 113 98 15 24 0 2 1 14 0 13 .245 .333 .316 .650 72 .314 77 31 0 2 8
1939 25 PS NN2 0.8 50 194 180 29 51 8 2 6 30 1 14 .283 .335 .450 .785 111 .357 107 81 *8
1940 26 PS NN2 1.2 61 242 212 45 66 7 4 5 30 5 28 .311 .394 .453 .847 120 .392 120 96 0 1 1 0 *8/9 AS
1941 27 PS NN2 0.2 25 106 95 9 26 6 0 0 6 1 8 .274 .330 .337 .667 88 .315 90 32 0 0 3 0 8
1942 28 PS NN2 -0.4 45 177 168 22 37 6 1 1 25 0 9 .220 .260 .286 .546 60 .264 61 48 0 *8/37
1943 29 PS NN2 1.2 46 205 190 28 64 8 5 0 37 1 12 .337 .376 .432 .808 117 .381 115 82 0 3 0 *8/39
1944 30 PS NN2 0.9 53 247 228 40 72 9 3 2 32 3 13 .316 .353 .408 .761 103 .356 102 93 1 0 6 *8
1945 31 PS NN2 1.3 47 215 198 30 67 10 3 1 33 0 13 .338 .379 .434 .813 127 .385 127 86 0 4 0 *8 AS
1946 32 PS NN2 1.0 61 269 243 40 78 12 4 0 39 2 23 .321 .380 .403 .783 118 .375 118 98 0 3 0 *8/3 AS,AS
1947 33 PS NN2 0.0 48 201 179 27 52 10 4 1 31 2 22 .291 .368 .408 .776 111 .367 112 73 0 0 *8/739
1948 34 PS NN2 -0.5 43 173 159 12 39 3 0 1 17 1 11 .245 .294 .283 .577 67 .281 67 45 0 3 *79/8
13 Yrs 5.6 568 2404 2186 331 637 88 30 19 324 19 187 .291 .348 .385 .733 100 .346 100 842 1 2 29 0 0 *879/3
162 Game Avg 1.6 162 686 623 94 182 25 9 5 92 5 53 .291 .348 .385 .733 100 .346 100 240
PS (12 Yrs) 6.1 538 2269 2060 314 608 84 28 18 309 18 182 .295 .353 .389 .742 103 .351 103 802 1 1 26 0 0 *879/3
PC (1 Yr) -0.7 25 115 107 17 23 3 2 1 12 1 4 .215 .250 .308 .558 47 .257 43 33 1 3 9/8
PBG (1 Yr) 0.2 5 20 19 0 6 1 0 0 3 0 1 .316 .350 .368 .718 101 .344 102 7 0 0 /97
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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 Pos Awards
1939 25 PS NN2 2 8 7 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .429 .500 .714 1.214 5 0 0 0
1 Yr 2 8 7 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .429 .500 .714 1.214 5 0 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 648 567 0 243 0 81 0 0 0 81 .429 .500 .714 1.214 405 0 0 0

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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
1934 20 PBG NN2 20 0 0 0 2 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .528 .501 0.0 0.1 0 /97
1937 23 PS NN2 127 -1 0 0 1 0 -1 0.0 4 4 0.4 .498 .500 0.2 0.0 3 8/7
1938 24 2TM NN2 228 -13 0 0 -1 -1 -16 -1.4 8 -8 -0.7 .474 .496 -0.6 -0.2 -6 *89
1938 24 PC NN2 115 -9 0 0 -2 -1 -12 -1.1 4 -8 -0.7 .457 .493 -0.6 -0.3 -6 9/8
1938 24 PS NN2 113 -4 0 0 1 0 -3 -0.3 4 1 0.1 .489 .498 0.0 0.0 0 8
1939 25 PS NN2 194 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.1 7 8 0.8 .503 .501 0.7 0.0 8 *8
1940 26 PS NN2 242 7 0 0 -1 -1 6 0.5 8 14 1.2 .508 .503 1.2 -0.1 14 *8/9 AS
1941 27 PS NN2 106 -1 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 4 2 0.2 .494 .499 0.1 0.0 2 8
1942 28 PS NN2 177 -9 0 0 0 0 -9 -0.9 5 -4 -0.4 .480 .494 -0.4 0.0 -4 *8/37
1943 29 PS NN2 205 5 0 0 5 0 9 0.8 6 15 1.2 .517 .505 0.8 0.4 10 *8/39
1944 30 PS NN2 247 1 0 0 3 0 3 0.3 7 10 0.9 .506 .502 0.7 0.3 7 *8
1945 31 PS NN2 215 7 0 0 1 0 8 0.7 6 14 1.3 .516 .505 1.2 0.1 13 *8 AS
1946 32 PS NN2 269 6 0 0 -3 -1 3 0.3 9 12 1.0 .504 .502 1.3 -0.3 14 *8/3 AS,AS
1947 33 PS NN2 201 3 0 0 -9 -1 -7 -0.6 7 0 0.0 .487 .496 0.9 -0.9 9 *8/739
1948 34 PS NN2 173 -6 0 0 -2 -2 -11 -1.1 6 -5 -0.5 .474 .493 -0.3 -0.4 -2 *79/8
13 Yrs 2404 0 -2 0 -4 -7 -13 -1.3 77 64 5.6 .498 .500 5.8 -1.1 68 *879/3
162 Game Avg 686 0 -1 0 -1 -2 -4 -0.4 22 18 1.6 .498 .500 1.6 -0.3 20
PS (12 Yrs) 2269 10 -2 0 -4 -6 -2 -0.4 73 70 6.1 .499 .500 6.3 -1.0 74 *879/3
PC (1 Yr) 115 -9 0 0 -2 -1 -12 -1.1 4 -8 -0.7 .457 .493 -0.6 -0.3 -6 9/8
PBG (1 Yr) 20 0 0 0 2 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .528 .501 0.0 0.1 0 /97

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Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1934 20 PBG NN2 20 .344 102 .316 .053 0.0 5.0 0.0 /97
1937 23 PS NN2 127 .343 96 .291 .045 0.0 12.6 35.4 8/7
1938 24 2TM NN2 228 .285 60 .222 .083 0.9 7.5 47.6 *89
1938 24 PC NN2 115 .257 43 .208 .093 0.9 3.5 59.3 9/8
1938 24 PS NN2 113 .314 77 .237 .071 0.9 11.5 38.9 8
1939 25 PS NN2 194 .357 107 .259 .167 3.1 7.2 39.0 *8
1940 26 PS NN2 242 .392 120 .295 .142 2.1 11.6 44.4 *8/9 AS
1941 27 PS NN2 106 .315 90 .274 .063 0.0 7.5 26.5 8
1942 28 PS NN2 177 .264 61 .216 .065 0.6 5.1 46.7 *8/37
1943 29 PS NN2 205 .381 115 .337 .095 0.0 5.9 36.8 *8/39
1944 30 PS NN2 247 .356 102 .310 .092 0.8 5.3 45.8 *8
1945 31 PS NN2 215 .385 127 .335 .096 0.5 6.0 36.7 *8 AS
1946 32 PS NN2 269 .375 118 .321 .082 0.0 8.6 39.6 *8/3 AS,AS
1947 33 PS NN2 201 .367 112 .287 .117 0.5 10.9 35.6 *8/739
1948 34 PS NN2 173 .281 67 .241 .038 0.6 6.4 22.4 *79/8
13 Yrs 2404 .346 100 .285 .094 0.8 7.8 38.7 *879/3
MLB Average .330 100 .279 .109 1.3 8.9 33.4
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1939 25 PS NN2 8 .429 .286 0.0 12.5 0.0
1 Yr 8 .429 .286 0.0 12.5 0.0
MLB Average .252 .113 1.7 7.2 32.9
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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
1934 20 PBG NN2 RF 3 25.0 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 .969 3.96 1.69 3.67 1.40
1934 20 PBG NN2 LF 2 16.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .940 1.13 1.52 1.00 1.25
1937 23 PS NN2 CF 30 30 241.0 71 67 3 1 0 .986 .966 2.61 2.38 2.33 1.45
1937 23 PS NN2 LF 2 2 18.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .945 1.00 1.65 1.00 1.00
1938 24 2TM NN2 CF 35 35 294.0 82 77 4 1 1 .988 .961 2.48 2.24 2.31 1.53
1938 24 PC NN2 CF 8 8 63.0 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 .961 2.43 2.24 2.13 1.53
1938 24 PS NN2 CF 27 27 231.0 65 60 4 1 1 .985 .961 2.49 2.24 2.37 1.53
1938 24 PC NN2 RF 17 17 141.0 23 22 1 0 1 1.000 .953 1.47 1.85 1.35 1.26
1939 25 PS NN2 CF 50 0.00
1940 26 PS NN2 CF 59 59 482.1 144 139 2 3 0 .979 .965 2.63 2.43 2.39 2.05 AS
1940 26 PS NN2 RF 1 1 6.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 .965 1.50 1.50 1.00 1.30 AS
1941 27 PS NN2 CF 25 25 204.0 51 47 3 1 0 .980 .974 2.21 2.36 2.00 1.90
1942 28 PS NN2 CF 43 0.00
1942 28 PS NN2 1B 1 0.00
1942 28 PS NN2 LF 1 0.00
1943 29 PS NN2 CF 44 379.0 121 115 1 5 0 .959 .962 2.75 2.34 2.64 2.08
1943 29 PS NN2 1B 1 5.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .978 10.80 10.44 6.00 9.30
1943 29 PS NN2 RF 1 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.40
1944 30 PS NN2 CF 53 53 459.1 133 123 6 4 2 .970 .961 2.53 2.36 2.43 1.51
1945 31 PS NN2 CF 47 47 407.1 103 95 6 2 0 .981 .961 2.23 2.21 2.15 1.63 AS
1946 32 PS NN2 CF 58 57 491.1 128 122 4 2 0 .984 .962 2.31 2.44 2.17 1.87 AS,AS
1946 32 PS NN2 1B 3 3 24.0 32 31 0 1 1 .969 .978 11.63 10.46 10.33 8.00 AS,AS
1947 33 PS NN2 CF 43 43 359.2 81 74 6 1 0 .988 .963 2.00 2.37 1.86 1.60
1947 33 PS NN2 LF 5 5 39.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .964 1.15 1.80 1.00 1.20
1947 33 PS NN2 1B 1 0 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .983 9.00 10.20 3.00 6.80
1947 33 PS NN2 RF 1 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 2.25 1.58 1.00 1.10
1948 34 PS NN2 LF 24 24 195.1 45 39 5 1 0 .978 .966 2.03 1.93 1.83 1.38
1948 34 PS NN2 RF 11 11 97.1 21 17 2 2 2 .905 .944 1.76 1.51 1.73 1.06
1948 34 PS NN2 CF 9 8 71.0 14 11 1 2 0 .857 .963 1.52 2.33 1.33 1.66
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Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
4 Yrs 6 3 32.0 41 40 0 1 1 .976 .979 11.25 10.43 6.67 6.68
CF (12 Yrs) CF 496 357 3389.0 928 870 36 22 3 .976 .963 2.41 2.35 1.83 1.42
RF (6 Yrs) RF 34 29 276.1 58 51 4 3 3 .948 .953 1.79 1.70 1.62 1.21
LF (5 Yrs) LF 34 31 268.1 54 48 5 1 0 .981 .964 1.78 1.87 1.56 1.28
1B (4 Yrs) 1B 6 3 32.0 41 40 0 1 1 .976 .979 11.25 10.43 6.67 6.68
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G Inn A DP RF/G Awards
1939 25 PS NN2 CF 2 0.0 0 0 0.00
1 Yr 2 0.0 0 0 0.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Gene Benson born?

Gene Benson was born on October 2, 1913.

Where was Gene Benson born?

Gene Benson was born in Pittsburgh, PA.

How tall was Gene Benson?

Gene Benson was 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Gene Benson weigh when playing?

Gene Benson weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Gene Benson play?

Gene Benson played 13 seasons.

Is Gene Benson in the Hall of Fame?

Gene Benson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Gene Benson play?

Gene Benson was a Centerfielder.

How many hits did Gene Benson have?

Gene Benson had 637 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Gene Benson have?

Gene Benson had 19 home runs over his career.

What was Gene Benson's average?

Gene Benson had a .291 average over his career.

How many teams has Gene Benson played for?

Gene Benson played for 3 teams; the Philadelphia Bacharach Giants, Philadelphia Stars and Pittsburgh Crawfords.

How many World Series has Gene Benson won?

Gene Benson never won a World Series.

When did Gene Benson retire?

Gene Benson last played in 1948.

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