Jack Bentley

Positions: Pitcher, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 200lb (180cm, 90kg)

Born: March 8, 1895 in Sandy Spring, MD us

Died: October 24, 1969 in Olney, MD

Buried: Friends Meeting Graveyard, Sandy Spring, MD

High School: Sherwood HS (Sandy Spring, MD)

Debut: September 6, 1913 (Age 18-182d, 3,990th in MLB history)
vs. NYY 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Last Game: May 20, 1927 (Age 32-073d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1914 season

Full Name: John Needles Bentley

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.9

W

L

ERA

4.01

G

138

GS

SV

IP

714.0

SO

259

WHIP

1.434

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1913	18	WSH	AL	1	0	1.000	0.00	3	1	1	0	0	1	11.0	5	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	1	39		2.19	0.636	4.1	0.0	1.6	4.1	2.50
1914	19	WSH	AL	5	7	.417	2.37	30	11	14	3	2	4	125.1	110	49	33	3	53	55	3	0	3	497	119	3.21	1.301	7.9	0.2	3.8	3.9	1.04
1915	20	WSH	AL	0	2	.000	0.79	4	2	2	0	0	0	11.1	8	4	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	43	390	3.20	0.971	6.4	0.0	2.4	0.0	0.00
1916	21	WSH	AL	0	0		0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4		3.07	0.750	0.0	0.0	6.8	6.8	1.00

1923	28	NYG	NL	13	8	.619	4.48	31	27	2	12	1	2	183.0	198	102	91	10	67	80	5	1	1	798	86	3.95	1.448	9.7	0.5	3.3	3.9	1.19
1924	29	NYG	NL	16	5	.762	3.78	28	24	3	13	1	1	188.0	196	85	79	11	56	60	4	0	1	788	97	4.12	1.340	9.4	0.5	2.7	2.9	1.07
1925	30	NYG	NL	11	9	.550	5.04	28	22	4	11	0	0	157.0	200	90	88	10	59	47	1	0	2	703	81	4.49	1.650	11.5	0.6	3.4	2.7	0.80
1926	31	TOT	NL	0	2	.000	7.57	8	3	4	0	0	0	27.1	37	28	23	2	12	8	0	0	0	133	57	4.60	1.793	12.2	0.7	4.0	2.6	0.67
1926	31	PHI	NL	0	2	.000	8.17	7	3	3	0	0	0	25.1	37	28	23	2	10	7	0	0	0	125	53	4.57	1.855	13.1	0.7	3.6	2.5	0.70
1926	31	NYG	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	8		4.92	1.000	0.0	0.0	9.0	4.5	0.50
1927	32	NYG	NL	0	0		2.79	4	0	2	0	0	0	9.2	7	7	3	1	10	3	1	0	0	47	144	7.16	1.759	6.5	0.9	9.3	2.8	0.30
1932	37	STL-min	B	0	1	.000		3						7.0																			ELM NYPL
9 Yrs				46	33	.582	4.01	138	90	32	39	4	8	714.0	761	365	318	37	263	259	14	1	8	3052	92	4.01	1.434	9.6	0.5	3.3	3.3	0.98
162 Game Avg.				14	10	.582	4.01	41	27	10	12	1	2	213	227	109	95	11	78	77	4	0	2	910	92	4.01	1.434	9.6	0.5	3.3	3.3	0.98

NYG (5 yrs)				40	22	.645	4.35	92	73	12	36	2	3	539.2	601	284	261	32	194	191	11	1	4	2344	89	4.23	1.473	10.0	0.5	3.2	3.2	0.98
WSH (4 yrs)				6	9	.400	2.05	39	14	17	3	2	5	149.0	123	53	34	3	59	61	3	0	4	583	140	3.13	1.221	7.4	0.2	3.6	3.7	1.03
PHI (1 yr)				0	2	.000	8.17	7	3	3	0	0	0	25.1	37	28	23	2	10	7	0	0	0	125	53	4.57	1.855	13.1	0.7	3.6	2.5	0.70

NL (5 yrs)				40	24	.625	4.52	99	76	15	36	2	3	565.0	638	312	284	34	204	198	11	1	4	2469	86	4.24	1.490	10.2	0.5	3.2	3.2	0.97
AL (4 yrs)				6	9	.400	2.05	39	14	17	3	2	5	149.0	123	53	34	3	59	61	3	0	4	583	140	3.13	1.221	7.4	0.2	3.6	3.7	1.03