Joe Benz Stats

Joe Benz was born on Thursday, January 21, 1886, in New Alsace, Indiana. Benz was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 16, 1911, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Joe Benz baseball stats page.

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Joe Benz
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Joseph Louis Benz
Nickname:   Butcher Boy
Born On:   01-21-1886
Place of Birth Data Born In:   New Alsace, Indiana
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-22-1957
Place of Death Data Died In:   Chicago, Illinois
Cemetery:   Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery, Worth, Illinois
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   196
First Game:   08-16-1911 (Age 25)
Last Game:   05-02-1919
Draft:   Not Applicable
Joe Benz

Joe Benz Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1911 White Sox 12 6 4 3 2 .600 2.26 1 0 0 55.2 222 52 14 23 0 13 - 28 1 2 1 -
1912 White Sox 42 31 6 13 17 .433 2.90 12 3 0 238.2 966 231 77 107 5 70 - 97 8 8 0 -
1913 White Sox 33 17 10 7 10 .412 2.74 6 1 1 151.0 636 146 46 64 1 59 - 79 4 2 0 -
1914 White Sox 48 35 9 14 19 .424 2.26 16 4 2 283.1 1,108 245 71 103 4 66 - 142 4 2 0 -
1915 White Sox 39 28 5 15 11 .577 2.11 17 2 0 238.1 911 209 56 78 4 43 - 81 4 3 2 -
1916 White Sox 28 16 7 9 5 .643 2.03 6 4 0 142.0 540 108 32 40 0 32 - 57 5 3 0 -
1917 White Sox 19 13 4 7 3 .700 2.47 7 2 0 94.2 371 76 26 36 1 23 - 25 2 2 0 -
1918 White Sox 29 17 5 8 8 .500 2.63 10 1 0 154.0 602 156 45 57 1 28 - 30 1 2 0 -
1919 White Sox 1 0 1 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 2.0 8 2 0 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
9 Years 251 163 51 76 75 .503 2.43 75 17 3 1,359.2 5,364 1,225 367 509 16 334 - 539 29 24 3 -
Joe Benz

Joe Benz Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1911 White Sox 12 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - .059 .059 .059
1912 White Sox 42 76 3 10 0 1 0 0 4 1 - - 8 - 0 - .132 .143 .158
1913 White Sox 33 50 3 9 2 0 0 0 4 0 - 14 2 - 0 - .180 .180 .220
1914 White Sox 48 92 5 12 3 0 0 0 1 1 - 29 4 - 0 - .130 .140 .163
1915 White Sox 39 79 7 10 0 1 0 0 1 1 - 25 4 - 1 - .127 .148 .152
1916 White Sox 28 46 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 - 19 2 - 0 - .065 .104 .087
1917 White Sox 19 30 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 11 3 - 0 - .167 .167 .200
1918 White Sox 29 51 3 11 1 0 0 0 5 0 - 14 4 - 0 - .216 .216 .235
1919 White Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 251 441 29 61 8 2 0 0 17 5 - 112 27 - 1 0 .138 .150 .166
Joe Benz

Joe Benz Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1911 White Sox P 12 6 167 28 2.3 23 1 22 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .821 3.72 -
1912 White Sox P 42 31 716 97 2.3 87 10 77 10 0 n/a n/a n/a .897 3.28 -
1913 White Sox P 33 17 453 74 2.2 70 4 66 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .946 4.17 -
1914 White Sox P 48 35 850 127 2.6 117 5 112 10 8 n/a n/a n/a .921 3.72 -
1915 White Sox P 39 28 715 94 2.4 91 5 86 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .968 3.44 -
1916 White Sox P 28 16 426 55 2.0 51 5 46 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .927 3.23 -
1917 White Sox P 19 13 284 40 2.1 35 3 32 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 3.33 -
1918 White Sox P 29 17 462 70 2.4 66 4 62 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .943 3.86 -
1919 White Sox P 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 251 163 4,079 586 2.3 541 37 504 45 18 n/a n/a n/a .923 3.58 --
9 Years 251 163 4,079 586 2.3 541 37 504 45 18 n/a n/a n/a .923 3.58 --
Joe Benz

Joe Benz Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1911 White Sox 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.15 4.53 2.10
1912 White Sox 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 19.0 1.39 3.66 2.64
1913 White Sox 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.6 12.5 1.34 4.71 3.52
1914 White Sox 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 3.2 92.0 2.15 4.51 2.10
1915 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.2 79.0 1.88 3.06 1.62
1916 White Sox 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.4 23.0 1.78 3.61 2.03
1917 White Sox 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.7 0.0 1.09 2.38 2.19
1918 White Sox 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.6 10.2 1.07 1.75 1.64
1919 White Sox 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 1 1 .500 - - n/a 0.0 3.9 25.9 1.61 3.57 2.21
Joe Benz

Joe Benz Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1911 Chicago White Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
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1916 Chicago White Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1917 Chicago White Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1918 Chicago White Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1919 Chicago White Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -


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