Ben Cantwell Stats

Ben Cantwell was born on Sunday, April 13, 1902, in Milan, Tennessee. Cantwell was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 19, 1927, with the New York Giants. 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 Ben Cantwell baseball stats page.

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Ben Cantwell
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Benjamin Caldwell Cantwell
Nickname:   Ben
Born On:   04-13-1902
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Milan, Tennessee
Zodiac:   Aries
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-04-1962
Place of Death Data Died In:   Salem, Missouri
Cemetery:   North Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Missouri Click For Grave Photo
College:   University of Tennessee
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   168
First Game:   08-19-1927 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-23-1937
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ben Cantwell

Ben Cantwell 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
1927 Giants 5 2 2 1 1 .500 4.12 1 0 0 19.2 87 26 9 9 1 2 - 6 1 1 0 -
1928 Giants 7 1 3 1 0 1.000 4.42 0 0 1 18.1 79 20 9 10 1 4 - 0 0 1 0 -
1928 Braves 22 9 8 3 3 .500 5.10 3 0 0 90.0 413 112 51 63 7 36 - 18 1 2 0 -
1929 Braves 27 20 6 4 13 .235 4.47 8 0 2 157.0 683 171 78 98 11 52 - 25 3 2 0 -
1930 Braves 31 21 6 9 15 .375 4.88 10 0 2 173.1 753 213 94 99 15 45 - 43 3 1 0 -
1931 Braves 33 16 9 7 9 .438 3.63 9 2 2 156.1 659 160 63 73 4 34 - 32 4 0 0 -
1932 Braves 37 9 27 13 11 .542 2.96 3 1 5 146.0 589 133 48 56 6 33 - 33 0 5 0 -
1933 Braves 40 29 9 20 10 .667 2.62 18 2 2 254.2 1,046 242 74 89 12 54 - 57 4 3 0 -
1934 Braves 27 19 7 5 11 .313 4.33 6 1 5 143.1 620 163 69 88 8 34 - 45 1 2 0 -
1935 Braves 39 24 10 4 25 .138 4.61 13 0 0 210.2 898 235 108 117 15 44 - 34 0 2 0 -
1936 Bees 34 12 20 9 9 .500 3.04 4 0 2 133.1 556 127 45 55 8 35 - 42 2 4 0 -
1937 Giants 1 1 0 0 1 .000 9.00 0 0 0 4.0 18 6 4 4 1 1 - 1 0 0 0 -
1937 Dodgers 13 0 6 0 0 .000 4.61 0 0 0 27.1 126 32 14 17 1 8 - 12 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
11 Years 316 163 113 76 108 .413 3.91 75 6 21 1,534.0 6,527 1,640 666 778 90 382 - 348 19 23 0 -
Ben Cantwell

Ben Cantwell Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1927 Giants 5 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 1 0 - 0 - .250 .250 .375
1928 Giants 7 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 0 0 - 0 - .500 .500 .500
1928 Braves 22 29 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 6 0 - 0 - .172 .172 .172
1929 Braves 27 50 5 9 3 0 0 0 5 4 - 5 3 - 0 - .180 .241 .240
1930 Braves 34 63 4 19 1 1 0 0 5 0 - 7 2 - 0 - .302 .302 .349
1931 Braves 40 57 7 13 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 7 2 - 0 - .228 .228 .246
1932 Braves 37 50 3 14 0 0 0 0 4 1 - 3 0 - 0 - .280 .294 .280
1933 Braves 49 85 9 12 2 1 0 0 7 4 - 10 3 - 0 2 .141 .180 .188
1934 Braves 29 43 5 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 5 - 0 0 .279 .279 .279
1935 Braves 41 67 4 19 1 0 0 0 2 2 - 8 5 - 0 2 .284 .304 .299
1936 Bees 35 41 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 3 - 0 1 .195 .195 .195
1937 Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 1.000 .000
1937 Dodgers 13 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 .167 .167 .167
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 340 503 46 116 9 2 0 0 31 12 - 57 23 - 0 5 .231 .249 .256
Ben Cantwell

Ben Cantwell Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1927 Giants P 5 2 59 4 0.8 4 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.83 -
1928 Giants P 7 1 55 9 1.3 9 2 7 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.42 -
1928 Braves P 22 9 270 35 1.6 32 5 27 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .914 3.20 -
1929 Braves P 27 20 471 69 2.6 65 12 53 4 5 n/a n/a n/a .942 3.73 -
1930 Braves P 31 21 520 64 2.1 63 13 50 1 9 n/a n/a n/a .984 3.27 -
1931 Braves P 33 16 469 59 1.8 56 7 49 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .949 3.22 -
1932 Braves P 37 9 438 56 1.5 55 12 43 1 6 n/a n/a n/a .982 3.39 -
1933 Braves P 40 29 764 90 2.3 89 12 77 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .989 3.15 -
1934 Braves P 27 19 430 51 1.9 48 8 40 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .941 3.01 -
1935 Braves P 39 24 632 67 1.7 66 12 54 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .985 2.82 -
1936 Bees P 34 12 400 55 1.6 53 9 44 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .964 3.58 -
1937 Giants P 1 1 12 2 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50 -
1937 Dodgers P 13 0 82 16 1.2 16 1 15 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.27 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 316 163 4,602 577 1.8 558 95 463 19 33 n/a n/a n/a .967 3.27 --
11 Years 316 163 4,602 577 1.8 558 95 463 19 33 n/a n/a n/a .967 3.27 --
Ben Cantwell

Ben Cantwell Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1927 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 8.0 4.0 3.00 2.75 0.92
1928 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.00 0.00 1.96
1928 Braves 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 4.8 29.0 0.50 1.80 3.60
1929 Braves 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 10.0 10.0 0.48 1.43 2.98
1930 Braves 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 9.0 12.6 0.96 2.23 2.34
1931 Braves 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 8.1 28.5 0.94 1.84 1.96
1932 Braves 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 16.7 12.5 1.00 2.03 2.03
1933 Braves 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 8.5 12.1 1.06 2.01 1.91
1934 Braves 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 10.8 43.0 1.32 2.83 2.13
1935 Braves 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 8.4 33.5 0.77 1.45 1.88
1936 Bees 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 8.2 0.0 1.20 2.84 2.36
1937 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 2.25 2.25
1937 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 6.0 0.0 1.50 3.95 2.63
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 8.8 16.2 0.91 2.04 2.24
Ben Cantwell

Ben Cantwell Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1927 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a -
1929 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a -
1930 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a -
1931 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a -
1932 Boston Braves 15 Undetermined n/a -
1933 Boston Braves 16 Undetermined - -
1934 Boston Braves 12 Undetermined - -
1935 Boston Braves 16 Undetermined - -
1936 Boston Bees 16 Undetermined - -
1937 New York Giants 19 Undetermined - -
1937 Brooklyn Dodgers 27 Undetermined - -


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