Benny Kauff Stats

Benny Kauff was born on Sunday, January 5, 1890, in Pomeroy, Ohio. Kauff was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 20, 1912, with the New York Highlanders. 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 Benny Kauff baseball stats page.
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Benny Kauff
 
 
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Birth Name:   Benjamin Michael Kauff
Nickname:   Ty Cobb of the Federal League
Born On:   01-05-1890
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pomeroy, Ohio
Zodiac:   Capricorn
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-17-1961
Place of Death Data Died In:   Columbus, Ohio
Cemetery:   Union Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-08
Player Weight Chart Weight:   157
First Game:   04-20-1912 (Age 22)
Last Game:   07-02-1920
Draft:   Not Applicable
Benny Kauff

Benny Kauff 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
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Benny Kauff

Benny Kauff Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1912 Highlanders 5 11 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 - - 0 - 0 - .273 .429 .273
1914 Hoosiers 154 571 120 211 44 13 8 0 95 72 - 55 16 - 8 - .370 .447 .534
1915 Tip-Tops 136 483 92 165 23 11 12 0 83 85 - 50 7 - 6 - .342 .446 .509
1916 Giants 154 552 71 146 22 15 9 1 74 68 - 65 9 - 3 - .264 .348 .408
1917 Giants 153 559 89 172 22 4 5 0 68 59 - 54 21 - 5 - .308 .379 .388
1918 Giants 67 270 41 85 19 4 2 0 39 16 - 30 7 - 1 - .315 .355 .437
1919 Giants 135 491 73 136 27 7 10 0 67 39 - 45 11 - 3 - .277 .334 .422
1920 Giants 55 157 31 43 12 3 3 0 26 25 - 14 4 - 2 - .274 .380 .446
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 859 3,094 521 961 169 57 49 1 454 367 - 313 75 - 28 - .311 .389 .450
Benny Kauff

Benny Kauff Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1912 Highlanders CF 4 - - 4 1.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1914 Hoosiers OF 154 - - 358 2.3 341 310 31 17 5 n/a n/a n/a .953 0.00 -
1915 Tip-Tops CF 136 - - 364 2.7 349 317 32 15 7 n/a n/a n/a .959 0.00 -
1916 Giants CF 154 - - 365 2.4 351 329 22 14 6 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 -
1917 Giants OF 153 - - 378 2.5 369 357 12 9 4 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 -
1918 Giants CF 67 - - 166 2.5 158 147 11 8 4 n/a n/a n/a .952 0.00 -
1919 Giants CF 134 - - 341 2.5 324 306 18 17 3 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 -
1920 Giants CF 51 - - 126 2.5 121 111 10 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
CF Totals 546 0 0 1,366 2.5 1,307 1,214 93 59 20 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 --
OF Totals 307 0 0 736 2.4 710 667 43 26 9 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 --
8 Years 853 - - 2,102 2.5 2,017 1,881 136 85 29 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 --
Benny Kauff

Benny Kauff Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1912 Highlanders 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 5.5 - - -
1914 Hoosiers 75 - - - - n/a 71.4 10.4 6.0 - - -
1915 Tip-Tops 55 - - - - n/a 40.3 9.7 5.8 - - -
1916 Giants 40 26 .606 - - n/a 61.3 8.5 7.5 - - -
1917 Giants 30 - - - - n/a 111.8 10.4 8.2 - - -
1918 Giants 9 - - - - n/a 135.0 9.0 6.9 - - -
1919 Giants 21 - - - - n/a 49.1 10.9 7.3 - - -
1920 Giants 3 7 .300 - - n/a 52.3 11.2 6.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 234 33 .876 - - n/a 63.1 9.9 6.8 - - -
Benny Kauff

Benny Kauff Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1912 New York Highlanders n/a Undetermined n/a -
1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1915 Brooklyn Tip-Tops n/a $6,000.00 n/a -
1916 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1917 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1918 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1919 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1920 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -




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