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Al Benton 2026 Season · BOS

Al Benton played in the majors from 1934 to 1952. His career NUT is -2.4, #6,221 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 1942 (+0.9). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 98-88, 3.66 ERA, 697 K in 1688.1 IP.

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Al Benton

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-2.4Career NUT

+0.4 to Weak

Career

3.66ERA1.42WHIP98W697K1688.1IP66SV

Career · season grades

R/R · 6' 4", 215 lb · b. Mar 18, 1911 · Noble, OK · Signed Undrafted FA, 1934

Player Overview

Year by Year


1934	23	PHA	-0.8	7	9	4.88	32	21	7	0	5	1	682	155.0	145	84	88	2	58	1.50
1935	24	PHA	-0.6	3	4	7.70	27	9	0	0	7	0	388	78.1	110	67	47	1	42	2.00
1938	27	DET	-0.7	5	3	3.30	19	10	6	0	3	0	409	95.1	93	35	39	1	33	1.38
1939	28	DET	+0.0	6	8	4.56	37	16	3	0	18	5	693	150.0	182	76	58	1	67	1.60
1940	29	DET	+0.2	6	10	4.42	42	0	0	0	35	17	361	79.1	93	39	36	0	50	1.63
1941	30	DET	-0.5	15	6	2.97	38	14	7	1	19	7	663	157.2	130	52	65	3	63	1.24
1942	31	DET	+0.9	7	13	2.90	35	30	9	1	4	2	954	226.2	210	73	84	0	110	1.30
1945	34	DET	+0.6	13	8	2.02	31	27	12	5	4	3	811	191.2	175	43	63	2	76	1.24
1946	35	DET	-0.4	11	7	3.65	28	15	6	1	6	1	606	140.2	132	57	58	1	60	1.35
1947	36	DET	-1.1	6	7	4.40	36	14	4	0	12	7	590	133.0	147	65	61	1	33	1.56
1948	37	DET	-0.7	2	2	5.68	30	0	0	0	10	3	210	44.1	45	28	36	1	18	1.83
1949	38	CLE	+0.6	9	6	2.12	40	11	4	2	18	10	548	135.2	116	32	51	1	41	1.23
1950	39	CLE	-0.2	4	2	3.57	36	0	0	0	13	4	269	63.0	57	25	30	1	26	1.38
1952	41	BOS	+0.3	4	3	2.39	24	0	0	0	17	6	158	37.2	37	10	17	0	20	1.43
Career	—	14 yrs	-2.4	98	88	3.66	455	167	58	10	171	66	7342	1688.1	1672	686	733	15	697	1.42

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Benton's career NUT of -2.4

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

0.9

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NUT by Season

-0.8

-0.6

-0.7

+0.0

+0.2

-0.5

+0.9

+0.6

-0.4

-1.1

-0.7

+0.6

-0.2

+0.3

Awards

1941AL All-Star

1942AL All-Star

1945World Series Championship

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