How Rube Benton's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Rube Benton totaled 2,472 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1918, posting 17, well below the starting pitcher average of 92.2 that year. The highest point came in 1912 at 316, well above the starting pitcher average of 111.0 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 243 in 1923 to 166 in 1924 and 182 in 1925, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 17 to 316 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Rube Benton Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Rube Benton
| Rube Benton
Hits | Rube Benton
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 2472 | 8.84 |
| Season Avg. | 164.8 | 8.84 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 916.39 | 8.84 |
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Rube Benton Hits Per Season
Rube Benton's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Rube Benton Hits by Team
Rube Benton's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rube Benton Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Rube Benton's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Rube Benton Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rube Benton's seasonal Hits alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Rube Benton Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rube Benton's MLB career with Hits alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
