Rube Benton vs. Tony Faeth — Career Comparison

Rube Benton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tony Faeth
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Benton built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Faeth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Faeth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.708 compared to 3.09 and 1.265 for Rube Benton. By the career numbers, Tony Faeth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Benton and Tony Faeth

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
1.56
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.95
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.09
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.54
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.51
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.02
51.02
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.79
69.79
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.52
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
863
3.09
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.7
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517.1
9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2472
8.84
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9.14
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.19
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.55
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.23
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
3.4
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.36
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.24
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.34
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10539
37.68
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
37.8
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.3
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.49
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.99
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.78
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9732
34.79
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
31.36
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Rube Benton and Tony Faeth

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
103.5
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
17.76
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
161.05
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
6.87
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
185.68
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
178.82
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.728
1.728
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.45
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Benton and Tony Faeth

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
295.6
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1140
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
600
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
825
558.06
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
96.05
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
79.82
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
12.85
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.23
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.38
23.26
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
116.35
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
112.29
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
30.44
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
40.59
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
70.35
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.23
19.09
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-37.83
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.35
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.88
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
127.17
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
25.7
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.38
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA