Rube Benton vs. Bob Griffith — Career Comparison

Rube Benton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Griffith
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Benton posted a stronger line than Bob Griffith. Rube Benton posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.09 vs 4.76) and WHIP (1.265 vs 1.472). By the career numbers, Rube Benton had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rube Benton and Bob Griffith

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
1.56
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.86
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.09
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.01
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.54
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.51
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.02
51.02
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.64
44.64
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.79
69.79
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.13
54.13
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.52
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.55
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
3.09
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
4.76
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
27
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517.1
9
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
9
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2472
8.84
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
10.04
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.19
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.46
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.55
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.21
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
3.4
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
4.51
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.858
0.858
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.34
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10539
37.68
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2353
40.18
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.3
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.99
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
5.7
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9732
34.79
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2114
36.1
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Rube Benton and Bob Griffith

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
103.5
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.81
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.99
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1878
27
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626
9
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
17.76
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.5
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
161.05
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
2.37
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
6.87
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
185.68
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
3.03
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
178.82
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
2.88
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
94.79
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.728
1.728
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.45
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Benton and Bob Griffith

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
295.6
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
139
281.76
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
600
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
296
600
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
825
558.06
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
565.54
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
96.05
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
147.97
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
79.82
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
113.51
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
12.85
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.27
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.14
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.23
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
34.46
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.38
23.26
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28.61
57.98
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
116.35
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
200.68
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
112.29
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
168.24
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
30.44
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
70.95
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
40.59
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
62.84
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
70.35
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
129.73
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.23
19.09
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.83
66.54
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.35
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.88
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.27
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
188
127.17
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.72
4.72
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
148
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
25.7
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14.19
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.38
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
80
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100