Rube Benton vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Rube Benton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Benton posted a stronger line than Lefty Williams. Rube Benton posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.09 vs 4.41) and WHIP (1.265 vs 1.319). 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 Lefty Williams

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
1.56
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.09
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.54
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.51
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.02
51.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.79
69.79
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.52
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
3.09
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517.1
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2472
8.84
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.19
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.55
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
2.63
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
3.4
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.71
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.704
0.704
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.34
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10539
37.68
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1522
38.12
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.3
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.99
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9732
34.79
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Rube Benton and Lefty Williams

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
103.5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
17.76
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
161.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.65
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
6.87
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
185.68
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.29
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
178.82
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
3.12
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.728
1.728
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.45
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Benton and Lefty Williams

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
295.6
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
600
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
166
600
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
825
558.06
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
96.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
79.82
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
12.85
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.23
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.38
23.26
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
116.35
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
112.29
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
30.44
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
40.59
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
70.35
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.23
19.09
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.35
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.88
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
188
127.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.72
4.72
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
25.7
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.38
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA