Home | Players | Teams | Leagues | Managers | Leaderboards | Win Shares | Awards | Help
Ray
Benge		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 170
 
Born: April 22, 1902 in Usa, TX, JACKSONVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1930   
Platinum Arm 1930   
All-Star Selections 1930   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 28 HOU NL $ 4,814,286 71 65 67 66 72 75 74 54 54 54
1931 29 HOU NL $ 5,300,000 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6
1932 30 NYA AL $ 5,300,000 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 5 5 5
1933 31 NYA AL $ 5,300,000 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 5 5 5
1934 32 NYA AL $ 5,300,000 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 5 5 5
1935 33 BOS AL $ 5,300,000 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5
1936 34 BOS AL $ 5,300,000 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5
1937 35 OAK AL $ 5,300,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
1938 36 OAK AL $ 5,300,000 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
1939 37 OAK AL $ 5,300,000 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 4,814,286 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,300,000 71 65 67 66 72 75 74 54 54 54
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 28 HOU NL $ 4,814,286   23 23 24 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 76 76 76
1931 29 HOU NL $ 5,300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1932 30 NYA AL $ 5,300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1933 31 NYA AL $ 5,300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1934 32 NYA AL $ 5,300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1935 33 BOS AL $ 5,300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1936 34 BOS AL $ 5,300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1937 35 OAK AL $ 5,300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1938 36 OAK AL $ 5,300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1939 37 OAK AL $ 5,300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 4,814,286   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,300,000   23 23 24 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 76 76 76
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1930 28 HOU NL 26 13 .667 45 45 17 3 0 362.0 324 115 14 70 118 2.86 .234 .269 .315 .584 32.8
1931 29 HOU NL 21 10 .677 40 36 15 2 0 286.7 288 101 15 41 111 3.17 .259 .285 .368 .653 23.9
1932 30 NYA AL 19 17 .528 42 42 9 1 0 313.3 351 146 23 81 109 4.19 .280 .323 .410 .734 21.7
1933 31 NYA AL 16 20 .444 42 42 7 0 0 310.7 354 145 15 76 128 4.20 .283 .325 .391 .716 19.8
1934 32 NYA AL 16 19 .457 42 42 11 1 0 313.7 338 154 25 68 123 4.42 .273 .309 .395 .704 18.8
1935 33 NYA AL 3 4 .429 11 11 3 1 0 83.7 89 47 5 27 48 5.06 .270 .322 .388 .710 3.3
  OAK AL 5 6 .455 17 17 4 1 0 132.0 138 49 7 40 61 3.34 .266 .317 .375 .691 11.1
  BOS AL 8 4 .667 13 13 3 1 0 100.7 101 41 5 26 40 3.67 .259 .303 .364 .667 7.9
  TOT   16 14 .533 41 41 10 3 0 316.3 328 137 17 93 149 3.90 .265 .314 .375 .689 22.3
1936 34 BOS AL 15 16 .484 41 41 10 2 0 300.0 325 146 23 90 119 4.38 .277 .326 .405 .731 15.9
1937 35 OAK AL 12 19 .387 42 33 8 1 0 255.7 303 130 18 62 135 4.58 .297 .335 .421 .756 11.6
1938 36 OAK AL 6 5 .545 74 0 0 0 11 80.3 91 32 5 32 36 3.59 .281 .346 .386 .732 7.6
1939 37 OAK AL 6 5 .545 44 0 0 0 22 50.7 66 27 4 10 15 4.80 .317 .348 .442 .791 5.6
11 Years Sim 153 138 .526 453 322 87 13 33 2589.3 2768 1133 159 623 1043 3.94 .271 .312 .384 .696 180.0
Season Average 15 13 .536 45 32 8 1 3 258.9 276 113 15 62 104 3.94 .271 .312 .384 .696  
Career Highs 26 20 .677 74 45 17 3 22 362.0 354 154 25 93 149 4.80 .317 .348 .442 .791  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1366 552 79 257 581   .264 .299 .374 .673
vs LH   1402 581 80 366 462   .278 .327 .395 .722
Home 78 61 .561 229 160 35 8 18 1310.3 1376 542 72 293 534 3.72 .267 .306 .370 .676
Away 75 77 .493 224 162 52 4 15 1279.0 1392 591 87 330 509 4.16 .276 .320 .399 .719
Mar/Apr 29 18 .617 78 56 20 2 5 464.0 474 188 16 108 194 3.65 .261 .302 .356 .658
May 21 27 .438 79 54 9 0 5 420.3 504 213 25 107 185 4.56 .295 .336 .400 .736
June 22 26 .458 76 56 15 3 4 441.0 476 189 33 101 175 3.86 .273 .313 .392 .705
July 26 27 .491 74 55 17 0 5 438.3 497 213 21 102 173 4.37 .285 .325 .400 .725
August 25 25 .500 71 52 13 3 3 411.6 405 169 29 108 163 3.69 .254 .301 .372 .673
Sep/Oct 30 15 .667 75 49 18 4 11 414.0 412 161 35 97 153 3.50 .258 .300 .386 .686
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1930 28 HOU NL 45 120 10 20 2 1 1 13 0 0 3 13 .167 .184 .225 .409 4.8 0.0
1931 29 HOU NL 40 102 8 16 3 0 1 11 0 0 0 8 .157 .157 .216 .373 1.2 0.0
1932 30 NYA AL 42 110 5 22 0 1 0 6 0 0 1 13 .200 .205 .218 .424 4.3 0.0
1933 31 NYA AL 42 105 4 23 3 0 0 10 0 0 1 15 .219 .226 .248 .474 5.6 0.0
1934 32 NYA AL 42 109 12 18 3 0 0 8 0 1 1 10 .165 .170 .193 .362 2.1 0.0
1935 33 NYA AL 11 29 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .138 .138 .138 .276 -0.4 0.0
  OAK AL 17 44 2 7 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 5 .159 .178 .205 .382 0.6 0.0
  BOS AL 13 32 4 5 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 2 .156 .206 .250 .456 1.5 0.0
  TOT   41 105 10 16 0 1 1 9 0 0 3 9 .152 .176 .200 .376 1.7 0.0
1936 34 BOS AL 41 106 6 21 3 0 0 11 0 0 3 8 .198 .218 .226 .445 4.6 0.0
1937 35 OAK AL 42 78 8 18 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 7 .231 .268 .244 .512 4.8 0.0
1938 36 OAK AL 74 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
1939 37 OAK AL 44 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 0.5 0.2
10 Years Sim 453 844 64 157 15 3 3 74 0 1 15 84 .186 .200 .222 .421 30.0 0.2
162 Game Average 301 22 56 5 1 1 26 0 0 5 30 .186 .200 .222 .421 10.7  
Career Highs 74 120 12 23 3 1 1 13 0 1 3 15 .500 .500 .500 1.000 5.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   568 46 99 11 2 1 55 0 1 8 56 .174 .186 .206 .392 11.3
vs LH   276 18 58 4 1 2 19 0 0 7 28 .210 .229 .254 .482 13.8
Home 229 400 33 78 7 1 2 44 0 0 6 42 .195 .205 .233 .438 14.1
Away 224 444 31 79 8 2 1 30 0 1 9 42 .178 .195 .212 .406 11.0
RISP   220 0 41 3 2 1 71 0 0 5 24 .186 .199 .232 .431 7.7
Close/Late   63 4 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 .095 .109 .143 .252 -1.2
Mar/Apr 78 156 8 28 2 0 1 12 0 0 0 17 .179 .178 .212 .390 3.1
May 58 131 11 23 4 0 0 10 0 1 5 9 .176 .206 .206 .412 3.4
June 69 145 11 27 1 1 1 16 0 0 2 15 .186 .201 .228 .429 4.6
July 55 138 12 27 7 0 0 11 0 0 1 15 .196 .200 .246 .446 4.7
August 61 137 11 30 1 1 1 15 0 0 2 15 .219 .229 .263 .491 7.1
Sep/Oct 66 137 11 22 0 1 0 10 0 0 5 13 .161 .188 .175 .363 2.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1930 28 HOU NL P 45 45 362.0 20 50 5 3 .933 1.74    
1931 29 HOU NL P 40 36 286.7 23 48 1 5 .986 2.23    
1932 30 NYA AL P 42 42 313.3 17 45 2 5 .969 1.78    
1933 31 NYA AL P 42 42 310.7 22 53 3 8 .962 2.17    
1934 32 NYA AL P 42 42 313.7 18 69 1 5 .989 2.50    
1935 33 NYA AL P 11 11 83.7 4 13 0 1 1.000 1.83    
  OAK AL P 17 17 132.0 7 20 0 1 1.000 1.84    
  BOS AL P 13 13 100.7 5 16 0 1 1.000 1.88    
  TOT   P 41 41 316.3 16 49 0 3 1.000 1.85    
1936 34 BOS AL P 41 41 300.0 22 62 4 7 .955 2.52    
1937 35 OAK AL P 42 33 255.7 14 38 4 6 .929 1.83    
1938 36 OAK AL P 74 0 80.3 6 12 1 0 .947 2.02    
1939 37 OAK AL P 44 0 50.7 4 9 1 1 .929 2.31    
Career Totals   453 322 2589.3 162 435 22 43 .964 2.08    
Career Highs   74 45 362.0 23 69 5 8 1.000 2.52    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1930 28 HOU NL 4 2 .667 7 7 3 0 0 59.0 69 25 5 13 18 3.81 .299 .336 .416 .752
1931 29 HOU NL 3 0 1.000 4 4 2 0 0 26.3 23 7 1 9 5 2.39 .237 .302 .289 .591
1932 30 NYA AL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 11.7 19 12 0 8 3 9.26 .388 .474 .592 1.066
1935 33 BOS AL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 14.3 12 6 2 7 10 3.77 .222 .311 .370 .682
1936 34 BOS AL 0 1 .000 4 1 0 0 0 11.3 16 7 2 3 5 5.56 .340 .380 .574 .954
Career Post-Season Pitching 8 6 .571 19 16 5 0 0 122.7 139 57 10 40 41 4.18 .291 .346 .418 .764
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1930 28 HOU NL 7 22 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .091 .091 .091 .182
1931 29 HOU NL 4 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .091 .091 .182
1932 30 NYA AL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1935 33 BOS AL 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
1936 34 BOS AL 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Career Post-Season Batting 19 45 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .111 .111 .111 .222
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1930-2-2.86
1931-3-3.17
1933-10-4.20
1935-4-3.90
 Wins
1930-1-26
1931-8-21
1932-3-19
 Losses
1932-5-17
1933-2-20
1934-3-19
1936-9-16
1937-4-19
 Winning Pct
1930-4-.667
1931-3-.677
1932-7-.528
 Saves
1938-6-11
1939-1-22
 Games Pitched
1938-2-74
Games Started
1930-1-45
1932-1-42
1933-1-42
1934-1-42
 Shutouts
1930-4-3
1935-2-3
1936-4-2
 Innings Pitched
1930-5-362.0
1932-7-313.3
1933-7-310.7
1934-9-313.7
1935-10-316.3
 Hits Allowed
1932-5-351
1933-5-354
1934-10-338
 Homeruns Allowed
1932-4-23
1934-2-25
1936-6-23
 Strikeouts
1932-10-109
1933-7-128
1935-4-149
1937-9-135
Walks per 9IP
1930-6-1.7
1931-5-1.3
1932-9-2.3
1933-9-2.2
1934-6-2.0
 Hits per 9IP
1930-2-8.1
1935-7-9.3
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1932-10-3.1
1935-7-4.2
1936-9-3.6
1937-6-4.8
 WHiP
1930-1-1.09
1931-3-1.15
1932-9-1.38
1933-10-1.38
1934-7-1.29
1935-4-1.33
 OAVG
1930-1-.234
1935-7-.265
 OOBP
1930-1-.269
1931-2-.285
1932-8-.323
1933-10-.325
1934-6-.309
1935-4-.314
OSLG
1930-1-.315
1935-7-.375
 OOPS
1930-1-.584
1931-6-.653
1933-10-.716
1934-8-.704
1935-4-.689
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 11    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 104    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 24    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Jim Palmer (948)
  2. Johnny Broaca (946)
  3. Danny Darwin (943)
  4. Bob Knepper (942)
  5. Lefty Grove (935)
  6. Dick Donovan (934)
  7. Bill Lee (931)
  8. Denny McLain (930)
  9. Ed Halicki (925)
  10. Bob Apodaca (920)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ray Scarborough (991)
  2. Frank Baumann (990)
  3. Joe Heving (989)
  4. Gary Peters (986)
  5. Joe Nuxhall (985)
  6. Max Lanier (985)
  7. Hal Newhouser (983)
  8. Marius Russo (982)
  9. Tex Carleton (979)
  10. Mel Parnell (977)
History
Earned first career win on 4/1/1930
Had first career hit on 4/5/1930, off Pat Malone (NYG)
Hit first career homerun on 4/17/1930, off Stew Bolen (NYA)
5/16/1930: Signed a contract extension with Houston, $5,300,000 per year, for 5 years
Was selected to the 1930 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1930, going 5-1, 2.37
Won World Championship with Houston in 1930
Won Platinum Arm in 1930, going 26-13, 2.86 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 6/15/1931, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Injured on 8/20/1931 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 10/15/1931 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 5 weeks
Traded from New York (A) to Oakland on 5/16/1935 (Going to OAK: P Ray Benge. Going to NYA: P Les Tietje, 3B Bill Brubaker)
7/16/1935: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $5,300,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Oakland to Boston (A) on 7/31/1935 (Going to OAK: P Harry Eisenstat. Going to BOS: 3B Ossie Bluege, P Ray Benge)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1935, going 5-1, 2.20
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1936, winning 2 games with a 0.54 ERA
Traded from Boston (A) to Oakland on 4/2/1937 (Going to OAK: P Ray Benge. Going to BOS: 1B Babe Dahlgren, P Roy Henshaw)
Injured on 8/3/1937 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 9/26/1938 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks
 
For questions or to report errors, please send us a note.