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Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Pitching Comparison

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Totals

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Elden Auker	22-31	1933	1942	130	101	.563	4.42	333	261	40	126	14	2	1963.1	2230	1106	964	129	706	46	594	36	3	8	8686	3086	101	4.31	1.495	10.2	0.6	3.2	2.7
2	Al Benton	23-41	1934	1952	98	88	.527	3.66	455	167	172	58	10	66	1688.1	1672	831	686	106	733	53	697	15	2	36	7342	2532	115	4.00	1.424	8.9	0.6	3.9	3.7

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Elden Auker	23-24	1934	1935	1	1	.500	4.67	3	3	0	1	0	0	17.1	22	11	9	1	7	0	3	0	0	0	75	29			1.673	11.4	0.5	3.6	1.6
2	Al Benton	34	1945	1945	0	0		1.93	3	0	1	0	0	0	4.2	6	1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	20	6			1.286	11.6	0.0	0.0	9.6

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Value

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Elden Auker	22-31	1933	1942	333	261	1963.1	15.8	-1.7
2	Al Benton	23-41	1934	1952	455	167	1688.1	24.7	8.9

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Totals Against

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Elden Auker	22-31	1933	1942	333	261	1963.1	3086	7829	1614	420	67	74	45	62.18	2	158	111	4	.285	.347	.405	.752	98	.120	.296	1102	3171	616	2972	3086
2	Al Benton	23-41	1934	1952	455	167	1688.1	2532	6442	1312	205	49	73	44	62.39	0	155	133	7	.260	.336	.356	.692	87	.096	.277	779	2293	360	2420	2532

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Elden Auker	23-24	1934	1935	3	3	17.1	29	67											.328	.392					.333				29	29
2	Al Benton	34	1945	1945	3	0	4.2	6	18											.333	.333					.462				6	6

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Starting & Relieving

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Elden Auker	22-31	1933	1942	124	48	46.9	66	29	44	8	20.0	40	72
2	Al Benton	23-41	1934	1952	95	57	50.4	271	94	35	18	78.6	172	288

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Elden Auker	23-24	1934	1935									0	0
2	Al Benton	34	1945	1945									1	3

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Ratios

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Elden Auker	22-31	1933	1942	333	261	1963.1	6.8	8.1	-1.3
2	Al Benton	23-41	1934	1952	455	167	1688.1	9.5	10.0	-0.5

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Elden Auker	23-24	1934	1935	3	3	17.1	4.0	9.3	-5.3
2	Al Benton	34	1945	1945	3	0	4.2	25.0	0.0	25.0

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Pitch Summary

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Elden Auker	22-31	1933	1942	333	261	1963.1		87
2	Al Benton	23-41	1934	1952	455	167	1688.1

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Elden Auker	23-24	1934	1935	3	3	17.1
2	Al Benton	34	1945	1945	3	0	4.2

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Head-to-Head Pitching

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Totals

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Elden Auker	2	4	.333	3.21	7	5	2	2	0	0	33.2	37	21	12	3	8	0	14	1	0	0	149	1.337	9.9	0.8	2.1	3.7
2	Al Benton	4	2	.667	3.12	7	4	2	2	0	1	34.2	33	15	12	2	11	1	23	0	0	0	149	1.269	8.6	0.5	2.9	6.0

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Game Logs

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Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	PO	TB	GIDP	SH	SF	XBH	GmSc	Pit	Str	WPA	RE24	IR	IS	aLI	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)
1	Elden Auker	SLB	1942-09-07 (1)	GS- , L	6.0	5	3	0	3	0	1		2	0	0	0	25	6	23									1	0		57
2	Al Benton	DET	1942-09-07 (1)	GS- , W	7.0	9	1	1	0	0	1		4	0	0	0	31	10	30									0	0		58
3	Elden Auker	SLB	1942-04-19 (1)	CG, W	9.0	5	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	35	8	31	2	3	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	3	72			0.6	3.38			1.38
4	Al Benton	DET	1942-04-19 (1)	CG(8), L	8.0	4	2	2	0	1	1	0	7	0	0	0	28	5	27	2	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	72			0.1	1.89			0.76
5	Elden Auker	SLB	1941-05-30 (1)	8-GF, BL	1.2	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	5	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0				-0.4	-0.81	2	1	3.71
6	Al Benton	DET	1941-05-30 (1)	9-GF, W	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.2	0.59	0	0	2.56
7	Elden Auker	SLB	1940-06-29 (1)	GS-1, L	0.1	4	6	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	1	0	2	19			-0.4	-5.01			1.00
8	Al Benton	DET	1940-06-29 (1)	8-GF, S	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	5	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.15	0	0	0.44
9	Elden Auker	BOS	1939-06-16	GS-7, L	7.0	10	8	3	5	1	2	0	4	0	0	0	33	12	30	8	0	1	0	0	0	15	1	0	1	2	37			-0.5	-3.72			0.89
10	Al Benton	DET	1939-06-16	GS-7, W	6.2	8	7	5	2	0	3	1	5	0	0	0	32	12	28	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	36			-0.2	-2.21			1.04
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Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Batter vs. Pitcher

Elden Auker (Pitcher) vs. Al Benton (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Elden Auker (Pitcher) vs. Al Benton (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1934	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1939	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1942	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	9	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Elden Auker (Pitcher) vs. Al Benton (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Elden Auker (Pitcher) vs. Al Benton (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1934	1934-06-26	PHA	DET	down 1-0	b3	---	0		Groundout: 3B-1B
2	1934	1934-06-26	PHA	DET	down 2-0	b5	1--	1		Fielder's Choice 3B; F. Hayes to 2B/Safe on E6 (catch); A. Benton to 1B
3	1934	1934-06-26	PHA	DET	down 2-1	b7	1--	1		Strikeout
4	1939	1939-06-16	DET	BOS	tied 1-1	t3	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
5	1939	1939-06-16	DET	BOS	tied 3-3	t4	123	1		Fielder's Choice 3B; P. Fox Scores/Adv on E5 (throw to Hm)/No RBI/unER; F. Croucher to 3B; B. Tebbetts to 2B; A. Benton to 1B
6	1939	1939-06-16	DET	BOS	ahead 3-8	t6	---	0		Strikeout
7	1942	1942-04-19 (1)	DET	SLB	tied 0-0	t3	---	0		Strikeout
8	1942	1942-04-19 (1)	DET	SLB	down 2-1	t5	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: Unknown out on play/Sacrifice; B. Tebbetts to 2B
9	1942	1942-04-19 (1)	DET	SLB	down 2-1	t7	---	2		Batted Ball: Unknown out on play

Al Benton (Pitcher) vs. Elden Auker (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Al Benton (Pitcher) vs. Elden Auker (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1934	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	0	0	0
2	1939	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1942	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	9	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.111	.111	.111	.222	0	0	0	0	0

Al Benton (Pitcher) vs. Elden Auker (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Al Benton (Pitcher) vs. Elden Auker (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1934	1934-06-26	DET	PHA	tied 0-0	t3	---	1		Flyball: RF
2	1934	1934-06-26	DET	PHA	ahead 0-2	t5	---	1		Groundout: 1B unassisted
3	1934	1934-06-26	DET	PHA	ahead 1-2	t7	---	2		Strikeout
4	1934	1934-06-26	DET	PHA	ahead 1-4	t9	1--	1		Single to P (Ground Ball); M. Owen to 2B
5	1939	1939-06-16	BOS	DET	tied 1-1	b2	1-3	2		Strikeout
6	1939	1939-06-16	BOS	DET	down 8-3	b4	---	1		Strikeout
7	1942	1942-04-19 (1)	SLB	DET	tied 0-0	b3	-2-	1		Strikeout
8	1942	1942-04-19 (1)	SLB	DET	ahead 1-2	b5	1--	1		Strikeout
9	1942	1942-04-19 (1)	SLB	DET	ahead 1-2	b8	---	1		Batted Ball: Unknown out on play

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Batting Comparison

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Batting Totals

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Elden Auker	22-31	1933	1942	356	784	700	73	131	15	9	6	72	2	0	41	232	.187	.234	.260	.494	27	182	2	2	41		0
2	Al Benton	23-41	1934	1952	455	579	512	22	50	7	0	0	14	0	0	7	200	.098	.112	.111	.223	-41	57	13	1	59		0

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Elden Auker	23-24	1934	1935	3	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	1		0

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Batting Value

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Elden Auker	22-31	1933	1942	356	784	-0.1	-0.2	-0.1	0.0	-87	1	2	0
2	Al Benton	23-41	1934	1952	455	579	-6.0	-6.0	-6.0	0.0	-117	-1	-1	0

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Batting Sabermetric

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Elden Auker	22-31	1933	1942	356	784	30	174	183	612	46	.271	139	-81	-7.7	.073	3.0	100.00	2
2	Al Benton	23-41	1934	1952	455	579	7	58	67	534	7	.160	36	-107	-10.7	.014	2.6		0

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Elden Auker	23-24	1934	1935	3	7	0	0	0	7		.000	0			.000	2.0		0
2	Al Benton	34	1945	1945	3	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Batting Win Probability

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Elden Auker	22-31	1933	1942	356	784	-6.5	-6.2	-1.0	-72.39		-74.51	0.91
2	Al Benton	23-41	1934	1952	455	579	-8.6	-8.3	-0.7	-98.23		-97.73	0.96

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Head-to-Head Batting

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Totals

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Elden Auker	7	11	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.091	.091	.091	.182	1	0	0	0		0
2	Al Benton	7	13	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2		0

Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Game Logs

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Elden Auker vs. Al Benton: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	GS	InnPl	BOP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	Elden Auker	SLB	1942-09-07 (1)	*	1	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0										P
2	Al Benton	DET	1942-09-07 (1)	*	1	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1										P
3	Elden Auker	SLB	1942-04-19 (1)	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.96	-0.075	3.24	-0.15%	-0.80			P
4	Al Benton	DET	1942-04-19 (1)	*	9	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1		0	1.30	-0.071	3.58	-0.12%	-0.53			P
5	Elden Auker	SLB	1941-05-30 (1)		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Al Benton	DET	1941-05-30 (1)		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
7	Elden Auker	SLB	1940-06-29 (1)	*	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
8	Al Benton	DET	1940-06-29 (1)		2	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.02	-0.001	0.09	0.00%	-0.12			P
9	Elden Auker	BOS	1939-06-16	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	1.11	-0.064	1.67	-0.06%	-0.77			P
10	Al Benton	DET	1939-06-16	*	7	9	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	1.48	0.051	1.13	0.02%	0.32			P
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