Bennie Daniels Jr., is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1957–1960) and Washington Senators (1961–1965). During his playing days, Daniels stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m), weighing 193 pounds (88 kg). He threw right-handed and batted left-handed. During his nine-year big league career, Daniels appeared in 230 games pitched, with 139 starts, and compiled 45 wins, 471 strikeouts, five complete games, five shutouts and five saves, and a 4.44 earned run average (ERA). He allowed 1,004 hits and 383 bases on balls in 997 innings pitched.