Joe Benz and Rich Gossage Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Joe Benz or Rich Gossage? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a Joe Benz vs. Rich Gossage comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

Joe Benz Rich Gossage
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Relief Pitcher
Generation The Lost Generation Baby Boomers
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Joe Benz and Rich Gossage

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
251
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1002
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
163
44
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
44
Career
162 Game Avg.
76
76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
124
76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
75
75
Career
162 Game Avg.
107
75
Career
162 Game Avg.
50.33
50.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.68
50.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
75
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
5
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
310
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
367
99
Career
162 Game Avg.
605
99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.43
2.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
2.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.58
2.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.98
2.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.15
3.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.49
3.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.245
0.245
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.228
0.245
Career
162 Game Avg.
4079
1105
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5428
1105
Career
162 Game Avg.
1359.67
368.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1809.33
368.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1225
332
Career
162 Game Avg.
1497
332
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.11
8.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.45
8.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
16
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
119
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.11
0.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.59
0.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.06
0.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.12
0.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
334
90
Career
162 Game Avg.
732
90
Joe Benz
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.21
2.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.64
2.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
539
146
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1502
146
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.57
3.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.47
3.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.15
2.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.5
2.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.642
0.642
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.235
0.642
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
29
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
63
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
24
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
47
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
5364
1453
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7507
1453
Career
162 Game Avg.
51
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
681
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
509
138
Career
162 Game Avg.
670
138
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.37
3.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.33
3.37
Joe Benz
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
106
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
67
0
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
124
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.147
1.147
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.232
1.147
Career
162 Game Avg.
5006
1356
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6555
1356
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.03
2.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.67
2.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.271
0.271
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.276
0.271
Career
162 Game Avg.
35.51
35.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.34
35.51

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Rich Gossage

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
5.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
5.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
251
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1002
162
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
0
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5428
0
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1809.33
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
23.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
78
23.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
504
325.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
180
325.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
45
29.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
29.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
586
378.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
279
378.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
541
349.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
258
349.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
92.32
92.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
92.47
92.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.155
2.155
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.257
2.155
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
18
11.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
11.62
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Rich Gossage

Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
251
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1003
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
474
306
Career
162 Game Avg.
93
306
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
441
285
Career
162 Game Avg.
85
285
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.138
0.138
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.106
0.138
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.361
0.361
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.312
0.361
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
61
39
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
51
33
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
6
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10.9
7.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.2
7.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
73
47
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
67
43
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.141
0.141
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.14
0.141
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.166
0.166
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.118
0.166
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.307
0.307
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.257
0.307
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.027
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.012
0.027
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.105
0.105
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.092
0.105
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.211
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.179
0.211
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.185
0.185
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.188
0.185
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
46
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.57
1.02
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
-1.9
1.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
112
72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.23
4.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.51
4.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.04
0.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.11
0.04
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
17
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Joe Benz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
100