Matt Alexander vs. Vern Benson — Career Comparison

Matt Alexander
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueUnknown
Vern Benson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Matt Alexander and Vern Benson are closely matched on the surface stats. Vern Benson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.646 vs .560) and slugging (.356 vs .262). Matt Alexander had the advantage in on-base percentage (.298 vs .291). By the career numbers, Vern Benson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Matt Alexander and Vern Benson

Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
1150.77
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
55
279.66
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
600
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
118
600
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
516.92
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
528.81
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
110.77
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
106.78
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
92.31
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
61.02
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.31
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.42
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.08
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.25
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.46
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
45.76
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.66
63.58
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
12.13
61.68
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
135.38
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
188.14
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
169.23
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
172.88
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
341.54
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
86.44
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.31
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
61.02
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
353.85
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
132.2
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.94
42.9
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.79
59.96
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.08
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
55.38
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.1
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.08
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
80
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
111.86
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.36
5.36
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.62
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.08
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.15
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
316.92
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
129.23
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
446.15
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.03
71.03
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Matt Alexander and Vern Benson

Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.96
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.79
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1260
27
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
9
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.89
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.62
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.59
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.51
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.55
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.848
0.848
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Matt Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.81
26.81
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0