Bob Allen vs. Gary Bennett — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop
Gary Bennett
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Bob Allen and Gary Bennett are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Allen posted stronger numbers in OPS (.669 vs .637) and on-base percentage (.334 vs .309). Gary Bennett had the advantage in home run production (22 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bob Allen had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Gary Bennett

Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
143.84
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
587
187.74
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2532
600
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
1876
600
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2216
525.12
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1690
540.51
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
126.54
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
408
130.49
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
94.31
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.83
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
18.25
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
23.67
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
10.66
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.96
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.32
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
7.04
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
32.23
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
99
31.66
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288.72
68.42
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
166.02
53.1
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
176.07
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
554
177.19
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
844
200
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
563
180.06
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
80.09
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
141
45.1
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
72.51
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
192
61.41
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
149.29
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
311
99.47
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309.31
73.3
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
173.29
55.42
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.08
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.12
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
70.38
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
139
44.46
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.08
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
52.37
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
270
86.35
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.46
11.46
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
6.95
6.95
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.42
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.48
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.44
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
53
16.95
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
12.56
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.92
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.6
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
12.56
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.52
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
54.55
54.55

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Gary Bennett

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
607
1.02
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.19
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
1.01
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16119
27
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12700
27
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5373
9
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4233.1
9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1406
2.36
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2916
6.2
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2174
3.64
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.36
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
0.55
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.06
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3910
6.55
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3114
6.62
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3580
6
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3087
6.56
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.56
91.56
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.898
5.898
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.513
5.513
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.82
84.82
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
0.47
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.05
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
0.55
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.15