Joe Astroth vs. Bruce Benedict — Career Comparison

Joe Astroth
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Bruce Benedict
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Joe Astroth and Bruce Benedict are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 99 for Joe Astroth, 100 for Bruce Benedict), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 80 vs 85). The overall lean goes to Bruce Benedict, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Joe Astroth and Bruce Benedict

Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
544
182.24
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
982
179.14
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
1791
600
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3289
600
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1579
528.98
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2878
525.02
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.681
0.681
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
134.34
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
696
126.97
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
109.55
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
574
104.71
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
51
17.09
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
17.88
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.35
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.09
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.36
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
3.28
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
24.79
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
22.26
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165.15
55.33
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277.94
50.7
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
511
171.19
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
860
156.89
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
592
198.32
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1037
189.18
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
54.61
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
39.04
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
52.26
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
47.43
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
102.51
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
83.19
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186.47
62.47
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307.84
56.16
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.69
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
13
2.37
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
177
59.3
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
59.84
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.01
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
9.49
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
41.54
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
251
45.79
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.44
14.44
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
13.1
13.1
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
1.31
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.7
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
8.94
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.34
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.83
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
20.1
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
13.86
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.01
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.19
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.01
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.65
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.02
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
5.84
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Astroth and Bruce Benedict

Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.19
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
1.12
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
1.03
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4329
27
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23342
27
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1443
9
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7780.2
9
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2057
12.83
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4651
5.38
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.45
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577
0.67
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.19
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.06
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2321
14.48
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281
6.11
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
14.28
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5228
6.05
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.66
98.66
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.481
4.481
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.384
5.384
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.51
31.51
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.86
91.86
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.29
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.06
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.26
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.06
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.29
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
0.89
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.24
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
0.42