Bruce Aven vs. Jerry Benjamin — Career Comparison

Bruce Aven
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Jerry Benjamin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IICenter FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bruce Aven and Jerry Benjamin are closely matched on the surface stats. Bruce Aven posted stronger numbers in OPS (.775 vs .756) and slugging (.432 vs .389). Jerry Benjamin had the advantage in on-base percentage (.367 vs .344). By the career numbers, Bruce Aven had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bruce Aven and Jerry Benjamin

Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
259
227.53
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
752
132.78
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
683
600
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3398
600
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
609
534.99
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2993
528.49
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.788
0.788
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.801
0.801
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
166
145.83
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
157.33
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
111
97.51
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
126.07
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
28.99
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
19.07
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.76
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.24
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
17.57
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
4.94
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
48.32
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
31.25
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
90.96
79.91
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
478.05
84.41
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
231.04
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
205.71
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
234
205.56
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1219
215.24
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
85
74.67
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
634
111.95
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
90.48
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
63.21
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
168
147.58
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
964
170.22
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
93.52
82.16
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525.26
92.75
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.66
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
2.83
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
57
50.07
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
55.09
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
135
118.59
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.77
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
5.06
5.06
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339.8
339.8
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.2
31.2
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
13.42
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.27
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.54
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.53
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.27
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
23.66
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.51
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.78
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
23.84
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.26
99.26

Fielding Stats for Bruce Aven and Jerry Benjamin

Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.4
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
784
1.12
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.97
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.06
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3498
27
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18908
27
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1166
9
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6302.2
9
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
2.11
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1614
2.3
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.28
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.09
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.18
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1878
2.68
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
2.15
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1813
2.59
Bruce Aven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.313
2.313
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.61
69.61
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.9
94.9
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.04
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Aven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0