Neal Ball vs. Gary Bennett — Career Comparison

Neal Ball
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop
Gary Bennett
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Neal Ball comes out clearly ahead of Gary Bennett across most offensive categories. Neal Ball led in home run production (HR/PA+ 83 vs 34), slugging (SLG+ 100 vs 77), and walk rate (BB%+ 73 vs 65). Gary Bennett held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 114 vs 54). Neal Ball was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Neal Ball and Gary Bennett

Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
502
169.59
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
587
187.74
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
1776
600
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1876
600
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1613
544.93
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1690
540.51
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
404
136.49
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
130.49
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
110.47
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
309
98.83
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
56
18.92
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
23.67
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.74
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.96
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
7.04
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
77
26.01
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
31.66
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169.79
57.36
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
166.02
53.1
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
506
170.95
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
177.19
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
507
171.28
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
563
180.06
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
55.07
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
141
45.1
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
151
51.01
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
61.41
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
104.73
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
99.47
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.87
63.13
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
173.29
55.42
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.12
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
99
33.45
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
44.46
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.08
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
323
109.12
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
86.35
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
20.27
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.48
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.44
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
53
16.95
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
31.08
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.92
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.69
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.6
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
32.77
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.52
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.85
94.85
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
54.55
54.55

Fielding Stats for Neal Ball and Gary Bennett

Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
1.72
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
560
1.19
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.02
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
1.01
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
7470
27
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12700
27
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2490
9
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4233.1
9
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
3.44
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2916
6.2
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
4.94
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.36
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
0.78
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.06
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2535
9.16
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3114
6.62
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2319
8.38
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
6.56
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.48
91.48
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.862
4.862
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.513
5.513
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.91
58.91
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.82
84.82
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.52
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.05
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
0.55
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.15