Dave Bancroft vs. Gary Bennett — Career Comparison

Dave Bancroft
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameShortstop
Gary Bennett
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Dave Bancroft comes out clearly ahead of Gary Bennett across most offensive categories. Dave Bancroft led in walk rate (BB%+ 137 vs 65), contact rate (K%+ 143 vs 114), and slugging (SLG+ 102 vs 77). Dave Bancroft was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dave Bancroft and Gary Bennett

Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1913
139.23
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
587
187.74
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8244
600
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
1876
600
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7182
522.71
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1690
540.51
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2004
145.85
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
408
130.49
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1575
114.63
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
309
98.83
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
23.29
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
23.67
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
5.6
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.96
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
2.33
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
7.04
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
31.22
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
31.66
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.71
72.03
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
166.02
53.1
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2574
187.34
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
554
177.19
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2854
207.71
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
563
180.06
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1048
76.27
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
141
45.1
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
43.01
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
61.41
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1607
116.96
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
311
99.47
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1094.62
79.67
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
173.29
55.42
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
1.67
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.12
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
827
60.19
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
139
44.46
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.08
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
487
35.44
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
86.35
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.93
16.93
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
6.95
6.95
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
15.43
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.48
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.44
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
53
16.95
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
10.55
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.92
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
5.46
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.6
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
16.01
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.52
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.91
65.91
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
54.55
54.55

Fielding Stats for Dave Bancroft and Gary Bennett

Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1892
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.19
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
1.01
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12700
27
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4233.1
9
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4673
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2916
6.2
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6604
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.36
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11943
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3114
6.62
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11277
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3087
6.56
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.42
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.96
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.513
5.513
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.82
84.82
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1027
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.05
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
0.55
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.15