Fred Bankhead vs. Gary Bennett — Career Comparison

Fred Bankhead
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Gary Bennett
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Fred Bankhead and Gary Bennett are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Bankhead posted stronger numbers in OPS (.648 vs .637) and on-base percentage (.333 vs .309). Gary Bennett had the advantage in slugging (.328 vs .315). By the career numbers, Fred Bankhead had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Fred Bankhead and Gary Bennett

Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
290
147.46
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
587
187.74
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
1180
600
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1876
600
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
1042
529.83
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1690
540.51
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
137.8
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
130.49
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
116.44
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
98.83
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
29
14.75
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
23.67
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.59
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.96
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.02
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
7.04
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
42
21.36
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
31.66
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126.61
64.38
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166.02
53.1
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
328
166.78
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
177.19
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
385
195.76
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
180.06
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
83.9
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
141
45.1
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
109
55.42
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
61.41
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
138.31
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
99.47
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143.68
73.06
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173.29
55.42
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.17
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
16
5.12
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
47.8
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
44.46
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.08
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.56
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
270
86.35
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168.57
168.57
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
6.95
6.95
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.43
13.43
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.2
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.48
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.44
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
53
16.95
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
20.34
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.92
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.6
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
20.34
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.52
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
54.55
54.55

Fielding Stats for Fred Bankhead and Gary Bennett

Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
1.13
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.19
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.08
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
1.01
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
7028
27
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12700
27
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2342.2
9
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4233.1
9
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
2.47
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2916
6.2
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
2.72
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.36
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.29
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.06
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
5.49
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3114
6.62
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1353
5.2
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3087
6.56
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.75
94.75
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.586
4.586
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.513
5.513
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.82
84.82
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.35
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.05
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
0.55
Fred Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.15