Jason Bay vs. Benny Bowcock — Career Comparison

Jason Bay
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Benny Bowcock
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Jason Bay and Benny Bowcock are closely matched on the surface stats. Jason Bay posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.365 vs .358) and home run production (222 career HR at a higher rate). Benny Bowcock had the advantage in batting average (.320 vs .266). By the career numbers, Jason Bay had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jason Bay and Benny Bowcock

Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1278
145.83
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
152.73
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5258
600
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4505
514.07
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
545.45
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Benny Bowcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.858
0.858
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1200
136.93
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
174.55
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
80.79
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
120
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
27.39
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
3.42
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
25.33
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
492
56.14
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
822.09
93.81
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
8.52
92.99
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2166
247.17
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
261.82
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1892
215.9
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
19
207.27
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.839
0.839
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.824
0.824
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Benny Bowcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
737
84.1
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
754
86.04
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
109.09
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1269
144.81
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
174.55
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
810.26
92.46
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.17
99.99
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
6.39
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
636
72.58
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.34
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1216
138.76
Benny Bowcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
163.64
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.32
4.32
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
0.8
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.16
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
84
9.59
Benny Bowcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
10.84
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.94
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
12.78
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Jason Bay
Career
Per 600 PA
84.82
84.82
Benny Bowcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jason Bay and Benny Bowcock

Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
1.06
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.04
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
1.03
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31973
27
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
27
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10657.2
9
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
9
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
1.94
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.64
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.06
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.38
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.02
Benny Bowcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.52
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2398
2.03
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.54
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2371
2
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.02
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.52
88.52
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.891
1.891
Benny Bowcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.857
3.857
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.05
97.05
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Bowcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0