Marvin Benard vs. Jelly Gardner — Career Comparison

Marvin Benard
Gen XNicaraguaThrows LeftBats LeftCentral AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Jelly Gardner
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Marvin Benard and Jelly Gardner are closely matched on the surface stats. Marvin Benard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.746 vs .708) and slugging (.402 vs .331). Jelly Gardner had the advantage in on-base percentage (.376 vs .344). By the career numbers, Marvin Benard had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Marvin Benard and Jelly Gardner

Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
181.53
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
698
142.26
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2945
600
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2944
600
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2630
535.82
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2487
506.86
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
145.47
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
703
143.27
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
501
102.07
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
123.71
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
28.12
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
74
15.08
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.28
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.87
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
11
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.61
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
43.4
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
96
19.57
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380.68
77.56
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
377.24
76.88
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1056
215.14
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
824
167.93
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
1004
204.55
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
219.5
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
441
89.85
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
96.4
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
52.97
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
232
47.28
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
647
131.82
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
143.07
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
392.97
80.06
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419.35
85.47
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
5.09
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.45
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
265
53.99
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
73.78
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.43
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
454
92.5
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.67
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
6.49
6.49
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163.56
163.56
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.11
20.11
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.06
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
16.92
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.04
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
32
6.52
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
105
21.39
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
27.72
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
8.76
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.24
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
30.15
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
147
29.96
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.95
70.95
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.52
92.52

Fielding Stats for Marvin Benard and Jelly Gardner

Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
1.22
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
1.22
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
0.97
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
1.04
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15620
27
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15552
27
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5206.2
9
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5184
9
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
2.44
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
1.92
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.06
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.18
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.04
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
2.54
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
2.18
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1446
2.5
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1209
2.1
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.57
98.57
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.1
96.1
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.051
2.051
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.92
84.92
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.02
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0