Marvin Benard vs. Ryan Ludwick — Career Comparison

Marvin Benard
Gen XNicaraguaThrows LeftBats LeftCentral AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Ryan Ludwick
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRight FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star

Marvin Benard and Ryan Ludwick each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Marvin Benard had the edge in contact rate (K%+ 113 vs 83), while Ryan Ludwick led in home run production (HR/PA+ 171 vs 65). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Marvin Benard and Ryan Ludwick

Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
891
181.53
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1065
160.84
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
2945
600
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3973
600
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
2630
535.82
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3549
535.97
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
714
145.47
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
923
139.39
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
501
102.07
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
84.57
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
138
28.12
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
30.35
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.28
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.21
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
54
11
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
23.26
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
213
43.4
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
54.82
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
380.68
77.56
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535.02
80.8
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
1056
215.14
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1602
241.93
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1004
204.55
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1307
197.38
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
441
89.85
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
68.56
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
260
52.97
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
587
88.65
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
647
131.82
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
887
133.95
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
392.97
80.06
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533.13
80.51
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
25
5.09
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
6.8
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
53.99
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
339
51.2
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.43
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.42
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
92.5
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
888
134.11
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.49
6.49
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
4.47
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.06
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.51
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.04
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.53
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
6.52
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
64
9.67
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
21.39
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.57
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
8.76
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.02
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
30.15
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.59
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.95
70.95
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
45.95
45.95

Fielding Stats for Marvin Benard and Ryan Ludwick

Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
1.22
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
1.11
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
0.97
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
1.03
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15620
27
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23234
27
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5206.2
9
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7744.2
9
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
2.44
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1682
1.95
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.06
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.05
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.04
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.01
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
2.54
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1733
2.01
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1446
2.5
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
2
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.57
98.57
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.31
99.31
Marvin Benard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.051
2.051
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.57
92.57
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marvin Benard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0