Johnny Bench vs. Rick Ferrell — Career Comparison

Johnny Bench
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Rick Ferrell
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Rick Ferrell holds a real edge over Johnny Bench in this comparison. Rick Ferrell led in contact rate (K%+ 220 vs 87), walk rate (BB%+ 133 vs 122), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 110 vs 107). Johnny Bench held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 269 vs 47). The edge belongs to Rick Ferrell.

Hitting Stats for Johnny Bench and Rick Ferrell

Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2158
149.36
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1884
159.84
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8669
600
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
7072
600
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7658
530.03
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
6028
511.43
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.827
0.827
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2048
141.75
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1692
143.55
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
1254
86.79
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1295
109.87
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
26.37
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
324
27.49
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.66
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
3.82
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
26.92
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.38
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
794
54.95
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
397
33.68
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1259.87
87.2
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
894.66
75.9
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3644
252.21
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2190
185.8
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2958
204.73
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2633
223.39
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.817
0.817
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1091
75.51
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
687
58.29
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
95.24
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
734
62.27
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2078
143.82
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1393
118.18
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1241.05
85.9
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
978.59
83.02
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
1.32
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
0.85
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
891
61.67
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
78.99
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
9.34
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
1278
88.45
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
23.5
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
6.78
6.78
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.53
25.53
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.76
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
8.74
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
6.23
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
201
13.91
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.67
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
4.71
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
29
2.46
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.98
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.97
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7.68
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
64
5.43
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.26
61.26
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
45.31
45.31

Fielding Stats for Johnny Bench and Rick Ferrell

Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2193
1.11
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1806
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2003
1.02
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53143
27
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17714.1
9
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10469
5.32
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7248
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
0.61
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1127
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.08
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11811
6
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8510
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11660
5.92
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8375
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.72
98.72
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.41
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.317
5.317
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.637
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.34
91.34
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
0.12
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.05
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.07
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
0.31
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
0.24
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0