Bruce Benedict vs. Nelson Mathews — Career Comparison

Bruce Benedict
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Nelson Mathews
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bruce Benedict and Nelson Mathews are closely matched on the surface stats. Nelson Mathews posted stronger numbers in OPS (.656 vs .630) and slugging (.359 vs .299). Bruce Benedict had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .297). By the career numbers, Nelson Mathews had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bruce Benedict and Nelson Mathews

Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982
179.14
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
306
170.63
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3289
600
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1076
600
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2878
525.02
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
978
545.35
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
696
126.97
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
218
121.56
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
574
104.71
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
143
79.74
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
17.88
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
21.75
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.09
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.81
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.28
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.27
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
22.26
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
41.82
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277.94
50.7
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102.23
57.01
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
860
156.89
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
195.72
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1037
189.18
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
309
172.3
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
39.04
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
51.86
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
47.43
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
54.65
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
83.19
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
94.24
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307.84
56.16
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
96.63
53.88
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.37
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
59.84
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
88
49.07
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
9.49
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.25
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
45.79
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
138.29
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.1
13.1
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4.34
4.34
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
1.31
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
8.94
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.23
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.83
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
13.86
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
15.61
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
2.19
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.46
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
3.65
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.69
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
5.84
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.15
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Bruce Benedict and Nelson Mathews

Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
971
1.12
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
1.08
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
1.03
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23342
27
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6903
27
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7780.2
9
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2301
9
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4651
5.38
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
2.4
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
0.67
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.06
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5281
6.11
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
2.5
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5228
6.05
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
2.43
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.18
97.18
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.384
5.384
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.255
2.255
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.86
91.86
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.73
92.73
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.06
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.06
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
0.89
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
0.42
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0