Bruce Benedict vs. Pat Valaika — Career Comparison

Bruce Benedict
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Pat Valaika
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bruce Benedict and Pat Valaika are closely matched on the surface stats. Pat Valaika posted stronger numbers in OPS (.642 vs .630) and slugging (.378 vs .299). Bruce Benedict had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .264). By the career numbers, Pat Valaika 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 Pat Valaika

Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
982
179.14
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
374
259.72
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3289
600
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
864
600
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2878
525.02
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
802
556.94
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
696
126.97
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
177
122.92
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
574
104.71
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
112
77.78
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
17.88
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
23.61
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.09
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.69
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.28
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
20.83
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
22.26
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
45.14
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277.94
50.7
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83.61
58.06
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
860
156.89
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
303
210.42
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1037
189.18
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
226
156.94
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
39.04
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
63.19
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
47.43
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
63.89
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
83.19
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
106.25
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307.84
56.16
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
78.77
54.7
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.37
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.39
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
59.84
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
47
32.64
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
9.49
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
45.79
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
163.19
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.1
13.1
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
3.68
3.68
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
1.31
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
8.94
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.25
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.83
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.78
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
76
13.86
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
9.03
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.19
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.69
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.65
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.08
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
5.84
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.78
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Bruce Benedict and Pat Valaika

Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
1.12
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
1.58
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
1.03
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.94
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23342
27
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
5165
27
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7780.2
9
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721.2
9
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4651
5.38
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
2.31
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577
0.67
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
2.15
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.06
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5281
6.11
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
866
4.53
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5228
6.05
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
4.46
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.61
98.61
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.384
5.384
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.819
2.819
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.86
91.86
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.08
59.08
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.06
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.61
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.06
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
0.89
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
0.42
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0