Joe Benes vs. Harry Sage — Career Comparison

Joe Benes
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop
Harry Sage
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Benes and Harry Sage are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Benes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.500 vs .464) and on-base percentage (.333 vs .235). Harry Sage had the advantage in slugging (.229 vs .167). By the career numbers, Joe Benes had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Benes and Harry Sage

Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Sage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
400
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
158.82
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
600
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
539.22
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry Sage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Harry Sage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
80.39
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
52.94
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.69
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.84
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.92
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.45
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
34.57
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.28
37.79
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
123.53
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
141.18
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Sage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Sage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Harry Sage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Sage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Harry Sage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.43
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.02
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
123.53
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
47.12
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.04
33.4
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.92
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
56.86
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Harry Sage
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Harry Sage
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.61
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.61
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Benes and Harry Sage

Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Sage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.11
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Sage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1968
27
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
9
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
4.61
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.11
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Harry Sage
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
7.09
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
6.72
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Harry Sage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.049
6.049
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Sage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Harry Sage
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.45
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Sage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Harry Sage
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
2.09
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Sage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.87