Joe Benes vs. Danny Shay — Career Comparison

Joe Benes
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop
Danny Shay
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Danny Shay posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Benes. Danny Shay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.620 vs .500) and slugging (.294 vs .167). Joe Benes had the advantage in on-base percentage (.333 vs .325). By the career numbers, Danny Shay 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 Danny Shay

Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
400
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
156.43
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
886
600
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
775
524.83
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
125.96
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
103.61
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
17.61
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.39
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.35
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
22.35
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
34.57
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.74
63.48
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
154.4
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
192.33
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.27
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
41.99
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
100.9
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.18
47.12
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101.58
68.79
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
6.77
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
59.59
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
40
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
36.57
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.41
16.41
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.8
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
35.21
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
35.21
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Benes and Danny Shay

Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.05
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.91
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5682
27
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1894
9
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.91
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
3.14
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.48
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
5.53
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
5.05
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.32
91.32
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.832
4.832
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.27
87.27
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny Shay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.28
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Shay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0