Joe Benes vs. Mance Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Benes
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop
Mance Smith
Greatest GenerationThrows RightBats RightKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Joe Benes and Mance Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Benes posted a career OPS of .500 against Mance Smith's .473. On the surface stats, Joe Benes and Mance Smith are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Joe Benes and Mance Smith

Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
400
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
171.43
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
600
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
547.62
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
104.76
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
95.24
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
34.57
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.01
33.36
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
119.05
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
152.38
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
61.9
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.1
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
47.12
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.97
37.97
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.76
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
42.86
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Benes and Mance Smith

Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.09
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.03
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
27
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
9
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.89
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.04
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.98
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.806
1.806
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0