Joe Benes vs. Wib Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Benes
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop
Wib Smith
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Benes and Wib Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Benes posted a career OPS of .500 against Wib Smith's .381. On the surface stats, Joe Benes and Wib Smith are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Joe Benes and Wib Smith

Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
400
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
231.82
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
572.73
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
34.57
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.37
18.71
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
109.09
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
47.12
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.34
18.24
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
95.45
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.29
6.29
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Joe Benes and Wib Smith

Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.48
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
27
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
9
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.81
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.16
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.93
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.98
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.93
83.93
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.357
3.357
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
4.24
Joe Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.85