Armando Benitez vs. Dennis Eckersley — Career Comparison

Armando Benitez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dennis Eckersley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Dennis Eckersley built a career as a starting pitcher and Armando Benitez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Armando Benitez led in strikeout rate (K%+ 142 vs 107), home run suppression (HR9+ 74 vs 74), and run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 102). Dennis Eckersley held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 72). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Armando Benitez.

Pitching Stats for Armando Benitez and Dennis Eckersley

Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
8.8
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1071
2.93
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
0.99
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.54
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.54
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.47
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.98
45.98
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.71
33.71
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.27
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.05
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.34
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.07
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.13
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
3.5
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2337
27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
9
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
6.3
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3076
8.43
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.1
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
0.95
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
4.66
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
2.02
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.37
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.25
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
946
10.93
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2401
6.58
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.93
10.93
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.21
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
37.58
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13534
37.07
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
6.09
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577
1.58
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
3.42
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1382
3.79
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.28
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.25
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.25
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.54
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.4
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2788
32.21
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12519
34.29
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.58
37.58
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.07
37.07

Fielding Stats for Armando Benitez and Dennis Eckersley

Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
8.8
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1071
2.93
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
0.99
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2337
27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
9
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.36
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.57
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.9
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
1.65
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.82
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.57
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.03
91.03
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.093
0.093
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.71
33.71
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.05
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Armando Benitez and Dennis Eckersley

Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
762
57150
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1073
3284.69
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
554.08
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
73.47
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
55.1
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.18
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.18
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
23.72
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
110.2
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
101.02
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
36.73
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
55.1
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.84
-63.2
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
8.37
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
257.14
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.31
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA