Armando Benitez vs. Claude Elliott — Career Comparison

Armando Benitez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Claude Elliott
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Claude Elliott 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.258 compared to 3.33 and 1.383 for Claude Elliott. By the career numbers, Armando Benitez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Armando Benitez and Claude Elliott

Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
8.8
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.79
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.54
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.98
45.98
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.34
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.13
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
3.33
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2337
27
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
779
9
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
6.3
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
9.35
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.1
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
4.66
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.09
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.37
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
946
10.93
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.82
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.93
10.93
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3253
37.58
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
38.55
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
6.09
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.06
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
3.42
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.8
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.25
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.54
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.383
1.383
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2788
32.21
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
35.05
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Armando Benitez and Claude Elliott

Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
8.8
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.78
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2337
27
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
779
9
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.36
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.41
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.9
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.82
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.84
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.03
91.03
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.093
0.093
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.591
1.591
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Armando Benitez and Claude Elliott

Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
762
57150
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
22
286.96
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
586.96
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
44.92
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
182.61
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
130.43
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.84
-63.2
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
43.72
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
130.43
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100