Armando Benitez vs. Eric Raich — Career Comparison

Armando Benitez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Eric Raich
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Raich 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 5.85 and 1.699 for Eric Raich. 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 Eric Raich

Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
8.8
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.79
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.6
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.66
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.54
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.98
45.98
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.34
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.13
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.85
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2337
27
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
779
9
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
6.3
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
11.8
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.1
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.23
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
4.66
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.93
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.37
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
946
10.93
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
3.3
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.93
10.93
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3253
37.58
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
40.59
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
6.09
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
3.42
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
6.23
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.28
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.25
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.54
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2788
32.21
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
36.25
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.59
40.59

Fielding Stats for Armando Benitez and Eric Raich

Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
8.8
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.79
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.6
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2337
27
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
779
9
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.36
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.04
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.9
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.6
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.82
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.03
91.03
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.093
0.093
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.842
0.842
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Armando Benitez and Eric Raich

Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
762
57150
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
19
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.84
-63.2
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Eric Raich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Raich
Career
Per 600 PA