Armando Benitez vs. Elmer Riddle — Career Comparison

Armando Benitez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Elmer Riddle
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Elmer Riddle 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 3.4 and 1.400 for Elmer Riddle. 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 Elmer Riddle

Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
8.8
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.67
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.09
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.57
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.54
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.46
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.98
45.98
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.26
65.26
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.5
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.34
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.13
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
3.4
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2337
27
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3069
27
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
9
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1023
9
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
6.3
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
8.57
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.1
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.52
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
4.66
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.03
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.37
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
946
10.93
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
3.01
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.93
10.93
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3253
37.58
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4406
38.76
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
6.09
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.35
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
3.42
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
3.85
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.25
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.54
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2788
32.21
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3929
34.57
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Armando Benitez and Elmer Riddle

Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
8.8
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2337
27
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
9
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.36
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.9
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.82
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.03
91.03
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.73
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.093
0.093
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.226
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Armando Benitez and Elmer Riddle

Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
762
57150
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
191
300
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
600
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
339
532.46
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
108.38
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
91.1
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.71
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.28
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.75
31.03
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
128.8
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
138.22
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
47.12
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
43.98
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
89.53
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.84
-63.2
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.93
32.87
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.84
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
108.38
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.54
5.54
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
37.7
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.85
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100