Jerry Benjamin vs. Wes Covington — Career Comparison

Jerry Benjamin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IICenter FielderAll-Star
Wes Covington
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Jerry Benjamin and Wes Covington are closely matched on the surface stats. Wes Covington posted stronger numbers in OPS (.813 vs .756) and slugging (.466 vs .389). Jerry Benjamin had the advantage in on-base percentage (.367 vs .347). By the career numbers, Wes Covington had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jerry Benjamin and Wes Covington

Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
752
132.78
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1075
195.99
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3398
600
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
3291
600
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2993
528.49
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2978
542.94
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.801
0.801
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.811
0.811
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
157.33
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
832
151.69
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
126.07
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
556
101.37
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
108
19.07
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
23.34
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.24
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.1
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.94
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
23.88
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
177
31.25
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
50.32
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478.05
84.41
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
463.09
84.43
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1165
205.71
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1387
252.87
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1219
215.24
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
1103
201.09
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
634
111.95
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
355
64.72
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
358
63.21
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
90.98
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
964
170.22
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
723
131.81
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525.26
92.75
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
471.68
85.99
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.83
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.38
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
55.09
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
247
45.03
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
9.3
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.77
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
414
75.48
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339.8
339.8
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
7.95
7.95
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.2
31.2
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
13.42
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.92
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
4.74
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.53
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
73
13.31
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
23.66
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.28
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.73
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
23.84
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.01
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.26
99.26
Wes Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64

Fielding Stats for Jerry Benjamin and Wes Covington

Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
784
1.12
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
1.2
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
1.06
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
754
1.13
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18908
27
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
18055
27
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6302.2
9
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
6018.1
9
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1614
2.3
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1054
1.58
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.28
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.06
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.09
Wes Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.07
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1878
2.68
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140
1.7
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1813
2.59
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1095
1.64
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
96.05
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.313
2.313
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
1.364
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.9
94.9
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.04
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0