Jerry Benjamin vs. Mel Mazzera — Career Comparison

Jerry Benjamin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IICenter FielderAll-Star
Mel Mazzera
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Jerry Benjamin and Mel Mazzera are closely matched on the surface stats. Jerry Benjamin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.756 vs .735) and on-base percentage (.367 vs .333). Mel Mazzera had the advantage in slugging (.402 vs .389). By the career numbers, Jerry Benjamin 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 Mel Mazzera

Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
752
132.78
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
219.43
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3398
600
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
566
600
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2993
528.49
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
507
537.46
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.801
0.801
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
157.33
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
136
144.17
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
126.07
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
96
101.77
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
19.07
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.32
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
7.24
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.48
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
4.94
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.6
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
31.25
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
42.4
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
478.05
84.41
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
68.91
73.05
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
205.71
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
216.25
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1219
215.24
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
185
196.11
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.735
0.735
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
634
111.95
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
75
79.51
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
63.21
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
69.96
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
964
170.22
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
131
138.87
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525.26
92.75
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
73.89
78.33
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
2.83
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.24
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
55.09
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
45
47.7
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.18
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.77
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
71
75.27
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339.8
339.8
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
7.97
7.97
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.2
31.2
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
13.42
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.6
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.18
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.53
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.36
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
23.66
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.12
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
23.84
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.18
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.26
99.26
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Jerry Benjamin and Mel Mazzera

Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
1.12
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.06
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18908
27
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6302.2
9
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1614
2.3
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.28
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.09
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1878
2.68
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1813
2.59
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.06
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.313
2.313
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.9
94.9
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.04
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0