Jerry Benjamin vs. Willie McGee — Career Comparison

Jerry Benjamin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IICenter FielderAll-Star
Willie McGee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Jerry Benjamin and Willie McGee are closely matched on the surface stats. Jerry Benjamin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.756 vs .734) and on-base percentage (.367 vs .338). Willie McGee had the advantage in home run production (79 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Willie McGee

Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
752
132.78
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2201
161.28
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
3398
600
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8188
600
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
2993
528.49
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7649
560.5
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.801
0.801
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
891
157.33
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2254
165.17
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
714
126.07
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1731
126.84
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
108
19.07
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
25.65
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.24
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
6.89
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.94
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
5.79
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
177
31.25
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
38.32
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
478.05
84.41
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1008.36
73.89
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1165
205.71
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3029
221.96
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1219
215.24
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2717
199.1
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
634
111.95
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1010
74.01
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
358
63.21
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
62.73
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
964
170.22
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1787
130.95
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
525.26
92.75
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077.04
78.92
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.83
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.1
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
55.09
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
448
32.83
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
4.25
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.77
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
1238
90.72
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339.8
339.8
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
6.61
6.61
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.2
31.2
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
13.42
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.2
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
3.37
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.53
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
157
11.5
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
134
23.66
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
25.79
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
8.87
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
135
23.84
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
34.66
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.26
99.26
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
74.42
74.42

Fielding Stats for Jerry Benjamin and Willie McGee

Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
784
1.12
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1990
1.12
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.06
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1744
0.98
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18908
27
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47835
27
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6302.2
9
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15945
9
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1614
2.3
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4295
2.42
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.28
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.08
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.09
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.06
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1878
2.68
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4539
2.56
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1813
2.59
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4431
2.5
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.313
2.313
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.227
2.227
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.9
94.9
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.64
87.64
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.04
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.02
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0