Jerry Benjamin vs. Eric Thames — Career Comparison

Jerry Benjamin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IICenter FielderAll-Star
Eric Thames
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Jerry Benjamin and Eric Thames are closely matched on the surface stats. Eric Thames posted stronger numbers in OPS (.797 vs .756) and slugging (.467 vs .389). Jerry Benjamin had the advantage in on-base percentage (.367 vs .330). By the career numbers, Eric Thames 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 Eric Thames

Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
752
132.78
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
605
171.88
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3398
600
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
2112
600
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2993
528.49
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1868
530.68
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.801
0.801
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
157.33
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
451
128.13
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
126.07
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
238
67.61
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
19.07
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
28.41
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.24
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.83
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.94
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
27.27
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
177
31.25
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
60.51
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478.05
84.41
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
298.16
84.71
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
205.71
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
873
248.01
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1219
215.24
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
686
194.89
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.773
0.773
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
634
111.95
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
286
81.25
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
63.21
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
66.76
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
964
170.22
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
425
120.74
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525.26
92.75
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
286.76
81.47
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.83
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.95
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
55.09
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
58.81
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.98
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.77
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
617
175.28
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339.8
339.8
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3.42
3.42
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.2
31.2
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
13.42
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.57
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.99
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.53
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
25
7.1
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
23.66
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
18
5.11
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.7
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
23.84
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
24
6.82
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.26
99.26
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75

Fielding Stats for Jerry Benjamin and Eric Thames

Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Eric Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
784
1.12
Eric Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
1.18
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.06
Eric Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
1.04
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18908
27
Eric Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
11542
27
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6302.2
9
Eric Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3847.1
9
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1614
2.3
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2189
5.12
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
0.28
Eric Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.34
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.09
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.05
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1878
2.68
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.51
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1813
2.59
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2335
5.46
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.313
2.313
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.624
4.624
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.9
94.9
Eric Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.12
88.12
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.04
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.42
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0