Jerry Benjamin vs. Frank Thomas — Career Comparison

Jerry Benjamin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IICenter FielderAll-Star
Frank Thomas
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Jerry Benjamin and Frank Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Frank Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.779 vs .756) and slugging (.454 vs .389). Jerry Benjamin had the advantage in on-base percentage (.367 vs .326). By the career numbers, Frank Thomas 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 Frank Thomas

Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
752
132.78
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1766
153.21
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
3398
600
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6916
600
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
2993
528.49
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6285
545.26
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.801
0.801
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.783
0.783
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
891
157.33
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1671
144.97
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
714
126.07
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1092
94.74
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
108
19.07
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262
22.73
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.24
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.69
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.94
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
24.81
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
177
31.25
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
50.23
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
478.05
84.41
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
896.43
77.77
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1165
205.71
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2853
247.51
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1219
215.24
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2206
191.38
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
634
111.95
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
792
68.71
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
358
63.21
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
83.46
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
964
170.22
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1468
127.36
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
525.26
92.75
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
906.49
78.64
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.83
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
4.42
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
55.09
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
41.99
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.77
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.77
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
894
77.56
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339.8
339.8
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7.74
7.74
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.2
31.2
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
13.42
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2.26
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
6.07
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.53
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
191
16.57
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
23.66
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.3
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
1.91
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
23.84
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
37
3.21
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.26
99.26
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
40.54
40.54

Fielding Stats for Jerry Benjamin and Frank Thomas

Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
784
1.12
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1711
1.22
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.06
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1456
1.03
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18908
27
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38008
27
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6302.2
9
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12669.1
9
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1614
2.3
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4640
3.3
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.28
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
0.66
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.09
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.12
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1878
2.68
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5739
4.08
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1813
2.59
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5570
3.96
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.313
2.313
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.255
3.255
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.9
94.9
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
85.1
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.04
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.19
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0