Jerry Benjamin vs. Jack Thornton — Career Comparison

Jerry Benjamin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IICenter FielderAll-Star
Jack Thornton
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Jerry Benjamin and Jack Thornton are closely matched on the surface stats. Jack Thornton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.780 vs .756) and on-base percentage (.417 vs .367). Jerry Benjamin had the advantage in slugging (.389 vs .364). By the career numbers, Jack Thornton 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 Jack Thornton

Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
752
132.78
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3398
600
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2993
528.49
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.801
0.801
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.792
0.792
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
891
157.33
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
126.07
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
19.07
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.24
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.94
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
31.25
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478.05
84.41
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
85.37
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1165
205.71
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1219
215.24
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
634
111.95
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
63.21
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
964
170.22
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525.26
92.75
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
106.11
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.83
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
55.09
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.18
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.77
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339.8
339.8
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.2
31.2
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
13.42
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.18
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.53
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
23.66
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.18
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
23.84
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.26
99.26
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Jerry Benjamin and Jack Thornton

Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
784
1.12
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.64
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
1.06
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18908
27
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6302.2
9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1614
2.3
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
10.64
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
0.28
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.09
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1878
2.68
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1813
2.59
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.313
2.313
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.9
94.9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.04
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0