Gary Bennett vs. Mike Hessman — Career Comparison

Gary Bennett
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher
Mike Hessman
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Gary Bennett and Mike Hessman are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Hessman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.699 vs .637) and slugging (.422 vs .328). Gary Bennett had the advantage in on-base percentage (.309 vs .278). By the career numbers, Mike Hessman had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Gary Bennett and Mike Hessman

Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
587
187.74
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
261.6
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1876
600
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
250
600
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1690
540.51
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
223
535.2
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
130.49
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
42
100.8
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.83
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
45.6
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
23.67
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.2
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.96
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
7.04
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.6
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
31.66
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
55.2
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166.02
53.1
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.02
69.65
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
177.19
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
225.6
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
563
180.06
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
68
163.2
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
45.1
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
69.6
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
61.41
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
79.2
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
99.47
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
115.2
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173.29
55.42
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24.9
59.76
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
5.12
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
12
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
44.46
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.4
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.08
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.8
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
86.35
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
189.6
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.16
3.16
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.48
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.44
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.4
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
53
16.95
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.6
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.92
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.6
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.52
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.55
54.55
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Gary Bennett and Mike Hessman

Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
560
1.19
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.56
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
1.01
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.89
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12700
27
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1458
27
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4233.1
9
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
9
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2916
6.2
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
5.06
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.36
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.17
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.06
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3114
6.62
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
6.37
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3087
6.56
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
6.22
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
97.67
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.513
5.513
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.82
84.82
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.05
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.65
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
0.55
Mike Hessman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.15
Mike Hessman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0