George Bennette vs. Bill Bruton — Career Comparison

George Bennette
Greatest GenerationIllinoisBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueLeft Fielder
Bill Bruton
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, George Bennette and Bill Bruton are closely matched on the surface stats. George Bennette posted stronger numbers in OPS (.774 vs .724) and on-base percentage (.411 vs .331). Bill Bruton had the advantage in slugging (.393 vs .364). By the career numbers, George Bennette had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for George Bennette and Bill Bruton

George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
161.86
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1610
144.87
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
215
600
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6668
600
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
176
491.16
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6056
544.93
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.852
0.852
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.748
0.748
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
150.7
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1651
148.56
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
133.95
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1214
109.24
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.37
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
21.69
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.58
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
9.18
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.79
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
8.46
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.74
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
39.32
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33.73
94.13
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
803.91
72.34
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
64
178.6
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2378
213.98
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
237.21
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2162
194.54
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.902
0.902
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
103.26
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
84.31
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.6
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
49.04
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
159.07
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1388
124.9
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36.37
101.51
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852.5
76.71
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.37
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
2.61
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.14
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
482
43.37
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
2.88
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.79
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
793
71.36
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
215
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
8.41
8.41
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.33
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
6.48
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.61
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
73
6.57
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
41.86
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
18.63
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
8.01
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
41.86
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
26.63
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
69.93
69.93

Fielding Stats for George Bennette and Bill Bruton

George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.18
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1561
1.19
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.06
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
0.99
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35473
27
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11824.1
9
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.28
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3905
2.97
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.08
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.06
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.7
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4087
3.11
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.47
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4010
3.05
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.59
86.59
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.12
98.12
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.246
1.246
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.569
2.569
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.34
83.34
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.02
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0