George Bennette vs. Jay Johnstone — Career Comparison

George Bennette
Greatest GenerationIllinoisBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueLeft Fielder
Jay Johnstone
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, George Bennette and Jay Johnstone are closely matched on the surface stats. George Bennette posted stronger numbers in OPS (.774 vs .730) and on-base percentage (.411 vs .336). Jay Johnstone had the advantage in slugging (.394 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 Jay Johnstone

George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
58
161.86
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1748
200.57
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
215
600
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5229
600
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
176
491.16
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4703
539.64
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.852
0.852
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
150.7
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1254
143.89
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
133.95
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
899
103.16
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.37
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
24.67
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
4.36
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.79
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
11.7
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.74
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
40.73
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33.73
94.13
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616.21
70.71
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
64
178.6
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1851
212.39
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
237.21
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1705
195.64
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.902
0.902
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
103.26
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
66.32
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
21
58.6
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
60.93
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
159.07
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1007
115.55
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36.37
101.51
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
640.36
73.48
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.37
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.52
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.14
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
49.23
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
7
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.79
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
632
72.52
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
215
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
8.27
8.27
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.33
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.59
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.02
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
80
9.18
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
41.86
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
5.74
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.2
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
41.86
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
11.93
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
48.08
48.08

Fielding Stats for George Bennette and Jay Johnstone

George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.18
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
1.22
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.06
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1134
1.01
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30296
27
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10098.2
9
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.28
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2743
2.44
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.12
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.05
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.7
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2934
2.61
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.47
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
2.56
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.59
86.59
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.246
1.246
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.102
2.102
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.96
82.96
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.05
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0