Sam Bennett vs. Willie Keeler — Career Comparison

Sam Bennett
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueCenter Fielder
Willie Keeler
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Sam Bennett and Willie Keeler are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Bennett posted stronger numbers in OPS (.829 vs .802) and slugging (.448 vs .415). Willie Keeler had the advantage in on-base percentage (.388 vs .381). By the career numbers, Sam Bennett had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Bennett and Willie Keeler

Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
176.43
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2123
132.55
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
823
600
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9610
600
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
730
532.2
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8591
536.38
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Sam Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.853
0.853
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
230
167.68
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2932
183.06
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
163
118.83
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2513
156.9
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
34.99
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
15.05
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.83
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
9.05
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.02
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
2.06
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
48.85
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
419
26.16
Sam Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sam Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Sam Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132.09
96.3
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1504.68
93.94
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
238.4
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3562
222.39
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
224.54
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3585
223.83
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Sam Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Sam Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.829
0.829
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.802
0.802
Sam Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Sam Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Sam Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.852
0.852
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.832
0.832
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
114
83.11
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1719
107.33
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
94.05
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
810
50.57
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
232
169.14
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2496
155.84
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
140.46
102.4
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687.41
105.35
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.94
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
8.05
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
45.93
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
32.72
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
136
8.49
Sam Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
823
823
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
70.66
70.66
Sam Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
63
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
3.85
3.85
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
15
10.94
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
22.85
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
22
16.04
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
30.91
Sam Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
23
16.77
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
30.91
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
95.65
95.65
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sam Bennett and Willie Keeler

Sam Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.15
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104
1.05
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.36
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731
0.36
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4845
27
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54078
27
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1615
9
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18026
9
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
2.59
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170
1.58
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.53
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
0.18
Sam Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.21
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.08
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.33
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3700
1.85
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
3.12
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3533
1.76
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.8
93.8
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Sam Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.718
2.718
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.679
1.679
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.07
31.07
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.74
34.74
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.03
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.45
Willie Keeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Keeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0