Gene Benson vs. Sam Chapman — Career Comparison

Gene Benson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IICenter FielderAll-Star
Sam Chapman
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Gene Benson and Sam Chapman are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Chapman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.780 vs .732) and slugging (.438 vs .381). Gene Benson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.351 vs .342). By the career numbers, Sam Chapman had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Gene Benson and Sam Chapman

Gene Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
569
141.6
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1368
146.57
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
2411
600
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5600
600
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2184
543.51
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4988
534.43
Gene Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
636
158.27
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1329
142.39
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
504
125.43
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
95.04
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
84
20.9
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
22.5
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.71
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
5.57
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.23
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
19.29
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
132
32.85
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
47.36
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
306.05
76.16
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735.9
78.85
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
833
207.3
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2183
233.89
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
837
208.3
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1906
204.21
Gene Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Gene Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
326
81.13
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
754
80.79
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
319
79.39
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
773
82.82
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
628
156.28
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1347
144.32
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
344.58
85.75
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
760.36
81.47
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.75
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.61
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
198
49.27
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
60.21
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.24
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
682
73.07
Gene Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482.2
482.2
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
8.21
8.21
Gene Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.6
39.6
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
6.47
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.75
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.25
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
137
14.68
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.98
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
4.39
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.75
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.07
Gene Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.72
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
8.46
Gene Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.96
86.96
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
51.9
51.9

Fielding Stats for Gene Benson and Sam Chapman

Gene Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Gene Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
1.08
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
Gene Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
1.07
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14321
27
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4773.2
9
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1228
2.32
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3727
Gene Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.1
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Gene Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.07
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Gene Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1316
2.48
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3958
Gene Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
2.41
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3847
Gene Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.19
97.19
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.2
Gene Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.236
2.236
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.895
Gene Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Sam Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Gene Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0