Vern Benson vs. Shorty Fuller — Career Comparison

Vern Benson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Shorty Fuller
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Vern Benson and Shorty Fuller are closely matched on the surface stats. Vern Benson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.646 vs .611) and slugging (.356 vs .289). Shorty Fuller had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .291). By the career numbers, Vern Benson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Vern Benson and Shorty Fuller

Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
279.66
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
964
139.14
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
118
600
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4157
600
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
104
528.81
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3678
530.86
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
106.78
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
863
124.56
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
61.02
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
103.63
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.42
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
13.86
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.08
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
6.21
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.25
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
0.87
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
45.76
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
20.93
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
12.13
61.68
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438.27
63.26
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
188.14
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1063
153.43
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
172.88
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
192.69
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
86.44
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
93.96
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
61.02
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
50.37
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
132.2
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
994
143.47
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
11.79
59.96
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474.45
68.48
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.04
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.1
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
64.08
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
111.86
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
28.58
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.36
5.36
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.99
20.99
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
2.24
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.01
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
37.53
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
37.53
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Vern Benson and Shorty Fuller

Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
1.03
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25344
27
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8448
9
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
1.99
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
3.38
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
0.66
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5651
6.02
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5036
5.37
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.55
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.12
89.12
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.192
5.192
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.38
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0