Vern Benson vs. Lou Piniella — Career Comparison

Vern Benson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Lou Piniella
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lou Piniella posted the stronger offensive profile against Vern Benson. Lou Piniella posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .646) and on-base percentage (.341 vs .291). Vern Benson had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lou Piniella 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 Lou Piniella

Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
279.66
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1747
164.76
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
118
600
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6362
600
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
104
528.81
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5867
553.32
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
106.78
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1705
160.8
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
61.02
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
118.55
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.42
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
28.76
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.87
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.25
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
9.62
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
45.76
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
448
42.25
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
12.13
61.68
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750.13
70.75
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
188.14
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2398
226.16
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
172.88
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2104
198.43
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
86.44
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
651
61.4
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
61.02
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
72.24
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
132.2
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1315
124.02
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
11.79
59.96
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796.48
75.12
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.92
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.1
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
34.71
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.73
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
111.86
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
541
51.02
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.36
5.36
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.76
11.76
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.3
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.75
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
209
19.71
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.02
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.87
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
6.88
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.84
43.84

Fielding Stats for Vern Benson and Lou Piniella

Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1404
1.1
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
1.03
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34579
27
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11526.1
9
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2546
1.99
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.08
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.04
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2704
2.11
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2652
2.07
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.55
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.889
1.889
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.95
93.95
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.01
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0