Vern Benson vs. Jim Price — Career Comparison

Vern Benson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Jim Price
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Vern Benson and Jim Price are closely matched on the surface stats. Vern Benson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.646 vs .632) and slugging (.356 vs .341). Jim Price had the advantage in batting average (.214 vs .202). 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 Jim Price

Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
279.66
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
231.66
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
118
600
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
676
600
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
104
528.81
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
534.32
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
106.78
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
114.5
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
61.02
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
78.99
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.42
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
19.53
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
15.98
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
45.76
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
35.5
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.13
61.68
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.14
53.38
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
188.14
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
181.95
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
172.88
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
171.3
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
86.44
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
51.48
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
61.02
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
63.02
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
132.2
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
98.52
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.79
59.96
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58.33
51.77
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.1
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
55.03
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.55
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
111.86
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
62.13
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.36
5.36
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.66
9.66
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.66
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.21
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
23
20.41
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Price
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Vern Benson and Jim Price

Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.18
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.02
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4136
27
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1378.2
9
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
6.95
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Jim Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1136
7.42
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
7.3
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.55
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.5
98.5
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.217
6.217
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.25
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.64
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2