Vern Benson vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Vern Benson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against Vern Benson. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .646) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .291). Vern Benson had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Start 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 Joe Start

Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
279.66
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
118
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
104
528.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
106.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
61.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.42
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.08
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
45.76
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
12.13
61.68
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
188.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
172.88
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
86.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
61.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
132.2
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
11.79
59.96
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
111.86
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.36
5.36
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.24
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.3
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Vern Benson and Joe Start

Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1074
1.01
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.14
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28818
27
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9606
9
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.55
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.97
13.97
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0