Vern Benson vs. Alan Wiggins — Career Comparison

Vern Benson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Alan Wiggins
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Vern Benson and Alan Wiggins are closely matched on the surface stats. Vern Benson posted a career OPS of .646 against Alan Wiggins's .640. On the surface stats, Vern Benson and Alan Wiggins are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Vern Benson and Alan Wiggins

Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
279.66
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
631
148.3
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
118
600
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2553
600
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
528.81
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2247
528.08
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
106.78
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
581
136.55
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
61.02
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
116.57
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.42
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
14.34
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
4.47
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.25
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.18
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
45.76
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
19.98
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
12.13
61.68
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273.42
64.26
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
188.14
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
695
163.34
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
172.88
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
824
193.65
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
86.44
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
81.32
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
61.02
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
27.73
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
132.2
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
107.87
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
11.79
59.96
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292.7
68.79
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.88
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.1
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
55.23
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.94
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
111.86
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
45.36
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.36
5.36
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.23
13.23
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
1.22
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.08
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
12.69
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.12
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
18
4.23
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
56.87
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
15.98
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
72.86
Vern Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.06
78.06

Fielding Stats for Vern Benson and Alan Wiggins

Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
1.1
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
1.01
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13906
27
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4635.1
9
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1486
2.89
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
1.76
Vern Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.14
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2466
4.79
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2395
4.65
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.55
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.12
97.12
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.209
4.209
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.74
91.74
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.49
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0