Joe Benz vs. Bill Husted — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Husted
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Benz built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Husted as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Benz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.147 compared to 4.88 and 1.667 for Bill Husted. By the career numbers, Joe Benz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Benz and Bill Husted

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.66
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.26
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.08
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.19
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.5
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.7
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.33
50.33
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.94
64.94
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.88
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1225
8.11
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
10.33
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.67
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
3.57
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.3
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.775
0.775
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.77
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
42.49
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.34
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
7.33
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5006
33.14
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
37.47
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Bill Husted

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.26
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
9
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.67
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.23
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.88
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.32
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.38
84.37
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.155
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Bill Husted

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
317.72
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
18
183.05
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
441
558.23
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
569.49
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
64.56
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.13
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
13.61
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
10.67
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
92.41
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
84.81
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
36.71
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
21.52
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
58.23
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
1.03
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.49
-4.97
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.33
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
148
187.34
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
6.56
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.18
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.27
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.53
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100