Joe Benz vs. Morris Madden — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Morris Madden
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Benz built a career as a starting pitcher and Morris Madden 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 5.91 and 2.391 for Morris Madden. 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 Morris Madden

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.66
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.75
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.08
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.5
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.84
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.33
50.33
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.94
64.94
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.91
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1225
8.11
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
10.97
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.7
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
3.57
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.8
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
43.88
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.34
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.17
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.11
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.297
2.297
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5006
33.14
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
32.91
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Morris Madden

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.75
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.1
9
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.84
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.11
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.32
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.155
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.75
18.75
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Morris Madden

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
317.72
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
2700
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
558.23
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
64.56
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.13
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
13.61
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
92.41
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.81
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
36.71
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
58.23
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
1.03
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.56
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.33
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
148
187.34
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
34.18
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA