Joe Benz vs. Ryan Madson — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan Madson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Benz built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Madson 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 3.48 and 1.292 for Ryan Madson. 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 Ryan Madson

Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
1.66
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.08
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.5
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.63
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.33
50.33
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.94
64.94
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.94
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
3.48
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1225
8.11
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
830
8.59
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.85
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
2.59
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
3.57
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.02
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3631
37.58
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.34
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.44
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
3.7
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.37
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.242
1.242
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5006
33.14
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3277
33.91
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Ryan Madson

Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2609
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
869.2
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.07
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.52
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.5
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.32
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.155
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Ryan Madson

Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
251
317.72
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
7655.17
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
558.23
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
506.9
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
64.56
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.13
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
13.61
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
8.37
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
92.41
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.81
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
36.71
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
58.23
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
1.03
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-7.3
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.33
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
187.34
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
217.24
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
34.18
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA