Joe Benz vs. Jake Reed — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jake Reed
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Benz built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Reed 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 7.57 and 1.610 for Jake Reed. 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 Jake Reed

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.66
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.55
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.08
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.5
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.33
50.33
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.94
64.94
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
7.57
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1225
8.11
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.32
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.62
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
3.57
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.34
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.63
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.89
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5006
33.14
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
36.88
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Jake Reed

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.55
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.32
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.32
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.155
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Jake Reed

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
317.72
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
17400
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
441
558.23
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
64.56
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.13
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
13.61
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
92.41
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.81
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
36.71
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
58.23
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
1.03
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.33
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
148
187.34
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.18
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA