Joe Benz vs. B. J. Ryan — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
B. J. Ryan
Gen XLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Joe Benz built a career as a starting pitcher and B. J. Ryan 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 3.37 and 1.332 for B. J. Ryan. 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 B. J. Ryan

Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
1.66
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
9.39
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.08
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.5
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.47
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.33
50.33
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.94
64.94
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.96
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.37
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1610
27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
536.2
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1225
8.11
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
7.11
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.7
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
4.43
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.45
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
3.57
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
10.48
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2273
38.12
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.34
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.18
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.62
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.7
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.282
1.282
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5006
33.14
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1965
32.95
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and B. J. Ryan

Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
9.39
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1610
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536.2
9
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.87
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.14
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.04
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.32
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.18
91.18
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.155
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and B. J. Ryan

Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
251
317.72
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
168000
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
441
558.23
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
64.56
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.13
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
13.61
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
92.41
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.81
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
36.71
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
58.23
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
1.03
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.33
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
148
187.34
B. J. Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.18
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
B. J. Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA