Joe Benz vs. Eric Stout — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Stout
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Benz built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Stout 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 7.3 and 2.068 for Eric Stout. 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 Eric Stout

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.66
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
8.39
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.08
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.5
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.33
50.33
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.94
64.94
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.3
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1225
8.11
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
11.68
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.68
11.68
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.46
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.57
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
3.57
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9.85
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.85
9.85
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.824
1.824
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.09
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
45.97
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.34
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.46
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
8.03
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.027
2.027
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5006
33.14
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
38.31
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.97
45.97

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Eric Stout

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
8.39
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.2
9
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.46
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.32
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.155
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Eric Stout

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
317.72
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
23
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
600
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
558.23
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
64.56
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.13
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
13.61
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
92.41
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.81
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
36.71
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
58.23
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
1.03
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.33
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
148
187.34
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.18
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA