Rich Dauer vs. Benny Distefano — Career Comparison

Rich Dauer
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Benny Distefano
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Rich Dauer and Benny Distefano are closely matched on the surface stats. Rich Dauer posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.311 vs .306) and batting average (.257 vs .228). Benny Distefano had the advantage in home run production (7 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Rich Dauer had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rich Dauer and Benny Distefano

Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
162.16
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
357.32
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4218
600
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PA
403
600
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3829
544.67
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PA
360
535.98
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
984
139.97
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PA
82
122.08
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
745
105.97
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PA
57
84.86
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
27.45
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.35
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.43
Benny Distefano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.44
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
6.12
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.42
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
34
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.22
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Benny Distefano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Benny Distefano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Benny Distefano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387.45
55.11
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38.19
56.86
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1312
186.63
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
187.59
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1295
184.21
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PA
118
175.68
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Benny Distefano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Benny Distefano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Benny Distefano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
63.73
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PA
35
52.11
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
52.92
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.53
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
777
110.53
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PA
70
104.22
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422.6
60.11
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PA
37.77
56.23
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
1.99
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.44
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
42.25
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
46.15
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.93
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
31.15
Benny Distefano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
98.26
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.26
19.26
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PA
6.11
6.11
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
1.36
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
6.26
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.96
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.84
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.47
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PA
128
18.21
Benny Distefano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.38
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
0.85
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.85
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.49
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
2.7
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.98
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 600 PA
31.58
31.58
Benny Distefano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50

Fielding Stats for Rich Dauer and Benny Distefano

Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1207
1.19
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.75
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1041
1.02
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.88
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27485
27
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1913
27
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9161.2
9
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 9 Innings
637.2
9
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2115
2.08
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
6.86
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2823
2.77
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.44
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.07
Benny Distefano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5013
4.92
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
7.42
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4938
4.85
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
7.3
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.5
98.5
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.29
98.29
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.091
4.091
Benny Distefano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.169
4.169
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.25
86.25
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
0.65
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.45
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Dauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rich Dauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Distefano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0