Ben Houser vs. Dave Magadan — Career Comparison

Ben Houser
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Dave Magadan
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ben Houser and Dave Magadan are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Magadan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.773 vs .711) and on-base percentage (.396 vs .322). Ben Houser had the advantage in slugging (.390 vs .377). By the career numbers, Dave Magadan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ben Houser and Dave Magadan

Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
162
187.64
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1582
191.26
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
518
600
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4963
600
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
472
546.72
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4159
502.8
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
145.95
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1197
144.71
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
91
105.41
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
924
111.71
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
21
24.32
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
26.36
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.79
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.57
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.42
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
5.08
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
40.54
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
33
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
61.58
71.33
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657.6
79.5
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
213.13
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1567
189.44
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
164
189.96
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1927
232.96
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
67.18
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
516
62.38
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
78.76
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
59.84
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
135.52
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
969
117.15
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
66.96
77.56
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705.28
85.26
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.16
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.45
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
37
42.86
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
86.8
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
5.56
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
57.92
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 600 PA
546
66.01
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.36
10.36
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 600 PA
9.09
9.09
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
1.32
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
2.9
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
6.04
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 600 PA
98
11.85
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.33
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.33
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.66
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Ben Houser and Dave Magadan

Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.04
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1306
1.3
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.82
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1009
1
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27173
27
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9057.2
9
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1079
58.85
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4313
4.29
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
1.37
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.1
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
62.56
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5795
5.76
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
61.85
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5696
5.66
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.29
98.29
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.791
8.791
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.361
4.361
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.26
77.26
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.87
Dave Magadan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
0.4
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Magadan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0