Bugs Bennett vs. Steve Stemle — Career Comparison

Bugs Bennett
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Stemle
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bugs Bennett built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Stemle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bugs Bennett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.68 and WHIP 2.109 compared to 8.64 and 1.920 for Steve Stemle. By the career numbers, Bugs Bennett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bugs Bennett and Steve Stemle

Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.67
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.94
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.34
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.34
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
6.68
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8.64
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
11.23
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
13.5
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.23
11.23
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.8
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
7.75
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.78
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.34
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.86
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
44.91
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
42.66
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.8
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.08
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
8.29
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8.64
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.62
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.109
2.109
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
36.62
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
38.88
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.91
44.91
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Bugs Bennett and Steve Stemle

Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.94
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
27
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.2
9
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.16
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.16
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.16
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.4
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.364
0.364
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bugs Bennett and Steve Stemle

Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
73
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
95.13
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA