Ed Putman vs. Ben Steiner — Career Comparison

Ed Putman
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher
Ben Steiner
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ed Putman and Ben Steiner are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Putman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.683 vs .658) and slugging (.366 vs .331). Ben Steiner had the advantage in on-base percentage (.326 vs .316). By the career numbers, Ed Putman had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Putman and Ben Steiner

Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
326.58
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
141.38
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
348
600
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
539.24
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
531.03
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
17
129.11
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
136.21
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
91.14
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
112.07
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.79
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.17
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.17
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
24.14
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.71
58.53
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.53
59.54
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
197.47
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
175.86
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
25
189.87
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
191.38
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45.57
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
70.69
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.16
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
34.48
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
83.54
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
100
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
58.7
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.32
66.07
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.72
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
53.45
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
136.71
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
50
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
1.07
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.79
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.9
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.24
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.34
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
27.59
Ed Putman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Ed Putman and Ben Steiner

Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.04
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.75
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
27
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
9
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.68
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.07
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
6.91
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
6.75
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.316
3.316
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.359
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Putman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Ben Steiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Putman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ben Steiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0