Buddy Armour vs. Ben Rice — Career Comparison

Buddy Armour
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueShortstopAll-Star
Ben Rice
Gen ZMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Buddy Armour and Ben Rice are closely matched on the surface stats. Ben Rice posted stronger numbers in OPS (.781 vs .708) and slugging (.462 vs .373). Buddy Armour had the advantage in on-base percentage (.335 vs .319). By the career numbers, Ben Rice had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Buddy Armour and Ben Rice

Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
148.24
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
159.77
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
765
600
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
706
600
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
700
549.02
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
619
526.06
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
154.51
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
145
123.23
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
116.86
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
74
62.89
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
27.45
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.9
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.84
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.4
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.35
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
28.05
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
48
37.65
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
60.34
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95.4
74.82
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92.8
78.87
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
261
204.71
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
243.06
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
198.43
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
225
191.22
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
84.71
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
94
79.89
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
78.43
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
88
74.79
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
160.78
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
149
126.63
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105.14
82.46
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
88.46
75.18
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.71
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.5
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
50
39.22
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
59.49
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
148
125.78
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
765
765
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.06
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.95
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
20
17
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.18
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.55
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.55
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.18
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.1
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Buddy Armour and Ben Rice

Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
1.11
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.29
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.08
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.07
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4556
27
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2849
27
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1518.2
9
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
949.2
9
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
1.96
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
7.75
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.13
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.37
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
3.28
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
8.19
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
3.09
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
8.12
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.21
94.21
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.786
2.786
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.302
6.302
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.86
97.86
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.09
83.09
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.12
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.4
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03