Joe Astroth vs. Ben Rice — Career Comparison

Joe Astroth
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Ben Rice
Gen ZMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Joe Astroth and Ben Rice are closely matched on the surface stats. Ben Rice posted stronger numbers in OPS (.781 vs .660) and slugging (.462 vs .324). Joe Astroth had the advantage in on-base percentage (.337 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 Joe Astroth and Ben Rice

Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
182.24
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
188
159.77
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1791
600
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
706
600
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1579
528.98
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
619
526.06
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401
134.34
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
145
123.23
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
109.55
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
74
62.89
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
17.09
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.9
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
3.35
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.4
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.36
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
28.05
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
24.79
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
60.34
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165.15
55.33
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92.8
78.87
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511
171.19
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
243.06
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
198.32
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
225
191.22
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
54.61
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
79.89
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
52.26
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
74.79
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
102.51
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
126.63
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186.47
62.47
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88.46
75.18
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
4.69
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.5
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
59.3
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
59.49
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.01
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
41.54
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
148
125.78
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.44
14.44
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.7
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.34
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.95
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
60
20.1
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
17
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.01
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.55
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.01
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.55
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
4.02
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.1
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Joe Astroth and Ben Rice

Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.19
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.29
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.07
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4329
27
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2849
27
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1443
9
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
949.2
9
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2057
12.83
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
818
7.75
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.45
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.37
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.19
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2321
14.48
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
8.19
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
14.28
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
8.12
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.66
98.66
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.481
4.481
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.302
6.302
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.51
31.51
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.09
83.09
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.29
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.4
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.26
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.29
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.17
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.24
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03