Joe Garagiola vs. Ben Rice — Career Comparison

Joe Garagiola
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher
Ben Rice
Gen ZMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Joe Garagiola and Ben Rice are closely matched on the surface stats. Ben Rice posted stronger numbers in OPS (.781 vs .739) and slugging (.462 vs .385). Joe Garagiola had the advantage in on-base percentage (.354 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 Garagiola and Ben Rice

Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
676
187
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
188
159.77
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2169
600
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
706
600
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1872
517.84
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
619
526.06
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.757
0.757
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
133.06
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
145
123.23
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
94.33
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
74
62.89
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
22.68
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.9
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.43
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.4
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
11.62
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
28.05
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
38.73
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
60.34
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264.25
73.1
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92.8
78.87
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
199.45
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
243.06
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
764
211.34
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
225
191.22
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
54.77
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
79.89
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
70.54
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
74.79
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
113.69
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
126.63
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280.16
77.5
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
88.46
75.18
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
4.43
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.5
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
73.86
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
70
59.49
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
47.86
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
125.78
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.54
12.54
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
1.54
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.32
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.55
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.95
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
13.28
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
17
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.38
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.55
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.55
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.55
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.94
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.1
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Joe Garagiola and Ben Rice

Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
12.79
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.29
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.04
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.07
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2849
27
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
9
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
949.2
9
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2395
49.9
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
818
7.75
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
5.65
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.37
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.79
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2704
56.33
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
8.19
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2666
55.54
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
8.12
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.59
98.59
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.342
4.342
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.302
6.302
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.09
83.09
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.4
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.73
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.17
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03