Jim Gilliam vs. Ben Rice — Career Comparison

Jim Gilliam
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueSecond BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ben Rice
Gen ZMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Jim Gilliam and Ben Rice are closely matched on the surface stats. Ben Rice posted stronger numbers in OPS (.781 vs .718) and slugging (.462 vs .355). Jim Gilliam had the advantage in on-base percentage (.362 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 Jim Gilliam and Ben Rice

Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2094
141.39
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
159.77
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8886
600
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
706
600
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7600
513.17
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
619
526.06
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2021
136.46
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
145
123.23
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1551
104.73
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
74
62.89
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
21.94
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.9
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
5.4
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.4
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
4.39
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
28.05
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
31.74
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
60.34
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1067.53
72.08
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92.8
78.87
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2701
182.38
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
243.06
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3159
213.3
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
225
191.22
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.702
0.702
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1255
84.74
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
94
79.89
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
42.13
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
74.79
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1814
122.48
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
126.63
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1147.22
77.46
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
88.46
75.18
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
2.43
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.5
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1102
74.41
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
70
59.49
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.03
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
416
28.09
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
125.78
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.36
21.36
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
7.63
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
2.36
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.95
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
6.08
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
17
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
14.79
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.55
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7.49
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.55
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
22.28
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.1
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.36
66.36
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Jim Gilliam and Ben Rice

Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
1.24
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.29
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1759
1.01
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.07
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47103
27
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2849
27
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15701
9
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
949.2
9
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3514
2.01
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
7.75
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4408
2.53
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.37
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.13
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8153
4.67
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
8.19
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7922
4.54
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
8.12
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.17
97.17
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.652
3.652
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.302
6.302
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
81.1
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.09
83.09
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
0.47
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.4
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Jim Gilliam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Jim Gilliam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03