Willie Green vs. Ben Rice — Career Comparison

Willie Green
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago GiantsNegro National LeagueThird Baseman
Ben Rice
Gen ZMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Willie Green and Ben Rice are closely matched on the surface stats. Ben Rice posted stronger numbers in OPS (.781 vs .680) and slugging (.462 vs .330). Willie Green had the advantage in on-base percentage (.350 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 Willie Green and Ben Rice

Willie Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
88
137.5
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
159.77
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
384
600
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
600
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
336
525
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
526.06
Willie Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
142.19
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
123.23
Willie Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
117.19
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
74
62.89
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
12
18.75
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.9
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.25
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.4
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
28.05
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
16
25
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
60.34
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
45.36
70.87
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.8
78.87
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
111
173.44
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
243.06
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
206.25
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
191.22
Willie Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.674
0.674
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Willie Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
38
59.38
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
79.89
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
36
56.25
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
74.79
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
74
115.63
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
126.63
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50.66
79.15
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88.46
75.18
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.13
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.5
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
60.94
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
59.49
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.56
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
148
125.78
Willie Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
384
384
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Willie Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
39
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Willie Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.94
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.95
Willie Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
20
17
Willie Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.31
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.55
Willie Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.55
Willie Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.31
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.1
Willie Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Willie Green and Ben Rice

Willie Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.1
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.29
Willie Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.05
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.07
Willie Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
2178
27
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2849
27
Willie Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
726
9
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
949.2
9
Willie Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
1.59
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
7.75
Willie Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
2.21
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.37
Willie Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.42
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Willie Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
4.21
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
8.19
Willie Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
3.79
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
8.12
Willie Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Willie Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.438
3.438
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.302
6.302
Willie Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.51
95.51
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.09
83.09
Willie Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.4
Willie Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Willie Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Willie Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Willie Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03