Ben Grieve vs. Brice Matthews — Career Comparison

Ben Grieve
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star
Brice Matthews
Gen ZTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ben Grieve and Brice Matthews are closely matched on the surface stats. Ben Grieve posted stronger numbers in OPS (.813 vs .675) and on-base percentage (.371 vs .222). Brice Matthews had the advantage in slugging (.452 vs .442). By the career numbers, Ben Grieve had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ben Grieve and Brice Matthews

Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
976
156.45
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
165.96
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3743
600
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3215
515.36
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
536.17
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
864
138.5
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
7
89.36
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
88
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
30.78
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.8
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
18.92
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
50.49
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533.34
85.49
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
5.6
71.53
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1420
227.62
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
242.55
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1375
220.41
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
10
127.66
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
471
75.5
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
76.6
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
492
78.87
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
114.89
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
845
135.45
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
140.43
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533.84
85.57
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
57.47
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
7.21
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
74.7
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.53
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
784
125.67
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
255.32
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
4.77
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
2.35
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.16
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.56
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
103
16.51
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.85
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.8
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
4.65
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
82.76
82.76
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ben Grieve and Brice Matthews

Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
1.1
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.14
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
1.08
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.9
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18950
27
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
27
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6316.2
9
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.1
9
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1385
1.97
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.47
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.04
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.45
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.03
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436
2.05
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1416
2.02
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.92
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.61
98.61
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.96
97.96
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.19
98.19
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0