Fred Hatfield vs. Ben Rice — Career Comparison

Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Ben Rice
Gen ZMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Fred Hatfield and Ben Rice are closely matched on the surface stats. Ben Rice posted stronger numbers in OPS (.781 vs .656) and slugging (.462 vs .321). Fred Hatfield had the advantage in on-base percentage (.335 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 Fred Hatfield and Ben Rice

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
183.4
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
188
159.77
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
706
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
619
526.06
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
125.23
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
145
123.23
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391
99.32
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
74
62.89
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.4
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
6.35
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
28.05
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
60.34
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92.8
78.87
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
243.06
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
225
191.22
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
65.79
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
79.89
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
74.79
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
126.63
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249.41
63.36
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88.46
75.18
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.5
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
70
59.49
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
62.74
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
125.78
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
2.29
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.95
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
11.18
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
17
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.81
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.55
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.55
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.37
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.1
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
51.72
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and Ben Rice

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.29
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.07
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2849
27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
949.2
9
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
792
2.76
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
7.75
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.37
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2253
7.85
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
8.19
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2175
7.58
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
8.12
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.542
3.542
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.302
6.302
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.09
83.09
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.4
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03