William Hoover vs. Ben Rice — Career Comparison

William Hoover
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia KeystonesUnion AssociationLeft Fielder
Ben Rice
Gen ZMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, William Hoover and Ben Rice are closely matched on the surface stats. Ben Rice posted stronger numbers in OPS (.781 vs .727) and slugging (.462 vs .390). William Hoover had the advantage in on-base percentage (.337 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 William Hoover and Ben Rice

William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
127
135.11
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
159.77
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
564
600
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
600
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
525
558.51
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
619
526.06
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
160.64
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
145
123.23
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
120.21
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
74
62.89
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
23
24.47
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.9
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.4
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
28.05
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
38
40.43
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
60.34
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
73.52
78.22
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.8
78.87
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
205
218.09
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
243.06
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
202.13
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
191.22
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
121.28
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
94
79.89
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
16
17.02
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
74.79
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
137.23
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
126.63
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81.37
86.57
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88.46
75.18
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.5
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
37
39.36
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
59.49
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.83
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
148
125.78
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.38
43.38
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.95
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
20
17
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.02
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.55
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.55
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.02
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.1
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for William Hoover and Ben Rice

William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.04
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.29
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.07
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3351
27
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2849
27
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1117
9
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
949.2
9
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.95
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
7.75
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.67
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.37
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.52
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
3.14
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
8.19
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
2.62
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
8.12
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.519
2.519
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.302
6.302
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.09
83.09
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.4
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03