Billy Hoy vs. Ben Rice — Career Comparison

Billy Hoy
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Ben Rice
Gen ZMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Billy Hoy and Ben Rice are closely matched on the surface stats. Ben Rice posted stronger numbers in OPS (.781 vs .760) and slugging (.462 vs .374). Billy Hoy had the advantage in on-base percentage (.386 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 Billy Hoy and Ben Rice

Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1797
128.59
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
159.77
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8385
600
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
706
600
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7115
509.12
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
619
526.06
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2048
146.55
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
145
123.23
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1639
117.28
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
74
62.89
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
17.75
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.9
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
8.66
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.4
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
2.86
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
28.05
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
29.27
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
60.34
Billy Hoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Billy Hoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Billy Hoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1287.29
92.11
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
92.8
78.87
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2658
190.2
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
243.06
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3188
228.12
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
225
191.22
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Billy Hoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Billy Hoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Billy Hoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1429
102.25
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
94
79.89
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
725
51.88
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
74.79
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2114
151.27
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
149
126.63
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1353.7
96.87
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
88.46
75.18
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
9.59
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.5
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1006
71.99
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
70
59.49
Billy Hoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
345
24.69
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
125.78
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.3
24.3
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
9.3
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.95
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
20
17
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
596
42.65
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.55
Billy Hoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.55
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
596
42.65
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.1
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Billy Hoy and Ben Rice

Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1797
1.04
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.29
Billy Hoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.07
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46680
27
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2849
27
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15560
9
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
949.2
9
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3965
2.29
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
7.75
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
0.16
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.37
Billy Hoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
0.23
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4635
2.68
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
8.19
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4241
2.45
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
8.12
Billy Hoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Billy Hoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.302
6.302
Billy Hoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.09
83.09
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.04
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.4
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Billy Hoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Billy Hoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03