Spike Owen vs. Ben Rice — Career Comparison

Spike Owen
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueShortstop
Ben Rice
Gen ZMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Spike Owen and Ben Rice are closely matched on the surface stats. Ben Rice posted stronger numbers in OPS (.781 vs .672) and slugging (.462 vs .341). Spike Owen had the advantage in on-base percentage (.330 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 Spike Owen and Ben Rice

Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1544
164.99
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
188
159.77
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5615
600
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
706
600
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4930
526.8
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
619
526.06
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1211
129.4
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
145
123.23
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
95.21
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
74
62.89
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
22.97
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.9
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.3
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.4
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
4.92
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
28.05
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
34.19
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
60.34
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570.28
60.94
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92.8
78.87
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1682
179.73
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
243.06
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1795
191.81
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
225
191.22
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
587
62.72
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
79.89
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
439
46.91
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
74.79
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
980
104.72
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
126.63
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
596.93
63.79
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88.46
75.18
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.6
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.5
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569
60.8
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
70
59.49
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.09
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
519
55.46
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
125.78
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.82
10.82
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
1.1
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
7.16
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
3.63
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.95
Spike Owen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
10.26
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
17
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
8.76
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.55
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
6.63
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.55
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
15.39
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.1
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.94
56.94
Ben Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Spike Owen and Ben Rice

Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
1.09
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.29
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1397
1.02
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.07
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36963
27
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2849
27
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12321
9
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
949.2
9
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2190
1.6
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
7.75
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4002
2.92
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.37
Spike Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.11
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6342
4.63
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
8.19
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6192
4.52
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
8.12
Spike Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.63
97.63
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Spike Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.147
4.147
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.302
6.302
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.57
93.57
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.09
83.09
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
0.55
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.4
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Spike Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Spike Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03