Jim Rice career batting average
.298Career Regular Season
Jim Rice has a career batting average of .298 over 16 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .325 in 1979.
- Most recent: .234 in 1989.
Average of 16 regular seasons, 1974 through 1989. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1974 |  BOS | 24 | 67 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .269 | .307 | .373 | .680 |
| 1975 | BOS | 144 | 564 | 92 | 174 | 22 | 102 | 10 | .309 | .350 | .491 | .841 |
| 1976 | BOS | 153 | 581 | 75 | 164 | 25 | 85 | 8 | .282 | .315 | .482 | .797 |
| 1977 | BOS | 160 | 644 | 104 | 206 | 39 | 114 | 5 | .320 | .376 | .593 | .969 |
| 1978 | BOS | 163 | 677 | 121 | 213 | 46 | 139 | 7 | .315 | .370 | .600 | .970 |
| 1979 | BOS | 158 | 619 | 117 | 201 | 39 | 130 | 9 | .325 | .381 | .596 | .977 |
| 1980 | BOS | 124 | 504 | 81 | 148 | 24 | 86 | 8 | .294 | .336 | .504 | .840 |
| 1981 | BOS | 108 | 451 | 51 | 128 | 17 | 62 | 2 | .284 | .333 | .441 | .775 |
| 1982 | BOS | 145 | 573 | 86 | 177 | 24 | 97 | 0 | .309 | .375 | .494 | .868 |
| 1983 | BOS | 155 | 626 | 90 | 191 | 39 | 126 | 0 | .305 | .361 | .550 | .911 |
| 1984 | BOS | 159 | 657 | 98 | 184 | 28 | 122 | 4 | .280 | .323 | .467 | .791 |
| 1985 | BOS | 140 | 546 | 85 | 159 | 27 | 103 | 2 | .291 | .349 | .487 | .836 |
| 1986 | BOS | 157 | 618 | 98 | 200 | 20 | 110 | 0 | .324 | .384 | .490 | .874 |
| 1987 | BOS | 108 | 404 | 66 | 112 | 13 | 62 | 1 | .277 | .357 | .408 | .766 |
| 1988 | BOS | 135 | 485 | 57 | 128 | 15 | 72 | 1 | .264 | .330 | .406 | .736 |
| 1989 | BOS | 56 | 209 | 22 | 49 | 3 | 28 | 1 | .234 | .276 | .344 | .621 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS