Andres Galarraga vs Jim Rice

Andres GalarragaJim Rice

Andres Galarraga and Jim Rice compared on their MLB careers: Andres Galarraga played 19 seasons, 1985 to 2004, Jim Rice 16 seasons, 1974 to 1989. Andres Galarraga has .288 batting average to Jim Rice's .298.

Who has the better career numbers?

Andres Galarraga and Jim Rice career totals
2,257GP2,089
8,096AB8,225
1,195R1,249
2,333H2,452
399HR382
1,425RBI1,451
128SB58
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Andres Galarraga and Jim Rice postseason
18GP18
66AB71
4R14
12H16
1HR2
7RBI7
0SB0
0.2AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.3
0.3SLG0.4
0.5OPS0.7

Where each stands all time

Andres Galarraga and Jim Rice all-time places
59th (399)Home runs76th (382)
144th (2,333)Hits116th (2,452)
59th (1,425)RBI53rd (1,451)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Andres Galarraga: 0 championships; NL Silver Slugger ×2, NL Gold Glove ×2
  • Jim Rice: 0 championships; AL MVP, AL Silver Slugger ×2

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Andres Galarraga and Jim Rice season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1985.187241974.269113
2nd1986.27110421975.30922102
3rd1987.30513901976.2822585
4th1988.30229921977.32039114
5th1989.25723851978.31546139
6th1990.25620871979.32539130
7th1991.2199331980.2942486
8th1992.24310391981.2841762
9th1993.37022981982.3092497
10th1994.31931851983.30539126
11th1995.280311061984.28028122
12th1996.304471501985.29127103
13th1997.318411401986.32420110
14th1998.305441211987.2771362
15th2000.302281001988.2641572
16th2001.25617691989.234328
17th2002.260940————
18th2003.3011242————
19th2004.30012————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI