Eddie Murray vs Jim Rice

Eddie MurrayJim Rice

Eddie Murray and Jim Rice compared on their MLB careers: Eddie Murray played 21 seasons, 1977 to 1997, Jim Rice 16 seasons, 1974 to 1989. Eddie Murray has .287 batting average to Jim Rice's .298. Eddie Murray won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Eddie Murray and Jim Rice career totals
3,026GP2,089
11,336AB8,225
1,627R1,249
3,255H2,452
504HR382
1,917RBI1,451
110SB58
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Eddie Murray and Jim Rice postseason
44GP18
159AB71
21R14
41H16
9HR2
25RBI7
3SB0
0.3AVG0.2
0.4OBP0.3
0.5SLG0.4
0.8OPS0.7

Where each stands all time

Eddie Murray and Jim Rice all-time places
28th (504)Home runs76th (382)
13th (3,255)Hits116th (2,452)
9th (1,917)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

  • Eddie Murray: 1 championship; AL Rookie of the Year, AL Gold Glove ×3, AL Silver Slugger ×2, NL Silver Slugger
  • 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.

Eddie Murray 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.
1st1977.28327881974.269113
2nd1978.28527951975.30922102
3rd1979.29525991976.2822585
4th1980.300321161977.32039114
5th1981.29422781978.31546139
6th1982.316321101979.32539130
7th1983.306331111980.2942486
8th1984.306291101981.2841762
9th1985.297311241982.3092497
10th1986.30517841983.30539126
11th1987.27730911984.28028122
12th1988.28428841985.29127103
13th1989.24720881986.32420110
14th1990.33026951987.2771362
15th1991.26019961988.2641572
16th1992.26116931989.234328
17th1993.28527100————
18th1994.2541776————
19th1995.3232182————
20th1996.2602279————
21st1997.222318————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI