Jim Rice vs Rafael Palmeiro

Jim Rice Rafael Palmeiro

Jim Rice and Rafael Palmeiro compared on their MLB careers: Jim Rice played 16 seasons, 1974 to 1989, Rafael Palmeiro 20 seasons, 1986 to 2005. Jim Rice has .298 batting average to Rafael Palmeiro's .288.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jim Rice and Rafael Palmeiro career totals

2,089	GP	2,831
8,225	AB	10,472
1,249	R	1,663
2,452	H	3,020
382	HR	569
1,451	RBI	1,835
58	SB	97
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jim Rice and Rafael Palmeiro postseason

18	GP	22
71	AB	82
14	R	13
16	H	20
2	HR	4
7	RBI	8
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.7	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Jim Rice and Rafael Palmeiro all-time places

76th (382)	Home runs	13th (569)
116th (2,452)	Hits	29th (3,020)
53rd (1,451)	RBI	16th (1,835)

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

Jim Rice: 0 championships; AL MVP, AL Silver Slugger ×2
Rafael Palmeiro: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove ×3, 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.

Jim Rice and Rafael Palmeiro season by season

1st	1974	.269	1	13	1986	.247	3	12
2nd	1975	.309	22	102	1987	.276	14	30
3rd	1976	.282	25	85	1988	.307	8	53
4th	1977	.320	39	114	1989	.275	8	64
5th	1978	.315	46	139	1990	.319	14	89
6th	1979	.325	39	130	1991	.322	26	88
7th	1980	.294	24	86	1992	.268	22	85
8th	1981	.284	17	62	1993	.295	37	105
9th	1982	.309	24	97	1994	.319	23	76
10th	1983	.305	39	126	1995	.310	39	104
11th	1984	.280	28	122	1996	.289	39	142
12th	1985	.291	27	103	1997	.254	38	110
13th	1986	.324	20	110	1998	.296	43	121
14th	1987	.277	13	62	1999	.324	47	148
15th	1988	.264	15	72	2000	.288	39	120
16th	1989	.234	3	28	2001	.273	47	123
17th	—	—	—	—	2002	.273	43	105
18th	—	—	—	—	2003	.260	38	112
19th	—	—	—	—	2004	.258	23	88
20th	—	—	—	—	2005	.266	18	60

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


18	GP	22
71	AB	82
14	R	13
16	H	20
2	HR	4
7	RBI	8
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.7	OPS	0.8


18	GP	22
71	AB	82
14	R	13
16	H	20
2	HR	4
7	RBI	8
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.7	OPS	0.8


18	GP	22
71	AB	82
14	R	13
16	H	20
2	HR	4
7	RBI	8
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.7	OPS	0.8