Jim Rice stats

Last played for the Boston Red Sox, 1989

Designated Hitter

Age 73 · 6' 2"

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Jim Rice played 16 MLB seasons, 1974 to 1989.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,089
AB
8,225
R
1,249
H
2,452
HR
382
RBI
1,451
SB
58
AVG
.298

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1974BOS24676181130.269
1975BOS144564921742210210.309
1976BOS1535817516425858.282
1977BOS160644104206391145.320
1978BOS163677121213461397.315
1979BOS158619117201391309.325
1980BOS1245048114824868.294
1981BOS1084515112817622.284
1982BOS1455738617724970.309
1983BOS15562690191391260.305
1984BOS15965798184281224.280
1985BOS14054685159271032.291
1986BOS15761898200201100.324
1987BOS1084046611213621.277
1988BOS1354855712815721.264
1989BOS5620922493281.234

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
18
AB
71
R
14
H
16
HR
2
RBI
7
SB
0
AVG
.225

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
9,058
TB
4,129
XBH
834
HBP
64
IBB
77
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1974BOS752541000
1975BOS613277554700
1976BOS624280584200
1977BOS7103828381000
1978BOS746406865700
1979BOS688369844400
1980BOS542254524500
1981BOS495199363300
1982BOS638283537600
1983BOS6893447461000
1984BOS708307601800
1985BOS608266502500
1986BOS693303614500
1987BOS459165277300
1988BOS542197363200
1989BOS22872151000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
44.3
RC
1,478.2
RC/27
6.80
ISOP
.204
SECA
.288
BB/K
0.47
AB/HR
21.5
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1974BOS0.08.44.4.1040.20.3670
1975BOS2.698.26.6.1830.30.325.60
1976BOS2.090.15.6.2000.30.223.20
1977BOS4.9139.88.4.2730.40.416.50
1978BOS7.4146.68.3.2850.40.514.70
1979BOS6.1138.18.7.2710.40.615.90
1980BOS1.886.66.4.2100.30.3210
1981BOS2.468.95.6.1570.20.526.50
1982BOS2.8107.37.2.1850.30.623.90
1983BOS5.4123.47.5.2440.30.516.10
1984BOS2.3102.85.8.1870.30.423.50
1985BOS1.796.56.6.1960.30.720.20
1986BOS5.4118.87.5.1670.30.830.90
1987BOS0.063.15.8.1310.20.631.10
1988BOS0.369.25.1.1420.20.532.30
1989BOS-0.821.33.5.1100.20.369.70

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
73 yearsMar 8, 1953
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1974
Birthplace
Anderson, SC
AL MVP
1978
AL Silver Slugger
2x

What were Jim Rice's career stats?

Jim Rice played 16 seasons for the Red Sox. He was a career .298 hitter with 2,452 hits, 382 home runs and 1,451 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .325 batting average, 39 home runs and 130 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1974 to 1989

Jim Rice led MLB in home runs (1978), RBI (1978, 1983) and hits (1978); finished top 10 in a stat 25 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 77th in home runs (382)
  • 116th in hits (2,452)
  • 53rd in rbi (1,451)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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