Jim Rice Career Stats & Summary

Jim Rice made their MLB debut in 1974 and appeared in 2,089 games over 16 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.298, OPS of 0.854, hit 382 HRs, and recorded 47.8 WAR. They rank 70th all-time in HRs and 230th in WAR.

Jim Rice Year-by-Year Stat Trends

This chart visualizes Jim Rice's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.

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    📊 Career Summary

    Jim Rice made their MLB debut in 1974 and played in 2,089 games over 16 seasons.
    Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.

    G2,089 (MLB Rank: 196)
    AB8,225 (MLB Rank: 128)
    H2,452 (MLB Rank: 116)
    BA0.298 (MLB Rank: 1,529)
    2B373 (MLB Rank: 256)
    3B79 (MLB Rank: 290)
    HR382 (MLB Rank: 70)
    RBI1451 (MLB Rank: 63)
    R1249 (MLB Rank: 153)
    BB670 (MLB Rank: 415)
    OBP0.352 (MLB Rank: 2,392)
    SLG0.502 (MLB Rank: 550)
    OPS0.854 (MLB Rank: 889)
    SB58 (MLB Rank: 1,507)
    SO1,423 (MLB Rank: 100)
    GIDP315 (MLB Rank: 8)
    CS34 (MLB Rank: 1,036)
    Rbat+128 (MLB Rank: 1,217)
    WAR47.8 (MLB Rank: 230)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1989)

    In 1989, Jim Rice played in 56 games and posted the following stats:

    G56
    AB209
    H49
    BA0.234
    2B10
    3B2
    HR3
    RBI28
    R22
    BB13
    OBP0.276
    SLG0.344
    OPS0.621
    SB1
    SO39
    GIDP4
    Rbat+62
    WAR−0.7

    📈 Peak Seasons

    Here are Jim Rice's best seasons by category:

    • Most HR in a season: 1978, 46 HR
    • Most H in a season: 1978, 213 H
    • Most RBI in a season: 1978, 139 RBI
    • Most SB in a season: 1975, 10 SB
    • Best BA in a season: 1979, 0.325 BA
    • Best OBP in a season: 1986, 0.384 OBP
    • Best SLG in a season: 1978, 0.600 SLG
    • Best OPS in a season: 1979, 0.977 OPS
    • Best WAR in a season: 1978, 7.6 WAR

    🎯 Postseason Stats

    Jim Rice appeared in 18 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.225, OBP of 0.312, SLG of 0.366, and OPS of 0.678. They also tallied 2 HR, 16 H, 7 RBI, and 0 SB.

    Jim Rice Career Stat Summary

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    1974
    18
    1
    13
    0.269
    6
    0.68
    0
    0.307
    0.373
    75
    4
    12
    2
    1
    25
    0.333
    94
    89
    24
    2
    1
    0
    0
    0
    3
    0
    67
    1975
    174
    22
    102
    0.309
    92
    0.841
    3
    0.35
    0.491
    613
    36
    122
    29
    4
    277
    0.388
    127
    128
    144
    19
    4
    7
    10
    5
    8
    1
    564
    1976
    164
    25
    85
    0.282
    75
    0.797
    2.4
    0.315
    0.482
    624
    28
    123
    25
    8
    280
    0.373
    121
    120
    153
    18
    4
    2
    8
    5
    9
    2
    581
    1977
    206
    39
    114
    0.32
    104
    0.969
    5.2
    0.376
    0.593
    710
    53
    120
    29
    15
    382
    0.426
    150
    147
    160
    21
    8
    10
    5
    4
    5
    0
    644
    1978
    213
    46
    139
    0.315
    121
    0.97
    7.6
    0.37
    0.6
    746
    58
    126
    25
    15
    406
    0.435
    162
    157
    163
    15
    5
    7
    7
    5
    5
    1
    677
    1979
    201
    39
    130
    0.325
    117
    0.977
    6.4
    0.381
    0.596
    688
    57
    97
    39
    6
    369
    0.434
    157
    154
    158
    16
    4
    4
    9
    4
    8
    0
    619
    1980
    148
    24
    86
    0.294
    81
    0.84
    2
    0.336
    0.504
    542
    30
    87
    22
    6
    254
    0.378
    121
    122
    124
    16
    4
    5
    8
    3
    3
    1
    504
    1981
    128
    17
    62
    0.284
    51
    0.775
    2.5
    0.333
    0.441
    495
    34
    76
    18
    1
    199
    0.36
    117
    117
    108
    14
    3
    3
    2
    2
    7
    0
    451
    1982
    177
    24
    97
    0.309
    86
    0.868
    3
    0.375
    0.494
    638
    55
    98
    24
    5
    283
    0.388
    132
    131
    145
    29
    7
    6
    0
    1
    3
    0
    573
    1983
    191
    39
    126
    0.305
    90
    0.911
    5.7
    0.361
    0.55
    689
    52
    102
    34
    1
    344
    0.4
    141
    141
    155
    31
    6
    10
    0
    2
    5
    0
    626
    1984
    184
    28
    122
    0.28
    98
    0.791
    2.5
    0.323
    0.467
    708
    44
    102
    25
    7
    307
    0.355
    108
    112
    159
    36
    1
    8
    4
    0
    6
    0
    657
    1985
    159
    27
    103
    0.291
    85
    0.836
    1.9
    0.349
    0.487
    608
    51
    75
    20
    3
    266
    0.374
    123
    123
    140
    35
    2
    5
    2
    0
    9
    0
    546
    1986
    200
    20
    110
    0.324
    98
    0.874
    5.6
    0.384
    0.49
    693
    62
    78
    39
    2
    303
    0.394
    140
    137
    157
    19
    4
    5
    0
    1
    9
    0
    618
    1987
    112
    13
    62
    0.277
    66
    0.766
    0.2
    0.357
    0.408
    459
    45
    77
    14
    0
    165
    0.344
    101
    101
    108
    22
    7
    3
    1
    1
    3
    0
    404
    1988
    128
    15
    72
    0.264
    57
    0.736
    0.5
    0.33
    0.406
    542
    48
    89
    18
    3
    197
    0.341
    104
    102
    135
    18
    3
    2
    1
    1
    6
    0
    485
    1989
    49
    3
    28
    0.234
    22
    0.621
    -0.7
    0.276
    0.344
    228
    13
    39
    10
    2
    72
    0.29
    62
    70
    56
    4
    1
    0
    1
    0
    5
    0
    209