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Jim Rice

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Full Name: James Edward Rice Primary Position: OF,LF,DH
Height/Weight: 6'2"/200 First Game: August 19, 1974
Birthdate: March 8, 1953 Final Game: August 3, 1989
Birthplace: Anderson, South Carolina MLB Experience: 16 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009

Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
    • 7.1 Recent Jim Rice ArmchairGM Stories
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Jim Rice (James Edward Rice) was born on March 8, 1953 in Anderson, South Carolina. He made his Major League debut on August 19, 1974 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1975, his rookie year, he hit .309 with 22 home runs and 102 RBI. Rice played for the Boston Red Sox for his entire 16 year career.

Most people believe that Jim Rice's best season was 1978, when he slugged 46 home runs, hit for a .315 average and knocked in 139 runs.

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Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1974 BOS A 24 67 6 18 1 13 .269 .307 .373 2 1 4 12 1 0 0 0 2
1975 BOS A 144 564 92 174 22 102 .309 .350 .491 29 4 36 122 4 1 10 7 19
1976 BOS A 153 581 75 164 25 85 .282 .315 .482 25 8 28 123 4 2 8 2 18
1977 BOS A 160 644 104 206 39 114 .320 .376 .593 29 15 53 120 8 0 5 10 21
1978 BOS A 163 677 121 213 46 139 .315 .370 .600 25 15 58 126 5 1 7 7 15
1979 BOS A 158 619 117 201 39 130 .325 .381 .596 39 6 57 97 4 0 9 4 16
1980 BOS A 124 504 81 148 24 86 .294 .336 .504 22 6 30 87 4 1 8 5 16
1981 BOS A 108 451 51 128 17 62 .284 .333 .441 18 1 34 76 3 0 2 3 14
1982 BOS A 145 573 86 177 24 97 .309 .375 .494 24 5 55 98 7 0 0 6 29
1983 BOS A 155 626 90 191 39 126 .305 .361 .550 34 1 52 102 6 0 0 10 31
1984 BOS A 159 657 98 184 28 122 .280 .323 .467 25 7 44 102 1 0 4 8 36
1985 BOS A 140 546 85 159 27 103 .291 .349 .487 20 3 51 75 2 0 2 5 35
1986 BOS A 157 618 98 200 20 110 .324 .384 .490 39 2 62 78 4 0 0 5 19
1987 BOS A 108 404 66 112 13 62 .277 .357 .408 14 0 45 77 7 0 1 3 22
1988 BOS A 135 485 57 128 15 72 .264 .330 .406 18 3 48 89 3 0 1 2 18
1989 BOS A 56 209 22 49 3 28 .234 .276 .344 10 2 13 39 1 0 1 0 4
Total 2089 8225 1249 2452 382 1451 .298 .352 .502 373 79 670 1423 64 5 58 77 315

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1974 BOS A DH 16 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 BOS A LF 3 2 20 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800
1974 BOS A OF 3 2 20 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800
1975 BOS A OF 90 90 772.1 162 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 BOS A LF 90 90 772.1 161 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 BOS A DH 54 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 BOS A OF 98 97 856 199 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1976 BOS A LF 98 97 856 199 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1976 BOS A DH 54 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1977 BOS A DH 116 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1977 BOS A LF 19 17 165 42 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1977 BOS A OF 44 44 390.1 83 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .956
1977 BOS A RF 27 27 225.1 40 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .933
1978 BOS A LF 101 99 893.2 212 13 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1978 BOS A CF 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 BOS A DH 49 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 BOS A OF 114 114 1029.1 245 13 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1978 BOS A RF 15 14 129.2 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 BOS A DH 33 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1979 BOS A OF 125 125 1105 241 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1979 BOS A RF 1 1 8 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
1979 BOS A LF 124 124 1097 240 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1980 BOS A LF 108 108 967 232 10 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1980 BOS A DH 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 BOS A OF 109 109 976 233 10 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1980 BOS A RF 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 BOS A OF 108 108 981.1 237 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1981 BOS A LF 108 108 981.1 237 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1982 BOS A LF 145 145 1258.1 271 10 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 .969
1982 BOS A OF 145 145 1258.1 273 10 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 .969
1983 BOS A DH 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1983 BOS A OF 151 151 1326.1 339 21 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1983 BOS A LF 151 151 1326.1 339 20 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1984 BOS A DH 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1984 BOS A OF 157 157 1376 336 12 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1984 BOS A LF 157 157 1376 334 11 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1985 BOS A DH 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1985 BOS A OF 130 130 1133.2 236 8 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 .964
1985 BOS A LF 130 130 1133.2 236 8 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 .964
1986 BOS A DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1986 BOS A OF 156 156 1349 330 16 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1986 BOS A LF 156 156 1349 334 15 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1987 BOS A DH 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1987 BOS A OF 94 94 813 155 12 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1987 BOS A LF 94 94 813 155 12 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1988 BOS A LF 19 18 150 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .969
1988 BOS A OF 19 18 150 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1988 BOS A DH 112 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1989 BOS A DH 55 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total CF 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 1543 1540 13536.2 3103 137 66 19 0 0 0 0 0 .980
Total DH 530 519 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 44 43 372 76 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .951
Total LF 1503 1496 13158.2 3027 132 62 17 0 0 0 0 0 .981

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (15th pick overall) of the free-agent draft on (June 8, 1971).
  • Released by the Boston Red Sox on (November 13, 1989).

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