Harry Rice
Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1923-1933)
Harry Rice was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1933 for 5 teams, including the St. Louis Browns, a span of 11 seasons. In 1,034 career games, he hit .299 with 1,118 hits, 48 home runs, and 506 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 5,082.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats / Throws
- L / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'9" / 185 lb
- Died
- 1/1/1971 in Portland, OR, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1923-04-18
- Last Game
- 1933-10-01
Full name: Harry Francis Rice
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,034 | 3,740 | 620 | 1,118 | 186 | 63 | 48 | 506 | 59 | 376 | 194 | .299 | .368 | .421 | .789 | 5,082 |
Career AVG .299 vs. league average .283 across their career seasons — +5.6% above league average.
Career OBP .368 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — +6.6% above league average.
Career SLG .421 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — +5.8% above league average.
Career OPS .789 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — +6.1% above league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | SLA | AL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1924 | SLA | AL | 54 | 93 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 5 | .280 | .283 (-2%) | .345 (+1%) | .389 (-9%) | .734 (-4%) | -45.2 |
| 1925 | SLA | AL | 103 | 354 | 87 | 127 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 8 | 54 | 15 | .359 | .288 (+25%) | .349 (+29%) | .407 (+39%) | .756 (+35%) | 2600.6 |
| 1926 | SLA | AL | 148 | 578 | 86 | 181 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 59 | 10 | 63 | 40 | .313 | .279 (+12%) | .345 (+11%) | .390 (+13%) | .735 (+12%) | 1549.5 |
| 1927 | SLA | AL | 137 | 520 | 90 | 149 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 68 | 5 | 50 | 21 | .287 | .282 (+2%) | .344 (+2%) | .392 (+5%) | .736 (+4%) | 359.7 |
| 1928 | DET | AL | 131 | 510 | 87 | 154 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 81 | 20 | 44 | 27 | .302 | .280 (+7%) | .342 (+5%) | .395 (+8%) | .737 (+6%) | 637.5 |
| 1929 | DET | AL | 130 | 536 | 97 | 163 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 69 | 6 | 61 | 23 | .304 | .289 (+5%) | .353 (+7%) | .415 (+2%) | .769 (+5%) | 621.7 |
| 1930 | DET | AL | 37 | 128 | 16 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 19 | 8 | .305 | .293 (+4%) | .354 (+14%) | .429 (-7%) | .784 (+2%) | 134.4 |
| 1930 | NYA | AL | 100 | 346 | 62 | 103 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 74 | 3 | 31 | 21 | .298 | .293 (+1%) | .354 (+2%) | .429 (+2%) | .784 (+2%) | 134.4 |
| 1931 | WS1 | AL | 47 | 162 | 32 | 43 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 10 | .265 | .276 (-4%) | .338 (-5%) | .388 (-5%) | .726 (-5%) | -157.4 |
| 1933 | CIN | NL | 143 | 510 | 44 | 133 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 4 | 35 | 24 | .261 | .270 (-3%) | .329 (-4%) | .377 (-15%) | .707 (-10%) | -752.5 |
| Career · 11 seasons | 1,034 | 3,740 | 620 | 1,118 | 186 | 63 | 48 | 506 | 59 | 376 | 194 | .299 | — | — | — | — | 5,083 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (1034 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 538 | 1901 | 350 | 587 | 29 | 269 | .309 |
| Away | 496 | 1840 | 271 | 531 | 19 | 237 | .289 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933-10-01 | CIN | PIT | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933-10-01 | CIN | PIT | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1933-09-24 | CIN | CHC | W | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1933-09-24 | CIN | CHC | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1933-09-23 | CIN | CHC | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933-09-19 | CIN | BSN | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1933-09-18 | CIN | BSN | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1933-09-17 | CIN | BSN | W | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933-09-17 | CIN | BSN | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1933-09-16 | CIN | PHI | W | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 11 | 0 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| 2B | 9 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| 3B | 38 | 0 | 32 | 59 | 13 | 6 |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OF | 911 | 0 | 2160 | 114 | 80 | 24 |
| SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | SLA | 1B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1924 | SLA | 2B | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1924 | SLA | 3B | 15 | 0 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 3 |
| 1924 | SLA | OF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1924 | SLA | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1925 | SLA | 1B | 3 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 1925 | SLA | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | SLA | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1925 | SLA | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | SLA | OF | 85 | 0 | 175 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 1926 | SLA | 2B | 4 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 1926 | SLA | 3B | 8 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 1926 | SLA | OF | 133 | 0 | 300 | 22 | 10 | 4 |
| 1926 | SLA | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | SLA | 3B | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 1927 | SLA | OF | 130 | 0 | 277 | 26 | 20 | 7 |
| 1928 | DET | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | DET | OF | 129 | 0 | 347 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| 1929 | DET | 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | DET | OF | 127 | 0 | 345 | 16 | 15 | 6 |
| 1930 | DET | OF | 35 | 0 | 66 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1930 | NYA | 1B | 6 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1930 | NYA | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1930 | NYA | OF | 87 | 0 | 244 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| 1931 | WS1 | OF | 42 | 0 | 89 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1933 | CIN | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | CIN | OF | 141 | 0 | 315 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Catcher | 1 |
| First Base | 12 |
| Second Base | 9 |
| Third Base | 40 |
| Shortstop | 4 |
| Left Field | 20 |
| Center Field | 469 |
| Right Field | 430 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 20th | 3.0 | 64 | 0 |
| 1926 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 12th | 6.0 | 64 | 0 |
| 1925 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 5th | 18.0 | 64 | 0 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Harry Rice (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Rice
- What years did Harry Rice play?
- Harry Rice played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1933.
- Was Harry Rice a pitcher?
- No. Harry Rice was a position player (Outfielder).
- How many home runs did Harry Rice hit?
- Harry Rice hit 48 career home runs with 1118 hits.
- What was Harry Rice's career batting average?
- Harry Rice batted .299 over his career, with 1,118 hits in 3,740 at bats.
- How many RBI did Harry Rice have?
- Harry Rice drove in 506 runs in his career.
- Is Harry Rice in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Harry Rice has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.